Walking for transport and all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study of Australian community-dwelling older adults by Rory Wolfe, Neville Owen, Ben Beck, Yang Chen, David W Dunstan, Alice Owen, Robyn L Woods, Danijela Gasevic, Joanne Ryan, Shivangi Shah, Carlene Britt

“…Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education, smoking, alcohol consumption, living status, rurality, household income, socioeconomic status, chronic conditions, body mass index and overall physical activity levels.Conclusions Engaging in any weekly transport-related walking helps older adults prolong survival. …”
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Comparing the performance of ChatGPT and ERNIE Bot in answering questions regarding liver cancer interventional radiology in Chinese and English contexts: A comparative study by Xue-ting Yuan, Chen-ye Shao, Zhen-zhen Zhang, Duo Qian

“…Methods A total of 38 questions were developed to cover a range of topics related to transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC), including foundational knowledge, patient education, and treatment and care. The responses generated by ERNIE Bot and ChatGPT were rigorously evaluated by 10 professionals in liver cancer interventional radiology. …”
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Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study by Xiaoqin Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Jiaru Sun, Paul D Terry, Xiaohan Ren, Shuangyan Lei, Caihua Wang, Mingxu Wang

“…After adjusting for age, gender, education level, marital status, physical activity, diabetes and smoking, high body mass index (BMI) and light drinking (OR=5.07, 95% CI 3.06 to 8.41), high waist circumference (WC) and light drinking (OR=4.81, 95% CI 2.92 to 7.91), high waist hip ratio and light drinking (OR=2.85, 95% CI 1.84 to 4.42) were the highest risk of all participants in the three combinations. …”
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Health-related quality of life and its predictors among chronic kidney disease patients: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Tasmia Tasnim, Kazi Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Tanjina Rahman, Harun-Ur Rashid

“…Further, higher levels of education, being married, absence of diabetes and heart disease were all independent predictors of a higher MCS. …”
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Every little helps: exploring meat and animal product consumption in the Tesco 1.0 dataset by Rakefet Cohen Ben-Arye, Christopher Bryant, Katharina Hofmann

“…Contrary to our hypothesis, areas with older, lower education, and more conservative populations had a lower proportion of meat consumed. …”
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Analysis of community older adult care facility construction and demand differentiation based on residential area and population attribute differences by Yanzhe Liu, Yaolei Wang, Guiping Guo, Tubao Yang, Tubao Yang, Yupeng Liu, Hongmei Gao, Tiejian Jiang, Xiangmin Li

“…According to logistic regression analysis, the income level, self-care ability, and education level had obvious impacts on their basic needs for life care, with OR values of 11.68, 2.621, and 1.792, respectively. …”
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Characteristics of glaucoma therapy with prostaglandin analogues nowadays by I.B. Alekseev, A.V. Volkova, L.I. Alekseeva

“…Alekseeva² </p> <p> ¹Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russian Federation </p> <p> ²I.M. …”
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Administrative and legal tools of the Ministry of Internal Affairs service centers interaction with other law enforcement agencies by О. V. Dzhafarova, О. V. Shatrava

“…On the basis of the analysis of legislative acts and normative legal acts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the main administrative and legal tools for the interaction of service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with other law enforcement agencies have been identified, namely: constant mutual exchange of information on the level of public service provision in the field of ensuring road traffic safety; implementation of joint measures for legal education of the population regarding the provision of public services in the field of ensuring road traffic safety; conducting joint exercises, meetings regarding the procedure for providing public services in the field of ensuring road traffic safety; joint forecasting, planning and coordination of joint actions regarding the implementation of the procedure for providing public services in the field of ensuring road traffic safety, etc. …”
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Silicosis prevalence and related issues in India: a scoping review by Mukti Khetan, Bontha V. Babu

“…Policy recommendations include stricter dust exposure limits, enhanced workers’ education, routine screening, and improved access to protective equipment and health monitoring to reduce the risk of silicosis and health disparities in vulnerable occupational groups.…”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Family Relatives among Thalassemic Patients in Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…Moreover, the lack of health education on thalassemia was the major problems related with awareness of families.  …”
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Poor COVID-19 Preventive Practice among Healthcare Workers in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 by Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie, Aynishet Adane, Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun, Amare Simegn Ayele, Aysheshim Kassahun Belew

“…Overall compliance towards COVID-19 preventive practice among healthcare workers was found to be low. Multiple education and training platforms with focus on COVID-19 preventive measures and adequate personal protective equipment and supplies should be provided for healthcare providers.…”
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A scoping review on peer-led interventions to improve youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries by Dana Chow, Dunstan J. Matungwa, Elizabeth R. Blackwood, Paul Pronyk, Dorothy Dow

