A5071551852- Global Health Care Issues
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Sleep and related disorders
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Healthcare, Law, Governance, and Management Studies
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Human Health and Disease
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
Riga Stradiņš University
2016-2025
Medical University of Białystok
2020
Reports of the overall chronic pain prevalence and its associated demographic characteristics among adolescents vary greatly across existing studies. Using internationally comparable data, this study investigates age, sex country-level effects in single-site multi-site during last six months preceding survey.Data (n = 214,283) from 2013/2014 Health Behaviour School-aged Children (HBSC) were used including nationally representative samples 11-, 13- 15-year-olds general schools 42...
Insufficient and poor sleep patterns are common among adolescents worldwide. Up to now, the evidence on adolescent has been mostly informed by country-specific studies that used different measures age groups, making direct comparisons difficult. Cross-national data could inform nations international discussions lacking. We examined of across 24 countries gender, age, affluence groups.We obtained 165,793 (mean 13.5 years; 50.5% girls) in European North American from recent cross-sectional...
Over the past decade, concurrent with increasing social media use (SMU), there has been a shift toward poorer sleep among adolescents in many countries. The purpose of this study was to examine cross-national associations between adolescent SMU and patterns, by comparing 4 different categories (nonactive, active, intense, problematic use). Data were from 86,542 18 European North American countries that participated 2017/18 Health Behaviour School-aged study. Mixed-effects linear regression...
Abstract Background Age-standardised noncommunicable disease (NCD) mortality and the proportion of elderly population in Latvia are high, while public health care systems underresourced. The emerging COVID-19 pandemic raised concerns about its detrimental impact on all-cause Latvia. We estimated timing number excess cause-specific deaths 2020 due to selected diseases. Methods A time series analysis weekly from COVID-19, circulatory diseases, malignant neoplasms, diabetes mellitus, chronic...
Abstract Background Medicine use among children and young people is under‐researched. Studies that investigated cross‐national patterns in adolescents' medicine practice are rare. This study aims to investigate for corresponding health complaints Europe USA. Methods Nationally representative samples of adolescents from 19 countries regions USA completed an anonymous, standardised questionnaire as part the Health Behaviour School‐aged Children 2005/2006 survey. The prevalence were determined....
This study aimed to examine the associations between socio-demographic factors, health complaints, behaviours, high-risk behaviours and mental difficulties in a representative sample of 11-, 13- 15-year-old adolescents Latvia. The used data from international Health Behaviour School-aged Children (HBSC) year 2017/2018 Latvian database. Statistical modelling was performed explore odds measured by Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). consisted 4412 students. Overall, 155 (8.0%) boys 209...
Background Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), including bacteremic pneumonia, septicemia, and meningitis. The introduction conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has significantly reduced the incidence IPD caused by vaccine-covered serotypes. However, serotype replacement antimicrobial resistance remain concerns. In Latvia, vaccination against was introduced into NIP in 2010 with PCV7, later transitioning to PCV10 2012 PCV15 2024. This study aims determine...
Insufficient sleep and recurrent health complaints may increase the risk of poorer self-reported in adolescence, yet relationships between these factors are not well understood. This study aims to explore association poor insufficient duration among 11, 13, 15 years old adolescents Latvia by assessing moderation effects age gender considering mediating effect complaints. Methods: Data from Health Behaviour School-aged Children Study on 2017/2018 ( n = 4412) were used for statistical...
Objectives Mental health screening instruments are essential in population research and clinical practice. The strengths difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) self-report version has been widely used across the globe to screen for mental problems adolescent populations. This study aimed explore psychometric properties of Latvian Russian language versions SDQ a representative sample general adolescents establish population-based normative scores.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the ability of healthcare systems to ensure continuity health services for patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). issue remote consultations emerged. Before pandemic, were not routinely provided or covered by public funding in Latvia. This study aimed describe dynamics and volume particular NCD explore clinicians' experiences providing during first wave Latvia.A mixed-method focusing on Latvia Spring 2020 was conducted. Quantitative data from...
