As noted in the Forrest Review, reducing funding for early childhood programmes is short - sighted in terms of
health outcomes among the resulting adult population.
However, less is known about potential adverse
health outcomes among the much larger subset of individuals with antisocial behaviour limited to adolescence.
Maternal depression has been shown to be associated with many adverse
health outcomes among the offspring of depressed women, including preterm birth, low birth weight, newborn irritability, developmental delays, somatic complaints, sleep problems, child abuse, and psychiatric and neurobehavioral disorders.8 — 21 Although considered to be attributable in part to genetic factors, some of the behavioral problems observed among children of depressed women are thought to arise from the negative parenting behaviors that these women display.22 — 24 Such negative parenting behaviors include inconsistent discipline and control, unavailability, and emotional insensitivity.22 — 24
Therefore, the original Diabetes Group Therapy Project intervention has been augmented by Kichler and colleagues to even more directly enhance the process / methods of promoting optimal
health outcomes among youth with T1D and their parents / caretakers by additional facilitation of promotive factors.
The Diabetes Group Therapy Project (Kichler, Kaugars, Marik, Nabors, & Alemzadeh, 2013) is a multifamily group intervention provided in an outpatient clinical setting that addresses both protective and promotive factors to enhance optimal
health outcomes among teenagers (aged 13 — 17 years) with T1D and their parents / caregivers.
It also examines which factors correlate with the avoidance of negative early
health outcomes among families from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Linking online sexual activities to
health outcomes among teens.
Similarly, a more recent collaboration (2009) with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to explore the use of this type of intervention for addressing mental health and physical
health outcomes among women who have experienced both childhood trauma and current partner abuse.
Then, we investigated the association between class membership and mental
health outcomes among 16 — 19 year adolescents.
Appropriate and focused implementation of existing sexuality education policies and guidelines was considered essential to improving knowledge and
health outcomes among young people.
Companion animals, attitudes toward pets, and
health outcomes among the elderly: A long - term follow - up
According to Rebecca Johnson, a professor at the MU college of Veterinary Medicine, the study explored the link between dog ownership and pet bonding with walking behaviour and
health outcomes among older adults.
«Ultimately, by improving understanding of the short - and long - term
health outcomes among representative, diverse samples of living donors, the transplant community can meaningfully improve the processes of consent, selection, and care that are vital priorities,» they wrote.
Dr. Ilie said the study provides the first population - based evidence demonstrating the extent of the association between TBI and poor mental
health outcomes among adolescents.
«Religion is an important socioemotional resource that has been linked with desirable mental
health outcomes among older U.S. adults,» the authors stated.
He was especially interested in the relationship between lower socioeconomic status and worse
health outcomes among his patients.
Lauren Theilen, M.D. one of the primary researchers of the study and the presenter of the research at the upcoming SMFM annual meeting, explained, «Importantly, we are unable to say whether the hypertensive disease of pregnancy plays a causal role here, but we feel that further study is warranted to determine whether interventions such as early screening for chronic disease may improve long - term
health outcomes among these women.»
An employee pilot project, which is part of the campaign designed to combat obesity and improve
health outcomes among Oneida and Herkimer County residents by promoting physical exercise and encouraging proper nutrition, got underway today at the Function Better Fitness center, a co-sponsor of the program.
Heather's work primarily focuses on obesity, dietary quality, and
health outcomes among low - income and food - insecure children and families, with emphasis on how the federal nutrition programs improve health, nutrition, and well - being.
Not exact matches
In British Columbia, in a longitudinal study which partly controlled for fathers» mental
health outcomes, multivariate analysis found adverse employment experiences
among fathers strongly associated with their sons» attempted / completed suicide later, and with elevated odds for daughters» attempted suicide (Ostry et al, 2006).
Among the range of
outcomes which will be improved by an effective 0 - 5 years» public
health nursing service are improving breastfeeding initiation and increasing breastfeeding prevalence at 6 - 8 weeks.
Of note, our models may underestimate the true maternal costs of suboptimal breastfeeding; we modeled the effects of lactation on only five maternal
health conditions despite data linking lactation with other maternal
health outcomes.46 In addition, women in our model could not develop type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or MI before age 35 years, although these conditions are becoming increasingly prevalent
among young adults.47 Although some studies have found an association between lactation and rates of postmenopausal diabetes22, 23 and cardiovascular disease, 10 we conservatively limited the duration of lactation's effect on both diabetes and MI.
Absolute inequality measures reflect not only inequalities across socioeconomic subgroups but also public
health importance of the
outcome in consideration, and they could provide different, even contradictory, patterns of inequalities from relative measures in a given
outcome.21, 22 However, measuring absolute inequality is often neglected in
health inequalities research.23 Relative risks (RRs) and absolute risk differences (RDs) of discontinuing breastfeeding
among mothers with lower education compared with mothers with complete university education (reference category) were separately estimated in the intervention and in the control group and then compared between the two groups.
In today's peer - reviewed Journal of Midwifery & Women's
Health (JMWH), a landmark study confirms that
among low - risk women, planned home births result in low rates of interventions without an increase in adverse
outcomes for mothers and babies.
Midwives are looking to make income for themselves and that income depends directly on how many babies they deliver (regardless of the
health outcomes of those babies and mothers), whereas hospitals,
among other numerous other things, must cover the costs of treatment for those who can't afford it upfront.
