Amit Dias
Biographic Data
| ID | 7744808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amit Dias |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amit |
| FAMILY NAME | Dias |
| SIGNATURE | DIAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goa Medical College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9686-8143 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care
Adaptation of problem-solving therapy for primary care to prevent late-life depression in Goa, India
BACKGROUND: Depression in late life is a major, yet unrecognized public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The dearth of specialist resources, together with the limited ability of current depression treatments to avert years lived with disability, underscores the need for preventive interventions that can be delivered by lay health workers in primary care settings. We describe the development of an intervention for the in…
Prevalence and correlates of achieving recommended physical activity levels among children living in rural South Asia—A multi-centre study
Only one quarter of children in these rural areas achieved RPAL in active travel, leisure and sedentary activity. Improved understanding of RPAL in rural South Asian children is important due to rapid socio-economic transition
Associations between active travel and adiposity in rural India and Bangladesh
Use of active travel for ≥150 min/week was associated with being male, smoking, and higher levels of work-based physical activity. It was associated with lower BMI, and lower risk of a high waist circumference or high waist-to-hip ratio. Promotion of active travel is an important component of strategies to address the growing prevalence of overweight in rural low- and middle- income country settings
Indian Health Care Professionals’ Attitude Towards Spiritual Healing and Its Role in Alleviating Stigma of Psychiatric Services
Perspectives of Indian Traditional and Allopathic Professionals on Religion/Spirituality and its Role in Medicine
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Indian Health Care Professionals’ Attitude Towards Spiritual Healing and Its Role in Alleviating Stigma of Psychiatric Services
Perspectives of Indian Traditional and Allopathic Professionals on Religion/Spirituality and its Role in Medicine
Associations between active travel and adiposity in rural India and Bangladesh
Use of active travel for ≥150 min/week was associated with being male, smoking, and higher levels of work-based physical activity. It was associated with lower BMI, and lower risk of a high waist circumference or high waist-to-hip ratio. Promotion of active travel is an important component of strategies to address the growing prevalence of overweight in rural low- and middle- income country settings
Prevalence and correlates of achieving recommended physical activity levels among children living in rural South Asia—A multi-centre study
Only one quarter of children in these rural areas achieved RPAL in active travel, leisure and sedentary activity. Improved understanding of RPAL in rural South Asian children is important due to rapid socio-economic transition
Adaptation of problem-solving therapy for primary care to prevent late-life depression in Goa, India
BACKGROUND: Depression in late life is a major, yet unrecognized public health problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The dearth of specialist resources, together with the limited ability of current depression treatments to avert years lived with disability, underscores the need for preventive interventions that can be delivered by lay health workers in primary care settings. We describe the development of an intervention for the in…
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care
Medicine (6 works) · Public health (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Alternative medicine (2 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)