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Little is known about physical activity, body composition and metabolic risk factors among children with intellectual disability (ID). The purpose of this study was to investigate their physical condition. ⋯ Physical condition of children with ID is poor and inferior to their TDI peers. Further studies are needed to investigate the reasons underlying the poor physical health among children with ID and how it can most effectively be enhanced.
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Insomnia is a common health problem with serious mental and physical consequences as well as increased economical costs. The use of hypnotics in Iceland is immense in spite of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) being recommended as the first choice treatment of chronic insomnia. To meet the needs of more individuals suffering from insomnia, online CBT-I was established at betrisvefn.is. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of this internet-based CBT-I. ⋯ Internet interventions for insomnia seem to have good potential. CBT-I will hopefully be offered as the first line treatment for chronic insomnia in Iceland instead of hypnotics as the availability of the CBT-I is growing. Thus, the burden on health care clinics might reduce along with the hypnotics use and the considerable costs of insomnia.
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In the Reykjavik area, a physician staffed ambulance -responded to cardiac arrests from 1982-2007. The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of attempted pre-hospital cardiac resuscitations in the period from 2004-2007 and compare to previous studies. ⋯ One in every four cardiac arrest patients in the Reykjavik area survives to discharge. This is similar to previous studies in the area (16-19%) and high compared to international studies 3-16%. Survival of those admitted to intensive care unit/ department and had ventricular fibrillation on the first rhythm strip was significantly higher compared to previous studies. Survival was found to be significantly higher if the cardiac arrest was witnessed.