Results published in the American Journal of Public
Health were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young chi
Health were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public
health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young chi
health intervention program designed to improve child
outcomes by promoting positive parenting
among low - income mothers of infants and young children.
This critical review identified several interventions that successfully improved breastfeeding
outcomes among minority women in the United States, including PC, breastfeeding teams (a peer counselor working with a
health professional), group prenatal classes, breastfeeding - specific clinic appointments, and hospital / WIC policy change.
Legacy for Children ™ (Legacy) is CDC's evidence - based public
health approach to improve child
outcomes by fostering positive parenting
among low - income mothers of infants and young children.
In a review of U.S. - based randomized trials evaluating breastfeeding interventions targeting minorities, interventions to change hospital or WIC policies, including enhanced practices and services, were
among the public
health approaches found to successfully improve breastfeeding
outcomes among minority women (9).
The National AIDS Trust and others warned the Home Office that, were they to be banned, their popularity
among gay men could lead to averse
health outcomes.
«It's not an exaggeration to say that the loss of insurance of insurance for millions, decreased stability of
health care providers, jobs losses and higher taxes are
among the
outcomes that would allow implementation of this bill,» said the providers in the joint letter.
In overall
health outcomes the county did not fare as well coming in 54th
among the 62 counties.
«Since the increase in opioid use
among women has been accompanied by an increase in adverse pregnancy and birth
outcomes, including neonatal abstinence syndrome, reproductive - age women should be of particular concern in public
health efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.»
A new study entitled «Oral Nutrition Supplements» Impact on Hospital
Outcomes in the Context of Affordable Care Act and New Medicare Reimbursement Policies» and conducted by leading researchers at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, The Harris School at The University of Chicago and Precision
Health Economics, and supported by Abbott, found that the use of oral nutritional supplements decreased the probability of 30 - day hospital readmission, length of stay and costs
among hospitalized Medicare patients aged 65 and over.
Analyzing longitudinal datasets (N = 2,926 and N = 1,255) of African American and Latino American college students Brannon's research demonstrates that such efforts to affirm identity is related to benefits
among members of negatively stereotyped groups including better problem solving, increased task persistence, higher GPAs, and more positive
health and well - being
outcomes.
Aaron J. Dawes, M.D., of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a meta - analysis to determine the prevalence of mental
health conditions
among bariatric surgery candidates and recipients and the association between preoperative mental
health conditions and
health outcomes following bariatric surgery.
Mental
health conditions may be common
among patients seeking bariatric surgery; however, the prevalence of these conditions and whether they are associated with postoperative
outcomes has not been known.
Although self - appraisal of overall well - being may mediate physiologic responses to surgery, patient - reported
health status has not been extensively studied
among bladder cancer patients to date, and its utility in predicting postoperative
outcomes, such as complications, has not been previously examined.»
In 2002, NIH put out a call for research applications to look at
health disparities — differences in
health and
health care
outcomes among diverse populations — from a transdisciplinary perspective.
The researchers then linked the healthcare - related emissions to specific environmental and
health outcomes, including global warming; ozone depletion; respiratory disease from air pollutants; cancer from chemical exposure; and the environmental effects of acid rain,
among others.
Raising cultural awareness
among researchers and clinicians is essential to developing patient - centered interventions that reduce
health disparities and improve
outcomes for all patients with brain injury.
A University of Rochester - led study, published in the August issue of
Health Affairs, shows complication rates can vary as much as five-fold
among hospitals, prompting researchers to call for the development of a national quality reporting system to improve maternal
outcomes for more than 4 million women who give birth each year.
In a pilot intervention
among 46 cancer survivors aged 60 years or older, Wendy Demark - Wahnefried, PhD, RD, professor of Nutrition Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and colleagues, posed the question of whether a home vegetable gardening intervention was feasible
among older cancer survivors, and whether it was associated with improvements in diet and other
health - related
outcomes.
In a related commentary, Paul B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, writes: «There is broad consensus
among physicians, hospital and
health insurance leaders, and policy makers to reform payment to
health care providers so as to reduce the role of fee for service, which encourages high volume, and instead to use systems that reward better patient
outcomes, such as bundled payments for a population or for an episode of care.»
While socioeconomic status is a major contributor to the greater burden of heart disease and stroke in African Americans, the statement notes that
among the growing middle - and upper - class African American community,
health outcomes are still poorer in African Americans, even when their socioeconomic status is comparable to white Americans.
«Although signs suggest that obstetric interventions are being used too readily in developed countries, the lower rates we saw
among First Nations mothers are of concern when coupled with the known increased risk of adverse perinatal and infant
outcomes,» writes Corinne Riddell, PhD candidate, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational
Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, with coauthors.
The authors include in their paper a set of recommended resources to assist healthcare providers, and examples of culturally tailored, community - based public
health initiatives that have been effective in improving diabetes
outcomes among African - Americans, who represent a critical population for effective and culturally appropriate diabetes healthcare because they are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes in the United States.
In our two previous research collaborations with the Skills for Life team, we already had shown that mental
health problems are quite common, are
among the strongest predictors of poor attendance, poorer grades, and lower scores on standardized tests, and that improved mental
health scores are powerful predictors of improved academic
outcomes.»
A national school - based mental
health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral and academic
outcomes, such as attention problems and school attendance,
among participating students.
Food deserts are linked with lower local
health outcomes, and they may be a driving force in the
health disparities
among lower - income and affluent people in the U.S..