Primary Health Care

Community Street Play Versus Facility-based Screening for Mental Health Literacy in Rural India: A Mixed-methods Quasi-experimental Study

Background: Community-based approaches to mental health literacy (MHL), including street theatre, remain underrepresented. No study has compared street play with primary care facility-based screening as parallel MHL strategies. This study evaluated the effectiveness and acceptabi...

Acceptability of breast cancer risk assessment for women aged 30–49: Views of women from six under-served groups

Inequalities in breast screening uptake and cancer outcomes persist among under-served women. To reduce disparities, it is essential to understand women’s views when developing proactive early detection and prevention services. This study explored the acceptability of introducing...

Full Plate Living Evaluation and Case Series

Dietary interventions can improve cardiometabolic health, however, affordability, sustainability, and efficacy remain a challenge. Full Plate Living (FPL) is a free, virtual, research-based, experience-centered nutrition program that has been shown to improve health. Here, we des...

Evolution of functional and mental status and quality of life in people aged 75 years and over after the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: a prospective cohort study

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant health and psychosocial consequences in the older adults. However, there is little community-based evidence that clearly distinguishes the effect attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection to be differentiated from the contextual impact of the...

Cardiotoxicity and safety of zanubrutinib versus chemoimmunotherapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a real-world retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX registry

Abstract Background Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent leukemia in adults in the Western countries. Ibrutinib, a first-generation Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, is commonly used for relapsed/refractory CLL but is associated with cardiovascular adv...

Motivation for engagement in a Māori- and Pacific-driven exercise programme in New Zealand: a community-based system dynamics approach

Introduction Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM) is a community-based, Māori- and Pacific-led organisation providing free exercise classes and other support services in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ongoing participant engagement is critical for the success of community lifestyle programmes...

Comparison of NICE criteria with the BOADICEA multifactorial risk model to guide breast cancer risk assessment and referral amongst women under age 50 within primary care

BACKGROUND: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends that women at above-population-level risk of breast cancer (BC) are offered enhanced screening and risk-reducing interventions. Identification of these women largely relies on referral through pri...

Priorities for breast cancer risk assessment in UK women under age 50: a survey and discrete choice experiment

BACKGROUND: National guidelines recommend English women between 30 and 49 years with moderate/high risk of breast cancer (BC) be offered screening and prevention interventions. Identification largely relies on family history-based criteria amongst women self-presenting in primary...

How a text messaging system helped relieve parental and carer angst

Nothing can prepare anyone for becoming a parent for the first time – the sleep disruption, the worry, the desire to avoid making any mistakes and to do the best you can for your new arrival. Even having a second or third child does not necessarily dispel the ever-present nerves...

Evaluating the implementation and structure of the annual diabetes review in Aotearoa New Zealand general practices: a national survey

INTRODUCTION: Annual Diabetes Reviews (ADRs) are a key Ministry of Health initiative designed to ensure comprehensive annual assessment for people with diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand. Although national guidance outlines core components, the consistency with which ADRs are deliv...

Epidemiology of Pacific peoples in Canterbury primary care: a cross-sectional study of five priority ethnicity subgroups

INTRODUCTION: Pacific peoples experience significant health inequities. National health data often aggregate diverse Pacific communities into a single category, potentially masking important differences in social-context health needs between subgroups. AIM: This study aimed to de...

Digital epidemiology investments, Saudi Arabia.

Problem: Traditional epidemiological surveillance methods are often limited by delays in reporting and fragmented data systems. Saudi Arabia faces additional public health challenges from mass gatherings during Hajj and Umrah, an increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases and...