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Ory MG, Lee S, Smith ML, Alonzo JP, Clark HR, Burdine JN. Differences in the attitudes towards the opioid crisis between metropolitan and rural counties in Central Texas: Secondary data analysis using cross-sectional data. Prev Med Rep 2022; 26:101757. [PMID: 35310324 PMCID: PMC8931431 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Poorer access to opioid use disorder care reported in rural than in urban areas. Less supports for syringe exchange programs in rural than in urban areas. Important to tailor efforts to address opioid use disorder in rural and urban areas.
This study examined metropolitan and rural differences regarding concerns about opioid misuse and support for different strategies to reduce opioid use disorder risk in areas not designated as high-risk. This study used cross-sectional data from a regional community health assessment, which was collected in 2019 using a combination of stratified random sampling and clinic-based purposive sampling in Central Texas. The secondary data included 430 and 270 respondents from metropolitan and rural (not metropolitan) counties, respectively. The primary outcomes were perceived concern about the opioid crisis, perceived likelihood of getting addiction treatment, and support for strategies to reduce opioid use disorder risks. Multiple multivariable regression models were used to examine metropolitan and rural differences in the outcome variables after adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, race, marital status, education, and household income. Respondents were about 58 years old on average. A majority were female (60%), non-Hispanic (88%), and White (83%). About 60% of rural and metropolitan respondents were concerned about opioid use and misuse in their community. After adjusting for respondents’ demographic characteristics, rural respondents were significantly less likely to perceive that individuals are getting the needed opioid use disorder treatment (aOR = 0.69, P = 0.031). Rural respondents were also significantly less supportive for legalizing syringe service programs in their communities (aOR = 0.71, P = 0.044) than metropolitan respondents. Differing attitudes by respondents from metropolitan and rural areas indicate the importance of tailoring prevention and mitigation efforts to address opioid use disorder in advance of an impending public health crisis.
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- Marcia G Ory
- Center for Population Health and Aging, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Center for Population Health and Aging, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Center for Population Health and Aging, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX, USA
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- Office of Public Health Practice, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Center for Community Health Development, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Center for Community Health Development, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.,Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Hossain MM, Saha N, Rodela TT, Tasnim S, Nuzhath T, Roy TJ, Burdine JN, Ahmed HU, McKyer ELJ, Basu BK, Ma P. Global research on syndemics: a meta-knowledge analysis (2001-2020). F1000Res 2022; 11:253. [PMID: 36936050 PMCID: PMC10015119 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.74190.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Syndemics or synergies of cooccurring epidemics are widely studied across health and social sciences in recent years. METHODS We conducted a meta-knowledge analysis of articles published between 2001 to 2020 in this growing field of academic scholarship. RESULTS We found a total of 830 articles authored by 3025 authors, mostly from high-income countries. Publications on syndemics are gradually increasing since 2003, with rapid development in 2013. Each article was cited more than 15 times on average, and most (n = 604) articles were original studies. Syndemics research focused on several areas, including HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental health, gender minority stressors, racism, violence, chronic physical and mental disorders, food insecurity, social determinants of health, and coronavirus disease 2019. Moreover, biopsychosocial interactions between multiple health problems were studied across medical, anthropological, public health, and other disciplines of science. CONCLUSIONS The limited yet rapidly evolving literature on syndemics informs transdisciplinary interests to understand complex coexisting health challenges in the context of systematic exclusion and structural violence in vulnerable populations. The findings also suggest applications of syndemic theory to evaluate clinical and public health problems, examine the socioecological dynamics of factors influencing health and wellbeing, and use the insights to alleviate health inequities in the intersections of synergistic epidemics and persistent contextual challenges for population health.
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- Md Mahbub Hossain
- EviSyn Health, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Economics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- EviSyn Health, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- EviSyn Health, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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Hossain MM, Saha N, Rodela TT, Tasnim S, Nuzhath T, Roy TJ, Burdine JN, Ahmed HU, McKyer ELJ, Basu BK, Ma P. Global research on syndemics: a meta-knowledge analysis (2001-2020). F1000Res 2022; 11:253. [PMID: 36936050 PMCID: PMC10015119 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.74190.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Syndemics or synergies of cooccurring epidemics are widely studied across health and social sciences in recent years. METHODS We conducted a meta-knowledge analysis of articles published between 2001 to 2020 in this growing field of academic scholarship. RESULTS We found a total of 830 articles authored by 3025 authors, mostly from high-income countries. Publications on syndemics are gradually increasing since 2003, with rapid development in 2013. Each article was cited more than 15 times on average, and most (n = 604) articles were original studies. Syndemics research focused on several areas, including HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mental health, gender minority stressors, racism, violence, chronic physical and mental disorders, food insecurity, social determinants of health, and coronavirus disease 2019. Moreover, biopsychosocial interactions between multiple health problems were studied across medical, anthropological, public health, and other disciplines of science. CONCLUSIONS The limited yet rapidly evolving literature on syndemics informs transdisciplinary interests to understand complex coexisting health challenges in the context of systematic exclusion and structural violence in vulnerable populations. The findings also suggest applications of syndemic theory to evaluate clinical and public health problems, examine the socioecological dynamics of factors influencing health and wellbeing, and use the insights to alleviate health inequities in the intersections of synergistic epidemics and persistent contextual challenges for population health.
