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Nasiri MJ, Danaei B, Deravi N, Chirani AS, Bonjar AHS, Khoshgoftar Z, Karimi F. Impact of educational interventions on the prevention of influenza: A systematic review. Front Public Health 2022; 10:978456. [PMID: 36203669 PMCID: PMC9530567 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.978456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Seasonal influenza, a contagious viral disease affecting the upper respiratory tract, circulates annually, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. The present study investigates the effectiveness of educational interventions to prevent influenza. Methods We searched PubMed/Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Controlled Register of Trials (CENTRAL) for relevant clinical studies up to March 1 2022. The following terms were used: "influenza," "flu," "respiratory infection," "prevent," "intervention," and "education." Results Out of 255 studies, 21 articles satisfied the inclusion criteria and were included in our study: 13 parallel randomized controlled trials (RCT) studies, two cross-over RCT studies, two cohort studies, and four quasi-experimental studies. A total of approximately 12,500 adults (18 years old or above) and 11,000 children were evaluated. Educational sessions and reminders were the most common interventions. The measured outcomes were vaccination rates, the incidence of respiratory tract infection (RTI), and preventive behaviors among participants. Eighteen out of 21 articles showed a significant association between educational interventions and the outcomes. Conclusions The included studies in the current systematic review reported the efficacy of health promotion educational interventions in improving knowledge about influenza, influenza prevention behaviors, vaccination rates, and decreased RTI incidence regardless of the type of intervention and the age of cases.
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- Mohammad Javad Nasiri
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Mohammad Javad Nasiri
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinician Scientist of Dental Materials and Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Virtual School of Medical Education and Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,Zohreh Khoshgoftar
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,*Correspondence: Forouzan Karimi
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Indahl TC, Ekker MP, Sindberg GM, Pierret C. “Science for All”: A Case Study of Digitizing Inquiry-Driven Professional Development. CREATIVE EDUCATION 2021; 12:1773-1782. [PMID: 36187425 PMCID: PMC9520953 DOI: 10.4236/ce.2021.128134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To adapt to the increasingly technology-driven environment of modern K-12 education Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out) digitized an extensive professional development curriculum library that forms the core experience for teachers joining the program. In previous years the curriculum had been delivered solely in print form. The goals of this conversion were to better employ technology in the teacher training experience that mirrored best practice in their K-12 classrooms and to provide a more scalable product for InSciEd Out. The digitized professional development curriculum was delivered using Google Classroom accessed by teachers with Chromebooks. The digitization measurably improved flexibility for engagement in scientific experimentation and granted immediate access to course feedback for the program. Teachers who participated rated the course positively in general and specifically reported increased self-efficacy in technology use both in the internship and in the classroom.
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- Timothy C. Indahl
- Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
- Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out), Rochester, USA
- School of Education, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, USA
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- Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out), Rochester, USA
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- Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out), Rochester, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
- Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out), Rochester, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
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Long-Hay P, Yamamoto E, Bun S, Savuth T, Buntha S, Sokdaro S, Kariya T, Saw YM, Sengdoeurn Y, Hamajima N. Outbreak detection of influenza-like illness in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia: a community-based surveillance. NAGOYA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE 2019; 81:269-280. [PMID: 31241062 PMCID: PMC6556457 DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.81.2.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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On June 4, 2016, the Prey Veng Provincial Health Department reported a total of 107 patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) from Chakhlanh village to the Cambodian Ministry of Health. To confirm the outbreak and evaluate its clinical and epidemiological characteristics, the investigation team visited the village and reviewed the case-based surveillance (CBS) data on severe respiratory infection (SRI) and patients' records in health facilities. The team interviewed all households in the village from May 1 to June 5, 2016 and obtained the following data: age, medical history, date of onset, treatment, symptoms, and history of contact with patients or dead poultry. Nasal swab samples were collected from suspected ILI cases to test for influenza virus by RT-PCR. The investigation detected 498 suspected ILI cases, including 288 females. Although the incidence of suspected ILI cases who visited health centers was 63.0 per 1,000 persons per month, the attack rate was 27.1 per 100 population. The major age group was 5-14 years followed by 0-4 years. Major symptoms were cough, fever, runny nose, and headache. Six of seven nasal swab samples were positive for influenza A/H1N1 pdm09 virus. Most children with flu symptoms had contact with previous cases. This study showed that the ILI outbreak might be caused by seasonal influenza A/H1N1 pdm09 spread from person to person. Poor living conditions and poor hygiene and sanitation practices were environmental factors that caused the outbreak. As the CBS system was unable to identify this epidemic, it needs to be improved.
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- Puthik Long-Hay
- Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.,Cambodian Applied Epidemiology Training, Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Cambodian Applied Epidemiology Training, Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian Applied Epidemiology Training, Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian Applied Epidemiology Training, Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian Applied Epidemiology Training, Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Cambodian Applied Epidemiology Training, Communicable Disease Control Department, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Yang J, Lopez Cervera R, Tye SJ, Ekker SC, Pierret C. Adolescent mental health education InSciEd Out: a case study of an alternative middle school population. J Transl Med 2018; 16:84. [PMID: 29615090 PMCID: PMC5883586 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-018-1459-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mental illness contributes substantially to global disease burden, particularly when illness onset occurs during youth and help-seeking is delayed and/or limited. Yet, few mental health promotion interventions target youth, particularly those with or at high risk of developing mental illness ("at-risk" youth). Community-based translational research has the capacity to identify and intervene upon barriers to positive health outcomes. This is especially important for integrated care in at-risk youth populations. METHODS Here the Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out) program delivered a novel school-based anti-stigma intervention in mental health to a cohort of seventh and eighth grade at-risk students. These students were assessed for changes in mental health knowledge, stigmatization, and help-seeking intentions via a classroom activity, surveys, and teacher interviews. Descriptive statistics and Cohen's d effect sizes were employed to assess pre-post changes. Inferential statistical analyses were also conducted on pilot results to provide a benchmark to inform future studies. RESULTS Elimination of mental health misconceptions (substance weakness p = 0.00; recovery p = 0.05; prevention p = 0.05; violent p = 0.05) was accompanied by slight gains in mental health literacy (d = 0.18) and small to medium improvements in help-seeking intentions (anxiety d = 0.24; depression d = 0.48; substance d = 0.43; psychosis d = 0.53). Within this particular cohort of students, stigma was exceptionally low at baseline and remained largely unchanged. Teacher narratives revealed positive teacher views of programming, increased student openness to talk about mental illness, and higher peer and self-acceptance of mental health diagnoses and help-seeking. CONCLUSIONS Curricular-based efforts focused on mental illness in an alternative school setting are feasible and integrated well into general curricula under the InSciEd Out framework. Preliminary data suggest the existence of unique help-seeking barriers in at-risk youth. Increased focus upon community-based programming has potential to bridge gaps in translation, bringing this critical population to clinical care in pursuit of improved mental health for all. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, ID:NCT02680899. Registered 12 February 2016, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02680899.
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- Joanna Yang
- Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. .,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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