Intervention – Charm

Changes in older persons’ lifestyle and perceived health over time and during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the extended follow-up of the FINGER randomized controlled trial from 2009 to 2020 | BMC Geriatrics

Cs news4 months ago018 mins

In this study, multidomain lifestyle intervention resulted in favourable changes in participants’ dietary habits and physical activity, and part of the improvements remained also during the long-term post-intervention follow-up. Although no significant differences between the intervention and control groups were evident in other modifiable factors, we showed that, in the whole cohort, social and cognitive…

Most Hong Kong parents unaware always calling child ‘stupid’ is abuse: survey

Cs news5 months ago02 mins

Only one-third of Hong Kong parents recognise that constantly calling their children lazy, stupid or fat, or displaying emotional detachment can constitute child abuse, a survey by an NGO has found. Releasing the results of its survey on Sunday, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong highlighted a critical gap in parental understanding ahead of new…

Why some experts say China urgently needs a crisis system to stop ‘lone wolf’ killings

Cs news9 months ago02 mins

China needs a crisis intervention system to identify high-risk individuals to help prevent the kinds of “lone wolf” attacks that have left more than 40 people dead this month, according to two legal experts. “We need to put more effort into mental health crisis intervention and conflict resolution, and urgently establish a systematic prevention mechanism,”…

Reducing the incidence of overweight and obesity by a healthy lifestyle intervention program for schoolchildren in Hanoi, Vietnam: a randomized controlled trial | BMC Public Health

Cs news11 months ago017 mins

Study design A randomized controlled trial was designed through the application of a random cluster sampling method. The research was carried out in metropolitan districts of Hanoi, Vietnam. Among the four metropolitan districts, two districts were randomly selected. Four schools were selected among 29 public secondary schools in two districts. In each school, five grade…