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Wang Z, Fang Y, Zhang X. Impact of Social Capital on Health Behaviors of Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China-An Analysis Based on CHARLS2020 Data. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:1154. [PMID: 38891229 PMCID: PMC11171628 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12111154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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To actively respond to the challenges posed by population aging, people are paying more and more attention to healthy behavioral lifestyles, and the impact of social capital as an informal system on health behaviors cannot be ignored. This paper explores the impact of social capital on health behaviors of middle-aged and older adults based on 2020 CHARLS data. Using binary logistic regression models, we discussed the association between social capital and five health behaviors. The results suggest that structural social capital significantly increases physical activity and physical examination behaviors among middle-aged and older adults but also decreases the probability of abstinence behaviors. Cognitive social capital increases the probability that middle-aged and older adults will have a reasonable amount of sleep and physical activity. However, it also decreases the probability that smoking cessation behaviors will occur. Further attention needs to be paid to the role of social capital, the creation of a harmonious social environment and the enhancement of social trust, the strengthening of communities and grass-roots social organizations, and the provision of more platforms for the participation of middle-aged and older adults in social activities, to improve the quality of the healthy lives of middle-aged and older adults and, in turn, to promote the establishment of healthy behaviors.
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; (Z.W.); (Y.F.)
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Chang H, Wang X, Wang Z. Association between social capital and health-promoting lifestyle among empty nesters: The mediating role of sense of coherence. Geriatr Nurs 2023; 53:96-101. [PMID: 37473467 DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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To determine the relationship between social capital, sense of coherence, and health-promoting lifestyles of empty nesters and to clarify the mediating role of the sense of coherence. A total of 452 community-based empty nesters were recruited from February 2023 to May 2023 using a convenience sample from Guiyang, China. Cross-sectional data on older adults' social capital, sense of coherence, and health-promoting lifestyle were collected using questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was constructed using Amos 27.0, and the mediating effect of sense of coherence was tested using the bootstrap method. The results showed that the significant mediating role of sense of coherence between social capital and health-promoting lifestyle (β=0.367, SE=0.066, 95% CI [0.246, 0.509]) explained 52.7% of the total effect of social capital on health-promoting lifestyle. These findings provide a better understanding of how social capital and sense of coherence together to affect health-promoting lifestyles, and they could guide the interventions to promote health-promoting lifestyles among empty nesters.
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- Hui Chang
- School of nursing, Guizhou medical university, Guiyang, China
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- School of nursing, Guizhou medical university, Guiyang, China; The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
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- School of nursing, Peking university, Beijing, China.
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Sotaquirá L, Backhaus I, Sotaquirá P, Pinilla-Roncancio M, González-Uribe C, Bernal R, Galeano JJ, Mejia N, La Torre G, Trujillo-Maza EM, Suárez DE, Duperly J, Ramirez Varela A. Social Capital and Lifestyle Impacts on Mental Health in University Students in Colombia: An Observational Study. Front Public Health 2022; 10:840292. [PMID: 35646771 PMCID: PMC9133883 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.840292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction For young adults, the first year of higher education represents a transition period into adulthood associated with an increased risk of developing depression, anxiety, and stress, contributing to deteriorating physical and mental health. The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between depressive symptoms and social capital and lifestyles among Colombian university students. Methods In 2020, a longitudinal repeated measures study was conducted on first year students at Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. The study was conceptualized and approved by the university before the COVID-19 pandemic appeared. Each student completed a self-administered questionnaire including questions on sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptoms, perceived stress, social capital, and lifestyles. The study's pilot was conducted in November 2019, and the two measurement points were in January 2020 (wave 1, before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared) and in August 2020 (wave 2, during the COVID-19 pandemic). A binary logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the relationship between depressive symptoms, perceived stress, social capital, and lifestyles. Findings A total of 609 first year students (response rate = 58.11%) participated in wave 1, and 42% of the participants showed signs of clinically relevant depressive symptoms. In wave 2, despite the difficulties encountered in collecting data due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 216 students from wave 1 participated (35.47%). An increase in a sedentary lifestyle was observed (31.49%). We found that cognitive and behavioral social capital levels decreased by 12.03 and 24.54%, respectively. In addition, we observed a 6.5% increase in students with clinically relevant depressive symptoms compared to wave 1. A low level of behavioral [OR: 1.88; 95% CI (1.16, 3.04)] social capital was associated with clinically relevant depressive symptoms. Conclusion The health of university students continues to be a public health concern. The study suggests that social capital may play an important role in preventing depressive symptoms. Therefore, universities should put effort into programs that bring students together and promote the creation of social capital.
