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Pilot Testing and Implementation of a mHealth tool for Non-communicable Diseases in a Humanitarian Setting

Given the protracted nature of the crisis in Syria, national and international assistance agencies face immense challenges in providing for the needs of refugees and the host Lebanese due to the high ... read more

Improving cardiometabolic health through nudging dietary behaviours and physical activity in low SES adults: design of the Supreme Nudge project

Second, we will conduct a series of pilot studies to test novel, promising and feasible intervention ... and made suitable for implementation in a real-life setting. A workshop will be organized with ... read more

Highlights of day 1 – Focus on more equitable, sustainable health for Europe

The Crown Princess appealed for accelerated progress towards the MDGs, and for the future development framework to include universal health coverage, noncommunicable diseases ... development of tools, ... read more

International Framework for Cancer Patient Advocacy: Empowering Organizations and Patients to Create a National Call to Action on Cancer

With the rate of cancer and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs ... Methods We developed a framework over 4 years through implementation of two pilot projects. We created a series of trainings and to... read more

Emily Lyles

Five years of conflict in Syria have led to 13.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 6.6 million ... refugees and the host Lebanese due to the high burden of noncommunicable diseases ... read more

Report of the Madrid Consultation: Part 2: Reports From the Working Groups

Key indicators include: * High-risk conditions (incidence and prevalence) leading to organ failure; * Organ failure (all age groups/all organs); * Outcomes of patients with respect to - movement throu... read more

Effectiveness of telephone-based interventions for managing osteoarthritis and spinal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

We used the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool to assess risk of bias ... We included studies that specifically aimed to test the effectiveness of a telephone-based or videoconferencing intervention. Complex ... read more

Nursing Informatics & Technology: A Blog for All Levels of Users

Doing so will deliver more accurate, timely insights into demographics, risk factors, and the distribution of diseases like congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asth... read more

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of mHealth interventions against non-communicable diseases in developing countries

The reasons of deaths in developing countries are shifting from communicable diseases towards non-communicable diseases (NCDs). At the same time the number of health care interventions using mobile ph... read more

Text Messaging in Oncology: A Review of the Landscape

Any intervention, even outside of a research setting ... in conjunction with other innovational tools, such as smart prescription bottles, may improve the delivery of cancer care. Challenges to succes... read more

Pilot Testing and Implementation of a mHealth tool for Non-communicable Diseases in a Humanitarian Setting

Pilot Testing and Implementation of a mHealth tool for Non-communicable Diseases in a Humanitarian Setting. PLOS Currents Disasters ... refugees and the host Lebanese due to the high burden of noncomm... read more