scholarly journals NUTRITIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL PECULIARITIES OF THE POPULATION IN THE GENESIS OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
David Sabău ◽  
◽  
Grigore Friptuleac ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Food Factor ◽  
Vitamin Deficiencies ◽  
North East ◽  
Digestive Diseases ◽  
The Impact

Background. Digestive diseases, the third leading cause of death in Romania (4.9% of total deaths in 2010), are responsible for the annual loss of about 77 persons/100,000 population in 2009-2010, increasing compared to 2005. The large share these diseases have in pathology, high potential disabling of some of them, their interactions with environmental factors and food require their knowledge in early stages, treatment and prevention of complications. Aims. Aim of this study are to estimate the particularities of nutrition and the health of people with diseases of the digestive system, highlighting behavioral risk factors and preventive measures development in Cluj County. Methods. There were established two study groups, each made up of 255 people, including 1st lot that includes people taking one of the Cluj County digestive diseases known, and the 2nd lot that is being made of the population compared to the same county that have not been diagnosed diseases of the digestive tract. Results. In the study there were identified and prioritized key digestive disorders diagnosed in the group of subjects who are established in a particular period in Gastroenterology Clinic of Cluj Napoca. They determine relations between morbidity by diseases of the digestive and behavioral risk factors and they were developing preventive measures determining the impact of behavioral risk factors in the onset and development of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Conclusions. 1. In the conducted study found that digestive pathology had a wide representation among the investigated subjects, including all segments of the digestive tract. 2. At all digestive pathologies studied could not detect a single factor, each being able pathology could be assigned several factors (food, behavioral, environmental etc.). 3. Food factor can be considered as the predominant factor in the onset, maintenance or aggravation of digestive pathologies studied. 4. In the conducted study it was established as risk factors (along with the food) also smoking, alcohol consumption, a family history and even some vitamin deficiencies. 5. Extended studied digestive pathology is found distributed in proportions relative to the geographic areas studied area of Cluj County. On the regions, distribution percentages are so close that differences are considered unsignificant (North East – 22%, 23% – Northwest, Southwest - 29% and Southeast - 26%).

scholarly journals Psychological and Behavioral Predictors of Vaccine Efficacy: Considerations for COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 174569162198924
Author(s):  
Annelise A. Madison ◽  
M. Rosie Shrout ◽  
Megan E. Renna ◽  
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Vaccine Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Vaccine Response ◽  
The Impact

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine candidates are being evaluated, with the goal of conferring immunity on the highest percentage of people who receive the vaccine as possible. It is noteworthy that vaccine efficacy depends not only on the vaccine but also on characteristics of the vaccinated. Over the past 30 years, a series of studies has documented the impact of psychological factors on the immune system’s vaccine response. Robust evidence has demonstrated that stress, depression, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can impair the immune system’s response to vaccines, and this effect may be greatest in vulnerable groups such as the elderly. Psychological factors are also implicated in the prevalence and severity of vaccine-related side effects. These findings have generalized across many vaccine types and therefore may be relevant to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. In this review, we discuss these psychological and behavioral risk factors for poor vaccine responses, their relevance to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as targeted psychological and behavioral interventions to boost vaccine efficacy and reduce side effects. Recent data suggest these psychological and behavioral risk factors are highly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, but intervention research suggests that psychological and behavioral interventions can increase vaccine efficacy.

scholarly journals Behaver and risk factors for health of operators employed in oil production and preparation enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
N. I. Latyshevskaya ◽  
V. V. Mirochnik ◽  
L. A. Davydenko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Oil Refining ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Medical Activity ◽  
Two Age Groups

Objective: to evaluate the behavioral risk factors of the workers of the primary oil refining workshop with the aim of using them as a tool for substantiating management decisions and forming vectors of preventive measures.Materials and methods: the method of active survey investigated the prevalence of behavioral risk factors among operators in two age groups (20 – 35 and 36 – 60 years old).Results: the main vectors of behavioral risks for operators of different age groups were established: lack of motor activity, smoking, low medical activity, low perception of behavioral risks. Violations of lifestyle are predominantly combined (violations by 2 – 4 indicators). For older operators are more characterized by low motor and medical activity, disturbances in diet, an overestimation of the degree of influence of environmental and occupational factors on health when the significance of individual behavior is underestimated.Conclusions: Social policy at the enterprise should take into account the main vectors of behavioral risks, lower motivation and the implementation of a healthy style of behavior typical of older workers. 

scholarly journals Evaluating the impact of policies recommending PrEP to subpopulations of men and transgender women who have sex with men based on demographic and behavioral risk factors

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. e0222183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Janes ◽  
Marshall D. Brown ◽  
David V. Glidden ◽  
Kenneth H. Mayer ◽  
Susan P. Buchbinder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals THE PREVALENCE OF BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS, DETER-MINING HEALTH STATE, AMONG MOSCOW SCHOOLCHILDREN OF 7–8 AND 10–11 GRADES

