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Schmitt T, Czabanowska K, Schröder-Bäck P. What is context in knowledge translation? Results of a systematic scoping review. Health Res Policy Syst 2024; 22:52. [PMID: 38685073 PMCID: PMC11057149 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01143-5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Knowledge Translation (KT) aims to convey novel ideas to relevant stakeholders, motivating their response or action to improve people's health. Initially, the KT literature focused on evidence-based medicine, applying findings from laboratory and clinical research to disease diagnosis and treatment. Since the early 2000s, the scope of KT has expanded to include decision-making with health policy implications.This systematic scoping review aims to assess the evolving knowledge-to-policy concepts, that is, macro-level KT theories, models and frameworks (KT TMFs). While significant attention has been devoted to transferring knowledge to healthcare settings (i.e. implementing health policies, programmes or measures at the meso-level), the definition of 'context' in the realm of health policymaking at the macro-level remains underexplored in the KT literature. This study aims to close the gap.A total of 32 macro-level KT TMFs were identified, with only a limited subset of them offering detailed insights into contextual factors that matter in health policymaking. Notably, the majority of these studies prompt policy changes in low- and middle-income countries and received support from international organisations, the European Union, development agencies or philanthropic entities.
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- Tugce Schmitt
- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute - CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute - CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute - CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Bow SMA, Schröder-Bäck P, Norcliffe-Brown D, Wilson J, Tahzib F. 'Telling them "that's what it says in the guidance" didn't feel good enough': moral distress during the pandemic in UK public health professionals. J Public Health (Oxf) 2024; 46:194-201. [PMID: 38031278 PMCID: PMC10901263 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdad220] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to identify the causes of moral distress in public health professionals associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential ways of avoiding or mitigating the distress. METHODS The survey was distributed to all members of the UK Faculty of Public Health between 14 December 2021 and 23 February 2022. Conventional qualitative content analysis was conducted to explore the situations in which moral distress arises, the moral judgments that led to distress and the proposed ways to address moral distress. RESULTS A total of 629 responses were received from respondents broadly representative of the public health professional workforce. The main situations causing moral distress were national policy, guidance and law; public health advice; and workplace environments. Moral distress was precipitated by judgments about having caused injury, being unable to do good, dishonest communications and unjust prioritization. The need to improve guidance, communication and preparedness was recognized, though there was disagreement over how to achieve this. There were consistent calls for more subsidiarity, moral development and support and freedom to voice concerns. CONCLUSIONS The causes of moral distress in public health are distinct from other healthcare professions. Important proposals for addressing moral distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have been voiced by public health professionals themselves.
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- Steven M A Bow
- Department of Philosophy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute for Ethics and History, University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia (HSPV NRW), 52068 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Philosophy, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Bow SMA, Schröder-Bäck P, Norcliffe-Brown D, Wilson J, Tahzib F. Moral distress and injury in the public health professional workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Public Health (Oxf) 2023; 45:697-705. [PMID: 36866402 PMCID: PMC10470334 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdad010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is growing concern about moral distress and injury associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in healthcare professions. This study aimed to quantify the nature, frequency, severity and duration of the problem in the public health professional workforce. METHODS Between 14 December 2021 and 23 February 2022, Faculty of Public Health (FPH) members were surveyed about their experiences of moral distress before and during the pandemic. RESULTS In total, 629 FPH members responded, of which, 405 (64%; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] = 61-68%) reported one or more experience of moral distress associated with their own action (or inaction), and 163 (26%; 95%CI = 23-29%) reported experiencing moral distress associated with a colleague's or organization's action (or inaction) since the start of the pandemic. The majority reported moral distress being more frequent during the pandemic and that the effects endured for over a week. In total, 56 respondents (9% of total sample, 14% of those with moral distress), reported moral injury severe enough to require time off work and/or therapeutic help. CONCLUSIONS Moral distress and injury are significant problems in the UK public health professional workforce, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is urgent need to understand the causes and potential options for its prevention, amelioration and care.
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- Steven M A Bow
- Department of Philosophy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute for Ethics and History, University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia (HSPV NRW), Campus Aachen, Dennewartstrasse 25-27, 52068 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Philosophy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Faculty of Public Health, 4 St Andrews Place, London NW1 4LB, UK
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Herwansyah H, Czabanowska K, Schröder-Bäck P, Kalaitzi S. Barriers and facilitators to the provision of maternal health services at community health centers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of midwives in Indonesia. Midwifery 2023; 123:103713. [PMID: 37187100 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2023.103713] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences of midwives in Indonesia on the provision of maternal health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN AND METHODS A qualitative descriptive study using focus group discussions was undertaken. A conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data. Coding categories were generated from the transcripts. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Twenty-two midwives from five community health centers of three regions in the Province of Jambi, Indonesia were included. FINDINGS The interviewees shared similar barriers and facilitators in delivering the services, including the unavailability of adequate protective equipment, the limitation of the number of services, and dealing with the new public health measures related to the COVID-19. Overall, midwives demonstrated a continued commitment to provide maternal health services during the pandemic. KEY CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Significant changes in service delivery have been made to comply with pandemic related restrictions. Despite the unprecedentedly difficult working environment, the midwives continue to provide adequate services to the community by implementing a strict health protocol. Findings from this study contribute to a better understanding of how the quality of the services changed, as well as how new challenges can be addressed and positive changes can be reinforced.
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- Herwansyah Herwansyah
- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia.
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Health Policy Management, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of History and Ethics of Police and Public Administration (IGE), University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Global Health, Richard M.Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, USA; Department of Educational Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Wager J, Kubek LA, Brenner M, Calmanti S, Doyle C, Lövgren M, Kreicbergs U, Kremer L, Le Moine P, Robert G, Schuiling-Otten M, Schröder-Bäck P, Verhagen E, Zernikow B. Expert survey on coverage and characteristics of pediatric palliative care in Europe - a focus on home care. BMC Palliat Care 2022; 21:185. [PMID: 36244981 PMCID: PMC9575204 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-022-01078-0] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background For children with life-limiting conditions home care is a key component of pediatric palliative care. However, poor information is available on service coverage and in particular on country-specific pediatric palliative home care characteristics. The aim of the study was therefore to describe the association between pediatric palliative care coverage and national activities and obtain detailed information on the pediatric palliative home care structure in different European countries. Methods Online survey with in-country experts from N = 33 European countries. Results Pediatric palliative home care (65.6%) represented the most pediatric palliative care units (15.6%) and the least common services. National documents constituted the most widespread national pediatric palliative care activity (59.4%) and were associated with available services. Pediatric palliative home care could be mostly accessed as a service free of charge to families (95.2%) from the time of a child's diagnosis (85.7%). In most countries, oncological and non-oncological patients were cared for in pediatric palliative home care. Only a minority of home care teams covered home-ventilated children. Pediatric palliative home care usually comprised medical care (81.0%), care coordination (71.4%), nursing care (75.0%) and social support (57.1%). Most countries had at least two professional groups working in home care teams (81.0%), mostly physicians and nurses. In many countries, pediatric palliative home care was not available in all regions and did not offer a 24 h-outreach service. Conclusions Pediatric palliative care provision in Europe is heterogeneous. Further work on country-specific structures is needed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12904-022-01078-0.
