A doença oncológica é considerada um problema de saúde pública a nível mundial devido á sua crescente morbilidade e mortalidade no século XXI. Esta doença apresenta, igualmente, um grande impacto social devido aos custos económicos ligados à prevenção, tratamento e reabilitação …
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Oral health literacy (OHL) is emerging as an important element in the prediction of the oral health status of individuals. The application of health literacy instruments has largely been targeted at younger adults and parents. While lower OHL has been associated with poor oral h…
Socioeconomically deprived women are at greater risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. To counteract this, attention tends to focus around access (equality) of services. Yet access may not equate with the meaningfulness (equity) of services for women from different socioeconomic ba…
Cancer rates are rising among the South Asian population and, more specifically, among South Asian American women from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. About 1 in 9 Pakistani women will suffer from breast cancer at some point in her life. Research shows many cancer deaths could b…
Individuals with dementia show a progressive decline in cognitive functioning which results in an inability to complete activities of daily living (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Early diagnosis of dementia is a positive prognostic indicator (World Alzheimer Report, 20…
Despite major decreases in cervical cancer incidence rates in the U.S. over the past several decades, certain populations of women continue to be disproportionately affected by it. One of these groups includes US Latina/Hispanic women who have the highest cervical cancer inciden…
תקציר: רקע : ראיות מדעיות מוכיחות שחשיפות לגורמי סיכון סביבתי משפיעות על בריאות האדם, והן תורמות לנטל התחלואה העולמי. אוריינות בריאות וסביבה )EHL- Literacy Health Environmental )הוא תחום מתפתח שהוגדר על ידי המכון הלאומי למדעי בריאות הסביבה )NIEHS )ככלי להערכת רמה הידע, העמדות וה…
Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) can play a substantial role in the eating habits of African Americans. Because the study's focus is on African American communities, and because Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) represent the center of many of these communities, these organizatio…
Background: One in every three adults has hypertension. This chronic disease can be managed through healthier lifestyle modifications; however, a barrier to managing high blood pressure is poor health literacy which negatively affects patients in following instructions. This stu…