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Fiamingo M, Bailey A, Toler S, Lee K, Oshiro W, Yoo B, Krantz T, Evansky P, Davies D, Gilmour MI, Farraj A, Jaspers I, Hazari MS. Enriched housing differentially alters allostatic load and cardiopulmonary responses to wildfire-related smoke in male and female mice. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2024; 87:561-578. [PMID: 38721998 PMCID: PMC11167957 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2024.2346582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Living conditions are an important modifier of individual health outcomes and may lead to higher allostatic load (AL). However, housing-induced cardiovascular and immune effects contributing to altered environmental responsiveness remain understudied. This investigation was conducted to examine the influence of enriched (EH) versus depleted housing (DH) conditions on cardiopulmonary functions, systemic immune responses, and allostatic load in response to a single wildfire smoke (WS) exposure in mice. Male and female C57BL/6J mice were divided into EH or DH for 22 weeks, and cardiopulmonary assessments measured before and after exposures to either one-hr filtered air (FA) or flaming eucalyptus WS exposure. Male and female DH mice exhibited increased heart rate (HR) and left ventricular mass (LVM), as well as reduced stroke volume and end diastolic volume (EDV) one week following exposure to WS. Female DH mice displayed significantly elevated levels of IL-2, IL-17, corticosterone and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) following WS, while female in EH mice higher epinephrine levels were detected. Female mice exhibited higher AL than males with DH, which was potentiated post-WS exposure. Thus, DH increased susceptibility to extreme air pollution in a gender-dependent manner suggesting that living conditions need to be evaluated as a modifier of toxicological responses.
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- Michelle Fiamingo
- Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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- Curriculum in Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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Biosca O, Bellazzecca E, Donaldson C, Bala A, Mojarrieta M, White G, McHugh N, Baker R, Morduch J. Living on low-incomes with multiple long-term health conditions: A new method to explore the complex interaction between finance and health. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305827. [PMID: 38923966 PMCID: PMC11207141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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People on low-incomes in the UK develop multiple long-term health conditions over 10 years earlier than affluent individuals. Financial diaries -new to public health- are used to explore the lived experiences of financially-vulnerable individuals, diagnosed with at least one long-term condition, living in two inner-city London Boroughs. Findings show that the health status of these individuals is a key barrier to work opportunities, undermining their income. Their precarious and uncertain financial situation, sometimes combined with housing issues, increased stress and anxiety which, in turn, contributed to further deteriorate participants' health. Long-term health conditions limited the strategies to overcome moments of financial crisis and diarists frequently used credit to cope. Restrictions to access reliable services and timely support were connected to the progression of multiple long-term conditions. Models that integrate healthcare, public health, welfare and financial support are needed to slow down the progression from one to many long-term health conditions.
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- Olga Biosca
- Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- National Centre for Epidemiology & Public Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- School of Law and Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- National Centre for Social Research, London, United Kingdom
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- Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NY, United States of America
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Noonan RJ. What Are the Roots of the Nation's Poor Health and Widening Health Inequalities? Rethinking Economic Growth for a Fairer and Healthier Future. COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH & POLICY 2024:2752535X241259241. [PMID: 38889922 DOI: 10.1177/2752535x241259241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Health inequalities are differences in health between groups in society. Despite them being preventable they persist on a grand scale. At the beginning of 2024, the Institute of Health Equity revealed in their report titled: Health Inequalities, Lives Cut Short, that health inequalities caused 1 million early deaths in England over the past decade. While the number of studies on the prevalence of health inequalities in the UK has burgeoned, limited emphasis has been given to exploring the factors contributing to these (widening) health inequalities. In this commentary article I will describe how the Government's relentless pursuit of economic growth and their failure to implement the necessary regulatory policies to mitigate against the insecurity and health effects neoliberal free market capitalism (referred to as capitalism herein) causes in pursuit of innovation, productivity and growth (economic dynamism) is one key driver underpinning this social injustice. I contend that if the priority really is to tackle health inequalities and ensure health for all then there is an imperative need to move beyond regulation alone to mitigate the worst effects of capitalist production; the goal of the economy has to change to fully restore the balance between economic growth and public health.
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- Robert J Noonan
- Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, University of Bolton, Bolton, UK
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Foster JC, Hodges HR, Beloborodova A, Cohodes EM, Phillips MQ, Anderson E, Fagbenro B, Gee DG. Integrating developmental neuroscience with community-engaged approaches to address mental health outcomes for housing-insecure youth: Implications for research, practice, and policy. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2024; 68:101399. [PMID: 38875770 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2024.101399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024] Open
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One in three children in the United States is exposed to insecure housing conditions, including unaffordable, inconsistent, and unsafe housing. These exposures have detrimental impacts on youth mental health. Delineating the neurobehavioral pathways linking exposure to housing insecurity with children's mental health has the potential to inform interventions and policy. However, in approaching this work, carefully considering the lived experiences of youth and families is essential to translating scientific discovery to improve health outcomes in an equitable and representative way. In the current paper, we provide an introduction to the range of stressful experiences that children may face when exposed to insecure housing conditions. Next, we highlight findings from the early-life stress literature regarding the potential neurobehavioral consequences of insecure housing, focusing on how unpredictability is associated with the neural circuitry supporting cognitive and emotional development. We then delineate how community-engaged research (CEnR) approaches have been leveraged to understand the effects of housing insecurity on mental health, and we propose future research directions that integrate developmental neuroscience research and CEnR approaches to maximize the impact of this work. We conclude by outlining practice and policy recommendations that aim to improve the mental health of children exposed to insecure housing.
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- Jordan C Foster
- Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, CT, United States.
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- University of Minnesota, Institute of Child Development, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, CT, United States.
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Munasinghe LL, Yin W, Nathani H, Toy J, Sereda P, Barrios R, Montaner JSG, Lima VD. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV treatment gap lengths and viremia among people living with HIV British Columbia, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are we ready for the next pandemic? Soc Sci Med 2024; 350:116920. [PMID: 38703468 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the care of people living with HIV (PLWH). This study aims to characterize the impact of the pandemic on the length of HIV treatment gap lengths and viral loads among people living with HIV (PLWH) in British Columbia (BC), Canada, with a focus on Downtown Eastside (DTES), which is one of the most impoverished neighbourhoods in Canada. We analyzed data from the HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program from January 2019 to February 2022. The study had three phases: Pre-COVID, Early-COVID, and Late-COVID. We compared results for individuals residing in DTES, those not residing in DTES, and those with no fixed address. Treatment gap lengths and viral loads were analyzed using a zero-inflated negative binomial model and a two-part model, respectively, adjusting for demographic factors. Among the 8982 individuals, 93% were non-DTES residents, 6% were DTES residents, and 1% had no fixed address during each phase. DTES residents were more likely to be female, with Indigenous Ancestry, and have a history of injection drug use. Initially, the mean number of viral load measurements decreased for all PLWH during the Early-COVID, then remained constant. Treatment gap lengths increased for all three groups during Early-COVID. However, by Late-COVID, those with no fixed address approached pre-COVID levels, while the other two groups did not reach Early-COVID levels. Viral loads improved across each phase from Pre- to Early- to Late-COVID among people residing and not residing in DTES, while those with no fixed address experienced consistently worsening levels. Despite pandemic disruptions, both DTES and non-DTES areas enhanced HIV control, whereas individuals with no fixed address encountered challenges. This study offers insights into healthcare system preparedness for delivering HIV care during future pandemics, emphasizing community-driven interventions with a particular consideration of housing stability.
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, Canada; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Forchuk C, Gyamfi S, Booth R. Implementation of the Community Homes for Opportunity Program Among Community Mental Health Staff in Southwestern Ontario. Issues Ment Health Nurs 2024; 45:589-596. [PMID: 38683964 DOI: 10.1080/01612840.2024.2338172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Supportive housing programs such as the Community Homes for Opportunity (CHO) that provide combined formal (off-site healthcare providers) and informal (on-site supports are effective in reducing erratic housing and homelessness. This study explored the views of the Community Mental Health Agency staff on their experiences with the CHO and related changes for further improvement of the program. We applied focused ethnographic techniques to recruit 47 agency staff from 28 group homes in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Focus group discussions were conducted at two-time points (baseline-spring 2018 and post-implementation - winter 2019). Data analysis guided by Leininger's ethnographic qualitative analysis techniques produced three main themes and 11 subthemes themes. The main themes include facilitators of CHO, challenges to the CHO implementation, and strategies for improving the CHO program. Overall, supportive housing models have been found to constitute an effective pathway to reducing precarious housing and ending chronic homelessness for those in need while enhancing their social integration.
