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Tran AD, White AE, Jervis RH, Hewitson I, Scallan Walter EJ. Characteristics of People Who Do Not Complete a Public Health Interview: An Assessment of Colorado Enteric Disease Surveillance Data. Public Health Rep 2024:333549241269483. [PMID: 39215644 DOI: 10.1177/00333549241269483] [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: 09/04/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Although enteric disease case interviews are critical for control measures and education, not all case-patients are interviewed. We evaluated systematic differences between people with an enteric disease in Colorado who were and were not interviewed to identify ways to increase response rates and reduce biases in the surveillance data used to guide public health interventions. METHODS We obtained data from the Colorado Electronic Disease Reporting System from March 1, 2017, through December 31, 2019. Among case-patients not interviewed and interviewed, we used univariate analyses to describe sociodemographic characteristics, timing of contact attempts, and effect of additional funding. RESULTS As compared with case-patients who were interviewed, case-patients who were not interviewed were significantly more likely to be aged 18 to 39 years (35.7% vs 31.7%; P < .001); identify as male, Hispanic, or Black; be experiencing homelessness or hospitalization; reside in rural/frontier areas or an institution; or live in areas with lower levels of education, life expectancy, and income. Time to first contact attempt was longer for case-patients who were not interviewed than for those who were (mean days from specimen collection to first contact attempt, 9.8 vs 6.8; P < .001). Residing in a jurisdiction with additional funding for interviewing was associated with increased interview rates (87.7% vs 68.8%) and timeliness of public health report and first contact attempt (2.3 vs 4.4 days; P < .001). CONCLUSION Findings can guide efforts to improve response rates in groups least likely to be interviewed, resulting in reduced biases in surveillance data, better disease mitigation, and increased efficiency in case investigations. Timeliness of case interviews and additional funding to conduct case investigations were factors in increasing response rates.
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- Amanda D Tran
- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, USA
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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König LM, Van Emmenis M, Nurmi J, Kassavou A, Sutton S. Characteristics of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools: a systematic review. Health Psychol Rev 2022; 16:526-550. [PMID: 34875978 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2021.2016066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Smartphones have become popular in assessing eating behaviour in real-life and real-time. This systematic review provides a comprehensive overview of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools, focusing on how dietary data is assessed and its completeness ensured. Seven databases from behavioural, social and computer science were searched in March 2020. All observational, experimental or intervention studies and study protocols using a smartphone-based assessment tool for dietary intake were included if they reported data collected by adults and were published in English. Out of 21,722 records initially screened, 117 publications using 129 tools were included. Five core assessment features were identified: photo-based assessment (48.8% of tools), assessed serving/ portion sizes (48.8%), free-text descriptions of food intake (42.6%), food databases (30.2%), and classification systems (27.9%). On average, a tool used two features. The majority of studies did not implement any features to improve completeness of the records. This review provides a comprehensive overview and framework of smartphone-based dietary assessment tools to help researchers identify suitable assessment tools for their studies. Future research needs to address the potential impact of specific dietary assessment methods on data quality and participants' willingness to record their behaviour to ultimately improve the quality of smartphone-based dietary assessment for health research.
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- Laura M König
- Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health, University of Bayreuth, Kulmbach, Germany.,Behavioural Science Group, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Behavioural Science Group, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Behavioural Science Group, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Behavioural Science Group, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Behavioural Science Group, Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Cribb DM, Varrone L, Wallace RL, McLure AT, Smith JJ, Stafford RJ, Bulach DM, Selvey LA, Firestone SM, French NP, Valcanis M, Fearnley EJ, Sloan-Gardner TS, Graham T, Glass K, Kirk MD. Risk factors for campylobacteriosis in Australia: outcomes of a 2018-2019 case-control study. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:586. [PMID: 35773664 PMCID: PMC9245254 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07553-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to identify risk factors for sporadic campylobacteriosis in Australia, and to compare these for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli infections. METHODS In a multi-jurisdictional case-control study, we recruited culture-confirmed cases of campylobacteriosis reported to state and territory health departments from February 2018 through October 2019. We recruited controls from notified influenza cases in the previous 12 months that were frequency matched to cases by age group, sex, and location. Campylobacter isolates were confirmed to species level by public health laboratories using molecular methods. We conducted backward stepwise multivariable logistic regression to identify significant risk factors. RESULTS We recruited 571 cases of campylobacteriosis (422 C. jejuni and 84 C. coli) and 586 controls. Important risk factors for campylobacteriosis included eating undercooked chicken (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 70, 95% CI 13-1296) or cooked chicken (aOR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.8), owning a pet dog aged < 6 months (aOR 6.4, 95% CI 3.4-12), and the regular use of proton-pump inhibitors in the 4 weeks prior to illness (aOR 2.8, 95% CI 1.9-4.3). Risk factors remained similar when analysed specifically for C. jejuni infection. Unique risks for C. coli infection included eating chicken pâté (aOR 6.1, 95% CI 1.5-25) and delicatessen meats (aOR 1.8, 95% CI 1.0-3.3). Eating any chicken carried a high population attributable fraction for campylobacteriosis of 42% (95% CI 13-68), while the attributable fraction for proton-pump inhibitors was 13% (95% CI 8.3-18) and owning a pet dog aged < 6 months was 9.6% (95% CI 6.5-13). The population attributable fractions for these variables were similar when analysed by campylobacter species. Eating delicatessen meats was attributed to 31% (95% CI 0.0-54) of cases for C. coli and eating chicken pâté was attributed to 6.0% (95% CI 0.0-11). CONCLUSIONS The main risk factor for campylobacteriosis in Australia is consumption of chicken meat. However, contact with young pet dogs may also be an important source of infection. Proton-pump inhibitors are likely to increase vulnerability to infection.
