Journal of Environmental and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
2016, P. 1 - 14
Published: Jan. 1, 2016
Chronic
physical
and
mental
health
conditions
account
for
a
rising
proportion
of
morbidity,
mortality,
disability
in
the
Americas
region.
Household
food
insecurity
(HFI)
has
been
linked
to
chronic
disease
US
Canadian
women
but
it
is
uncertain
if
same
true
low-
middle-income
Latin
American
countries
epidemiologic
transition.
We
conducted
survey
investigate
association
HFI
with
794
children
living
low-income
Quito,
Ecuador,
neighborhoods.
Data
were
collected
on
indicators
including
self-reported
(SF-1),
(MHI-5),
blood
pressure,
complaints.
Fasting
glucose
lipids
measured
subsample.
The
multivariate
analyses
revealed
that
was
associated
poorer
self-rated
health,
low
MHI-5
scores,
complaints
stress,
depression,
ethnospecific
illnesses.
It
also
chest
tightness/discomfort/pain,
dental
disease,
gastrointestinal
illness
not
other
conditions.
findings
suggest
improving
security
households
may
help
reduce
burden
distress
children.
hypothesized
link
diabetes
hypertension
become
more
apparent
as
Ecuador
moves
further
along
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
28(12), P. 2716 - 2727
Published: Aug. 5, 2021
Social
determinants
of
health
(SDoH)
are
nonclinical
dispositions
that
impact
patient
risks
and
clinical
outcomes.
Leveraging
SDoH
in
decision-making
can
potentially
improve
diagnosis,
treatment
planning,
Despite
increased
interest
capturing
electronic
records
(EHRs),
such
information
is
typically
locked
unstructured
notes.
Natural
language
processing
(NLP)
the
key
technology
to
extract
from
text
expand
its
utility
care
research.
This
article
presents
a
systematic
review
state-of-the-art
NLP
approaches
tools
focus
on
identifying
extracting
data
EHRs.
Frontiers in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: July 12, 2018
Introduction:
The
public
health
problem
food
insecurity
also
affects
the
elderly
population.
This
study
aimed
to
estimate
prevalence
of
household
and
its
associations
with
chronic
disease
health-related
quality
life
characteristics
in
individuals
≥65
years
age
living
community
Portugal.
Methods:
data
were
collected
from
Epidemiology
Chronic
Diseases
Cohort
Study
3
(EpiDoC3)
-
Promoting
Food
Security
(2015–2016),
which
was
third
evaluation
wave
EpiDoC
represented
Portuguese
adult
assessed
using
a
psychometric
scale
adapted
Brazilian
Insecurity
Scale.
on
sociodemographic
variables,
disease,
management
self-reported.
Health-related
European
Quality
Life
Survey
(version
validated
for
population).
Logistic
regression
models
used
determine
crude
adjusted
odds
ratios
(for
group,
gender,
region
education).
dependent
variable
perceived
level
security.
Results:
Among
older
adults,
23%
food-insecure
household.
higher
70–74
group
(odds
ratio
(OR)=1.405,
95%
confidence
interval
(CI)
1.392–1.417),
females
(OR=1.545,
CI
1.534–1.556),
those
less
education
(OR=3.355,
3.306–3.404),
low
income
(OR=4,150,
4.091–4.210),
reporting
it
very
difficult
live
current
(OR=16.665,
16.482–16.851).
having
greater
among
households:
diabetes
mellitus
(OR=1.832,
1.818–1.846),
pulmonary
diseases
(OR=1.628,
1.606–1.651),
cardiac
(OR=1.329,
1.319–1.340),
obesity
(OR=1.493,
1.477–1.508),
who
reduced
their
frequency
medical
visits
(OR=4.381,
4.334–4.428),
stopped
taking
medication
due
economic
difficulties
(OR=5.477,
5.422–5.532).
Older
adults
households
had
lower
(OR=
0.212,
0.210–0.214).
Conclusions:
Our
findings
indicated
that
significantly
associated
factors,
values
diseases,
poor
decreased
community.
Medical Care,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
54(8), P. 796 - 803
Published: May 25, 2016
Cost-related
nonadherence
(CRN)
is
prevalent
among
individuals
with
diabetes
and
can
have
significant
negative
health
consequences.
We
examined
health-related
non-health-related
pressures
the
use
of
cost-reducing
strategies
US
adult
population
without
that
may
impact
CRN.Data
from
2013
wave
National
Health
Interview
Survey
(n=34,557)
were
used
to
identify
independent
perceived
financial
stress,
insecurity
care,
food
insecurity,
on
CRN.Overall,
11%
(n=4158)
adults
reported
diabetes;
14%
CRN,
compared
7%
diabetes.
Greater
stress
[prevalence
ratio
(PR)=1.07;
95%
confidence
interval
(CI),
1.05-1.09],
care
(PR=1.6;
CI,
1.5-1.67),
(PR=1.30;
1.2-1.4)
all
associated
a
greater
likelihood
CRN.
Asking
doctor
for
lower
cost
medication
was
CRN
(PR=0.2;
0.2-0.3),
27%
this.
Other
behavioral
(using
alternative
therapies,
buying
prescriptions
overseas)
CRN.Half
one
fifth
insecurity.
Talking
provider
about
low-cost
options
be
protective
against
in
some
situations.
Improving
screening
communication
increase
transparency
patients
are
pursuing
help
safeguard
consequences
cutting
back
treatment.
Annual Review of Public Health,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
40(1), P. 391 - 410
Published: Jan. 2, 2019
Disparities
in
diabetes
burden
exist
large
part
because
of
the
social
determinants
health
(SDOH).
