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Chen Y, Xue H, Ai S, Liu Y, Nie Y, Ai QYH, Zhang J, Liang YY. Trajectories of social isolation and loneliness and the risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus across genetic risk score. DIABETES & METABOLISM 2024; 50:101526. [PMID: 38458351 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2024.101526] [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: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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AIM This study aimed to investigate the association of social isolation, loneliness, and their trajectory with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) across genetic risk. METHODS We included 439,337 participants (mean age 56.3 ± 8.1 years) enrolled in the UK Biobank study who were followed up until May 31, 2021. Social isolation and loneliness were self-reported and were further categorized into never, transient, incident, and persistent patterns. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 12.7 years, 15,258 incident T2DM cases were documented. Social isolation (versus no social isolation: hazard ratio (HR) 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.04 [1.00;1.09]) and loneliness (versus no loneliness: 1.26 [1.19;1.34]) were associated with an increased T2DM risk, independent of the genetic risk for T2DM. The interactions existed between social isolation and loneliness (Pinteraction < 0.05); the increased T2DM risk associated with social isolation was only significant among participants without loneliness. In the longitudinal analysis, only persistent social isolation (versus never social isolation: 1.22 [1.02;1.45]) was associated with an increased T2DM risk, whereas incident loneliness (versus never loneliness: 1.95 [1.40;2.71]) and persistent loneliness (2.00 [1.31;3.04]) were associated with higher T2DM risks. CONCLUSION Social isolation and loneliness, especially their persistent pattern, were independently associated with an increased incident T2DM risk, irrespective of an individual's genetic risk. Loneliness modified the association between social isolation and incident T2DM.
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- Yilin Chen
- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan, China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Sleep and Circadian Medicine, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Key Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Channelopathies of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Education of China, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Institute of Psycho-neuroscience, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Scheer ER, Werner NE, Coller RJ, Nacht CL, Petty L, Tang M, Ehlenbach M, Kelly MM, Finesilver S, Warner G, Katz B, Keim-Malpass J, Lunsford CD, Letzkus L, Desai SS, Valdez RS. Designing for caregiving networks: a case study of primary caregivers of children with medical complexity. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2024; 31:1151-1162. [PMID: 38427845 PMCID: PMC11031225 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocae026] [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: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to characterize the experiences of primary caregivers of children with medical complexity (CMC) in engaging with other members of the child's caregiving network, thereby informing the design of health information technology (IT) for the caregiving network. Caregiving networks include friends, family, community members, and other trusted individuals who provide resources, information, health, or childcare. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a secondary analysis of two qualitative studies. Primary studies conducted semi-structured interviews (n = 50) with family caregivers of CMC. Interviews were held in the Midwest (n = 30) and the mid-Atlantic region (n = 20). Interviews were transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis. Emergent themes were mapped to implications for the design of future health IT. RESULTS Thematic analysis identified 8 themes characterizing a wide range of primary caregivers' experiences in constructing, managing, and ensuring high-quality care delivery across the caregiving network. DISCUSSION Findings evidence a critical need to create flexible and customizable tools designed to support hiring/training processes, coordinating daily care across the caregiving network, communicating changing needs and care updates across the caregiving network, and creating contingency plans for instances where caregivers are unavailable to provide care to the CMC. Informaticists should additionally design accessible platforms that allow primary caregivers to connect with and learn from other caregivers while minimizing exposure to sensitive or emotional content as indicated by the user. CONCLUSION This article contributes to the design of health IT for CMC caregiving networks by uncovering previously underrecognized needs and experiences of CMC primary caregivers and drawing direct connections to design implications.
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- Eleanore Rae Scheer
- Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Health and Wellness Design, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, United States
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- School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, United States
- Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, United States
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- Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53792, United States
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- Family Voices of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
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- Department of Orthopedics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27707, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
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- Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, United States
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Lu Q, Qu L, Xie C, Shu Y, Gao F, Zou M, Fan X, Luo X, Meng J, Xue Y, Cao Y. Relationship between social isolation and glycaemic control of people previously diagnosed with diabetes: secondary analysis from the CHARLS. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e076106. [PMID: 38508640 PMCID: PMC10953297 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076106] [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: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Social isolation may affect diabetes self-management. This study aimed to explore the relations between social isolation and glycaemic control in patients with diabetes and to explore lifestyle differences among individuals with different levels of social isolation. METHODS The relevant data of 665 people previously diagnosed with diabetes included in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study from 2011 to 2015 were extracted and analysed. The study included patient general information, blood glucose, lipids, glycosylated haemoglobin, social isolation index, health-related lifestyle factors and diabetes-related factors. Differences in metabolic abnormalities and modifiable lifestyles were compared among patients with varying levels of social isolation. RESULTS Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that among men aged 45-64 years, the high social isolation group had significantly higher glycosylated haemoglobin levels compared with the low isolation group (7.29±1.81 vs 6.59±1.63, p=0.026). A positive correlation was observed between social isolation and blood glucose (β=14.16; 95% CI 2.75 to 25.57; p=0.015) and glycosylated haemoglobin (β=0.35; 95% CI 0.10 to 0.60; p=0.006), indicating that higher social isolation was associated with higher fasting blood glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin levels. However, no significant associations were observed in other age groups. Notably, men aged 45-65 years with high social isolation had higher depression rates (44.10% vs 24.60%, p=0.024), lower engagement in moderate exercise (5.70% vs 23.50%, p=0.019) and shorter 10-minute walks (17.10% vs 36.80%, p=0.027). Differences in other health-related and diabetes-related factors were not statistically significant. CONCLUSION Middle-aged men with diabetes with higher social isolation tend to have higher blood glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin levels. This subset of patients requires targeted attention to provide social support from family and friends for improved glycaemic control. If necessary, education on diabetes should be made available to family members and friends.
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- Qiuping Lu
- Department of Endocrinology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital ,School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Foshan City, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital ,School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Foshan City, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Guldager R, Nordentoft S, Bruun-Pedersen M, Hindhede AL. Social network trajectory of young adults aged 18-35 years diagnosed with a brain tumour: a protocol for a mixed methods study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e076337. [PMID: 38154884 PMCID: PMC10759115 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076337] [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: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Research indicates that social networks and roles are disrupted throughout the entire trajectory of someone living with a brain tumour. Young adults aged 18-35 years are particularly vulnerable to such disruption because they are in a process of establishing themselves. Pre-existing social roles and support networks of young adults living with a primary brain tumour may change. This study aims to identify the social networks of young adults aged 18-35 years diagnosed with a primary brain tumour and to map how the diagnosis and disease course affects the social network in relation to changes in relationships and roles over time. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The study adopts a longitudinal design with a convergent mixed methods approach to describe the social network of young adults. The study utilizes a quantitative approach to social network analysis to measure network size, composition and density and a qualitative approach with interviews to gain insight into young adult's narratives about their network. Network maps will be produced, analysed and all the findings will then be compared and integrated. Interviews and network drawing will take place at the time of the diagnoses, with follow-up interviews 6 and 12 months later. This will shed light on transformations in network compositions and network support over time. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study has been approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency (ID P-2022-733). Written informed consent will be obtained from all patients. The results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed journal and reported at local, national and international conferences on brain cancer.
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- Rikke Guldager
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UCSF Center for Sundhedsfaglig Forskning, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Liu X. Advances in Psychological and Social Aetiology of Patients with Diabetes. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2023; 16:4187-4194. [PMID: 38152279 PMCID: PMC10752028 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s439767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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Diabetes is a metabolic disease that is affected by internal and external factors. Its prevalence is rising, and it is characterized by a continuous increase in blood glucose levels. With the deepening understanding of diabetes, it is not only necessary to explore its physiological basis, but also to explore the complex interaction between social and psychological factors. In addition to traditional risk factors, the article also highlights the psychological and social aspects of the patient 's impact on the development of diabetes. Because diabetes is not only the result of metabolic imbalances, but also the product of broader background factors, the importance of psychosocial interventions is particularly important. By examining psychosocial dimensions, this review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the causes of diabetes. It deeply studies the complex relationship between psychosocial factors and diabetes, and recognizes the complexity of this metabolic disorder. In addition, the article discussed interventions designed to address the psychosocial problems of diabetes, emphasizing the need to take a holistic approach to care for patients. This review explores the impact of psychological and social factors on the incidence, progression and outcome of diabetes, complementing traditional considerations such as obesity, genetic and physiological factors. Recognizing the multifaceted nature of diabetes, this article uses a social etiology perspective to emphasize the important role of social psychological factors. In the process, it has contributed to the ongoing discussion on diabetes management by incorporating a broader social context into the understanding and treatment of this general health problem.
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- Xianyuan Liu
- General Practice Ward/International Medical Center Ward, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Cshengdu, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China
- General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China
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Bradley N, Dowrick C, Lloyd-Williams M. Explaining how and why social support groups in hospice day services benefit palliative care patients, for whom, and in what circumstances. Palliat Care Soc Pract 2023; 17:26323524231214549. [PMID: 38044931 PMCID: PMC10693225 DOI: 10.1177/26323524231214549] [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: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Background Palliative care aims to provide holistic support for people with life-limiting illness, responding to psychological, social and spiritual needs, as well as to clinical and physical. In the United Kingdom, hospice day services (including day care, group interventions, group activities, and social events for palliative care outpatients) aim to provide opportunities for patients to gain social support, which is thought to improve their quality of life. Objectives This research explored social support within hospice day services, to explain in detail how and why social support obtained within a hospice day service could be beneficial to palliative care patients. Design Qualitative research using observations of hospice day services and interviews with service providers. Methods Data collection involved nineteen interviews with hospice service providers (n = 19) and researcher observations of hospice day services. The findings detail how patient and hospice context interact to produce mechanisms that lead to outcomes beyond the hospice day service. Results Practical, clinical and social aspects of the hospice day service are important for patients feeling welcome and safe in the setting. The opportunity to connect with other people and work towards personal goals can boost self-confidence for patients who have lost access to meaningful activity. New friendships between patients encourages reciprocal support and feelings of belonging. It is beneficial to have permission to speak freely about topics deemed inappropriate elsewhere, because honest communication is helpful in accepting and adapting to their circumstances. Conclusion Hospice day services facilitate group settings for reciprocal social support. This research proposes an initial programme theory that can be further developed and tested. It explains how and why, in some contexts, social support increases personal and practical resources to cope with illness and death, leading to changes outside of the hospice (to mood, interpersonal interactions and behaviour) that could improve quality of life.
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- Natasha Bradley
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen’s University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK
- Centre for Health & Clinical Research, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol BS16 1DD, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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S De Main A, Powers DA, Xie B, Choi N. Longitudinal associations between mental health and social environment in older adults: a multilevel growth modeling. Aging Ment Health 2023; 27:2278-2288. [PMID: 37293783 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2220304] [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: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to assess longitudinal relationships between social environment indicators (social connectedness, social engagement, social contribution) and mental health indicators (depression and anxiety) among community-dwelling adults age 55 years and older. METHODS Data were drawn from 3-waves of the national longitudinal survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) (N = 2,020; age range = 55-94 years). We developed multilevel growth models to ascertain the relationships of interest, controlling for sociodemographic and physical health factors. RESULTS Over the 20-year period of study, lower levels of emotional social support, social integration and social contribution significantly predicted depression and anxiety, whereas social network and social engagement were not significant predictors of these mental health outcomes in older adults. The models also indicated a moderation effect of the number of chronic conditions on the slopes of depression and anxiety. DISCUSSION Considering our findings, interventions to enhance social contribution and social connectedness could be effective to help older adults maintain positive mental health, as well as programs that facilitate older adults' connections with their families, communities and health care providers. These interventions must also account for multiple chronic conditions since functional limitations drive declining integration in the community and participation in social activities.