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- Lina Sotaquirá
- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Centre for Health and Society, Institute of Medical Sociology, Medical Faculty, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
- *Correspondence: Andrea Ramirez Varela
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Hu X, Hu M. Effects of Social Capital and Leisure Participation on Self-Rated Health of Urban Residents in Southwest China. Front Public Health 2021; 9:763246. [PMID: 34790646 PMCID: PMC8591132 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.763246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Leisure provides opportunities for urban and rural residents to relax, recover their vitality, and improve their personal growth, development, and well-being. However, the impact of the leisure participation process, types, obstacles, participation motivation, and satisfaction on health is not very clear, especially the impact of leisure behavior on health, and is worthy of in-depth discussion. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the impact of social capital and leisure participation on the self-rated health of urban residents in China so as to provide an important reference for national health promotion activities. Methods: the questionnaire on the relationship between social capital, leisure behavior, and self-rated health was compiled by ourselves. The residents participating in leisure and fitness in 25 residential fitness centers in Chengdu were investigated in the morning and evening, and the obtained data were processed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: (1) Social capital had no direct influence on leisure hindrance; leisure motivation and leisure participation had no direct influence on self-rated health. (2) Leisure satisfaction has a direct positive impact on self-rated health, while leisure hindrance has a significant negative impact on self-rated health. (3) Social capital has a direct positive impact on leisure satisfaction, and social capital has a direct positive impact on self-rated health. Leisure satisfaction plays an intermediary role in the path of social capital affecting self-rated health, and the intermediary force exceeds the direct impact of social capital on self-rated health. Conclusion: The effect of leisure satisfaction on self-rated health is higher than that of social capital, and it plays an intermediary role in the impact path of social capital on self-rated health. Therefore, how to make urban community residents with different backgrounds obtain leisure satisfaction through leisure activities is an important topic of national health promotion.
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- XiaoYan Hu
- School of Physical Education, North Sichuan Medical College, Nangchong, China
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- School of Physical Education, China West Normal University, Nangchong, China
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Cui GH, Li SJ, Yin YT, Chen LJ, Li JQ, Liang FY, Liu XY, Chen L. The relationship among social capital, eHealth literacy and health behaviours in Chinese elderly people: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:45. [PMID: 33407275 PMCID: PMC7789238 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-10037-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Social capital has been linked to health behaviours, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. Previous studies have found that health literacy played the role of a mediator in the relationships among social capital, individual physical activity and nutrition. But it is not clear whether eHealth literacy mediates the impact of social capital on health behaviours. Therefore, our research aimed to explore the relationships among social capital (structural and cognitive social capital), eHealth literacy, and the health behaviours of elderly people, and to analyse the mediating effect of eHealth literacy, while providing a theoretical basis for a health behaviour intervention for elderly people. Methods From January to February 2019, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1201 Chinese people aged over 60 years using the Chinese Shortened Social Capital Scale (contains two subscales of structural social capital and cognitive social capital), eHealth Literacy Scale, and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile. We used structural equation modelling to test a hypothetical mediation model. Results The mean scores of social capital was 72.07 (SD = 13.03), 17.24 (SD = 9.34) for eHealth literacy, and 112.23 (SD = 23.25) for health behaviours. Social capital and eHealth literacy were significantly correlated with health behaviours, and social capital and structural social capital were significantly correlated with eHealth literacy. Lastly, eHealth literacy mediated the relationship between structural social capital and health behaviours. Conclusions eHealth literacy was an important mediating factor for elderly people’s structural social capital and health behaviours. Therefore, social capital and eHealth literacy must be considered when designing and implementing health behaviour intervention programmes for elderly people.
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- Guang-Hui Cui
- School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
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- School of Nursing, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
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- School of Nursing, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China.
