Health-Related Quality of Life in Obese Presurgery Patients with and without Binge Eating Disorder, and Subdiagnostic Binge Eating Disorders by Rita Marie Sandberg, Jens K. Dahl, Einar Vedul-Kjelsås, Bjørnar Engum, Bård Kulseng, Ronald Mårvik, Lasse Eriksen

“…Eating Disorders in Obesity (EDO) questionnaire was used to diagnose BED and SBED. Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) assessed health-related quality of life. …”
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A cross-sectional study in Greece to investigate burnout, anxiety, and depression in health staff: the impact of occupational and demographic factors by Paraskevi Theofilou, Angeliki Chasapi, Dimitris D. Vlastos, Maria Tsironi

“…Of these 125 health professionals, 41 were men and 84 women, with the majority of them being in the age category of 36–45 years. …”
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Sexual and Cardiovascular health.Factors Influencing on the Quality of Sexual Life of Coronary Heart Disease Patients - a Narrative Review by Piegza M, Smolarczyk J, Piegza J

“…The 4th Princeton Conference (P4) recommends the use of the 2019 regimen developed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) to assess the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in men with ED (ACC/AHA ASCVD 2019). Sexual health education plays an important role in the successful return to safe sexual activity, which should include post-MI patients and their relatives. …”
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Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Shilpa Sisodia, Zara Hammond, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Charlotte Hanlon, Laura Asher

“…Included studies indicated women with SMI have worse outcomes and worse sexual and reproductive health compared to both women without SMI and men with SMI. …”
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Regional differences in intercohort and intracohort trends in obesity in the USA: evidence from the National Health Interview Survey, 1982–2018 by Emma Zang, Liying Luo, Jiahui Xu

“…We address the knowledge gap by investigating net of age and period trends, how intercohort and intracohort patterns in obesity may depend on Census regions for black and white men and women.Design, setting and participants A total of 1 020 412 non-Hispanic black and white respondents aged 20–69 were included from the 1982–2018 National Health Interview Survey.Outcome measures Obesity is defined as body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 based on participant self-reported weight and height. …”
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Brain health in Norwegian female former top-level football players: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study by Thor Einar Andersen, Roald Bahr, Emilie Isager Howe, Peter Filipcik, John Bjørneboe, Geir Selbaek, Sara Christina Dahlén, Stian Kirkerud Sandmo, Lena Bache-Mathisen, Einar August Høgestøl, Truls Straume-Næsheim, Lars T Westlye

“…However, these were conducted on men, and there is a knowledge gap regarding these risks in female athletes. …”
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Associations of multiple adverse childhood experiences, attachment insecurity and loneliness with physical and mental health difficulties in a representative Slovak sample by Natalia Kascakova, Jana Furstova, Jozef Hasto, Peter Tavel

“…Sample and settings: A cross-sectional study with a representative Slovak sample (n = 1018, mean age 46.24 years, 48.7 % men) collected in April 2019 data on ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire; ACE-IQ), attachment (Experiences in Close Relationships Revised; ECR-R-14), mental and physical health (SF-8 Health Survey; questions on long-term health difficulties) and loneliness single-item question. …”
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Patterns and predictors of mortality in a semi-urban population-based cohort in Sri Lanka: findings from the Ragama Health Study by Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Madunil Anuk Niriella, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Shamila Thivanshi De Silva, Uthuru Beddage Thulani, Anuradha Supun Dassanayake, Arjuna Priyadarsin De Silva, Sureka Chackrewarthy, Udaya Ranawaka, Norihiro Kato, Ananda Rajitha Wickremasinghe

“…We also estimated the survival probabilities for men and women in each 10-year age group and standardised mortality ratio relative to the source population.Results There were 169 deaths over 10 years with standardised mortality rates of 5.3 and 2.4 per 1000 years of follow-up for men and women, respectively. …”
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Human-Centered Design of an mHealth Tool for Optimizing HIV Index Testing in Wartime Ukraine: Formative Research Case Study by Nancy Puttkammer, Elizabeth Dunbar, Myroslava Germanovych, Mariia Rosol, Matthew Golden, Anna Hubashova, Vladyslav Fedorchenko, Larisa Hetman, Liudmyla Legkostup, Jan Flowers, Olena Nesterova

“…The study involved 3 steps: formative HCD, including in-depth individual interviews with clients, such as men who have sex with men and people who inject drugs, and internet-based design workshops with HCWs from rural and urban HIV clinics in Chernihiv and Dnipro; software platform assessment and heuristic evaluation, including assessment of open-source mHealth platforms against CASI-Plus requirements, prototype development, and testing of the REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) prototype based on usability heuristics; and usability walk-throughs, including simulated cases with HCWs and clients. …”
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Prevalence of mental health conditions in post-conflict Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A repeated, cross-sectional study. by Maaike L Seekles, Jacob K Kadima, Pierre O L Omumbu, Junior K Kukola, Joy J Kim, Christian B Bulambo, Raphael M Mulamba, Motto Nganda, Laura Dean

“…Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that depression and anxiety were both predicted by being female, being of older age, and by experiencing lower physical quality of life, but not by the passing of time. For both mental health outcomes, environmental quality of life served as a significant predictor for women, but not for men. …”
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Gendered impact of COVID-19 containment measures on unpaid care work and mental health in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Kathleen Pöge, Hande Gencer, Regina Brunnett, Maria A Marchwacka, Petra Rattay, Tobias Staiger, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin

