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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to ... -
Associations between sociodemographic exposures, growth and development during infancy with development at the age of eight years among children: Analysis of a maternal education trial in rural Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Links between early life exposures and child development later in life are not sufficiently explored in low- and middle-income countries. We studied associations between sociodemographic variables, growth and ... -
Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by cataract: a meta-analysis from 2000 to 2020
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-07-16)Background To estimate global and regional trends from 2000 to 2020 of the number of persons visually impaired by cataract and their proportion of the total number of vision-impaired individuals. Methods A systematic ... -
The burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors by state in the USA, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-12-07)Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides a comprehensive assessment of health and risk factor trends at global, regional, national, and subnational levels. This study ... -
National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-12-07)Background Over the past several decades, the overweight and obesity epidemic in the USA has resulted in a significant health and economic burden. Understanding current trends and future trajectories at both national and ... -
Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Smoking is the leading behavioural risk factor for mortality globally, accounting for more than 175 million deaths and nearly 4·30 billion years of life lost (YLLs) from 1990 to 2021. The pace of decline in ... -
Individual supported work placements (ReISE) for improving sustained return to work in unemployed people with persistent pain: an internal pilot study of a cohort randomised controlled approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Persistent pain is a frequent cause of sick leave and work disability in Norway. A return-to-work intervention featuring supported work placements, developed in the UK, demonstrated feasibility, and a return-to-work ... -
Can general exercise training and pelvic floor muscle training be used as an empowering tool among women with endometriosis? Experiences among women with endometriosis participating in the intervention group of a randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background The potential benefit of exercise in alleviating symptoms of endometriosis is unclear. Still, exercise may be used to empower women and manage disease symptoms. The purpose of this study was to explore how ... -
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024-09-28)Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an important global health challenge in the 21st century. A previous study has quantified the global and regional burden of AMR for 2019, followed with additional publications ... -
Trends and levels of the global, regional, and national burden of appendicitis between 1990 and 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Appendicitis is a common surgical emergency that poses a large clinical and economic burden. Understanding the global burden of appendicitis is crucial for evaluating unmet needs and implementing and scaling ... -
The NEOLETRIB trial: neoadjuvant treatment with Letrozole and Ribociclib in ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Chemotherapy is used as neoadjuvant therapy for all subgroups of breast cancer, including ER-positive, and HER2-negative cases. However, studies have suggested that using aromatase inhibitors combined with CDK4/6-inhibitors ... -
Efectos favorables de la actividad física regular motivada en el trabajo sobre la tensión arterial y el perfil lipídico
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Introduction: Physical inactivity is increasing considerably in the modern society and may lead to adverse health effects. Physical exercise motivated at work could be a health promotion and preventive intervention at work ... -
Promoting Cognitive Brain Health and Sustained Attention in Adults and Older Adults Through e-Games
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The ability to learn new skills as an adult, cognitive stimulation in the ageing process, and a cognitively active lifestyle interest experts in education, public health, and social studies. The game Scrabble, with its ... -
What Psychosocial Support Do First Year University Students Need? A Mixed Creative Methods Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Higher education students need help and support to enable them to cope with the challenges of their studies. This study aimed to investigate the perspectives of first-year undergraduate students on predictors of psychosocial ... -
Global, regional, and national burden of neck pain, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Neck pain is a highly prevalent condition that leads to considerable pain, disability, and economic cost. We present the most current estimates of neck pain prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) ... -
Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Updated data on chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are vital in their prevention, control, and treatment in the path to achieving the third UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a one-third reduction in ... -
Global, regional, and national burden of other musculoskeletal disorders, 1990–2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Musculoskeletal disorders include more than 150 different conditions affecting joints, muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and the spine. To capture all health loss from death and disability due to musculoskeletal ... -
Political Leaders’ Communication Strategies during COVID-19 in Highly Infected Countries: A Scoping Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This scoping review maps communication strategies employed by political leaders in countries that experienced high infection rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the Arksey and O’Malley scoping review framework, this ... -
Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Low back pain is highly prevalent and the main cause of years lived with disability (YLDs). We present the most up-to-date global, regional, and national data on prevalence and YLDs for low back pain from the ... -
Experiences of living with binge eating disorder and facilitators of recovery processes: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most prevalent eating disorder worldwide. BED is often associated with low quality of life and mental health problems. Given the complexity of the disorder, recovery may be ...