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- Danielle M Cribb
- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz Research and Development Centre, Agassiz, BC, Canada
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Food Safety Standards and Regulation, Health Protection Branch, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.,School of Biology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- OzFoodNet, Communicable Diseases Branch, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Melbourne Bioinformatics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
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- Infectious Disease Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- OzFoodNet, Government of South Australia, Department for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SK, Australia
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- Public Health Microbiology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
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Geng B, Huang T, Jiang X, Lin N, Gao G, Fan L. The Analysis of the Innovation Consciousness of College Student Entrepreneurs Under the Teaching Concept of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture. Front Psychol 2021; 12:717336. [PMID: 34867595 PMCID: PMC8634027 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.717336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the current situation of the entrepreneurial consciousness of college student entrepreneurs and to explore the role of innovative and entrepreneurial talents in social and economic development. Based on the teaching concept of Chinese excellent traditional culture, first, the relevant theories of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as the characteristics of entrepreneurial talents in colleges and entrepreneurs, are analyzed and elaborated; moreover, the definition of college student entrepreneur is explained; then, from the perspective of entrepreneurial teaching management, entrepreneurial education, and place support, the questionnaire method is selected to show the understanding of the entrepreneurship of college students; finally, based on the Cobb-Douglas function, the model before and after the introduction of innovative and entrepreneurial talents is tested and analyzed. Investigation and analysis suggest that most college students have entrepreneurial intention, and 61.5% of them choose to start their own business after having working experience; the relative freedom of time and space is the main factor to attract college students to start their own businesses, accounting for 42.3%; 69.3% of college students think that capital is a restricting factor for entrepreneurship, while 76.2% think that lack of experience is a major restricting factor for entrepreneurship; college students have a certain demand for entrepreneurship training and guidance from the school, especially in the setting of entrepreneurship incubation park and resource pool; the characteristics of entrepreneurship, professional skills, and interpersonal resources are more crucial for college students; most college students have a positive cognition of the excellent traditional Chinese teaching concepts; the analysis based on the Cobb-Douglas function reveals that the introduction of innovative and entrepreneurial talents can promote economic development. This exploration has a positive effect on the cultivation of awareness of college students of entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as the relationship discussion between the introduction of innovative and entrepreneurial talents and social economy.
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- Bin Geng
- Department of Wushu and Chinese Traditional Sportology, Physical Education College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- ICO NIDA, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Educational Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Arts Department Heilongjiang International University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Drama, Art College, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Wushu and Chinese Traditional Sportology, Physical Education College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Predicting meat consumption from concurrent, automatic appraisals: Introducing nuance to product appraisals. Appetite 2021; 170:105847. [PMID: 34879246 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Research into the relationship between automatic product appraisals and consumer behaviour has largely been limited to measuring generic product evaluations (i.e., positive vs. negative). Especially in the context of meat consumption, this approach seems inadequate, as conflicting evaluative product dimensions may play a role in the preference for a plant-based vs. a meat-based diet (e.g., sustainability vs. taste vs. healthiness). We discuss the limitations of this approach and provide a novel tool that can measure automatic appraisals of several stimulus dimensions simultaneously. Using this tool, we register automatic appraisals (health, taste, price, sustainability, ethicality) of meat and vegetarian stimuli, and compare automatic and explicit appraisals in relation to a range of outcome measures, including self-reported likelihood of purchase and reducing meat consumption, willingness to pay, self-reported frequency of meat consumption, and Body Mass Index. Our findings suggest that the measured automatic appraisals represent unique constructs and vary in the degree to which they inform behaviour. Further, variation in the prediction of the outcome variables suggests that the appraisals captured by the explicit and automatic measures differed. Demonstrating unique contributions of the individual automatic appraisals has crucial implications for future research to understand behaviour and improve existing models.