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- Julia Wager
- PedScience Research Institute, Herdieckstraße 5b, 45711, Datteln, Germany.,Paediatric Palliative Care Centre, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital, Datteln, Germany.,Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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- PedScience Research Institute, Herdieckstraße 5b, 45711, Datteln, Germany. .,Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Accompagnement Et Information (CREAI) en Faveur Des Populations Vulnérables, Centre Régional d'Etudes, Bretagne, France
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Equipe Ressource Régionale de Soins Palliatifs Pédiatriques La BRISE, Bretagne, France
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- Equipe Ressource Régionale de Soins Palliatifs Pédiatriques La BRISE, Bretagne, France
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- PedScience Research Institute, Herdieckstraße 5b, 45711, Datteln, Germany.,Paediatric Palliative Care Centre, Children's and Adolescents' Hospital, Datteln, Germany.,Department of Children's Pain Therapy and Paediatric Palliative Care, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
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Schröder-Bäck P, Brixius K. Ethische Aspekte der medizinischen Begutachtung: Amts- und
Polizeiärzt*innen zwischen Diensteid und
Hippokrates. Das Gesundheitswesen 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1753744] [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: 12/12/2022]
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Herwansyah H, Czabanowska K, Kalaitzi S, Schröder-Bäck P. The utilization of maternal health services at primary healthcare setting in Southeast Asian Countries: A systematic review of the literature. Sex Reprod Healthc 2022; 32:100726. [PMID: 35462125 DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100726] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) remains a global health issue. Although major progress has been achieved in the past 15 years, the ratio is still high, especially in Low Middle-Income Countries. In the Southeast Asian region, most of the countries have not reached the Sustainable Development Goals target yet. Although the countries have several similarities in many aspects, such as community characteristics, cultural context, health systems, and geographical proximity, the MMR in the region presents interesting variations. The scope of this systematic review is to explore published literature on the utilization of maternal health services at the community healthcare centre setting in Southeast Asian countries. The databases PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched systematically to identify quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies published in 2000-2020. A total of 1876 records were found, out of which 353 full text were screened. Finally, 27 studies on utilization of maternal health services met the inclusion criteria and were selected for analysis from seven Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, The Philippines, Timor Leste and Vietnam. Most of the articles focused on the utilization of maternal health services at primary health care setting. Several themes on maternal health services utilization in the countries emerged, including cultural and socioeconomic factors contributed to the utilization of maternal health services, factors associated with the low utilization of ANC, determinants affected place of delivery and delivery assistance choice. The utilization of maternal health services at primary healthcare setting in seven Southeast Asian countries was identified in a small number of studies. Sociocultural barriers and disparities of health services provision are the major factors associated with low utilization of the services. Further research on strengthening the role of primary healthcare in maternal health services provision is required.
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- Herwansyah Herwansyah
- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Jambi, Indonesia.
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Health Policy Management, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; Department of Global Health, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, USA
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute CAPHRI, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Zdunek K, Alexander D, Schröder-Bäck P, Rigby M, Blair M. Factors influencing the uptake of evidence in child health policy-making: results of a survey among 23 European countries. Health Res Policy Syst 2021; 19:136. [PMID: 34743712 PMCID: PMC8573924 DOI: 10.1186/s12961-021-00786-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The ability to successfully transfer knowledge across international boundaries to improve health across the European Region is dependent on an in-depth understanding of the many factors involved in policy creation. Across countries we can observe various approaches to evidence usage in the policy-making process. This study, which was a part of the Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) project assessing patterns of children’s primary care in Europe, focused on how and what kind of evidence is used in child health policy-making processes in European countries and how it is applied to inform policy and practice. Method In this study, a qualitative approach was used. The data were analysed in accordance with the thematic analysis protocol. The MOCHA project methodology relies on experienced country agents (CA) recruited for the project and paid to deliver child health data in each of 30 European countries. CAs are national experts in the child health field who defined the country-specific structured information and data. A questionnaire designed as a semi-structured survey instrument asked CAs to indicate the sources of evidence used in the policy-making process and what needed to be in place to support evidence uptake in policy and practice. Results In our data we observed two approaches to evidence usage in child health policy formulation. The scientific approach in our understanding refers to the so-called bottom-up initiatives of academia which identify and respond to the population’s needs. Institutional approaches can be informed by scientific resources as well; however, the driving forces here are governmental institutions, whose decisions and choices are based not only on the population needs but also on political, economic and organizational factors. The evidence used in Europe can also be of an external or internal nature. Various factors can affect the use of evidence in child health policy-making. Facilitators are correlated with strong scientific culture development, whereas barriers are defined by a poor tradition of implementing changes based on reliable evidence. Conclusions Focusing on the facilitators and actively working to reduce the barriers can perceivably lead to faster and more robust policy-making, including the development of a culture of scientific grounding in policy creation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12961-021-00786-y.
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- Kinga Zdunek
- Department of Health Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodźki Street (Collegium Universum), 20-093, Lublin, Poland.
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- Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK.,School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Postbus 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- School of Social, Political and Global Studies and School of Primary, Community and Social Care, Keele University, Keele, UK.,Lavender Hill, 6 Carrighill Lower, Calverstown, Co., Kildare, R56 DT91, Ireland
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- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Paediatrics, St Mary's Medical School Building, Imperial College London, London, W2 1PG, UK
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Schloemer T, Schröder-Bäck P, Cawthra J, Holland S. Measurements of public trust in the health system: mapping the evidence. Eur J Public Health 2021. [PMCID: PMC8574651 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab165.360] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Public trust in the health system is essential to control the Covid-19 pandemic. It can influence the extent to which interventions to combat a pandemic are accepted by citizens. The objective of this review was to map the evidence of measurements of the concept of public trust in the health system with a focus on health system institutions.
Methods
We performed a systematic literature search in the databases Web of Science and Embase in March 2020. Quantitative studies measuring trust on a system level with regard to healthcare were eligible if they addressed the general public and were published in English or German. We excluded studies that measured trust on an interpersonal level, in a single health profession, or a single treatment. We extracted data to map the characteristics of measurements.
Results
Of initially 7137 identified articles, 87 studies were included in the mapping. In 58 (67%) of the studies, trust was the outcome variable. Most studies (69%) measured the level of trust with single items, 27 studies (31%) used scales or indices to measure the concept of trust. Of these, 12 studies measured healthcare system trust, 7 trust in government and political institutions, 4 trust in healthcare organisations, 3 trust in health insurances, and 1 trust in health data management institutions. Most common domains of trust in the healthcare system refer to policies, quality of services, communication and provision of information, relationships with providers and their expertise, and quality of cooperation between providers. Theoretical dimensions of the concept of trust include fidelity, competency, trustworthiness, integrity and global trust.
Conclusions
Few quantitative studies examine dimensions of public trust on a health system level. Future country-specific research on the concept of public trust may support the understanding of context-specific determinants for the tailoring of interventions to promote trust in health systems.
Key messages
Public trust is an important aspect for controlling a pandemic, as it is a precondition for accepting interventions, such as vaccination programmes. Country-specific research may promote the understanding of public trust and the tailoring of interventions to increase health system trust.
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- T Schloemer
- Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Applied Health Sciences, Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum, Germany
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- History and Ethics of Police and Public Administation, University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia, Aachen, Germany
- Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Philosophy, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Philosophy, University of York, York, UK
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Schröder-Bäck P, Czabanowska K. On codes, cookbooks and competences of ethics. J Public Health (Oxf) 2021; 43:e487-e488. [PMID: 32249327 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa005] [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] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Peter Schröder-Bäck
- Department of International Health, CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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Zdunek K, Schröder-Bäck P, Alexander D, Vlasblom E, Kocken P, Rigby M, Blair M. Tailored communication methods as key to implementation of evidence-based solutions in primary child health care. Eur J Public Health 2021; 31:92-99. [PMID: 33332562 PMCID: PMC7851896 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Evidence-based policies should underpin successful implementation of innovations within child health care. The EU-funded Models of Child Health Appraised project enabled research into effective methods to communicate research evidence. The objective of this study was to identify and categorize methods to communicate evidence-based research recommendations and means to tailor this to stakeholder audiences. Methods We conducted an online survey among national stakeholders in child health. Analysis of the most effective strategies to communicate research evidence and reach the target audience was carried out in order to ensure implementation of optimal child health care models at a national level. Results Representatives of stakeholders from 21 of the then 30 EU MS and EEA countries responded to the questionnaire. Three main approaches in defining the strategies for effective communication of research recommendations were observed, namely: dissemination of information, involvement of stakeholders and active attitude towards change expressed in actions. The target audience for communicating recommendations was divided into two layers: proximal, which includes those who are remaining in close contact with the child, and distal, which contains those who are institutionally responsible for high quality of child health services. They should be recipients of evidence-based results communicated by different formats, such as scientific, administrative, popular and personal. Conclusions Influential stakeholders impact the process of effective research dissemination and guide necessary actions to strengthen the process of effective communication of recommendations. Communication of evidence-based results should be targeted to each audience’s profile, both professional and non-professionals, by adjusting appropriate communication formats.