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- Md Mahbub Hossain
- EviSyn Health, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Economics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh
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- EviSyn Health, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- EviSyn Health, Khulna, Bangladesh
- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Stataion, Texas, 77840, USA
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Salinas M, Matarrita-Cascante D, Salinas JL, Burdine JN. Navigating healthcare systems before and after resettlement: Exploring experiences and recommendations for improvement from the perspectives of a Bhutanese refugee community. J Migr Health 2021; 4:100049. [PMID: 34405194 PMCID: PMC8352167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Though refugees often survive in refugee camps for many years, little is known about the impact of their interactions within the healthcare system during that time and how it may affect current concerns with the healthcare system after resettlement. Guiding our analysis was the Community Health Development model, which emphasizes the importance of understanding the impact of historical experiences on a community's health to identify specific current health needs, and plan solutions alongside the community to address and improve health concerns. Objective To better understand the healthcare system related experiences of Bhutanese refugees before and after resettlement, and describe potential solutions based on their perspectives to improve their health status. Methods This study used an explorative qualitative research design. Four focus group discussions were conducted with 40 female participants to examine their experiences within the healthcare system in Nepal (e.g. before resettlement) and the US (after resettlement). Focus group data were audio-recorded, translated, coded, and reported based on qualitative thematic analysis. Results Findings revealed that Bhutanese refugees were mistreated in the Nepalese healthcare system, often neglected from healthcare access and services because of their refugee status. Upon arrival to the United States after resettlement, study participants also reported experiencing challenges within the US health care system including cultural and linguistic barriers when interacting with medical interpreters during visits with their providers, as well as having inadequate time during the visit to fully express their concerns. Respondents’ recommendations to improve their overall health centered on their experiences with the US health care system including initiatives developing leadership skills for building community capacity towards advocating for the refuges, while increasing access to external resources. Conclusion The result of this study outlines an account of Bhutanese refugees’ experiences and recommendations for improving their community's health based on such past experiences and their current needs. These findings provide a starting point for future research with underserved refugee migrant groups and indicate a need for health programs to be historically and culturally sensitive in order to be more effective. Further, the understanding of refugees’ collective history should inform the development of collaborative interventions with community members in order to be effective.
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- Manisha Salinas
- Texas A&M University School of Public Health, 212 Adriance Lab Rd, College Station, TX 77843, USA
- Corresponding author.
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- Recreation, Parks & Tourism Science, Texas A&M University, 2261 TAMU College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- University of North Florida, 1 UNF Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Texas A&M University School of Public Health, 212 Adriance Lab Rd, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Wendel M, Burdine JN, Clark H, McKyer ELJ, Mitchell RL. Kenneth R. McLeroy, PhD, MS (1947-2020). Health Educ Behav 2020; 47:927-928. [PMID: 33073589 DOI: 10.1177/1090198120964204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Prochaska JD, Jupiter DC, Horel S, Vardeman J, Burdine JN. Rural-urban differences in estimated life expectancy associated with neighborhood-level cumulative social and environmental determinants. Prev Med 2020; 139:106214. [PMID: 32693175 PMCID: PMC10797641 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Diverse neighborhood-level environmental and social impacts on health are well documented. While studies typically examine these impacts individually, examining potential health impacts from multiple sources as a whole can provide a broader context of overall neighborhood-level health impacts compared to examining each component independently. This study examined the association between cumulative neighborhood-level potential health impacts on health and expected life expectancy within neighborhoods (census tracts) across Texas using the Neighborhood Potential Health Impact Score tool. Among urban census tract neighborhoods, a difference of nearly 5 years was estimated between neighborhoods with the least health promoting cumulative health impacts compared to neighborhoods with the most health promoting cumulative health impacts. Differences were observed between rural and urban census tract neighborhoods, with rural areas having less variability in expected life expectancy associated with neighborhood-level cumulative potential health impacts compared to urban areas.
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- John D Prochaska
- Department of Preventive Medicine & Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Route 1153, Galveston, TX 77555, United States of America.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine & Population Health, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Route 1153, Galveston, TX 77555, United States of America
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- School of Public Health, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 212 Adriance Lab Rd., College Station, TX 77843, United States of America
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- Jack J. Valenti School of Communication, University of Houston, 3347 Cullen Blvd., Houston, TX 77204, United States of America
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- School of Public Health, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 212 Adriance Lab Rd., College Station, TX 77843, United States of America
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Appiah B, Burdine JN, Cummings S, Poudyal A, Hutchison RW, Forjuoh SN, McLeroy KR. The effect of health-related information seeking and financial strain on medication nonadherence among patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in central Texas. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jphs.12353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abstract
Objective
To assess self-reported financial strain and persistence in asking treatment- and medication-related questions in relation to medication nonadherence.
Method
Data were analysed from a cross-sectional study of adults with diabetes, hypertension or both in central Texas in 2013. Measures of medication nonadherence in the past 12 months, financial strain and patients' persistence in asking treatment- and medication-related questions were identified. Medication nonadherence resulting from cost, transportation or work was compared with medication nonadherence resulting from other reasons. Binary and multinomial regression models were fitted to identify factors associated with medication nonadherence among the respondents.
Key findings
In the bivariate model, medication nonadherence from any cause was significantly associated with financial strain, not asking questions about treatments or medications, and all demographic characteristics. However, in the multinomial model, medication nonadherence resulting from cost, work or transportation was only associated with not asking medication-related question about financial strain, lack of health insurance, age and gender. This was true for nonadherence resulting from other reasons except that ethnicity was significant while gender was not.
