Sleep is vital for cardiometabolic health, but a societal shift toward poor sleep is a prominent feature of many modern cultures. Concurrently, factors such as diet and lifestyle have also changed and may mediate the relationship between sleep quality and cardiometabolic health. Objectives were to explore (1) the interrelationship and (2) mediating effect of inflammation, oxidative stress, and ...

Background To assess the cross-sectional association between self-rated eyesight and physical activity behaviour in a large general population sample of older English adults. Methods Analyses of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Participants provided information on self-rated eyesight (categorised as: excellent/very good/good/fair-poor) and their own physical activity levels...

background: following professional standards is the main concern of all managers in organizations. the functions of nurses are essential for both productivity and improving health organizations. in human resources management, supporting nursing profession is of ultimate importance. however, nurses’ experiences of perceived support, which are affected by various factors in workplace, have not be...

This Study discusses analyzing the students’ speaking performance in demonstrating product advertising. There were 24 second-semester students of English Language Program a private university who participated this study. The researchers conducted study by scores and categorizing achievements into five levels ability. ability that cover aspects skills. Those are poor, fair, average, good, excell...

AIMS The authors investigated associations of work related risk factors with self perceived health as less than "good" and psychological distress among Italian women flight attendants. METHODS The authors conducted a cross sectional survey on health and mental health among 1955 former and current flight attendants, using a postal questionnaire. RESULTS More current than former flight attend...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association of state income inequality and individual household income with the mental and physical health of women with young children. DESIGN Cross sectional study. Individual level data (outcomes, income, and other sociodemographic covariates) from a 1991 follow up survey of a birth cohort established in 1988. State level income inequality calculated from the incom...

BACKGROUND Self-rated health (SRH) is the general perception of an individual's own health and a key indicator to measure health in population-based studies. Few studies have examined the association between perceived urban violence and SRH among young adults. There were an estimated 475,000 deaths in 2012 as a result of homicide on the world. Sixty percent of these deaths occurred among males ...

The lateral substitution reconstruction operation described by MacIntosh has been evaluated in 27 patients with chronic anterior cruciate ligament deficiency of the knee. The results, at an average of 11.3 years after operation, have been assessed by a scoring system which allocates a maximum of 25 points each for function and for clinical evaluation. Emphasis was placed on subjective giving wa...

It has been well established that income inequality and poverty in the United States are high and continue to increase, especially since 2000. There is also empirical evidence of a link between poor health and poverty. Figure 1 shows the proportion of individuals (or, in the case of children, their parents) self-reporting “poor” or “fair” general health, by age group and income quintile. For ev...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the impact of parental satisfaction on childhood immunization and the mediating role of age-appropriate well-child care. DESIGN Secondary analyses of cohort data from the National Evaluation of Healthy Steps for Young Children. Data sources included an enrollment questionnaire, parent interview at 2 to 4 months, and medical records. SETTING Twenty-four pe...