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- Kinga Zdunek
- Department of Public Health, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK.,School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Child Health, TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child Health, TNO, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Social, Political and Global Studies and School of Primary, Community and Social Care, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Roshi D, Burazeri G, Italia S, Schröder-Bäck P, Ylli A, Brand H. Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of medication intake adherence among primary health-care users in Albania. East Mediterr Health J 2021; 27:516-523. [PMID: 34080681 DOI: 10.26719/emhj.21.008] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Background Evidence about the magnitude and determinants of medication intake adherence among patients and the general population in Southeastern Europe is scant. Aims To assess the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of medication intake adherence among adult primary health-care (PHC) users in Albania. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018-2019 in a representative sample of 1553 adult PHC users (response: 94%) selected probabilistically from 5 major regions of Albania. There were 849 (55%) women and 704 (45%) men, with a mean age 54.6 (16.4) years. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire inquired about medication intake adherence prescribed by family physicians, and sociodemographic characteristics. Binary logistic regression was used to assess the sociodemographic correlates of medication intake adherence. Results Three hundred (19.8%) participants did not take the prescribed medication. In multivariable-adjusted logistic model, significant correlates of nonintake of medication included rural residence, low educational level, unemployment and low economic level. Among these 300 participants, 273 (91%) considered the high cost of the drugs as a reason for not taking the medication. Conclusion We found a high prevalence of nonintake of medication prescribed by family physicians. Decision-makers and policy-makers in Albania and elsewhere should consider the provision of essential drugs free of charge or at low cost to low socioeconomic groups and other vulnerable and marginalized population categories, because the costs of noncompliance will eventually be higher.
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- Dajana Roshi
- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,National Agency for Drugs and Medical Devices, Tirana, Albania and National Agency for Drugs and Medical Devices, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Schloemer T, De Bock F, Schröder-Bäck P. Implementation of evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention interventions: theoretical and practical implications of the concept of transferability for decision-making and the transfer process. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2021; 64:534-543. [PMID: 33891132 PMCID: PMC8087543 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-021-03324-x] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention require incorporating evidence of the effectiveness of interventions into policy and practice. With the entry into force of the German Act to Strengthen Health Promotion and Prevention (PrävG), interventions that take place in people’s everyday living environments have gained in importance. Decision-makers need to assess whether an evidence-based intervention is transferable to their specific target context. The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) recommends that transferability of an intervention should be clarified before any decision to implement it. Furthermore, transferability needs to be finally determined after an evaluation in the target context. In this article, we elaborate on theoretical and practical implications of the concept of transferability for health promotion and disease prevention based on the Population–Intervention–Environment–Transfer Models of Transferability (PIET-T). We discuss how decision-makers can anticipate transferability prior to the intervention transfer with the help of transferability criteria and how they can take transferability into account in the further process. This includes the steps of the analysis of a health problem and identification of effective interventions, the steps of the initial transferability assessment and identification of the need for adaptation, and the steps of the implementation and evaluation. Considering transferability is a complex task that comes with challenges. But it offers opportunities to select a suitable intervention for a target context and, in the transfer process, to understand the conditions under which the intervention works in this context. This knowledge helps to establish an evidence base, which is practically relevant.
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- Tamara Schloemer
- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands. .,Head of Division "Effectiveness and Efficiency of Health Education", Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. .,Department of Applied Health Sciences, Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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- Head of Division "Effectiveness and Efficiency of Health Education", Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands.,University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration in North Rhine-Westphalia (HSPV NRW), Campus Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Els Maeckelberghe
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Wenckebach Institute for Medical Education and Training, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Eupha Ethics in Public Health, European Public Health Association, PO Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Eupha Ethics in Public Health, European Public Health Association, PO Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Schröder-Bäck P, Schloemer T, Martakis K, Brall C. The ethics of pandemic preparedness revisited - autonomy, quarantine, transferability and trust. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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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Background
The outbreak of SARS in 2002 lead to a public health ethics discourse. The crisis management of that time was ethically analysed and lessons to be learned discussed. Scholarship and WHO, among others, developed an ethics of pandemic preparedness. The current “corona crisis” also faces us with ethical challenges. This presentation is comparing the two crises from an ethical point of view and a focus on Europe.
Methods
An ethics framework for pandemic preparedness (Schröder et al. 2006 and Schröder-Bäck 2014) is used to make a synopsis of ethical issues. Ethical aspects of 2002 and 2020 that were discussed in the literature and in the media are compared. For 2020, the focus is on interventions in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
Results
Topics that emerged from the 2002 crisis were, among others, revolving around aspects of stigmatisation and fair distribution of scarce resources (esp. vaccines, antivirals). Currently, most urgent and ethically challenging aspects relate to social distancing vs. autonomy: Isolation and quarantine are handled differently across Europe and the EU. Questions of transferability of such interventions prevail. Contexts vary vertically over time (2002 vs. 2020) and horizontally (e.g. between Italy and Germany at the same time). Furthermore, trust in authorities, media and health information is a key issue.
Conclusions
Ethical aspects are key for good pandemic preparedness and management. The context of the crises between 2002 and 2020 has slightly changed, also based on “lessons learned” from 2002. This has implications on ethical issues that are being discussed. New lessons will have to be learned from the 2020 crisis.
Key messages
Pandemic preparedness and outbreak management entail many ethical tensions that need to be addressed. Currently, questions of trust and transferability are key to the crisis management, further ethical issues could still emerge.
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- P Schröder-Bäck
- Department of International Health, Maastricht University - International Health, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Maastricht University - International Health, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Maastricht University - International Health, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Health Ethics & Policy Lab, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Schloemer T, Schröder-Bäck P. Empowering students to innovate health services: Teaching transferability of health interventions. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.673] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
To improve the health of different populations, health systems need healthcare professionals who are able to innovate health services. In order to empower students from various healthcare professions to change health service practice in a sustainable way, a training was developed based on the PIET-T models of transferability (Schloemer & Schröder-Bäck, 2018). It was evaluated at three universities in Germany and the Netherlands.
Objective
The aims of the training were to enable students to: 1. Critically analyze existing evidence about successful and unsuccessful transfers of evidence-based interventions to specific “real-world” contexts (1 day), 2. Conduct an assessment of transferability with case studies using problem-based learning (1 day), 3. Practice implementation research in a healthcare organization (4 months, 4 hours/week). The training was evaluated through discussions, a written reflection and a questionnaire in order to understand students' learning experiences.
Results
Two bachelor programs for occupational, physical and speech therapists, and one master program for public health professionals took part from 09/2019 to 03/2020, including 66 students. Students valued the training as important, 73 % found it helpful for professional practice. They reflected various ideas how to use the PIET-T models for practice change. Although the implementation research process was perceived as high workload, students valued the experience of getting to know barriers and solutions in a practical setting.
Conclusions
The students of all programs value the practical relevance of teaching with profession-related specifications. Practical application of the PIET-T models opens up new approaches in teaching in order to educate knowledge on improvement of health services in different contexts.
Key messages
Empowering students to improve healthcare requires practical training. Training on transferability helps students develop skills for improvement of health services.