Conclusions
While removing financial strain could aid medication adherence, clinicians should also encourage patients to be persistent in asking questions about their medications until they understand the purpose for taking them. Our findings have implications for empowering patients to be more proactive in enhancing their adherence to medications.
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- Bernard Appiah
- Research Program on Public and International Engagement for Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Scott & White Santa Fe, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Zhang X, Mkuu R, Samman E, Cummings S, Sherman L, Wigfall LT, Wilkinson L, Burdine JN. Anxiety and depressive symptoms and missing breast cancer and cervical screening: results from Brazos valley community health survey. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2019; 25:402-409. [PMID: 31532238 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2019.1668031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Breast and cervical cancer screening are associated with dramatically reduced cancer mortality. Mental illnesses have been demonstrated to influence preventative behaviours. This study aims to explore whether anxiety or depressive symptoms is associated with breast and cervical cancer screening. We analyzed data (n = 3104) from the 2013 Brazos Valley Community Health Assessment. The GAD-7 Scale was used to assess the anxiety level, and PHQ-2 was used to assess the depressive symptoms. Stata 15.0 statistical software was used to perform descriptive and logistic regression analysis. Overall, 80.61% of women in each sample met breast cancer or cervical cancer screening guidelines, respectfully. Anxiety was associated with missing breast and cervical cancer screening, but the association was only significant for cervical cancer (OR = 1.430, CI = 1.009, 2.026), not for breast cancer (OR = 1.406, CI = .952, 2.078). Depressive symptom was significantly associated with missing breast (OR = 1.502, CI = 1.051, 2.149) and cervical (OR = 1.689, CI = 1.208, 2.362) cancer screening after controlling for demographics. Women with depressive symptoms and anxiety had higher odds of missing breast and cervical cancer screening. Health promotion programs should consider targeting individuals with anxiety and depression to improve cancer-screening rates..
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- Xiaoying Zhang
- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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- Transdisciplinary Center for Health Equity Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Transdisciplinary Center for Health Equity Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Human Studies, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA
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- Transdisciplinary Center for Health Equity Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Appiah B, Poudyal A, Burdine JN, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Anum DA, Kretchy IA, Sabblah G, Dodoo AN, McKyer ELJ. Factors that influence the intention to use mobile phone caller tunes for patient reporting of adverse drug reactions: a qualitative study. Ther Adv Drug Saf 2019; 10:2042098619871190. [PMID: 35173950 PMCID: PMC8842108 DOI: 10.1177/2042098619871190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Patient reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is low in low- and
middle-income countries, in part because of poor awareness to report. With
the increase in mobile subscription, mobile phones can be used as a platform
to disseminate information on ADRs. The aim of this study was to
qualitatively assess the potential of using mobile phone caller tunes (the
message or sound the caller hears before the receiver answers the call) to
encourage patient reporting of ADRs. Methods: A total of 38 key informant interviews and 12 focus group discussions (57
participants in groups of 4–5) were conducted in Accra, Ghana. The
transcripts were analysed using key constructs of the Technology Acceptance
Model (TAM) including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and
behavioural intention to use caller tunes for patient reporting of ADRs. Results: Respondents mentioned lack of knowledge on reporting ADRs, and their
willingness to use mobile phone caller tunes to promote patient reporting of
ADRs. Many respondents pointed out how ADRs usually led to discontinuity in
medication use, usually without consultation with health professionals.
Caller tunes were regarded an innovative, accessible and convenient platform
to disseminate information on ADRs. Most respondents intended to use caller
tunes with drug safety information to promote ADR reporting, particularly to
help their friends and family members. Simplicity of the message, use of
songs or messages in local languages and price of downloading the caller
tunes were important considerations. Conclusion: There is a need for the creation and testing of caller tunes on ADRs in Ghana
to promote patient or consumer reporting of ADRs. Further studies are needed
to assess factors that could influence the creation and use of caller tunes
to disseminate information on drug safety.
