Background Frailty is increasingly being considered as multidimensional and can encompass physical, cognitive, psychological, and social frailty domains. However, while the physical and cognitive ...

Background Self-Rated Health (SRH) as assessed by a single-item measure is an independent predictor of health outcomes. However, it remains uncertain which elements of the subjective health experience ...

Background Excessive heat is a leading weather-related cause of fatalities in the USA. Vulnerable populations can face greater exposure to health risks during extreme heat events. The aim of this ...

Place of death (home, hospital, nursing home, etc) is an end-of-life care indicator, important for guiding health policy and ...

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Background Global warming is expected to increase the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The effects of climate variability on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) have not been studied in ...

Introduction Prior cross-sectional research has identified incarceration as a risk factor for food insecurity across the life course. However, there is a lack of longitudinal studies on the ...

Despite smaller effect sizes, interventions delivered at population level to prevent non-communicable diseases generally have greater reach, impact and equity than those delivered to high-risk groups.

Background Social gradients and ethnic disparities have been reported in some forms of intellectual and developmental disabilities. However, information on the association between area deprivation, ...

High-quality population-based surveillance studies such as the COVID-19 Infection Survey and Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission Study primarily serve the purpose of generating timely and ...

Background Paediatric Emergency Department (ED) attendances have been increasing dramatically in the UK with stark inequalities. Febrile illness accounts for around 10%-20% of these attendances.

Background Precarious employment is a determinant of self-reported mental health problems among young adults. Less is known about more severe and objectively measured health outcomes, such as mental ...