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- Atami S De Main
- Weill Cornell Medicine Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Quintiens B, Smets T, Chambaere K, Van den Block L, Deliens L, Sallnow L, Cohen J. Discomfort With Suffering and Dying, a Cross-Sectional Survey of the General Public. J Pain Symptom Manage 2023; 66:529-540.e6. [PMID: 37437645 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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CONTEXT Death and the process of dying have become increasingly medicalized and professionalized. The associated cultural estrangement from death may affect how comfortable we feel about death and dying. This study examines the general public's discomfort with another person's suffering and dying, and whether these feelings are associated with specific personal characteristics or experiences. OBJECTIVES Cross-sectional survey in a random sample of people aged 16 or older in four municipalities in Flanders, Belgium (N=4400). We used the self-developed construct Discomfort with someone's suffering and dying. A directed acyclic graph guided the development of a multivariable regression model which explored the effect of different variables on the main outcome measure. RESULTS A total of 2008 completed questionnaires were returned (response rate: 45.6%). Average discomfort with someone's suffering and dying was 3.74 (SD = 0.89). Being female or currently mourning a loss were associated with more discomfort. Not being religious, having better knowledge about palliative care, having worked in healthcare, having been with someone else at the time of their death and having been culturally exposed to death and dying were associated with less discomfort. CONCLUSION A considerable level of discomfort is present within the general public about the suffering and dying of others and this may increase social stigma and a tendency to avoid seriously ill people and their social surroundings. Our findings suggest that interventions may help shift this societal discomfort if they incorporate a focus on cultural and experiential exposure and increasing knowledge about palliative care.
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- Bert Quintiens
- End-of Life Care Research Group (B.Q., T.S., K.C., L.V.B., L.D., L.S., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium; Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO) (B.Q., K.C., L.D., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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- End-of Life Care Research Group (B.Q., T.S., K.C., L.V.B., L.D., L.S., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group (B.Q., T.S., K.C., L.V.B., L.D., L.S., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium; Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO) (B.Q., K.C., L.D., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group (B.Q., T.S., K.C., L.V.B., L.D., L.S., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group (B.Q., T.S., K.C., L.V.B., L.D., L.S., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium; Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO) (B.Q., K.C., L.D., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group (B.Q., T.S., K.C., L.V.B., L.D., L.S., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium; St Christopher's Hospice (L.S.), London, UK; Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department (L.S.), Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- End-of Life Care Research Group (B.Q., T.S., K.C., L.V.B., L.D., L.S., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium; Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO) (B.Q., K.C., L.D., J.C.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Niebuur J, Vonk JM, Du Y, de Bock GH, Lunter G, Krabbe PFM, Alizadeh BZ, Snieder H, Smidt N, Boezen M, Corpeleijn E. Lifestyle factors related to prevalent chronic disease multimorbidity: A population-based cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287263. [PMID: 37486939 PMCID: PMC10365307 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287263] [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: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Multimorbidity is associated with poor quality of life, polypharmacy, health care costs and mortality, with those affected potentially benefitting from a healthy lifestyle. We assessed a comprehensive set of lifestyle factors in relation to multimorbidity with major chronic diseases. METHODS This cross-sectional study utilised baseline data for adults from the prospective Lifelines Cohort in the north of the Netherlands (N = 79,345). We defined multimorbidity as the co-existence of two or more chronic diseases (i.e. cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease, type 2 diabetes) and evaluated factors in six lifestyle domains (nutrition, physical (in)activity, substance abuse, sleep, stress, relationships) among groups by the number of chronic diseases (≥2, 1, 0). Multinomial logistic regression models were created, adjusted for appropriate confounders, and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were reported. RESULTS 3,712 participants had multimorbidity (4.7%, age 53.5 ± 12.5 years), and this group tended to have less healthy lifestyles. Compared to those without chronic diseases, those with multimorbidity reported physical inactivity more often (OR, 1.15; 95%CI, 1.06-1.25; not significant for one condition), chronic stress (OR, 2.14; 95%CI, 1.92-2.38) and inadequate sleep (OR, 1.70; 95%CI, 1.41-2.06); as expected, they more often watched television (OR, 1.70; 95%CI, 1.42-2.04) and currently smoked (OR, 1.91; 95%CI, 1.73-2.11), but they also had lower alcohol intakes (OR, 0.66; 95%CI, 0.59-0.74). CONCLUSIONS Chronic stress and poor sleep, in addition to physical inactivity and smoking, are lifestyle factors of great concern in patients with multimorbidity.
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- Jacobien Niebuur
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Blundell EK, Grover LE, Stott J, Schrag A. The experience of Anxiety for people with Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2023; 9:75. [PMID: 37198166 DOI: 10.1038/s41531-023-00512-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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Anxiety is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD) associated with increased disability and reduced quality of life. However, anxiety is poorly understood, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. To date, little research has explored how anxiety is experienced by patients themselves. This study explored the experience of anxiety for people with Parkinson's (PWP) to inform future research and interventions. Semi-structured interviews with 22 PWP (aged 43-80, 50% female) were conducted and analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Four main themes were extracted: conceptualising anxiety; anxiety and the body; anxiety and social identity; and coping with anxiety. Sub-themes revealed inconsistent perceptions: anxiety was in body and mind, part of disease and human nature, part of self-identity and a threat to it. The symptoms described were diverse. Many perceived their anxiety as more incapacitating than motor symptoms or capable of amplifying them, and described that anxiety restricted their lifestyle. All perceived anxiety as connected to PD, and ultimately persistent: dominant aspirations were coping and acceptance rather than cures, with medications strongly resisted. Findings highlight the complexity and high importance of anxiety for PWP. Implications for therapeutic approaches are discussed.
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- Emma K Blundell
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London, London, UK
- ADAPT Lab, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London, London, UK
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- ADAPT Lab, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, University College London, London, UK.
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Blakø M, Christensen AV, Højskov IE, Palm P, Berg SK. Protocol for a feasibility randomized trial of a social support intervention plus usual care versus usual care, targeting patients treated for cardiac disease who experience loneliness. Pilot Feasibility Stud 2023; 9:22. [PMID: 36747245 PMCID: PMC9900972 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-023-01255-9] [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: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In patients treated for cardiac disease, loneliness is known to contribute negatively to health behavior, health outcome, and increase risk of cardiac and all-cause mortality. Even so, in health care research, social support interventional studies targeting patients who experience loneliness are lacking. AIM To determine the feasibility of an individually structured social support intervention targeting patients treated for cardiac disease who experience loneliness. DESIGN A feasibility study based on randomized clinical trial design with 1:1 randomization to a 6-month social support program, plus usual care (intervention) versus usual care, (i.e., regular guidelines-based follow-up). INTERVENTION Patients classified as high risk lonely according to the High Risk Loneliness tool will be provided with an informal caregiver in the 6 months rehabilitation phase following cardiac disease treatment. The informal caregiver will be designated by the patient from the existing social network or a peer, depending on patients' preferences. The core content of the intervention is through nurse consultations at baseline and 1, 3, and 6 months, to enhance and reinforce the informal caregiver's competences to be a social support resource. The theoretical framework of the nurse consultations will be based on middle-range theory of self-care. OUTCOME Feasibility will be evaluated in terms of acceptability and adherence according to predefined feasibility criteria. The preliminary effect of the intervention on patient-reported outcomes, health behaviors, and health outcomes will be evaluated in the intervention and the control group at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. DISCUSSION The present study will contribute with knowledge on how to implement a feasible social support intervention targeting patients treated for cardiac disease who experience loneliness and, furthermore, investigate the preliminary effect on health behavior and health outcome in the early rehabilitation period. TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial is registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT05503810) 18.08.2022.
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- Mitti Blakø
- Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- grid.4973.90000 0004 0646 7373Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.4973.90000 0004 0646 7373Department of Heart- and Lung Surgery, RT, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.4973.90000 0004 0646 7373Department of Cardiology B, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.4973.90000 0004 0646 7373Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark ,grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XFaculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, N 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Botchway M, Davis RE, Merchant AT, Appiah LT, Sarfo-Kantanka O, Moore S. Social networks, perceived social support, and HbA1c in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in urban Ghana. ETHNICITY & HEALTH 2023; 28:281-298. [PMID: 35098827 DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2022.2033172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Although links between social relationships and health are well established, few studies have concurrently examined the effects of compositional, structural, and functional dimensions of social networks on glycemic (HbA1c) control in low- and middle-income countries such as Ghana. In these settings where informal social relationships are critical for access to resources, evaluating the links between social network characteristics, social support, and glycemic control may provide clarity about important relationships that facilitate the well-being of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). DESIGN In 2018, we conducted a hospital-based, cross-sectional survey of noninstitutionalized adults with T2DM in Ghana. Using data from 247 study participants, multivariable linear regression models were used to estimate associations between: 1) HbA1c and three social network characteristics (kin composition, household composition, and network density); 2) social support and the three social network characteristics; and 3) HbA1c and social support. We also examined gender differences in these associations and applied mediation techniques to determine if network characteristics operated through social support to affect HbA1c. RESULTS Findings indicated that higher kin composition and higher household composition were each significantly associated with increased social support. Neither social support nor social network characteristics were significantly related to HbA1c, and there were no gender differences in any of these associations. CONCLUSION Although family and household members were identified as important sources of social support for diabetes management, the ways in which they influence HbA1c control among Ghanaians require further investigation. Future studies can examine whether changes in social support over time, social support satisfaction, or other dimensions of social relationships improve T2DM outcomes in countries like Ghana.
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- Marian Botchway
- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- Health & Society Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Vassilev I, Lin SX, Calman L, Turner J, Frankland J, Wright D, Foster C. The role of social networks in the self-management support for young women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282183. [PMID: 37053231 PMCID: PMC10101384 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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It is widely acknowledged that social network support plays an important role in the quality of life and illness management of breast cancer survivors. However, the factors and processes that enable and sustain such support are less well understood. This paper reports baseline findings from a prospective UK national cohort of 1,202 women with breast cancer (aged <50 years at diagnosis), recruited before starting treatment, conducted in 2016-2019. Descriptive, univariate and multivariate regression analyses explored associations between the individual, and network member characteristics, and the type of support provided. Social network members provided a substantial level of illness-related, practical and emotional support. Highest contribution was provided by friends, followed by close family members. The social network members of women who did not have a partner provided a higher level of support than those in networks with a partner. Women without higher education were more reliant on close family members than those with higher education, and this was more so for women without a partner. Women with higher education without a partner were more reliant on friends and were overall best supported. Women without higher education who did not have a partner were overall least well supported. They had much smaller networks, were highly reliant on close family members, and on high level contributions from all network members. There is a need to develop network-based interventions to support people with a cancer diagnosis, prioritising support for the groups identified as most at risk. Interventions that support engagement with existing network members during treatment, and those that help extend such networks after treatment, are likely to be of benefit. A network perspective can help to develop tailored support and interventions by recognising the interactions between network and individual level processes.