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- Cheryl Forchuk
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada
- Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University, London, Canada
- Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada
- University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Canada
- Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University, London, Canada
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Rahman S, Steeb D. Homeownership Matters: Impact of Homeownership on the Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions in the United States. Prev Chronic Dis 2024; 21:E33. [PMID: 38753527 PMCID: PMC11155682 DOI: 10.5888/pcd21.230324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Introduction Homeownership is crucial for stability and healthy life. We examined the role of homeownership in predicting the prevalence of common chronic health conditions in the United States. Methods We used 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data (N = 401,958) to assess the association between homeownership and self-reported diagnosed diabetes, asthma, cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and kidney disease. We analyzed data by using logistic regression, adjusting for age, sex, race and ethnicity, education, employment, and income and computed odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% CIs. Results Most survey participants (66.8%) owned their residences. Age, marital status, education, and income significantly influenced homeownership. Odds of homeownership progressively increased with age, reaching a peak at 17.45 (95% CI, 16.21-18.79) for adults aged 65 years or older, and non-Hispanic White adults had the highest odds (OR = 3.34; 95% CI, 3.18-3.52). Compared with renters, homeowners generally had lower prevalence of chronic health conditions, especially among those aged 45 to 64 years. After adjusting for age, sex, and race and ethnicity, the odds of having chronic health conditions among renters were higher than those of homeowners: CHD, 1.39 (1.27-1.52); diabetes, 1.27 (1.20-1.35); asthma, 1.29 (1.23-1.36); stroke, 1.89 (1.71-2.09); and kidney disease, 1.59 (1.44-1.77). Conclusion Homeownership can be used to predict the prevalence of several chronic health conditions. Considering its significant influence, public health initiatives should focus on housing-related interventions to improve population health.
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- Shams Rahman
- College of Global Population Health, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, 1 Pharmacy Place, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- College of Global Population Health, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri
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Miller J, Doucas A, Karra H, Thareja SK, Bowie O, Dong X, Terrell J, Hernandez S, Corujo-Ramirez AM, Xia N, Qi S, Huang CC, Lundh R, Young SA. Social determinants of health correlations and resource usefulness at a Milwaukee free clinic for uninsured individuals: A cross-sectional study. J Clin Transl Sci 2024; 8:e71. [PMID: 38690226 PMCID: PMC11058579 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Introduction Addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) is fundamental to improving health outcomes. At a student-run free clinic, we developed a screening process to understand the SDOH needs and resource utilization of Milwaukee's uninsured population. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we screened adult patients without health insurance (N = 238) for nine traditional SDOH needs as well as their access to dental and mental health care between October 2021 and October 2022. Patients were surveyed at intervals greater than or equal to 30 days. We assessed correlations between SDOH needs and trends in patient-reported resource usefulness. Results Access to dental care (64.7%) and health insurance (51.3%) were the most frequently endorsed needs. We found significant correlations (P ≤ 0.05) between various SDOH needs. Notably, mental health access needs significantly correlated with dental (r = 0.41; 95% CI = 0.19, 0.63), medications (r = 0.51; 95% CI = 0.30, 0.72), utilities (r = 0.39; 95% CI = 0.17, 0.61), and food insecurity (r = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.19, 0.64). Food-housing (r = 0.55; 95% CI = 0.32, 0.78), housing-medications (r = 0.58; 95% CI = 0.35, 0.81), and medications-food (r = 0.53; 95% CI = 0.32, 0.74) were significantly correlated with each other. Longitudinal assessment of patient-reported usefulness informed changes in the resources offered. Conclusions Understanding prominent SDOH needs can inform resource offerings and interventions, addressing root causes that burden under-resourced patients. In this study, patient-reported data about resource usefulness prompted the curation of new resources and volunteer roles. This proof-of-concept study shows how longitudinally tracking SDOH needs at low-resource clinics can inform psychosocial resources.
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- Jessica Miller
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Saturday Clinic for the Uninsured, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Rouhi M, Linden T, Doherty D, Prior SJ. Environmental Risk Assessment in Community Care: A Scoping Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:859. [PMID: 38667621 PMCID: PMC11050427 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12080859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Community care encompasses inherent risks for both clients and healthcare providers. Maintaining a safe environment for the delivery of care services ensures that any risk of unintentional or intentional personal harm is minimised. The aim of this scoping review is to (a) provide an overview of existing knowledge by summarising the current literature and (b) identify gaps pertaining to understanding and managing environmental risk in community care settings. Guided by the Population/Concept/Context approach and PRISMA guidelines, this paper used two questions to answer how a score-based tool for assessing client suitability in community care is developed and how an environmental screening tool assists with reducing risk to community care workers. Literature searches of CINAHL, PubMed (Medline), Web of Science and PsychINFO databases were conducted between September 2023 and November 2023. We included full text articles published from 2018 to 2023. The following four broad areas were identified as key components in the structure of an environmental screening tool: environmental factors, health factors, socioeconomic factors and cultural factors. The results of this review provide valuable information which can be utilised by care organisations to develop and/or refine tools to ensure the safety and wellbeing of workers within the community care sector.
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- Maryam Rouhi
- Tasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Burnie, TAS 7320, Australia; (M.R.); (T.L.)
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- Tasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Burnie, TAS 7320, Australia; (M.R.); (T.L.)
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- Family Based Care Association North West Inc., Burnie, TAS 7320, Australia;
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- Tasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Burnie, TAS 7320, Australia; (M.R.); (T.L.)
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Neshan M, Padmanaban V, Tsilimigras DI, Obeng-Gyasi S, Fareed N, Pawlik TM. Screening tools to address social determinants of health in the United States: A systematic review. J Clin Transl Sci 2024; 8:e60. [PMID: 38655456 PMCID: PMC11036426 DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have mandated that hospitals implement measures to screen social determinants of health (SDoH). We sought to report on available SDoH screening tools. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, as well as the grey literature were searched (1980 to November 2023). The included studies were US-based, written in English, and examined a screening tool to assess SDoH. Thirty studies were included in the analytic cohort. The number of questions in any given SDoH assessment tool varied considerably and ranged from 5 to 50 (mean: 16.6). A total of 19 SDoH domains were examined. Housing (n = 23, 92%) and safety/violence (n = 21, 84%) were the domains assessed most frequently. Food/nutrition (n = 17, 68%), income/financial (n = 16, 64%), transportation (n = 15, 60%), family/social support (n = 14, 56%), utilities (n = 13, 52%), and education/literacy (n = 13, 52%) were also commonly included domains in most screening tools. Eighteen studies proposed specific interventions to address SDoH. SDoH screening tools are critical to identify various social needs and vulnerabilities to help develop interventions to address patient needs. Moreover, there is marked heterogeneity of SDoH screening tools, as well as the significant variability in the SDoH domains assessed by currently available screening tools.
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- Mahdi Neshan
- Department of General Surgery, Shahid Sadoughi University of
Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd,
Iran
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine,
The Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner
Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus,
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Booth RG, Dasgupta M, Forchuk C, Shariff SZ. Prevalence of dementia among people experiencing homelessness in Ontario, Canada: a population-based comparative analysis. Lancet Public Health 2024; 9:e240-e249. [PMID: 38553143 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00022-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive decline in people experiencing homelessness is an increasingly recognised issue. We compared the prevalence of dementia among people experiencing homelessness to housed individuals in the general population and those living in low-income neighbourhoods. METHODS We conducted a population-based, cross-sectional, comparative analysis using linked health-care administrative data from Ontario, Canada. We included individuals aged 45 years or older on Jan 1, 2019, who visited hospital-based ambulatory care (eg, emergency department), were hospitalised, or visited a community health centre in 2019; and identified people experiencing homelessness if they had one or more health-care records with an indication of homelessness or unstable housing. Prevalence of dementia was ascertained as of Dec 31, 2019, using a validated case definition for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia that was modified to include diagnoses made at a community health centre. Poisson models were used to generate estimates of prevalence. Estimates were compared with Ontarians that accessed any of the same health-care services over the same time, overall (general population group), and among those who were in the lowest quintile of area-based neighbourhood income (low-income group). FINDINGS 12 863 people experiencing homelessness, 475 544 people in the low-income comparator group, and 2 273 068 people in the general population comparator group were included in the study. Dementia prevalence was 68·7 per 1000 population among people experiencing homelessness, 62·6 per 1000 population in the low-income group, and 51·0 per 1000 population in the general population group. Descriptively, prevalence ratios between people experiencing homelessness and the comparator groups were highest within the ages of 55-64 years and 65-74 years in both sexes, ranging from 2·98 to 5·00. After adjusting for age, sex, geographical location of residence (urban vs rural), and health conditions associated with dementia, the prevalence ratio of dementia among people experiencing homelessness was 1·71 (95% CI 1·60-1·82) compared with the low-income group and 1·90 (1·79-2·03) compared with the general population group. INTERPRETATION People experiencing homelessness experience a high burden of dementia compared with housed populations in Ontario. Findings suggest that people experiencing homelessness might experience dementia at younger ages and could benefit from the development of proactive screening and housing interventions. FUNDING The Public Health Agency of Canada.