“…Introduction Women are more likely than men to provide unpaid care work. Previous research has shown that lack of support for various forms of unpaid care work and work-family conflicts have negative impacts on caregivers’ mental health, especially among female caregivers. …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…Our data show no apparent difference in cardiovascular health determinants between men and women, but high BMI in women and overall high hypertension prevalence need detailed investigation. …”
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Digital Surveillance of Mental Health Care Services in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study of National e-Referral System Data by Abdullah A Alharbi, Nawfal A Aljerian, Meshary S Binhotan, Hani A Alghamdi, Ali K Alsultan, Mohammed S Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Yasser A Alaska, Eid B Alwahbi, Mohammed A Muaddi, Ahmad Y Alqassim, Ronnie D Horner

“…This study also aims to demonstrate how digital health technology can inform and improve mental health care delivery and policy making. …”
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DEATHS FROM SUICIDE IN FINLAND FROM 2016 TO 2023 by TIMO PARTONEN, AKI EKLIN, MARJUT GRAINGER

“…Materials and methods: As part of the monitoring of the programme, we analysed the deaths from suicide in Finland from 2016 to 2023 using the database kept by the Forensic Medicine Unit of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Results: There were 6132 deaths from suicide, of which 4602 among men and 1530 among women. …”
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Enhancing clinical and public health interpretation of accelerometer-assessed physical activity with age-referenced values based on UK Biobank data by Alex V. Rowlands, Andrew P. Kingsnorth, Bjørge H. Hansen, Stuart J. Fairclough, Lynne M. Boddy, Benjamin D. Maylor, Henrik R. Eckmann, Borja del Pozo Cruz, Nathan P. Dawkins, Cameron Razieh, Kamlesh Khunti, Francesco Zaccardi, Tom Yates

“…We aimed to: (a) improve interpretability by producing UK Biobank age-referenced centiles for PA volume and intensity; (b) inform public-health messaging by examining how adding recommended quantities of moderate and vigorous PA affect PA volume and intensity. …”
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Circulating Stress Hormones, Brain Health, and Cognition in Healthy Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Findings and Sex Differences in Age-Well by Maxie Liebscher, Silke White, Simon Hass, Anne Chocat, Florence Mezenge, Brigitte Landeau, Marion Delarue, Oriane Hébert, Anne-Laure Turpin, Natalie L. Marchant, Gaël Chételat, Olga Klimecki, Géraldine Poisnel, Miranka Wirth, Claire André, Pierre Champetier, Léa Chauveau, Fabienne Collette, Sophie Dautricourt, Robin de Flores, Vincent De La Sayette, Harriet Demnitz-King, Séverine Fauvel, Francesca Felisatti, Victor Ferment, Eglantine Ferrand-Devouge, Julie Gonneaud, Antoine Garnier-Crussard, Anaïs Hamel, Sacha Haudry, Pierre Krolak-Salmon, Elizabeth Kuhn, Valérie Lefranc, Antoine Lutz, Valentin Ourry, Cassandre Palix, Anne Quillard, Géraldine Rauchs, Eric Salmon, Edelweiss Touron, Patrik Vuilleumier, Tim Whitfield

“…We examined cross-sectional associations between circulating stress biomarkers and multimodal measures of brain health and cognition susceptible to AD in older adults and sex-specific subgroups. …”
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Prevalence of advanced hepatic fibrosis and individualization of associated risk factors by Bayesian analysis in MASLD patients in French cardio-metabolic health networks. by Michel Doffoel, Frédéric Chaffraix, Archia Chahard, Dominique Gras, Odile Bonomi, Corinne Bildstein, Simona Tripon, Maude Royant, Nicolas Meyer

“…The proportion of MASLD patients was 80% and 84% in women and men (difference -4.2% [-10.0; 1.9]), respectively. …”
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Associations of Atopic Dermatitis in Late Adolescence with Occupation, Mental Health, Income from Work and Marital Status: A National Longitudinal Study by Grigorios Theodosiou, Therese Sterner, Ayako Hiyoshi, Michael Carlberg, Åke Svensson, Scott Montgomery, Laura von Kobyletzki

“…Using Swedish population-based registry data a total of 205,394 men were included, born between 1952 and 1956 in Sweden and who underwent military conscription examination including assessment of atopic dermatitis (AD) and AD severity. …”
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Association between social determinants of health and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and sex differences in US adults: A cross-sectional study by Chun Yang, Na Zhang, Tiankuo Gao, Yingxin Zhu, Chen Gong, Mingyue Xu, Cuicui Feng

“…Background: Premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major public health issue, leading to productivity losses and higher healthcare costs. …”
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THE CORRELATION BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE LEVEL WITH ADOLESCENT'S BEHAVIORS ABOUT FREE SEX BASED ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW REGULATIONS IN SMA R BANDUNG by Wintari Hariningsih, Saurmian Sinaga, Silvia Mendes Pereira, Andreas Kurnianto

“…Introduction: Reproductive Health has been managed by the Indonesian government in regulation and It is said that reproductive health services aim to prepare adolescents for a healthy responsible reproductive life. …”
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