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- Ivaylo Vassilev
- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- ARC Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Management School, Xian Polytechnic University, Xian, China
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- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Psychosocial Research in Cancer: CentRIC+, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Nichol L, Wallace SJ, Pitt R, Rodriguez AD, Diong ZZ, Hill AJ. People with aphasia share their views on self-management and the role of technology to support self-management of aphasia. Disabil Rehabil 2022; 44:7399-7412. [PMID: 34657536 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1989501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Self-management can lead to increased self-efficacy and improved quality of life for individuals with chronic conditions; however, there is little research exploring how self-management approaches can be used for chronic communication disorders, such as aphasia. Modifications to self-management approaches would be required to accommodate for aphasia; therefore, the input of people with aphasia (PwA) should be sought. The aims of the present study were: (1) To investigate and document the experiences and perspectives of PwA regarding self-management; (2) To explore how technology can be used to support aphasia self-management. MATERIALS AND METHODS In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 PwA living in Australia. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse interview data. RESULTS Analysis resulted in six themes: (1) In self-management, PwA take control of life with aphasia and assume responsibility for engaging in opportunities to improve overall communication; (2) Community aphasia groups are important enablers of self-management because they facilitate peer support; (3) Communication partners (CPs) provide multifaceted support in aphasia self-management; (4) SLPs provide integrated support and coordination in aphasia self-management; (5) Technology supports PwA to self-manage speech therapy and communication in daily life; (6) Psychological and physical health issues and societal factors may impact aphasia self-management abilities. CONCLUSION From the perspective of PwA, aphasia self-management involves enhancing skills enabling communication and life participation. PwA are central to aphasia self-management, with support provided by CPs, peers, and SLPs. Technology has a range of applications in aphasia self-management. PwA identified potential personal and contextual barriers that may impact self-management.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONFor people with aphasia, engaging in conversation and social interaction are primary means of managing/improving communicative life participation; therefore, this should be a key focus of aphasia self-management programs.Aphasia self-management approaches should maximise the use of available support and provide tailored information, education, and training in the area of self-management to key stakeholders (people with aphasia, communication partners, and speech-language pathologists).People with aphasia should be supported to use technology for aphasia self-management, encompassing communication specific and daily life use.People with aphasia should be heavily involved in the development of structured aphasia self-management approaches.
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- Leana Nichol
- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, Melbourne, Australia
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- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, Melbourne, Australia.,West Moreton Health, Ipswich, Australia
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- Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, GA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.,Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS), Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia
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Murphy J, Elliot M. An analysis of changes in wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. DISCOVER SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH 2022; 2:6. [PMID: 35496728 PMCID: PMC9036507 DOI: 10.1007/s44155-022-00009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Purpose
We investigated the trajectory of wellbeing over the course of the first wave and sought to determine whether the change in wellbeing is distributed equally across the population. Specifically we investigated pre-existing medical conditions, social isolation, financial stress and deprivation as a predictor for wellbeing and whether there were community level characteristics which protect against poorer wellbeing.
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Using online survey responses from the COVID-19 modules of Understanding society, we linked 8379 English cases across five waves of data collection to location based deprivation statistics. We used ordinary least squares regression to estimate the association between deprivation, pre-existing conditions and socio-demographic factors and the change in well-being scores over time, as measured by the GHQ-12 questionnaire.
Results
A decline in wellbeing was observed at the beginning of the first lock down period at the beginning of March 2020. This was matched with a corresponding recovery between April and July as restrictions were gradually lifted. There was no association between the decline and deprivation, nor between deprivation and recovery. The strongest predictor of wellbeing during the lock down, was the baseline score, with the counterintuitive finding that for those will pre-existing poor wellbeing, the impact of pandemic restrictions on mental health were minimal, but for those who had previously felt well, the restrictions and the impact of the pandemic on well-being were much greater.
Conclusions
These data show no evidence of a social gradient in well-being related to the pandemic. In fact, well-being was shown to be highly elastic in this period indicating a national level of resilience which cut across the usually observed health inequalities.
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- Jen Murphy
- School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M21 9DN Greater Manchester UK
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- School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M21 9DN Greater Manchester UK
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Stagg AL, Hatch S, Fear NT, Dorrington S, Madan I, Stevelink SAM. Long-term health conditions in UK working-age adults: a cross-sectional analysis of associations with demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial and health-related factors in an inner-city population. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e062115. [PMID: 36385039 PMCID: PMC9670944 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To study the overall disease prevalence, and associations between demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial, and health-related factors, and self-reporting one or more long-term health conditions (LTCs) in a working-age inner-city population. DESIGN Cross-sectional household-based survey with a follow-up timepoint. SETTING South-East London Community Health survey data. PARTICIPANTS 893 adults aged 16-64 years living in Lambeth and Southwark, London. OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence estimates of individual and multiple LTCs. Multinomial logistic regression was used to analyse the association of demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial and health-related indicators with having one and multiple LTCs at two timepoints. RESULTS More than one third of participants reported at least one LTC, with the most prevalent being musculoskeletal conditions and asthma. The prevalence of one LTC at both timepoints was 20.6% and 21.4%, and of multimorbidity was 14.0% and 16.4%. At both timepoints, the 35-44 age group showed the largest increase in prevalence of one LTC compared with the preceding age group (16-34). After adjusting for age and gender, small social networks and a larger number of stressful life events were associated with increased risk of having both one and multiple LTCs. The risk of multimorbidity was greater than for initial LTCs for small social networks (3.8 (95% CI: 1.8 to 7.8) compared with 2.0 (95% CI: 1.0 to 3.9)), and three to five stressful life events (3.0 (95% CI: 1.7 to 5.3) compared with 1.5 (95% CI 1.0 to 2.2)). CONCLUSIONS In this study, the prevalence of multimorbidity increased more than the prevalence of one LTC between the two timepoints, indicating a progression of the overall disease prevalence over time. The 35-44 age group showed the greatest increase in the number of initial LTCs which support health-promotion interventions targeting younger age groups. Focusing on increasing social support networks and treating the psychological impact of stressful life events may also be of benefit.
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- Anne L Stagg
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Department of Occupational Health, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Academic Department of Military Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK
- King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Occupational Health, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College, London, UK
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Exploring the lived experience of Long Covid in black and minority ethnic groups in the UK: Protocol for qualitative interviews and art-based methods. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275166. [PMID: 36191007 PMCID: PMC9529129 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Some people experience prolonged symptoms following an acute COVID-19 infection including fatigue, chest pain and breathlessness, headache and cognitive impairment. When symptoms persist for over 12 weeks following the initial infection, and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis, the term post-COVID-19 syndrome is used, or the patient-defined term of Long Covid. Understanding the lived experiences of Long Covid is crucial to supporting its management. However, research on patient experiences of Long Covid is currently not ethnically diverse enough. The study aim is to explore the lived experience of Long Covid, using qualitative interviews and art-based methods, among people from ethnically diverse backgrounds (in the UK), to better understand wider systems of support and healthcare support needs. Co-created artwork will be used to build on the interview findings. A purposive sampling strategy will be used to gain diverse experiences of Long Covid, sampling by demographics, geographic locations and experiences of Long Covid. Individuals (aged >18 years) from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, who self-report Long Covid symptoms, will be invited to take part in a semi-structured interview. Interviews will be analysed thematically. A sub-sample of participants will be invited to co-create visual artwork to further explore shared narratives of Long Covid, enhance storytelling and increase understanding about the condition. A patient advisory group, representing diversity in ethnicity and experiences of Long Covid, will inform all research stages. Stakeholder workshops with healthcare professionals and persons, systems or networks important to people's management of Long Covid, will advise on the integration of findings to inform management of Long Covid. The study will use patient narratives from people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, to raise awareness of Long Covid and help inform management of Long Covid and how wider social systems and networks may inform better healthcare service access and experiences.
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Brooks H, Devereux-Fitzgerald A, Richmond L, Caton N, Newton A, Downs J, Lovell K, Bee P, Cherry MG, Young B, Vassilev I, Rotheram C, Rogers A. Adapting a social network intervention for use in secondary mental health services using a collaborative approach with service users, carers/supporters and health professionals in the United Kingdom. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:1140. [PMID: 36085063 PMCID: PMC9461266 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08521-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Social integration, shared decision-making and personalised care are key elements of mental health and social care policy. Although these elements have been shown to improve service user and service-level outcomes, their translation into practice has been inconsistent and social isolation amongst service users persists. Aim To co-adapt, with service users, carers/supporters and health professionals, a web-based social network intervention, GENIE™, for use in secondary mental health services. The intervention is designed to support social activity and preference discussions between mental healthcare professionals and service users as a means of connecting individuals to local resources. Methods In Phase 1 (LEARN), we completed two systematic reviews to synthesise the existing evidence relating to the i) effectiveness and ii) the implementation of social network interventions for people with mental health difficulties. We undertook semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of 15 stakeholders previously involved in the implementation of the intervention in physical healthcare settings. Interviews were also conducted with 5 national key stakeholders in mental health (e.g., policy makers, commissioners, third sector leads) to explore wider implementation issues. In Phase 2 (ADAPT), we worked iteratively with eight service users, nine carers, six professionals/volunteers and our patient and public advisory group. We drew on a framework for experience-based co-design, consisting of a series of stakeholder consultation events, to discuss the use of the social network intervention, in mental health services. Participants also considered factors that could serve as enablers, barriers, and challenges to local implementation. Results Across the stakeholder groups there was broad agreement that the social network intervention had potential to be useful within mental health services. In terms of appropriate and effective implementation, such an intervention was predicted to work best within the care planning process, on discharge from hospital and within early intervention services. There were indications that the social connection mapping and needs assessment components were of most value and feasible to implement which points to the potential utility of a simplified version compared to the one used in this study. The training provided to facilitators was considered to be more important than their profession and there were indications that service users should be offered the opportunity to invite a carer, friend, or family member to join them in the intervention. Conclusion The GENIE™ intervention has been co-adapted for use in mental health services and a plan for optimal implementation has been co-produced. The next phase of the programme of work is to design and implement a randomised controlled trial to evaluate clinical and cost effectiveness of a simplified version of the intervention. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-022-08521-1.
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Ruppel EH, Child S, Fischer CS, Botchway M. Causal Relationships between Personal Networks and Health: A Comparison of Three Modeling Strategies. JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 2022; 63:392-409. [PMID: 35164576 DOI: 10.1177/00221465211072310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prior research documents associations between personal network characteristics and health, but establishing causation has been a long-standing research priority. To evaluate approaches to causal inference in egocentric network data, this article uses three waves from the University of California Berkeley Social Networks Study (N = 1,159) to investigate connections between nine network variables and two global health outcomes. We compare three modeling strategies: cross-sectional ordinary least squares regression, regression with lagged dependent variables (LDVs), and hybrid fixed and random effects models. Results suggest that cross-sectional and LDV models may overestimate the causal effects of networks on health because hybrid models show that network-health associations operate primarily between individuals, as opposed to network changes causing within-individual changes in health. These findings demonstrate uses of panel data that may advance scholarship on networks and health and suggest that causal effects of network support on health may be more limited than previously thought.
