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Hail Lifestyle Medicine consensus position statement as a medical specialty: Middle Eastern perspective Open
Background and importance Lifestyle choices and practices are often the primary contributors to most preventable chronic diseases encountered in both outpatient and inpatient settings worldwide. Lifestyle medicine (LM) therapeutic interven…
View article: Prevalence of socioeconomic deprivation and risk factors in patients on the elective surgery waiting list in the North East and North Cumbria region of England: a cross-sectional study
Prevalence of socioeconomic deprivation and risk factors in patients on the elective surgery waiting list in the North East and North Cumbria region of England: a cross-sectional study Open
Objectives We examined the association of risk factors with socioeconomic deprivation in patients waiting for high volume low complexity (HVLC) surgical procedures in the North East and North Cumbria region. Settings We analysed data from …
A systematic review on barriers and facilitators to physical activity interventions programmes among UK adults during COVID-19 pandemic Open
COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in March 2022,resulting in over 115,0000 deaths worldwide by October of the same year. Only 25% of adultsworldwide undertake the recommended levels of Physical activi…
Experiences related to making healthy physical activity lifestyle choices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in a Teesside-based adult BAME population Open
Studies indicated that prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of adult Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals lived a sedentary lifestyle, which exacerbated their physical inactivity behaviours during the COVID-19 subseq…
Physical activity perceptions and experiences of BAME Teesside University students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study Open
The study sought to explore the barriers and facilitators for making physical activity lifestyle choices among Black Asian Ethnic Minority (BAME) students at Teesside University during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative approach was used…
View article: Exploring the barriers and facilitators to making healthy physical activity lifestyle choices among UK BAME adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of qualitative study
Exploring the barriers and facilitators to making healthy physical activity lifestyle choices among UK BAME adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of qualitative study Open
Physical activity (PA) is widely recognised as being integral to physical and mental wellbeing. The World Health Organisation recommends around 150–300 minutes of moderately intense PA per week for adults aged 18–64 years. Physical inactiv…
View article: Using artificial intelligence to improve public health: a narrative review
Using artificial intelligence to improve public health: a narrative review Open
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly evolving tool revolutionizing many aspects of healthcare. AI has been predominantly employed in medicine and healthcare administration. However, in public health, the widespread employment of AI on…
A Primary Qualitative Study Exploring Adult BAME Individuals' Experiences Regarding Physical Activity from the North-East of England During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
Researchers have found that people from BAME communities have worse health outcomes from many health interventions and face health disparities. BAME individuals experience health inequities and lower health intervention results. The experi…
A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Obesity, Body Image, and Mental Health of British-Born Afro-Caribbean Male Students at a West Yorkshire University in England Open
Obesity, body image, and depression are all biopsychosocial phenomena that are frequently misunderstood across cultures. Body dissatisfaction is a psychological aspect of obesity that has been associated with disordered eating, low self-es…
Tackling the Complexities of the Obesity Pandemic Among the BAME Population in the UK Through Identification of the Social Determinants of Mental Health and Wellbeing Open
Obesity's multifaceted causes give rise to a complex and diverse range of health associated morbidities and comorbidities, including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, particularly among British Asian and Minority Ethnic (…
Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators to Making Healthy Physical Activity Lifestyle Choices Among UK BAME Adults During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study Protocol Open
Past research has identified that individuals from BAME communities face health inequalities and report poorer outcomes from numerous health interventions. This study will explore some of the reasons with a focus on the perceptions towards…
Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity Open
Background Physical inactivity accounts for 16.6% of deaths in the United Kingdom. This study aims to review the recent (2016–2021) systematic reviews (SRs) on the facilitators and barriers to physical activity (PA) participation among (UK…
COVID-19 Response in Zimbabwe: The Need for a Paradigm Shift? Open
Zimbabwe reported its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on 20 March 2020 and the country’s response has largely adhered to international protocols. From the outset of the pandemic, most control measures were premised upon k…
Moral injury and well-being in essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: local survey findings Open
Background Essential workers have faced many difficult situations working during the pandemic. Staff may feel that they, or other people, have acted wrongly and be distressed by this. This represents moral injury, which has been linked wit…
Moral injury and wellbeing in essential workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: Local survey findings Open
Essential workers have faced many difficult situations working during in the pandemic. Staff may feel that they, or other people, have acted wrongly and be distressed by this. This represents moral injury, which has been linked with signif…
Implementing national COVID-19 vaccination programmes in sub-Saharan Africa- early lessons from Zimbabwe: a descriptive cross-sectional study Open
by the end of May 2021, Zimbabwe had rolled out one of the largest COVID-19 vaccination programme in sub-Saharan Africa. The uptake followed a pattern and trend that is consistent with vaccine hesitancy reported in the literature, driven b…
The difference between actual and perceived body weight association with mental wellbeing in a sample of 10-11 year old children in England: a cross sectional survey Open
Background In a society, where the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is relatively high, making childhood overweight the ‘norm’, some children view themselves as being of ideal weight when they are actually overweight or obese…
At the deep end: COVID-19 experiences of Zimbabwean health and care workers in the United Kingdom Open
Discursive analysis of this community data shows that health and social care worker experiences included recurrent and widely reported themes such as discrimination in allocation of equipment, moral injury and trauma that may lead to long-…