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- Bernard Appiah
- Research Program on Public and International Engagement for Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77843, USA Centre for Science and Health Communication, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Centre for Science and Health Communication, Accra, Ghana
- National Blood Service Ghana, Research and Development, Accra, Ghana
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Food and Drugs Authority, Safety Monitoring Department, Accra, Ghana
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- African Collaborating Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Surveillance, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Appiah B, Burdine JN, Aftab A, Asamoah-Akuoko L, Anum DA, Kretchy IA, Samman EW, Appiah PB, Bates I. Determinants of Intention to Use Mobile Phone Caller Tunes to Promote Voluntary Blood Donation: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2018; 6:e117. [PMID: 29728343 PMCID: PMC5960044 DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.9752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Voluntary blood donation rates are low in sub-Saharan Africa. Sociobehavioral factors such as a belief that donated blood would be used for performing rituals deter people from donating blood. There is a need for culturally appropriate communication interventions to encourage individuals to donate blood. Health care interventions that use mobile phones have increased in developing countries, although many of them focus on SMS text messaging (short message service, SMS). A unique feature of mobile phones that has so far not been used for aiding blood donation is caller tunes. Caller tunes replace the ringing sound heard by a caller to a mobile phone before the called party answers the call. In African countries such as Ghana, instead of the typical ringing sound, a caller may hear a message or song. Despite the popularity of such caller tunes, there is a lack of empirical studies on their potential use for promoting blood donation. Objective The aim of this study was to use the technology acceptance model to explore the influence of the factors—perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, and free of cost—on intentions of blood or nonblood donors to download blood donation-themed caller tunes to promote blood donation, if available. Methods A total of 478 blood donors and 477 nonblood donors were purposively sampled for an interviewer-administered questionnaire survey at blood donation sites in Accra, Ghana. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factory analysis or structural equation modeling, leading to hypothesis testing to examine factors that determine intention to use caller tunes for blood donation among blood or nonblood donors who use or do not use mobile phone caller tunes. Results Perceived usefulness had a significant effect on intention to use caller tunes among blood donors with caller tunes (beta=.293, P<.001), blood donors without caller tunes (beta=.165, P=.02, nonblood donors with caller tunes (beta=.278, P<.001), and nonblood donors without caller tunes (beta=.164, P=.01). Attitudes had significant effect on intention to use caller tunes among blood donors without caller tunes (beta=.351, P<.001), nonblood donors with caller tunes (beta=.384, P<.001), nonblood donors without caller tunes (beta=.539, P<.001) but not among blood donors with caller tunes (beta=.056, P=.44). The effect of free-of-cost caller tunes on the intention to use for blood donation was statistically significant (beta=.169, P<.001) only in the case of nonblood donors without caller tunes, whereas this path was statistically not significant in other models. Conclusions Our results provide empirical evidence for designing caller tunes to promote blood donation in Ghana. The study found that making caller tunes free is particularly relevant for nonblood donors with no caller tunes.
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- Bernard Appiah
- Research Program on Public and International Engagement for Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, TX, United States.,Centre for Science and Health Communication, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, TX, United States
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Texas A&M School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, TX, United States
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- Centre for Science and Health Communication, Accra, Ghana.,Research and Development, National Blood Service Ghana, Accra, Ghana.,Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Science and Health Communication, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, TX, United States
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Armstrong TW, Surya S, Elliott TR, Brossart DF, Burdine JN. Depression and health-related quality of life among persons with sensory disabilities in a health professional shortage area. Rehabil Psychol 2016; 61:240-250. [PMID: 26891247 DOI: 10.1037/rep0000083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The authors examined depression and health-related quality of life among individuals with self-reported sensory impairments living in a health professional shortage area. RESEARCH METHOD Health surveys of residents were conducted in 2006 and 2010. Responses were analyzed by groups of residents reporting vision loss, hearing loss, dual hearing and vision loss, and no sensory loss. In 2006, the total sample size was n = 2,591, and in 2010, it was n = 3,955. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The CESD-5 scale (Shrout & Yager, 1989) was included in 2006, and the PHQ-9 (Kroenke, Spitzer, & Williams, 2001) was included in 2010. Rates of depression on the CESD-5 were determined by the recommended cut-off scores and on the PHQ-9 by the recommended algorithm. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Healthy Days instrument (Moriarty, Zack, & Kobau, 2003) was used in both surveys to assess health-related quality of life. RESULTS In both surveys, individuals who reported sensory loss had higher rates of depression and lower health-related quality of life than individuals with no reported sensory loss. CONCLUSIONS Individuals reporting sensory loss had high rates of depression and a compromised quality of life compared to respondents without these impairments. These data imply strategic community-based health care services, including mental health initiatives, may be indicated for individuals with sensory loss living in underserved regions. Implications for rehabilitation psychology research, service, and policy are discussed as innovations in these areas are needed to better understand and address the disparities that may compromise the overall well-being of residents of underserved communities. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences
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Pennel CL, McLeroy KR, Burdine JN, Matarrita-Cascante D, Wang J. Community Health Needs Assessment: Potential for Population Health Improvement. Popul Health Manag 2015; 19:178-86. [PMID: 26440370 DOI: 10.1089/pop.2015.0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Derived from various health care policies and initiatives, the concept of population health has been newly adopted by health care and medicine. In particular, it has been suggested that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provision that requires nonprofit hospitals to conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA) and implement strategies to address health priorities has the potential to improve population health. A mixed methods study design was used to examine the potential for population health improvements to occur through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-mandated nonprofit hospital CHNA and planning processes. Methods involved a 2-phased approach composed of (1) content analysis of 95 CHNA/implementation strategies reports and (2) interviews with key informants, consultants, and community stakeholders involved in CHNA and planning processes. Although this is a great opportunity for the nonprofit hospital assessment and planning processes to influence population health outcomes, the findings from the first 3-year assessment and planning cycle (2011-2013) suggest this is unlikely. As nonprofit hospitals begin the second 3-year assessment and planning cycle, this article offers recommendations to increase the potential for nonprofit hospitals to improve population health. These recommendations include clarifying the purpose of IRS CHNA regulations, engaging community stakeholders in collaborative assessment and planning, understanding disease etiology and identifying and addressing broader determinants of health, adopting a public health assessment and planning model, and emphasizing population health improvement. (Population Health Management 2016;19:178-186).