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Hogg W, Kotb A, Chu A, Gozdyra P, Sivaswamy A, Fang J, Kendall CE, Tu J. Patient clustering in primary care settings: Outcomes and quality of care. CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN MEDECIN DE FAMILLE CANADIEN 2022; 68:671-680. [PMID: 36100388 PMCID: PMC9470188 DOI: 10.46747/cfp.6809671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether neighbours who share the same family physicians have better cardiovascular and health care outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using administrative health databases. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS The study population included 2,690,482 adult patients cared for by 1710 family physicians. INTERVENTIONS Adult residents of Ontario were linked to their family physicians and the geographic distance between patients in the same panel or list was calculated. Using distance between patients within a panel to stratify physicians into quintiles of panel proximity, physicians and patients from close-proximity practices were compared with those from more-distant-proximity practices. Age- and sex-standardized incidence rates and hazard ratios from cause-specific hazards regression models were determined. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The occurrence of a major cardiovascular event during a 5-year follow-up period (2008 to 2012). RESULTS Patients of panels in the closest-proximity quintile lived an average of 3.9 km from the 10 closest patients in their panel compared with 12.4 km for the 10 closest patients of panels in the distant-proximity quintile. After adjusting for various patient and physician characteristics, patients in the most-distant-proximity practices had a 24% higher rate of cardiovascular events (adjusted hazard ratio=1.24 [95% CI 1.20 to 1.28], P<.001) than patients in the closest-proximity practices. Age- and sex-standardized all-cause mortality and total per patient health care costs were also lowest in the closest-proximity quintile. In sensitivity analyses restricted to large urban communities and to White long-term residents, results were similar. CONCLUSION The better cardiovascular outcomes observed in close-proximity panels may be related to a previously unrecognized mechanism of social connectedness that extends the effectiveness of primary care practitioners.
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- William Hogg
- Director of Faculty Affairs in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa in Ontario.
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- Family physician and Lecturer at the University of Ottawa
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- Associate Research Methodologist at ICES in Toronto, Ont
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- Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and is cross-appointed to the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa; Senior Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa; a practising family physician with the Bruyère Family Health Team; Adjunct Scientist at ICES; Affiliate Investigator in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Affiliate Scientist in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto; and Associate Dean of Social Accountability in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa
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- Was Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto, was an attending physician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, and oversaw the Cardiovascular Research Group at ICES
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Andreou A, Dhand A, Vassilev I, Griffiths C, Panzarasa P, De Simoni A. Understanding Online and Offline Social Networks in Illness Management of Older Patients With Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Mixed Methods Study Using Quantitative Social Network Assessment and Qualitative Analysis. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e35244. [PMID: 35579933 PMCID: PMC9157321 DOI: 10.2196/35244] [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: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Individuals’ social networks and social support are fundamental determinants of self-management and self-efficacy. In chronic respiratory conditions, social support can be promoted and optimized to facilitate the self-management of breathlessness. Objective This study aimed to identify how online and offline social networks play a role in the health management of older patients with chronic respiratory conditions, explore the role of support from online peers in patients’ self-management, and understand the barriers to and potential benefits of digital social interventions. Methods We recruited participants from a hospital-run singing group to a workshop in London, the United Kingdom, and adapted PERSNET, a quantitative social network assessment tool. The second workshop was replaced by telephone interviews because of the COVID-19 lockdown. The transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results A total of 7 participants (2/7, 29%, men and 5/7, 71%, women), with an age range of 64 to 81 years, produced network maps that comprised between 5 and 10 individuals, including family members, health care professionals, colleagues, activity groups, offline and online friends, and peers. The visual maps facilitated reflections and enhanced participants’ understanding of the role of offline and online social networks in the management of chronic respiratory conditions. It also highlighted the work undertaken by the networks themselves in the self-management support. Participants with small, close-knit networks received physical, health, and emotional support, whereas those with more diverse and large networks benefited from accessing alternative and complementary sources of information. Participants in the latter type of network tended to communicate more openly and comfortably about their illness, shared the impact of their illness on their day-to-day life, and demonstrated distinct traits in terms of identity and perception of chronic disease. Participants described the potential benefits of expanding their networks to include online peers as sources of novel information, motivation, and access to supportive environments. Lack of technological skills, fear of being scammed, or preference for keeping illness-related problems for themselves and immediate family were reported by some as barriers to engaging with online peer support. Conclusions In this small-scale study, the social network assessment tool proved feasible and acceptable. These data show the value of using a social network tool as a research tool that can help assess and understand network structure and engagement in the self-management support and could be developed into an intervention to support self-management. Patients’ preferences to share illness experiences with their online peers, as well as the contexts in which this can be acceptable, should be considered when developing and offering digital social interventions. Future studies can explore the evolution of the social networks of older people with chronic illnesses to understand whether their willingness to engage with online peers can change over time.
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- Andreas Andreou
- Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Asthma UK Centre of Applied Research, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Social Networks Health and Wellbeing Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Asthma UK Centre of Applied Research, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Asthma UK Centre of Applied Research, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Howard-Jones G, Vassilev I, Fenlon D, Ewings S, Richardson A. Influence of social networks on cancer survivors' self-management support: A mixed methods study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2022; 31:e13578. [PMID: 35416341 PMCID: PMC9286412 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13578] [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: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Objective The role of social networks, especially weaker ties (e.g. casual acquaintances and hobby groups), in self‐management of long‐term consequences of cancer is unexplored. This study aimed to explore the structure of cancer survivors' social networks and their contribution to self‐management support and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods The study used a sequential, exploratory mixed methods design. Phase 1 surveyed 349 lymphoma, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer survivors. Phase 2 analysed 20 semi‐structured interviews with respondents recruited from Phase 1. Results Phase 1 results suggested participants' HRQoL increased if they participated in an exercise group, if their self‐management skills increased, and social distress and negative illness perception decreased (p < 0.0005 adj. R2 = 0.631). These findings were explored in Phase 2, identifying underlying mechanisms. Four themes were identified: disrupted networks after cancer treatment; navigating formal support and building individual capacity; peer networks and self‐management knowledge and linking networks to enable adaptation in recovery. Conclusions This study suggests engagement with community groups, particularly those not directly related to illness management and social interaction with weak ties, make a valuable contribution to self‐management support, increase HRQoL and enhance well‐being.
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- Gilly Howard-Jones
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,Maggie's Cancer Support Centre Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Medical Statistics, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- University of Southampton & University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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Mo PKH, Wong ELY, Yeung NCY, Wong SYS, Chung RY, Tong ACY, Ko CCY, Li J, Yeoh EK. Differential associations among social support, health promoting behaviors, health-related quality of life and subjective well-being in older and younger persons: a structural equation modelling approach. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2022; 20:38. [PMID: 35246166 PMCID: PMC8895671 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-022-01931-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Extensive studies have confirmed social support as a critical protective factor of people’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and subjective well-being (SWB). However, health promoting behaviors as a potential mechanism and age differences in this mechanism has received fewer attention. This study aims to examine the associations among social support, health promoting behaviors, HRQoL and SWB in older and younger persons in Hong Kong. Method A convenience sample of both younger (12–35 years old) and older persons (55 years old and above) were recruited from three non-government organizations to complete a survey. Structural Equation Model (SEM) was conducted to test both the measurement model and structural models to examine the relationship between social support, health promoting behaviors, HRQoL and SWB. Multi-group SEM was also performed and compared to test whether there were significant age differences in the pathways between the key variables. Results A final sample of 408 participants (older-persons: N = 200 (mean age: 71.63 (8.16); 180/200 female), younger-persons: N = 208 (mean age: 18.10 (5.04); 155/208 female) were included in the final analysis. Results showed that social support was positively associated with SWB directly and indirectly through health promoting behaviors for the whole sample (CFI = .95, IFI = .94, RMSEA = .07, SRMR = 0.056). Results suggested that the association between the variables differed across age samples. While social support showed a positive association with health promoting behaviors for both younger and older persons, how each of them associated with HRQoL and SWB was different. Conclusion Findings suggest that the pathway which social support linked with HRQoL and SWB might differ across age groups. Age-specific strategies should be considered when promoting HRQoL and SWB among the younger and older population. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12955-022-01931-z.
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- Phoenix K H Mo
- Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong.
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- Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
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Quintiens B, D'Eer L, Deliens L, Van den Block L, Chambaere K, De Donder L, Cohen J, Smets T. Area-Based Compassionate Communities: A systematic integrative review of existing initiatives worldwide. Palliat Med 2022; 36:422-442. [PMID: 35354413 DOI: 10.1177/02692163211067363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Area-Based Compassionate Communities are community public health interventions which focus on the role of the community in palliative care provision. They apply a set of actions based on the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which aims to increase people's control over their health. AIM To review and compare Area-Based Compassionate Communities with respect to their contextual characteristics, development processes and evaluations. DESIGN A systematic integrative review with narrative synthesis. Registered in Prospero: CRD42020173406. DATA SOURCES Five databases (Pubmed, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Embase and Scopus) were consulted, consisting of publications from 1999 onwards. This was supplemented with grey literature and author-provided documentation. RESULTS Twenty articles were drawn from the peer reviewed search, three from grey literature and two from author-provided documentation. Notwithstanding the substantial variation in what is reported, all Area-Based Compassionate Community initiatives focus on multiple action areas of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. Variability in their contextual and developmental characteristics is high. Only a minority of initiatives have been evaluated and although conclusions are generally positive, what is evaluated often does not match their aims. Attaining support from policy makers can help in obtaining funding early in the project. Strengthening people's social networks was a recurring community engagement strategy. CONCLUSIONS While the concept of Area-Based Compassionate Communities is gaining momentum as a new paradigm for the creation of palliative care capacity across society, only a handful of initiatives have been described. The lack of formal evaluations of their envisaged health benefits indicates a pressing need for rigorous research about ongoing and future initiatives.
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- Bert Quintiens
- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Adult Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- End-of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, Brussels, Belgium.,Compassionate Community Centre of Expertise (COCO), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Hollingdrake O, Dean J, Mutch A, Lui CW, Howard C, Fitzgerald L. Understanding the Social and Emotional Dimensions of HIV Self-Management: A Qualitative Study of Newly Diagnosed People Living With HIV in Queensland, Australia. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2022; 33:106-117. [PMID: 33989243 DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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ABSTRACT Understanding of HIV self-management increasingly focuses on treatment adherence and associated health-related behaviors, yet people living with HIV (PLWH) seldom perform these actions in a social vacuum. Thus, delivering comprehensive self-management support programs for PLWH requires an understanding of the social and emotional dimensions of HIV self-management. Through thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with 35 newly diagnosed PLWH, this descriptive qualitative study highlights these dimensions and their effect on experiences of HIV diagnosis and care. HIV self-management involves interpersonal interactions that affect efforts to seek support and reimagine one's personal identity in a changed reality. Managing disclosures and navigating stigma constitute everyday work for many PLWH. Because stigma continues to impede care engagement and well-being for PLWH, health practitioners must extend focus beyond viral suppression and prioritize support for emotional and social self-management. Nurses can create safe, nonstigmatizing spaces for conversations about HIV, uphold the rights of PLWH around disclosure, and ensure that PLWH are connected to peer support services.
