BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death among adults and measures to reverse this situation go through changes in lifestyle, among them adopt healthy eating through professional counseling. To do this we need to keep the patient engaged in treatment, and the abandonment of treatment is an important risk factor in this population. OBJECTIVES To assess abandonment to d...

OBJECTIVES To describe the views of health care decision-makers and providers operating in the UK National Health Service (NHS) concerning the concepts of cost-effectiveness, equity and access through a series of attitudinal questions; to evaluate the preferences of health care providers in relation to each of these concepts using a discrete choice experiment (DCE); to assess the impact of prio...

Overwork-related disorders, such as cerebrovascular/cardiovascular diseases (CCVD) and mental disorders due to overwork, are a major occupational and public health issue worldwide, particularly in East Asian countries. This report discusses the recent trend of overwork-related disorders in Japan from the perspective of workers' compensated occupational diseases, as well as the development of a ...

AFRICA 469 letter to the Editor a systematic overview of prospective cohort studies of cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan africa: reply to Bovet et al., and Gao et al. dear Sir Two groups of investigators have recently provided evidence supporting the need for elaborated longitudinal studies to inform successful health service and policy solutions to the growing problem of chronic and cardio...

BACKGROUND Patients living outside of urban centres do not have access to the same level of care as patients in cities. The use of the Internet has been suggested as a possible resolution to this geographic inequity. OBJECTIVE To identify the determinants of Internet use in patients with cardiovascular disease and the patterns of use. METHODS Cardiac inpatients of an urban tertiary and a no...

BACKGROUND General and preventive health checks are a key feature of contemporary policies of anticipatory care. Ensuring high and equitable uptake of such general health checks is essential to ensuring health gain and preventing health inequalities. This literature review explores the socio-demographic, clinical and social cognitive characteristics of those who do and do not engage with genera...

BACKGROUND In the context of an epidemiologic transition in South Africa, in which cardiovascular disease is increasing, little is known about the stroke burden, particularly morbidity in rural populations. Risk factors for stroke are high, with hypertension prevalence of more than 50%. Accurate, up-to-date information on disease burden is essential in planning health services for stroke manage...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the predominant cause of death globally. The large health disparities in the distribution of the burden of disease seen in developed and developing countries are of growing concern. Central to this concern is the poor outcome which is seen disproportionately in socially disadvantaged groups and racial/ethnic minorities. The aim of the study was to co...

Cardiac rehabilitation is a secondary prevention and disease-management opportunity for individuals living with cardiovascular disease. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused postponements cancellations many health services, including 41% of cardiac programs in Canada. effectively reduces the risk mortality, morbidity, hospitalizations clients. Without access, face challenges to improve their health,...