Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec le diabète ?
Les complications incluent les maladies cardiovasculaires, la neuropathie et la rétinopathie.
DiabèteComplications
#2
Quels risques sont associés à l'hypertension ?
L'hypertension peut entraîner des AVC, des crises cardiaques et des maladies rénales.
HypertensionRisques
#3
Quelles complications peuvent résulter d'une infection ?
Les infections peuvent causer des septicémies, des pneumonies et des complications chroniques.
InfectionsComplications
#4
Quels sont les effets secondaires des traitements anticancéreux ?
Les effets secondaires incluent la fatigue, les nausées, la perte de cheveux et l'anémie.
Traitements anticancéreuxEffets secondaires
#5
Quelles complications peuvent survenir après une chirurgie ?
Les complications incluent les infections, les saignements et les problèmes de cicatrisation.
ChirurgieComplications
Facteurs de risque
5
#1
Quels sont les facteurs de risque pour le cancer ?
Le tabagisme, l'obésité, l'exposition à des substances toxiques et l'hérédité sont des facteurs.
CancerFacteurs de risque
#2
Quels facteurs augmentent le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires ?
L'hypertension, le diabète, le tabagisme et un mode de vie sédentaire augmentent le risque.
Maladies cardiovasculairesFacteurs de risque
#3
Quels sont les facteurs de risque pour la dépression ?
Les antécédents familiaux, le stress chronique et les événements traumatisants sont des facteurs.
DépressionFacteurs de risque
#4
Comment l'alimentation influence-t-elle la santé ?
Une alimentation déséquilibrée peut augmenter le risque de maladies chroniques comme le diabète.
AlimentationSanté
#5
Quels facteurs environnementaux influencent la santé ?
La pollution, l'accès aux soins de santé et les conditions de vie affectent la santé globale.
EnvironnementSanté publique
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MacEachen Institute of Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie University, Macdonald Building, 2nd Floor, 6300 Coburg Road, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada. Sara.Kirk@dal.ca.
Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en dietetique : une publication des Dietetistes du Canada
2023-03-02
Department of Applied Human Nutrition, Mount Saint Vincent University, Rm 105, FoodARC, 47 College Rd., 166 Bedford Highway, Halifax, NS, B3M 2J6, Canada.
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Health and Medical Centre, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 8200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114, USA.
Mental Health & Addictions - Health Promotion, Nova Scotia Health Authority, 300 Pleasant St, Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 3S3, Canada. Lauraj.kennedy@nshealth.ca.
Vice President, Research, Innovation and Discovery, Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Director, WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Planning and Research, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Dick van Velzen practiced as a pediatric pathologist at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, England from September 1988 until December 1995; he then relocated to the IWK-Grace Health Centre, a...
A controlled chamber method using continuous gold trap atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) (Tekran 2537X) for the analysis of Hg(0) emissions from moderate mass rock samples was developed and teste...
Achieving health equity is important to improve population health; however, health equity is not typically well defined, integrated, or measured within health service and delivery systems. To improve ...
Purposive sampling was used to recruit individuals working on health equity initiatives including those in high-level leadership positions within the Nova Scotia health system. Individual interviews a...
Eleven individual interviews and one joint interview (n = 5 participants) were conducted, a total of 16 participants. Half (n = 8) of the participants were High-level Leaders (i.e., manager or higher)...
Our findings suggest that health equity integration needs to be prioritized within the health service and delivery system within Nova Scotia and identifies possible strategies for implementation. Appr...
Interprofessional primary care teams (IPCTs) work together to enhance care. Despite evidence on the benefits of IPCTs, implementation remains challenging. This research aims to 1) identify and priorit...
Healthcare providers and staff of IPCTs were invited to complete an online survey to identify barriers and enablers, and the degree to which each item impacted the functioning of their team. Top ranke...
IPCT members (n = 117), with a mix of clinic roles and experience, completed the survey. The top three enablers identified were access to technological tools to support their role, standardized proces...
This research contextualized evidence to further understand local perspectives and experiences of barriers and enablers to the implementation of IPCTs. The knowledge exchange event identified actionab...
Patients in Nova Scotia do not have access to public prenatal education programming. This study aimed to explore whether care providers find patients are uninformed or misinformed, and the impact of t...
Semistructured interviews were conducted with 13 care providers around Halifax and Cape Breton. An interview guide (supplemental) of open-ended questions was used for consistency. A descriptive qualit...
The study revealed six themes: (1) concern for a significant population of Nova Scotians experiencing pregnancy, birth and postpartum uninformed and misinformed, (2) consequences for patients who are ...
This study shows care providers believe a public prenatal education programme could improve health literacy in Nova Scotia. Patients are seeking health education, but it is not accessible to all and b...
Health-focused communities can promote physical activity for children by providing them with safe and supportive environments to move. Across the COVID-19 pandemic many community spaces and services w...
This study explored the role of community spaces and services on their child's physical activity across the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of Nova Scotia caregivers....
We employed a qualitative description approach and conducted semi-structured interviews with 14 caregivers of children aged 5-11 years who lived in Nova Scotia, Canada. Interviews were transcribed ver...
Four themes were generated: (1) Public health restrictions limited community movement behaviors and social connections, (2) Spaces, locations, and environments influenced how families experienced phys...
Despite living in the "Atlantic bubble," Nova Scotian caregivers shared that COVID-19 related public health restrictions shifted their family's dynamics, routines, and ability to engage in physical ac...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relative importance of lifestyle factors and living conditions when predicting loneliness and sense of community (SOC) in a representative sample of 12,871...
The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to estimate the prevalence of suicide risk among individuals seeking mental health and addiction (MHA) services in Nova Scotia; (2) to examine the rela...
MHA intake programme, a province-wide centralised intake process established in 2019 by the Department of Health and Wellness of Nova Scotia....
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The lifetime prevalence of suicide attempt was 25.25% in the MHA clients. The prevalence of mild and moderate/high suicide risk was 34.14% and 4.08%, respectively. Clients who used hallucinogens had t...
Suicide behaviours were prevalent among clients seeking MHA services. Substance use is an important factor associated with suicide risk in this population. This result underscored the importance of co...
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence monitors cumulative infection rates irrespective of case testing protocols. We aimed to describe Nova Scotia blood donor seroprevalence in relation to public health policy an...
Monthly random Nova Scotia blood donation samples (24,258 in total) were tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection antibodies (anti-nucleocapsid) from May 2020 to August 2022, and vaccination antibodies (anti-s...
Anti-N seroprevalence was 3.8% in January 2022, increasing to 50.8% in August 2022. The general population COVID-19 case rate was 3.5% in January 2022, increasing to 12.5% in August 2022. The percenta...
SARS-CoV-2 infection rates were relatively low in Nova Scotia until the more contagious Omicron variant dominated, after which about half of Nova Scotia donors had been infected despite most adults be...
Limited data exist on pre-hospital pediatric trauma mortality in Canada. The Nova Scotia Trauma Registry is a provincial population-based registry that captures data from the Medical Examiner Service....
We conducted a cohort study of major pediatric traumas recorded in our provincial database from April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2018. Characteristics of pre-hospital and in-hospital deaths were compared wi...
We identified 1,258 pediatric traumas, resulting in 217 deaths (137 pre-hospital, 80 in-hospital). Males accounted for 62.7% of fatalities. The 15-17 age group accounted for most deaths in both groups...
Over 10% of major pediatric traumas resulted in pre-hospital death, primarily from motor vehicle collisions in rural areas. Compared to in-hospital mortality, patients who died pre-hospital were older...