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Reyal HP, Perera MN, Guruge GND. Effectiveness of a community-based participatory health promotion intervention to address knowledge, attitudes and practices related to intimate partner violence: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:1417. [PMID: 38802834 PMCID: PMC11131198 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18893-0] [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: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence experienced by women. It has detrimental consequences. A range of determinants cause intimate partner violence and to reduce it, effective interventions are required to address the determinants. Health promotion interventions have been recommended as effective to enable people to control over the determinants and to improve health. Hence, a community based participatory health promotion intervention was developed and tested in a selected study setting. The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a health promotion intervention in terms of addressing knowledge, attitudes and practices related to intimate partner violence. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was conducted by recruiting ninety women aged 15 to 49 years separately from two health administrative areas identified as the intervention area and the control area from the Kandy district of Sri Lanka. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used in both pre- and post-assessments. Selected groups of women from the intervention area were facilitated with a health promotion intervention to improve knowledge, attitudes and practices related to intimate partner violence. To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention descriptive summaries and bivariate analysis were used. RESULTS The response rate was 90.9% (N = 90) during the pre-assessment and 87.9% (n = 87) and 82.8% (n = 82) from the intervention and control areas, respectively, during the post-assessment. Statistically significant improvement was reported in the total mean score comprising knowledge, attitudes, practices and identification of determinants from 59.6 to 80.8 in the intervention area [Pre-assessment: Mean = 59.6 (standard deviation-SD) = 17.5; Post-assessment: Mean = 80.8, SD = 19.0; p < 0.001) compared to the improvement in the control area from 62.2 to 63.0 (Pre-assessment: Mean = 62.2, SD = 17.3; Post-assessment: Mean = 63.0, SD = 18.9; p = 0.654). CONCLUSIONS The intervention was effective to improve knowledge, attitudes and practices related to intimate partner violence. Hence, the present approach can be used in similar contexts to address the knowledge, attitudes and certain practices related to intimate partner violence.
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- Haizana Parween Reyal
- Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka.
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka
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Sher CH, Sung TJ. Designing a Community-Based Health Promotion Program for Older Adults Based on Perceived Usefulness, Service Experience, Perceived Value, and Behavioral Intention. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK 2024; 67:515-540. [PMID: 38600779 DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2024.2338081] [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: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Improving nutritional intake contributes to maintaining the health and quality of life of the older population and reducing individual and societal healthcare costs. We collaborated with two community service hubs and a public health center in Taipei's Daan District to develop a personalized community-based health and nutrition program using service design. The design was validated through a model encompassing perceived usefulness, service experience, perceived value, and behavioral intention, analyzed using PLS-SEM modeling on 76 individuals. The results showed bidirectional influences among these factors. This study provides practical recommendations for formulating public health policies and health promotion programs for older adults.
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- Chai-Huei Sher
- Department of Design, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Design, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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Clark EC, Baidoobonso S, Phillips KAM, Noonan LL, Bakker J, Burnett T, Stoby K, Dobbins M. Mobilizing community-driven health promotion through community granting programs: a rapid systematic review. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:932. [PMID: 38561718 PMCID: PMC10983705 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18443-8] [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: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective health promotion responds to the unique needs of communities. Community granting programs that fund community-driven health promotion initiatives are a potential mechanism to meet those unique needs. While numerous community health-focused programs are available, the various strategies used by granting programs to foster engagement, administer grants and support awardees have not been systematically evaluated. This rapid systematic review explores the administration of community granting programs and how various program components impact process and population health outcomes. METHODS A systematic search was conducted across three databases: Medline, SocINDEX, and Political Science Database. Single reviewers completed screening, consistent with a rapid review protocol. Studies describing or evaluating community granting programs for health or public health initiatives were included. Data regarding program characteristics were extracted and studies were evaluated for quality. A convergent integrated approach was used to analyze quantitative and qualitative findings. RESULTS Thirty-five community granting programs, described in 36 studies, were included. Most were descriptive reports or qualitative studies conducted in the USA. Program support for grant awardees included technical assistance, workshops and training, program websites, and networking facilitation. While most programs reported on process outcomes, few reported on community or health outcomes; such outcomes were positive when reported. Programs reported that many funded projects were likely sustainable beyond program funding, due to the development of awardee skills, new partnerships, and securing additional funding. From the perspectives of program staff and awardees, facilitators included the technical assistance and workshops provided by the programs, networking amongst awardees, and the involvement of community members. Barriers included short timelines to develop proposals and allocate funds. CONCLUSIONS This review provides a comprehensive overview of health-related community granting programs. Grant awardees benefit from technical assistance, workshops, and networking with other awardees. Project sustainability is enhanced by the development of new community partnerships and grant-writing training for awardees. Community granting programs can be a valuable strategy to drive community health, with several key elements that enhance community mobilization. REGISTRATION PROSPERO #CRD42023399364.
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- Emily C Clark
- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University, McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd S, Suite 210a, Hamilton, ON, L8P 0A1, Canada
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- Department of Health and Wellness, Government of Prince Edward Island, Chief Public Health Office, 16 Fitzroy St, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7N8, Canada
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- Department of Health and Wellness, Government of Prince Edward Island, Chief Public Health Office, 16 Fitzroy St, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7N8, Canada
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- Department of Health and Wellness, Government of Prince Edward Island, Chief Public Health Office, 16 Fitzroy St, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7N8, Canada
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- Department of Health and Wellness, Government of Prince Edward Island, Chief Public Health Office, 16 Fitzroy St, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7N8, Canada
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- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University, McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd S, Suite 210a, Hamilton, ON, L8P 0A1, Canada
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- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University, McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd S, Suite 210a, Hamilton, ON, L8P 0A1, Canada
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- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, McMaster University, McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Rd S, Suite 210a, Hamilton, ON, L8P 0A1, Canada.
- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre 2J20, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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Kim H, Song EJ, Windsor L. Evidence-Based Home Visiting Provisions and Child Maltreatment Report Rates: County-Level Analysis of US National Data From 2016 to 2018. CHILD MALTREATMENT 2024; 29:176-189. [PMID: 35678142 PMCID: PMC9844259 DOI: 10.1177/10775595221107533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This observational ecological study examined county-level associations between evidence-based home visiting (EHV) provisions and child maltreatment report (CMR) rates, using national county-level data from 2016-2018. We found that longitudinal changes of EHV provisions were significantly negatively associated with county CMR rates while controlling for potential confounders. Our model estimated that after EHV provisions were launched in counties, their CMR rates decreased (or after they were ceased, rates increased) by 2.21 per 1000 children overall, 2.88 per 1000 children aged 0-5, 2.59 per 1000 children aged 6-11, 2.13 per 1000 male children, and 2.24 per 1000 female children. When limiting attention to EHV provisions funded by the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, we found no significant association perhaps because MIECHV-funded EHV provisions were a small subset of all EHV provisions. These findings propose potential protective impacts of county EHV provisions on overall county CMR rates. Yet, the small effect sizes suggest that EHV provisions should be considered as a part of a complete response to child maltreatment rather than in isolation. Given that EHV is provided to a very small part of the population, nevertheless, our findings suggest that expanding coverage would increase effect sizes.
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- Hyunil Kim
- School of Social Work, University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- School of Social Work, University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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- School of Social Work, University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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Yang R, Sun S. Campaign Governance and Partnerships: Unraveling COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion Efforts in China's Neighborhoods. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2023; 16:2915-2929. [PMID: 38164293 PMCID: PMC10758253 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s441874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Background COVID-19 vaccine promotion helps counter vaccine hesitancy and raise vaccine acceptance. Therefore, the Chinese state created collaborative infrastructures of COVID-19 vaccine promotion programs to promote stakeholder engagement and unload the burden of policy practitioners. However, partnerships in COVID-19 vaccine promotion programs have been underrepresented. Methods To address this lacuna, we qualitatively explored how partnerships in the COVID-19 vaccine promotion campaign (CVPC) were organized in China's neighborhoods. Specifically, we recruited participants via personal networks, referrals from acquaintances, and snowballing approaches, and conducted the qualitative thematic analysis following interviews with 62 Chinese stakeholders. Results This study indicates that to promote partnerships in CVPCs, neighborhood managers formed leadership in CVPCs, expanded the collaborative network, trained Health Promotion Practitioners (HPPs), and coordinated with HPPs to shape partnership agreements, produced COVID-19 vaccine promotional materials and advertised COVID-19 vaccines via diverse media tools. Although coproduction of CVPCs to a certain extent promoted state-society interaction in neighborhoods and state responsiveness to public demands, partners' disagreements on strategies applied by states for promoting COVID-19 vaccines eroded partnerships in CVPCs. Conclusion To construct a robust partnership in CVPCs, depoliticizing CVPCs and creating shared values among stakeholders in CVPCs are expected. Our study will not only deepen global audiences' understanding of CVCPs in China but also offer potential neighborhood-level solutions for implementing local and global health promotion efforts.
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- Ronghui Yang
- Department of Public Administration, College of Humanities, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Public Administration, College of Humanities, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, People’s Republic of China
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Lábiscsák-Erdélyi Z, Somhegyi A, Veres-Balajti I, Kósa K. Daily Optional Physical Education Does Not Counteract Increasing Inactivity by Age among Adolescents. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1929. [PMID: 38136131 PMCID: PMC10741883 DOI: 10.3390/children10121929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND This paper describes the outcomes of an integrated health promotion programme implemented in a Hungarian high school offering health education in the curriculum, daily optional physical education, teacher training in applying a person-centered approach in teaching, and parental involvement in school activities. METHODS The evaluation used mixed methods of which results of the before-6-months-after quantitative survey among pupils is described. The health status and behaviour of students were assessed by applying the Hungarian version of the HBSC questionnaire. RESULTS Significant improvement was found in the self-rated health of girls (6.6% increase in being of excellent health, p = 0.04), and the consumption of sweets and sugary soft drinks decreased significantly for both genders (boys: -10.2%, p = 0.01; girls: -6.06%, p = 0.04). However, the proportion of physically inactive girls significantly increased (girls: 11.2%, p = 0.01), and substance use did not change significantly. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS The intervention had significant positive impacts on subjective health and dietary habits and could counteract the secular trend of increasing tobacco, alcohol, and drug consumption by age among adolescents, but this unfortunately does not include physical inactivity. Offsetting the most widespread health risk behavior, physical inactivity, may require mandatory daily physical education in schools.