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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- School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250355, China
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Kim JR, Jeong B, Park KS, Kang YS. Individual-level Associations Between Indicators of Social Capital and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Scores in Communities With High Mortality in Korea. J Prev Med Public Health 2020; 53:245-255. [PMID: 32752594 PMCID: PMC7411248 DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.19.336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study examined associations among social capital indicators (social participation and generalized trust) at the individual level and alcohol use, which was quantified using Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores. METHODS In total, there were 8800 participants in community health interviews, including 220 adults sampled systematically from a resident registration database of each of 40 sub-municipal administrative units of local (city or county) governments. Adjusted odds ratios (aORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using polychotomous logistic regression. RESULTS The aORs for abstainers versus people with AUDIT scores of 0-7, based on 3 questions on generalized trust, in comparison to those with no positive responses, were 1.15 (95% CI, 0.99 to 1.34) for 1 positive response, 1.16 (95% CI, 0.98 to 1.37) for 2 positive responses; and 1.39 (95% CI, 1.20 to 1.61) for 3 positive responses. The aORs for abstainers versus people with AUDIT scores of 0-7, in comparison to participation in no organizations, were 0.61 (95% CI, 0.54 to 0.69) for participation only in informal organizations; 2.16 (95% CI, 1.57 to 2.99) for participation only in religious organizations; 2.41 (95% CI, 1.10 to 5.29) for participation only in volunteer organizations; and 0.65 (95% CI, 0.57 to 0.74) for participation in formal organizations. Participants in formal social organizations, regardless of their participation in informal organizations, were more likely to have AUDIT scores of 8-15 (aOR, 1.29; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.60) or ≥16 (aOR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.22 to 2.23) than to have scores of 0-7. CONCLUSIONS Our findings may have implications for health policy to reduce alcohol problems.
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- Jang-Rak Kim
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea
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Chen WL, Zhang CG, Cui ZY, Wang JY, Zhao J, Wang JW, Wang X, Yu JM. The impact of social capital on physical activity and nutrition in China: the mediating effect of health literacy. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1713. [PMID: 31856789 PMCID: PMC6924071 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-8037-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Physical activity and good nutrition are important behavioral factors in promoting health and preventing disease. It is important to understand the factors affecting physical activity and nutrition. The purpose of this study was to explore whether social capital has an effect on physical activity and nutrition, and whether health literacy plays a mediating role between social capital and physical activity as well as nutrition. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed in a certain district of Shanghai in March and April 2017. Data was collected using a self-reported questionnaire, which included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, social capital, health literacy and health-promoting lifestyle profile-II. Health-promoting lifestyle profile-II measures the behaviours or habits of physical activity and healthy nutrition. An explore factor analysis of the principal components with varimax rotation was carried out on the social capital scale. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the sociodemographic of participants. Mediation analysis was performed using the bootstrapping tests to examine whether health literacy mediate the relationship between social capital and physical activity as well as nutrition. Results The explore factor analysis results showed that social capital has five dimensions, namely social participation, social support, social network, control over life and feelings about the community. There is a positive correlation between social capital, health literacy, physical activity and nutrition. The correlation coefficient varied from 0.135 to 0.594. Mediation analysis demonstrated health literacy played a partial mediating effect between social capital and physical activity as well as nutrition. In the relationship between physical activity and social capital, the indirect effect of health literacy accounted for 8.20 to 12.65% of the total effect. In the relationship between nutrition and social capital, the mediation effect of health literacy accounted for 4.93 to 12.71% of the total effect. Conclusion Social capital can promote physical activity and nutrition by disseminating health information. Enhancing the social capital of residents will help increase physical activity and develop healthy eating habits. Attention should also be paid to the improvement of residents’ health literacy.
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- , Xuhui District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 50 Yongchuan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.
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- , Xuhui District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 50 Yongchuan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Fudan University, No. 130 Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Fudan University, No. 130 Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Fudan University, No. 130 Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.
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- , Xuhui District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 50 Yongchuan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab of Health Technology Assessment of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Fudan University, No. 130 Dong'an Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
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Loch MR, Guerra PH. [Laziness as the single explanation for physical inactivity: commentary and reflections on discrepancies between scientific evidence and media discourse]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2018; 34:e00223017. [PMID: 30517320 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00223017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This essay aims to suggest food for thought on discrepancies between scientific evidence on physical inactivity and the associated factors and determinants and information communicated by the media on this topic. We specifically examine a case in which "laziness" was used as the "explanatory" factor for the high levels of physical inactivity in the Brazilian population. We use as examples a scientific article published in Nature and two news stories published in mainstream Brazilian media channels (Veja magazine and O Globo newspaper) that commented on the former. There were important inconsistencies between the scientific content in the Nature article and the news stories, which took a simplistic approach to a real and complex problem (high levels of physical inactivity in Brazil), suggesting that "laziness" explains why Brazil ranks so poorly in the world in terms of physical activity. We highlight the need for mass communications media to better contextualize the information they republish, because otherwise the impact can be more negative than positive, especially when they build or reinforce misconceptions. This is particularly serious in the case of physical inactivity, since such news coverage can lend legitimacy to the lack of investments in measures to deal adequately with the problem. If physical inactivity is interpreted merely as a matter of "laziness", it makes much less sense to invest in modifying various determinants of this serious public health problem.