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- Richard G Booth
- ICES Western, London, ON, Canada; Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- ICES Western, London, ON, Canada; Lawson Health Research Institute, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Grewal A, Hepburn KJ, Lear SA, Adshade M, Card KG. The impact of housing prices on residents' health: a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:931. [PMID: 38561729 PMCID: PMC10983630 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18360-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Rising housing prices are becoming a top public health priority and are an emerging concern for policy makers and community leaders. This report reviews and synthesizes evidence examining the association between changes in housing price and health outcomes. METHODS We conducted a systematic literature review by searching the SCOPUS and PubMed databases for keywords related to housing price and health. Articles were screened by two reviewers for eligibility, which restricted inclusion to original research articles measuring changes in housing prices and health outcomes, published prior to June 31st, 2022. RESULTS Among 23 eligible studies, we found that changes in housing prices were heterogeneously associated with physical and mental health outcomes, with multiple mechanisms contributing to both positive and negative health outcomes. Income-level and home-ownership status were identified as key moderators, with lower-income individuals and renters experience negative health consequences from rising housing prices. This may have resulted from increased stress and financial strain among these groups. Meanwhile, the economic benefits of rising housing prices were seen to support health for higher-income individuals and homeowners - potentially due to increased wealth or perception of wealth. CONCLUSIONS Based on the associations identified in this review, it appears that potential gains to health associated with rising housing prices are inequitably distributed. Housing policies should consider the health inequities born by renters and low-income individuals. Further research should explore mechanisms and interventions to reduce uneven economic impacts on health.
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- Ashmita Grewal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall, 8888 University Dr. , Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall, 8888 University Dr. , Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall, 8888 University Dr. , Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall, 8888 University Dr. , Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
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Duclos D, Sharma E, Banke-Thomas A, Castaner MM. Unsafe and unstable housing for refugees and asylum seekers is a threat to intergenerational health. BMJ 2024; 384:q561. [PMID: 38448085 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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- Diane Duclos
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
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- Research Center for Migration, Ethnicity, and Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Van den Broeck K, Bielen L, Maelstaf H, Van Roy K, Versele A. Well-being Effects of a Subsidy Retention Fund for Renovation of Dwellings of Locked-in Owners in Ghent. J Urban Health 2024; 101:170-180. [PMID: 38347275 PMCID: PMC10897071 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00793-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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With its subsidy retention fund, the city of Ghent targets homeowners, who live in a dwelling of bad quality and do not have the resources to renovate or move out. Being in this no-choice situation, they are locked-in homeowners. Through this innovative policy instrument, Ghent aims to improve the quality of its housing stock targeting households who may not take up other renovation-encouraging instruments. To reach the households who would otherwise not be able to renovate, important efforts in outreaching and offering technical and social guidance accompany the renovation subsidy. Guidance activities substantially increase the cost of the instrument, but in reaching the households living in bad-quality houses, it has the potential to create major benefits not only technically but also socially as housing quality is related to well-being. Generally, the identification of a causal relationship is difficult as well-being and its mediators are complex matters. This case offered a unique opportunity to collect information from the beneficiaries on a range of well-being domains both before the renovation of their dwelling and after the renovation. Even though the research was restricted to short-term effects, the results suggest that improvements in different domains of well-being can be linked to the improvement of housing quality. These improvements in well-being in Ghent show that (local) government spending in housing renovation of locked-in homeowners can be an instrument to achieve social progress.
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, Building Physics & Sustainable Design, KU Leuven, Technology Campus Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Health and Well-Being, Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen, Noorderplaats 2, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, Building Physics & Sustainable Design, KU Leuven, Technology Campus Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
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Silver RA, Haidar J, Johnson C. A state-level analysis of macro-level factors associated with hospital readmissions. THE EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS : HEPAC : HEALTH ECONOMICS IN PREVENTION AND CARE 2024:10.1007/s10198-023-01661-z. [PMID: 38244168 DOI: 10.1007/s10198-023-01661-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Investigation of the factors that contribute to hospital readmissions has focused largely on individual level factors. We extend the knowledge base by exploring macrolevel factors that may contribute to readmissions. We point to environmental, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors that are emerging as correlates to readmissions. Data were taken from publicly available reports provided by multiple agencies. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling was used to test the association between economic stability and environmental factors on opioid use which was in turn tested for a direct association with hospital readmissions. We also tested whether hospital access as measured by the proportion of people per hospital moderates the relationship between opioid use and hospital readmissions. We found significant associations between Negative Economic Factors and Opioid Use, between Environmental Factors and Opioid Use, and between Opioid Use and Hospital Readmissions. We found that Hospital Access positively moderates the relationship between Opioid Use and Readmissions. A priori assumptions about factors that influence hospital readmissions must extend beyond just individualistic factors and must incorporate a holistic approach that also considers the impact of macrolevel environmental factors.
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- Reginald A Silver
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte Belk College of Business, 9201 University City, Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA.
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- Gillings School of Global Public Health, Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 407D Rosenau, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7400, USA
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- Fayetteville State University, 1200 Murchison Road, Fayetteville, NC, 28301, USA
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Ng R, Gunatillaka N, Skouteris H, Blane D, Blewitt C, Nielsen S, Sturgiss E. Screening for Unstable Housing in a Healthcare Setting. Public Health Rev 2023; 44:1606438. [PMID: 38205340 PMCID: PMC10777743 DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1606438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Objectives: To describe existing tools for screening patients for unstable housing in a healthcare setting. Methods: A literature search was completed to retrieve articles published in the last 10 years on screening patients for unstable housing in a healthcare setting. Results: The current literature on screening patients for homelessness in healthcare settings describes a variety of tools administered by a range of healthcare providers, but all are based in the United States. Conclusion: The studies revealed the potential for effective screening in healthcare settings and positive engagement of patients and providers with screening. Key areas for future research include innovative methods of screening and evaluation of reliability and validity for a broader range of tools.
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- Raeann Ng
- School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia
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- School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia
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- Health and Social Care Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Health and Social Care Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Monash Addiction Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Frankston, VIC, Australia
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Clair A, Baker E, Kumari M. Are housing circumstances associated with faster epigenetic ageing? J Epidemiol Community Health 2023; 78:40-46. [PMID: 37816534 PMCID: PMC10715511 DOI: 10.1136/jech-2023-220523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Numerous aspects of housing are associated with health. However, the pathways between housing and health, particularly the psychosocial elements of housing, are less well understood. Epigenetic information alongside social survey data offers an opportunity to explore biological ageing, measured using DNA methylation, as a potential pathway through which housing affects health. METHODS We use data on housing and DNA methylation from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, linked with prior survey responses from the British Household Panel Survey, covering adults in Great Britain. We explore the association between epigenetic ageing and housing circumstances, both contemporary and historical, using hierarchical regression. RESULTS We find that living in a privately rented home is related to faster biological ageing. Importantly, the impact of private renting (coefficient (SE) 0.046 years (0.011) vs owned outright, p<0.001) is greater than the impact of experiencing unemployment (coefficient 0.027 years (0.012) vs employed, p<0.05) or being a former smoker (coefficient 0.021 years (0.005) vs never smoker, p<0.001). When we include historical housing circumstances in the analysis, we find that repeated housing arrears and exposure to pollution/environmental problems are also associated with faster biological ageing. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that challenging housing circumstances negatively affect health through faster biological ageing. However, biological ageing is reversible, highlighting the significant potential for housing policy changes to improve health.
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- Amy Clair
- Australian Centre for Housing Research, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Housing Research, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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Nabaweesi R, Hanna M, Muthuka JK, Samuels AD, Brown V, Schwartz D, Ekadi G. The Built Environment as a Social Determinant of Health. Prim Care 2023; 50:591-599. [PMID: 37866833 DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2023.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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The built environment encompasses buildings we live in; the distribution systems that provide us with water and electricity; and the roads, bridges, and transportation systems we use to get from place to place. It provides safety, health, and well-being and meaning to its dwellers, as a place to work, live, learn, play, and thrive. Poor-quality housing affects dwellers' health through toxins such as radon and lead, mold, cold indoor temperatures, and overcrowding. Physicians' practices should investigate their patients' diagnoses such as stress, depression, asthma, adverse childhood experiences, and anxiety, as potentially housing-related and make ameliorating recommendations or referrals.