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- Olivia Hollingdrake
- Olivia Hollingdrake, PhD, MPH, GCert (Onc Nursing), BN, RN, is a Lecturer, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Judith Dean, PhD, MPHTM, BN, RN, Midwife, Centaur Fellow, is a Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Allyson Mutch, PhD, GCert (Higher Ed), BA (Hons), Senior Fellow HEA, is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Chi-Wai Lui, PhD, MA, GCert (Higher Ed), BA, is a Research Associate, Queensland Bioethics Centre, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Australia. Chris Howard is the Executive Programs Manager, Queensland Positive People, Brisbane, Australia. Lisa Fitzgerald, PhD, GCert (Higher Ed), DPH, MA (dis), BA (Hons), is an Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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LeBlanc RG, Chiodo L, Jacelon CS. Social relationship influence on self-care and health among older people living with long term conditions: A mixed-methods study. Int J Older People Nurs 2022; 17:e12450. [PMID: 35191193 DOI: 10.1111/opn.12450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Social relationships influence health, yet less is known on how social relationships influence self-care among older people living with multiple long-term conditions. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine how social networks influence therapeutic self-care behaviours and health among community dwelling older people living with multiple long-term conditions. DESIGN Explanatory sequential mixed-methods. SETTING/SAMPLE Community dwelling older people living in the Northeast United States. METHODS A cross-sectional sample of eighty-nine people aged sixty-five and older participated in telephone surveys. A nested sample of twelve participants completed a follow-up open-ended interview. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations and regression statistics were used to examine the associations between social network features and functions with the dependent variables of therapeutic self-care behaviours and health. Qualities that emphasised the contexts of the relationships were integrated in the data analysis. RESULTS The strength of the social network and level of social support influenced the outcomes of therapeutic self-care and mental health. Thematic analysis expanded this explanation of self-care in relation to social network size, psycho-social support, activation of support, interaction frequency and type. CONCLUSION In supporting older people living with multiple long-term conditions, this nursing research offers new ways to understand close social relationships influence on self-care in developing systems of care at the community level. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Designing care systems that include small trusted formal and informal caregivers that integrate social network members could improve health outcomes and improve access to supportive resources.
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- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Pigott JS, Kane EJ, Ambler G, Walters K, Schrag A. Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical effectiveness of self-management interventions in Parkinson's disease. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:45. [PMID: 35016613 PMCID: PMC8753859 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02656-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative condition with significant impact on quality of life (QoL), wellbeing and function. The objective of this review is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of self-management interventions for people with Parkinson's disease, taking a broad view of self-management and considering effects on QoL, wellbeing and function. METHODS Systematic searches of four databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science) were conducted for studies evaluating self-management interventions for people with Parkinson's disease published up to 16th November 2020. Original quantitative studies of adults with idiopathic Parkinson's disease were included, whilst studies of atypical Parkinsonism were excluded. Full-text articles were independently assessed by two reviewers, with data extracted by one reviewer and reliability checked by a second reviewer, then synthesised through a narrative approach and, for sufficiently similar studies, a meta-analysis of effect size was conducted (using a random-effects meta-analysis with restricted maximum likelihood method pooled estimate). Interventions were subdivided into self-management components according to PRISMS Taxonomy. Risk of bias was examined with the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 (RoB2) tool or ROBIN-I tool as appropriate. RESULTS Thirty-six studies were included, evaluating a diverse array of interventions and encompassing a range of study designs (RCT n = 19; non-randomised CT n = five; within subject pre- and post-intervention comparisons n = 12). A total of 2884 participants were assessed in studies across ten countries, with greatest output from North America (14 studies) and UK (six studies). Risk of bias was moderate to high for the majority of studies, mostly due to lack of participant blinding, which is not often practical for interventions of this nature. Only four studies reported statistically significant improvements in QoL, wellbeing or functional outcomes for the intervention compared to controls. These interventions were group-based self-management education and training programmes, either alone, combined with multi-disciplinary rehabilitation, or combined with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; and a self-guided community-based exercise programme. Four of the RCTs evaluated sufficiently similar interventions and outcomes for meta-analysis: these were studies of self-management education and training programmes evaluating QoL (n = 478). Meta-analysis demonstrated no significant difference between the self-management and the control groups with a standardised mean difference (Hedges g) of - 0.17 (- 0.56, 0.21) p = 0.38. By the GRADE approach, the quality of this evidence was deemed "very low" and the effect of the intervention is therefore uncertain. Components more frequently observed in effective interventions, as per PRISMS taxonomy analysis, were: information about resources; training or rehearsing psychological strategies; social support; and lifestyle advice and support. The applicability of these findings is weakened by the ambiguous and at times overlapping nature of self-management components. CONCLUSION Approaches and outcomes to self-management interventions in Parkinson's disease are heterogenous. There are insufficient high quality RCTs in this field to show effectiveness of self-management interventions in Parkinson's disease. Whilst it is not possible to draw conclusions on specific intervention components that convey effectiveness, there are promising findings from some studies, which could be targeted in future evaluations.
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- Jennifer S Pigott
- Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK
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- South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Ageing Population Studies, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK.
- UCL Institute of Neurology, Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
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Poureslami I, FitzGerald JM, Tregobov N, Goldstein RS, Lougheed MD, Gupta S. Health literacy in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care: a narrative review and future directions. Respir Res 2022; 23:361. [PMID: 36529734 PMCID: PMC9760543 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-022-02290-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Respiratory self-care places considerable demands on patients with chronic airways disease (AD), as they must obtain, understand and apply information required to follow their complex treatment plans. If clinical and lifestyle information overwhelms patients' HL capacities, it reduces their ability to self-manage. This review outlines important societal, individual, and healthcare system factors that influence disease management and outcomes among patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-the two most common ADs. For this review, we undertook a comprehensive literature search, conducted reference list searches from prior HL-related publications, and added insights from international researchers and scientists with an interest in HL. We identified methodological limitations in currently available HL measurement tools in respiratory care. We also summarized the issues contributing to low HL and system-level cultural incompetency that continue to be under-recognized in AD management and contribute to suboptimal patient outcomes. Given that impaired HL is not commonly recognized as an important factor in AD care, we propose a three-level patient-centered model (strategies) designed to integrate HL considerations, with the goal of enabling health systems to enhance service delivery to meet the needs of all AD patients.
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- Iraj Poureslami
- grid.417243.70000 0004 0384 4428Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, 716-828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada ,Canadian Multicultural Health Promotion Society (CMHPS), Vancouver, BC Canada
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- grid.417243.70000 0004 0384 4428Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, 716-828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
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- grid.417243.70000 0004 0384 4428Division of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Lung Health, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, 716-828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada ,grid.17091.3e0000 0001 2288 9830Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada
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- grid.17063.330000 0001 2157 2938Department of Physical Therapy, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada ,Respiratory Medicine, Westpark Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Canada ,grid.17063.330000 0001 2157 2938Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
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- grid.410356.50000 0004 1936 8331Asthma Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Canada ,grid.418647.80000 0000 8849 1617Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON Canada
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- grid.415502.7Unity Health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON Canada ,grid.17063.330000 0001 2157 2938Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
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Becker M, Dai J, Chang AL, Feyaerts D, Stelzer IA, Zhang M, Berson E, Saarunya G, De Francesco D, Espinosa C, Kim Y, Marić I, Mataraso S, Payrovnaziri SN, Phongpreecha T, Ravindra NG, Shome S, Tan Y, Thuraiappah M, Xue L, Mayo JA, Quaintance CC, Laborde A, King LS, Dhabhar FS, Gotlib IH, Wong RJ, Angst MS, Shaw GM, Stevenson DK, Gaudilliere B, Aghaeepour N. Revealing the impact of lifestyle stressors on the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes with multitask machine learning. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:933266. [PMID: 36582513 PMCID: PMC9793100 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.933266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Psychosocial and stress-related factors (PSFs), defined as internal or external stimuli that induce biological changes, are potentially modifiable factors and accessible targets for interventions that are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). Although individual APOs have been shown to be connected to PSFs, they are biologically interconnected, relatively infrequent, and therefore challenging to model. In this context, multi-task machine learning (MML) is an ideal tool for exploring the interconnectedness of APOs on the one hand and building on joint combinatorial outcomes to increase predictive power on the other hand. Additionally, by integrating single cell immunological profiling of underlying biological processes, the effects of stress-based therapeutics may be measurable, facilitating the development of precision medicine approaches. OBJECTIVES The primary objectives were to jointly model multiple APOs and their connection to stress early in pregnancy, and to explore the underlying biology to guide development of accessible and measurable interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective cohort study, PSFs were assessed during the first trimester with an extensive self-filled questionnaire for 200 women. We used MML to simultaneously model, and predict APOs (severe preeclampsia, superimposed preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and early gestational age) as well as several risk factors (BMI, diabetes, hypertension) for these patients based on PSFs. Strongly interrelated stressors were categorized to identify potential therapeutic targets. Furthermore, for a subset of 14 women, we modeled the connection of PSFs to the maternal immune system to APOs by building corresponding ML models based on an extensive single cell immune dataset generated by mass cytometry time of flight (CyTOF). RESULTS Jointly modeling APOs in a MML setting significantly increased modeling capabilities and yielded a highly predictive integrated model of APOs underscoring their interconnectedness. Most APOs were associated with mental health, life stress, and perceived health risks. Biologically, stressors were associated with specific immune characteristics revolving around CD4/CD8 T cells. Immune characteristics predicted based on stress were in turn found to be associated with APOs. CONCLUSIONS Elucidating connections among stress, multiple APOs simultaneously, and immune characteristics has the potential to facilitate the implementation of ML-based, individualized, integrative models of pregnancy in clinical decision making. The modifiable nature of stressors may enable the development of accessible interventions, with success tracked through immune characteristics.
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- Martin Becker
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Chair for Intelligent Data Analytics, Institute for Visual and Analytic Computing, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States.,Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States.,Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Social vulnerability and aging of elderly people in the United States. SSM Popul Health 2021; 16:100924. [PMID: 34604495 PMCID: PMC8463908 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We use 7 waves of the Health and Retirement Study and construct a social vulnerability index (SVI) for elderly U.S. Americans (born 1913–1966). We show that the SVI is mildly larger for men than for women and increases in age from above age 60 onwards for both genders. Social vulnerability of men (but not of women) is lower in the West and Midwest than in other regions and higher income mildly reduces the SVI for men (but not for women). In cohort analysis we find an increase of the SVI for individuals born in the late 1940s or later, which is, however, statistically significant only for women. In order to investigate the nexus between social vulnerability and aging, we construct a frailty index from the same data. We find that socially vulnerable persons display more health deficits at any age. Using the initial SVI (at first interview) we find that social vulnerability exerts a significant impact on subsequent accumulation of health deficits, which is of about the same size for men and women. A one standard deviation increase in the initial SVI leads to a 20 percent increase of the frailty index at any age. Panel study of social vulnerability and aging in the U.S. Social vulnerability index (SVI) increases for women born after 1940. Strong impact of initial SVI on subsequent accumulation of health deficits.