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- Zsuzsa Lábiscsák-Erdélyi
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Schools for Health in Europe Network Foundation, National Center for Spinal Disorders, 1126 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, 4028 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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Shirindza KJ, Malwela T, Maputle MS. Concept analysis: Community-based postnatal care. Curationis 2023; 46:e1-e8. [PMID: 38111991 PMCID: PMC10729520 DOI: 10.4102/curationis.v46i1.2423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Community-based postnatal care is a valuable resource in the provision of maternal and neonatal care, specifically outside the hospital environment. However, its application in maternal and neonatal care is not clearly documented in relation to the rendering of services by primary caregivers. OBJECTIVES This study clarifies the concept of 'community-based postnatal care' by using the concept analysis method. METHOD To analyse the concept, relevant literatures were reviewed and analysed using the Walker and Avant method, namely, selecting a concept, determining the purpose of analysis, identifying all uses of the concept, defining attributes, identifying a model case, identifying borderline, related and contrary cases, identifying antecedents and consequences and identifying the empirical referents. Characteristics that repeatedly appeared throughout the literature were noted and categorised. RESULTS It was established from the concept analysis that 'community-based postnatal care' was complex and experienced ethnically. The analysis included that primary caregiver participation was based on home-levelled-skilled care, community participation and mobilisation, linkages of health services and community stakeholders. The attributes were influenced by antecedents and consequences. CONCLUSION The empirical referents of community based can be integrated within the midwifery guidelines to measure the concept. When concepts are understood, self-care on early detection, early management and referral during early postnatal care will be enhanced.Contribution: The results of this study will foster independence, confidence and a respectful relationship between primary caregivers and the health care facility staff. The results are expected to guide future research and enhance community-based postnatal care in midwifery practice.
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- Katekani J Shirindza
- Department of Advanced Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Polokwane.
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Sullivan KA. Recovery after traumatic brain injury: An integrative review of the role of social factors on postinjury outcomes. APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. ADULT 2023; 30:772-779. [PMID: 35508420 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2022.2070021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This research is an integrative review of the literature on social factors in TBI outcomes. It examines how such factors have been framed in TBI models, the social experience of people post-injury, and the evidence for effective social interventions. Evidence suggests that even when physical functioning has improved after injury, there is a lingering social distress that leaves individuals isolated and functionally impaired. A novel hypothesis is proposed to explain why these difficulties persist. This hypothesis draws from existing biopsychosocial models of TBI recovery, including those prominent in neuropsychology. It is argued that the social component of several TBI outcome models is too narrowly defined. This potentially has the effect of focusing efforts on the individual and their social skills or abilities as opposed to the seeking improvements at the level of the community. Evidence for and against this hypothesis is considered. This evaluation supports the idea that TBI outcomes are subject to a wider range of post injury social factors than is typically recognized, and that these factors are dynamic rather than static. Inspired by this hypothesis, this review proposes that social interventions for TBI should be adjusted to suit the stage of recovery.
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- Karen A Sullivan
- School of Psychology and Counselling, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Brame JL, Quinonez RB, Ciszek BP, Weintraub JA. Implementing a Prenatal Oral Health Program for Dental Students: Lessons Learned. Health Promot Pract 2023:15248399231207070. [PMID: 37904487 DOI: 10.1177/15248399231207070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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The Prenatal Oral Health Program (pOHP) was developed to educate dental students on prenatal oral health and promote access to dental care for pregnant women. Program advancement has occurred in support of quality improvement. This mixed-methods design combined quantitative data from fourth-year dental students who participated the pOHP (N = 81) and qualitative data from a student-faculty-staff focus group discussion (N = 7). Different clinical structures, appropriate leveling in the curriculum, management with a patient care coordinator, and inclusion of interprofessional learning experiences (IPE) were compared. The survey response rate was 96.4% (N = 81). Trends were noted between students who provided clinical care for a pregnant patient (31%) versus those who did not. Results indicated that an integrated clinic was preferred, though students who had treated a pOHP patient showed greater support for a standalone clinic model. Survey and focus group data agreed that pOHP should occur during the third-year dental school training; however, students with patient experience favored second-year placement. Survey and focus group data emphasize the importance of a patient care coordinator for clinical management and IPE as an essential learning element. Innovating new clinical models requires a period of evolution to determine preferred and sustainable infrastructure. Results reveal the advantages and disadvantages of various program implementation models and demonstrate that student perceptions were influenced by their clinical experiences. Study findings will inform implementation and guide other programs as they create and modify existing curricula to enhance prenatal oral health.
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- Jennifer L Brame
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Kaneri P, Lima do Vale M, Harding S, Molokhia M. A scoping review of the evidence available for the use of salons as health promotion environments, for the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases in women from different ethnic backgrounds. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1161645. [PMID: 37529433 PMCID: PMC10390218 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1161645] [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: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Introduction Women from different ethnic backgrounds are disproportionately affected by non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Underpinned by the community capital they harness, hairdressers have successfully delivered NCD prevention programmes, particularly for African-American women in disadvantaged areas. Integrating community organisations and networks into existing primary care pathways can provide a sustainable process to address inequalities in access to health care. This scoping review aimed to map the evidence about interventions based in beauty salons, particularly formative research phases, including co-development, community participation, theoretical or conceptual underpinnings, as well as aspects related to training and incentivisation of salon staff, evaluation and equity. Methods The methodological framework was based on the seminal guidance of Arksey and O'Malley, using the 'PCC' (participants, concept, context) structure with incorporation of other relevant materials. Studies eligible for inclusion were salon-based health interventions (concept) focused on NCDs prevention (context), targeting women (participants) from different ethnic backgrounds and published in English. The searches were conducted across PubMed, Web of Science and OVID in June 2020 and updated in January 2023, with reference lists also screened. The Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance RE-AIM framework was used to explore the potential public health impact. Results 419 titles and abstracts were screened, with eight (2%) meeting the inclusion criteria, all based in the United States of America. Two used formative phases to inform intervention development, three described evidence of co-development with key stakeholders or experts within the community and five studies referred to theoretical or conceptual frameworks. Incentivisation was provided to salon staff in five of the studies, and to clients in three of the studies. Four of the investigations collated data on socioeconomic characteristics of the target population. Discussion Formative research in the scoped studies was weakly reported upon. Community participation was implicit in each of the scoped studies, yet its application varied considerably. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks were not consistently used, and there was inadequate process evaluation to ensure equitable reach and retention of targeted groups, suggesting a more concerted effort to address health equity is needed for future interventions.
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Chen DR, Weng HC. Associations of health literacy, personality traits, and pro-individualism with the willingness to complete advance directives in Taiwan. BMC Palliat Care 2023; 22:91. [PMID: 37424005 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-023-01215-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies indicated that patients with advance directives (ADs) have a generally better quality of life near death. Yet, the concept of ADs is relatively new in East Asian countries. This study examined the associations between health literacy, pro-individualism in end-of-life (EOL) decisions (i.e., EOL pro-individualism), and master-persistence personality traits with the willingness to complete ADs. METHODS The data is from a representative data of 1478 respondents from the 2022 Taiwan Social Change Survey. Generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) was used to conduct path analysis. RESULTS Nearly half of the respondents (48.7%) were willing to complete ADs. Health literacy has direct and indirect effects through EOL pro-individualism values on the willingness to complete ADs. Noncognitive factors such as mastery-persistence personality traits and EOL pro-individualism values enhanced the willingness to complete ADs. CONCLUSION A personalized communication strategy, mindful of personality dimensions and cultural values, can address individual fears and concerns, promoting the benefits of advance care planning (ACP). These influences can provide a roadmap for healthcare providers to customize their approach to ACP discussions, improving patient engagement in AD completion.
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- Duan-Rung Chen
- Institute of Health Behaviors and Community Sciences, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Population Health Research Center, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Skolarus LE, Bailey S, Corches CL, Sales AE, Lin CC, Bi R, Springer MV, Oliver A, Robles MC, Brooks T, Tupper M, Jaggi M, Al-Qasmi M, Trevithick BA, Barber K, Majjhoo A, Zimmerman MA, Meurer WJ, Brown DL, Morgenstern LB, Burke JF. Association of the Stroke Ready Community-Based Participatory Research Intervention With Incidence of Acute Stroke Thrombolysis in Flint, Michigan. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2321558. [PMID: 37399011 PMCID: PMC10318478 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
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Importance Acute stroke treatment rates in the US lag behind those in other high-income nations. Objective To assess whether a hospital emergency department (ED) and community intervention was associated with an increased proportion of patients with stroke receiving thrombolysis. Design, Setting, and Participants This nonrandomized controlled trial of the Stroke Ready intervention took place in Flint, Michigan, from October 2017 to March 2020. Participants included adults living in the community. Data analysis was completed from July 2022 to May 2023. Intervention Stroke Ready combined implementation science and community-based participatory research approaches. Acute stroke care was optimized in a safety-net ED, and then a community-wide, theory-based health behavior intervention, including peer-led workshops, mailers, and social media, was conducted. Main Outcomes and Measures The prespecified primary outcome was the proportion of patients hospitalized with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack from Flint who received thrombolysis before and after the intervention. The association between thrombolysis and the Stroke Ready combined intervention, including the ED and community components, was estimated using logistic regression models, clustering at the hospital level and adjusting for time and stroke type. In prespecified secondary analyses, the ED and community intervention were explored separately, adjusting for hospital, time, and stroke type. Results In total, 5970 people received in-person stroke preparedness workshops, corresponding to 9.7% of the adult population in Flint. There were 3327 ischemic stroke and TIA visits (1848 women [55.6%]; 1747 Black individuals [52.5%]; mean [SD] age, 67.8 [14.5] years) among patients from Flint seen in the relevant EDs, including 2305 in the preintervention period from July 2010 to September 2017 and 1022 in the postintervention period from October 2017 to March 2020. The proportion of thrombolysis usage increased from 4% in 2010 to 14% in 2020. The combined Stroke Ready intervention was not associated with thrombolysis use (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.13; 95% CI, 0.74-1.70; P = .58). The ED component was associated with an increase in thrombolysis use (adjusted OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.04-2.56; P = .03), but the community component was not (adjusted OR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.96-1.01; P = .30). Conclusions and Relevance This nonrandomized controlled trial found that a multilevel ED and community stroke preparedness intervention was not associated with increased thrombolysis treatments. The ED intervention was associated with increased thrombolysis usage, suggesting that implementation strategies in partnership with safety-net hospitals may increase thrombolysis usage. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT036455900.