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- T Schloemer
- Department of International Health, Maastricht University, GT Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Applied Health Sciences, Hochschule für Gesundheit, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of International Health, Maastricht University, GT Maastricht, Netherlands
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Butcher F, Schröder-Bäck P, Tahzib F. Variability in public health ethics education in EUPHA and ASPHER members. Eur J Public Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.728] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Public health professionals face decisions that have far-reaching ethical implications. Despite this, the field of public health ethics is relatively new, and teaching and training in ethics for public health professionals is “highly variable in quantity and content” [Doudenkova et al 2017]. Building on a prior body of research, surveys of ASPHER and EUPHA members were undertaken to explore current levels of ethics education.
Methods
Online surveys were distributed to ASPHER and EUPHA members with the aims of a) exploring the current status of ethics education in public health courses in ASPHER institutions and b) understanding the ethics education of individual public health practitioners in EUPHA.
Results
The ASPHER survey was completed by teaching staff at 35 different institutions between April and August 2019. The EUPHA survey was completed by 232 professionals between October 2019 and January 2020. ASPHER Survey: 39% (n = 12) of institutions awarding master's degrees in public health had one or more degrees in which no ethics was taught. Only 48% (n = 13) of institutions had someone in their academic team formally qualified to teach ethics by holding a master's degree, PhD or further academic role in ethics. EUPHA Survey: Despite 79% (n = 165) of respondents encountering ethical dilemmas on at least a monthly basis, 21% (n = 48) reported that they had never had any ethics education or training, and 50% (n = 101) respondents thought that they had too little training in ethics for their professional role.
Conclusions
There remains a significant proportion of those studying or working in public health who do not receive any public health ethics training or education.
Key messages
Ethics education in public health remains variable among ASPHER organisations and EUPHA members, a significant minority lacking any ethics training. To ensure ethically reflective and sensitive public health practitioners, access to ethics education is key.
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- F Butcher
- ETHOX Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Public Health Ethics Committee, UK Faculty of Public Health, London, UK
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Roshi D, Burazeri G, Schröder-Bäck P, Toçi E, Italia S, Ylli A, Brand H. Understanding of Medication Information in Primary Health Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in a South Eastern European Population. Front Public Health 2020; 8:388. [PMID: 32903804 PMCID: PMC7438893 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aim: We aimed to assess adult primary health care (PHC) users' understanding of their medication information in a transitional South Eastern European population across seven domains. Methods: A cross-sectional study, carried out in Albania in 2018-19, included a representative sample of 1,553 PHC users aged ≥18 years (55% women; overall mean age: 54.6 ± 16.4 years; overall response rate: 94%). Participants were asked about their understanding of information they received from their respective family physicians about prescribed medicines in terms of factors like cost, dosage, and side-effects. Socio-demographic data were also gathered. Binary logistic regression was employed to assess the socio-demographic predictors of information about medication use and administration. Results: Across different aspects of use and administration, 21-60% of participants did not understand their medications. Less understanding of medication use was particularly high among the poor and those with low education and among urban residents, irrespective of socioeconomic status. Conclusion: This study provides important evidence about the level and socio-demographic determinants on understanding of information about medication use and administration among adult PHC users in a transitional former communist country in South Eastern Europe. Policymakers should be aware of the joint role and interplay between health literacy (demand side) and information provision (supply side), which both significantly influence the understanding of medication use by the general population.
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- Dajana Roshi
- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.,National Agency for Drugs and Medical Devices, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Vincenten JA, Zastenskaya I, Schröder-Bäck P, Jarosinska DI. Priorities for improving chemicals management in the WHO European Region-stakeholders' views. Eur J Public Health 2020; 30:812-817. [PMID: 32385509 PMCID: PMC7445031 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa074] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Prevention of the impact of chemicals on human health and the environment is an increasing focus of public health polices and policy makers. The World Health Organization European Centre for Environment and Health wanted to know what were stakeholders’ priorities for improving chemicals management and prevention. Methods Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 18 diverse stakeholders to answer this question. The interview questionnaire was developed using current WHO chemical meeting reports, the Evidence Implementation Model for Public Health Systems and categories of the theory of diffusion. Stakeholder views were attained on three main questions within the questionnaire. (i) What priority actions should be undertaken to minimize the negative impact of chemicals? (ii) Who needs to be more involved and what roles should they have? (iii) How can science and knowledge on chemicals and health be translated into policies more effectively and what are the greatest barriers to overcome? Results Cross cutting issues, such as legislation strengthening and enforcement, further collection of information, capacity building, education and awareness raising were considered priorities. The responders had the same vision on roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders. The greatest barrier to adoption, implementation and enforcement of evidence-based policies reported was leadership and political commitment to chemical safety. Conclusions Priorities raised differed depending on knowledge, professional background and type of stakeholder. Factors influencing priority identification at the national level include international and global context, availability of information, knowledge of the current situation and evidence-based good practice, and risks and priorities identified through national assessments.
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- Joanne A Vincenten
- Department of International Health, Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, The European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of International Health, Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, The European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn, Germany
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Digital health is transforming healthcare systems worldwide. It promises benefits for population health but might also lead to health inequities. From an ethical perspective, it is hence much needed to adopt a fair approach. This article aims at outlining chances and challenges from an ethical perspective, focusing especially on the dimension of justice—a value, which has been described as the core value for public health. Analysed through the lenses of a standard approach for health justice—Norman Daniels’ account of just health and accountability for reasonableness—most recent and relevant literature was reviewed and challenges from a justice point of view were identified. Among them are challenges with regard to digital illiteracy, resulting inequities in access to healthcare, truthful information sharing to end users demanding fully informed consent, dignity and fairness in storage, access, sharing and ownership of data. All stakeholders involved bear responsibilities to shape digital health in an ethical and fair way. When all stakeholders, especially digital health providers and regulators, ensure that digital health interventions are designed and set up in an ethical and fair way and foster health equity for all population groups, there is a chance for this transformation resulting in a fair approach to digital health.
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- Caroline Brall
- Department of Health and Technology, Health Ethics and Policy Lab, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Section Ethics in Public Health, European Public Health Association (EUPHA)
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- Section Ethics in Public Health, European Public Health Association (EUPHA).,Institute for Medical Education, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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In this paper we describe the process and content of our ad hoc public health ethics consultation for a Bavarian health authority in relation to Covid-19.
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- Verina Wild
- Institut für Ethik, Geschichte und Theorie der Medizin,
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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- Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin, Technische
Universität München
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- Institute For Ethics, History, and The Humanities, University of
Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of philosophy, linguistics and theory of science and the
Centre for antibiotic resistance research (CARe), University of Gothenburg,
Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Bioethics, The Clinical Center, National Institutes of
Health, USA, Bethesda, United States
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- Department of International Health, School for Public Health and
Primary Care (caphri), Maastricht University, Maastricht,
Netherlands
- Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, University of
Bremen
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- QUEST Center – Quality, Ethics, Open Science, Translation,
Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin
Berlin
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- Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Ashton K, Schröder-Bäck P, Clemens T, Dyakova M, Stielke A, Bellis MA. The social value of investing in public health across the life course: a systematic scoping review. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:597. [PMID: 32357876 PMCID: PMC7193413 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08685-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Making the case for investing in public health by illustrating the social, economic and environmental value of public health interventions is imperative. Economic methodologies to help capture the social value of public health interventions such as Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Social Cost-Benefit Analysis (SCBA) have been developed over past decades. The life course approach in public health reinforces the importance of investment to ensure a good start in life to safeguarding a safe, healthy and active older age. This novel review maps an overview of the application of SROI and SCBA in the existing literature to identify the social value of public health interventions at individual stages of the life course. Methods A systematic scoping review was conducted on peer-reviewed and grey literature to identify SROI and SCBA studies of public health interventions published between January 1996 and June 2019. All primary research articles published in the English language from high-income countries that presented SROI and SCBA outputs were included. Studies were mapped into stages of the life course, and data on the characteristics of the studies were extracted to help understand the application of social value methodology to assess the value of public health interventions. Results Overall 40 SROI studies were included in the final data extraction, of which 37 were published in the grey literature. No SCBA studies were identified in the search. Evidence was detected at each stage of the life course which included; the birth, neonatal period, postnatal period and infancy (n = 2); childhood and adolescence (n = 17); adulthood (main employment and reproductive years) (n = 8); and older adulthood (n = 6). In addition, 7 studies were identified as cross-cutting across the life course in their aims. Conclusion This review contributes to the growing evidence base that demonstrates the use of social value methodologies within the field of public health. By mapping evidence across stages of the life course, this study can be used as a starting point by public health professionals and institutions to take forward current thinking about moving away from traditional economic measures, to capturing social value when investing in interventions across the life course.
