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View article: Association between digital technology use and social capital among older adults: A systematic review
Association between digital technology use and social capital among older adults: A systematic review Open
Background Social capital refers to the valuable resources that individuals can access through their social networks, which are often established within family ties, professional affiliations, community organizations, and neighborhoods. Ev…
View article: A real-world direct cost associated with a 4-year postdiagnosis follow-up in a population-based cohort of patients with melanoma by clinical–pathological characteristics
A real-world direct cost associated with a 4-year postdiagnosis follow-up in a population-based cohort of patients with melanoma by clinical–pathological characteristics Open
In times of limited resources, data on the costs of disease should be one of the primary factors assisting policymakers in attaining the best value for money. This study aimed to analyze the real-world direct costs associated with a 4-year…
View article: Use of mHealth Technologies to Increase Sleep Quality among Older Adults: A Scoping Review
Use of mHealth Technologies to Increase Sleep Quality among Older Adults: A Scoping Review Open
Sleep disorders increase with age and are known risk factors for several mental and physical diseases. They also significantly contribute to a lower quality of life. Nonpharmaceutical approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy for in…
View article: Sex Differences in Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Incidence, Clinicopathological Profile, Survival, and Costs
Sex Differences in Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Incidence, Clinicopathological Profile, Survival, and Costs Open
Background: There are evident sex differences in the incidence of and mortality rates for several tumors. Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) account for no more than 1% of all malignancies in adults. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive ov…
View article: Use of Information and Communication Technology Strategies to Increase Vaccination Coverage in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Use of Information and Communication Technology Strategies to Increase Vaccination Coverage in Older Adults: A Systematic Review Open
Background: Coverage rates of routinely recommended vaccines in older adults still fall below the targets established by international and national advisory committees. As a result, related diseases still have a high incidence, morbidity, …
View article: Synchronous and metachronous multiple primary cancers in melanoma survivors: a gender perspective
Synchronous and metachronous multiple primary cancers in melanoma survivors: a gender perspective Open
Background Long-term survivors of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) risk subsequent malignancies due to both host-related and environmental risk factors. This retrospective population-based study differentially assesses the risk of synchr…
View article: Sex-related difference in the risk of second primary cancers among cutaneous malignant melanoma survivors
Sex-related difference in the risk of second primary cancers among cutaneous malignant melanoma survivors Open
Population Medicine considers the following types of articles:• Research Papers -reports of data from original research or secondary dataset analyses.• Review Papers -comprehensive, authoritative, reviews within the journal's scope.These i…
View article: Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription and administration process
Using Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis to improve safety in the cancer treatment prescription and administration process Open
FMECA can be useful for identifying potential failures in a process considered to be at high risk. Safety strategies were devised for each high-risk failure mode identified.
View article: Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children?
Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children? Open
Objective The Mediterranean diet (MD) contributes to preventing numerous chronic diseases and has benefits on cognitive development. Adherence to the MD is associated with sleep quality and duration in adults and adolescents, but this asso…
View article: <p>Healthcare Service Usage and Costs for Elderly Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease</p>
Healthcare Service Usage and Costs for Elderly Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease Open
These results based on real-world data provide evidence that the burden of care for OLD patients related to their comorbidities is independent of and in addition to the burden related to OLD alone and is strongly dependent on the number of…
View article: Healthcare Service Usage and Costs for Elderly Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease
Healthcare Service Usage and Costs for Elderly Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease Open
Alessandra Buja,1 Stefania Elvini,2 Riccardo Caberlotto,3 Carlo Pinato,1 Simona Fortunata Mafrici,3 Giulia Grotto,3 Enrica Bicciato,3 Tatjana Baldovin,1 Giulia Zumerle,2 Pietro Gallina,4 Vincenzo Baldo1 1Department of Cardiologic, Vascular…
View article: Health Literacy and Physical Activity: A Systematic Review
Health Literacy and Physical Activity: A Systematic Review Open
Background : The importance of health literacy (HL) in health promotion is increasingly clear and acknowledged globally, especially when addressing noncommunicable diseases. This paper aimed to collect and summarize all current data from o…
View article: Association between health literacy and dietary intake of sugar, fat and salt: a systematic review
Association between health literacy and dietary intake of sugar, fat and salt: a systematic review Open
Objectives: To collect and summarise all current data from observational studies, generating evidence of the association between health literacy (HL) and the dietary intake of sugar, salt and fat, to analyse intervention studies on the pro…
View article: Stimulant substance use and gambling behaviour in adolescents. Gambling and stimulant use
Stimulant substance use and gambling behaviour in adolescents. Gambling and stimulant use Open
Gambling is widely recognized as an important public health problem. Despite the rising use of stimulant substances among adolescents, there are still very few studies focusing on whether adolescents’ use of stimulants is associated with t…
View article: Breast Cancer Primary Prevention and Diet: An Umbrella Review
Breast Cancer Primary Prevention and Diet: An Umbrella Review Open
Introduction: Many studies have been published, but none have pooled the useful evidence available in the literature to produce guidelines and health policies promoting healthy eating styles to prevent breast cancer (BC). The present study…
View article: Pathways connecting socioeconomic variables, substance abuse and gambling behaviour: a cross-sectional study on a sample of Italian high-school students
Pathways connecting socioeconomic variables, substance abuse and gambling behaviour: a cross-sectional study on a sample of Italian high-school students Open
Objectives The aim of this study was to elucidate the pathway of associations linking gambling, alcohol intake, smoking habit, cannabis consumption between each other and with demographic and socioeconomic variables. Setting and participan…