Lancet
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A social prescribing link worker is responsible for enabling and supporting individuals, by assessing their needs and co-producing solutions to make use of appropriate, local, non-clinical resources or interventions. Because the role is new, link workers might not have professional backgrounds in dealing with individuals with complex needs, which can affect their decision making for the referral of individuals to appropriate community assets to support their needs. The aim of this work was to explore link workers' level of education, and past and current training needs, and to ascertain how much link workers were willing to pay to access and complete training to improve their skill set. ⋯ AM is supported by a KESS 2 studentship.
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Under-education and living in poverty are known risk factors for dementia. However, single-variable makers of socioeconomic position (SEP) are often correlated and cannot reflect the overall SEP. We examined association between composite SEP and incident dementia using UK-wide data. ⋯ None.
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Walking and cycling can be beneficial to health. Restrictions for motor vehicles outside schools could be one way to encourage activity but few evaluations exist. We aimed to explore the potential of such a scheme on children's active commuting, intervention mechanisms, and the utility of routinely collected data for evaluation. ⋯ UK Medical Research Council.
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Despite sexual wellbeing representing a potential component of the overall wellbeing of individuals, its relationship to indoor soundscape has not been investigated. The aim of this study was to identify acoustic-related variables linked to sexual wellbeing during the COVID-19 lockdown; the mechanisms through which those variables exert an influence; and the components of an ideal indoor soundscape for sexual wellbeing. ⋯ Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers.
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The combined incidence rate of all cancers is higher in deprived population groups than in least-deprived groups. Approximately 40% of cancers in the UK are attributable to lifestyle risk factors, such as smoking and obesity, which are also socioeconomically patterned, and which suggests that public health strategies for primary cancer prevention might need to be tailored according to socioeconomic status. The World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research's Cancer Prevention Recommendations aim to reduce cancer risk. We investigated socioeconomic status differences in adherence to these recommendations within the cohort of the UK Biobank prospective study. ⋯ Wereld Kanker Onderzoek Fonds (grant number IIG_FULL_2020_032), as part of the World Cancer Research Fund International Grant Programme.