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- Lesli E. Skolarus
- Davee Department of Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan
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- Department of Clinical & Academic Research, Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan
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- Department of Neurology, McLaren Flint Hospital, Flint, Michigan
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- Department of Neurology, Ohio State University, Columbus
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Lane-Barlow C, Thomas I, Horter L, Green J, Byrkit R, Juluru K, Weitz A, Ricaldi JN, Fleurence R, Valencia D. Experiences of Health Departments on Community Engagement and Implementation of a COVID-19 Self-testing Program. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE 2023; 29:539-546. [PMID: 36729971 PMCID: PMC10198798 DOI: 10.1097/phh.0000000000001688] [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] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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CONTEXT Health departments (HDs) work on the front lines to ensure the health of their communities, providing a unique perspective to public health response activities. Say Yes! COVID Test (SYCT) is a US federally funded program providing free COVID-19 self-tests to communities with high COVID-19 transmission, low vaccination rates, and high social vulnerability. The collaboration with 9 HDs was key for the program distribution of 5.8 million COVID-19 self-tests between March 31 and November 30, 2021. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to gather qualitative in-depth information on the experiences of HDs with the SYCT program to better understand the successes and barriers to implementing community-focused self-testing programs. DESIGN Key informant (KI) interviews. SETTING Online interviews conducted between November and December 2021. PARTICIPANTS Sixteen program leads representing 9 HDs were purposefully sampled as KIs. KIs completed 60-minute structured interviews conducted by one trained facilitator and recorded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Key themes and lessons learned were identified using grounded theory. RESULTS Based on perceptions of KIs, HDs that maximized community partnerships for test distribution were more certain that populations at a higher risk for COVID-19 were reached. Where the HD relied predominantly on direct-to-consumer distribution, KIs were less certain that communities at higher risk were served. Privacy and anonymity in testing were themes linked to higher perceived community acceptance. KIs reported that self-test demand and distribution levels increased during higher COVID-19 transmission levels. CONCLUSION HDs that build bridges and engage with community partners and trusted leaders are better prepared to identify and link high-risk populations with health services and resources. When collaborating with trusted community organizations, KIs perceived that the SYCT program overcame barriers such as mistrust of government intervention and desire for privacy and motivated community members to utilize this resource to protect themselves against COVID-19.
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- CDC COVID-19 Response Team
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
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- CDC COVID-19 Response Team
- Goldbelt C6, LTD, Chesapeake, Virginia
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Shu Y, Booker A, Karetny J, O'Keefe K, Rees K, Shroder L, Roe BE. Evaluation of a community-based food waste campaign using a national control group. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 160:101-111. [PMID: 36807025 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.02.011] [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: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Communities are increasingly interested in bolstering sustainability by implementing local campaigns to reduce wasted food and divert it from landfills. Evaluation can be challenging, however, as community-engaged interventions may reach all community members, making it difficult to find an appropriate control group. We leverage a recently validated online survey instrument with samples from both the treated community of Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA, and from the United States at large to provide an additional mode for assessing community-based campaign efficacy. We find that the amount of wasted food reported by Upper Arlington households declined by 23% after a multi-modal local implementation of the 'Save More Than Food' campaign while the national sample reported a 29% increase in wasted food over the same period with the 52% net difference between these trends being statistically significant. A contemporaneous curbside audit of Upper Arlington households revealed a 17% reduction in wasted food and a 30% reduction in inedible food scraps where only the latter pre/post campaign reduction was statistically significant and no parallel national curbside audit data was available. There were few significant differences across neighborhoods that received differential intensities of campaign elements, which emphasizes the importance of identifying and conducting parallel measurement in a control group. The inclusion of the parallel national control group survey provided a cost-effective means to improve the accuracy and robustness of local campaign evaluation. We also discuss the campaign's effects on awareness, attitudes, composting behaviors, and non-organic waste rates.
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- Yiheng Shu
- School of Business, Jiangnan University, China
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- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, United States
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- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, United States
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- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, United States
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- City of Upper Arlington, OH, United States
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- Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, United States; Wageningen University, the Netherlands
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- Dept. of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University, United States.
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McNeish Taormina R, Massey T, Walker-Egea C, Sowell C, Rigg KK, Simmons C, Tran Q. Building capacity to create community change (BC 4): A model to support successful program planning and implementation. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING 2023; 97:102225. [PMID: 36638766 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102225] [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: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Community-based interventions (CBIs) are increasingly used to address health problems and are usually implemented by organizations outside and/or inside the community. CBIs are complex and organizations need to have, or be able to build the capacity needed to implement CBIs effectively. The importance of organizational capacity building is well established in the literature, but less attention is focused on how to build capacity, particularly for prevention-focused and mental health CBIs. As part of the longitudinal process evaluation of a national initiative to promote the mental health and wellbeing of men and boys in the United States, this study developed a capacity-building model to identify areas and associated factors that were integral to grantee organizations' ability to build capacity to create change in their communities. The findings identified five domains used to comprise the Building Capacity to Create Community Change model, which contributed to organizational capacity building and as a result, implementation progress: Administrative Support, Leadership, Vision and Mission, Partnership Development, and Community Engagement. Strength in each domain increased grantees' capacity to impact the lives of participants and progress towards the goal of creating community change.
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- Department of Child & Family Studies, University of South Florida, USA
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- Department of Child & Family Studies, University of South Florida, USA
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- Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, USA
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- Department of Child & Family Studies, University of South Florida, USA
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Termansen T, Bloch P, Tørslev MK, Vardinghus-Nielsen H. Tingbjerg Changing Diabetes: experiencing and navigating complexity in a community-based health promotion initiative in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:392. [PMID: 36841764 PMCID: PMC9958318 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15291-w] [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: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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As a response to the complexity of reducing health inequity there has been a rise in community-based health promotion interventions adhering to the principles of complexity thinking. Such interventions often work with adaptive practice and constitute themselves in complex webs of collaborations between multiple stakeholders. However, few efforts have been made to articulate how complexity can be navigated and addressed by stakeholders in practice. This study explores how partners experience and navigate complexity in the partnership behind Tingbjerg Changing Diabetes (TCD), a community-based intervention addressing health and social development in the disadvantaged neighborhood of Tingbjerg in urban Copenhagen. The study provides important insights on the role of context and how it contributes complexity in community-based health promotion.The study is based on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in the local community including participant observations and 9 in-depth interviews with key partner representatives. Findings show that complexity in TCD can be characterized by unpredictability in actions and outcomes, undefined purpose and direction, and differing organizational logics. Factors that support partners' navigation in complexity include connectivity, embracing a flexible intervention framework, autonomy, and quick responsiveness. The study showcases the interdependency between the intervention and the context of the disadvantaged neighborhood of Tingbjerg and encourages stakeholders and researchers to embrace the messiness of complexity, and to pay attention to ways through which messiness and unpredictability can be handled.
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- Tina Termansen
- Department of Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730, Herlev, Denmark. .,Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerløfs Vej 249, 9260, Gistrup, Denmark.
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- Department of Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 83, 2730, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Aalborg University, Selma Lagerløfs Vej 249, 9260, Gistrup, Denmark
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Levy DM, Kottler JA, Adams JW, Crawford JR, Levy ML. Using a Hybrid Approach to Increase the Impact of Medical Response to Natural Disasters. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2023; 17:e303. [PMID: 36785529 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2022.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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The United Nations (UN) established an umbrella of organizations to manage distinct clusters of humanitarian aid. The World Health Organization (WHO) oversees the health cluster, giving it responsibility for global, national, and local medical responses to natural disasters. However, this centralized structure insufficiently engages local players, impeding robust local implementation. The Gorkha earthquake struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, becoming Nepal's most severe natural disaster since the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake. In coordinated response, 2 organizations, Empower Nepali Girls and International Neurosurgical Children's Association, used a hybrid approach integrating continuous communication with local recipients. Each organization mobilized its principal resource strengths-material medical supplies or human capital-thereby efficiently deploying resources to maximize the impact of the medical response. In addition to efficient resource use, this approach facilitates dynamic medical responses from highly mobile organizations. Importantly, in addition to future earthquakes in Nepal, this medical response strategy is easily scalable to other natural disaster contexts and other medical relief organizations. Preemptively identifying partner organizations with complementary strengths, continuous engagement with recipient populations, and creating disaster- and region-specific response teams may represent viable variations of the WHO cluster model with greater efficacy in local implementation of treatment in acute disaster scenarios.
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- Danielle M Levy
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
- Empower Nepali Girls, Walnut, California, USA
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- Empower Nepali Girls, Walnut, California, USA
- Department of Counseling, California State University, Fullerton, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
- Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA
- Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
- International Neurosurgical Children's Association, San Diego, California, USA
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Machado FV, Rech CM, Pinto RS, Romão WDM, Matias MMM, Freitas GCD, Leles FAG, Kujawa H. Participation in health in the Americas: Bibliometric mapping of production, impact, visibility and collaboration. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2023. [DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232023282.11412022en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Abstract Participation in health has generated a large number of publications around the world. In order to know the specificities of this production in the Americas, a bibliometric analysis of articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese was carried out. Searches were carried out in the VHL, PubMed, SCOPUS, WOS and SciELO, consolidating a database with 641 references. With the help of the VOSviewer software, we analyzed citation patterns, co-authorship and the chronological distribution by countries and languages. It was possible to verify the growth of production, the quantitative relevance and the impact of the different countries. The analysis indicated that the USA concentrates the largest number of citations and Brazil, despite being the first in number of publications, is the third in number of citations. The same occurs with Brazilian journals that, with the largest number of articles, fall in the ranking of the most cited. The co-authorship analysis indicated that the University of Toronto, Fiocruz and Harvard University have the most formal collaborations with other organizations. We conclude that there are inequalities of impact, visibility and internationalization in this field, indicating obstacles to scientific development and health policies.
