Socioeconomic differences in the cost-effectiveness of a telephone-based intervention for obesity prevention in early childhood.

Objectives: This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of an early childhood obesity prevention intervention providing telephone and short message service (SMS) support to mothers of children aged 2-4 years by socioeconomic position (SEP).

Methods: A model-based SEP-specific economic evaluation of the intervention was conducted. SEP-specific intervention costs and effects at age 5 years were derived from the trial data and applied to a cohort of 4- to 5-year-old Australian children.

Effectiveness of a telephone-based randomised clinical trial targeting obesity risk of preschool-aged children: An extension study during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: There is a great need for determining the effectiveness of telephone-based early obesity interventions targeting preschool-aged children. This was particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic when most face-to-face health promotion programs were suspended. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a two-year telephone-based intervention on body mass index (BMI), eating habits, active play, and screen time behaviours among preschool-aged children.

Assessing Cultural Competence and Cultural Responsiveness of Healthcare Services That Promote Early Prevention of Childhood Obesity: A Scoping Review.

Background: Early childhood is a critical period to prevent future poor health outcomes. The modification of health behaviors in the first 2000 days of life is particularly crucial. Yet, obesity is increasingly prevalent in children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, demonstrating a need to provide culturally-tailored care to this population.

Challenging symptoms of persons living with dementia in integrated medical and care institutions: A multilevel analysis.

This study aimed to explore the potential factors associated with challenging symptoms. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 823 persons living with dementia in 13 integrated medical and care institutions in Hunan Province, China. The challenging symptoms score was 5.

Mortality and its influencing factors during anti-tuberculosis treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Hunan Province.

Objectives: Reducing mortality during anti-tuberculosis treatment is crucial for completing full-course standardized therapy and achieving tuberculosis cure. The study aims to analyze the mortality and its influencing factors among pulmonary tuberculosis patients undergoing anti-tuberculosis treatment in Hunan Province.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, data on pulmonary tuberculosis patients from the Hunan Provincial Tuberculosis Management Information System were collected between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023.

Associations of Sociodemographic Factors With Clusters of Obesity-Risk Behaviours Among Pregnant Women in Australia.

Background: Maternal obesity-risk behaviours during pregnancy have a direct impact on the weight trajectory of their children. Targeting these behaviours may help improve birth outcomes and child health. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic factors associated with unhealthy dietary behaviours and insufficient physical activity in pregnant women.

Social capital and maternal mental health: Findings from secondary data analyses of two linked longitudinal trials in Australia.

Problem: Low social capital has been identified as an important risk factor in the development of postpartum mental illness.

Background: Evidence suggests that new and expectant mothers with higher levels of support have lower rates of maternal mental illness, yet few studies examine this relationship longitudinally.

Aim: This study investigated the association between social capital in late pregnancy and maternal mental health up to 5 years postpartum.

Association of dysphagia and loneliness and their interaction with sleep quality among older adults in nursing homes: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Poor sleep quality is a risk factor for many adverse health outcomes and has become a widespread and serious public health problem, especially among older adults. This study aimed to explore the association between dysphagia, loneliness, and their interaction with sleep quality among older Chinese adults living in nursing homes.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used multistage cluster random sampling to select 56 nursing homes in Hunan Province, China.

Copper-Catalyzed Synthesis of 4-CF-1,2,3-Triazoles: An Efficient and Facile Approach via Click Reaction.

Incorporation of a trifluoromethyl group with 1,2,3-triazoles motifs was described. We explored a click reaction approach for regioselective synthesis of 1-susbstituted-4-trifluoromethyl-1,2,3-triazoles in which 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.

Associations of dietary and sedentary behaviours of pregnant women with their children's birth weight: findings from the CHAT trial in Australia.

Objective: To examine the associations of pregnant women's dietary and sedentary behaviours with their children's birth weight.

Design: Secondary data analysis was conducted using data from a randomised controlled trial, Communicating Healthy Beginnings Advice by Telephone, conducted in Australia. Information on mothers' socio-demographics, dietary and sedentary behaviours during pregnancy was collected by telephone survey at the third trimester.

Social activities and long-term depressive-symptoms trajectories among middle-aged and older adults in China: a population-based cohort study.