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Gillham J, Vassilev I, Band R. Rural influences on the social network dynamics of district nursing services: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Health Sci Rep 2021; 4:e336. [PMID: 34430710 PMCID: PMC8369946 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.336] [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: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS As demands on healthcare services grow, fiscal restrictions place increased emphasis on services outside of traditional healthcare settings. Previous research into long-term-conditions suggests that social network members (including weaker ties such as acquaintances, community groups, and healthcare professionals) play a key role in illness management. There is limited knowledge about the engagement of social networks in supporting people who are receiving medical interventions at home. This qualitative metasynthesis explores the work and the interactions between district nurses (DN) and informal network members supporting people who are receiving medical interventions at home and living in rural areas. METHODS A search was undertaken on CINAHL, Medline, and PsychINFO for qualitative research articles from 2009 to 2019. Studies that examined DN in rural locations and/or social network support in rural locations were eligible. Fourteen articles were selected. RESULTS Thematic analysis of results and discussion data from the studies resulted in four themes being developed: the development of both transactional and friend-like nurse-patient ties in rural localities, engagement of the wider network in the delivery of good care, blurring of professional boundaries in close community relationships, and issues accessing and navigating formal and informal support in the context of diminishing resources in rural areas.These findings suggest that DNs in rural localities work beyond professional specialties and experience to provide emotional support, help with daily tasks, and build links to communities. There was also evidence that nurses embedded within rural localities developed friend-like relationships with patients, and negotiated with existing support networks and communities to find support for the patient. CONCLUSIONS Findings indicated that developing strong links with patients and members of their networks does not automatically translate into positive outcomes for patients, and can be unsustainable, burdensome, and disruptive. DNs developing weak ties with patients and building awareness of the structure of individual networks and local sources of support offers avenues for sustainable and tailored community-based nursing support.
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- Jack Gillham
- School of Health SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonEngland
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- School of Health SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonEngland
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- School of Health SciencesUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonEngland
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Valaitis R, Cleghorn L, Vassilev I, Rogers A, Ploeg J, Kothari A, Risdon C, Gillett J, Guenter D, Dolovich L. A Web-Based Social Network Tool (GENIE) for Supporting Self-management Among High Users of the Health Care System: Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Form Res 2021; 5:e25285. [PMID: 34255654 PMCID: PMC8315309 DOI: 10.2196/25285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background Primary care providers are well positioned to foster self-management through linking patients to community-based health and social services (HSSs). This study evaluated a web-based tool—GENIE (Generating Engagement in Network Involvement)—to support the self-management of adults. GENIE empowers patients to leverage their personal social networks and increase their access to HSSs. GENIE maps patients’ personal social networks, elicits preferences, and filters local HSSs from a community service directory based on patient’s interests. Trained volunteers (an extension of the primary care team) conducted home visits and conducted surveys related to life and health goals in the context of the Health TAPESTRY (Teams Advancing Patient Experience: Strengthening Quality) program, in which the GENIE tool was implemented. GENIE reports were uploaded to an electronic medical record for care planning by the team. Objective This study aims to explore patients’, volunteers’, and clinicians’ perceptions of the feasibility, usability, and perceived outcomes of GENIE—a tool for community-dwelling adults who are high users of the health care system. Methods This study involved 2 primary care clinician focus groups and 1 clinician interview (n=15), 1 volunteer focus group (n=3), patient telephone interviews (n=8), field observations that captured goal-action sequences to complete GENIE, and GENIE utilization statistics. The patients were enrolled in a primary care program—Health TAPESTRY—and Ontario’s Health Links Program, which coordinates care for the highest users of the health care system. NVivo 11 (QSR International) was used to support qualitative data analyses related to feasibility and perceived outcomes, and descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data. Results Most participants reported positive overall perceptions of GENIE. However, feasibility testing showed that participants had a partial understanding of the tool; volunteer facilitation was critical to support the implementation of GENIE; clinicians perceived their navigation ability as superior to that of GENIE supported by volunteers; and tool completion took 39 minutes, which made the home visit too long for some. Usability challenges included difficulties completing some sections of the tool related to medical terminology and unclear instructions, limitations in the quality and quantity of HSSs results, and minor technological challenges. Almost all patients identified a community program or activity of interest. Half of the patients (4/8, 50%) followed up on HSSs and added new members to their network, whereas 1 participant lost a member. Clinicians’ strengthened their understanding of patients’ personal social networks and needs, and patients felt less social isolation. Conclusions This study demonstrated the potential of GENIE, when supported by volunteers, to expand patients’ social networks and link them to relevant HSSs. Volunteers require training to implement GENIE for self-management support, which may help overcome the time limitations faced by primary care clinicians. Refining the filtering capability of GENIE to address adults’ needs may improve primary care providers’ confidence in using such tools.
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- Ruta Valaitis
- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- School of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Health Aging and Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Walshe C, Barnes H, Turner M, Hughes S. Constructing a new role for family carers and volunteers providing care towards the end of life: an action research approach exploring a new model of hospice care. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2021; 29:837-845. [PMID: 33580991 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13315] [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: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The objective of this study was to understand the conceptualisation and development of a novel way of providing end-of-life care in a Cottage Hospice setting, with a focus on the role of family carers and volunteers within this care model. A participatory action research design enabled a situational analysis, together with change processes. The study setting was a hospice in the South of England, and its network of wider associates in the local health economy. Participants were purposively sampled to provide relevant information. Data collection (2017-2018) included documents (e.g., meeting minutes) and interviews (individual and group) with external (e.g., GPs) and internal (e.g., staff, managers, volunteers, patients, family carers) stakeholders. These were followed by action cycles conducted by a core action group which explored issues related to family and young carers, the relationship between the main and Cottage Hospices and workforce engagement with the change process. Iterative, inductive, thematic analysis was followed by axial coding facilitated within NVivo. Twenty-six individual and eight follow-up interviews, two group interviews and five discrete action cycles were completed. At the core was a focus on disruption of the norm of professionally provided and mediated care, with three main themes: imagining the future of Cottage Hospice (growing demand, a home-like space, innovative roles for families and volunteers); developing the role of family caregivers (making agreements, meeting needs, social inclusion and the 'unknown' expectations) and quality and safety issues (negative perceptions, personalised care and volunteer roles). Change was viewed as both a threat and an opportunity. Cottage Hospice represents the possibility of a truly new way of meeting the needs of dying people and their families, and could act as a template for progressive service developments elsewhere.
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- Catherine Walshe
- International Observatory on End of Life Care, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- International Observatory on End of Life Care, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- International Observatory on End of Life Care, Division of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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Chen WC, Kuo CC, Lin CC, Wu CC. A preliminary study on the effects of the Peer-Led Self-Management (PLSM) program on self-efficacy, self-management, and physiological measures in older adults with diabetes: A block randomized controlled trial. Geriatr Nurs 2021; 42:386-396. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Srour-Alphonse P, Cvetkovski B, Azzi E, Rand C, Cheong LHM, Kritikos V, Bosnic-Anticevich S. Understanding the Influences Behind Parents' Asthma Decision-Making: A Qualitative Exploration of the Asthma Network of Parents with Children with Asthma. Pulm Ther 2021; 7:151-170. [PMID: 33569733 PMCID: PMC8137740 DOI: 10.1007/s41030-021-00145-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Interventions aimed at optimizing parents’ ability to manage their children’s asthma could be strengthened by better understanding the networks that influence these parents’ choices when managing asthma. This study aimed to explore the asthma networks of parents of children with asthma—specifically to gain insights into whom parents select to be within their networks and why; how individuals within parents’ networks influence the way in which they manage their children’s asthma medications, and factors driving the development of these networks. Methods A qualitative research methodology utilizing semi-structured interviews with parents of children with asthma was employed to fulfil the objectives of this study. Results Twenty-six face-to-face interviews with parents of children with asthma were conducted, recorded, and transcribed. Transcriptions were independently coded for concepts and themes by the research team. Asthma medications was a dominant theme identified, and revealed that parents actively sought advice and support from a series of complex and multidimensional relationships with people and resources in their health network. These not only included health care professionals (HCPs) but also personal connections, lay individuals, and resources. The composition and development of these asthma networks occurred over time and were determined by several key factors: satisfaction with their HCP provider; need for information; convenience; trust and support; self-confidence in management; and parents’ perceptions of their children’s asthma severity. Conclusions By exploring parents’ asthma network, this study uncovers the complex relationship between HCPs, family and friends of parents of children with asthma, and provides new insight into the intimate and parallel influence they have on parent’s decision-making.
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- Pamela Srour-Alphonse
- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. .,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Central Sydney Local Area Health District, Sydney, Australia
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Botchway M, Davis RE, Merchant AT, Appiah LT, Moore S. Diabetes-Related Stigma and its Influence on Social Networks, Social Support, and HbA1c in Ghana. Ethn Dis 2021; 31:57-66. [PMID: 33519156 DOI: 10.18865/ed.31.1.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective We applied a social network approach to examine if three types of diabetes-related stigma (self-stigma, perceived stigma and enacted stigma) moderated associations between social network characteristics (network size, kin composition, household composition, and network density), social support, and blood glucose among Ghanaians with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods Data were obtained through a cross-sectional survey of 254 adults at a diabetes clinic in Ghana that assessed participants' social networks, social support, and frequency of experiencing three types of diabetes-related stigma. Results Self-stigma moderated associations between kin composition and social support when controlling for network size β=-.97, P=.004). Among study participants reporting low self-stigma, kin composition was positively associated with social support (β=1.29, P<.0001), but this association was not found among those reporting high self-stigma. Network size was positively associated with social support among participants reporting both low and high self-stigma. None of the types of diabetes-related stigma moderated other associations between social networks, social support, and blood glucose. Conclusions Individuals with T2DM who report high self-stigma may have lower social support, which can reduce their capacity for disease management. Additionally, larger social networks may be beneficial for individuals with T2DM in countries like Ghana, and interventions that expand network resources may facilitate diabetes control.
