Key targeted areas for these groups include asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), type 2 diabetes, antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy, and hypertension. It discusses challenges to be facing when providing the NMS and MUR.Gascoigne...
They may be able to have screening for malignancies of the breast or bowel, for example, or for a disorder of cardiac muscle or rhythm, or they may watch for a potentially silent complication such as hypertension at an unusually early age, as in polycystic kidney disease or neurofibromatosis ...
Consider that a useful working definition requires two steps. First, we need a list of illnesses for which there is substantial evidence in a range of relevant populations that a sound measure of stress contributes to the onset or progression of a specific illness. Some well-known examples that...
A greater proportion of professionals had agreed in their working unit on using PAP (questionnaire, 32 %-points; 95 % CI 20.3 to 43.7) and used PAP as a referral to other health professionals (record sheet, 1 %-point; 95 % CI 0.3 to 1.7). Also the know-how of PA and PA ...
(Beta blocker treatment for migraine is not an exclusion criteria) • Hypertension treated with at least 2 different drugs • Coronary heart disease • Cardiac valve disease • Arrhythmia Page 8 of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) BMC Public Health 2009, 9:494 http://www....
A recent systematic review indicated that the efficacious counselling methods described in published trials are not suitable for hypertension management by primary care providers in Canada in the present form. The primary reason for the lack of feasibility is that interventions for sodium restriction in...
Decreasing sodium intake has the potential to prevent or delay the development of hypertension and improve blood pressure control, independently of blood pressure lowering drugs, among hypertensive patients. Despite guidelines recommending a low sodium diet, especially for hypertensive individuals, sodium ...
Nutritional status was defined based on the BMI for age z-score (z BMI) according to WHO cut-off points, considering obesity when BMI z-scores ≥ 2 SD [32]. In addition, triceps (TRI) and subscapular (SUB) skinfold thickness were measured using a skinfold caliper (0.2 mm precision) (...
The findings of this scoping review highlight key salient points. Healthcare providers affirmed their responsibility in providing prenatal physical activity advice and counselling to pregnant women; however, they seldom or rarely performed this role. The most common barriers to prenatal physical activity...
Hypertension, neurological conditions and Asthma. The mean waiting time for surgery for this group was 358 (164) days, with a range from 179 to 618 days. Five participants completed high school as their highest level of formal education; two went to technical college; and two completed tertiary...