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- Mathias Roberto Loch
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Chapecó, Brasil.,Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Atividade Física e Saúde, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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Rodrigues DE, César CC, Kawachi I, Xavier CC, Caiaffa WT, Proietti FA. The Influence of Neighborhood Social Capital on Leisure-Time Physical Activity: a Population-Based Study in Brazil. J Urban Health 2018; 95:727-738. [PMID: 30062644 PMCID: PMC6181814 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-018-0293-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Environmentally targeted approaches to promote physical activity are emerging in recent years as a complementary strategy to the traditional individual approaches. This study explored the relation between community social capital and leisure-time physical activity in an adult population-based sample in Brazil. We applied a generalized estimating equation approach to analyze a cross-sectional survey of 3667 adults living in 149 neighborhoods. Social capital was assessed by scales that measured collective efficacy and social cohesion in the neighborhood. We find that individuals living in areas with higher level of social cohesion were more likely to be physically active even after controlling for potentially confounding individual and area-level covariates (PR = 1.56; 95% CI = 1.13, 2.16). Collective efficacy was not significantly associated with leisure-time physical activity. Interventions to strengthen social cohesion in the community may be an avenue for promoting physical activity.
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Odimegwu C, De Wet N, Somefun OD. Perceptions of social capital and sexual behaviour among youth in South Africa. J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2017; 29:205-217. [PMID: 29092668 DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2017.1388246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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With about one quarter of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections occuring in young people, there is an on-going debate regarding the role of social capital on youth sexual behaviour. Some studies have suggested that high levels of family and community social capital may act as protective factors that lessen the likelihood of negative consequences; while others have concluded that social capital may be a risk factor for risky sexual behaviour among youth. Using data from the Third National Communications Survey (2012) conducted in South Africa, we examined the relationship between perceptions of social capital and youth sexual behaviour measured by age at first sex and condom use among 3 399 males and females (aged between 16 and 24 years). We assessed community perceptions of social capital with questions that measured trust, social participation, and support. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to predict the risk for early sexual debut. Logistic regression was used to predict the odds of condom use. There was no association between perceptions of social capital and youth sexual behaviour. This work reveals that youth sexual behaviour in South Africa may be influenced by socio-economic characteristics, especially at the individual level.
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- Clifford Odimegwu
- a Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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Bomfim RA, Mafra MAS, Gharib IMS, De-Carli AD, Zafalon EJ. Factors associated with a fantastic lifestyle in Brazilian college students - a multilevel analysis. REVISTA CEFAC 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216201719518716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze possible associations between a Fantastic lifestyle and self-perception of oral health, binge drinking, and socio-demographic variables among public college students. Methods: questionnaires validated for use in Brazil were applied to 672 students in randomly selected courses. It was the first questionnaire to assess a Fantastic lifestyle, the second to measure oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14), and the third to include socio-demographic information. Multilevel linear regression was used for the analyses. Results: among the participants, 64.21% were full-time students, 52.82% were females, 50.85% had a family income between 4 and 8 minimum wages, 16.75% were binge drinkers, and 22.22% used to drive after drinking. Socio-demographic variables such as income (p = 0.001), religion (p = 0.02), marital status (p = 0.021), binge drinking (p <0.001), and OHIP-14 (p <0.001) were associated with a Fantastic lifestyle. Conclusions: fantastic lifestyle of the Brazilian college students was associated with income, oral health-related quality of life, marital status, religion, and alcohol consumption (binge drinking).