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- Marian Botchway
- Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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- Department of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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Ferrucci F, Jorio M, Marci S, Bezenchek A, Diella G, Nulli C, Miranda F, Castelli-Gattinara G. A Web-Based Application for Complex Health Care Populations: User-Centered Design Approach. JMIR Hum Factors 2021; 8:e18587. [PMID: 33439146 PMCID: PMC7840279 DOI: 10.2196/18587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although eHealth technology makes it possible to improve the management of complex health care systems and follow up on chronic patients, it is not without challenges, thus requiring the development of efficient programs and graphic user interface (GUI) features. Similar information technology tools are crucial, as health care populations are going to have to endure social distancing measures in the forthcoming months and years. OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide adequate and personalized support to complex health care populations by developing a specific web-based mobile app. The app is designed around the patient and adapted to specific groups, for example, people with complex or rare diseases, autism, or disabilities (especially among children) as well as Alzheimer or senile dementia. The app's core features include the collection, labeling, analysis, and sorting of clinical data. Furthermore, it authorizes a network of people around the patient to securely access the data contained in his or her electronic health record. METHODS The application was designed according to the paradigms of patient-centered care and user-centered design (UCD). It considers the patient as the main empowered and motivating factor in the management of his or her well-being. Implementation was informed through a family needs and technology perception assessment. We used 3 interdisciplinary focus groups and 2 assessment surveys to study the contexts of app use, subpopulation management, and preferred functions. Finally, we developed an observational study involving 116 enrolled patients and 253 system users, followed by 2 feedback surveys to evaluate the performance and impact of the app. RESULTS In the validated general GUI, we developed 10 user profiles with different privacy settings. We tested 81 functions and studied a modular structure based on disease or medical area. This allowed us to identify replicable methods to be applied to module design. The observational study not only showed good family and community engagement but also revealed some limitations that need to be addressed. In total, 42 of 51 (82%) patients described themselves as satisfied or very satisfied. Health care providers reported facilitated communication with colleagues and the need to support data quality. CONCLUSIONS The experimented solution addressed some of the health system challenges mentioned by the World Health Organization: usability appears to be significantly improved when the GUI is designed according to patients' UCD mental models and when new media and medical literacy are promoted. This makes it possible to maximize the impact of eHealth products, thereby overcoming some crucial gaps reported in the literature. Two main features seemed to have potential benefit compared with other eHealth products: the modeling, within the app, of both the formal and informal health care support networks and the modular structure allowing for comorbidity management, both of which require further implementation.
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- Francesca Ferrucci
- Informapro Srl, Rome, Italy.,Department of Human Sciences, Communication and Tourism, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.,EuResist Network European Economic Interest Grouping, Rome, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Materno-Infantile - Azienda Sanitaria Locale Rieti, Consultorio Pediatrico, Rieti, Italy
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- Informapro Srl, Rome, Italy.,EuResist Network European Economic Interest Grouping, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immune and Infectious Diseases - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Materno-Infantile - Azienda Sanitaria Locale Rieti, Consultorio Pediatrico, Rieti, Italy
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- Academic Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immune and Infectious Diseases - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Academic Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immune and Infectious Diseases - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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Kowal P, Tun MN, Leik SK, Rocco I. Contributions of Social Networks to Health and Care Services in Myanmar’s Older Adult Population: 2012 Myanmar Aging Study. Health (London) 2021. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2021.1312109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Nevard I, Green C, Bell V, Gellatly J, Brooks H, Bee P. Conceptualising the social networks of vulnerable children and young people: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2021; 56:169-182. [PMID: 33140120 PMCID: PMC7870613 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-020-01968-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The relationship between social networks and health and wellbeing is increasingly demonstrated in vulnerable adult populations. This relationship for vulnerable children and young people has not hitherto been systematically reviewed. This narrative synthesis aims to consolidate research to provide a foundational basis for future health-related social network research and interventions for children and young people. METHODS This mixed methods systematic review synthesises research investigating whole, egocentric social networks of 32 vulnerable child groups with a mean age below 18. There were no setting, language or date restrictions. The quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Of 6360 search results, 49 were included for narrative synthesis. RESULTS The majority of pertinent research originates from the USA; the most frequently investigated vulnerabilities were minority ethnic status, homelessness and the presence of special educational needs. Research aims and methodologies varied significantly between studies. Key findings included (i) vulnerable (excluding minority ethnic) children and young people have impoverished networks (ii) access to networks is a protective factor against negative outcomes (iii) social ties, primarily immediate family, provide access to personal resources and (iv) network ties are to a degree substitutable. CONCLUSIONS Networks are associated with wellbeing and vulnerable children and young people commonly have impoverished networks, excluding cases where vulnerability classification relates to minority ethnic status. Network embeddedness is associated with positive outcomes, particularly for homeless children. Family are typically primary providers of support, but ties are substitutable when networks are restricted. Egocentric social network research is currently limited for vulnerable child populations. Further research could inform interventions that harness networks to improve health, wellbeing and functional outcomes for these child groups.
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- Imogen Nevard
- Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Self-Management Components as Experienced by People with Parkinson's Disease and Their Carers: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature. PARKINSONS DISEASE 2020; 2020:8857385. [PMID: 33489082 PMCID: PMC7787805 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8857385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Background Self-management strategies are important in healthcare for people with Parkinson's to improve daily living. There is limited evidence on effectiveness in Parkinson's, and the active components of effective self-management strategies are uncertain. This review aims to identify and synthesise the qualitative evidence regarding the experiences of self-management components by people with Parkinson's and their carers. Methods MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL were searched from inception to July 8, 2020, for qualitative research concerning self-management for people with Parkinson's. Data were coded and thematically synthesised using NVivo. Findings. Of 9547 search results, six papers were included in the final thematic synthesis. The studies reviewed consisted of 147 participants: 104 were people with Parkinson's and 43 were carers. Seven main themes were derived concerning self-management of people with Parkinson's: (1) medication management, (2) physical exercise, (3) self-monitoring techniques, (4) psychological strategies, (5) maintaining independence, (6) encouraging social engagement, and (7) providing knowledge and information. These components should be incorporated as relevant strategies and techniques and should be specific as well as tailored to different stages of the disease. Discussion. Self-management programmes for people with Parkinson's should include the seven themes presented as part of this review and pay particular attention to presenting relevant information and skills as they relate to different stages of the disease. Tailoring information and social engagement were two components that required specific attention in order to engage people with Parkinson's effectively.
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Clarkson P, Vassilev I, Rogers A, Brooks C, Wilson N, Lawson J, Adams J. Integrating a Web-Based Self-Management Tool (Managing Joint Pain on the Web and Through Resources) for People With Osteoarthritis-Related Joint Pain With a Web-Based Social Network Support Tool (Generating Engagement in Network Involvement): Design, Development, and Early Evaluation. JMIR Form Res 2020; 4:e18565. [PMID: 33242011 PMCID: PMC7728529 DOI: 10.2196/18565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Joint pain caused by osteoarthritis (OA) is highly prevalent and can be extremely debilitating. Programs to support self-management of joint pain can be effective; however, most programs are designed to build self-efficacy and rarely engage social networks. Digital interventions are considered acceptable by people with joint pain. However, many existing resources are not accessible for or developed alongside people with lower health literacy, which disproportionately affects people with OA. OBJECTIVE This study aims to design and develop an accessible digital self-management tool for people with joint pain and integrate this with an existing social network activation tool (Generating Engagement in Network Involvement [GENIE]) and to explore the feasibility of these linked tools for supporting the management of joint pain. METHODS The study was conducted in 2 phases: a design and development stage and a small-scale evaluation. The first phase followed the person-based approach to establish guiding principles for the development of a new site (Managing joint Pain On the Web and through Resources [EMPOWER]) and its integration with GENIE. People with joint pain were recruited from libraries, a community café, and an exercise scheme to take part in 3 focus groups. EMPOWER was tested and refined using think-aloud interviews (n=6). In the second phase, participants were recruited through the web via libraries to participate in a small-scale evaluation using the LifeGuide platform to record use over a 1-month period. Participants (n=6) were asked to complete evaluation questionnaires on their experiences. The NASSS (nonadoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread, and sustainability) framework was used to explore the feasibility of the sites. RESULTS The focus groups established guiding principles for the development of the tool. These included ensuring accessibility and relevance for people with OA-related joint pain and recognizing that joint pain is the reason for seeking support, trust, social facilitation, and goal setting. Think-aloud interviews identified issues with user experience and site navigation and the need for professional input for referral and goal setting, confusion, and tensions over the role of GENIE and site connectivity. Participants expected the sites to be specific to their pain-related needs. EMPOWER was accessed 18 times; 6 users registered with the site during the evaluation study. Participants mostly explored information pages on being active and being a healthy weight. Only one participant undertook goal setting and 4 participants visited the GENIE website. CONCLUSIONS Using the NASSS framework, we identified the complexity associated with integrating EMPOWER and GENIE. The value proposition domain highlighted the technical and conceptual complexity associated with integrating approaches. Although identified as theoretically achievable, the integration of differing propositions may have caused cognitive and practical burdens for users. Nevertheless, we believe that both approaches have a distinct role in the self-management of joint pain.
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- Paul Clarkson
- NIHR ARC Wessex, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Social Networks Health and Wellbeing Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Social Networks Health and Wellbeing Research Group, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- NIHR ARC Wessex, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Coorey G, Peiris D, Neubeck L, Redfern J. A realist evaluation approach to explaining the role of context in the impact of a complex eHealth intervention for improving prevention of cardiovascular disease. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:764. [PMID: 32811480 PMCID: PMC7433103 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05597-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Reduction of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a worldwide health priority and innovative uses of technology-based interventions may assist patients with improving prevention behaviours. Targeting these interventions to recipients most likely to benefit requires understanding how contexts of use influence responsiveness to the intervention, and how this interaction favours or discourages health behaviour. Using a realist evaluation approach, the aim of this study was to examine the contextual factors influencing behaviour change within a multi-feature eHealth intervention with personalised data integration from the primary care electronic health record (EHR). Methods Realist evaluation of qualitative data from the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) randomised trial (N = 934). Thirty-six participants from the intervention group (N = 486) who had completed 12 months of study follow-up were interviewed. Coding of transcripts was structured around configurations of contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes of intervention use. Contextual narratives were derived from thematic analysis of the interviews. Results Mechanisms favouring positive health behaviour occurred when participants responded to four interactive features of the intervention. Facilitating mechanisms included greater cognitive engagement whereby participants perceived value and benefit, and felt motivated, confident and incentivised. Participants moved from being unconcerned (or unaware) to more task-oriented engagement with personal CVD risk profile and prevention. Increased personalisation occurred when modifiable CVD risk factors became relatable to lifestyle behaviour; and experiences of feeling greater agency/self-efficacy emerged. Use and non-use of the intervention were influenced by four overarching narratives within the individual’s micro-level and meso-level environments: illness experiences; receptiveness to risk and prevention information; history of the doctor-patient relationship; and relationship with technology. Conclusions Intervention-context interactions are central to understanding how change mechanisms activate within complex interventions to exert their impact on recipients. Intervention use and non-use were context-dependent, underscoring the need for further research to target eHealth innovations to those most likely to benefit.
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- Genevieve Coorey
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. .,The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK
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- The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine and Health, Westmead Applied Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Miao Jonasson J, Hendryx M, Shadyab AH, Kelley E, Johnson KC, Kroenke CH, Garcia L, Lawesson S, Santosa A, Sealy-Jefferson S, Lin X, Cene CW, Liu S, Valdiviezo C, Luo J. Social Support, Social Network Size, Social Strain, Stressful Life Events, and Coronary Heart Disease in Women With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cohort Study Based on the Women's Health Initiative. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:1759-1766. [PMID: 32499383 PMCID: PMC7372045 DOI: 10.2337/dc19-2065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We studied associations between social support, social network size, social strain, or stressful life events and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS From the Women's Health Initiative, 5,262 postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes at baseline were included. Cox proportional hazards regression models adjusted for demographics, depressive symptoms, anthropometric variables, and lifestyle factors were used to examine associations between social factors and CHD. RESULTS A total of 672 case subjects with CHD were observed during an average 12.79 (SD 6.29) years of follow-up. There was a significant linear trend toward higher risk of CHD as the number of stressful life events increased (P for trend = 0.01; hazard ratio [HR] [95% CI] for the third and fourth quartiles compared with first quartile: 1.27 [1.03-1.56] and 1.30 [1.04-1.64]). Being married or in an intimate relationship was related to decreased risk of CHD (HR 0.82 [95% CI 0.69-0.97]). CONCLUSIONS Among postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, higher levels of stressful life events were associated with higher risk of CHD. Experience of stressful life events might be considered as a risk factor for CHD among women with type 2 diabetes.
