scholarly journals A feasibility study of cell phone and landline phone interviews for monitoring of risk and protection factors for chronic diseases in Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erly Catarina Moura ◽  
Rafael Moreira Claro ◽  
Regina Bernal ◽  
Juliano Ribeiro ◽  
Deborah Carvalho Malta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Complementary Method ◽  
Adult Cell ◽  
Interview System ◽  
Low Educated

The study objective was to evaluate the feasibility of interviews by cell phone as a complement to interviews by landline to estimate risk and protection factors for chronic non-communicable diseases. Adult cell phone users were evaluated by random digit dialing. Questions asked were: age, sex, education, race, marital status, ownership of landline and cell phones, health condition, weight and height, medical diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes, physical activity, diet, binge drinking and smoking. The estimates were calculated using post-stratification weights. The cell phone interview system showed a reduced capacity to reach elderly and low educated populations. The estimates of the risk and protection factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in cell phone interviews were equal to the estimates obtained by landline phone. Eligibility, success and refusal rates using the cell phone system were lower than those of the landline system, but loss and cost were much higher, suggesting it is unsatisfactory as a complementary method in such a context.

Health and Physical Activity in Urban Neighbourhoods. Case Study: Shah Alam City, Selangor, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Oliver Hoon Leh Ling ◽  
Siti Nur Afiqah Mohamed Musthafa ◽  
Muhammad Solahuddin Hamzah ◽  
Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi ◽  
Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Neighbourhood Environment ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods

Environmental health is referring to the health of people in relation to environmental quality. Due to rapid urbanisation, more people are living in urban neighbourhoods. Urban planning and design aspects including the neighbourhood environment are potentially affecting the human healthy lifestyle and health condition. Thus, the relationship between Malaysian neighbourhood environmental aspects and human health has become the concern of this research. One of the neighbourhood units in Shah Alam city had been chosen as the study area for this purpose. Questionnaire survey had been carried out to examine the health condition and physical activeness of residents. Besides, the perception of residents on the quality of neighbourhood environmental aspects also had been collected in the questionnaire survey. The health condition of residents was measured by non-communicable diseases (NCD) and the physical activeness was measured in duration as well as the frequency of physical exercise activities. The study found that the quality of neighbourhood environmental aspects significantly increased the physical activeness of respondents. The physical activeness was positively associated with human health as measured in NCD (heart diseases and high blood pressure, HBP). It shows that neighbourhood environmental (physical and social) aspects are potentially affecting the healthy life of people living in the neighbourhood.Keywords: Healthy life, Neighbourhood environment, Non-communicable diseases (NCD), Physical activeness, Quality.

scholarly journals Health Status of Tribals at Kallakinaru, Kodaikanal Hills, Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-288
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The People

Development of health and longevity of people is equally important as the economic and social development of the people in a country. Prosperity and productivity of a nation depend upon the quality of population which in turn is determined by the education and health status of the people. Technological advancement and scientific development indicate the development of education, but the health condition of the people is not up to the mark as we compare with the scientific advancement. It is a fact that most of the people are suffering from non-communicable diseases such as blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, kidney, lung and heart diseases. Most of the deaths are also take place due to non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the authors made an attempt to examine the health status of kallakinaru tribals at kodaikanal hills, Tamilnadu. It is vivid that most of the people in the village are suffering from many human ailments due to illiteracy and inadequate income.

scholarly journals Perspectives on Disability and Non-Communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, with a Focus on Stroke and Dementia

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (18) ◽  
pp. 3488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine E. Prynn ◽  
Hannah Kuper
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Vulnerability To Poverty