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- Cara L Pennel
- 1 Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas. NOTE: At the time the manuscript was written, Dr. Pennel was with the Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- 2 Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center , College Station, Texas
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- 2 Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center , College Station, Texas.,3 Center for Community Health Development, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center , College Station. Texas
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- 4 Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas
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- 5 Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas
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OBJECTIVES We sought a better understanding of how nonprofit hospitals are fulfilling the community health needs assessment (CHNA) provision of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to conduct CHNAs and develop CHNA and implementation strategies reports. METHODS Through an Internet search of an estimated 179 nonprofit hospitals in Texas conducted between December 1, 2013, and January 5, 2014, we identified and reviewed 95 CHNA and implementation strategies reports. We evaluated and scored reports with specific criteria. We analyzed hospital-related and other report characteristics to understand relationships with report quality. RESULTS There was wide-ranging diversity in CHNA approaches and report quality. Consultant-led CHNA processes and collaboration with local health departments were associated with higher-quality reports. CONCLUSIONS At the time of this study, the Internal Revenue Service had not yet issued the final regulations for the CHNA requirement. This provides an opportunity to strengthen the CHNA guidance for the final regulations, clarify the purpose of the assessment and planning process and reports, and better align assessment and planning activities through a public health framework.
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- Cara L Pennel
- At the time of the study, Cara L. Pennel, Kenneth R. McLeroy, and James N. Burdine were with the Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station. David Matarrita-Cascante was with the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station
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In Ghana, as in many other developing countries, most science reporting is done by general reporters. However, few studies have investigated science reporting in such a situation. To understand better the dynamics of science reporting in such context, we surveyed 151 general reporters in Ghana. Respondents' demographic characteristics resembled those found in studies elsewhere. Respondents perceived health professionals and scientists as very important sources of information for reporting science. There was an inverse correlation between journalism experience and the number of science feature stories reported in the past 12 months (p=.017). Most respondents indicated that science journalism training would motivate them to report science more. Likewise, most reported that easier access to research findings would do so. We identify characteristics of reporters, media, scientific, and training institutions that are important influences of Ghanaian reporters' coverage of science. We provide recommendations for advancing science reporting in Ghana.
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Clark HR, Ramirez A, Drake KN, Beaudoin CE, Garney WR, Wendel ML, Outley C, Burdine JN, Player HD. Utilization of an interorganizational network analysis to evaluate the development of community capacity among a community-academic partnership. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2014; 8:41-51. [PMID: 24859101 DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2014.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Following a community health assessment the Brazos Valley Health Partnership (BVHP) organized to address fragmentation of services and local health needs. This regional partnership employs the fundamental principles of community-based participatory research, fostering an equitable partnership with the aim of building community capacity to address local health issues. OBJECTIVES This article describes changes in relationships as a result of capacity building efforts in a community-academic partnership. Growth in network structure among organizations is hypothesized to be indicative of less fragmentation of services for residents and increased capacity of the BVHP to collectively address local health issues. METHODS Each of the participant organizations responded to a series of questions regarding its relationships with other organizations. Each organization was asked about information sharing, joint planning, resource sharing, and formal agreements with other organizations. The network survey has been administered 3 times between 2004 and 2009. RESULTS Network density increased for sharing information and jointly planning events. Growth in the complexity of relationships was reported for sharing tangible resources and formal agreements. The average number of ties between organizations as well as the strength of relationships increased. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence that the community capacity building efforts within these communities have contributed to beneficial changes in interorganizational relationships. Results from this analysis are useful for understanding how a community partnership's efforts to address access to care can strengthen a community's capacity for future action. Increased collaboration also leads to new assets, resources, and the transfer of knowledge and skills.
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Clark HR, Ramirez A, Drake KN, Beaudoin CE, Garney WR, Wendel ML, Outley C, Burdine JN, Player HD. Utilization of an Interorganizational Network Analysis to Evaluate the Development of Community Capacity Among a Community–Academic Partnership. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2014. [DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2014.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purposes of the study were (a) to identify disparities between urban and rural adults in oral health and (b) to examine contextual (i.e., external environment and access to dental care) and individual (i.e., predisposing, enabling, and lifestyle behavioral) factors associated with oral health problems in a community population. Study data were derived from a two-stage, telephone-mailed survey conducted in 2006. The subjects were 2,591 adults aged 18 years and older. Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel statistics for categorical variables were applied to explore conditional independence between both health access and individual factors and oral health problems after controlling for the urban or rural residence. Logistic regression was used to investigate the simultaneous associations of contextual and individual factors in both rural and urban areas. Approximately one quarter (24.1%) of the study population reported oral health problems. Participants residing in rural areas reported more oral health disparities. Oral health problems were significantly associated with delaying dental care. These problems also were more common among those who were less educated, were African American, skipped breakfast every day, and currently smoked. The study findings suggest that oral health disparities persist for people in rural areas, and improving oral health status is strongly related to better access to oral health care and improved lifestyles in both rural and urban areas.
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- SangNam Ahn
- Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1266, USA.
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Felix MRJ, Burdine JN, Wendel ML, Alaniz A. Community health development: a strategy for reinventing America's health care system one community at a time. J Prim Prev 2010; 31:9-19. [PMID: 20135230 DOI: 10.1007/s10935-010-0206-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The purpose of this article is to propose a set of ideas for reinventing America's health care system, one community at a time. Community health development is proposed as a strategy and approach to population health improvement, the ultimate goal of health care reform. The practice of community health development, particularly the partnership approach, provides guidance about how this approach might be employed as a national health care reform strategy. Examples of two communities successfully using the partnership approach illustrate the methods described. Six specific recommendations for policy makers and public administrators in the new administration resulting from our experience with community health development are presented. First, adopt and apply community health development (CHD) as the American approach for facilitating population health improvement and building community capacity. Second, the partnership approach should be promoted as a model for communities to use in implementing CHD. Third, make the community-level the focus for planning, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining a full continuum of health and human services. Fourth, formally recognize the social determinants of health as a key component of a new population/community health status model and as a public policy driver for health care reform, marketplace issues, and population health status improvement at all levels of society. Fifth is a call for a national strategy for the recruitment, training, education, and support of individuals to facilitate this community movement. Sixth, Congress and the Obama Administration adopt and apply CHD as a national strategy and utilize American community-based experiences to bring about a national plan.
