Association of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with self-reported diabetes in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: a prospective cohort study by Ian J Deary, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Jackie Price

“…Objectives We investigated whether functional health literacy and cognitive ability were associated with self-reported diabetes.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Data were from waves 2 (2004–2005) to 7 (2014–2015) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a cohort study designed to be representative of adults aged 50 years and older living in England.Participants 8669 ELSA participants (mean age=66.7, SD=9.7) who completed a brief functional health literacy test assessing health-related reading comprehension, and 4 cognitive tests assessing declarative memory, processing speed and executive function at wave 2.Primary outcome measure Self-reported doctor diagnosis of diabetes.Results Logistic regression was used to examine cross-sectional (wave 2) associations of functional health literacy and cognitive ability with diabetes status. …”
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Application of an integrated behaviour-change model on grandparental adherence towards childhood domestic injury prevention in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study by Martin S Hagger, Patrick Ip, Derwin King Chung Chan, Roni Man Ying Chiu, Catherine M Capio, Patrick S H Yung, Agnes Y K Lai

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Which unmet social care needs have the biggest impact on healthy ageing? An analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Barbara Hanratty, Gemma F Spiers, David Sinclair, Andrew Kingston, Michelle M C Tan, Laurie E Davies

“…To address this evidence gap, our analysis aimed to explore the association between selected individual unmet care needs and an indicator of healthy ageing.Design and data Cross-sectional analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (Wave 9). A total of 6109 people aged 50 years or over, with complete data items, formed the basis for this analysis.Measures Absolute unmet need for help with each: walking 100 yards and climbing one flight of steps (mobility); managing money, managing medication, doing housework and shopping for groceries (instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)); and dressing, walking across a room, bathing or showering, eating, using the toilet and getting in and out of bed (activities of daily living (ADLs)). …”
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Correction to: Functional and quality of life outcomes after partial glossectomy: a multi-institutional longitudinal study of the head and neck research network by Agnieszka Dzioba, Daniel Aalto, Georgina Papadopoulos-Nydam, Hadi Seikaly, Jana Rieger, Johan Wolfaardt, Martin Osswald, Jeffrey R. Harris, Daniel A. O’Connell, Cathy Lazarus, Mark Urken, Ilya Likhterov, Raymond L. Chai, Erika Rauscher, Daniel Buchbinder, Devin Okay, Risto-Pekka Happonen, Ilpo Kinnunen, Heikki Irjala, Tero Soukka, Juhani Laine, Head and Neck Research Network

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Physical health and ecological momentary assessments during COVID-19: Data from the ‘Corona Health’ app usersZenodo by Johannes Allgaier, Felizitas Eichner, Stefan Störk, Peter Heuschmann, Rüdiger Pryss

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Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum vitamin D and continuous metabolic syndrome score among children and adolescents: roles of levels of inflammation in per... by Yanyan Li, Zhuang Ma, Yan Li, Ting Xiong, Ziyang Zhang, Bingxuan Kong, Wenlong Lu, Xiu Zhao, Rongfei Zheng, Yuhan Tang, Ping Yao, Zhe Su, Yuanjue Wu, Jingfan Xiong

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Test fairness of the in-house College English examination for Chinese non-English major undergraduates: a case study by Kangxi Li, Mengting Kong, Liye Li, Jingwen Lu

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Development of subjective well-being in adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Helene Eckert, Patrick Paschke, Linda Wirthwein, Ricarda Steinmayr

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Effects of Workplace Supervised Exercise on Psychological Capital: An Intervention Study by Carmen M. Salvador-Ferrer, Pedro A. Diaz-Fúnez, Álvaro Carrera-Ruiz, Montserrat Monserrat-Hernández, Enrique G. Artero, Miguel A. Mañas-Rodríguez

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Clinical Features and Genetic Background of the Periodic Fever Syndrome with Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis: A Single Center Longitudinal Study of 81 Patients by Daša Perko, Maruša Debeljak, Nataša Toplak, Tadej Avčin

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Retention of bimanual performance following hand arm bimanual intensive therapy in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: A six-month longitudinal study. by Shailesh S Gardas, Christine Lysaght, Charity Patterson, Swati M Surkar

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Use of Machine Learning to Predict the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Among Relatively Healthy Adults: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study in Taiwan by Ying-Qiang Liu, Tzu-Wei Chang, Lung-Chun Lee, Chia-Yu Chen, Pi-Shan Hsu, Yu-Tse Tsan, Chao-Tung Yang, Wei-Min Chu

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Inequalities in children’s tooth decay requiring dental extraction under general anaesthetic: a longitudinal study using linked electronic health records by Carol Dezateux, Nicola Firman, Vanessa Muirhead

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Does the household clean energy transition benefit the mental health of the elderly in rural China? Evidence from China health and retirement longitudinal study by Hengxing Yin, Ling Han, Li Yan, Chenhao Liu

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Long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress among the general population in Japan: a longitudinal study by Hironori Yada, Ryo Odachi, Keiichiro Adachi

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Endogenous sex hormone levels are associated with the revised Framingham Stroke Risk Profile in postmenopausal women: a longitudinal study in a Swedish cohort by Kristin Ottarsdottir, Åsa Tivesten, Claes Ohlsson, Ying Li, Margareta Hellgren, Ulf Lindblad, Bledar Daka

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Association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity trajectories and academic achievement in Chinese primary school children: a 3-year longitudinal study by Junyu Wang, Yong Yang, Jun Wu, Ting Xie, Xuejun Guo, Xun Yuan, Ting Li, Yu Zhang, Huiying Zhao, Jie Zhuang

“…Therefore, this study aims to track the patterns of MVPA and examine how they are associated with academic achievement over a three-year period among Chinese primary school students. Methods The longitudinal study examined the MVPA and academic achievement of a cohort of 202 primary school children over a three-year period. …”
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Onset of age, site and respiratory symptoms are strongly associated with respiratory decline in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a long-term longitudinal study by Gen Sobue, Shin-ichi Terao, Yasunobu Nosaki, Atsunori Murao, Ryota Torii, Nanayo Ogawa, Naofumi Miura, Yousuke Sasaki

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A longitudinal study of Web pages continued: a consideration of document persistence. Web documents, Half-life, Linkrot, Persistence, Web citations by Wallace Koehler

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The rational use of glucocorticoids may reduce the risk of readmission in menopausal women with knee osteoarthritis: results from a five-year longitudinal study by Huang Xi, Hao Huiqin, Liu Hongqi, Zhang Ruqi, Zhang Junfeng

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