Background : The importance of health literacy (HL) in health promotion is increasingly clear
and acknowledged globally, especially when addressing noncommunicable diseases. This …

Antonovsky (1987) developed a questionnaire to measure the sense of coherence. The
original form, the Orientation to Life Questionnaire, consists of 29 items, 11 items measuring …

… of p-values (p ≤ .001) was chosen considering that there are 10 possible pairs of
between-arm comparisons and three endpoints, implying 30 possible candidate analyses; p-values …

… where p i = x is the prevalence of a specific disease, whereas p i≠x is the prevalence of
the … higher than expected number of people with more than one autoimmune disorder (p<0.001). …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the risk of neuropathy in patients with Parkinson's
disease (PD) and to evaluate the role of levodopa exposure as a potential risk factor. A …

… (p = 0.00001). PJA was dependent on the number of swollen and tender joints (p < 0.00001)…
PSA scores were influenced by the extent of skin psoriasis and by hand skin involvement (p …

Introduction: Mental disorders are the largest cause of the burden of disease in the world.
Most of the burden affecting adult life has its onset during childhood and adolescence. The …

… SOD was significantly (p=0.021) higher, while GPx was significantly (p=0.041) lower in …
Serum levels of CRP in cancer patients were significantly (p<0.001) higher than controls (22.9 ± …

Aaron Antonovsky advanced the concept of salutogenesis almost four decades ago (Antonovsky,
Health, Stress and Coping. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 1979; Unravelling the …

… and wrote the report; E Cocco and M Lai collected data and helped with statistical analyses;
G Spinicci and MP Pischedda examined patients; and P Contu did the statistical analysis. …