OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims (1) to identify barriers and facilitators during implementation of primary preventive interventions on patient handling in healthcare, and (2) to assess their influence on the effectiveness of these interventions. METHODS PubMed and Web of Science were searched from January 1988 to July 2007. Study inclusion criteria included evaluation of a primary preve...

OBJECTIVES Depressive disorders are significant causes of disease burden and are associated with substantial economic costs. It is therefore important to design a healthcare system that can effectively manage depression at sustainable costs. This article computes the benefit-to-cost ratio of the current Dutch healthcare system for depression, and investigates whether offering more online preven...

BACKGROUND While there is scientific evidence to support the efficacy of preventive interventions for pressure ulcers, few empirical data are available on their cost-effectiveness. The aim of this study was to determine the cost-effectiveness of interventions to prevent pressure ulcers. METHODS Cost of preventive interventions and days of ulcer-free survival were compared for two groups of pa...

AIM The prevention of mental disorders is a growing field and there are interventions that have been demonstrated to prevent some disorders, particularly depression, from developing. The aim of the current study is to update two existing reviews of the cost-effectiveness studies of preventive interventions for mental disorders in order to determine whether such interventions are good value-for-...

DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2003 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on primary care interventions to prevent tobacco use in children and adolescents. METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the effectiveness of primary care interventions on the rates of initiation or cessation of tobacco use in children and adolescents and on health outcomes, such as respiratory hea...

The prevention of youth problem behaviors is increasingly guided by science. Sound epidemiological research is coming to guide preventive efforts. Valid methods of monitoring the incidence and prevalence of youth problems increasingly shape preventive practice. The identification of empirically supported prevention interventions is becoming more sophisticated, and numerous scientific organizati...

BACKGROUND Although indicated prevention of depression is available for about 80% of the Dutch population at little or no cost, only a small proportion of those with subthreshold depression make use of these services. METHODS A narrative review is conducted of the Dutch preventive services in mental health care, also addressing the problem of low participation rates. We describe possible caus...

To cite: Vriend I, Gouttebarge V, van Mechelen W, et al. JISAKOS 2016;1:202–213. ABSTRACT Importance Ankle sprains are the most common sports-related injuries for which effective preventive measures exist. This review summarises the preventive effectiveness of this neuromuscular training (NMT), culminating in an overview of effective exercise components. Objective To assess the preventive effec...

BACKGROUND Mexican immigrants in the United States suffer from poor oral health. The objective of the current study was to explore the utility of applying theory-based factors associated with seeking preventive dental care in a sample of Mexican American adults. METHODS Data were collected from a cross-sectional survey of a sample of 157 people of Mexican origin (64% female; age 34 ± 11 years...

despite the fact that hiv epidemic is mainly driven by injection drug use in iran, partners of people who inject drugs (pwid) have been seriously neglected in terms of effective preventive interventions. currently, sexual partners of pwid might have access to some harm reduction services at voluntary counselling and testing (vct) centers; however, their needs have not been effectively targeted ...