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Machado FV, Rech CM, Pinto RS, Romão WDM, Matias MMM, Freitas GCD, Leles FAG, Kujawa H. Participation in health in the Americas: Bibliometric mapping of production, impact, visibility and collaboration. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2023; 28:487-500. [PMID: 36651402 DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232023282.11412022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Participation in health has generated a large number of publications around the world. In order to know the specificities of this production in the Americas, a bibliometric analysis of articles in English, Spanish and Portuguese was carried out. Searches were carried out in the VHL, PubMed, SCOPUS, WOS and SciELO, consolidating a database with 641 references. With the help of the VOSviewer software, we analyzed citation patterns, co-authorship and the chronological distribution by countries and languages. It was possible to verify the growth of production, the quantitative relevance and the impact of the different countries. The analysis indicated that the USA concentrates the largest number of citations and Brazil, despite being the first in number of publications, is the third in number of citations. The same occurs with Brazilian journals that, with the largest number of articles, fall in the ranking of the most cited. The co-authorship analysis indicated that the University of Toronto, Fiocruz and Harvard University have the most formal collaborations with other organizations. We conclude that there are inequalities of impact, visibility and internationalization in this field, indicating obstacles to scientific development and health policies.
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- Frederico Viana Machado
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. R. São Manoel 963, Rio Branco. 90620-110 Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. R. São Manoel 963, Rio Branco. 90620-110 Porto Alegre RS Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política, Departamento de Ciência Política, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas SP Brasil
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- Departamento de Planejamento em Saúde, Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal Fluminense. Niterói RJ Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Instituto de Medicina Social Hésio Cordeiro. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil
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- Centro de Educação e Assessoramento Popular, Passo Fundo, RS Brasil
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Machado FV, Rech CM, Pinto RS, Romão WDM, Matias MMM, Freitas GCD, Leles FAG, Kujawa H. Participación en salud em las Américas: mapeo bibliométrico de producción, impacto, isibilidade y colaboración. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2023. [DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232023282.11412022esp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Resumen La participación en salud ha generado una gran cantidad de publicaciones alrededor del mundo. Para conocer las especificidades de esta producción en las Américas, se realizó un análisis bibliométrico de artículos en inglés, español y portugués. Se realizaron búsquedas en la BVS, Pubmed, SCOPUS, WOS y SciELO, consolidando una base de datos con 641 referencias. Con la ayuda del software VOSviewer, analizamos los patrones de citación, la coautoría y la distribución cronológica por países e idiomas. Se pudo verificar el crecimiento de la producción, la relevancia cuantitativa y el impacto de los diferentes países. El análisis indicó que EE.UU. concentra el mayor número de citas y Brasil, a pesar de ser el primero en número de publicaciones, es el tercero en número de citas. En los diez artículos más citados se descartan trabajos desarrollados en EE.UU. y Canadá. El análisis de coautoría indicó que la Universidad de Toronto, Fiocruz y la Universidad de Harvard tienen las colaboraciones más formales con otras organizaciones. Concluimos que existen desigualdades de impacto, visibilidad e internacionalización en este campo, indicando obstáculos para el desarrollo científico y las políticas de salud.
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Faghy MA, Yates J, Hills AP, Jayasinghe S, da Luz Goulart C, Arena R, Laddu D, Gururaj R, Veluswamy SK, Dixit S, Ashton REM. Cardiovascular disease prevention and management in the COVID-19 era and beyond: An international perspective. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2023; 76:102-111. [PMID: 36693488 PMCID: PMC9862672 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2023.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Despite some indicators of a localized curtailing of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence, CVD remains one of the largest contributors to global morbidity and mortality. While the magnitude and impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have yet to be realized in its entirety, an unquestionable impact on global health and well-being is already clear. At a time when the global state of CVD is perilous, we provide a continental overview of prevalence data and initiatives that have positively influenced CVD outcomes. What is clear is that despite attempts to address the global burden of CVD, there remains a lack of collective thinking and approaches. Moving forward, a coordinated global infrastructure that, if developed with appropriate and relevant key stakeholders, could provide significant and longstanding benefits to public health and yield prominent and consistent policy resulting in impactful change. To achieve global impact, research priorities that address multi-disciplinary social, environmental, and clinical perspectives must be underpinned by unified approaches that maximize public health.
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- Mark A Faghy
- Biomedical Research Theme, School of Human Sciences, University of Derby, Derby, UK; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
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- Biomedical Research Theme, School of Human Sciences, University of Derby, Derby, UK
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America; School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, Australia
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- Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy Laboratory, Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Biomedical Research Theme, School of Human Sciences, University of Derby, Derby, UK; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, India
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- Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America; Department of Physiotherapy, Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
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- Biomedical Research Theme, School of Human Sciences, University of Derby, Derby, UK; Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL - PIVOT) Network, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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Managing community engagement initiatives in health and social care: lessons learned from Italy and the United Kingdom. Health Care Manage Rev 2023; 48:2-13. [PMID: 36413650 PMCID: PMC9704808 DOI: 10.1097/hmr.0000000000000343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Determining the different features and potential impacts of community initiatives aimed at health-related outcomes poses challenges for both researchers and policy makers. PURPOSE This article explores the nature of heterogeneous "community engagement initiatives" (CEIs) considering both their social and organizational features in order to understand the managerial and policy implications to maximize their potential local health and social care-related impacts. METHODOLOGY A threefold qualitative analysis was conducted: (a) Three frameworks were developed to classify and analyze different CEIs features, building upon the current literature debate; (b) primary data were collected from Italian CEIs; and (c) a comparative cross-case analysis of a total of 79 CEIs in Italy and the United Kingdom was implemented. FINDINGS The results show two types of strategic policy and management implications: (a) CEI portfolios are very broad and differentiated; (b) different social networks have diversified social constructs, internal cultures, and organizational features; and (c) there is a consequent need to contextualize relational and steering approaches in order to maximize their potential community added value. CONCLUSION CEIs are fundamental pillars of contemporary welfare systems because of both the changing demography and epidemiology and the disruptive impact of platform economy models. This challenging scenario and the related CEIs involve a complex social mechanism, which requires a new awareness and strengthened competences for public administrations' steering. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS It is crucial for policy makers and managers to become familiar with all the different CEIs available in order to choose which solution to implement, depending on their potential impacts related to local public health and social care priorities. They also need to select the related effective steering logic.
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Kim H, Gundersen C, Windsor L. Community Food Insecurity Predicts Child Maltreatment Report Rates across Illinois Zip Codes, 2011-2018. Ann Epidemiol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Kim H, Gundersen C, Windsor L. Community Food Insecurity and Child Maltreatment Reports: County-Level Analysis of U.S. National Data From 2009 to 2018. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2023; 38:NP262-NP287. [PMID: 35337217 PMCID: PMC9844234 DOI: 10.1177/08862605221080148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Current literature suggests that food insecurity increases child maltreatment risk. Yet, existing evidence is limited to individual-level associations among low-income, high-risk populations based on local, mostly urban data. This study aims to generalize prior findings to community-level associations in general populations, using national data including all urban-rural areas. We examined, for the first time, if food insecurity rates increase child maltreatment report (CMR) rates at the county level after controlling for potential confounders. We examined both within-community longitudinal changes (i.e., within-effects) and inter-community differences (i.e., between-effects) of food insecurity rates and their associations with CMR rates. We also examined differences by age, sex, race/ethnicity, maltreatment type, and urbanicity. We constructed longitudinal county-level data by linking multiple national databases, including all substantiated and unsubstantiated CMR records, the Map the Meal Gap's community food insecurity estimates, and Census data. The data covered over 96% of U.S. counties from 2009 to 2018. For analysis, we used within-between random effects models. Regarding between-effects, we found that in inter-community comparisons, higher food insecurity rates were significantly associated with increased CMR rates. This association was consistent by age, sex, maltreatment type, and urbanicity. For within-effects, we found that the association between longitudinal changes of food insecurity rates and CMR rates significantly differed by urbanicity. Specifically, longitudinal increases of food insecurity rates significantly increased CMR rates among large urban counties, but not among small urban and rural counties. Study findings highlight the importance of conducting further research to better understand the mechanisms through which food insecurity impact child maltreatment at both individual and community levels. Our community-level findings from general populations especially have significant implications for community-based programs and large-scale policies to achieve population-level impact on child well-being.
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- Hyunil Kim
- School of Social Work, University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
- Corresponding Author: Hyunil Kim (; T. 217-300-8122; address: 1010 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801)
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- School of Social Work, University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
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Pham TV, Fetter AK, Wiglesworth A, Rey LF, Prairie Chicken ML, Azarani M, Riegelman A, Gone JP. Suicide interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native populations: A systematic review of prevention strategies, logics, and rationales. SSM - MENTAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022] Open
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Kim H, Flowers N, Song EJ. Community home visiting services and child maltreatment report rates, Illinois zip codes, 2011-2018. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2022; 134:105884. [PMID: 36126420 PMCID: PMC10165847 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Research is sparse on the community-level impacts of home visiting programs on child maltreatment. OBJECTIVE To examine community-level associations between state-funded home visiting programs (i.e., IDHS-HV), federal-funded home visiting programs (i.e., MIECHV), and child maltreatment report (CMR) rates, overall and within subgroups of age, sex, and maltreatment type. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING 3824 zip code-years during 2011-2018 in Illinois for IDHS-HV/CMR associations and 1896 zip code-years during 2015-2018 for MIECHV/CMR associations. METHODS We measured county-level IDHS-HV rates (per 1000 children aged 0-5) since data were only available at that level. MIECHV rates (per 1000 children aged 0-5), CMR rates (per 1000 children), and all controls were measured at the zip code level. We used spatial linear models to handle spatial autocorrelation. RESULTS Adjusted for controls, longitudinal increases of IDHS-HV rates were significantly associated with decreased overall CMR rates (coefficient: -0.28; 95 % CI: -0.45, -0.11), age 0-5 CMR rates (-0.52; -0.82, -0.22), age 6-11 CMR rates (-0.31; -0.55, -0.06), male CMR rates (-0.25; -0.45, -0.05), female CMR rates (-0.29; -0.49, -0.08), and neglect report rates (-0.13; -0.24, -0.02). In contrast, longitudinal increases of MIECHV rates were significantly associated with increased CMR rates within several subgroups. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that increasing state-funded home visiting services in communities may have benefits in lowering their CMR rates. Given the very low MIECHV service rates and the federal policy that requires MIECHV to target at-risk communities, the significant positive MIECHV/CMR associations we found might indicate MIECHV programs are typically in higher risk communities.