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- Rosemary Nabaweesi
- Center for Health Policy, School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
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- Family Medicine, PGY-3, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Kenya Medical Training College, PO Box 30195-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. https://twitter.com/johnmuthuka1
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- Center for Health Policy, School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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- Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 1201, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- School of Graduate Studies, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D. B. Todd Jr. Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
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Freund M, Clapham M, Ooi JY, Adamson D, Boyes A, Sanson-Fisher R. The health and wellbeing of Australian social housing tenants compared to people living in other types of housing. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2334. [PMID: 38001441 PMCID: PMC10675914 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17267-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although social housing provides access to safe and affordable housing, recent studies have found that social housing tenants consistently have lower levels of health and well-being compared to other people. Given this, there is a need to examine multimorbidity for social housing tenants. METHODS Secondary data analysis of the 2017-18 Australian National Health Survey (n = 14,327) compared the health of adults residing in social housing compared to people in other housing types (private rentals, homeowners, and homeowners/mortgagees). RESULTS Most health factors examined were more prevalent in social housing tenants compared to those living in other housing types. Individual health problems identified as more highly prevalent in social housing tenants compared to all other housing types included mental health issues (43%), arthritis (36%), back problems (32%), hypertension (25%), asthma (22%) and COPD (11%). 24% of social housing tenants reported five or more health factors compared to 3-6% of people in other housing types. CONCLUSIONS Although these findings are not unexpected, they provide more detailed evidence that social housing providers and policy makers should consider when planning future initiatives.
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- Megan Freund
- Health Behaviour Research Collaborative, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales (NSW), 2308, Australia.
- Equity in Health and Wellbeing Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia.
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- Clinical Research Design and Statistics Support Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Health Behaviour Research Collaborative, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales (NSW), 2308, Australia
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- Home in Place Co Ltd., Newcastle West, NSW, Australia
- University of South Wales, Cardiff, South Wales, UK
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- Health Behaviour Research Collaborative, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales (NSW), 2308, Australia
- Equity in Health and Wellbeing Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Health Behaviour Research Collaborative, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales (NSW), 2308, Australia
- Equity in Health and Wellbeing Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia
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Goddard J, Montgomerie A, Gialamas A, Haag D, Anderson J, Lynch J. Excess Hospital Burden Among Young People in Contact With Homelessness Services in South Australia: A Prospective Linked Data Study. J Adolesc Health 2023; 73:519-526. [PMID: 37330707 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Youth homelessness remains an ongoing public health issue worldwide. We aimed to describe the burden of emergency department (ED) presentations and hospitalizations among a South Australian population of young people in contact with specialist homelessness services (SHS). METHODS This whole-of-population study used de-identified, linked administrative data from the Better Evidence Better Outcomes Linked Data (BEBOLD) platform on all individuals born between 1996 and 1998 (N = 57,509). The Homelessness2Home data collection was used to identify 2,269 young people in contact with SHS at ages 16-17 years. We followed these 57,509 individuals to age 18-19 years and compared ED presentations and hospital separations related to mental health, self-harm, drug and alcohol, injury, oral health, respiratory conditions, diabetes, pregnancy, and potentially preventable hospitalizations between those in contact and not in contact with SHS. RESULTS Four percent of young people had contact with SHS at ages 16-17 years. Young people who had contact with SHS were 2 and 3 times more likely to have presented to an ED and hospital respectively, compared to those who did not contact SHS. This accounted for 13% of all ED presentations and 16% of all hospitalizations in this age group. Excess burden causes included mental health, self-harm, drug and alcohol, diabetes, and pregnancy. On average, young people in contact with SHS experienced an increased length of stay in ED (+0.6 hours) and hospital (+0.7 days) per presentation, and were more likely to not wait for treatment in ED and to self-discharge from hospital. DISCUSSION The 4% of young people who contacted SHS at ages 16-17 years accounted for 13% and 16% of all ED presentations and hospitalizations respectively at age 18-19 years. Prioritizing access to stable housing and primary health-care services for adolescents in contact with SHS in Australia could improve health outcomes and reduce health-care costs.
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- Joshua Goddard
- BetterStart Health and Development Research Group, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- BetterStart Health and Development Research Group, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- BetterStart Health and Development Research Group, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- BetterStart Health and Development Research Group, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Department of General and Adolescent Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- BetterStart Health and Development Research Group, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Lynch Z, Page RK, Dhesi S, Bevington H, Stewart J. Studentification: shining a light on students' experiences of living among the private rented sector: impacts on wellbeing and study. Perspect Public Health 2023; 143:257-258. [PMID: 37381924 DOI: 10.1177/17579139231180808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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- Z Lynch
- Associate Professor in Environmental Health, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Graduate Environmental Health Officer, Middlesex University, London, UK
- Environmental Health Officer, Brentwood Borough Council, Brentwood, UK
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- Associate Professor in Environmental Health and Risk Management, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Environmental Protection Officer, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham, UK
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- Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health and Housing, Middlesex University, London, UK
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Gusoff G, Chen K, Moreno G, Elmore JG, Zimmerman FJ. The Relationship Between Homeownership and Health by Race/Ethnicity Since the Foreclosure Crisis: California Health Interview Survey 2011-2018. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:2718-2725. [PMID: 37227660 PMCID: PMC10506978 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08228-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND US housing policy places a high priority on homeownership, providing large homeowner subsidies that are justified in part by homeownership's purported health benefits. However, studies conducted before, during, and immediately after the 2007-2010 foreclosure crisis found that while homeownership is associated with better health-related outcomes for White households, that association is weaker or non-existent for African-American and Latinx households. It is not known whether those associations persist in the period since the foreclosure crisis changed the US homeownership landscape. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between homeownership and health and whether that relationship differs by race/ethnicity in the period since the foreclosure crisis. DESIGN We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 8 waves (2011-2018) of the California Health Interview Survey (n = 143,854, response rate 42.3 to 47.5%). PARTICIPANTS We included all US citizen respondents ages 18 and older. MAIN MEASURES The primary predictor variable was housing tenure (homeownership or renting). The primary outcomes were self-rated health, psychological distress, number of health conditions, and delays in receiving necessary medical care and/or medications. KEY RESULTS Compared to renting, homeownership is associated with lower rates of reporting fair or poor health (OR = 0.86, P < 0.001), fewer health conditions (incidence rate ratio = 0.95, P = 0.03), and fewer delays in receiving medical care (OR = 0.81, P < 0.001) and medication (OR = 0.78, P < 0.001) for the overall study population. Overall, race/ethnicity was not a significant moderator of these associations in the post-crisis period. CONCLUSIONS Homeownership has the potential to provide significant health-related benefits to minoritized communities, but this potential may be threatened by practices of racial exclusion and predatory inclusion. Further study is needed to elucidate health-promoting mechanisms within homeownership as well as potential harms of specific homeownership-promoting policies to develop healthier, more equitable housing policy.
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- Geoffrey Gusoff
- National Clinician Scholars Program at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Lotfata A, Georganos S. Spatial machine learning for predicting physical inactivity prevalence from socioecological determinants in Chicago, Illinois, USA. JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS 2023:1-21. [PMID: 37358962 PMCID: PMC10241140 DOI: 10.1007/s10109-023-00415-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The increase in physical inactivity prevalence in the USA has been associated with neighborhood characteristics. While several studies have found an association between neighborhood and health, the relative importance of each component related to physical inactivity or how this value varies geographically (i.e., across different neighborhoods) remains unexplored. This study ranks the contribution of seven socioecological neighborhood factors to physical inactivity prevalence in Chicago, Illinois, using machine learning models at the census tract level, and evaluates their predictive capabilities. First, we use geographical random forest (GRF), a recently proposed nonlinear machine learning regression method that assesses each predictive factor's spatial variation and contribution to physical inactivity prevalence. Then, we compare the predictive performance of GRF to geographically weighted artificial neural networks, another recently proposed spatial machine learning algorithm. Our results suggest that poverty is the most important determinant in the Chicago tracts, while on the other hand, green space is the least important determinant in the rise of physical inactivity prevalence. As a result, interventions can be designed and implemented based on specific local circumstances rather than broad concepts that apply to Chicago and other large cities. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10109-023-00415-y.
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- Aynaz Lotfata
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of California, Davis, USA
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- Geomatics, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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Aishwarya N, Aniruddha K, Sutapa D, Bharath HA. Developing assessment flow for damage estimation of mud housing typology through a case study against coastal floods. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6712. [PMID: 37185363 PMCID: PMC10130091 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33468-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Rising instances of prolonged inundation due to climate-aggravated high tide flooding are economically burdensome for resource-crunched developing nations that bear enormous damage due to loss of built infrastructure (housing in this case). Regardless of the loss, coastal flood impact on buildings is rarely given precedence. The mud building typology in India captures 34% of existing housing demand primarily within ruralIndia; for instance, 75% of the housing in Sagar Island uses mud as the dominant construction material, making it an ideal case for the proposed research. The multivariate nature of damage and empirical data constraint associated with mud buildings propels the development of two unconventional damage assessment approaches using multivariate-probabilistic technique. The proposed literature-based approach uses logical reasoning based on the available scientific evidence whereas the lab-based approach uses the insights from structural analysis of scaled model. The damage matrix created from both the approaches are used to analyse a common flood data (depth & duration) generated using 1000 Montecarlo simulations. The resultant Damage Stage values confirm the versatility of either approach over spatial (local to regional)-temporal (flood character and intensity) dimensions. The lab-based approach proved to be a better alternative considering the availability of continuous records on damage behaviour and precise information on the flood threshold of dominant building material, a crucial component of the multivariate damage assessment process.
