Background: Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of depression, but the extent to which risk factor modification can mitigate this risk is unclear. We aimed to examine the association between the incidence of major depression and clinically relevant depressive symptoms among individuals with type 2 diabetes, according to the number of risk factors within the recommended target range, compared with individuals without diabetes. Methods: We did a prospective analysis of population-based data from the UK Biobank and the Maastricht Study.
This Article supports SDG 3 by assessing the difference in quality of diabetes care between people with and without serious mental illness. The findings suggest that people with serious mental illness were less likely to receive process of care.
Elsevier,
Emerging Practices in Telehealth
Best Practices in a Rapidly Changing Field
2023, Pages 163-182
The need and opportunities for global health strategies to leverage the power of digital health technology to improve healthcare outcomes are growing. Telehealth and other digital health products and services are becoming increasingly important in this effort, and methodical strategies should be used to evaluate the need, application, integration, maintenance, and scaling of such solutions. With the correct attention upon these areas, digital health can serve as a catalyst to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce disparities across the world, supporting SDG3.
Elsevier,
Clinical Decision Support and Beyond (Third Edition)
Progress and Opportunities in Knowledge-Enhanced Health and Healthcare
2023, Pages 707-714
Clinical Decision support provides an effective tool to minimize many of the drivers of health disparities in healthcare. There is promising evidence that these tools can serve to promote equity across the healthcare spectrum supporting SDG 3. However, future iterations require a focus on equity from the start and inclusive and sustainable development, implementation, and evaluation practices.
Sources used when seeking reproductive health information in the UK are not necessarily the most trusted, with accessibility being an important factor. Ensuring better fertility and reproductive health information during school education may offset the impact of unreliable sources.
The article speaks to action points to improving the diagnosis of breast cancer in black women within the UK to achieve greater equity.
This Article supports SDG 3 by assessing whether access to free health prenatal health care affects adverse outcomes in newborns in Switzerland. The findings suggest that the health-care policy impacted some, but not all, outcomes.
This Viewpoint supprts SDG 3 by focusing on the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities in Europe and discussing inclusive health sectors, which could aid the protection of the human rights of people with disabilities and the promotion of their health.
LexisNexis Legal & Professional hosted a panel discussion, Lawyers and the Climate Emergency, in partnership with the International Law Book Facility (ILBF).
This LexisNexis Legal & Professional report highlights the millions of people throughout the UK who live in legal aid deserts with limited or no access to legal aid providers, relating to SDG 16.