“…Types of interventions were heterogenous but fell within three broad categories: (1) peer education and psychoeducation, (2) peer-led psychotherapy and counselling and (3) peer support. …”
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Evidence from NHANES 2011–2014: a correlation between the weight-adjusted-waist index and cognitive abilities in the United States by Chan Zhao, Xintian Xu, Chunyan Hao

“…We also executed subgroup analyses and interaction tests based on gender, race, educational background, marital status, diabetes, body mass index, alcohol consumption, hypertension, smoking habits, stroke, depression, and sleep quality to assess whether the relationship between WWI and cognitive function was affected by heterogeneity across different population segments. …”
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Relationship between Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and Clinical Features in Chinese Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Duo Xu, Shunchang Han, Jue Wang, Juan Feng

“…Next, correlations between the OABSS and patient sex, age, age of onset, disease duration, MDS-UPDRS-III, H-Y stage, PD subtype, treatment, education, and nonmotor symptoms were analyzed to identify factors correlated with LUT dysfunction. …”
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Assessment of Hemoglobin Variants in Patients Receiving Health Care at the Ho Teaching Hospital: A Three-Year Retrospective Study by Daniel Kpodji Awaitey, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Emmanuel Allote Allotey, David Annor Kwasie, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Albert Abaka-Yawson

“…The high incidence of hemoglobin AS implies the possibility of having an increased population of individuals with sickle cell disease in future if measures are not put in place to improve screening, counseling, and education of the public about the health threat SCD poses.…”
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Parental epigenetic age acceleration and risk of adverse birth outcomes: the Norwegian mother, father and child cohort study by Maria C. Magnus, Yunsung Lee, Ellen Ø. Carlsen, Lise A. Arge, Astanand Jugessur, Liv G. Kvalvik, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Cecilia H. Ramlau-Hansen, Mikko Myrskylä, Per Magnus, Siri E. Håberg

“…Further, linear regression was used to analyze differences in continuous outcomes (gestational length and standardized birthweight), while logistic regression was used for binary outcomes (preterm birth, post-term birth, small-for-gestational age [SGA], large-for-gestational age [LGA], and pre-eclampsia), adjusting for chronological age, parity, educational level, smoking, and BMI. Results Increasing maternal, but not paternal, epigenetic age acceleration was associated with decreased gestational length for five out of six clocks, with adjusted estimates ranging from a mean 0.51-day decrease (95% CI − 1.00, − 0.02; p-value 0.043) for the Horvath clock to a 0.80-day decrease (95% CI − 1.29, − 0.31; p-value 0.002) for the Levine clock. …”
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Exploring smallholder farmers’ access and participation in the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in selected counties of Kenya by Joyce Kamau, Collins Okoyo, Collins Okoyo, Tabitha Kanyui, Charles Mwandawiro, Samrat Singh, Lesley Drake

“…The Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) was designed to address short-term hunger among primary school children from food-insecure households, enhancing access to primary education while providing a market to SHFs through local procurement of food for schools. …”
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Knowledge about COVID-19 and Practices among Hemodialysis Technicians in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era by Amit S. Pasari, Amol Bhawane, Manish R. Balwani, Priyanka Tolani, Vishal Ramteke, Nishant Deshpande

“…Our study shows a significant knowledge gap among hemodialysis technicians about COVID-19. Effective COVID-19 education campaigns should be carried out intensively with relevant information among hemodialysis technicians to address the knowledge gap. …”
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Digital Health Program to Support Family Caregivers of Children Undergoing Growth Hormone Therapy: Qualitative Feasibility Study by Alba Jiménez-Díaz, Maitena Pierantonelli, Patricia Morte Coscolín, Amaia Salinas-Uhalte, Silvia Quer-Palomas, Octavio Rivera-Romero, Rocío Herrero, Luis Fernández-Luque, Rosa Baños, Ricardo C Berrios, Antonio de Arriba

“…The ACDP is a mobile-based digital intervention focused on promoting the overall well-being of family caregivers which provides access to personalized education, motivational mobile-based messages, and mental well-being exercises such as mindfulness or respiratory exercises. …”
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Data recording and use of data tools for pig health management: perspectives of stakeholders in pig farming by Xiao Zhou, Andrea Knörr, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Beatriz Garcia Morante, Carla Correia-Gomes, Lucia Dieste Pérez, Joaquim Segalés, Joaquim Segalés, Joaquim Segalés, Marina Sibila, Marina Sibila, Marina Sibila, Carles Vilalta, Carles Vilalta, Carles Vilalta, Alison Burrell, Tijs Tobias, Michael Siegrist, Angela Bearth

“…The perceived usefulness of both tools was higher among highly educated participants, and those who reported being integrators and positive toward technology for disease control. …”
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