Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Developing Countries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Abdesslam Boutayeb |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XII, 270 p. 101 illus., 70 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 613.091724 |
Soggetto topico |
Statistics
Health promotion Economic development Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Development and Health |
ISBN | 3-030-34702-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Burden of Disease, Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health -- Chapter 1. The Double Burden of CDs and NCDs in Developing Countries -- Chapter 2. The Alarming Increase of NCDs in the Arab -- Chapter 3. Health Inequity and Territorial Disparity -- Chapter 4. Social Determinants of Health in People with Diabetes in Four Countries of the Gulf -- Chapter 5. Socioeconomic Inequalities, Health Inequity and Territorial Disparity in Morocco -- Chapter 6. Under-Five Mortality in Sudan: Social Determinants and Health Equity -- Chapter 7. The Evidence Based Applied to Cancer Prevention -- Chapter 8. The Role of Environmental Health in Reducing Chronic or Non-communicable Diseases Through a Healthy Lifestyle: Case of Morocco -- Chapter 9. Overweight and Obesity Among Various Age Groups in North African Region: The Role of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour as Key Contributing Factors -- Chapter 10. Challenges of Sustainable Development in Developing Countries -- Chapter 11. Health Equity: a Challenge of the 21st Century -- Part II. Mathematical Modelling, Epidemiological Studies and Estimation of Direct and Indirect Cost of Diseases -- Chapter 12. A Review of Mathematical Models Used in Diabetology -- Chapter 13. Modelling for Growth Hormone, Beta-cells, Glucose, Insulin and FFA -- Chapter 14. : A Discrete Mathematical Model of Tumour Therapy -- Chapter 15. A Model of Dengue Fever: An Optimal Control Approach -- Chapter 16. Analysis of Data on Diabetes from the Gulf COAST Database -- Chapter 17. Statistical Analysis of Health in Arab Countries -- Chapter 18. Epidemiology and Cost of Diabetes in Arab Countries. |
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Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in Developing Countries / / edited by Abdesslam Boutayeb |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XII, 270 p. 101 illus., 70 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina |
613.091724
614.44 |
Soggetto topico |
Statistics
Health promotion Economic development Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Development and Health |
ISBN | 3-030-34702-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Burden of Disease, Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health -- Chapter 1. The Double Burden of CDs and NCDs in Developing Countries -- Chapter 2. The Alarming Increase of NCDs in the Arab -- Chapter 3. Health Inequity and Territorial Disparity -- Chapter 4. Social Determinants of Health in People with Diabetes in Four Countries of the Gulf -- Chapter 5. Socioeconomic Inequalities, Health Inequity and Territorial Disparity in Morocco -- Chapter 6. Under-Five Mortality in Sudan: Social Determinants and Health Equity -- Chapter 7. The Evidence Based Applied to Cancer Prevention -- Chapter 8. The Role of Environmental Health in Reducing Chronic or Non-communicable Diseases Through a Healthy Lifestyle: Case of Morocco -- Chapter 9. Overweight and Obesity Among Various Age Groups in North African Region: The Role of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour as Key Contributing Factors -- Chapter 10. Challenges of Sustainable Development in Developing Countries -- Chapter 11. Health Equity: a Challenge of the 21st Century -- Part II. Mathematical Modelling, Epidemiological Studies and Estimation of Direct and Indirect Cost of Diseases -- Chapter 12. A Review of Mathematical Models Used in Diabetology -- Chapter 13. Modelling for Growth Hormone, Beta-cells, Glucose, Insulin and FFA -- Chapter 14. : A Discrete Mathematical Model of Tumour Therapy -- Chapter 15. A Model of Dengue Fever: An Optimal Control Approach -- Chapter 16. Analysis of Data on Diabetes from the Gulf COAST Database -- Chapter 17. Statistical Analysis of Health in Arab Countries -- Chapter 18. Epidemiology and Cost of Diabetes in Arab Countries. |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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MHealth in practice : mobile technology for health promotion in the developing world / / Edited by Jonathan Donner and Patricia Mechael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina | 613.091724 |
Soggetto topico |
Wireless communication systems in medical care - Developing countries
Cell phones - Developing countries Health promotion - Technological innovations - Developing countries |
ISBN |
1-283-85357-4
1-78093-281-2 1-78093-280-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Notes on Contributors; 1 mHealthy Behaviors: Engaging Researchers and Practitioners in a Facilitated Dialogue on Mobile-mediated Health Behavior Change; Introduction; The mHealthy behaviors sessions; mHealthy behavioral themes; Designing for patients is different from designing for caregivers; Technology-supported behavior change and support requires a multidisciplinary team; Calibrate for the low end versus the high end of the technical landscape; Organizations matter. Ensure buy-in and openness
Start with scale in mind. Decide if failure is an optionLocal context matters; Link theory to practice via behavior change models; The elusive art of measuring change; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 State of Behavior Change Initiatives and How Mobile Phones are Transforming It; Introduction; Snapshot of mHealth behavior change interventions; What kinds of mHealth behavior change projects exist in LMICs?; How do social, cultural, and political contexts play a role?; What can mobile phones provide?; How are mobile phones utilized to change behavior? How do these projects begin and to whom do they target?Health promotion and disease prevention; Disease management, treatment compliance, and appointment reminders; Theory in mHealth behavior change initiatives; Reflection on what 'Mobile' brings to the behavior change world - reach, access, and mobility; There is more to understand on what 'Mobile' can bring to behavior change; Closing; Bibliography; 3 mHealthy Behavior Studies: Lessons from a Systematic Review; Background; Conducting the systematic review; Lessons learned for mHealth research; So where should we go from here? Scenario 1: Patient-level mHealth InterventionScenario 2: Provider-level mHealth intervention; Scenario 3: Population-level mHealth Intervention; Conclusion; References; 4 Developing and Adapting a Text Messaging Intervention for Smoking Cessation from New Zealand for the United Kingdom; Background; Development; Modifying the existing text messages; Generating new messages; Psychological theories of health behavior and behavior change; Social cognition models; Dynamic theories of behavior; Salience of attitudes and spontaneous processing models Techniques and approaches used in existing behavior change interventionsContextual evidence; Theory regarding doctor-patient relationships and interactions; Fine tuning new messages; Feasibility and piloting; The process evaluation for the pilot trial; Development; Evaluation; Summary; References; 5 mHealth Hope or Hype: Experiences from Cell-Life; Introduction; Cell-Life beginnings; Cellphones for HIV; mHealth grows up; Great - so what?; What's different about mobile?; References 6 Tele-self-management Support for Type 2 Diabetes Care: Working Through Public Primary Care Centers in Santiago, Chile |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910597159203321 |
London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , [2013] | ||
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