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- Hyunil Kim
- School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America.
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- School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America
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- School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States of America
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Sakala N, Kaombe TM. Analysing outlier communities to child birth weight outcomes in Malawi: application of multinomial logistic regression model diagnostics. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:682. [PMID: 36435771 PMCID: PMC9701370 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03742-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Studies have reported significant effect of geographically shared variables on new-born baby weight. Although there is growing use of community-based child health interventions in public health research, such as through provinces, schools, or health facilities, there has been less interest by researchers to study outlying communities to child birth weight outcomes. We apply multinomial logistic regression model diagnostics to identify outlier communities to child birth weight in Malawi. We use a random sample of 850 clusters, each with at least 7 households based on 2015-16 Malawi demographic and health survey data. There were a total of 11,680 children with measured birth weight, that was categorised as either low ([Formula: see text] grams), normal ([Formula: see text] grams) or high ([Formula: see text] grams). The analyses were done in STATA version 15 and R version 3.6.3. Based on a multinomial logit model with various socio-demographic factors associated with child birth weight, the results showed that two clusters from rural parts of Southern region of Malawi had overly influence on estimated effects of the factors on birth weight. Both clusters had normal to high birth weight babies, with no child having low birth weight. There could be some desired motherhood practices applied by mothers in the two rural clusters worth learning from by policy makers in the child healthcare sector.
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- Natasha Sakala
- Department of Mathematical Sciences, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi.
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Kadel R, Allen J, Darlington O, Masters R, Collins B, Charles JM, Asaria M, Dyakova M, Bellis M, Cookson R. Cost of health inequality to the NHS in Wales. Front Public Health 2022; 10:959283. [PMID: 36187677 PMCID: PMC9523137 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.959283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Forty years from the seminal work of Welsh GP Julian Tudor Hart on the Inverse Care Law, inequalities in health and healthcare remain deeply embedded in Wales. There is a wider gap (over 17 years) in healthy life expectancy between people living in the most and least deprived neighborhoods in Wales. This health inequality is reflected in additional healthcare use. In this study we estimate the cost of inequality associated with this additional healthcare use to the publicly funded National Health Service (NHS) in Wales. Methods We retrieved administrative data on all NHS inpatient admissions, outpatient and accident and emergency attendances in Wales between April 2018 and March 2019 from Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW). Hospital service use data were translated to costs using Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) and health service specific unit cost data and linked with area level mid-year population and deprivation indices in order to calculate the healthcare costs associated with socioeconomics deprivation. Results Inequality in healthcare use between people from more and less deprived neighborhoods was associated with an additional cost of £322 million per year to the NHS in Wales, accounting for 8.7% of total NHS hospital expenditure in the country. Emergency inpatient admissions made up by far the largest component of this additional cost contributing £247.4 million, 77% of the total. There are also substantial costs of inequality for A&E attendances and outpatient visits, though not maternity services. Elective admissions overall have a negative cost of inequality, since among men aged 50-75 and women aged 60-70, elective utilization is actually negatively associated with deprivation. Conclusion There are wide inequalities in health and healthcare use between people living in more deprived neighborhoods and those living in less deprived neighborhoods in Wales. Tackling health inequality through a combination of health promotion and early intervention policies targeted toward deprived communities could yield substantial improvement in health and wellbeing, as well as savings for the Welsh NHS through reduced use of emergency hospital care.
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- Rajendra Kadel
- WHO CC on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom,*Correspondence: Rajendra Kadel
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- WHO CC on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- WHO CC on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- WHO CC on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Health and Social Services Group, Finance Directorate, Welsh Government, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Health and Social Services Group, Finance Directorate, Welsh Government, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
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- WHO CC on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- WHO CC on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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Boelens M, Raat H, Jonkman H, Hosman CMH, Wiering D, Jansen W. Effectiveness of the Promising Neighbourhoods community program in 0-to 12-year-olds : A difference-in-difference analysis. SSM Popul Health 2022; 19:101166. [PMID: 35859931 PMCID: PMC9289725 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101166] [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: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate a collaborative community-based program that aims to a) increase the health, safety and talent development of youth, and b) contribute to the reduction of socioeconomic inequalities. Methods A difference-in difference design with two separate cross-sectional samples in 2018 (n = 984) and 2021 (n = 413) among 0- to 12-year-olds with an intervention and comparator condition was used. The program, called Promising Neighbourhoods, consists of collaboration with community stakeholders, data-based priority setting, knowledge-and theory-based policies, and evidence-based interventions. The program was implemented in three neighbourhoods which were compared with three similar comparator neighbourhoods in which the program was not implemented. Logistic difference-in-difference regression was used to test effectiveness of the intervention on informal parenting support, outdoor-play, sport club membership, general health and risk of emotional and behavioural difficulties and to examine differences in intervention effects between children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status. Results A significant intervention effect of the Promising Neighbourhoods program after two-years was found for outdoor-play (OR 0.61; 95%CI 0.37, 0.99). No other significant intervention effects were found for other outcomes. No different interventions effects were found for children with a lower or higher socioeconomic status on outcomes. Conclusion The findings of this study indicate a positive intervention effect for one of the outcomes in 0- to 12-year-olds. Further mixed-methods evaluation research and using longer follow-up periods are needed to examine the value of these type of programs. Further development of Promising Neighbourhoods seems warranted. Trial registration This study was prospectively registered in the Netherlands National Trial Register (Number: NL7279) on 26 September 2018. A collaborative neighbourhood program involving stakeholders was evaluated. The program included joint priority setting to promote child health/well-being. A positive intervention effect was found for one outcome in 0- to 12-year-olds. No reduction in socioeconomic inequalities was found in 0- to 12-year-olds.
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- Mirte Boelens
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Hosman Prevention and Innovation Consultancy, Berg en Dal, the Netherlands
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- Department of Social Development, Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Social Development, Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Kim H, Gundersen C, Windsor L. Community food insecurity predicts child maltreatment report rates across Illinois zip codes, 2011-2018. Ann Epidemiol 2022; 73:30-37. [PMID: 35718099 PMCID: PMC9844240 DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.06.002] [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: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE We examined how longitudinal changes and inter-community differences of food insecurity rates were associated with child maltreatment report (CMR) rates at the zip code level. We assessed these associations overall, by urbanicity, and within subgroups of age, sex, and maltreatment type. METHODS We used Illinois statewide zip code-level data from 2011 to 2018. We measured CMR rates based on Illinois child protective services records and food insecurity rates from Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap. We conducted spatial linear modeling to account for spatial dependence with controls for various socioeconomic, demographic, care burden, and instability conditions of communities. RESULTS Both longitudinal changes and inter-community differences of food insecurity rates were significantly associated with increased CMR rates overall and within all subgroups. These associations were significant among all large urban, small urban, and rural areas, while longitudinal changes of food insecurity rates had significantly stronger associations among small urban areas compared with other areas. CONCLUSIONS Communities experiencing higher food insecurity had higher CMR rates. Increases in food insecurity over time were associated with increases in CMR rates. These associations were reproduced within subgroups of child age, sex, maltreatment type, and urbanicity. Attention and collaborative efforts are warranted for high food insecure communities.
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- Hyunil Kim
- School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana.
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- Department of Economics, Baylor University, One Bear Place, Waco, TX
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- School of Social work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana
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Die „gesunde Kommune“ im Lichte „großer Wenden“ – ein sozialökologisch fundiertes Ziel kommunaler Gesundheitsförderung (KoGeFö). PRÄVENTION UND GESUNDHEITSFÖRDERUNG 2022. [PMCID: PMC8353934 DOI: 10.1007/s11553-021-00889-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
In Kommunen wird die Gesundheit der Bewohner*innen durch Lebensumstände geschützt, gefördert oder gefährdet. Kommunale Gesundheitsförderung (KoGeFö) findet in und mit der Kommune statt. In der Kommune konzentrieren sich Programme und Maßnahmen auf Endpunkte der Morbidität und Mortalität. Die Krankheitslast soll reduziert, sowie die individuelle Lebensqualität gestärkt werden. Mit der Kommune will Gesundheitsförderung die „gesunde Kommune“ entwickeln.
Fragestellung
Wann ist eine Kommune „gesund“? Welche Absichten werden in der Gesundheitsförderung mit der Kommune jenseits von Programmen verfolgt, die auf die Reduktion der Inzidenz und Prävalenz nicht-ansteckender Erkrankungen zielen, indem sie die Bewohner*innen motivieren und unterstützen, sich gesundheitsfördernd zu verhalten?
Material und Methoden
Vor dem Hintergrund „großer gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen“ und mit Rückgriff auf sozialökologische Ansätze wird erörtert, was eine „gesunde Kommune“ ausmacht, worauf die Gesundheitsförderung mit der Kommune zielt.
Ergebnisse
Die „gesunde Kommune“ entwickelt sich in der intersektoralen Zusammenarbeit von Akteur*innen der Politik, von Verwaltungseinheiten, der Zivilgesellschaft und der Bewohner*innen. Die „gesunde Kommune“ ist als faire Umgebung gestaltet. Sie öffnet den Einzelnen Möglichkeitsräume für dessen Handeln und gewährt Verwirklichungschancen für persönlich wichtige Ziele.
Schlussfolgerung
Die bevorzugte sozialökologische Perspektive schärft den Blick für die dynamische Interaktion von Umwelt- und Personenfaktoren. Mit Fairness, Möglichkeitsräumen und Verwirklichungschancen sind drei Kriterien benannt, die sich als Gradmesser für den Endpunkt „gesunde Kommune“ einer Gesundheitsförderung mit der Kommune eignen.
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Alexander M, Forastiere L, Gupta S, Christakis NA. Algorithms for seeding social networks can enhance the adoption of a public health intervention in urban India. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2120742119. [PMID: 35862454 PMCID: PMC9335263 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120742119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Targeting structurally influential individuals within social networks can enhance adoption of health interventions within populations. We tested the effectiveness of two algorithms to improve social contagion that do not require knowledge of the whole network structure. We mapped the social interactions of 2,491 women in 50 residential buildings (chawls) in Mumbai, India. The buildings, which are social units, were randomized to (1) targeting 20% of the women at random, (2) targeting friends of such randomly chosen women, (3) targeting pairs of people composed of randomly chosen women and a friend, or (4) no targeting. Both targeting algorithms, friendship nomination and pair targeting, enhanced adoption of a public health intervention related to the use of iron-fortified salt for anemia. In particular, the targeting of pairs of friends, which is relatively easily implementable in field settings, enhanced adoption of novel practices through both social influence and social reinforcement.