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- Kathryn Ashton
- Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Well-being, Public Health Wales, Capital Quarter 2, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF104BZ, Wales.
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Duboisdomein 30, 6229 GT, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Duboisdomein 30, 6229 GT, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Well-being, Public Health Wales, Capital Quarter 2, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF104BZ, Wales
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- Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Well-being, Public Health Wales, Capital Quarter 2, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF104BZ, Wales
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- Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Well-being, Public Health Wales, Capital Quarter 2, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF104BZ, Wales
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International guidelines recommend that prenatal screening for fetal abnormalities should only be offered within a non-directive framework aimed at enabling women in making meaningful reproductive choices. Whilst this position is widely endorsed, developments in cell-free fetal DNA based Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing are now raising questions about its continued suitability for guiding screening policy and practice. This issue is most apparent within debates on the scope of the screening offer. Implied by the aim of enabling meaningful reproductive choices is the idea that screening services should support women in accessing prenatal tests that best enable them to realize the types of reproductive choice that they find important. However, beyond whatever options meet the quality standards required for facilitating an informed decision, the remaining criteria of facilitating autonomous choice is strictly non-directive. As a result, policy makers receive little indication prior to consultation with each individual woman, about what conditions should be prioritized during the offer of screening. In this paper we try to address this issue by using the capabilities approach to further specify the non-directive aim of enabling meaningful reproductive choice. The resulting framework is then used to assess the relative importance of offering prenatal screening where concerning different types of genetic condition. We conclude that greater priority may be ascribed to offering prenatal screening for conditions that more significantly diminish a woman's central capabilities. It follows that serious congenital and earlier-onset conditions are more likely to fulfill these criteria.
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- Greg Stapleton
- Department of Health, Ethics and Society, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Health, Ethics and Society, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health, Ethics and Society, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Van der Spiegel S, Schröder-Bäck P, Brand H. Organ transplantation and the European Union, 2009-2015 developments. Transpl Int 2020; 33:603-611. [PMID: 32097506 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This article provides a high-level picture of the developments in organ transplantation in the European Union (EU) between 2009 and 2015. This was the period during which the European Commission and EU 28 member states developed an EU Action Plan on organ donation and transplantation. This plan was adopted by the European Commission in 2008, following calls for policy action to increase transplant numbers. It set out priority actions for member states and European Commission to address. This article describes the three main approaches used by the European Commission and National Competent Authorities to develop this action plan. We also present a quantitative comparison of 2015 and 2008 transplant data, based on the Newsletter Transplant by the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Spanish National Transplant Agency (ONT). This comparison shows contributions of different EU Member States, as well as of different donation and transplant programs to the overall increase of 4597 transplants per year (+16.4%). While another evaluation study of the action plan reported a strong positive impact of the action plan, it is beyond the remit of this publication to demonstrate a causal relationship between the EU Action Plan and the increase in number of organ transplants.
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- Stefaan Van der Spiegel
- European Commission, Substances of Human Origin, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Stapleton G, Dondorp W, Schröder-Bäck P, de Wert G. Just choice: a Danielsian analysis of the aims and scope of prenatal screening for fetal abnormalities. Med Health Care Philos 2019; 22:545-555. [PMID: 30771074 PMCID: PMC6842330 DOI: 10.1007/s11019-019-09888-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Developments in Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) and cell-free fetal DNA analysis raise the possibility that antenatal services may soon be able to support couples in non-invasively testing for, and diagnosing, an unprecedented range of genetic disorders and traits coded within their unborn child's genome. Inevitably, this has prompted debate within the bioethics literature about what screening options should be offered to couples for the purpose of reproductive choice. In relation to this problem, the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) and American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) tentatively recommend that any expansion of this type of screening, as facilitated by NIPT, should be limited to serious congenital and childhood disorders. In support of this recommendation, the ESHG and ASHG cite considerations of distribution justice. Notably, however, an account of justice in the organization and provision of this type of screening which might substantiate this recommendation has yet to be developed. This paper attempts to redress this oversight through an investigation of Norman Daniels' theory of Just health: meeting health needs fairly. In line with this aim, the paper examines what special moral importance (for Just health) screening for the purpose of reproductive choice might have where concerning serious congenital and childhood disorders in particular. The paper concludes that screening for reproductive choice where concerning serious congenital and childhood disorders may be important for providing women with fair opportunity to protect their health (by either having or not having an affected child).
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- Greg Stapleton
- Department of Health, Ethics and Society, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Health, Ethics and Society, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health, Ethics and Society, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Scholtes B, Schröder-Bäck P, Brand H. The role of civil society in child safety in Europe. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.656] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction
The complexity of injury and the multi-sectoral nature of its prevention demands a whole-of-society approach. Engaging with civil society in a form of collaborative governance is central to this approach. Civil society, defined as neither state, nor market, nor family, includes organisations such as advocacy groups, charities, professional associations etc. This study looks at the role of civil society organisations in the implementation of child injury prevention interventions in Europe.
Methods
The method was built upon an existing approach, known as ’organigraphs’. Mintzberg and van der Heyden developed the approach to depict how organisations actually work. We further developed its practical application to explore how interventions in child safety are developed, implemented and monitored across the local, regional, national and EU levels. Professionals working in child safety in 25 European countries were asked to draw organigraphs for an intervention in one of four child injury domains: road, water, home safety or intentional injury prevention. The analysis focused on the action surrounding civil society actors, represented by the connectors leading to and from those actors.
Results
We received 44 organigraphs in total from 31 participants in 24 countries; nine for intentional injury prevention, nine for water safety, 12 for road safety and 14 for home safety. Civil society actors were present in the majority of Organigraphs and they played multiple and diverse roles including: ’advising’, ’funding’ and ’implementing’ child safety initiatives.
Conclusions
The role of civil society, described in this data set, appears to be relatively well-developed. Strong, functional and long-standing partnerships between civil society actors across policy sectors and government may lead to greater capacity to address the complexity of child injury.
Key messages
Effective child injury prevention requires multi-sectoral action to address its complexity. Stakeholders come from the public and private sector and from civil society. Greater engagement with civil society may represent an opportunity for countries and regions to improve their response to the challenges of injury prevention among children.
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- B Scholtes
- Department of General Medicine, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Schröder-Bäck P, Gille F, Brall C, Martakis K, Kuhn J. Vaccination, Autonomy, Complexity, Solidarity - Ethical analyses of a German policy discourse. Eur J Public Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.529] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Currently, measles immunization is high on the agenda of academic and public discourses - on both sides of the Atlantic. In Germany, the discussion of mandatory (measles) immunization was intensively publicly discussed in Spring 2019. Many stakeholders, including federal politicians, plea for mandatory measles immunization. In our paper we analyse the discourse from an ethical point of view.
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Statements and arguments from German stakeholders in the public debate in 2019 are analysed (among them statements of the federal minister of health, the German Medical Association, NGOs and the National Ethics Council). A vaccination ethics framework and a public trust framework are applied in the analysis.
Results
Politicians and other public stakeholders debate (measles) immunization and increasingly demand mandatory (measles) vaccination. However, frequently it is unclear which vaccinations or immunization programmes they refer to. They often do ignore the epidemiological situation of immunization rates in Germany, regional differences, relevant target groups and implementation mechanisms, including potential sanctions. This way they simplify the complex problem and offer (populist) simplistic solutions. Normative arguments of stakeholders repeatedly use conceptions of ’autonomy’ and ’harm’; but sometimes also ’solidarity’ is mentioned.