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- Junmei Miao Jonasson
- School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals MacDonald Women's Hospital, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, School of Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
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Heart failure is a chronic disease with a multitude of different clinical manifestations. Empowering people living with heart failure requires education, support structure, understanding the needs of patients, and reimaging the care delivery systems currently offered to patients. In this article, the authors discuss practical approaches to activate and empower people with heart failure and enable patient-provider dialogue and shared decision making.
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- Peter Wohlfahrt
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Center for Cardiovascular Prevention, Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine and Thomayer Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Preventive Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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Takagi D, Yokouchi N, Hashimoto H. Smoking behavior prevalence in one's personal social network and peer's popularity: A population-based study of middle-aged adults in Japan. Soc Sci Med 2020; 260:113207. [PMID: 32712558 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although previous social network studies have consistently shown the social influence of peers' smoking on one's (ego's) smoking, few studies have examined how the influence differs according to peers' structural positions in the network. Investigations are also lacking on whether vulnerability to the influence varies by ego's socioeconomic position. Thus, the present study aimed to examine how the association between peers' smoking and ego's smoking differs by peers' popularity in ego's personal network and ego's educational attainment. We used data from the third-wave Japanese Study on Stratification, Health, Income, and Neighborhood (J-SHINE) conducted in 2017, which targeted middle-aged (32-58-year-old) residents in four municipalities within Japanese metropolitan areas. Information on four close peers' characteristics and behaviors and their mutual relationships was collected by the name generator and name interpreter methods. Data on 1989 respondents and 7956 peers were evaluated. Peers' eigenvector centrality was used as their popularity index in ego's personal network. We set ego's smoking as an outcome, regressed on each peer's smoking, each peer's popularity, and ego's educational attainment adjusting for ego's age, sex, working status, marital status, spouse's/partner's smoking status, as well as similarity in socioeconomic backgrounds between peer and ego, using a logistic regression model with robust standard errors. We then added a three-way interaction term for these three explanatory variables to the model. Results showed that peer's smoking status was related to ego's smoking even more strongly when the peer was popular but only in the case of ego with lower educational attainment. The results suggested that the disparity in smoking behavior across socioeconomic positions may be partly explained by susceptibility to social influence from one's personal network among the socioeconomically vulnerable. This study proposes a plausible method for pinpointing the peer influencer in one's personal social network to close the socioeconomic gap in smoking.
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- Daisuke Takagi
- Department of Health and Social Behavior, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Health and Social Behavior, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Welch L, Orlando R, Lin SX, Vassilev I, Rogers A. Findings from a pilot randomised trial of a social network self-management intervention in COPD. BMC Pulm Med 2020; 20:162. [PMID: 32513163 PMCID: PMC7278059 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-1130-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-Management Support (SMS), refers to the actions taken by individuals to recognise and manage their own health. It is increasingly recognised that individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) require additional support with their Self-management. Emerging evidence suggests that the use of a social network intervention can improve health outcomes and increase quality of life. In order to understand the potential benefits of SMS in COPD, the GENIE (Generating Engagement in Network Support) SMS tool was implemented and evaluated in a COPD primary care context. The GENIE intervention is a social networking tool that consists of 3 parts; a concentric circle modelling to map existing social networks; a questions sections to elicit preferences for activities; a map of selected resources is then produced, aligned with the user's interests and suggestions for connections to existing network members and to new resources. METHODS A pilot, parallel, single blind, block randomised controlled trial. Patients with COPD ranging from mild-very severe were recruited. Participants provided written consent and were then randomised to either the intervention or usual care. The primary aim was to understand the clinical benefit through the analysis of health status, symptom burden and quality of life. The secondary outcome measure was health utilisation. NHS cost differences were reported between groups using the GENIE intervention over usual care. RESULTS The GENIE pilot results demonstrate maintenance in health status and clinical symptoms with a decrease in anxiety. An overall increase in quality of life was observed, these findings did not reach significance. A cost reduction was demonstrated in inpatient stay with no difference in primary care costs. Overall a cost reduction in NHS service utilisation was indicated in the intervention group. CONCLUSION This pilot study indicated that using a social network intervention can encourage the development of new social connections and extend existing support networks for COPD patients. Increasing network support in this population is of benefit to both patients and NHS providers in terms of cost reductions and enhancing wellbeing. This broadens the understanding of possible new approaches to SMS in community COPD patients, which could now be investigated in a larger population over a longer period. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials.gov PRS National Library of Medicine. Protocol ID number: 19175, Clinical Trial ID: NCT02935452.
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- Lindsay Welch
- NIHR Wessex CLARHC, Southampton, UK
- University of Southampton, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
- Solent University, School of Sport, Health and Social Sciences, RM 126, East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN UK
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- NIHR Wessex CLARHC, Southampton, UK
- University of Southampton, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- NIHR Wessex CLARHC, Southampton, UK
- University of Southampton, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- NIHR Wessex CLARHC, Southampton, UK
- University of Southampton, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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- NIHR Wessex CLARHC, Southampton, UK
- University of Southampton, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ UK
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Booker SQ, Tripp-Reimer T, Herr KA. "Bearing the Pain": The Experience of Aging African Americans With Osteoarthritis Pain. Glob Qual Nurs Res 2020; 7:2333393620925793. [PMID: 32548212 PMCID: PMC7271276 DOI: 10.1177/2333393620925793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Studies document that osteoarthritis-related joint pain is more severe in
African American older adults, but research on the personal experience
of osteoarthritis pain self-management in this population is limited.
Using a qualitative descriptive design, our objective was to extend
our understanding of the experience of life with osteoarthritis pain.
Eighteen African Americans (50 years and older) were recruited from
Louisiana to participate in a single semi-structured, in-depth
interview. A conventional content analysis revealed that “Bearing the
pain” characterized how older African Americans dealt with
osteoarthritis. Bearing the pain comprised three actions: adjusting to
pain, sharing pain with others, and trusting God as healer. We
discovered that a metapersonal experience subsumes the complex
biopsychosocial-cultural patterns and the intricate interaction of
self, others, and God in living with and managing osteoarthritis pain.
Study findings have implications for application of more inclusive
self-management frameworks and interventions.
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Wegleitner K, Schuchter P, Prieth S. 'Ingredients' of a supportive web of caring relationships at the end of life: findings from a community research project in Austria. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS 2020; 42:987-1000. [PMID: 29700832 PMCID: PMC7379933 DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In accordance with the pluralisation of life plans in late modernity, the societal organisation of care at the end of life is diverse. Although the public discourse in western societies is dominated by questions about optimising specialised palliative care services, public health approaches, which take into account the social determinants and inequalities in end-of-life care, have gained in importance over the last decade. Conceptual aspects, dimensions of impact and benefit for the dying and their communities are well discussed in the public health end-of-life care research literature. Our research focuses on the preconditions of a supportive caring web in order to understand how communities can build on their social capital to deal with existential uncertainty. As part of a large-scale community research project, we carried out focus groups and interviews with community members. Through dispositive analysis, we generated a set of care-web 'ingredients', which constitute and foster a caring community. These 'ingredients' need to be cultivated through an ongoing process of co-creation. This requires: (i) a focus on relationships and social systems; (ii) the creation of reflective spaces; and (iii) the strengthening of social capital, and d) the addressing of inequalities in care.
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- Klaus Wegleitner
- Department for Palliative Care and Organisational EthicsInstitute of Pastoral TheologyUniversity of GrazGrazAustria
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- Institute of Palliative Care and Organisational EthicsUniversity of KlagenfurtViennaAustria
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Ellis J, Band R, Kinsella K, Cheetham-Blake T, James E, Ewings S, Rogers A. Optimising and profiling pre-implementation contexts to create and implement a public health network intervention for tackling loneliness. Implement Sci 2020; 15:35. [PMID: 32429961 PMCID: PMC7238736 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-020-00997-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background The implementation of complex interventions experiences challenges that affect the extent to which they become embedded and scaled-up. Implementation at scale in complex environments like community settings defies universal replication. Planning for implementation in such environments requires knowledge of organisational capacity and structure. Pre-implementation work is an important element of the early phase of preparing the setting for the introduction of an intervention, and the factors contributing towards the creation of an optimal pre-implementation community context are under-acknowledged. Methods To explore the factors contributing towards the creation of an optimal pre-implementation context, a quasi-ethnographic approach was taken. The implementation of a social network intervention designed to tackle loneliness in a community setting acts as the case in example. Observations (of meetings), interviews (with community partners) and documentary analysis (national and local policy documents and intervention resources) were conducted. Layder’s adaptive theory approach was taken to data analysis, with the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and a typology of third-sector organisations used to interpret the findings. Results Community settings were found to sit along a continuum with three broad categories defined as Fully Professionalised Organisations; Aspirational Community, Voluntary and Social Enterprises; and Non-Professionalised Community-Based Groups. The nature of an optimal pre-implementation context varied across these settings. Using the CFIR, the results illustrate that some settings were more influenced by political landscape (Fully professional and Aspirational setting) and others more influenced by their founding values and ethos (Non-Professionalised Community-Based settings). Readiness was achieved at different speeds across the categories with those settings with more resource availability more able to achieve readiness (Fully Professional settings), and others requiring flexibility in the intervention to help overcome limited resource availability (Aspirational and Non-Professionalised Community-Based settings). Conclusions The CFIR is useful in highlighting the multiple facets at play in creating the optimal pre-implementation context, and where flex is required to achieve this. The CFIR illuminates the similarities and differences between and across settings, highlighting the complexity of open system settings and the important need for pre-implementation work. Trial registration ISRCTN19193075
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- J Ellis
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, 3rd Floor Exchange Station, Tithebarn Street, Liverpool, L2 2QP, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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Hafeez H, Abdullah MI, Riaz A, Shafique I. Prevention of occupational injuries and accidents: A social capital perspective. Nurs Inq 2020; 27:e12354. [PMID: 32406124 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Prior research has consistently established the pragmatic nature of literature regarding occupational injuries and accidental happenings faced by nursing professionals. However, current realities require a subjective approach to identify preventative measures that could influence occupational health and safety in healthcare sectors. A qualitative design followed a descriptive approach to assess unbiased opinions towards occupational obstructions that lead to accidental happenings. This study used the social capital framework in particular as a support resource to eliminate its detrimental effects on nurse's capacity to serve their patients. The findings extended the fundamental understanding of social capital from social ties to workplace and personal ties as potential mechanisms of support. Healthcare organizations need to redefine their control policies to provide the ultimate support to their care agents. A social capital model offers nursing practitioners and nursing managers an approach for building evidence-based policies with implications for nurse's safety, education and training.
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- Hira Hafeez
- University of Lahore, Gujrat, Pakistan.,COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, Pakistan
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- COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore, Pakistan
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