BACKGROUND The link between guideline adherence and outcomes is a highly demanded issue in diabetes care. We aimed to assess the adherence to guidelines and its impact on hospitalization using a simple set of performance measures among patients with diabetes. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study, using health care claims data for adult patients with treated diabetes (2011-2013). ...

objective: bipolar disorder is a severe mental disorder, and its prevalence is around 1% to 2%. despite a vast literature around bipolar disorder, the reasons of its nonadherence and rehospitalization is still obscure. several symptoms of bipolar disorder include changes in activity level, cognitive abilities, speech, and vegetative functions, such as sleep, sexual activity, as well as aggressi...

OBJECTIVE To identify dietary patterns among young adults and the relationships with socio-economic, demographic and lifestyle characteristics. DESIGN Population-based, cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study. Food intake was assessed by a frequency questionnaire, and dietary patterns were identified using principal components analysis. SETTING Southern Brazil. SUBJECTS A total of 4202...

BACKGROUND Previous studies observed inverse associations of adherence to the alternate Mediterranean (aMED), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), and alternate Healthy Eating Index (aHEI) dietary patterns with risk of type 2 diabetes; however, their associations with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk are unknown. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess usual prepregnancy adher...

Introduction: The Caring Does Matter (CDM) programme aims to improve medication adherence amongst Pacific patients with high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This paper examines CDM baseline (preintervention) data for patterns of poor medication adherence. Methods: Electronic medical records from 14 general practices are analysed with respect to prescribing patterns for antihypertensive, chol...

introduction: recognizing the determinants of behavior plays a major role in identification and application of effective strategies for encouraging individuals to follow the intended pattern of behavior. the present study aimed to analyze the university students’ behaviors regarding the amenability to dress code, using the theory of reasoned action (tra). methods: in this cross sectional study,...

PURPOSE Our aim was to identify dietary patterns that are associated with bone mineral density (BMD) against a background of relatively high dairy intake in elderly Dutch subjects. METHODS Participants were 55 years of age and older (n = 5144) who were enrolled in The Rotterdam Study, a population-based prospective cohort study. Baseline intake of 28 pre-defined food groups was determined usi...

BACKGROUND Different dietary patterns have been associated with several health outcomes, including morbidity and mortality. There is little evidence on the association between empirically derived dietary patterns and all-cause mortality in Southern European populations. OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to prospectively evaluate the association between an empirically derived dietary pattern ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate potential associations between dietary patterns (defined using factor analysis) and difficulty conceiving. DESIGN Case-control study nested in a Spanish cohort of university graduates (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra [SUN] Project). SETTING Female university graduates all over Spain participating in the SUN Project. PATIENT(S) A total of 485 women, aged 20-45 y...

CONTEXT Evidence of an association between dietary patterns and individual foods and the risk of overall mortality among cancer survivors has not been reviewed systematically. OBJECTIVE The aim of this meta-analysis of cohort studies was to investigate the association between food intake and dietary patterns and overall mortality among cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES The PubMed and Embase da...