Translating research to practice, one blog post at a time
By Lis Dreijer Hammond, Aalborg University (DK), Christian Karlsen Hansen & Martin Lehmkuhl Kristensen, Rehabilitation Centre for Refugees, North Jutland Regional Health Services (DK) and Chalotte Glintborg, Aalborg University (DK) When illness or major negative life events occur, life often […]
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By Kathryn McEwan, Northumbria University, UK Sarah helped her father pack his belongings; relief mixed with rising anxiety. After five days in hospital following his stroke, he was being discharged. A nurse had briefly mentioned medication changes and follow-up appointments, […]
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By Amanda O’Connor, Claire Blewitt and Helen Skouteris, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to achieve good health, regardless of socioeconomic position, ethnicity, gender, or other social conditions. Yet, current global […]
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By Theresa Marteau, University of Cambridge, UK Many of us struggle to eat more healthily, drink less alcohol, quit smoking, or walk instead of driving. This is true even when we know these changes would benefit our health and the […]
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By Zofia Szczuka, SWPS University, Poland and Deakin University, Australia Sedentary behaviors: more than just “not being active” The health benefits of increasing physical activity are widely known. But do we give the same attention to so-called ‘sedentary behaviors’? Sedentary […]
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By Dawn Holford, University of Bristol, UK, Linda Karlsson, University of Turku, Finland, Frederike Taubert, Erfurt University, Germany, Emma C. Anderson, University of Bristol, UK, Virginia C. Gould, University of Bristol, UK Correcting misconceptions about vaccination Vaccination is one of […]
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By Dr Stephanie Kılınç, Teesside University, UK and Jo Cole, the Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance, UK Long-term conditions are a major concern for global health care systems given their high prevalence and disease burden, including their significant […]
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By Kyra Hamilton, Griffith University, Australia and Amy Peden, University of New South Wales, Australia Drowning is a leading, yet largely preventable, cause of death and injury that remains underrecognized. One common myth: drowning isn’t always fatal. The definition of […]
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By Amanda Daley, Loughborough University, UK 영국과 아일랜드에서는 “Making Every Contact Count (MECC) initiative”를 통해 의료 전문가와 환자 사이에 매일 이루어지는 수천 건의 상담을 건강한 행동 변화를 촉진하는 기회로 활용하고자 합니다. 구체적으로, MECC initiative는 의료진이 일상적인 진료 과정에서 자연스럽게 발생하는 […]
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By Amy Barradell, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust If I were to say to you, Long-Covid, what would that mean to you? A sub-set of people that contracted Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), have continued to experience debilitating symptoms for […]
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