5. 6. Morbidity

Bibliographic Records

JA-CHRODIS, WP5: Chronic Diseases and Promoting Healthy Ageing Across the Life Cycle- Good Practice in the Field of Health Promotion and Primary Prevention (Greece Country Review)

The focus of JA-CHRODIS is on health promotion and primary prevention, with an additional focus on the management of diabetes and multi-morbid chronic conditions. The following Country Review provides an overview of the health promotion and primary prevention situation and

Excess mortality after hip fracture in elderly persons from Europe and the USA: the CHANCES project

his study investigates all-cause mortality after hip fracture in elderly people. A total of 122 808 participants from eightcohorts in Europe (among them EPIC-elderly Greece) and the USA were followed up for a mean of 12.6 years. Incident hip fractures

Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on cardiovascular events and mortality among older adults: meta-analysis of individual participant data from prospective cohort studies of the CHANCES consortium

This study aims at investigating the impact of smoking and smoking cessation on cardiovascular mortality, acute coronaryevents, and stroke events in people aged 60 and older.Individual participant meta-analysis using data from25 cohorts participating in the CHANCES consortium (among them EPIC-elderly

Burden of heart disease in Greece: time to act

Τα καρδιαγγειακά νοσήματα αποτελούν την κυριότερη αιτία θανάτου στην Ευρώπη. Η διαφορετική συχνότητα των παραγόντων κινδύνου που σχετίζονται με την εμφάνιση της καρδιαγγειακής νόσου (όπως, παχυσαρκία, σακχαρώδης διαβήτης, κάπνισμα) αποτελεί τη βασική αιτία διαφοροποίησης του ποσοστού θνησιμότητας, μεταξύ των Ευρωπαϊκών

The Burden of Rheumatic Diseases in the General Adult Population of Greece: The ESORDIG Study

Objective. To estimate the burden of rheumatic diseases in terms of disability and health-care utilization in the Greek general adult population.Methods. The study was conducted on the total adult population of seven communities (8547 subjects), as well as on 2100

Commission steps up action on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.

Today, the European Commission adopted concrete proposals to tackle Alzheimer’s disease, dementias and other neurodegenerative conditions. These shared health and social challenges in Europe call for coordinated actions to ensure efficient prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for those affected. In