Investigating assumptions in motivational interviewing among general practitioners: a qualitative study by Paul Aujoulat, Amélie Manac’h, Catherine Le Reste, Delphine Le Goff, Jean Yves Le Reste, Marie Barais

“…GPs identified its potential in areas like cancer screening, chronic disease management, and vaccine hesitancy while noting barriers such as time constraints and insufficient training. …”
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Prevalence of Systemic Arterial Hypertension Diagnosed, Undiagnosed, and Uncontrolled in Elderly Population: SABE Study by Isabela Martins Oliveira, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Dirce Maria Trevisan Zanetta

“…Undiagnosed hypertension was associated with nonwhite skin color (OR: 1.89, CI: 1.11–3.19), being uninsured (OR: 1.77, CI: 1.04–3.03), overweight (OR: 2.38, CI: 1.09–5.19), higher education (OR: 0.46, CI: 0.22–1.94), and ≥1 chronic disease (OR: 0.28; CI: 0.13–0.58). Diagnosed hypertension was associated with age between 70 and 79 years (OR: 2.02, CI: 1.34–3.05), age ≥80 (OR: 2.73, CI: 1.72–4.31), nonwhite skin color (OR: 1.48, CI: 1.01–2.18), being uninsured (OR: 1.70, CI: 1.18–2.47), at least one medical consultation in the last year (OR: 1.86, CI: 1.06–3.25), obesity (OR: 2.50, CI: 1.61–3.88), and ≥1 chronic disease (OR: 2.81, CI: 1.94–4.08). …”
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Weight Loss and the Older Adult: Risks and Benefits by Wendy Gans, Rachel L. Savelle, Nancy J. Gal, Wendy J. Dahl

“… Adults who are obese are often advised to lose weight to reduce the risk of chronic disease. However, the health benefits of weight loss change as we become older, and unintentional weight loss is linked to its own set of health risks. …”
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Weight Loss and the Older Adult: Risks and Benefits by Wendy Gans, Rachel L. Savelle, Nancy J. Gal, Wendy J. Dahl

“… Adults who are obese are often advised to lose weight to reduce the risk of chronic disease. However, the health benefits of weight loss change as we become older, and unintentional weight loss is linked to its own set of health risks. …”
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Inflammatory bowel diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic by Edyta Derda, Edyta Szymańska, Magda Sokolek, Jarosław Kierkuś

“…Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the safety of those with compromised immune systems and chronic disease has been of particular concern for health care providers. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Four Aerobic Exercise Intensity Prescription Techniques in Rehabilitation Training for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by Tao Chen, Huiying Zhu, Qingyuan Su

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Chronic Lack of Investment — a German Disease by Felix Rösel, Julia Wolffson

“…Germany’s lack of public investment seems to have become a chronic disease that is rooted in endless planning procedures and significant staff shortages. …”
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Vitiligo treatment: a literature review by Monika J. Leżanko, Adrianna P. Pyrek, Waldemar Placek, Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

“…Vitiligo is a chronic disease characterized by the focal damage of melanocytes, which results in formation of discoloured spots on the skin. …”
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Analysis of Hospital Discharge Data to Characterize Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Management in Adult Patients Hospitalized in Canada: 2006 to 2007 by Kathy F Spurr, Debra L Morrison, Michael A Graven, Adam Webber, Robert W Gilbert

“…Compliance with this treatment is especially important in OSA patients experiencing concomitant acute and chronic disease or illness, and those undergoing procedures associated with sedation, analgesia and anesthesia.…”
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Benefits that Asthmatic Patients Receive after the Application of a Physiotherapeutic and Rehabilitative Treatment by Ismaray Sacerio González, Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez, Belkis González Aguiar

“…Bronchial asthma continues to be the most common chronic disease in childhood. Its prevalence continues to increase despite the fact that effective therapeutic manuals are currently available for the correct management of the main symptoms of the disease. …”
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Cystatin C as a Maker of the Renal Function: an Alternative by Alexander Benavides Couto, Javier Martínez Navarro