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- Marcus Alexander
- aYale Institute for Network Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
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- aYale Institute for Network Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
- bDepartment of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06510
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- aYale Institute for Network Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
- dDepartment of Sociology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
- eDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
- fDepartment of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
- 1To whom correspondence may be addressed.
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Lohr AM, Raygoza Tapia JP, Valdez ES, Hassett LC, Gubrium AC, Fiddian-Green A, Larkey L, Sia IG, Wieland ML. The use of digital stories as a health promotion intervention: a scoping review. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1180. [PMID: 35698097 PMCID: PMC9192132 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13595-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background It is challenging to develop health promotion interventions created in collaboration with communities affected by inequities that focus beyond individual behavior change. One potential solution is interventions that use digital stories (DS). Digital storytelling (DST) is an opportunity for reflection, connection with others, and the elevation of voices often absent from daily discourse. Consequently, public health researchers and practitioners frequently employ the DST workshop process to develop messaging that promotes health and highlights concerns in partnership with historically marginalized communities. With participants’ permission, DS can reach beyond the storytellers through behavior or attitude change interventions for health promotion among communities who share the targeted health concern. Our goal was to synthesize the literature describing interventions that use DS for health promotion to identify gaps. Methods We conducted a scoping review. Our inclusion criteria were articles that: 1) described empirical research; 2) used DS that were developed using the StoryCenter DST method; 3) assessed an intervention that used DS to address the health promotion of viewers (individuals, families, community, and/or society) impacted by the targeted health issue 4) were written in English or Spanish. To synthesize the results of the included studies, we mapped them to the health determinants in the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) research framework. We assessed the number of occurrences of each determinant described in the results of each article. Results Ten articles met the eligibility criteria. All the included articles highlighted health equity issues. Our mapping of the articles with definitive results to the NIMHD research framework indicates that interventions that use DS addressed 17 out of 20 health determinants. All mapped interventions influenced intentions to change health behaviors (NIMHD level/domain: Individual/Behavioral), increased health literacy (Individual/Health Care System), and/or stimulated conversations that addressed community norms (Community/Sociocultural Environment). Conclusions Interventions that use DS appear to positively affect the health promotion of participants across a range of health issues and determinants. Future research is needed in the Interpersonal, Community, and Societal levels and within the Biological, Physical/Built Environment, and Sociocultural Environment domains.
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-13595-x.
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- Abby M Lohr
- Department of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
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- Department of Community Health Education, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
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- Department of Community Health Education, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
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- School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
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- College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- Department of Community Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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Chang HC, Chang TH, Kang HY, Chen YW, Chen SP, Wang MC, Liang J. Retention in Community Health Screening among Taiwanese Adults: A 9-Year Prospective Cohort Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116813. [PMID: 35682395 PMCID: PMC9180367 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Largely conducted in Western developed nations, research on community health screening has mainly been of limited duration. This study aims to ascertain the predictors of retention in a community health screening program, involving multiple admission cohorts over a 9-year period in Taiwan. Retention is defined as the participation in subsequent waves of health screening after being recruited for an initial screening. Data came from a prospective cohort study, named "Landseed Integrated Outreaching Neighborhood Screening (LIONS)", in Taiwan. This research retrieved 5901 community-dwelling Taiwanese adults aged 30 and over from LIONS and examined their retention in three follow-ups during 2006-2014. Generalized estimating equations were employed to evaluate retention over time as a function of social determinants, health behaviors, and health conditions. Being middle-aged, higher education, and regular exercise were positively associated with retention. Conversely, smoking, betel-nut chewing, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, stroke, and a longer time interval since enrollment were negatively associated with retention. Furthermore, retention rates varied substantially across admission cohorts with more recent cohorts having a lower rate of retention (aOR = 0.33-0.83). Greater attention needs to be directed to retention over time and variations across admission cohorts. Additionally, those who are in either younger or older age groups and have chronic diseases or unhealthy behaviors should be targeted with greater efforts.
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- Huan-Cheng Chang
- Division of Family Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Landseed International Hospital, Taoyuan 324609, Taiwan; (H.-C.C.); (H.-Y.K.); (S.-P.C.)
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- Department of Medical Education, Research and Quality Management, Landseed International Hospital, Taoyuan 324609, Taiwan;
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- Division of Family Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Landseed International Hospital, Taoyuan 324609, Taiwan; (H.-C.C.); (H.-Y.K.); (S.-P.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, Landseed International Hospital, Taoyuan 324609, Taiwan;
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- Division of Family Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Landseed International Hospital, Taoyuan 324609, Taiwan; (H.-C.C.); (H.-Y.K.); (S.-P.C.)
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- Community Health Development Center, Department of Community Medicine, Landseed International Hospital, Taoyuan 324609, Taiwan;
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-734-936-1303; Fax: +1-734-764-4338
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Lin CC, Yu PH, Lin JK. Prompts for the Future to Live Healthier: A Study of Cognition and Motivation for Healthy Behaviors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116682. [PMID: 35682265 PMCID: PMC9180616 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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"Aging" is a continuous phenomenon. Medically speaking, physical decline starts after the age of 25. Generally, people do not sense such a decline at a young age, but most transition to some awareness by the age of 50. To enhance the physical and mental health of elderly people and to reduce the length of time spent bedridden, the thoughts and behaviors regarding health and health care among a target group aged between 55 and 75 years were investigated in this study based on the perspective of health beliefs. A total of 300 survey questionnaires were issued and all were returned. The results indicated that after the respondents were reminded of the unhealthy implications of bedridden time, they were willing to enhance their health-promoting behaviors in their diets and regular routines.
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- Chung-Chih Lin
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
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- College of Management and Design, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24303, Taiwan;
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- College of Management and Design, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24303, Taiwan;
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VanDevanter N, Zhong L, Dannefer R, Manyindo N, Walker S, Otero V, Smith K, Keita R, Thorpe L, Drackett E, Seidl L, Brown-Dudley L, Earle K, Islam N. Implementation Facilitators and Challenges of a Place-Based Intervention to Reduce Health Disparities in Harlem Through Community Activation and Mobilization. Front Public Health 2022; 10:689942. [PMID: 35558526 PMCID: PMC9090448 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.689942] [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: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background To address significant health inequities experienced by residents of public housing in East and Central Harlem compared to other New Yorkers, NYC Department of Health and Mental Health (DOHMH) collaborated with community and academic organizations and the New York City Housing Authority to develop a place-based initiative to address chronic diseases in five housing developments, including a community activation and mobilization component led by community health organizers (CHOs). Purpose Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we evaluated the initial implementation of the community activation and mobilization component to systematically investigate factors that could influence the successful implementation of the intervention. Methods Nineteen in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of CHOs, community members and leaders, collaborating agencies and DOHMH staff. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and themes and codes were developed to identify theoretically important concepts of the CFIR and emergent analytic patterns. Results Findings identified important facilitators to implementation: positive community perception of the program, CHO engagement and responsiveness to community needs, CHO norms and values and adaptability of DOHMH and CHOs to community needs. Challenges included the instability of the program in the first year, limited ability to address housing related issues, concerns about long term funding, competing community priorities, low expectations by the community for the program, time and labor intensity to build trust within the community, and the dual roles of CHOs as community advocates and DOHMH employees. Conclusions Findings will guide future community activation and mobilization activities. The study demonstrates the value of integrating implementation science and health equity frameworks.
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- Nancy VanDevanter
- Meyers College of Nursing, College of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Center for Health Equity, Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States.,Department of Population Health, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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Bysted S, Overgaard C, Simpson SA, Curtis T, Bøggild H. Recruiting residents from disadvantaged neighbourhoods for community-based health promotion and disease prevention services in Denmark-How, why and under what circumstances does an active door-to-door recruitment approach work? HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2022; 30:937-948. [PMID: 33406289 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Residents living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods have higher mortality and morbidity and participate less in health services than people living in more prosperous areas. Studies on how and why different approaches work for recruiting residents from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to health services are needed. Conducting face-to-face meetings with obliging health professionals (HPs) as part of an active recruitment strategy increases interest in service use, particularly among the most vulnerable residents. The services offered must be free, flexible and easily accessible for residents from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to consider their use. Residents immediately consider and 'translate' the relevance and acceptability of health services presented to them in light of their current situation, which affects their response. Individual contextual circumstances such as current health issues or difficult life circumstances, either promote or dampen their interest in using the services. This study is a realist evaluation of active face-to-face recruitment where HPs go from door-to-door to visit residents in disadvantaged neighbourhoods and offer them community-based health promotion and disease prevention services. A programme theory explicating the assumptions behind this recruitment approach was tested empirically in the present study. Eight direct observations of the active recruitment process in three different neighbourhoods and 17 realist interviews with residents were conducted. Sampling of residents was purposeful and opportunistic. Data were collected between March and August 2018. The findings support the use of active face-to-face recruitment in disadvantaged neighbourhoods to increase participation in health interventions. A broad range of health services should be presented to residents to accommodate their different needs and interests. Refusal to have services presented during active recruitment was rare, but more knowledge about these reasons for declining services is needed.
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- Sofie Bysted
- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark
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Quilling E, Mielenbrink V, Osterhoff A, Terhorst S, Tollmann P, Kruse S. State of evidence on municipal strategies for health promotion and prevention: a literature and database research (Scoping Review). BMC Public Health 2022; 22:301. [PMID: 35164731 PMCID: PMC8842970 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background There are gaps in the research regarding the implementation and evidence of overall strategies for municipal health promotion addressing communities. The aim of this scoping review is to gain initial findings concerning theoretical models, approaches and evidence on strategies of municipal health promotion, which include self-care, mutual aid and healthy environments. The findings can enrich the development of health promotion services. Methods A systematic scoping literature analysis was conducted in the databases PubMed, Web of Science, SAGE-Journals, Wiley-Online, ScienceDirect, LIVIVO and WiSo database as well as in a German project database. Evaluation studies and research reports on strategies in municipal health promotion were included and analysed qualitatively. Results According to our predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, 15 hits were included. Capacity building, planning and the establishment of structures for health promotion were identified as theory-based models and approaches. None of the publications included showed clear evidence of the effects of municipal health promotion measures in terms of classically medically defined evidence. Conclusions The use of evidence-based theoretical models and approaches is no guarantee for the success of strategies for municipal health promotion. Challenges with regard to evidence are the execution of study designs corresponding to higher evidence classes and the isolation of effects of health promotion measures in complex environments. Trial registration This scoping review was not registered beforehand. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-12607-0.
