Cognitive health is an important dimension of well-being in older ages, but few studies have investigated the demography of cognitive health in sub-Saharan Africa’s growing population of mature adults (= persons aged 45?). We use data from the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health to document the age and gender patterns of cognitive health, the contextual and life-course correlates o...

Studies show an inverse relationship between breakfast frequency and weight gain. This may reflect poor eating habits generally and associated low physical activity (PA) or direct impacts of breakfast on mechanisms leading to lethargy and reduced PA. The relationship between breakfast frequency and PA is inconclusive. We aimed to determine whether breakfast frequency is associated with PA level...

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PURPOSE Few studies have assessed how attributes of neighborhood environments contribute to sedentary, in addition to active, behaviors. This study investigated associations of perceived social and physical aspects of neighborhood environments with television (TV) viewing and physical activity (PA) in African-American adults. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of self-reported survey. SETTING ...

BACKGROUND Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) due to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 027 (type 027) has been described worldwide. In some countries, an increase was reported of toxin A-negative PCR ribotype 017 (type 017). We encountered an outbreak due to these 2 types occurring simultaneously in a 980-bed teaching hospital in the Netherlands. METHODS In a case-control study from...

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BACKGROUND This study provides insight into the long-term efficacy (i.e. 12 month results) of the Web-based or print-delivered tailored Active Plus intervention (with and without environmental approach) to promote physical activity (PA) among the over-fifties. Differences in effect among subgroups are studied as well. METHODS Intervention groups (i.e. print-delivered basic (PB; N = 439), prin...

Abstract Introduction Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) includes often difficult-to-implement behavioural change, and this can result in poor adherence to treatment recommendations. In other CBTs, adding a significant “individual” therapy increases adherence. Here, we report preliminary findings from randomised controlled trial (RCT) of newly developed partner-assisted CBT-I. M...