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
S.B. Sokolova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Health State ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Gender And Age Differences ◽  
High Level

The article contains data on the prevalence of the health behavioral risk factors of Moscow schoolchildren of 7–8 and 10–11 grades. The unfavorable factors in relation to health are revealed: high level of school load, unhealthy food, lack of physical activity, consumption of psychoactive substances, aggressive be-havior. There are presented their gender and age differences. Practical preventive measures to reduce the risk of health disorders are proposed.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Behavioral Risk Factors and Known-Groups Validity of the SF-12 in a US Chinese Immigrant Population

Medical Care ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Y. Hung ◽  
Erica I. Lubetkin ◽  
Marianne C. Fahs ◽  
Donna R. Shelley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Immigrant Population ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Chinese Immigrant ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Review on Non-Communicable Diseases in India and their Respective Diagnostic Platforms

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2012-2017
Author(s):  
PS Chandranand
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
And Migration

Abstract: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increasing the burden in India. NCDs are viewed as pandemic because of the expanding pace of mortality and morbidity. Urbanization in India prompts undesirable ways of lifestyle, physical inactivity, biological, behavioral risk factors, and migration of the country metropolitan populace in India, the thought of different NCDs and their danger factors shows wide varieties across the populace. It’s believed the health care system can curb the situation by managing preventive measures that allow controlling the threat. Keywords: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mortality, morbidity.

scholarly journals Behavioral Risk Factors and Adherence to Preventive Measures: Evidence From the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
María-José Mendoza-Jiménez ◽  
Tessa-Virginia Hannemann ◽  
Josefine Atzendorf
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Physical Distance ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Protective Behavior ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Excessive Alcohol

Behavioral risk factors, such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, obesity, and unhealthy food intake are added risk factors for severe outcomes of COVID-19 infections. Preventive measures to avoid infections are therefore particularly important for individuals engaging in behavioral risk factors. We seek to determine whether behavioral risk factors (BRFs) play a significant role in the adherence to preventive COVID-19 measures in a population aged 50 and above. The SHARE wave 8 (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) and SHARE COVID-19 Survey served as the database, resulting in an analytical sample of 17,588 respondents from 23 European countries plus Israel. Of these 36.04% engaged in at least one BRF and 16.68% engaged in 3 or more BRFs. Multilevel logistic regressions revealed that engagement in one BRF was significantly associated with less adherence to hygiene preventive measures, i.e., hand-sanitizing, hand-washing and covering coughs and sneezes (OR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.78; 0.94), as was engagement in two BRFs (OR: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.74; 0.97) and three or more BRFs (OR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.59; 0.88). No such association was found between engagement in BRFs and adherences to social isolation preventive measures, i.e., avoiding meeting more than five people, visiting others or going shopping, or regulated preventive measures, i.e., wearing a mask and keeping physical distance. The found association was also stronger when three or more BRFs were engaged in (1 vs. 3 BRFs: χ2 = 3.43, p = 0.06; 2 vs. 3 BRFs: χ2 = 6.05; p = 0.01). The study gives insight into the protective behavior of a population with inherent vulnerability during a global health emergency. It lays the foundation for follow-up research about the evolution of adherence to preventive measures as the pandemic progresses and about long-term behavioral changes. In addition, it can aide efforts in increasing preventive compliance by raising awareness of the added risk behavioral risk factors pose.

scholarly journals Barriers to Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Outpatients in Belarus

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasiya Sachkouskaya ◽  
Tamara Sharshakova ◽  
Dmitry Kovalevsky ◽  
Maria Rusalenko ◽  
Irina Savasteeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Behavioral Risk Factors ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Financial Situation ◽  
Insufficient Knowledge

ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the main barriers and reasons for non-adherence to preventive measures and treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus among outpatients in Belarus.MethodsAn anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted with 814 adults aged 18 years and over who visited outpatient health care units and hospitals in Belarus. The questionnaire was developed to analyze the perceived barriers that limit adherence to preventive measures and treatment for type 2 diabetes.ResultsThe proportion of respondents who reported doing daily physical activity was 53.2%, and 46.6% consumed at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables per day. Among the 42.8% of respondents with a prescribed treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus, 50.1% sometimes forgot to take their medicine. The specific barriers to treatment most frequently identified by survey respondents were “Financial situation” (23.5% of respondents), and “Fear of side effects” (25.2%). Those for lifestyle instructions were “Insufficient knowledge” (29.3%), “Financial situation” (27.9%), and “Lack of motivation” (21.7%).ConclusionsThe study revealed that the main barriers to adherence were insufficient knowledge of diabetes and its treatment and an underestimation of the role of behavioral risk factors in health, combined with financial difficulties. We recommend that physicians should take a patient-centered approach to raising awareness of behavioral risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus, and suggest that the importance of adhering to preventative measures and treatment should be promoted in consultations in Belarus.

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