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- N Aishwarya
- Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- Architecture, Town and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Howrah, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India.
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Proshin A. Impact of Child Subsidies on Child Health, Well-Being, and Investment in Child Human Capital: Evidence from Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey 2010-2017. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POPULATION = REVUE EUROPEENNE DE DEMOGRAPHIE 2023; 39:14. [PMID: 37081284 PMCID: PMC10119376 DOI: 10.1007/s10680-023-09653-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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This study evaluates the impact of introducing the Maternity Capital (MC) program-a child subsidy of 250,000 Rub (7,150 euros or 10,000 USD, in 2007)-provided to mothers giving birth to/adopting a second or subsequent child since January 2007. Eligible Russian families could use this subsidy to improve family housing conditions, fund child's education/childcare, or invest in the mother's retirement fund. This study evaluates the impact of MC eligibility on various child health and developmental outcomes, household consumption patterns, and housing quality. Using data from the representative Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey 2010-2017, I tested regression discontinuity models and found that MC eligibility may have led to a small improvement in child health status, which could be explained by improved housing conditions, particularly in rural areas. However, children living in MC-eligible families were also more likely to report reduced socialisation. Heterogeneity analysis by child gender, household poverty status, and urban/rural residence suggests that MC incentives may have had a differential impact on some analysed outcomes. Results are robust to different polynomial and nonparametric RDD specifications.
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- Alex Proshin
- Canadian Center for Health Economics, University of Toronto, 155 College St 4th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M6, Canada.
- Hospinnomics, Paris School of Economics - AP-HP, Paris, France.
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Impact of social disparities on 10 year survival rates in paediatric cancers: a cohort study. LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. AMERICAS 2023; 20:100454. [PMID: 36875264 PMCID: PMC9974417 DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Background Studies reporting on the impact of social determinants of health on childhood cancer are limited. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between health disparities, as measured by the social deprivation index, and mortality in paediatric oncology patients using a population-based national database. Methods In this cohort study of children across all paediatric cancers, survival rates were determined using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 1975 to 2016. The social deprivation index was used to measure and assess healthcare disparities and specifically the impact on both overall and cancer-specific survival. Hazard ratios were used to assess the association of area deprivation. Findings The study cohort was composed of 99,542 patients with paediatric cancer. Patients had a median age of 10 years old (IQR: 3-16) with 46,109 (46.3%) of female sex. Based on race, 79,984 (80.4%) of patients were identified as white while 10,801 (10.9%) were identified as Black. Patients from socially deprived areas had significantly higher hazard of death overall for both non-metastatic [1.27 (95% CI: 1.19-1.36)] and metastatic presentations [1.09 (95% CI: 1.05-1.15)] compared to in more socially affluent areas. Interpretation Patients from the most socially deprived areas had lower rates of overall and cancer-specific survival compared to patients from socially affluent areas. With an increase in childhood cancer survivors, implementation of social determinant indices, such as the social deprivation index, might aid improvement in healthcare outcomes for the most vulnerable patients. Funding There was no study sponsor or extramural funding.
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Perreault K, Dufresne P, Potvin L, Riva M. Housing as a determinant of Inuit mental health: associations between improved housing measures and decline in psychological distress after rehousing in Nunavut and Nunavik. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 2023; 114:241-253. [PMID: 36214994 PMCID: PMC10036679 DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00701-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTERVENTION In 2014-2015, more than 400 public housing units were constructed in Nunavut and Nunavik, two of the four Inuit regions in Canada. This provided the opportunity to assess the impact of improved housing conditions from a population health perspective in 12 Inuit communities where housing needs were the most severe. The aim of the research is to examine the associations between changes in housing conditions and changes in psychological distress pre-post rehousing. METHODS A pre-post uncontrolled study was conducted in collaboration with Nunavut- and Nunavik-based organizations. Applicants at the top of public housing waitlists were recruited by local housing officers; participants completed questionnaires 1-6 months before rehousing, and 15-18 months after. Change in psychological distress was measured with the Kessler 6-item scale. Changes in three housing measures were examined: number of adults per household, number of children per household, and sense of home score. For each housing measure, a categorical variable stratified participants into three categories. The reference category included participants reporting significant change in the concerned housing measure; the two other categories included participants reporting little or no change. Associations were tested with linear multilevel regression models for change. RESULTS A total of 102 Inuit adults completed the study. A reduction in the number of adults per household (living with 2 adults or less after rehousing) and an increase in sense of home were associated with significant decline in psychological distress pre-post rehousing (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Increased investments leading to such improvements in housing circumstances are promising ways to promote mental health in Inuit regions.
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- Karine Perreault
- School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique - CreSP, Université de Montréal and CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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- Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique - CreSP, Université de Montréal and CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Forchuk C, Gyamfi S, Hassan H, Lucyk B, Booth R. Homeowner perspectives on the implementation of the Community Homes for Opportunity (CHO) program: an ethnographic group homes study in Southwestern Ontario Canada. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:585. [PMID: 36991379 PMCID: PMC10053089 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15512-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The global extant literature acknowledge that housing serves as a key social determinant of health. Housing interventions that involve group homes have been found to support the recovery of persons with mental illness and those with addiction issues. The current study explored the views of homeowners in relation to a supportive housing program called Community Homes for Opportunity (CHO) that modernised a provincial group home program (Homes for Special Care [HSC]) and provided recommendations for improving the program implementation in other geographical areas of Ontario. METHODS We applied ethnographic qualitative techniques to purposefully recruit 36 homeowner participants from 28 group homes in Southwest Ontario, Ontario Canada. Focus group discussions were conducted at two time points, during CHO program implementation (Fall 2018, and post implementation phases (Winter 2019) respectively. RESULTS Data analysis yielded 5 major themes. These include: (1) general impressions about the modernization process, (2) perceived social, economic and health outcomes, (3) enablers of the modernization program, (4) challenges to implementation of the modernization program, and (5) suggestions for implementation of the CHO in future. CONCLUSIONS A more effective and expanded CHO program will need the effective collaboration of all stakeholders including homeowners for successful implementation.
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- Cheryl Forchuk
- Beryl and Richard Ivey Research Chair in Aging, Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery, Lawson Health Research Institute, Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University London, Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care Building, 550 Wellington Road, Suite B3-110, P.O. Box 5777, London, STN B, N6A 4V2, Canada.
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Parkwood Research Institute, Western University, London, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University, London, Canada
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Logan AC, Berman BM, Prescott SL. Vitality Revisited: The Evolving Concept of Flourishing and Its Relevance to Personal and Public Health. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:5065. [PMID: 36981974 PMCID: PMC10049456 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20065065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Human flourishing, the state of optimal functioning and well-being across all aspects of an individual's life, has been a topic of philosophical and theological discussion for centuries. In the mid-20th century, social psychologists and health scientists began exploring the concept of flourishing in the context of health and high-level wellness. However, it is only in recent years, in part due to the USD 43 million Global Flourishing Study including 22 countries, that flourishing has entered the mainstream discourse. Here, we explore this history and the rapid acceleration of research into human flourishing, defined as "the relative attainment of a state in which all aspects of a person's life are good" by the Harvard University's Flourishing Program. We also explore the construct of "vitality", which refers to a sense of aliveness, energy, and motivation; we contend that this has been neglected in the flourishing movement. We explore why incorporating measures of vitality, together with a broader biopsychosocial approach, considers all dimensions of the environment across time (the total exposome), which will greatly advance research, policies, and actions to achieve human flourishing.
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- Nova Institute for Health, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Nova Institute for Health, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- The ORIGINS Project, Telethon Kids Institute, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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Mashford-Pringle A, Fu R, Stutz S. Mamwi Gidaanjitoomin/Together We Build It: A Systematic Review of Traditional Indigenous Building Structures in North America and Their Potential Application in Contemporary Designs to Promote Environment and Well-Being. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4761. [PMID: 36981670 PMCID: PMC10049054 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20064761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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(1) Background: Housing has long been recognized as an essential determinant of health. Our sense of home goes beyond physical shelter and is associated with personal or collective connections with spaces and places. However, modern architecture has gradually lost its connections between people and places; (2) Methods: We examined traditional Indigenous architecture and how it can be utilized in contemporary settings to restore connections to promote the environment, health, and well-being. (3) Results: We found that traditional Indigenous building structures may be the best manifestation of the Indigenous interconnected and holistic worldviews in North America, containing thousands of years of knowledge and wisdom about the land and the connection between humans and the environment, which is the foundation of reciprocal well-being; (4) Conclusions: Learning from the traditional structures, we proposed that modern architects should consider the past, present, and future in every endeavor and design and to utilize traditional knowledge as a crucial source of inspiration in creating works that are beneficial for both current and future generations by taking collectivism, health and well-being, and the environment into consideration in designs.