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Burdine JN, McLeroy K, Blakely C, Wendel ML, Felix MRJ. Community-Based Participatory Research and Community Health Development. J Prim Prev 2010; 31:1-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10935-010-0205-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ory MG, Conkling M, Bolin JN, Prochaska JD, Zhan D, Burdine JN, Mier N. Sociodemographic and healthcare characteristics of Colonia residents: the role of life stage in predicting health risks and diabetes status in a disadvantaged Hispanic population. Ethn Dis 2009; 19:280-287. [PMID: 19769010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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An assessment of the risk or diagnosis of diabetes in a random sample of 386 adult border residents found 46% obese, 12% at risk for diabetes, and 18% diagnosed with diabetes. While obesity was associated with greater diabetes risk, > 50% of obese adults reported not being told of their diabetes risk. Independent of other characteristics, boomers were at increased risk (OR 3.88) for diabetes. Comorbidities increased the risk for actual diabetes diagnosis (OR 4.79). Skipping medications increased risk of developing diabetes (OR 2.98). Disadvantaged obese boomers are at particular risk, warranting culturally appropriate interventions before onset of chronic illnesses.
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- Marcia G Ory
- Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, School of Rural Public Health College Station, TX 77843-1266, USA.
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Prochaska JD, Burdine JN, Ory MG, Sharkey JR, McLeroy KR, Colwell B, Mier N, Bigsby K. The impact of a communitywide smoke-free ordinance on smoking among older adults. Prev Chronic Dis 2008; 6:A17. [PMID: 19080023 PMCID: PMC2644603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Clean-air and smoke-free ordinances have been shown to reduce the prevalence of smoking among the overall population, but their effects on the smoking prevalence among older adults deserves further attention. We examined changes in self-reported cigarette smoking and in attitudes toward smoking after the implementation of such ordinances in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2003. METHODS Communitywide health status surveys were mailed out to northern Larimer County residents recruited via random-digit dialing in 2001 and 2004. Secondary data analysis was conducted for respondents living in Fort Collins, comparing the entire sample with a subsample of adults aged 50 years or older. Univariate analyses were used to determine differences in self-reported cigarette smoking between the groups across the 2 surveys. Multivariate logistic regression models estimated differences in smoking status and in attitudes toward acceptability of public smoking between the 2 survey administrations, controlling for demographic correlates. RESULTS Smoking rates among older respondents failed to change, despite significant decreases in smoking rates in the entire adult population. Furthermore, attitudes toward smoking in public did not change between the 2 surveys for either of the groups. CONCLUSION Different factors may influence the decision to stop smoking for older adults and younger adults. We recommend the use of multiple approaches on different ecological levels to ensure that communitywide antismoking intervention efforts reach all population segments.
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- Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, Texas
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- Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, Texas
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- Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, Texas
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- Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, Texas
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- Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, Texas
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- Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, College Station, Texas
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- Health District of Northern Larimer County, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Mier N, Ory MG, Zhan D, Conkling M, Sharkey JR, Burdine JN. Health-related quality of life among Mexican Americans living in colonias at the Texas-Mexico border. Soc Sci Med 2008; 66:1760-71. [PMID: 18261832 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Understanding influences on health-related quality of life (HRQL) is critical in order to track and improve the health of poor, vulnerable populations and reduce health disparities. However, studies assessing HRQL of minorities are relatively scarce. The purpose of this study was to document personal and socioenvironmental correlates to HRQL. The study population is Mexican Americans in the Texas-Mexico border region living in colonias - unincorporated, impoverished settlements with substandard living conditions along the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexican Americans living in colonias are one of the most disadvantaged, hard-to-reach minority groups in the United States. We used data from the Integrated Health Outreach System Project collected in 2002 and 2003. Our sample included 386 participants randomly selected and interviewed face-to-face with a structured survey. We measured HRQL and examined personal and socioenvironmental correlates. Unadjusted and adjusted (multivariate) logistic regression models were used for data analyses. We found that border Mexican Americans living in colonias were of similar mental health status compared to the general population of the United States, but worse off in terms of physical health. Poor education and long-term residency in colonias were predictors of lower physical health. Women reported worse mental health than men. Length of time living in a colonia, co-morbidity status, and perceived problems with access to healthcare was associated with poorer mental health status. This study provides information for health professionals and policymakers and underscores the need to provide better preventive and medical services for underserved populations. Major findings indicate the need for additional research centered on further exploration of the impact of economic, cultural, and social influences on HRQL among severely disadvantaged populations.
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- Nelda Mier
- Department of Social and Behavioral Health, School of Rural Public Health, South Texas Center, Texas A&M Health Science Center, 2101 S. McColl Road, Room 134, McAllen, TX 78503, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To examine personal and environmental correlates of exercise among Mexican Americans living in the Texas-Mexico border region. METHODS The study was based on data from a community health assessment conducted in 2 counties at the Texas-Mexico border region. A random-digit-dialed community survey was used in this cross-sectional study (n=933). RESULTS A majority of border Mexican Americans (52%) did not exercise at all. Gender, age, and self-rated health were statistically significant correlates to exercise. CONCLUSIONS Understanding personal and environmental factors that influence physical activity and exercise in this minority population is critical for the development of culturally sensitive health interventions.