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Santos Vieira R, Martins Gallo A, Aparecido de Carvalho CJ, Pagliari Araujo J, Cabral R, Eler GJ. Risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease in women. INVESTIGACION Y EDUCACION EN ENFERMERIA 2017; 35:35-47. [PMID: 29767922 DOI: 10.17533/udea.iee.v35n1a05] [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: 06/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the factors that predispose to the development of cardiovascular diseases in women who were attended at a Basic Health Unit in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. METHODS The research was characterized as observational and quantitative. The population sample consisted of 60 women aged over 18 years, being chosen at random. For data collection, mHealth Data Collector (mHDC), a mobile device, was used with a questionnaire on daily habits, health status, and disease. Measurements were made of glucose and blood cholesterol, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements. Data collection took place in February 2014 to November 2014. RESULTS Risk factors were overweight / obesity (63.8%) and sedentary lifestyle (65%), followed by family history of cardiovascular disease (43.3%), hypercholesterolemia (38.3%), and hypertension (13.3%). CONCLUSIONS This population of women presented risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease in all ages, being necessary the implementation of measures that stimulate changes in the daily habits and improve health conditions among women by the health team.
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Brodziak A, Różyk-Myrta A, Wolińska A. Does the recent intensification of nationalistic and xenophobic attitudes in Eastern European countries adversely affect public mental health? BMC Public Health 2016; 16:1115. [PMID: 27776499 PMCID: PMC5078924 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3785-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The authors postulate that the recent intensification of the nationalist and xenophobic attitude in Poland and other Eastern European countries is detrimental to public mental health. The xenophobic attitude is accompanied by a higher incidence of anxiety and depression, disputes due to the polarization of opinions, a sense of embarrassment and a sense of contradictions with so-called Christian values, unfavorable demographic predictions and reduced life satisfaction. Discussion The authors attempt to describe the sequence of adverse events that led to the intensification of xenophobia and characterize the current state of public mental health in European countries. They formulate and propose possible actions which could counteract the consequences of that transformation. Short conclusion The actions which may be undertaken to counteract the deterioration of public mental health can be based on the recommendations of so-called ‘positive psychology’ and ‘positive psychiatry’ as well as the principles of strengthening local social capital.
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- Andrzej Brodziak
- Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Koscielna 13, 41-200, Sosnowiec, Poland.
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- Institute of Nursing, University of Applied Sciences, Armi Krajowej 7, 48-300, Nysa, Poland
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- Institute of Nursing, University of Applied Sciences, Armi Krajowej 7, 48-300, Nysa, Poland
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Attwood S, van Sluijs E, Sutton S. Exploring equity in primary-care-based physical activity interventions using PROGRESS-Plus: a systematic review and evidence synthesis. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2016; 13:60. [PMID: 27206793 PMCID: PMC4875625 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-016-0384-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Little is known about equity effects in primary care based physical activity interventions. This review explored whether differences in intervention effects are evident across indicators of social disadvantage, specified under the acronym PROGRESS-Plus (place of residence, race/ethnicity, occupation, gender, religion, education, social capital, socioeconomic status, plus age, disability and sexual orientation). METHODS Six bibliographic databases were systematically searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of physical activity interventions conducted in primary care. Harvest plots were used to synthesize findings from RCTs reporting subgroup or interaction analyses examining differences in intervention effects across levels of at least one PROGRESS-Plus factor. RESULTS The search yielded 9052 articles, from which 173 eligible RCTs were identified. Despite PROGRESS-Plus factors being commonly measured (N = 171 RCTs), differential effect analyses were infrequently reported (N = 24 RCTs). Where reported, results of equity analyses suggest no differences in effect across levels or categories of place of residence (N = 1RCT), race (N = 4 RCTs), education (N = 3 RCTs), socioeconomic status (N = 3 RCTs), age (N = 16 RCTs) or disability (N = 2 RCTs). Mixed findings were observed for gender (N = 22 RCTs), with some interventions showing greater effect in men than women and others vice versa. Three RCTs examined indicators of social capital, with larger post-intervention differences in physical activity levels between trial arms found in those with higher baseline social support for exercise in one trial only. No RCTs examined differential effects by participant occupation, religion or sexual orientation. CONCLUSION The majority of RCTs of physical activity interventions in primary care record sufficient information on PROGRESS-Plus factors to allow differential effects to be studied. However, very few actually report details of relevant analyses to determine which population subgroups may stand to benefit or be further disadvantaged by intervention efforts.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Attwood
- Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK. .,Behavioural Science Group, Primary Care Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK.
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- Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Behavioural Science Group, Primary Care Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UK
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