[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: gaps and priorities going forward

NW Minja, D Nakagaayi, T Aliku, W Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In 2015, the United Nations set important targets to reduce premature cardiovascular
disease (CVD) deaths by 33% by 2030. Africa disproportionately bears the brunt of CVD …

[HTML][HTML] Self-reported sleep duration and timing: a methodological review of event definitions, context, and timeframe of related questions

R Robbins, SF Quan, LK Barger, CA Czeisler… - Sleep epidemiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Study objectives Clinical and population health recommendations are derived from studies
that include self-report. Differences in question wording and response scales may …

The health and retirement study harmonized cognitive assessment protocol project: study design and methods

KM Langa, LH Ryan, RJ McCammon, RN Jones… - …, 2020 - karger.com
Abstract Introduction: The Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) Project is a
substudy within the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), an ongoing nationally …

Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population cross-sectional study

SA Ali, C Soo, G Agongo, M Alberts… - Global health …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across
Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the …

Chronic multimorbidity among older adults in rural South Africa

AY Chang, FX Gómez-Olivé, C Payne, JK Rohr… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The rapid ageing of populations around the world is accompanied by increasing
prevalence of multimorbidity. This study is one of the first to present the prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Multimorbidity and care for hypertension, diabetes and HIV among older adults in rural South Africa

AY Chang, FX Gómez-Olivé… - Bulletin of the World …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To examine how multimorbidity might affect progression along the continuum of
care among older adults with hypertension, diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus …

Gateway to global aging data: resources for cross-national comparisons of family, social environment, and healthy aging

J Lee, D Phillips, J Wilkens… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives The Gateway to Global Aging Data (Gateway; g2aging. org) is a data
and information platform developed to facilitate cross-country analyses on aging, especially …

Harmonisation of later-life cognitive function across national contexts: results from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocols

AL Gross, C Li, EM Briceño, MA Rentería… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) is an
innovative instrument for cross-national comparisons of later-life cognitive function, yet its …

[HTML][HTML] Social contact, social support, and cognitive health in a population-based study of middle-aged and older men and women in rural South Africa

G Harling, LC Kobayashi, MT Farrell, RG Wagner… - Social Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Several theories seek to explain how social connections and cognitive function
are interconnected in older age. These include that social interaction protects against …

Convergence of infectious and non-communicable disease epidemics in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based multimorbidity study

EB Wong, S Olivier, R Gunda, O Koole… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background There has been remarkable progress in the treatment of HIV throughout sub-
Saharan Africa, but there are few data on the prevalence and overlap of other significant …