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- South Texas Center, School of Rural Public Health, The Texas A&M University System, McAllen, TX 78503, USA.
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Sharkey JR, Horel SA, Zhu L, Burdine JN. Community Food Resources and Chronic Disease: Objective Measures and the Perceptions of Older Adults in Rural Areas. FASEB J 2007. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a155-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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- Center for Community Health Development, School of Rural Public HealthMS 1266College StationTX77843‐1266
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Prochaska JD, Sharkey JR, Ory MG, Burdine JN. Assessing healthful eating among community dwelling rural older adults using self-reported fruit and vegetable consumption via a community-wide mail-out health status assessment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 25:101-12. [PMID: 17182469 DOI: 10.1300/j052v25n02_07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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This project assessed fruit and vegetable intakes among rural older adults on a regional mail-out community health assessment. Over 95% of respondents answered questions regarding fruit and vegetable consumption. Rural older adults in this sample were willing to respond to questions regarding their fruit and vegetable intake; yet they were not likely to be meeting minimum recommended intakes of these foods. Including questions about dietary healthfulness on such an assessment may provide key stakeholders and policymakers a clearer understanding of their community's overall health status.
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Health, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1266, USA
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Wendel ML, Burdine JN, McLeroy KR. The evolving role of partnerships in addressing community public health issues: policy and ethical implications. Organ Ethic 2007; 4:53-64. [PMID: 18193773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The current state of health insurance coverage in the United States is deteriorating. Historically, efforts to address access at the federal level have met with insurmountable opposition. This article describes a model utilizing the Partnership Approach to Community Health Improvement to engage communities in developing creative ways of addressing local health issues, discusses the policy implications of such a model, and explores ethical issues inherent in the discussion of universal access. An argument is presented for a national dialogue seeking societal agreement to approach access and health from a perspective of solidarity.
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- Monica L Wendel
- Center for Community Health Development, Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health, College Station, USA.
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Burdine JN, Felix MRJ, Wendel ML, Somachandran S. The political and policy implications of a rating system of community capacity to improve population health. Fam Community Health 2003; 26:254-267. [PMID: 14528132 DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200310000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This article discusses the political and policy implications of a potential rating system of community capacity for health improvement. Evidence suggests that such a rating system will have little effect in the current health care environment unless it is directly related to the health care dollar. Community change agents and stakeholders, including the growing population of older adults, will perceive a rating system to have value only if the defined purpose meets their interests and needs, and if the rating system results prove useful for decisions that affect the bottom line in working on issues like health improvement and capacity.
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- Community Health Development Program, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station 77845, USA
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A qualitative review of population health assessment models used throughout the United States and Canada indicate both individual and community-level domains of health. Individual-level domains of health include health habits, education, public safety, environment, social, government, culture, and mobility. Community-level domains include the same general health domains but aggregated to the community level Aggregate Health Status (AHS). In the development of the AHS portion of our model, the dependent variable was the general health question from the Medical Outcomes Study. The remainder of the survey was partitioned into mutually exclusive individual measure subsets. A linear combination of these global variables then produces a single estimate relating the multiple domains of the broader determinants of health to health status. This global variable uniquely discriminates between the five categories of general health. This model serves as a framework and benchmark indicator that (1) provides a summary indicator of the overall health status of the population, (2) is broadly representative of populations rather than individuals, (3) is a population perspective rather than a provider perspective, and (4) emphasizes outcomes versus inputs and processes.
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- St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network Research Institute, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, USA.
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Burdine JN, Felix MR, Abel AL, Wiltraut CJ, Musselman YJ. The SF-12 as a population health measure: an exploratory examination of potential for application. Health Serv Res 2000; 35:885-904. [PMID: 11055454 PMCID: PMC1089158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the relationships among functional health status measures (SF-12 physical and mental components summary scores), traditional measures of community health status, and social determinants of health among respondents to community health status surveys conducted in nine different communities. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING Data collected as part of comprehensive community health status assessments conducted in each of nine communities (in seven states) between 1992 and 1997. The purpose of each assessment was to gather data to plan and evaluate population health improvement initiatives. STUDY DESIGN AND DATA COLLECTION This is an opportunistic study drawing on the universe of community health survey data collected by the authors to support local health improvement initiatives. Both community-level as well as an aggregate of individual-level measures are used in the analysis. Within each locality, survey respondents were randomly selected using a telephone-facilitated, mailed survey methodology. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The key variables reported here are functional health status measures (SF-12) and social determinants of health variables. SF-12 physical and mental component scales correlated with two of four traditional measures of community health status. At the aggregate level of analysis, significant relationships were found for seven of nine social determinants of health measures when compared with SF-12 component summary scores. Relationships between social determinants measures and PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores suggest both application possibilities and the need for additional analysis in order to understand the nature of those relationships. CONCLUSIONS Physical and mental health functioning summary scores as measured by the SF-12 are useful in describing overall community health status when compared with traditional measures such as total deaths, age-adjusted mortality, or physician to population ratio. The SF-12 can also be used to measure the relationship between physical and mental health functioning (as proxies for community health status) and the social determinants of health. This analysis can help to refine our understanding of how social determinants and health status interact in a community or population as a precursor to the development of models of community or population health.