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Nigg C, Amrein M, Rackow P, Scholz U, Inauen J. Compensation and transfer effects of eating behavior change in daily life: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Appetite 2021; 162:105170. [PMID: 33621613 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pursuing specific eating goals may lead to the adoption of other healthy behaviors (transfer) or compensation with unhealthy behaviors. Previous research has mostly investigated such processes using non-experimental studies focusing on interindividual differences. To investigate transfer or compensation of eating behavior in daily life, we analyzed data from a 2 (eating goal: more fruit and vegetables [FV] vs. fewer unhealthy snacks) x 2 (intervention vs. control group) factorial randomized trial. Adopting a within-person perspective, we studied potential transfer and compensation 1) between different eating behaviors and physical activity (PA), and 2) in response to an eating behavior change intervention. Participants (N = 203) received either goals to increase FV intake or decrease unhealthy snack intake and completed a daily e-diary. Eating more unhealthy snacks predicted 0.16 less FV portions (β = -0.07; p < 0.001) and 18% less unhealthy snack intake the next day (p < 0.001). Eating more FV predicted 0.42 less FV portions the next day (β = -0.07; p < 0.001). Participants with the FV eating goal intervention decreased unhealthy snacks (p = 0.012) and PA (p = 0.019) by 8% compared to controls, respectively. Similar but non-significant patterns were observed for participants with the decreasing unhealthy snack goal intervention (p > 0.05). Results indicated both compensation and transfer processes in daily life. Relationships mostly occur within the same behavior and rather support compensatory effects. In turn, a behavior change intervention to promote FV intake potentially enhances non-assigned eating behaviors, indicating transfer, but may lower PA.
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- Carina Nigg
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Engler-Bunte-Ring 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- University of Zurich, Department of Psychology, Binzmühlestrasse 14 / Box 14, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Stirling, Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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- University of Zurich, Department of Psychology, Binzmühlestrasse 14 / Box 14, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Institute of Psychology, Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Fenner K, Hyde M, Crean A, McGreevy P. Identifying Sources of Potential Bias When Using Online Survey Data to Explore Horse Training, Management, and Behaviour: A Systematic Literature Review. Vet Sci 2020; 7:vetsci7030140. [PMID: 32971754 PMCID: PMC7558402 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci7030140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Owner-reported behavioural observations form an essential part of the veterinarians’ diagnosis and treatment plan. The way we train and manage horses affects their behaviour and, in turn, their health and welfare. Current horse training and management practices are largely driven by traditional techniques and longstanding methodologies. These approaches generally lack an evidence base for evaluation purposes. The absence of evidence and evaluation contributes to the persistent use of risky practices and this, in turn, increases risk of potential harms for both horse and rider, and fuels questioning of the equine industry’s current social license to operate. Objective evidence is required to make training and management decisions based on demonstrable best practice. Large-scale experimental or intervention studies using horses are generally not practical because of the associated costs and logistics of gaining ethical approval. Small studies generally lack statistical power and are subject to the effects of many forms of bias that demand caution in the interpretation of any observed effects. An alternative to collecting large amounts of empirical data is the use of owner-reported observations via online survey. Horse owners are ideally placed to report on the domestic equine triad of training, management, and behaviour. The current article highlights three sources of potential bias in a systematic review of literature on large-scale online studies of horse owners’ observational reports that met the following selection criteria: English-language, published, peer-reviewed articles reporting on studies with over 1000 respondents and open access to the survey instrument. The online surveys were evaluated for three common forms of bias: recall, confirmation, and sampling bias. This review reveals that online surveys are useful for gathering data on the triad of horse training, management, and behaviour. However, current use of online surveys to collect data on equitation science (including horse training, management, and behaviour) could be improved by using a standardised and validated tool. Such a tool would facilitate comparisons among equine and equitation science studies, thus advancing our understanding of the impacts of training and management on horse behaviour. The authors of the current review suggest the use of a standardised behavioural and management assessment tool for horses. Such a tool would help define what constitutes normal behaviour within geographically disparate populations of horses, leading to improvements in rider safety and horse welfare.
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A cohort study investigating a point source outbreak of Clostridium perfringens associated with consumption of roasted meat and gravy at a buffet on Mothering Sunday 2018, South West, England. Food Control 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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