2024
Investigating disease awareness of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka to inform public health services: a cross-sectional study
Gunasekara S, Agampodi T, Weerasinghe M, Fernando M, Price H, Wickramasinghe N, Agampodi S. Investigating disease awareness of cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka to inform public health services: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e088714. PMID: 39581720, PMCID: PMC11590865, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary outcome measuresAnuradhapura districtOutcome measuresProbability sample of householdsTreatment centresMultistage cluster samplingPublic health interventionsPublic health servicesCross-sectional studyData collection periodExpert consensus approachPrimary disease characteristicsRural Sri LankaPrimary outcome measureSample of householdsHealth interventionsLow disease awarenessHealth servicesPerceived susceptibilityEvidence-basedCommunity awarenessDisease awarenessDivisional Secretariat areaCluster samplingProbability sample
2023
Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice
Ilagan-Ying Y, Banini B, Do A, Lam R, Lim J. Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Application of Society Guidelines to Clinical Practice. Current Gastroenterology Reports 2023, 25: 213-224. PMID: 37768417, DOI: 10.1007/s11894-023-00883-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-invasive testsFatty liver diseaseLiver diseaseCommon chronic liver diseaseNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCurrent expert guidelinesHigh-risk patientsChronic liver diseaseSteatotic liver diseaseClinical practice implicationsHepatic decompensationLiver biopsySociety guidelinesSpecialty referralsNovel therapiesExpert guidelinesLiver cancerDisease awarenessObesity epidemicSerum indicesClinical practiceScreening toolDiseaseDiagnosisSelf-perceived memory is negatively associated with chronic disease awareness: Evidence from blood biomarker data
Lin Z, Fu M, Chen X. Self-perceived memory is negatively associated with chronic disease awareness: Evidence from blood biomarker data. SSM - Population Health 2023, 22: 101361. PMID: 36852376, PMCID: PMC9958050, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-perceived memoryCognitive abilitiesCognitive misperceptionsChronic disease awarenessImpaired cognitive abilityCognitive measuresDisease awarenessOlder Chinese adultsHealth-related decisionsOlder adultsMemoryOpposite patternLongitudinal studyRetirement Longitudinal StudyBlood biomarker dataNegative associationLow disease awarenessMultivariate logistic regressionSelf-reported diagnosisMisperceptionsTargeted interventionsAdultsIndividualsAwarenessDiabetes status
2021
Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors
Gaffey AE, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Bastian LA, Meadows JL, Burg MM. Post-9/11 Veterans’ Heart Disease Knowledge, Self-Perceived Risk, and Prevention Beliefs and Behaviors. Health Psychology 2021, 40: 737-746. PMID: 34780203, PMCID: PMC10691753, DOI: 10.1037/hea0001110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-perceived riskHeart diseasePrevention beliefsExact testHeart disease risk factorsPrevention behaviorsNontraditional factorsHeart disease awarenessDisease risk factorsHeart disease riskDisease-related knowledgeHeart disease knowledgeFisher's exact testMental health treatmentPost-9/11 veteransRisk factorsDisease awarenessDisease knowledgeWomen veteransPrevention strategiesHealth treatmentDisease riskGreater riskPersonalized approachDisease1108-P: Care Cascade Engagement and Characteristics of Diabetes Awareness in Adult Samoans in 2010 and 2018
RIVARA A, RUSSELL E, VIALI S, REUPENA M, NASERI T, POMER A, MINSTER R, WEEKS D, MCGARVEY S, HAWLEY N. 1108-P: Care Cascade Engagement and Characteristics of Diabetes Awareness in Adult Samoans in 2010 and 2018. Diabetes 2021, 70 DOI: 10.2337/db21-1108-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlycemic controlMedication useDiabetes awarenessAdult SamoansUnmet needSocioeconomic positionCare cascadeLifestyle scoreDiabetes prevalenceHigher BMICare engagementDiabetes careHigher oddsDisease awarenessLower oddsGreater oddsLogistic regressionDiabetesDoctor's diagnosisTime pointsNational InstituteOddsGenetic variantsDiagnosisCare
2020
Correction: Xiao, H., et al. Social Distancing among Medical Students during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in China: Disease Awareness, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and Behavioral Activities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5047
Xiao H, Shu W, Li M, Li Z, Tao F, Wu X, Yu Y, Meng H, Vermund SH, Hu Y. Correction: Xiao, H., et al. Social Distancing among Medical Students during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in China: Disease Awareness, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and Behavioral Activities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 5047. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 18: 148. PMID: 33379414, PMCID: PMC7794717, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial Distancing among Medical Students during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in China: Disease Awareness, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and Behavioral Activities
Xiao H, Shu W, Li M, Li Z, Tao F, Wu X, Yu Y, Meng H, Vermund SH, Hu Y. Social Distancing among Medical Students during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in China: Disease Awareness, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and Behavioral Activities. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 5047. PMID: 32674285, PMCID: PMC7399842, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable logistic regressionAnxiety disordersAnxiety disorder/depressionLogistic regressionNation-wide cross-sectional surveyGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Anxiety Disorder-7Cross-sectional surveySelf-administered questionnaireCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicMedical students' knowledgeQuestionnaire-9Medical studentsDisease awarenessSocial distancingCoronavirus diseaseDisease controlViral spreadCOVID-19 awarenessDisease pandemicPsychological supportDepressionDisordersDaily handwashingSocial distancing measures
2011
Adherence of Pharmaceutical Advertisements in Medical Journals to FDA Guidelines and Content for Safe Prescribing
Korenstein D, Keyhani S, Mendelson A, Ross JS. Adherence of Pharmaceutical Advertisements in Medical Journals to FDA Guidelines and Content for Safe Prescribing. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e23336. PMID: 21858076, PMCID: PMC3157354, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSafe prescribingPharmaceutical advertisementsCross-sectional analysisFDA guidelinesAdherence ratesCounter medicationsMedian 2Inclusion criteriaDisease awarenessCurrent FDA guidelinesDrug AdministrationPrescribingPharmaceutical advertisingSerious riskUnique advertisementsAdherenceDrug namesPublic healthStudy limitationsEfficacy informationGuideline itemsMedical journalsGuidelinesFDARisk
1998
The epidemic of prostate cancer and the medical literature: a causal association?
Giovannucci E, Kantoff P, Spiegelman D, Loughlin K, Wishnow K, Corless C, McDermott A, Willet W, Talcott J. The epidemic of prostate cancer and the medical literature: a causal association? Prostate Cancer And Prostatic Diseases 1998, 1: 148-153. PMID: 12496908, DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate-specific antigenProstate cancerAdvanced tumorsNationwide prospective cohort studyValue of PSANew prostate cancer diagnosesHealth Professionals FollowProspective cohort studyEarly-stage diseaseAge-adjusted incidenceOrgan-confined tumorsOrgan-confined cancerRate of diagnosisProstate cancer diagnosisPoisson regression modelsProfessionals FollowAsymptomatic menCohort studyMetastatic tumorsDisease awarenessNew England JournalSpecific antigenUnprecedented recent increasesCausal associationCancer
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