Multimorbidity

ST Skou, FS Mair, M Fortin, B Guthrie… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Multimorbidity (two or more coexisting conditions in an individual) is a growing global
challenge with substantial effects on individuals, carers and society. Multimorbidity occurs a …

The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives

JCN Chan, LL Lim, NJ Wareham, JE Shaw, TJ Orchard… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Executive summary 2020 will go down in history as the year when the global community was
awakened to the fragility of human health and the interdependence of the ecosystem …

Understanding the rise of cardiometabolic diseases in low-and middle-income countries

JJ Miranda, T Barrientos-Gutierrez, C Corvalan… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Increases in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly
cardiometabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes, and their …

Behavioral counseling to promote a healthy diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention in adults with cardiovascular risk factors: updated evidence …

EA O'Connor, CV Evans, MC Rushkin, N Redmond… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, and poor diet
and lack of physical activity are major factors contributing to cardiovascular morbidity and …

Nutrition status of children in Latin America

C Corvalán, ML Garmendia, J Jones‐Smith… - Obesity …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is rapidly increasing among Latin American
children, posing challenges for current healthcare systems and increasing the risk for a wide …

The effectiveness of e-& mHealth interventions to promote physical activity and healthy diets in developing countries: A systematic review

AM Müller, S Alley, S Schoeppe… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background Promoting physical activity and healthy eating is important to combat the
unprecedented rise in NCDs in many developing countries. Using modern information-and …

[HTML][HTML] Applying the electronic health literacy lens: systematic review of electronic health interventions targeted at socially disadvantaged groups

C Cheng, A Beauchamp, GR Elsworth… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Electronic health (eHealth) has the potential to improve health outcomes.
However, eHealth systems need to match the eHealth literacy needs of users to be equitably …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of the mHealth technology in improvement of healthy behaviors in an elderly population—A systematic review

M Changizi, MH Kaveh - Mhealth, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Demographic changes in the 21st century, increased population of the elderly and high
prevalence of related diseases call for new healthcare strategies that can change the …

Interactive mobile health intervention and blood pressure management in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

X Lu, H Yang, X Xia, X Lu, J Lin, F Liu, D Gu - Hypertension, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Despite the availability of effective drugs, blood pressure (BP) control remains poor among
most populations. To explore the effects of interactive mobile health (mhealth) intervention …

The global diabetes epidemic: what does it mean for infectious diseases in tropical countries?

R Van Crevel, S Van De Vijver… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Tropical countries are experiencing a substantial rise in type 2 diabetes, which is often
undiagnosed or poorly controlled. Since diabetes is a risk factor for many infectious …