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Association between sleep quality and living environment among Chinese older persons: a cross-sectional study
Sleep quality significantly affects the quality of life of older persons. Therefore, this study explored the relationship between sleep quality and living environment of older persons in China to provide a the...
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Open AccessSocial support, psychological capital, multidimensional job burnout, and turnover intention of primary medical staff: a path analysis drawing on conservation of resources theory
Job burnout is a prevalent and emerging challenge in the primary medical system, causing mass turnover, especially of primary medical staff. Little attention has been paid to the different dimensions of job bu...
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Associations of toxic metals and their mixture with hyperuricemia in Chinese rural older adults
Previous studies have related single toxic metals (TMs) to hyperuricemia (HUA) among the general population, however, the association of the TM mixture with HUA, especially in older adults, remains poorly unde...
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Open AccessAnalysis of factors influencing fall risk among elderly people in rural of China
Falls can cause serious health problems in the elderly. China is gradually entering a moderately aging society. In rural areas of China, the elderly are at a higher risk of falling. This study aims to explore ...
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The Association Between Essential Metal Element Mixture and Sleep Quality in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Previous studies have related single essential metal elements (EMEs) to sleep quality among older adults, however, the association of the EME mixture with sleep quality remained poorly understood. This study a...
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Associations of CKIP-1 and LOX-1 polymorphisms with the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus with hypertension among Chinese adults
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension are common high-incidence diseases, closely related, and have common pathogenic basis such as oxidative stress. Casein kinase 2 interacting protein-1 (CKIP-1) and ...
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Urinary antibiotic exposure and low grip strength risk in community-dwelling elderly Chinese by gender and age
Emerging studies have shown that environmental contaminants were related to decreased handgrip strength. Nevertheless, no prior research has investigated the relationship of exposure to environmental antibioti...
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Antibiotics in elderly Chinese population and their relations with hypertension and pulse pressure
Although antibiotic exposure in the general population has been well documented by a biomonitoring approach, epidemiologic data on the relationships between urinary antibiotic burden in the elderly with blood ...
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Association Between Blood Heavy Metal Concentrations and Dyslipidemia in the Elderly
Our objective was to evaluate the relationship of blood metal levels including strontium, cadmium, lead, vanadium, aluminum, cobalt, and manganese with dyslipidemia in the elderly Chinese population. In this s...
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Open AccessMediation role of perceived social support and burnout on financial satisfaction and turnover intention in primary care providers: a cross-sectional study
Turnover intention is a major cause of reduced team morale and low work efficiency. It hinders work performance and reduces the quality of medical services. This study aimed to investigate the relationship bet...
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Open AccessCurrent status and related factors of turnover intention of primary medical staff in Anhui Province, China: a cross-sectional study
The shortage of primary medical staff is an important issue in the management of health human resources, and it is also a problem that all countries in the world need to face together. Since 2009, China has im...
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The Association Between Trace Elements Exposure and the Cognition in the Elderly in China
This study aimed to evaluate the association between aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), strontium (Sr), thallium (Tl), and vanadium (V) levels in whole blood ...