Background: The association between social activities and depressive symptoms remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the relationship between social activities at baseline and the long-term depressive-symptoms trajectories among a cohort of middle-aged and older adults in China.

Methods: This study included 13,258 participants aged 45 years and older from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

Parental smoking in the first two years of a child's life and its associations with breastfeeding.

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months followed by ongoing breastfeeding to 12 months and beyond is associated with multiple benefits for both mother and child. Maternal smoking is associated with a reduction in breastfeeding. Little is known about the effect of partner smoking on breastfeeding.

Association of oral status with frailty among older adults in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The oral status of an individual is a vital aspect of their overall health. However, older adults in nursing homes have a higher prevalence of frailty and poor oral health, particularly in the context of global aging. The objective of this study is to explore the association between oral status and frailty among older adults residing in nursing homes.

Associations between health literacy, digital skill, and eHealth literacy among older Chinese adults: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Digital divide in health-related technology use is a prominent issue for older adults. Improving eHealth literacy may be an important solution to this problem. This study aimed to explore the associations between health literacy, digital skills, and eHealth literacy among older Chinese adults.

Effects of drought and rehydration on root gene expression in seedlings of Pinus massoniana Lamb.

The mechanisms underlying plant response to drought involve the expression of numerous functional and regulatory genes. Transcriptome sequencing based on the second- and/or third-generation high-throughput sequencing platforms has proven to be powerful for investigating the transcriptional landscape under drought stress. However, the full-length transcriptomes related to drought responses in the important conifer genus Pinus L.

Association between gene polymorphisms and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are currently one of the major causes of pregnancy-related maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Recent studies provide evidence that maternal gene polymorphisms probably play a key role by affecting the biological function of vitamin D in some adverse pregnancy outcomes, while the relationship between the gene polymorphisms and the risk of HDP remains controversial in current studies. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively evaluate the association of the gene polymorphisms with HDP susceptibility.

Twelve-month effectiveness of telephone and SMS support to mothers with children aged 2 years in reducing children's BMI: a randomized controlled trial.

Background/objectives: Few quality intervention studies have assessed whether a combined telephone and short message service (SMS) intervention to mothers is effective in reducing BMI and obesity risk behaviors of children at 3 years of age. This study aimed to assess effectiveness of telephone and SMS support in reducing children's body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk behaviors.

Subjects/methods: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 662 women of 2-year-old children (with the proportion of overweight and obesity being similar to the general population) was conducted in Sydney, Australia, March 2019-October 2020.

Revision of brief health literacy assessment scale among the older adults and its reliability and validity test.

Objectives: The development and validation of the specific health literacy assessment tool for older adults is the basis for conducting the research on health literacy among older adults. The existing health literacy assessment scale for older adults in Chinese mainland has some limitations, such as too many items and poor compliance during the survey. It is necessary to develop or introduce simplified assessment tools to support large-scale surveys in the future.

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Nursing Home Adjustment Scale (C-NHAS) in Central China: Classical test theory and item response theory.

Evidence for the nursing home adjustment scale (NHAS)' s applicability in less developed regions of China is still absent. Besides, there is a need to provide further validity evidence for the NHAS using modern test theory. This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the NHAS (C-NHAS) in a sample of nursing home residents in central China.

Effectiveness and co-benefits of a telephone-based intervention in reducing obesity risk of children aged 2-4 years: findings from a pragmatic randomised controlled trial during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

Background: Evidence of effective early childhood obesity prevention is scarce and mainly derived from face-to-face interventions. However, the COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced face-to-face health programmes globally. This study assessed effectiveness of a telephone-based intervention in reducing obesity risk of young children.

Gout and risk of venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Background: The association between gout and venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains ambiguous, and the results of current studies are inconsistent. A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies were conducted to comprehensively assess the associations between gout and VTE and its subtypes, deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).

Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched up to June 2021, to identify eligible cohort studies, reporting the association of gout with VTE and its subtypes.

Estimation and feasibility of correction modelling for mother-reported child height and weight at 2 years using data from the Australian CHAT trial.

Correction modelling using reported BMI values has been employed in adolescent and adult populations to improve the accuracy of self-reporting. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of establishing correction modelling for mother-reported child height and weight at 2 years using data from an Australian trial in 2019. Correction modelling for BMI was conducted using mother-reported and objectively measured height and weight of 2-year-olds.