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- Felix, Burdine and Associates, Allentown, PA 18104, USA
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- Felix, Burdine and Associates, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104, USA.
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Steckler A, Allegrante JP, Altman D, Brown R, Burdine JN, Goodman RM, Jorgensen C. Health education intervention strategies: recommendations for future research. Health Educ Q 1995; 22:307-28. [PMID: 7591787 DOI: 10.1177/109019819402200305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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While the ultimate goal of health education interventions is to positively influence health status, more proximal indicators of success are changes in intermediate outcomes, or impact. Because health education interventions work through intermediate outcomes, the linkage to health status is often assumed to be at a conceptual or theoretical level. The term health education intervention strategy is a heuristic device used to conceptualize and organize a large variety of activities. There is a wide range of studies and reports in the literature that either test specific intervention strategies or report on larger health education efforts combining several strategies. This article organizes the discussion to focus on individual-, community-, and policy-level interventions. Mass communications are also considered, and the authors comment on program planning issues that cut across specific interventions at the individual, community, and policy levels. Eleven recommendations are offered for future health education intervention research.
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- School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7400, USA
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Felix MR, Burdine JN. Taking the pulse of the community. Healthc Exec 1995; 10:8-11. [PMID: 10143044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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In recent years, the technology and methodology have been developed to help you identify, collect, analyze, and apply health status information about the community you serve. Called a population-based community health status assessment, this tool is not intended to help you identify "needs"--you probably already know what many of them are in your community. Rather, it allows you to develop precise indicators of the health status of the community in general as well as of specific subgroups with particular health problems and risk factors. The assessment is useful both for the data and insights it provides and for organizing, implementing, and evaluating community health improvement interventions. Seven steps for the successful design and implementation of a population-based community health status assessment follow.
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- M R Felix
- Felix, Burdine and Associates, Inc., Allentown, PA 18104, USA
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Burdine JN, Felix MR. Beyond the integration of public health and medicine. Front Health Serv Manage 1995; 10:26-31. [PMID: 10134399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Brink SG, Gottlieb NH, McLeroy KR, Wisotzky M, Burdine JN. A community view of smoking cessation counseling in the practices of physicians and dentists. Public Health Rep 1994; 109:135-42. [PMID: 8303007 PMCID: PMC1402253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The practice norms of community physicians and dentists in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania for counseling about smoking cessation were surveyed. In addition, 1,373 residents in the valley were interviewed by telephone about the smoking counseling behaviors of their dentists and physicians. These activities were conducted as part of the planning for an intervention by the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Valley, a coalition of 100 persons and organizations in the area. The survey response rate for 172 physicians was 77 percent, and for 103 dentists, it was 76 percent. More physicians than dentists advised patients to quit, counseled patients, provided materials, and helped the patient to set a quit date. However, there was a clear discrepancy between what physicians say they do and what smokers say they hear.
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- S G Brink
- HealthMark Associates, Washington, DC
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There is a continuing discussion within the field of health education about the relationship between theory and practice. Much of this discussion, particularly that which appears in professional journals, has been developed by academicians and is prescriptive. That is, it identifies ways in which theory should be used by practitioners. The purpose of this article is to facilitate this ongoing discussion by providing descriptive information on how theory is used by a group of health educators who work for the same organization. This information is used as a springboard for discussion more generally about the nature of theory in health education. This article represents the thinking and experiences of a dozen health professionals, in reaction to the question. "How do you use theory in your practice?" The authors believe this information will be useful in helping theoreticians develop more useful theory and helping practitioners increase their understanding of the utility of good theory. The division between theory and practice in the field of health education represents a significant opportunity and challenge to the discipline if energy can be redirected from criticism of the other "camp" to effective collaboration and enhanced effectiveness of health education efforts.
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- J N Burdine
- Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103
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In the nine years since an entire issue of Health Education Quarterly (then Health Education Monographs) was devoted to considering ethical issues in health education, several important social changes have occurred which have substantially influenced the practice of that discipline. New practice contexts and ethical issues have resulted, which require a fresh look at both these new issues as well as those addressed in the earlier monograph. The importance of understanding the principles underlying the ethical dilemmas raised by the authors is emphasized as a concern for both the individual practitioner as well as the profession of health education itself. Recommendations for personal and professional action are made by the authors.
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Burdine JN, Chen MS, Gottlieb NH, Peterson FL, Demetri Vacalis T. The effects of ethnicity, sex and father's occupation on heart health knowledge and nutrition behavior of school children: the Texas youth health awareness survey. J Sch Health 1984; 54:87-90. [PMID: 6563319 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1984.tb08773.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The relationships of ethnicity, sex and father's occupation with heart health knowledge and nutrition behavior were studied in Texas seventh and eighth grade students. A questionnaire was administered to 2,695 children in schools chosen to represent the urban/rural and ethnic mix of the state population. The findings indicated a strong need for heart health education and for culturally-relevant nutrition education aimed at specific target groups defined by ethnicity, sex and leisure activity. Analysis of eating behavior at school and home confirmed the importance of school feeding programs on the health of minority and low income children.
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Steckler A, Phillips HT, Burdine JN. The concept of an ideal HSA board. Am J Health Plann 1977; 2:19-24. [PMID: 10305947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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