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- Angela Mashford-Pringle
- Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
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- Nutrition & Dietetics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
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- Waakebiness Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada
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Vuong NX, Woods NK. On the Relationship Between Stakeholder Affiliation and Attitudes Toward Behavioral Health Reform in Kansas. Kans J Med 2023; 16:28-34. [PMID: 36845265 PMCID: PMC9957591 DOI: 10.17161/kjm.vol16.18542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Introduction The lack of access to behavioral health care, trends in behavioral health issues, and the impact of social determinants of health underlie the need for behavioral health reform in Kansas. However, stakeholders may affect progress toward behavioral health reform. This study examined stakeholders' attitudes toward behavioral health reform. Methods The authors analyzed data from a survey administered to elected officials, members of health advocacy groups, state employees, and payers in Kansas. Main outcome measures included attitudes toward the perceived benefit of certain behavioral health and social determinants of health policies and the perceived performance of the primary care and behavioral health care systems in Kansas. Results Payers perceived legislation to improve insurance coverage for behavioral health issues as less beneficial than state employees and members of health advocacy groups. Elected officials perceived legislation to address various social determinants of health as less beneficial than health advocates. Members of health advocacy groups rated the behavioral health care system more poorly than elected officials did. Conclusions Preliminary findings reflected both the barriers and facilitators to behavioral health reform in Kansas. However, several limitations undermined the generalizability of these findings. Future studies should consider more representative sample sizes, additional variables in behavioral health and social determinants of health policies, and more comprehensive, validated measures.
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- Ngoc X. Vuong
- Dorothy and Bill Cohen Honors College, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Wichita, KS,Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, KS
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Monitoring socioeconomic inequalities in health in Hong Kong: insights and lessons from the UK and Australia. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2023; 31:100636. [PMID: 36879790 PMCID: PMC9985041 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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In many developed countries such as the UK and Australia, addressing socioeconomic inequalities in health is a priority in their policy agenda, with well-established practices and authorities to collect and link selected health and social indicators for long-term monitoring. Nonetheless, the monitoring of socioeconomic inequalities in health in Hong Kong remains in a piecemeal manner. Also, the common international practice to monitor inequalities at area level appears to be unsuitable in Hong Kong due to its small, compact, and highly interconnected built environment that limits the variation of neighbourhood deprivation level. To enhance inequality monitoring in Hong Kong, we aim to draw reference and lesson from the UK and Australia to explore the feasible steps forward regarding collection of health indicators and contextually appropriate equity stratifiers with strong implication on policy actions, and discuss potential strategies to promote the public awareness and motivations for a more comprehensive inequality monitoring system.
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Currie J, Stafford A, Hutton J, Wood L. Optimising Access to Healthcare for Patients Experiencing Homelessness in Hospital Emergency Departments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2424. [PMID: 36767794 PMCID: PMC9916150 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The ED is often the first and sometimes the only place where people experiencing homelessness seek medical assistance. While access to primary healthcare is a preferable and more cost-effective alternative to ED, for many reasons, people experiencing homelessness are much less likely to have a regular General Practitioner compared to those living in stable accommodation. Drawing on a growing body of emergency care and homelessness literature and practice, we have synthesised four potential interventions to optimise access to care when people experiencing homelessness present to an ED. Although EDs are in no way responsible for resolving the complex health and social issues of their local homeless population, they are a common contact point and therefore present an opportunity to improve access to healthcare.
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- Jane Currie
- School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
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- Emergency Department, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3065, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA 6061, Australia
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Fasolino T, O'Hara S. Assessing SPACES in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Helps Identify Unmet Needs. J Palliat Med 2023; 26:149-152. [PMID: 35930241 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Environmental factors contribute to the symptom burden for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, particularly in the Appalachian region where prevalence of the disease is higher. These regions are especially vulnerable because of poor air quality, exposure to organic toxic dust, and higher percentage of smokers. Using an innovative approach to assess the home environmental impact, SPACES (Spend, Primary Place, Assessment, Changes, Equipment, and Synergy), palliative care providers may uncover factors contributing to the symptom burden that might otherwise be missed. We present a case of a 68-year-old woman living in Appalachia with several environmental factors that contributed to her symptom burden while reducing the healing home environment.
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- Tracy Fasolino
- Clemson University, School of Nursing, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Center for Healthcare Innovation and Leadership, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Brake TM, Dudek V, Sauzet O, Razum O. Psychosocial Attributes of Housing and Their Relationship With Health Among Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Populations in High-Income Countries: Systematic Review. Public Health Rev 2023; 44:1605602. [PMID: 37213704 PMCID: PMC10193459 DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1605602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Objectives: Housing as a social determinant of health should provide not only shelter, but also a feeling of home. We explored psychosocial pathways creating a sense of home and influencing the relationship between housing and health among asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in high-income countries. Methods: We performed a systematic review. To be included, studies had to be peer-reviewed, published between 1995 and 2022, and focus on housing and health of ASR in high-income countries. We conducted a narrative synthesis. Results: 32 studies met the inclusion criteria. The psychosocial attributes influencing health most often identified were control, followed by expressing status, satisfaction, and demand. Most attributes overlap with material/physical attributes and have an impact on ASR's mental health. They are closely interconnected with each other. Conclusion: Psychosocial attributes of housing play an essential role in the health of ASR; they are closely associated with material/physical attributes. Therefore, future research on housing and health of ASR should routinely study psychosocial attributes, but always in association with physical ones. The connections between these attributes are complex and need to be further explored. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42021239495.
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Sheppard CL, Pattni N, Gunasegaran T, Austen A, Hitzig SL. Housing Satisfaction Among Older Adults Living in Low-Income Seniors' Housing. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK 2023; 66:134-151. [PMID: 36285435 DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2022.2140240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Tenant experience surveys are a key tool for social housing landlords to gauge their success in providing high quality housing. This paper examines feedback from a tenant experience survey facilitated in a low-income housing seniors' housing community to: (1) examine their perceptions of their housing across key domains related to tenant satisfaction; and (2) identify opportunities they felt would improve their housing experience. A total of 1,114 households completed the survey. Results showed that tenants generally had high satisfaction with property management, safety and security, communication with staff, access to services, community support, and tenancy management. However, open-ended comments from tenants highlighted specific situations that negatively impacted their housing, including maintenance issues, safety concerns, and limited access to health and social programs. Findings point to several suggestions for social housing providers to enhance their services to foster inclusive, supportive, and safe housing environments for low-income older adults.
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- Christine L Sheppard
- St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Wellesley Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Senior Services and Long-Term Care, City of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- St. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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do Couto AC, Gravinatti ML, Pellizzaro M, Kmetiuk LB, Yamakawa AC, da Silva EC, Felipetto LG, Langoni H, de Souza Leandro A, de Santi CE, dos Santos AP, Biondo AW. One health approach on serosurvey of anti-Leptospira spp. in homeless persons and their dogs in South Brazil. One Health 2022; 15:100421. [PMID: 36277102 PMCID: PMC9582539 DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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O'Leary C, Roberts A, Teixeira L, Coren E. PROTOCOL: The experiences of adults experiencing homelessness when accessing and using psychosocial interventions: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. CAMPBELL SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 2022; 18:e1289. [PMID: 36908840 PMCID: PMC9683077 DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The systematic review set out in this protocol is part of a broader evidence synthesis which intends to produce two systematic reviews to address a significant gap in the evidence base identified by Luchenski et al. (2018) and by White and Narayanan (2021). This review (the focus of this protocol) will be of the experiences of adults experiencing homelessness when accessing and using psychosocial interventions. This review of qualitative data will use thematic synthesis to analyse these experiences as faced by this population when accessing and using psychosocial interventions.
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- Chris O'Leary
- Policy Evaluation and Research UnitManchester Metropolitan UniversityManchesterUK
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- Policy Evaluation and Research UnitManchester Metropolitan UniversityManchesterUK
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Currie J, Grech E, Yee J, Aitkenhead A, Jones L. Multistage Psychometric Testing of the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:15928. [PMID: 36498002 PMCID: PMC9738957 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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People experiencing homelessness find it challenging to access the healthcare they so desperately need. To address this, we have developed the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool, which assesses health related vulnerability (burden of injury and/or illness and ability to access healthcare) and can be used to prioritize people for access to healthcare. Here, we report the initial psychometrics of the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool. To assess interrater reliability, clinician participants were invited to instinctually rate the health-related vulnerability of 18-fictional case studies and then apply the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool to these same case studies. To assess convergent validity, the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool and the tool it was adapted from, the Australian Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool were administered to people experiencing homelessness. Feedback was sought from the participants receiving these two tools and from those administering them. The Homeless Health Access to Care Tool demonstrated a high interrater reliability and internal consistency. Participants using and receiving the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool reported it as straightforward, unintrusive and clear. Median time of administration was 7 min 29 s (SD 118.03 s). Convergent validity was established for the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool with a moderate correlation (r = 0.567) with the total score of the Australian Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool. Findings suggest that the Homeless Health Access to Care Tool is feasible and reliable. Larger samples are required to report construct validity.