“…The precise assessment of the renal function level is essential for identifying and managing renal chronic disease, but the first stages of this condition is silent and not identified with routine tests. …”
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Hemolytic Anemia Confusing Serum Bilirubin Levels by M Brackstone, Cameron N Ghent

“…Anemia in such patients is commonly attributed to chronic disease, and hyperbilirubinemia is attributed to primary biliary cirrhosis. …”
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Citrus Flavonoid Effects on Obesity by Yu Wang, Laura E. Reuss

“… The increased prevalence of obesity in recent decades has sparked tremendous concern worldwide. Obesity, a chronic disease that increases the risk for a myriad of diseases including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, as well as certain types of cancers, results from a persistent excess of energy intake versus energy expenditure and is characterized by an increase in both adipose cell size and number. …”
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Citrus Flavonoid Effects on Obesity by Yu Wang, Laura E. Reuss

“… The increased prevalence of obesity in recent decades has sparked tremendous concern worldwide. Obesity, a chronic disease that increases the risk for a myriad of diseases including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, as well as certain types of cancers, results from a persistent excess of energy intake versus energy expenditure and is characterized by an increase in both adipose cell size and number. …”
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Symptomatic Apical Periodontitis of the Mandibular First Molar with the Accessory Canal in the Furcation Area Mimicking Furcation Perforation by Alexei Bolyachin, Zurab Khabadze, Oleg Mordanov, Magomed Gasbanov, Takhir Teberdiev

“…Apical periodontitis frequently presents as a chronic disease. To arrive at a true diagnosis, in addition to the clinical examination, it is mandatory to undertake radiographic examinations and evaluate the clinical presentation. …”
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Pairjectivité : des savoirs expérientiels ni objectifs, ni subjectifs by Eve Gardien

“…In this article, the experience of people living with a chronic disease, mental health disorder or disability will be analyzed within the framework of a sociology of daily life (Berger and Luckmann, 1966). …”
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Correlation analysis between mild cognitive impairment and the traditional Chinese medicine body constitution types among the elderly in a community in Changning District, Shanghai by XU Lei, ZHANG Min, WANG Wenwen, YU Li, ZHU Xuting, LYU Xiaorui

“…The current investigation method was used to collect the basic information and the prevalence of chronic disease of the subjects through questionnaire inquiries. …”
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Structural equation modeling of the impact of disease activity on inflammatory bowel disease control: the mediating roles of self-efficacy and self-management behaviors by Yongli Zhu, Ke Liu, Jinfeng Jiang, Xin Cheng, Hao Wang, Feiyang Long, Kang Li, Changping Mu, Lijun Cui

“…High disease activity may reduce chronic disease management self-efficacy, impairing IBD control. …”
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The analysis of factors influencing patient choice of healthcare providers between tertiary hospitals and community clinics by Silin Wu, Silin Wu, Zhaoxia Lei, Tinglian Liu, Lan Chen, Yang Qin

“…Logistic regression indicated that being over 60 years old (OR: 1.94, CI: 1.02–3.69) and awareness of the tiered healthcare system (OR: 2.48, CI: 1.56–3.96) were significant factors for seeking primary care.ConclusionPatients with higher education and income prefer tertiary hospitals, while chronic disease patients are more likely to utilize community care. …”
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Interaction between walkability and fine particulate matter on ischemic heart disease: A prospective cohort study in China by Jiayun Zhang, Peng Shen, Yixing Wang, Zihan Li, Lisha Xu, Jie Qiu, Jingjing Hu, Zongming Yang, Yonghao Wu, Zhanghang Zhu, Hongbo Lin, Zhiqin Jiang, Liming Shui, Mengling Tang, Mingjuan Jin, Feng Tong, Kun Chen, Jianbing Wang

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