Challenges and enablers for scaling up interventions targeting non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to 19... by Josefien van Olmen, Peter Delobelle, Meena Daivadanam, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Maria Lazo-Porras, J Jaime Miranda, Yuan Li, Rohina Joshi, Amanda G Thrift, Rajesh Vedanthan, Gina Agarwal, Mark D Huffman, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Naomi Levitt, Dike Ojji, Feng J He, Kamran Siddiqi, Pascal Geldsetzer, Puhong Zhang, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Lal B Rawal, Brian Oldenburg, Helena Teede, Josephine Birungi, Edwin Wouters, Abha Shrestha, Ari Probandari, Mayowa Owolabi, Vilma Irazola, Andrea Beratarrechea, Keiko Nakamura, Gindo Tampubolon, Zulma Ortiz, Violet Naanyu, Jaap Koot, Anusha Ramani-Chander, Stephen Sherwood, Monika Martens, Gade Waqa, Maria Eugenia Esandi, Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Laura Antonietti, Jan-Walter De Neve, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

“…In 2019, the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases funded 27 implementation research studies to improve evidence for scaling up interventions targeting prevention and/or control of hypertension and/or diabetes in low-resource settings. …”
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Vialess heterogeneous skin patch for multimodal monitoring and stimulation by Hyeokjun Lee, Soojeong Song, Junwoo Yea, Jeongdae Ha, Saehyuck Oh, Janghwan Jekal, Myung Seok Hong, Chihyeong Won, Han Hee Jung, Hohyun Keum, Sangyoon Han, Jeong Ho Cho, Taeyoon Lee, Kyung-In Jang

“…This engineered closed-loop platform offers the possibility for broad applications, including cardiovascular monitoring and chronic disease management.…”
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Mice develop obesity and lose myocardial metabolic flexibility months after exertional heat stroke by Jamal M. Alzahrani, Ashley J. Smuder, Bryce J. Gambino, Cristina Delgado, Michael T. Rua, Ryan N. Montalvo, Finleigh P. Fitton, Deborah A. Morse, Thomas L. Clanton

“…We tested whether a single exposure to acute heat illness, using a preclinical mouse model of exertional heat stroke (EHS), can induce late-emerging health disorders that progress into chronic disease. Following EHS, mice were followed for 3 months; after two weeks of recovery, half were placed on a Western diet to determine if previous EHS exposure amplifies the negative consequences of an atherogenic diet. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Severity and Death in COVID-19 Patients by Pengqiang Du, Dandan Li, Aifeng Wang, Su Shen, Zhichao Ma, Xingang Li

“…For COVID-19 patients, advanced age, male, and patients with chronic disease are at higher risk of developing severe illness or even death.…”
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Picobirnaviruses: prevalence, genetic diversity, detection methods by A. Yu. Kashnikov, N. V. Epifanova, N. A. Novikova

“…The concept of PBV infection as a chronic disease caused by a long-lasting persistence of the virus in the host is considered. …”
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Exploring The Influence Of Vitamin D In The Management Of Acne Vulgaris: A Pilot Study by Aqsa Naheed, Aashi Mughal, Tehzeeb Zehra, Rahila Aamir, Samina Fida, Taha Naveed

“…Exclusion criteria included the use of topical or oral treatments for acne, including retinoids, as well as those with a history of multivitamin or systemic steroid intake, and patients with any chronic disease. Global Acne Grading (GAG) score was used to assess the severity of acne vulgaris. …”
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Study on the Application of O2O Peer Tutor Collaborative Health Management Program in Rural Diabetes Patients with Non-standard Treatment by JIA Honghong, DU Qiuhui, ZHANG Zichen, ZHOU Yuqiu

“…The experimental group adopted O2O peer mentor collaborative health management scheme, the intervention lasted for 6 months, and the control group adopted conventional chronic disease health management. A comparison was made between the two groups' risk perception and self-efficacy in managing their diabetes. …”
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Expression of Duodenal Iron Transporter Proteins in Diabetic Patients with and without Iron Deficiency Anemia by Efrat Broide, Ram Reifen, Shay Matalon, Zipi Berkovich, Haim Shirin

“…Duodenal mucosal expression of divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1), ferroportin 1 (FPN), hephaestin (HEPH), and transferrin receptor 1 (TfR) was evaluated by Western blotting. Chronic disease activity markers were measured as well. …”
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Ill Effects of Smoking: Baseline Knowledge among School Children and Implementation of the “AntE Tobacco” Project by Salim Surani, Raghu Reddy, Amy E. Houlihan, Brenda Parrish, Gina L. Evans-Hudnall, Kalpalatha Guntupalli

