Self-funding If you aren’t eligible for support from your local authority or the NHS, then you’ll probably need to meet the cost of your care yourself. But you may be entitled toAttendance Allowance(if you’re of State Pension age) or Personal Independence Payment (if you’re of workin...
DALY=disability-adjusted life-year. GBD=Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. When assessed by SDI quintile, age-standardised DALY rates and the proportional DALY burden varied by cancer type (figure 3). Individuals in the high SDI quintile had a lower age-standardised ...
Depression rates Although epidemiologic data are not available for many countries, particularly low- and middle-income countries, major depression appears to be one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. There is wide variability in reported prevalence rates. Lifetime rates range from 1.0% (...
Factors associated with change in objectively measured physical activity in older people–data from the physical activity cohort Scotland study. BMC Geriatr. 2017;17(1):1–9. Article Google Scholar Aoyagi Y, Shephard RJ. Sex differences in relationships between habitual physical activity and health...
, expressed by both men and women, that the ‘immune system is low’ in pregnancy and that injections should be given after the baby is born. There was also a strong, long held community belief amongst older Travellers that the whooping cough vaccine leads to brain damage and disability....
The young people should have intellectual ability in the average range (i.e. no significant learning disability); in the UK there are no multi-agency models of transition for such young people [37], unlike young people with intellectual disability who are supported by learning disability teams....
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. With the advancements in sensor technologies and data availability, artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of improving the amount, quality and efficiency of care and enhancing the precision of stroke rehabilitation. We aimed to id...
Health information, messaging and warnings on alcohol packaging: A focus group study with young adult drinkers in Scotland. Addict. Res. Theory 2021, 29, 469–478. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] López-Olmedo, N.; Muciño-Sandoval, K.; Canto-Osorio, F.; Vargas-Flores, A.; Quiroz-Reyes...
s for those who have care and support needs, with the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) also having an amount for those with limited mobility. If you are already receiving Disability Living Allowance (which is being phased out for PIP) you won’t be able to also claim PIP or Attendance ...
The term ‘food deserts’ originated in Scotland during the early 1990s (Beaulac et al., 2009) and refers to urban areas where people have limited access to affordable and high-quality fresh food. Although the individual may have the financial resources to afford a vehicle, their wellbeing ...