background: more than 36 % of the total population of iran consists of young people aged 15 to 25 yr. recent studies show that this age group has the highest rate of serious health problems. youth participatory studies on youth health priority have shown that mental health is one of the most important priorities in youth health. aim to assessing the mental health needs of youth we conducted a p...

i am a community midwife and working in a health sector in south of england. my work scope is very wide and includes different types of parents with different specifications. many of them are young and primipara. i am working as community midwife for ten month. after start of my work, i gained complete knowledge for giving enough information about preconception cares to mothers. many of clients...

BACKGROUND Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a serious condition that is associated with impaired health status and a high prevalence of depressive symptoms. To date, little is known about the determinants of health status and depressive symptoms in CHF. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess whether Type D personality is associated with impaired health status and increased depressive symp...

Objective: Osteoporosis is a major public health concern in Switzerland and is associated with an increased rate of bone factures, health care costs, mortality and loss of quality of life. Risedronate has been shown to effectively prevent fractures in patients with osteoporosis. We examined the cost-effectiveness of risedronate from the Swiss health care perspective for the treatment of osteopo...

OBJECTIVES To create a valid, sensitive, disease-specific health status measure for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND Quantifying health status is becoming increasingly important for CHF. The Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) is a new, self-administered, 23-item questionnaire that quantifies physical limitations, symptoms, self-efficacy, social interferenc...

An estimated 5 million Americans have congestive heart failure (CHF) and one in five over the age of 40 will develop CHF. There are numerous examples of CHF patients living beyond the years normally expected for people with the disease, usually attributed to taking an active role in disease management. A relatively new alternative for CHF outpatient care is telemedicine and e-health. We investi...

The renal community has long recognized that anaemia can impair the quality of life of patients and lead to irreversible cardiac consequences. This review examines anaemia-related outcome studies published after 2001. The profusion of observational studies in non-renal populations in 2002 has made it a remarkable year. One important community cohort study showed that 1 in 10 'healthy' adults ha...

INTRODUCTION While oral health disparities exist in many ethnic groups in Hawaii, the challenge of developing research and intervention programs is hampered by the lack of a dental school and adequate state resources. OBJECTIVE To use a collaboration model to establish a mentoring relationship with a research-intensive school of dentistry to reduce oral health disparities in Hawaii. METHODS...

BACKGROUND Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic heart failure (CHF) may experience significant symptom distress. For development of palliative care programs that adequately address symptoms of patients with COPD or CHF, it is necessary to know severity of symptom distress and to gain insight in comorbidities and current provision of health care. Objecti...

OBJECTIVE High levels of psychological distress have been reported in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Yet, little is known about its associated factors. The purpose of this study is to identify the significant demographic, clinical and psychosocial correlates of psychological distress in CHF patients. METHODS Cross-sectional data w...