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) and disability are both common, and increasing in magnitude, as a result of population ageing and a shift in disease burden towards chronic conditions. Moreover, disability and NCDs are strongly linked in a two-way association. People living with NCDs may develop impairments, which can cause activity limitations and participation restriction in the absence of supportive personal and environmental factors. In other words, NCDs may lead to disabilities. At the same time, people with disabilities are more vulnerable to NCDs, because of their underlying health condition, and vulnerability to poverty and exclusion from healthcare services. NCD programmes must expand their focus beyond prevention and treatment to incorporate rehabilitation for people living with NCDs, in order to maximize their functioning and well-being. Additionally, access to healthcare needs to be improved for people with disabilities so that they can secure their right to preventive, curative and rehabilitation services. These changes may require new innovations to overcome existing gaps in healthcare capacity, such as an increasing role for mobile technology and task-sharing. This perspective paper discusses these issues, using a particular focus on stroke and dementia in order to clarify these relationships.

scholarly journals Healthy Lifestyles and Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) among Urban Residents. Case Study: Sri Pahang Public Housing, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (SI3) ◽  
pp. 255-260
Author(s):  
Oliver Ling Hoon Leh ◽  
Nur Hidayah Shaharom ◽  
Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi ◽  
Jamalunlaili Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Housing Area ◽  
International Publishing

Unhealthy lifestyle, especially the physical inactivity, can contribute to the increase in risk for non-communicable diseases (NCD). A study was carried out at Sri Pahang Public Housing area, Kuala Lumpur. The study aimed to investigate the healthy lifestyle and the relationship with the NCD. A questionnaire survey had been carried out to collect the data. From the statistical analysis, it is found that most of the respondents were less healthy regarding their lifestyle. Half of them did not carry out their exercise regularly. The physical inactive among respondents were significantly correlated to their health condition (NCD). Keywords: Body mass index (BMI); exercise; physical activity; smoking eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2566

scholarly journals Relationship Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Perception Of Disease With The Utilization Of Health Services For Non-Convertive Diseases In Rsud Haji Makassar

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 730-735
Author(s):  
Muh. Yusri Abadi, Et. al.
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Utilization Of Health Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Currently, the health challenge in Indonesia is the epidemiological transition, which is known as three disease burdens, namely the high prevalence of infectious diseases, the increase in non-communicable diseases and diseases that should have been resolved before but have re-emerged. Non-communicable diseases require more attention, as the productive age increases in Indonesia, several factors such as lifestyle, diet, and others make non-communicable diseases increase, so health needs to receive attention in increasing the degree of public health, one of which is health services. This study aims to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of pain with the utilization of health services for patients with non-communicable diseases at Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Haji Makassar. This research is a quantitative study with an observational approach using a cross sectional design. The population in this study were 1037 patients with non-communicable diseases at Haji Makassar Hospital. The sample selection used accidental sampling technique, in order to obtain a sample of 87 people. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis. The results of this study indicate that knowledge of non-communicable diseases (ρ = 0.000), attitude of officers (ρ = 0.100), and perception of pain (ρ = 0.016). Suggestions to the hospital to make improvements regarding the condition of the hospital, the availability of facilities, types, or variations of health services that are more complete. Doctors, nurses or officers give more special attention to the patient's condition when providing services and further explain the patient's health condition.

Adipositasprävention und non-communicable diseases

2012 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 249-251
Author(s):  
M. Braun ◽  
J. Ried
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sich Eine ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
World Health Assembly

ZusammenfassungDie 65. World Health Assembly hat die Bekämpfung nicht-übertragbarer Krankheiten in den Mittelpunkt globaler Aufmerksamkeit und Aktivität gerückt. Da Übergewicht bzw. Adipositas wesentliche Risikofaktoren für einen erheblichen Teil dieser Erkrankungen darstellen, kommt damit der Prävention (aber auch der Therapie) erhöhten Körpergewichtes in der Programmatik der WHO besondere Bedeutung zu. Gleichzeitig führen die hochgesteckten Ziele der WHO in das fundamentale Dilemma, dass es keine Instrumente gibt, die angestrebten Prävalenz- und Reduktionsraten im vorgegebenen Zeitrahmen zu erreichen. Daraus ergeben sich eine Reihe ethischer und sozialer Fragen, unter anderem nach dem zu Grunde gelegten Modell der Adipositas und den impliziten und expliziten Verantwortlichkeiten für ihre Bekämpfung.

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