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- Eike Quilling
- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany.
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences RheinMain, Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 18, 65197, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Vázquez ML, Miranda-Mendizabal A, Eguiguren P, Mogollón-Pérez AS, Ferreira-de-Medeiros-Mendes M, López-Vázquez J, Bertolotto F, Vargas I. Evaluating the effectiveness of care coordination interventions designed and implemented through a participatory action research process: Lessons learned from a quasi-experimental study in public healthcare networks in Latin America. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0261604. [PMID: 35020735 PMCID: PMC8754346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Despite increasing recommendations for health professionals to participate in intervention design and implementation to effect changes in clinical practice, little is known about this strategy’s effectiveness. This study analyses the effectiveness of interventions designed and implemented through participatory action research (PAR) processes in healthcare networks of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay to improve clinical coordination across care levels, and offers recommendations for future research. Methods The study was quasi-experimental. Two comparable networks, one intervention (IN) and one control (CN), were selected in each country. Baseline (2015) and evaluation (2017) surveys of a sample of primary and secondary care doctors (174 doctors/network/year) were conducted using the COORDENA® questionnaire. Most of the interventions chosen were based on joint meetings, promoting cross-level clinical agreement and communication for patient follow-up. Outcome variables were: a) intermediate: interactional and organizational factors; b) distal: experience of cross-level clinical information coordination, of clinical management coordination and general perception of coordination between levels. Poisson regression models were estimated. Results A statistically significant increase in some of the interactional factors (intermediate outcomes) -knowing each other personally and mutual trust- was observed in Brazil and Chile INs; and in some organizational factors -institutional support- in Colombia and Mexico. Compared to CNs in 2017, INs of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico showed significant differences in some factors. In distal outcomes, care consistency items improved in Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay INs; and patient follow-up improved in Chile and Mexico. General perception of clinical coordination increased in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico INs. Compared to CNs in 2017, only Brazil showed significant differences. Conclusions Although more research is needed, results show that PAR-based interventions improved some outcomes regarding clinical coordination at network level, with differences between countries. However, a PAR process is, by definition, slow and gradual, and longer implementation periods are needed to achieve greater penetration and quantifiable changes. The participatory and flexible nature of interventions developed through PAR processes poses methodological challenges (such as defining outcomes or allocating individuals to different groups in advance), and requires a comprehensive mixed-methods approach that simultaneously evaluates effectiveness and the implementation process to better understand its outcomes.
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- María-Luisa Vázquez
- Health Policy and Health Services Research Group, Health Policy Research Unit, Consortium for Health Care and Social Services of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Health Policy and Health Services Research Group, Health Policy Research Unit, Consortium for Health Care and Social Services of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, International University of Catalonia (UIC), Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
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- Escuela de Salud Pública Dr. Salvador Allende Gossens, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Health Policy and Health Services Research Group, Health Policy Research Unit, Consortium for Health Care and Social Services of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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Ponnam HB, Akondi BR, Jagadabhi SK, Koppula DT, Konduru SP. Psychological Impact Assessment in Patients with Noncommunicable Diseases during COVID-19 Pandemic through Validated Fear of COVID-19 scale: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey. JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES NU 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created immense panic globally with its advent in December 2019 and now showing readvent with its camouflage of different dangerous mutant strains. Its psychological repercussions on the community are very disastrous and immeasurable. At this juncture, the most vulnerable group are the patients of Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) who are the most sufferers due to the impact caused by the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 apart from its high rate of infectivity. In this context, an online survey to assess the levels of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 in patients with lifestyle diseases has been taken up.
Methods This was an online cross-sectional survey using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to assess the levels of anxiety and fear in patients with NCDs. The survey was made available for both genders and an age group of 30 years and above in India.
Results and Discussion A total of 627 participants participated in this online survey. The Indian residents with NCDS )Noncommunicable diseases) were found to suffer from significantly increased levels of anxiety and fear of COVID-19 and almost 60.4% of the participants were found to acquire these lifestyle diseases as diabetes and hypertension during this recent COVID-19 times.
Conclusion This survey shows the real-time psychological impact of COVID-19 which has a disastrous effect upon the community especially on the patients with NCDs who are the most vulnerable group. The study findings corroborate with the recent studies conducted on NCDs.
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- Hima B. Ponnam
- Drug Standardisation Unit (Homoeopathy), Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Ibn sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physiology, Jeeyar Integrative Medical Services Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Drug Standardisation Unit (Homoeopathy), Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Drug Standardisation Unit (Homoeopathy), Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Pham TV, Fetter AK, Wiglesworth A, Rey LF, Prairie Chicken ML, Azarani M, Riegelman A, Gone JP. Suicide interventions for American Indian and Alaska Native populations: A systematic review of outcomes. SSM - MENTAL HEALTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Iyalomhe FO, Adekola PO, Cirella GT. Community-based health financing: empirical evaluation of the socio-demographic factors determining its uptake in Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria. Int J Equity Health 2021; 20:235. [PMID: 34702289 PMCID: PMC8549318 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01574-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is an increasing global concern of financing poor people who live in low- and middle-income countries. The burden of non-communicable diseases of these people is, by in large, connected to a lack of access to effective and affordable medical care, weak financing, and delivery of health services. Policymakers have assumed, until recently, that poor people in developing countries would not pay health insurance premiums for the cost of future hospitalization. The emergence of community-based health financing (CBHF) has brought forth a renewed and empowered alternative. CBHF schemes are designed to be sustainable, varying in size, and well organized. Developing countries, such as Nigeria, have been testing and finetuning such schemes in the hope that they may 1 day reciprocate high-income countries. METHODS A sample size of 372 respondents was used to assess the slums of Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, Nigeria, and empirically evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics of those who uptake CBHF using the provider Jamii Bora Trust (JBT). Cross-sectional research used a quantitative research approach with the instrumentality of structured questionnaires. Descriptive analysis was adopted to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of those who have CBHF uptake in Awka and evaluate the presence and benefits of CBHF in the city's slums. RESULTS The results show that more youth and middle-aged persons from 18 to 50 years are more insured (i.e., 73.8% combined) than those who are over 50 years of age. Gender distribution confirm more females (i.e., 61.9%) to be health-insured than their male counterpart (i.e., 38.1%). This perhaps reflected the reproductive roles by women and the fact that women have better health-seeking behavioral attitude. Moreover, the results correlate with previous studies that confirm women are more involved in local sustainable associations in low-income settings, of this nature, in sub-Saharan Africa. Corroborating this further, married people are more insured (i.e., 73.8%) than those who are not married (i.e., 26.2%) and insured members report higher use of hospitalization care than the non-insured. CONCLUSION CBHF uptake favored members in the lower income quintiles who are more likely to use healthcare services covered by the JBT scheme. This confirmed that prepayment schemes and the pooling of risk could reduce financial barriers to healthcare among the urban poor. Recommendations are suggested to improve enrollment levels in the CBHF programs.
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- Felix O Iyalomhe
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Kampala International University, 20000, Kampala, Uganda.
- Department of Environmental Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, 900211, Nigeria.
- Polo Centre of Sustainability, 18100, Imperial, Imperia, Italy.
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- Polo Centre of Sustainability, 18100, Imperial, Imperia, Italy
- Demography and Social Statistics Programme, Department of Economics and Development Studies, College of Management and Social Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, 112233, Nigeria
- Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research, Covenant University, Ota, 112233, Nigeria
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Ndejjo R, Hassen HY, Wanyenze RK, Musoke D, Nuwaha F, Abrams S, Bastiaens H, Musinguzi G. Community-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Public Health Rev 2021; 42:1604018. [PMID: 34692177 PMCID: PMC8386815 DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2021.1604018] [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: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Objectives: To synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of community-based interventions for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform design of effective strategies for CVD prevention. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane register of controlled studies and PSYCINFO databases for studies published between January 2000 and June 2019. Other studies were identified from gray literature sources and review of reference lists of included studies. The primary outcomes for the review were those aimed at primary prevention of CVD targeting physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol consumption. Results: Database searches yielded 15,885 articles and 94 articles were identified through snowball searching. After screening, the articles from LMICs were 32 emanating from 27 studies: 9 cluster randomized trials, eight randomized controlled trials and 10 controlled before and after studies. Community-based interventions successfully improved population knowledge on CVD and risk factors and influenced physical activity and dietary practices. Evidence of interventions on smoking cessation and reduced alcohol consumption was inconsistent. Conclusion: This evidence should inform policy makers in decision-making and prioritizing evidence-based interventions.