Conclusions
The call for mandatory measles immunization of school and kindergarten children is offering no adequate and sufficient solution to the problem of elimination of measles. Nevertheless, it contributes to reducing infection risks for the children in care and schooling facilities. Rather, the problem has to be understood in its complexity before discussing the ethical challenges and making effective policy recommendations. When discussing ways to increase immunization rates, ethical values like public trust and solidarity have to be in the foreground - not (only) the debate of autonomy and its restriction.
Key messages
In German policy discourses 2019, the discussion of “mandatory (measles) vaccination” often shows inaccuracies regarding definitions and facts. These have to be clarified before ethical analysis. Ethical issues regarding the voluntariness of measles vaccination relate also to the ethical concepts of solidarity and public trust and not only to autonomy.
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- P Schröder-Bäck
- Department of International Health, Maastricht University, International Health, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Health Ethics and Policy Lab, D-HEST, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Health Ethics and Policy Lab, D-HEST, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of International Health, Maastricht University, International Health, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Germany
- Department of Child Neurology, Justus-Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Abteilung Gesundheit, Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Oberschleißheim, Germany
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Van Hemelrijck WMJ, Suggs LS, Grossi AA, Schröder-Bäck P, Czabanowska K. Breast cancer screening and migrants: exploring targeted messages for Moroccan migrant women in Brussels. Ethn Health 2019; 24:927-944. [PMID: 29039216 DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2017.1390550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Objectives: This study explored views of Moroccan migrant women on barriers and facilitators to the organized breast cancer screening program in Brussels (Belgium), and the potential of targeted printed invitations to increase this population's attendance to the program. Methods: We conducted one expert interview with the breast cancer screening program coordinator on current practices and challenges with regards to inviting Moroccan migrant women in Brussels for screening. Secondly, we held focus groups with Moroccan women aged 26-66. Sessions focused on perspectives on breast cancer screening and the existing generic program invitations. Directed content analysis of transcripts was based on the Health Belief Model. Alternative communication packages were developed based on barriers and suggestions from the focus groups. A second round of focus groups looked at the alternative communication packages and their potential to encourage Moroccan migrant women in Brussels to participate in the organized breast cancer screening program. Results: Alternative packages were appreciated by some, but a number of adjustments did not catch participants' attention. Printed communication delivered by post does not appear to be the preferred means of communication to encourage breast cancer screening for Moroccan migrant women in Brussels, nor does it seem appropriate to address the barriers to screening found in this study. Conclusions: The benefit of targeted postal invitation packages for Moroccan migrant women in Brussels seems limited for a variety of reasons. For future research, a large-scale study analyzing the topic in a cross-cultural perspective is warranted.
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- Wanda Monika Johanna Van Hemelrijck
- Department of International Health, CAPHRI-Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands
- Department of Sociology, Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Brussels , Belgium
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- Institute for Public Communication, University of Lugano , Lugano , Switzerland
- Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London , London , UK
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI-Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands
- Faculty for Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen , Bremen , Germany
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI-Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands
- Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University , Krakow , Poland
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Vincenten J, MacKay JM, Schröder-Bäck P, Schloemer T, Brand H. Factors influencing implementation of evidence-based interventions in public health systems - a model. Cent Eur J Public Health 2019; 27:198-203. [PMID: 31580554 DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Evidence that health interventions work is not enough to ensure implementation into policy and practice. The complexity of public health systems requires more diverse actions. This paper proposes a conceptual model to enhance understanding of interlinking factors that influence the evidence implementation process. METHODS A literature review was conducted to explore factors that influence the process of evidence implementation in complex public health systems, including research findings and observations from 32 case studies of injury prevention interventions underway in 24 countries and results from evidence research networks. Concepts and themes identified through a critical review were organised, ordered and interlinked to build the model. RESULTS An Evidence Implementation Model for Public Health Systems and four concepts or themes: Evidence implementation target; Actors involved in implementation; Knowledge transfer; and Barriers and facilitators to evidence implementation were developed to provide a simplified, yet broad framework that highlights multiple factors and back and forth inter-linkages within and between the concepts that influence the uptake of evidence into public health systems policy and practice. CONCLUSIONS Understanding the factors discussed within and amongst the four concepts of this model should ultimately help to positively influence the uptake of evidence into real world public health systems. This model has relevance for decision makers, researchers, knowledge brokers, and implementers.
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- Joanne Vincenten
- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Safe Kids Worldwide, Washington DC, United States of America
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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Brall C, Schröder-Bäck P, Porz R, Tahzib F, Brand H. Ethics, health policy-making and the economic crisis: a qualitative interview study with European policy-makers. Int J Equity Health 2019; 18:144. [PMID: 31521177 PMCID: PMC6744680 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-1050-y] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The economic crisis posed various challenges to policy-makers who had to decide on which health policy measures to focus on and on which to refrain from. The aim of this research was to assess the relevance of ethics and to highlight ethical dimensions in decision-taking by policy-makers with regard to policy and priority-setting in health systems posed by the economic crisis. METHODS Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with eight European policy-makers from six countries. RESULTS All interviewees recalled difficult and strenuous situations where they had to prioritise between distinct areas to focus on and invest in, for example around choices between prioritising medications, health professional staffing, care specific equipment, or urgent infrastructure issues. Values could be identified which they deemed as important within the policy-making process, such as trust and responsibility. They explicitly expressed the need for ethical tools and assistance in terms of policy advice for reaching morally sustainable decisions in health policy matters. CONCLUSIONS The study showed that ethical concepts and values frequently come into play in health policy-making, and that ethics is highly relevant in policy-makers' daily decision-taking, yet that they lack ethical guidance on what to base their decisions. The study is of relevance since it can provide future decisions on austerity-related issues with an ethical underpinning and could identify areas of moral concern.
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- Caroline Brall
- Department of Health and Technology, Health Ethics and Policy Lab, ETH Zurich, Hottingerstrasse 10, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Faculty for Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Clinical Ethics Unit, Bern University Hospital Inselspital, Inselgruppe AG, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Martakis K, Alexander D, Schloemer T, Blair M, Rigby M, Schröder-Bäck P. Human papillomavirus vaccination and respect for children’s developing autonomy: Results from a European Union wide study. J Child Health Care 2019; 23:343-357. [PMID: 31132868 PMCID: PMC6716421 DOI: 10.1177/1367493519852476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Children's rights to autonomy of choice are differently expressed throughout Europe. We explored differences regarding expressions of respect for children's autonomy throughout Europe, using the procedure of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offer as indicator. We used a mixed methods approach, utilizing an expert survey within the frame of "Models of Child Health Appraised" (MOCHA), among all 30 European Union (EU) and European Economic Area states. A questionnaire was designed using vignettes regarding the vaccine provision. Thirty MOCHA country agents were invited to respond from June 2017 to April 2018. In total, 28 country agents responded. We studied the following themes: (i) provision of informed consent, (ii) parental and medical paternalism, (iii) relevance of the child's chronological age or maturity, and (iv) vaccination programs targeting boys. These are being handled differently across the region. We explored associations of these implemented practices with the national vaccine coverage rate across Europe. We used the processes of HPV vaccination to study child's autonomy, the paradigm change toward libertarian paternalism and issues of sex-equity. Interestingly, greater respect for children's autonomy tends to be associated with medium or high vaccination coverage rates and lower respect with lower rates. Respect and empowerment seem to have practical as well as moral benefits. Identifying and transferring the most suitable ethical approaches is crucial and should be strengthened.
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- Kyriakos Martakis
- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands,University of Cologne, Children’s and Adolescent’s Hospital, Cologne, Germany,Department of Pediatric Neurology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany,Kyriakos Martakis, Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, the Netherlands; Children’s and Adolescent’s Hospital, University Hospital of Cologne, Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne 50937, Germany.
