... an oral questionnaire.
Of the 204 glaucoma patients, half were categorized as having poor health literacy and the other half were categorized as having adequate health literacy. “Being of white race ...
Glaucoma patients in urban areas who have poor health literacy appear to miss more appointments and to have worse disease understanding and greater disease progression than patients with adequate ...
... with moderate or severe energy insecurity had odds of being reported in fair or poor health (by their caretakers) more than one-third greater than those in energy-secure households. The odds of a ...
... families move frequently or live in overcrowded conditions are more likely to suffer from hunger and poor health than those in stable housing. The study was carried out by the Children's Sentinel ...
... standardized procedures for referring patients for transplantation. Research has shown that people with poor health literacy have more difficulty understanding written health materials, processing ...
... ) offers some answers. It shows that many people who experience psychological distress also slip into poor health habits, particularly smoking and physical inactivity. Over several years, these two ...
... may have many years later. "Our findings suggest the presence of inter-generational transfer of poor health from mother to offspring," said Subramanian. "Notably, since maternal height itself is a ...
... Advanced Nursing. Researchers who studied the 2,746 responses found a clear link between abuse and poor health and are calling for policy initiatives to help primary care nurses tackle the problem in ...
... finds that most older long-term cancer survivors who are interested in diet and exercise actually have poor health habits. The study also reveals that those survivors who do exercise and watch their ...
Getting too little sleep, or too much, is linked to poor health in a new federal study.
... also be true that 'you are what your mother ate.' This does not mean that obesity and poor health is inevitable and it is important that we take care of ourselves and live a healthy lifestyle. But it ...
The EU's 'Blue Card' could rob Africa of its highly-skilled workers and reverse gains made in fighting poverty and poor health, says Peter Ngatia.
High blood sugar levels may be as important an indicator of poor health as high choesterol levels and blood pressure, according to research.
Blood vessel changes linked to poor health later in life can be spotted within a few years in boys born small, say scientists.
... journal BMC Public Health suggests that poor child health can be linked to a lack of maternal ... easily preventable illnesses and indicators of chronic poor health.
Taufiq Mashal from the Graduate School ...
