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Describing workplace interventions aimed to improve health of staff in hospital settings – a systematic review
BackgroundA large proportion of staff working in hospital settings are overweight or obese, have poor dietary habits and low physical activity...
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Optimizing mHealth Instant Messaging-Based Smoking Cessation Support: A Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART)
Mobile health (mHealth) messaging has been used to enhance quitting. Optimal sequencing of more personalized and intensive interventions may increase...
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Training Australian general practitioners to counsel women experiencing intimate partner abuse (WEAVE): a pre-post training analysis
BackgroundEvaluations of Intimate Partner Abuse training for general practitioners is limited. The Women’s Evaluation of Abuse and Violence Care...
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Patient-centred care: reality or rhetoric—patients’ experiences at ARV clinics located in public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BackgroundThe South African public antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme is considered one of the largest and most successful ART programmes...
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Adaptive interventions to optimise the mobile phone-based smoking cessation support: study protocol for a sequential, multiple assignment, randomised trial (SMART)
BackgroundMobile health (mHealth) is promising in develo** personalised smoking cessation interventions. By using an adaptive trial design, we aim...
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Outcomes from a hybrid implementation-effectiveness study of the living well during pregnancy Tele-coaching program for women at high risk of excessive gestational weight gain
BackgroundExcess gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with short-term perinatal complications and longer term cardiometabolic risks for...
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Nutrition and physical activity counselling by general practitioners in Lithuania, 2000–2014
BackgroundPrimary health care plays a crucial role in providing recommendations on a healthy diet and physical activity to assist patients in weight...
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Perceived return-to-work pressure following cardiovascular disease is associated with age, sex, and diagnosis: a nationwide combined survey- and register-based cohort study
BackgroundReturn to work is a key rehabilitation goal for people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) because employment matters to individuals and...
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Costs of a Brief Alcohol Consumption Reduction Intervention for Persons Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda: Comparisons of Live Versus Automated Cell Phone-Based Booster Components
Low-cost interventions are needed to reduce alcohol use among persons with HIV (PWH) in low-income settings. Brief alcohol interventions hold...
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Supporting families to achieve a healthy weight development for their child with overweight/obesity using the STARKIDS intervention: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial
BackgroundChildhood and adolescent overweight and obesity are among the most serious health challenges today. Structured weight reduction programs...
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Interventions to Improve Adherence to Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
For people at risk of HIV infection, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of infection in anticipation of exposure to HIV. The...
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Addressing the mental health needs of adolescents in South African communities: a protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial
BackgroundLike many low- and middle-income countries, almost half of the proportion of the South African population is under the age of 25. Given...
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Health effects of reduced occupational sedentary behaviour in type 2 diabetes using a mobile health intervention: a study protocol for a 12-month randomized controlled trial—the ROSEBUD study
BackgroundShort-term trials conducted in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) showed that reducing sedentary behaviour by performing regular...
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Lessons learned from a pilot implementation of physical activity recommendations in axial spondyloarthritis exercise group therapy
BackgroundThe Ankylosing Spondylitis Association of Switzerland (SVMB) aimed to implement physical activity recommendations (PAR) within their...
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The effect of written information and counselling by an advanced practice nurse on resilience in women with vulvar neoplasia six months after surgical treatment and the influence of social support, recurrence, and age: a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial, WOMAN-PRO II
BackgroundWomen with vulvar neoplasia often complain about physical and psychological distress after surgical treatment. Lack of information and...
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International Atherosclerosis Society guidance for implementing best practice in the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia
This contemporary, international, evidence-informed guidance aims to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people with familial...
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Behaviour change interventions to improve physical activity in adults: a systematic review of economic evaluations
BackgroundBehaviour change interventions can result in lasting improvements in physical activity (PA). A broad implementation of behaviour change...
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Wearable technology interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death and is associated with multiple medical and psychological...
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ImPROving TB outcomes by modifying LIFE-style behaviours through a brief motivational intervention followed by short text messages (ProLife): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BackgroundSouth Africa is among the seven highest tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. Harmful lifestyle behaviours, such as smoking and alcohol, and...
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Living with axial spondyloarthritis: a cross-sectional survey of patient knowledge and perceptions
Diagnosis and effective treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) are often delayed due to inadequate awareness and poor patient-physician...