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- Jane Currie
- School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- Homeless Health Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Homeless Health Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Homeless Health Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Homeless Health Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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Anandh U, Meena P, Karam S, Luyckx V. Social, political and legal determinants of kidney health: Perspectives from lower- and middle-income countries with a focus on India. FRONTIERS IN NEPHROLOGY 2022; 2:1024667. [PMID: 37745281 PMCID: PMC10513032 DOI: 10.3389/fneph.2022.1024667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The social determinants of health (SDoH) are the non-medical factors that influence kidney health outcomes directly or indirectly in a substantial manner and include conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age. Many such challenges in lower- and middle- income countries have an unfavourable impact on kidney health. These conditions potentially influence economic policies and systems, development agendas, social norms, social policies, and political systems. In addition, many political and legal factors also determine and modify the ultimate outcome in patients with kidney disease. Legal factors that ensure universal health care, promote gender and racial equality, prevent malpractices and regulate strict laws in the field of kidney transplantation are the paramount determinants for the provision of necessary kidney care. Converging lines of evidence have supported the impact of social variables such as socioeconomic resources, social inclusion, housing conditions, educational attainment, and financial status on kidney health, particularly affect vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and result in challenges in kidney care delivery. Furthermore, the climate is an important SDoH that plays a crucial role in the occurrence, prevalence, and progression of kidney diseases as highlighted by the presence of higher prevalence of chronic kidney disease in hot tropical countries. The rising incidence of water and vector-borne diseases causing acute kidney injury is another consequence of disruptive environmental and climate change which is detrimental to kidney health. Political risk factors such as conflict also have a devastating influence on kidney health. The relationship between SDoH and kidney health outcomes requires more clarity. Gaps in the current knowledge need to be identified to inform the development of appropriate interventions to address upstream socio-economic risk factors for kidney disease.
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- Urmila Anandh
- Department of Nephrology, Amrita Hospitals, Faridabad, Delhi NCR, India
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- Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneshwar, India
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Martin RA, Baker AP, Smiler K, Middleton L, Hay-Smith J, Kayes N, Grace C, Apiata TAM, Nunnerley JL, Brown AE. Flourishing together: research protocol for developing methods to better include disabled people's knowledge in health policy development. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:1252. [PMID: 36253852 PMCID: PMC9575235 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08655-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To positively impact the social determinants of health, disabled people need to contribute to policy planning and programme development. However, they report barriers to engaging meaningfully in consultation processes. Additionally, their recommendations may not be articulated in ways that policy planners can readily use. This gap contributes to health outcome inequities. Participatory co-production methods have the potential to improve policy responsiveness. This research will use innovative methods to generate tools for co-producing knowledge in health-related policy areas, empowering disabled people to articulate experience, expertise and insights promoting equitable health policy and programme development within Aotearoa New Zealand. To develop these methods, as an exemplar, we will partner with both tāngata whaikaha Māori and disabled people to co-produce policy recommendations around housing and home (kāinga)-developing a nuanced understanding of the contexts in which disabled people can access and maintain kāinga meeting their needs and aspirations. METHODS Participatory co-production methods with disabled people, embedded within a realist methodological approach, will develop theories on how best to co-produce and effectively articulate knowledge to address equitable health-related policy and programme development-considering what works for whom under what conditions. Theory-building workshops (Phase 1) and qualitative surveys (Phase 2) will explore contexts and resources (i.e., at individual, social and environmental levels) supporting them to access and maintain kāinga that best meets their needs and aspirations. In Phase 3, a realist review with embedded co-production workshops will synthesise evidence and co-produce knowledge from published literature and non-published reports. Finally, in Phase 4, co-produced knowledge from all phases will be synthesised to develop two key research outputs: housing policy recommendations and innovative co-production methods and tools empowering disabled people to create, synthesise and articulate knowledge to planners of health-related policy. DISCUSSION This research will develop participatory co-production methods and tools to support future creation, synthesis and articulation of the knowledge and experiences of disabled people, contributing to policies that positively impact their social determinants of health.
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- Rachelle A Martin
- Department of Medicine, Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit (RTRU)
- Te Whare Whakamātūtū, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand. .,Hā-i-mano
- Burwood Academy Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- Hā-i-mano
- Burwood Academy Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Health Services Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Health Services Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit (RTRU)
- Te Whare Whakamātūtū, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand
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- Centre for Person Centred Research, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Hā-i-mano
- Burwood Academy Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand.,Whānau Whanake, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Hā-i-mano
- Burwood Academy Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Toi Āria
- Design for Public Good, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
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Nygaard SS, Høj Jørgensen TS, Srivarathan A, Brønnum-Hansen H, Kivikoski C, Kristiansen M, Lund R. Association Between Urban Regeneration and Healthcare-Seeking Behavior of Affected Residents: A Natural Experiment in two Multi-Ethnic Deprived Housing Areas in Denmark. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES 2022:207314221126283. [PMID: 36121903 DOI: 10.1177/00207314221126283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Area regeneration of deprived neighborhoods is being used to reduce health inequality, socioeconomic deprivation and ethnic segregation. This quasi-experimental study examines if long-term graded exposure to urban regeneration is associated with primary healthcare-seeking behavior among residents. We compared general practitioner (GP) contacts from 2015-2020 in two adjacent, deprived social housing areas, one exposed to area regeneration. Populations were into Western and non-Western males and females aged 15 years and older (N = 3,960). Mean annual GP contact frequency for each group were estimated and a difference-in-difference (DiD) analysis was conducted with adjustments for propensity scores based on baseline characteristics. GP contact frequency increased for all groups across time with a systematically higher level and faster increase in the control groups. In particular, the mean difference between the exposed and control area for non-Western women more than doubled from -0.61 to -1.47 annual contacts across the period. The mean differences in contact frequency increased for all groups but results of the DiD analyses were insignificant. In conclusion, an emerging gap in GP contact frequency, with the highest levels in the control area, was observed for all comparisons across time. More long-term research is needed to understand how the emerging gaps evolve.
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- Siv Steffen Nygaard
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section for Health Services Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pang M, Wang J, Jiang X, Li H, Li S, Kong F. The Effects of Living Environment, Health Status of Family Members, and Migrant Elderly following Children’s Attitude about Care on Grandchildren’s Health Status in Weifang, China. CHILDREN 2022; 9:children9091333. [PMID: 36138641 PMCID: PMC9497741 DOI: 10.3390/children9091333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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As urbanization is growing quickly in China, many migrant elderly following children (MEFC) migrate to big cities to care for their grandchildren (grandchildren of MEFC=GMEFC). This study aimed to explore the effects of the living environment, health statuses of family members, and MEFC’s attitude regarding the care of their children (children of MEFC=CMEFC) for their GMEFC on GMEFC’s health statuses in Weifang, China. Multistage cluster random sampling was used to select the participants, and 613 MEFC were included in total. Descriptive analysis, univariate analysis and binary logistic regression were used to investigate the association between the related variables and GMEFC’s health statuses. It was found that 74.9% of the GMEFC had excellent health statuses. The GMEFC who had siblings, the CMEFC with excellent health statuses, and the MEFC with excellent health statuses were more likely to have excellent health statuses. Moreover, the GMEFC who were female, elevators occasionally malfunctioned, the MEFC who were dissatisfied with the CMEFC’s time spent on caring, and the MEFC who did not understand or forgive the CMEFC’s limited time on caring were less likely to have GMEFC with excellent health statuses. The results indicated that a better living environment, better health statuses of family members, and a positive attitude of the MEFC regarding the care of CMEFC for GMEFC would result in a better health status of GMEFC.
