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Dec 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-24-5358
Sonali KarCorresponding author
Background Injuries, particularly unintentional ones, are a neglected public health concern and are preventable or avoidable. Children in urban slums are especially vulnerable due to hazardous living conditions, inadequate supervision, and lack of safe sojourns or play areas. Since these injuries re…
Dec 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-22-4218
Opeyemi OladunniCorresponding author
Growth monitoring activities has been seen as the most effective ways to identify malnutrition and promotes early child development. This has been linked with long term health and social benefits for the child, family and the community. Over the years, the growth monitoring activities have centred r…
Jul 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2835-2165.jfsh-20-3579
Shumi BedadaCorresponding author
Introduction Foodborne diseases are a major public health problem which predominantly affects infants and young children. Appropriate complementary food hygiene practice is very important to reduce the prevalence of foodborne illnesses. However, the information regarding this practice is not availab…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-690X.jfm-19-2604
Rafael VargasCorresponding author
Purpose: The perception of time and its measurements depend on subjective constructs that vary according to changes in health. The evidence has shown that cancer diagnosis induces new relationships with time in patients and caregivers. The purpose of this study was to propose a multifaceted view abo…
May 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-18-2111
Michael SilbermannCorresponding author
The continuous waves of refugees from Africa and the Middle East to Europe present major inter¬cultural challenges to European health professionals and to society at large. A recent workshop in Sicily brought together local physicians, nurses, psychologists and managers of governmental agencies, alo…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-17-1787
Allison WilliamsCorresponding author
This paper discusses the challenges in recruiting a diverse sample of caregivers of older adults with multiple chronic conditions in two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Alberta, as well as the successful strategies to overcome these challenges. Four strategies were employed to overcome the recruitm…
May 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-17-1546
Michiyo AndoCorresponding author
Objective: The present study examined effects of music therapy on mood and healing sense of family-caregivers and staffs in a palliative care ward and their relationships in order to elevate well-being. Method: This study is a cross-sectional study. Participants were 25 family caregivers and staffs…
Nov 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-16-1273
Izibeloko O. Jack-IdeCorresponding author
Background: Many people with mental illness rely on family and friends for support and to help them in their activities of daily living. At all points in the care of ill relatives, caregivers need information to deal with the patient’s care and treatment demands. Methods: This was a descriptive stud…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1128
Petra M. J. PolluxCorresponding author
A popular scale for assessing knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease is the Alzheimer’s Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS). The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of adding ‘don’t know’ to the original ‘true’ or ‘false’ response option. It was assumed that this modification would provide insigh…
Jul 2026 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-26-6094
Lucy Amanya MutuliCorresponding author
In early childhood, adequate dietary intake is essential for optimal growth, brain development, and the acquisition of cognitive skills. However, children with special needs often face increased nutritional vulnerability due to feeding difficulties, restricted diets, metabolic anomalies and limited…
Nov 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-24-5360
Rashed AlamCorresponding author
Background Malnutrition is a significant public health issue in Bangladesh, particularly impacting women and children. Rajshahi, marked by socio-economic disparities, offers a distinctive context to explore the nutritional status and health outcomes of these vulnerable groups. Objectives This study…
Nov 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2476-1710.jdt-25-5775
Erin A. KaufmanCorresponding author
A number of developmental factors increase risk for adolescent rumination. This particular kind of repetitive negative thinking pattern often begins in the context of familial stressors and parental modeling. Though rumination can be effectively targeted with rumination-focused cognitive behavioral…
Dec 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-23-4794
Natalia Ribas-MateosCorresponding author
This triangle of care is the result of an ethnographic research conducted with hard pandemic restrictions in Barcelona during 2020. Even if it is based in a bibliography on gender and migration, care and aging, the article is basically empirical. For the interpretation of the debates and discussion…
Oct 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-23-4732
Natalia Ribas MateosCorresponding author
The debate of care uses the role of different actors from the interpretation of the debates and discussion groups carried out during the fieldwork. We identify here: the elderly person, the caregivers - here in this article in their wide variety, from family members to hired workers, especially immi…
Nov 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-5014.jphn-19-3067
Laura M. CzerkiesCorresponding author
This study evaluated the impact of switching exclusively formula-fed infants with caregiver-perceived formula intolerance to a reduced lactose, partially hydrolyzed 100% whey-based formula (PHF-W) with Lactobacillus reuteri and 2-fucosyllactose. Infants identified as ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ fussy by c…
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2721
Raider Habulembe MugodeCorresponding author
Introduction In the past several decades, Zambia has suffered high levels of under nutrition particularly stunting among children below 5 years of age. Although appropriate complementary feeding practices are reported to reduce child deaths by 6%, they have not received the adequate attention from p…
Mar 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2998-4211.jalr-19-2636
Kiyoshi YasudaCorresponding author
Studies reported that a videophone conversation allows individuals with dementia to be psychologically stable even after a 3 h conversation session. The individuals who exhibited difficulty in watching TV programs could still enjoy a conversation. This follow-up study investigated the effectiveness…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-18-2202
AA OkechukwuCorresponding author
Department of Pediatrics, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada.
Background: Ideally, disclosure of HIV status to infected children and adolescents should involve both health care workers and parents/caregivers. Most studies on disclosure in children have focus mainly on parents/caregivers with little information on health care workers. We conduct this study to e…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2998-4211.jalr-17-1884
Roberto PaganelliCorresponding author
This editorial for the Journal of Alzheimers Research and Therapy outlines persistent questions in Alzheimer biology and care, and highlights emerging tools and study designs. The journal aims to connect mechanistic insight with therapeutic development and practice. It invites interdisciplinary work…
May 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-16-1350
Hsueh-Fen S. KaoCorresponding author
The prevalence of type-2 diabetes (T2DM) among Mexican-American older adults along the U.S.-Mexico border region is at epidemic proportions. Healthcare reform is trending toward long-term home-based management of chronic conditions. Under the Mexican cultural norm of familism, daily care for elders…