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Post-traumatic arthritis: overview on pathogenic mechanisms and role of inflammation by Roberta Ramonda, Leonardo Punzi, Anna Scanu, Francesca Oliviero, Roberto Luisetto, Paola Galozzi, Marta Favero

“…The activation of inflammatory mechanisms during the PTA acute phase appears to play a critical role in the chronic disease onset. Human studies and experimental models have revealed that a series of inflammatory mediators are released in synovial fluid immediately after the joint trauma. …”
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Ischemic Heart Disease and Work Disability in Patients Treated at the Internal Medicine Consultation and Assessed by the Expert Medical Labor Commission by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Tania Cuellar Torres, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…Diabetes mellitus was the most common chronic disease followed by hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia. …”
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Economic Evaluations of Health Service Interventions Targeting Patients with Multimorbidities: A Scoping Literature Review by Lucia Ferrara, Vittoria Ardito, Valeria D. Tozzi, Rosanna Tarricone

“…The selected studies often targeted patients with one chronic disease, associated with a mental disorder, like depression or anxiety. …”
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Role and knowledge of nurses in the management of non-communicable diseases in Africa: A scoping review. by Jean Toniolo, Edgard Brice Ngoungou, Pierre-Marie Preux, Pascale Beloni

“…<h4>Background</h4>31.4 million people in low- and middle-income countries die from chronic diseases annually, particularly in Africa. To address this, strategies such as task-shifting from doctors to nurses have been proposed and have been endorsed by the World Health Organization as a potential solution; however, no comprehensive review exists describing the extent of nurse-led chronic disease management in Africa.…”
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Impact of Visit-to-Visit Triglyceride-Glucose Index Variability on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly by Fei Chen, Ying Pan, Ziqing Liu, Rong Huang, Jing Wang, Jian Shao, Yaqin Gong, Xiyi Sun, Xiaobo Jiang, Weihao Wang, Zhaoqiang Li, Shao Zhong, Qi Pan, Kaixin Zhou

“…CVD events were identified from the chronic disease registry or follow-up database and included myocardial infarction, angina, coronary, and stroke. …”
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Dental problems and oral microbiome alterations in ulcerative colitis by Robert Kucharski, Robert Kucharski, Bartosz Kamil Sobocki, Ewa Stachowska, Nikola Bulman, Leszek Kalinowski, Leszek Kalinowski, Karolina Kaźmierczak-Siedlecka

“…Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease that has not well-established etiology. …”
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Smoking behavior and associated factors among the residents aged between 15 and 69 years in Fengxian District, Shanghai by HAN Wei, WANG Weibing, XU Hui, ZHANG Mingmin, YAN Zhaoxi, CHEN Ying, XIE Yang

“…Smoking rate of male residents was significantly higher than that of female residents, smoking rate of residents with chronic diseases was significantly higher than that of those without suffering from chronic diseases, and smoking rate of permanent registered residents was significantly higher than that of those non-locals. …”
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COVID-19, A New Possible Mimicker of Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome by Alessia Laneri, Stefania Cerri, Giovanni Della Casa, Antonio Moretti, Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Enrico Clini, Carlo Salvarani

“…Regardless of the diagnosis, the persistence of clinical and PFT alterations, suggested a chronic disease but, surprisingly, clinical and radiologic manifestations disappeared 2 years later.…”
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A machine learning based algorithm accurately stages liver disease by quantification of arteries by Zhengxin Li, Xin Sun, Zhimin Zhao, Qiang Yang, Yayun Ren, Xiao Teng, Dean C. S. Tai, Ian R. Wanless, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Chenghai Liu

“…We developed qVessel to quantify the arterial density (AD) in liver biopsies with chronic disease of varied etiology and stage. 46 needle liver biopsy samples with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), 48 with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and 43 with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) were collected at the Shuguang Hospital. …”
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Navigating large-volume subcutaneous injections of biopharmaceuticals: a systematic review of clinical pipelines and approved products by Philip Green, Andreas Schneider, Jakob Lange

“…These LVSCs are designed to target cancer and a range of non-cancer chronic disease states, including autoimmune, neurological, and cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Rabies Disease and Prophylaxis Knowledge Among Turkish Medical Students: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study by Vasfiye Demir Pervane, Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe, Fatma Meral İnce, Dicle Demir, Simanur Koç

“…Pregnancy (45.2%), being >65 years of age, having a chronic disease, and being immunosuppressed were indications for rabies vaccine, with rates between 31.4 and 37.4%. …”
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