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- Mingli Pang
- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- NHC Key Lab of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- NHC Key Lab of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- NHC Key Lab of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- NHC Key Lab of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- NHC Key Lab of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- NHC Key Lab of Health Economics and Policy Research, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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Wang H, Luo P, Wu Y, Zeng X. Factors and optimizations of healthcare workers' perception in alternative care facilities. Front Public Health 2022; 10:891503. [PMID: 35968426 PMCID: PMC9364931 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.891503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Diverse measures have been carried out worldwide to establish Alternative Care Facilities (ACFs) for different ends, such as receiving, curing or isolating patients, aiming to cope with tremendous shock in the urban medical system during the early passage of the COVID-19 epidemic. Healthcare workers always felt anxious and stressed during multiple major public health emergencies in medical facilities. Some active measures to improve healthcare workers' perceptions, such as temporary training, workflow improvement, and supplementary facilities, were proved insufficient in several past public health emergencies. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the contributing factors of the healthcare workers' perceptions of the ACFs in this pandemic, which can help find an innovative path to ensure their health, well-being and work efficiency. Method This paper conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with the world's first batch of healthcare workers who have worked in ACFs through a qualitative study based on Grounded Theory. The healthcare workers interviewed from Heilongjiang, Shandong, Fujian, and Hubei provinces, have worked in one of the four different ACFs built in Wuhan. The results are obtained through the three-level codes and analyses of the interview recordings. Results The factors affecting the perception of healthcare workers in ACFs during the epidemic situation can be summarized into five major categories: individual characteristics, organization management, facilities and equipment, space design, and internal environment. The five major categories affecting the composition of perception can be further divided into endogenous and exogenous factors, which jointly affect the perception of healthcare workers in ACFs. Among them, individual characteristics belong to endogenous factors, which are the primary conditions, while other categories belong to exogenous factors, which are the decisive conditions. Conclusion This paper clarifies factors affecting the perception of healthcare workers in ACFs and analyzes the mechanism of each factor. It is posited that the passive strategies are a promising solution to protect healthcare workers' health, improve their work efficiency, and help reduce the operation stress of ACFs. We should train multidisciplinary professionals for future healthcare and enhance collaborations between healthcare workers and engineers. To sum up, this paper broadens new horizons for future research on the optimization of ACFs and finds new paths for alleviating healthcare workers' adverse perceptions of ACFs.
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- Hao Wang
- School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- Key Laboratory of Cold Region Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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A Testing Campaign Intervention Consisting of Peer-Facilitated Engagement, Point-of-Care HCV RNA Testing, and Linkage to Nursing Support to Enhance Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake among People Who Inject Drugs: The ETHOS Engage Study. Viruses 2022; 14:v14071555. [PMID: 35891535 PMCID: PMC9316739 DOI: 10.3390/v14071555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study evaluated HCV treatment initiation among people who inject drugs (PWID) following an intervention of campaign days involving peer connection, point-of-care HCV RNA testing, and linkage to nursing support. ETHOS Engage is an observational cohort study of PWID attending 25 drug treatment clinics and needle and syringe programs in Australia (May 2018–September 2019). Point-of-care results were provided to the nurse, facilitating confirmatory testing and treatment. The study aimed to evaluate treatment uptake and factors associated with treatment at 24 months post-enrolment. There were 317 people with current HCV infection and eligible for treatment (median age 43, 65% male, 15% homeless, 69% receiving opioid agonist treatment, 70% injected in last month). Overall, 15% (47/317), 27% (85/317), 38% (120/317), and 49% (155/317) of people with current HCV infection had initiated treatment at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-months following testing, respectively. Homelessness (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR): 0.40; 95% confidence interval: 0.23, 0.71) and incarceration in the past 12 months (vs. never, aHR:0.46; 0.28, 0.76) were associated with decreased treatment initiation in the 24 months post-enrolment. This testing campaign intervention facilitated HCV treatment uptake among PWID. Further interventions are needed to achieve HCV elimination among people experiencing homelessness or incarceration.
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A Study on Transformation of Housing Typology and Its Environmental and Social Effects on the Living Conditions of Residents in Planned Residential Neighborhoods of Kabul City. URBAN SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/urbansci6030045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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This study examines the transformation in housing typology from low-rise to apartment buildings in the formal neighborhood of Kabul city. These formal neighborhoods were developed according to plans from 1978. The majority of these neighborhoods were designed with detached houses that had courtyards. Literature reviews, field visits, opinions of residents, and a planning organization provided data for this study. In this study, the transformation of housing in planned neighborhoods is analyzed in relation to their social and environmental impacts. Researchers determined how varying housing typologies affected residents’ health and quality of life in these planned neighborhoods. Initially, we assessed the physical characteristics of the study area and evaluated how much transformation volume is present in the study area. Second, we examined residents’ views of residential development and its impacts, as well as their daily lives. In order to identify the relationship between these two aspects, the study examined the characteristics of the area (variables) from the perspectives of privacy, natural light, shading, sound pollution, air pollution, and energy use. We used several criteria to evaluate the accuracy of the physical characteristics and the respondents’ opinions. Lastly, we provided some recommendations and solutions to improve the current situation.
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Bhat AC, Almeida DM, Fenelon A, Santos-Lozada AR. A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between housing insecurity and physical health among midlife and aging adults in the United States. SSM Popul Health 2022; 18:101128. [PMID: 35652088 PMCID: PMC9149198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Rationale A large body of work demonstrates the impact of housing instability on health by exploring the effects of evictions and homelessness on psychological wellbeing of young adults and children. However, limited research leverages national longitudinal data to examine whether and how experiences of a range of housing insecurity events, rather than just eviction or homelessness, affect physical health among midlife and older adults. Objective The current study examines (1) prevalence of housing insecurity among midlife and older adults by age and race, (2) linkages between housing insecurity experiences and facets of physical health, and (3) age and race moderations on these effects. Method This study employs regression models to examine whether experiences of housing insecurity affect self-rated physical health and chronic physical conditions among midlife and older adults (N = 2598) leveraging two waves of the National Study of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS). Results Models revealed that housing insecurity experiences predicted poorer self-rated physical health and additional chronic conditions, even when controlling for previous physical health. Moderation analyses indicated that housing insecurity has a stronger relationship with chronic conditions among midlife adults as compared to older adults, and among Black adults as compared to white adults. These results suggest that experiences of housing insecurity leave adults vulnerable to compromised physical health, and that housing insecurity experiences may be particularly detrimental to the health of midlife Black adults. Conclusions This research adds to the extant literature by introducing a comprehensive measure of housing insecurity experiences, and contributes to a life course perspective regarding how housing insecurity can affect physical health. This research has implications for policy that addresses housing insecurity as a public health concern, especially in the aftermath of the 2008 recession and the economic and housing crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Aarti C. Bhat
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 405 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 403 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- School of Public Policy and Department of Sociology and Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, 331 Pond Laboratory, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 226 Health and Human Development Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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“We’re Home Now”: How a Rehousing Intervention Shapes the Mental Well-Being of Inuit Adults in Nunavut, Canada. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116432. [PMID: 35682015 PMCID: PMC9180588 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This study explores the ways in which a rehousing intervention shapes the mental well-being of Inuit adults living in Nunavut, Canada, where the prevalence of core housing need is four times the national average. More specifically, it compares the housing experiences of participants who were rehoused in a newly built public housing unit, to the experiences of participants on the public housing waitlist. The study was developed in collaboration with organizations based in Nunavut and Nunavik. Semi-structured interviews were transcribed, and a deductive-inductive thematic analysis was performed based on Gidden’s concept of ontological security, and Inuit-specific mental health conceptualization. Twenty-five Inuit adults participated (11 rehoused, 14 waitlist). Three themes were identified to describe how the subjective housing experiences of participants improved their mental well-being after rehousing: (1) refuge creation; (2) self-determination and increased control; (3) improved family dynamics and identity repair. Implicit to these themes are the contrasting housing experiences of participants on the waitlist. Construction initiatives that increase public housing stock and address gaps in the housing continuum across Inuit regions could promote well-being at a population level. However, larger socio-economic problems facing Inuit may hamper beneficial processes stemming from such interventions.
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Brown P, Newton D, Armitage R, Monchuk L, Robson B. Locked down: Ontological security and the experience of COVID-19 while living in poor-quality housing. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2022:10.1002/jcop.22883. [PMID: 35611443 PMCID: PMC9347395 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The aim of the paper is to illustrate how the housing system in the United Kingdom (UK) has contributed to creating vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on the concept of ontological security we look at how living with housing insecurity whilst enduring poor housing conditions has impacted the lives of those living in households. The paper draws on semi-structured interviews with 50 residents and 8 housing professionals. The findings outline the grinding impact of the pandemic on the ontological security of residents and the coping strategies adopted by a wider range of households who are now increasingly vulnerable. A number of people went into lockdown in vulnerable situations, experiencing deep inequalities and living in poorly maintained homes. This has weakened the ontological security experienced by many households. These represent significant failings of the housing system and housing policy impacting on the health and wellbeing of a wider cohort of people creating additional vulnerabilities.
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- Philip Brown
- School of Human and Health SciencesUniversity of HuddersfieldHuddersfieldUK
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- School of Human and Health SciencesUniversity of HuddersfieldHuddersfieldUK
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- School of Human and Health SciencesUniversity of HuddersfieldHuddersfieldUK
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- School of Human and Health SciencesUniversity of HuddersfieldHuddersfieldUK
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- Policy & Public AffairsNorthern Housing ConsortiumSunderlandUK
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Miler JA, Foster R, Hnizdilova K, Murdoch H, Parkes T. ‘It maybe doesn’t seem much, but to me it’s my kingdom’: staff and client experiences of Housing First in Scotland. DRUGS: EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND POLICY 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2021.1926429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Joanna Astrid Miler
- Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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- Homelessness Services, The Salvation Army, Glasgow, UK
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- Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK
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