Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2025
Observational StudyAssociation of children's electronic media use with physical activity, cognitive function, and stress.
Electronic media is constantly evolving and has become an integral part of people's lives, especially among youth. This cross-sectional observational study assessed the association between electronic media use, health behaviors and outcomes, specifically, physical activity, stress and cognitive function among youth from an under-resourced community. ⋯ #NCT04114734.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2025
Elevated lipid accumulation product trajectory patterns are associated with increasing incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China.
Our study aimed to identify the trajectory patterns of lipid accumulation product (LAP) and investigate their association with the incident risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in China. ⋯ Individuals with moderate fast-increasing LAP trajectory patterns had a 2.4 times higher risk of developing T2DM compared to those with low stable LAP patterns. More attention should be paid to preventing T2DM in people with high levels of LAP, especially females, the elderly, drinkers, and people with a history of diabetes.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2025
Procrastination and preventive health-care in the older U.S. population.
Maintaining health preventive behaviours in later life reduces the risk of non-communicable diseases. However, these behaviours often require effort and discipline to adopt and may be prone to procrastination. This study examined whether procrastination affected engagement in health preventive behaviours among older adults. ⋯ Procrastination may be a behavioral risk factor for maintaining optimal health in older adults. Given that procrastination is a potentially modifiable behaviour, interventions aimed at reducing procrastination, such as simplifying tasks or providing default appointment, could improve engagement in critical health preventive behaviours.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2025
Sex-specific associations of cigarettes and E-cigarettes use with self-reported premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease among adults aged 18-54 in the United States.
Premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is increasing in young adults (<55 years old). While research suggests females who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of ASCVD than males, studies on the impact of exclusive e-cigarette and dual use on premature ASCVD are limited. This study investigated the association between tobacco use and self-reported premature ASCVD and explored potential sex differences. ⋯ Both sexes showed higher odds of self-reported premature ASCVD for dual and exclusive cigarette use. Although the cross-sectional design precludes causal inferences, the findings suggest comprehensive tobacco cessation programs tailored to diverse use patterns are needed to reduce the burden of premature ASCVD.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2025
Health-related social needs screening, reporting, and assistance in a large health system.
National mandates require screening for and addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs) in healthcare settings. However, differences in HRSN screening process (i.e., completed screenings, screening results, documented offer of assistance, documented assistance request) have been reported by population subgroup. Knowledge of the most effective HRSN screening and intervention methods is limited. We sought to describe differences in completed HRSN screenings, screening results, and assistance request rates across patient and healthcare visit characteristics. ⋯ This study is one of the first to investigate various steps of a population-wide HRSN screening program. Our findings suggest that examining differences in HRSN screening process by population subgroup is key to addressing HRSNs through a health equity lens.