Translation
research
and
practice
addressing
equity
have
generally
focused
on
changing
individual
behavior
or
providing
supportive
approaches
to
compensate
for,
rather
than
directly
target,
SDOH.
The
purpose
this
article
is
propose
a
pathway
for
SDOH
as
root
causes
disparities
an
essential
target
next
generation
interventions
needed
achieve
prevention
treatment.
This
review
describes
(
a)
current
disparities,
b)
influence
c)
gaps
implications
translation
research,
d)
achieving
translation.
Canadian Medical Association Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
192(3), P. E53 - E60
Published: Jan. 19, 2020
Food
insecurity
affects
1
in
8
households
Canada,
with
serious
health
consequences.
We
investigated
the
association
between
household
food
and
all-cause
cause-specific
mortality.We
assessed
status
of
Canadian
adults
using
Community
Health
Survey
2005-2017
identified
premature
deaths
among
survey
respondents
Vital
Statistics
Database
2005-2017.
Applying
Cox
survival
analyses
to
linked
data
sets,
we
compared
adults'
mortality
hazard
by
their
status.Of
510
010
sampled
(3
390
500
person-years),
25
460
died
prematurely
2017.
Death
rates
food-secure
counterparts
experiencing
marginal,
moderate
severe
were
736,
752,
834
1124
per
100
000
person-years,
respectively.
The
adjusted
ratios
(HRs)
for
1.10
(95%
confidence
interval
[CI]
1.03-1.18),
1.11
CI
1.05-1.18)
1.37
1.27-1.47),
Among
who
prematurely,
those
on
average
9
years
earlier
than
(age
59.5
v.
68.9
yr).
Severe
was
consistently
associated
higher
across
all
causes
death
except
cancers;
particularly
pronounced
infectious-parasitic
diseases
(adjusted
HR
2.24,
95%
1.42-3.55),
unintentional
injuries
2.69,
2.04-3.56)
suicides
2.21,
1.50-3.24).Canadian
from
food-insecure
more
likely
die
counterparts.
Efforts
reduce
should
consider
as
a
relevant
social
determinant.
Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 12, P. 2489 - 2499
Published: Nov. 1, 2019
Purpose:
Diabetes
patients
must
be
equipped
with
the
necessary
knowledge
to
confidently
undertake
appropriate
self-care
activities.
We
prepared
a
diabetes
self-management
education
(DSME)
intervention
and
assessed
how
it
affected
patients'
self-reported
levels
of
knowledge,
behaviors,
self-efficacy.
Patients
methods:
A
before-and-after,
two-group
study
was
conducted
at
Jimma
University
Medical
Centre
among
adult
type
2
diabetes.
At
baseline,
we
randomly
assigned
116
participants
DSME
104
comparison
group.
Six
interactive
sessions
supported
by
an
illustrative
handbook
fliers,
experience-sharing,
take-home
activities
were
administered
group
two
nurses
during
six-month
period.
self-efficacy
measured
baseline
nine
months
following
commencement
(endpoint)
in
both
groups.
Results:
endpoint,
data
from
78
64
included
final
analysis.
The
difference
mean
Knowledge
Scale
scores
before
after
significantly
greater
(p
=
0.044).
behaviors
diet,
exercise,
glucose
self-monitoring,
footcare,
smoking,
alcohol
consumption,
khat
chewing.
number
days
per
week
on
which
followed
general
dietary
recommendations
increased
endpoint
0.027).
specific
0.019)
performed
footcare
0.009)
for
days.
There
no
significant
differences
within
or
between
groups
other
behavior
regimens
Conclusion:
Our
found
improvements
participants'
their
adherence
recommendations.
This
demonstrates
that
our
may
clinical
importance
developing
countries
such
as
Ethiopia.
Trial
registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov,
Identifier
NCT03185689,
retrospectively
registered
June
14,
2017:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03185689
.
Keywords:
nurse-led
DSME,
behavior,
Diabetes Care,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
43(4), P. 759 - 766
Published: Feb. 6, 2020
OBJECTIVE
This
study
aimed
to
understand
the
longitudinal
relationship
between
financial,
psychosocial,
and
neighborhood
social
determinants
glycemic
control
(HbA1c)
in
older
adults
with
diabetes.
RESEARCH
DESIGN
AND
METHODS
Data
from
2,662
individuals
self-reported
diabetes
who
participated
Health
Retirement
Study
(HRS)
were
used.
Participants
followed
2006
through
2014.
Financial
hardship,
neighborhood-level
determinant
factors
based
on
validated
surveys
biennial
core
interview
RAND
data
sets.
All
measurements
of
HbA1c
time
period
used
treated
as
varying
analyses.
SAS
PROC
GLIMMIX
was
fit
a
series
hierarchical
linear
mixed
models.
Models
controlled
for
nonindependence
among
repeated
observations
using
random
intercept
treating
each
individual
participant
factor.
Survey
methods
apply
HRS
weighting.
RESULTS
Before
adjustment
demographics,
difficulty
paying
bills
(β
=
0.18
[95%
CI
0.02,
0.24])
medication
cost
nonadherence
(0.15
[0.01,
0.29])
independently
associated
increasing
over
time,
cohesion
(−0.05
[−0.10,
−0.001])
decreasing
time.
After
adjusting
both
demographics
comorbidity
count,
(0.13
[0.03,
religiosity
(0.04
[0.001,
0.08])
CONCLUSIONS
Using
cohort
diabetes,
this
found
that
financial
hardship
factors,
such
bills,
more
consistently
worsening
than
psychosocial
factors.