Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Associations of physical activity and screen-time on health related quality of life in adults.
Associations between the combined effect of physical activity and screen based activities on health related quality of life remain largely undetermined. ⋯ Results suggest that the combination of no physical activity and high screen-time demonstrated the greatest negative impact on health related quality of life.
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Making preventive medicine more personalized: implications for exercise-related research.
This commentary offers a discussion of the need to consider behavioral interventions such as physical exercise as integral components of personalized medicine. ⋯ Studies of personalized medicine to date have primarily investigated heterogeneity in drug responsiveness; we believe it is time to begin considering preventive strategies such as exercise within a broader scope of personalized care.
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Preventive medicine · Jul 2012
Knowledge of energy balance guidelines and associated clinical care practices: the U.S. National Survey of Energy Balance Related Care among Primary Care Physicians.
To assess primary care physicians' (PCPs) knowledge of energy balance related guidelines and the association with sociodemographic characteristics and clinical care practices. ⋯ Knowledge of energy balance guidelines among PCPs treating children is low, among PCPs treating adults it appeared high for overweight and obesity-related clinical guidelines and moderate for physical activity and diet, and was mostly unrelated to clinical practices among all PCPs.
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Preventive medicine · Jun 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialEvaluating the Ozioma cancer news service: a community randomized trial in 24 U.S. cities.
This community randomized trial evaluated effects of the Ozioma News Service on the amount and quality of cancer coverage in Black weekly newspapers in 24 U.S. cities. ⋯ Providing news releases with localized and race-specific features to minority-serving media outlets can increase the quantity of cancer coverage. Results are mixed for the journalistic and public health quality of this increased cancer coverage in Black newspapers.
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Preventive medicine · Jun 2012
Effects of annual influenza vaccination on mortality and hospitalization in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease: a nationwide population-based study.
The effects of influenza vaccination on ischemic heart disease (IHD) patients remain controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of influenza vaccination on all-cause mortality and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease in elderly IHD patients. ⋯ Influenza vaccination was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality in elderly IHD patients throughout the whole year, as well as a reduced risk of hospitalization during the influenza season.