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- Section of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Section of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Martakis K, Brand H, Schröder-Bäck P. Developing child autonomy in pediatric healthcare: towards an ethical model. ARCH ARGENT PEDIATR 2019; 116:e401-e408. [PMID: 29756714 DOI: 10.5546/aap.2018.eng.e401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The changes initiated by the new National Civil and Commercial Code in Argentina underline the pediatric task to empower children's and adolescents' developing autonomy. In this paper, we have framed a model describing autonomy in child healthcare. We carried out a literature review focusing on i) the concept of autonomy referring to the absolute value of the autonomous individual, and ii) the age-driven process of competent decisionmaking development. We summarized our findings developing a conceptual model that includes the child, the pediatrician and the parents. The pediatricianchild relationship is based on different forms of guidance and cooperation, resulting in varying levels of activity and passivity. Parental authority influences the extent of autonomy, based on the level of respect of the child's moral equality. Contextual, existential, conceptual, and socialethical conditions shall be considered when applying the model to facilitate dialogue between pediatricians, children, parents and other actors.
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- Kyriakos Martakis
- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, the Netherlands. .,Children's and Adolescents' Hospital, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, the Netherlands.,Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Germany
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Zdunek K, Schröder-Bäck P, Alexander D, Rigby M, Blair M. Contextual determinants of CHILDREN'S health care and policy in Europe. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:839. [PMID: 31248395 PMCID: PMC6598362 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7164-8] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background The main objective of this study was to explore the contextual determinants of child health policies. Methods The Horizon 2020 Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) project has one Country Agent (CA) in all 30 EU and EEA countries. A questionnaire designed by MOCHA researchers as a semi-structured survey instrument asked CAs to identify and report the predominating public and professional discussions related to child health services within the last 5 years in their country and the various factors which may have influenced these. The survey was issued to CAs following validation by an independent Expert Advisory Board. The data were collected between July and December 2016. The data was qualitatively analysed using software Nvivo11 for data coding and categorization and constructing the scheme for identified processes or elements. Results Contextual determinants of children’s health care and policy were grouped into four categories. 1) Socio-cultural determinants: societal activation, awareness, communication, trust, freedom, contextual change, lifestyle, tolerance and religion, and history. 2) Structural determinants which were divided into: a) external determinants related to elements indirectly correlated with health care and b) internal determinants comprising interdependent health care and policy processes. 3) International determinants such as cross-nationality of child health policy issues. 4) The specific situational determinants: events which contributed to intensification of debates which were reflected by behavioural, procedural, institutional and global factors. Conclusions The influence of context across European countries, in the process of children’s health policy development is clearly evident from our research. A number of key categories of determinants which influence child health policy have been identified and can be used to describe this context. Child health policy is often initiated in reaction to public discontentment. The multiple voices of society resulted, amongst others, in the introduction of new procedures, action plans and guidelines; raising levels of awareness, intensifying public scrutiny, increasing access and availability of services and provoking introduction of structural changes or withdrawing unfavourable changes.
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- Kinga Zdunek
- Public Health Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodźki Street, 20-093, Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Schröder-Bäck P, Schloemer T, Clemens T, Alexander D, Brand H, Martakis K, Rigby M, Wolfe I, Zdunek K, Blair M. A Heuristic Governance Framework for the Implementation of Child Primary Health Care Interventions in Different Contexts in the European Union. Inquiry 2019; 56:46958019833869. [PMID: 30845863 PMCID: PMC6410382 DOI: 10.1177/0046958019833869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To adopt and implement innovative good practices across the European Union requires developing policies for different political and constitutional contexts. Health policies are mostly decided by national political processes at different levels. To attain effective advice for policy making and good practice exchange, one has to take different models of governance for health into account. We aimed to explore which concepts of governance research are relevant for implementing child health policies in a European Union context. We argue that taking into account the insights of good intersectoral and multilevel governance in research and practice is essential and promising for future analyses. These governance concepts help to understand what actors and institutions are potentially of relevance for developing and implementing child-centric health care approaches not only within health care but also outside health care. The framework we developed has the potential to advise on and thus support effectively the spreading and implementation of good practices of child-centric health policy approaches across the European Union. With this heuristic framework, the variety of relevant stakeholders and institutions can better be mapped and taken into account in implementation processes. Also, the normative side—particularly stressing values that make governance “good governance”—is to be taken into account.
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- 1 Maastricht University, The Netherlands.,4 University of Cologne, Germany
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Vaccination recommendations of public health institutes and personal decisions to get vaccinated cannot be grounded on scientific evidence alone. If and under what conditions vaccinations should take place can only be decided for concrete contexts and accompanied by justification processes applying ethical norms and values.This paper offers a normative framework for vaccination ethics. It reflects the principles and argumentation of individual and social ethics and discusses public health ethical tools available in the literature. The specific challenges of autonomous and health literate behavior from a justice perspective are examined. Also discussed is the position of the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO).
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- Peter Schröder-Bäck
- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of International Health, Maastricht University, Postbus 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, Niederlande.
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- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Department of International Health, Maastricht University, Postbus 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, Niederlande
- Sozialpädiatrisches Zentrum, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Deutschland
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Busink E, Canaud B, Schröder-Bäck P, Paulus ATG, Evers SMAA, Apel C, Bowry SK, Stopper A. Chronic Kidney Disease: Exploring Value-Based Healthcare as a Potential Viable Solution. Blood Purif 2019; 47:156-165. [PMID: 30712033 DOI: 10.1159/000496681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increasing healthcare expenditures have triggered a trend from volume to value by linking patient outcome to costs. This concept first described as value-based healthcare (VBHC) by Michael Porter is especially applicable for chronic conditions. This article aims to explore the applicability of the VBHC framework to the chronic kidney disease (CKD) care area. METHODS The 4 dimensions of VBHC (measure value; set and communicate value benchmarking; coordinate care; payment to reward value-add) were explored for the CKD care area. Available data was reviewed focusing on CKD initiatives in Europe to assess to what extent each of the 4 dimensions of VBHC have been applied in practice. RESULTS Translating VBHC into value-based renal care (VBRC) seems to be initiated to a limited extent in European health systems. In most cases not all dimensions of VBHC have been utilized in the renal care initiatives. CONCLUSION The translation of VBHC into VBRC is possible and even desirable if an optimal treatment pathway for CKD patients could be achieved. This would require an organizational change in health system set up and should include a strategy focusing on full care responsibility. The patient outcome perspective and health economic analysis need to be the centre of attention.