There is considerable variation in adolescent pain prevalence across epidemiological studies, with limited information on pain-related behaviours among adolescents, including medicine use. The aims of this study were (1) to examine the recurrent 15-year-old adolescents internationally; (2) investigate association between and use boys girls; (3) evaluate consistency these associations countries.The World Health Organization (WHO) collaborative international Behaviour School-aged Children...
Abstract Background Young individuals are the age group with highest risk of car accidents. One main explanations relies on use psychoactive substances (alcohol, illegal and medicinal drugs), which known to be major factors road accidents, whose consumption is almost universally more common among younger drivers. Although correlation between decrease in driving performance has been established controlled experimental or laboratory settings, few studies were conducted naturalistic...
Only few studies with small experimental samples investigated the impact of psychoactive substances on driving performance. We conducted a multicenter international cross-sectional study to evaluate correlation between alcohol use and driving-related skill as measured by brake reaction time (RT). Before after entrance into randomly selected recreational sites from six European countries, all subjects aged 16-35 years, owning driver license, were asked compile structured socio-demographic...
Aims: Suicide rates in Latvia are among the highest EU. Among 18–25 year-old young adults, it is second leading cause of death. This study investigates prevalence self-reported suicide attempts adults and examines its association with neglect or violence a physical, emotional sexual nature. Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 1259 years age, selected by targeted quota sampling from secondary vocational schools. Results: The 6.1%. Physical adverse experiences showed clear...
The Soviet occupation of the Baltic States followed by joining United Nations (UN) and European Union make these countries an interesting point comparison in development autism education policy. This study investigates how policies changed following transition right access to are facilitated for autistic children performing a path dependence analysis. All created new out era, with their accession UN appetite follow internationally available guidance. all was adopted systems. Education...
The relative risk of premature mortality the population in Central and Eastern European (CEE) Asian Republic (CAR) countries is more than twice as high (and up to four times higher for post-Soviet republics), compared average 15 states that comprised Union before May 2004 (EU15). difference life expectancy at birth between EU15 CEE seven years, it reaches ten years certain such Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Ukraine.1 This not only reflects considerable public health problems these but also...
Background and Objective. In Latvia, the mean age of women giving birth increased from 27.3 in 2000 to 29.0 years 2010 during last 11 years. The aim this study was report on major congenital anomalies newborns at by maternal compare different diagnosis subgroups neonatal characteristics. Material Methods. A cross-sectional retrospective with data Medical Birth Register (2000–2010) carried out. live prevalence rate calculated for per 10 000 births age. Results. period 2000– 211.4 births....
Background and Objectives: Screening instruments can be crucial in child adolescent mental healthcare practice by allowing professionals to triage the patient flow a limited resource setting help clinical decision making. Our study aimed examine whether Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), with application of original UK-based scoring algorithm, reliably detect children adolescents different disorders population sample. Materials Methods: total 363 outpatients aged 2 17 years from two...
TEN-D by Night is an international, multicentre, cross-sectional portal survey conducted on a large sample of young people in six European countries. This paper aims to investigate the alcohol and psychoactive drug consumption this sample, with focus prevalence binge drinking poly-drug habits cohort.The study population consisted 4695 attending recreational sites weekend nights. The intervention included two questionnaires substance detection tests performed at entry exit sites. A...
Introduction. Weight and height are important measurements for many medical procedures. They difficult to measure in bedridden patients. can be estimated through equations based on anthropometric generated other countries, however their adequacy different ethnical groups has been poorly studied.Objective. To confirm the of formulae suggested literature develop weight predicting Latvian hospitalized seniors which use a tapeline as only tool include no more than one measurement require turning...
This study provides a comparative time-trend evaluation of injury mortality in local communities Sweden and the three Baltic States, considering their national socio-political economic situations with analysis prevention structures activities. Data for period from 1990 to 2002 were gathered statistical offices cities Borås, Tartu, Jelgava Kaunas WHO databases level analyses. The death rates Borås remained relatively stable over time period, while had increasing until 1994 seemed stabilize...