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- Rawlance Ndejjo
- Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.,Department Family Medicine and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department Family Medicine and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department Family Medicine and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Data Science Institute, Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics (I-BioStat), UHasselt, Belgium
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- Department Family Medicine and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.,Department Family Medicine and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Cleary E, Malone KM, Corry C, Sheridan A, Kelleher CC, Lane A, McGuiness S. Lived Lives at Fort Dunree: a rural Irish community perspective. Wellcome Open Res 2021; 6:86. [PMID: 34754941 PMCID: PMC8548848 DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15613.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Elevated suicide rates have alarmed policy makers and communities. In these circumstances, the value of understanding more about communities and their potential role in suicide intervention is becoming more apparent. This study involved evaluating feedback from individuals with and without previous suicidal thinking who participated in an arts-science rural community-based intervention project around suicide in County Donegal, Ireland ( Lived Lives at Fort Dunree). Methods: A combined quantitative and qualitative questionnaire was used to evaluate individual and community responses to the Lived Lives project. Results: Participants ( n = 83), with and without a mental health history and previous suicidal ideation, reported they believed Lived Lives could have potential to help suicide-bereaved families, people with mental illness and people with suicidal thinking. Qualitative results suggested its' suitability for specific groups affected by suicide. Discussion: The evaluation of the Lived Lives project indicated that supervised, "safe-space" community intervention projects around suicide have inherent value with positive impacts for bereaved individuals and communities, including those who have experienced suicidal feelings. Future research should explore the transferability of these findings to other communities, and at-risk groups.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University College Dublin, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University College Dublin, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- Health Service Executive, Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University College Dublin, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Textiles, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
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Abrahams N, Lambert EV, Marais F, Toumpakari Z, Foster C. Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e053586. [PMID: 34521681 PMCID: PMC8442048 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The World Health Organisation endorses community-based programmes as a cost-effective, feasible and a 'best buy' in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These programmes are particularly successful when the community actively participates in its design, implementation and evaluation. However, they may be only useful insofar as they can be scaled up and sustained in some meaningful way. Social network research may serve as an important tool for determining the underlying mechanisms that contribute to this process. The aim of this planned scoping review is to map and collate literature on the role of social networks in scaling-up and sustaining community-based physical activity and diet programmes in low-income and middle-income countries. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This scoping review protocol has been planned around the Arksey and O'Malley framework and its enhancement. Inclusion criteria are peer-reviewed articles and grey literature exploring the role of social networks in the scale-up and/or sustainability of NCD prevention community-based programmes in adult populations. Studies must have been published since 2000, in English, and be based in a low-income or middle-income country. The following databases will be used for this review: PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, SocIndex, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, Google and Google Scholar. Books, conference abstracts and research focused only on children will be excluded. Two reviewers will independently select and extract eligible studies. Included publications will be thematically analysed using the Framework Approach. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval will not be sought for this review as no individual-level data or human participants will be involved. This protocol is registered on the Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KG7TX). The findings from the review will be published in an accredited journal. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist will be used to support transparency and guide translation of the review.
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- Nina Abrahams
- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS) Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Health Through Physical Activity Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS) Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Health, Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South Africa
- Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition, and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Cooper J, Murphy J, Woods C, Van Nassau F, McGrath A, Callaghan D, Carroll P, Kelly P, Murphy N, Murphy M. Barriers and facilitators to implementing community-based physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2021; 18:118. [PMID: 34493306 PMCID: PMC8422651 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-021-01177-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Over the past decade several physical activity (PA) interventions have been shown to be efficacious in a controlled research setting, however there is a continued lack of evidence for how to successfully implement these PA interventions in real-world settings such as the community. This review aims to explore the barriers and facilitators that affect the implementation of community-based PA interventions and make recommendations to improve implementation from the included studies. Methods A systematic literature search of EBSCOhost, Scopus, PUBMED and Web of Science was conducted to identify articles that reported qualitative data on the implementation factors of community-based interventions where PA was a primary outcome. Data were extracted using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) as a guide. Implementation factors and recommendations were then mapped onto the 5 domains of the CFIR and synthesised thematically. Results From 495 articles, a total of 13 eligible studies were identified, with 6 studies using a mixed methods approach, and 7 reporting qualitative methods only. There were 82 implementation factors identified, including 37 barriers and 45 facilitators, and a further 26 recommendations from the papers across all 5 domains of the CFIR. More barriers than facilitators were identified within the CFIR domain inner setting, in contrast to all other domains where facilitator numbers outweighed barriers. Conclusions This review identified many facilitators and barriers of implementing physical activity interventions in the community. A key finding of this review was the impact of implementation strategies on successful implementation of community PA interventions. From the evidence, it was clear that many barriers to implementation could have been negated or reduced by an implementation plan in which several strategies are embedded. The findings of this review also suggest more attention to individual’ skills and involvement is needed to improve self-efficacy and knowledge. The role of individuals across all organisational levels, from providers to leaders, can impact on the implementation of an intervention and its success. Trial registration PROSPERO - CRD42020153821. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12966-021-01177-w.
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Physical Education & Sport Sciences Department, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. .,Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Centre for Exercise Medicine, Physical Activity and Health, Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Moore SK, Saunders EC, McLeman B, Metcalf SA, Walsh O, Bell K, Meier A, Marsch LA. Implementation of a New Hampshire community-initiated response to the opioid crisis: A mixed-methods process evaluation of Safe Station. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY 2021; 95:103259. [PMID: 33933923 PMCID: PMC8530836 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND New Hampshire (NH) ranked first for fentanyl- and all opioid-related overdose deaths per capita from 2014 to 2016 and third in 2017 with no rate reduction from the previous year relative to all other states in the US. In response to the opioid crisis in NH, Manchester Fire Department (MFD), the state's largest city fire department, launched the Safe Station program in 2016 in partnership with other community organizations. This community-based response to the crisis-described as a connection to recovery-focuses on reducing barriers to accessing resources for people with substance use and related problems. The study aim is to characterize the multi-organizational partnerships and workflow of the Safe Station model and identify key components that are engaging, effective, replicable, and sustainable. METHODS A mixed-methods design included: semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted with 110 stakeholders from six groups of community partners (Safe Station clients, MFD staff and leadership, and local emergency department, ambulance, and treatment partner staff); implementation and sustainability surveys (completed by MFD stakeholders); and ethnographic observations conducted at MFD. Qualitative data were content analyzed and coded using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Survey subscales were scored and evaluated to corroborate the qualitative findings. RESULTS Community partners identified key program characteristics including firefighter compassion, low-threshold access, and immediacy of service linkage. Implementation and sustainability survey data corroborate the qualitative interview and observation data in these areas. All participants agreed that community partnerships are key to the program's success. There were mixed evaluations of the quality of communication among the organizations. CONCLUSION Safe Station is a novel response to the opioid crisis in New Hampshire that offers immediate, non-judgmental access to services for persons with opioid use disorders requiring community-wide engagement and communication. Data convergence provides guidance to the sustainability and replicability of the program.
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- Sarah K Moore
- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
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- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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- Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, 46 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA
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A decision-making model to optimize the impact of community-based health programs. Prev Med 2021; 149:106619. [PMID: 33992658 PMCID: PMC8207482 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hospitals and clinics are increasingly interested in building partnerships with community-based organizations to address the social determinants of health. Choosing among community-based health programs can be complex given that programs may have different effectiveness levels and implementation costs. This study develops a decision-making model that can be used to evaluate multiple key factors that would be relevant in resource allocation decisions related to a set of community-based health programs. The decision-making model compares community-based health programs by considering funding limitations, program duration, and participant retention until program completion. Specifically, the model allows decision makers to select the optimal mix of community-based health programs based on the profiles of the population given the above constraints. The model can be used to improve resource allocation in communities, ultimately contributing to the long-term goal of strengthening cross-sector partnerships and the integration of services to improve health outcomes.
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Besor O, Manor O, Paltiel O, Donchin M, Rauch O, Kaufman-Shriqui V. A city-wide health promotion programme evaluation using EQUIHP: Jerusalem Community-Academic Partnership (J-CAP). Eur J Public Health 2021; 30:455-461. [PMID: 31539039 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While health promotion initiatives are common, too little is known about their quality, impact and sustainability. Fragmentation between sectors exists and programme evaluation initiatives lack consistency, making comparison of outcomes challenging. METHODS We used a 'snowball' methodology to detect health promotion programmes (HPPs) in the Municipality of Jerusalem, excluding those in schools. The European Quality Instrument for Health Promotion (EQUIHP) was adapted and used to examine programme quality. The tool was pre-tested among stakeholders, and translated into Hebrew and Arabic between March and December 2017. Trained research assistants collected information on four domains using in-person interviews: (i) compliance with international principles of HPPs, (ii) development and implementation, (iii) project management and (iv) sustainability of programmes. RESULTS Overall, 93 programmes, including 33 670 participants, were ascertained and evaluated. The majority of HPPs (54.8%) addressed nutrition and physical activity, with 58.1% targeting the non-orthodox Jewish population and 68.8% aimed at both sexes. Cronbach's alpha scores were 0.968 for the entire EQUIHP tool and 0.802, 0.959, 0.918 and 0.718 for the subdomains of Framework, Project Development, Project Management and Sustainability, respectively. Median domain scores were 0.83, 0.61, 0.76 and 0.75. Median score of the entire tool was 0.67. HPPs operated by the Municipality scored lower than those of non-governmental organizations and health providers/organizations in every domain except for Project Management. CONCLUSION A systematic city-wide evaluation of HPPs is feasible and uncovers strengths and weaknesses, including sustainability and variability by programme provider. Academic-community partnerships may assist planning and improving HPPs in the city.
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- Omri Besor
- Braun School of Public Health & Community Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Braun School of Public Health & Community Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Braun School of Public Health & Community Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Braun School of Public Health & Community Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Braun School of Public Health & Community Medicine, The Hebrew University - Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.,Centre for Urban Health Solutions (C-UHS), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Stevens AB, Cho J, Thorud JL, Abraham S, Ory MG, Smith DR. The community-based LIVE WELL Initiative: Improving the lives of older adults. J Prev Interv Community 2021:1-20. [PMID: 34157245 DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2021.1930821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A collaborative partnership among community-based organizations (CBOs) could strengthen local services and enhance the capacity of a community to provide services as well as meet the diverse needs of older adults. The United Way of Tarrant County developed the LIVE WELL Initiative, partnering with six CBOs to provide nine evidence-based or evidence-informed health interventions to improve the health and lower healthcare costs of vulnerable individuals at risk for poor health. The nine programs include specific target areas, such as falls prevention, chronic disease self-management, medication management, and diabetes screening and education. A total of 63,102 clients, nearly 70% of whom were older adults, were served through the Initiative. Significant improvements in self-reported health status were observed among served clients. The percentage of clients reporting self-rated health as good, very good, and excellent increased from 47.5% at baseline to 61.1% at follow-up assessment. The mean healthy days improved from 16.9 days at baseline to 20.6 days at follow-up assessment. Additional improvements in program-specific outcomes demonstrated significant impacts of targeted intervention focus among served clients by program. The findings of this study emphasize that the impact of a collaborative partnership with multiple CBOs could promote health and well-being for older adults.
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- Alan B Stevens
- Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas, USA.,Texas A&M College of Medicine, Temple, Texas, USA
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- Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, Texas, USA.,Texas A&M School of Public Health, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Texas A&M School of Public Health, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Area Agency on Aging, United Way of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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