Background The non-causal and causal associations, possible age and sex differences
between living alone and all-cause mortality among adults were unclear. We aimed to …

Following surgery, over 50% of cardiac surgery patients report anxiety, stress and/or
depression, with at least 10% meeting clinical diagnoses, which can persist for more than a …

Purpose To examine how socio-demographic, comorbidities and information needs
influence quality of life (QoL) outcomes of survivors of breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer …

Background Population ageing is a transforming demographic force. To support evidence-
based efforts for promoting healthy ageing, a summary of data availabilities and gaps to …

The main objective of this study is to determine the association of various trace elements'
status with the 5-year mortality rate among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia …

Financial hardship is a common experience for patients and their families after the diagnosis
of a hematologic malignancy and is associated with worse outcomes. Health care costs …

Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone are significant risk factors for mortality,
particularly in older adults. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify their …

Abstract Families who have contact with child welfare services (CWS) often face a number of
socioeconomic and psychosocial challenges, which may have led to the parents being …

Life course epidemiology explores health disparities over time. The accumulation thesis
thereby suggests an add-up of disadvantages, while the adaptation model assumes an …

The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP) was established in 2005 to
investigate health in older men, with a focus on the major geriatric syndromes and …