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- Ellen Busink
- Centre of Excellence Health Economics, Market Access and Policy Affairs EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany,
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- Centre of Excellence Medical EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany.,Montpellier University, School of Medicine, Montpellier, France
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- Department of International Health, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Center of Economic Evaluation, Trimbos Institute, Centre of Expertise on Mental Health and Addiction, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Excellence Health Economics, Market Access and Policy Affairs EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Centre of Excellence Health Economics, Market Access and Policy Affairs EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- Care Value Management EMEA, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
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- P Schröder-Bäck
- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- North Lisbon Public Health Unit, Lisbon Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Zdunek K, Schröder-Bäck P, Vlasblom E, Lijster-van Kampen G, Kocken P, Rigby M, Blair M. European capacity to implement evidence-based child health policy. Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky214.173] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- K Zdunek
- Public Health Department, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Imperial London College, London, UK
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- Imperial London College, London, UK
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BACKGROUND Improving the public's health in different countries requires the consideration of diverse health care systems and settings. For evidence-based public health, decision-makers need to consider the transferability of effective health interventions from a primary context to their specific target context. The aim of this systematic review was to develop a model for the assessment of transferability of health interventions through identification and systematization of influencing criteria, including facilitators and barriers. METHODS A systematic literature search was performed in the databases PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Articles were eligible if they were published in English or German and provided a description of transferability criteria. Included articles were ranked based on their thematic relevance and methodological support of transferability criteria. Using a qualitative approach, a thematic synthesis was conducted. RESULTS Thirty-seven articles were included in the review. The thematic synthesis revealed 44 criteria, covered by 4 overarching themes, which influence transferability of health interventions: The population (P), the intervention (I), and the environment (E) represent 30 conditional transferability criteria, and the transfer of the intervention (T) represents 14 process criteria for transferring the intervention to the target context. Transferability (-T) depends on the dynamic interaction of conditional criteria in the primary and target context as well as on the process of transfer. The description of facilitators and barriers deepens the understanding of the criteria. The synthesis resulted in two related models: the conceptual PIET-T model explains the underlying mechanism of transferability of health interventions and the PIET-T process model provides practical guidance for a transferability assessment. CONCLUSIONS Transferability of health interventions is a complex concept, which needs systematic consideration of the primary and target context. It should be anticipated before and evaluated after an intervention is implemented in the target context. Therefore, decision-makers need systematic and practically relevant knowledge on transferability. The synthesized PIET-T conceptual and process models with systematized criteria, facilitators, and barriers are intended as a theoretical basis to determine transferability of health interventions. Further research is needed to develop a practical tool for the PIET-T models and to evaluate the tool's usefulness for decision-making processes and intervention transfer.
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- Tamara Schloemer
- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI-Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Postbus 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI-Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Postbus 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Schloemer T, Schröder-Bäck P. Criteria for evaluating transferability of health interventions: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Implement Sci 2018; 13:88. [PMID: 29941011 PMCID: PMC6019740 DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0751-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Improving the public's health in different countries requires the consideration of diverse health care systems and settings. For evidence-based public health, decision-makers need to consider the transferability of effective health interventions from a primary context to their specific target context. The aim of this systematic review was to develop a model for the assessment of transferability of health interventions through identification and systematization of influencing criteria, including facilitators and barriers. METHODS A systematic literature search was performed in the databases PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Articles were eligible if they were published in English or German and provided a description of transferability criteria. Included articles were ranked based on their thematic relevance and methodological support of transferability criteria. Using a qualitative approach, a thematic synthesis was conducted. RESULTS Thirty-seven articles were included in the review. The thematic synthesis revealed 44 criteria, covered by 4 overarching themes, which influence transferability of health interventions: The population (P), the intervention (I), and the environment (E) represent 30 conditional transferability criteria, and the transfer of the intervention (T) represents 14 process criteria for transferring the intervention to the target context. Transferability (-T) depends on the dynamic interaction of conditional criteria in the primary and target context as well as on the process of transfer. The description of facilitators and barriers deepens the understanding of the criteria. The synthesis resulted in two related models: the conceptual PIET-T model explains the underlying mechanism of transferability of health interventions and the PIET-T process model provides practical guidance for a transferability assessment. CONCLUSIONS Transferability of health interventions is a complex concept, which needs systematic consideration of the primary and target context. It should be anticipated before and evaluated after an intervention is implemented in the target context. Therefore, decision-makers need systematic and practically relevant knowledge on transferability. The synthesized PIET-T conceptual and process models with systematized criteria, facilitators, and barriers are intended as a theoretical basis to determine transferability of health interventions. Further research is needed to develop a practical tool for the PIET-T models and to evaluate the tool's usefulness for decision-making processes and intervention transfer.
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- Tamara Schloemer
- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI–Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Postbus 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI–Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Postbus 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Public Health (PH) in Europe has become much more vocal about its moral understandings since 1992. The rising awareness that PH issues were inseparable from issues of human rights and social justice almost self-evidently directed the agenda of EUPHA and the European Public Health (EPH)-conferences. Problems of cultural and behavioural change, and environmental issues on a global scale were also added. The Section Ethics in PH invited the EPH community to join in 'arm chair thinking': coming together at conferences not only to share the 'how' and 'what' of PH research, practices and policies but also the 'why'. Time has been reserved to genuinely discuss what moral values are at stake in the work of PH and to actively develop a moral language and framework for PH Ethics. The challenge for the next decades is to find ways to involve the general public in the cultivation of a shared moral PH literacy.
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- Els L M Maeckelberghe
- Institute for Medical Education, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.,Section Ethics in Public Health, EUPHA
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- Section Ethics in Public Health, EUPHA.,Department of International Health, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Scholtes B, Schröder-Bäck P. Ethical considerations for the design and implementation of child injury prevention interventions: the example of delivering and installing safety equipment into the home. Inj Prev 2017; 25:217-221. [PMID: 29229774 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Public health ethics is a growing field of academic interest but ethical discussion of injury prevention seems to have received limited attention. Interventions that promise to be effective are not necessarily-without explicit justification-'good' and 'right' interventions in every sense. This paper explores public health ethics in the context of child injury prevention with the objective to initiate interdisciplinary dialogue on the ethics of child safety interventions. METHOD A framework of seven public health ethics principles (non-maleficence, health maximisation, beneficence, respect for autonomy, justice, efficiency and proportionality) were applied to an intervention to promote child safety in the home. RESULTS Preventing child injury in the home is ethically challenging due to the requirement for the state to intervene in the private sphere. Non-maleficence and beneficence are difficult to judge within this intervention as these are likely to be highly dependent on the nature of intervention delivery, in particular, the quality of communication. Respect for autonomy is challenged by an intervention occurring in the home. The socioeconomic gradient in child injury risk is an important factor but a nuanced approach could help to avoid exacerbating inequalities or stigmatisation. Equally, a nuanced approach may be necessary to accommodate the principles of proportionality and efficiency within the local context. CONCLUSION We conclude that this intervention is justifiable from an ethical perspective but that this type of reflection loop is helpful to identify the impact of interventions beyond effectiveness.
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- Beatrice Scholtes
- Department of International Health, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of International Health, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Faculty for Human Sciences & Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Schröder-Bäck P, Clemens T, Martakis K, Zdunek K, Brand H. Implementation of Child Primary Health Care Interventions: Towards a Heuristic Governance Framework. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx186.268] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- T Schloemer
- Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Zdunek K, Rigby M, Blair M, Schröder-Bäck P. Societal influences on the child health policy.Agents of the child - children’s voice representation. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx186.281] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- K Zdunek
- Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Imperial London College, London, UK
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Vincenten J, George F, Martuzzi M, Schröder-Bäck P, Paunovic E. Barriers and Facilitators to the Elimination of Asbestos Related Diseases-Stakeholders' Perspectives. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2017; 14:E1269. [PMID: 29065497 PMCID: PMC5664770 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14101269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Despite sound scientific knowledge and evidence that any exposure to asbestos fibers in all of its forms, are carcinogenic to humans, its presence, use and trade is still substantial, including in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. Banning the production and use of all forms of asbestos, as recommended by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and WHO, has been proven as the most efficient evidence-based strategy to eliminate Asbestos Related Diseases (ARDs). To effectively move elimination of ARDs forward, attaining a greater understanding of key stakeholders perspectives was identified as an important action. The WHO Regional Office for Europe, the European Centre for Environment and Health, undertook semi-structured interviews, and follow-up discussions with diverse representatives dealing professionally with asbestos. The interview questionnaire was developed based on the current ARDs WHO Report, the Evidence Implementation Model for Public Health and categories of the theory of diffusion. Data were attained on three main questions within the interview questionnaire: (1) Identifying barriers to implementation of WHO evidence-based asbestos recommendations; (2) Describing roles of key stakeholders; and, (3) Proposing possible solutions. The results demonstrated use of sound and convincing scientific evidence along with economic evidence and facilitators can be used to achieve evidence-based policy development, and comprehensive diverse actions.
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- Joanne Vincenten
- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, School CAPHRI-Care and Public Health Research Institute, Department of International Health, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn D-53113, Germany.
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn D-53113, Germany.
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- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, School CAPHRI-Care and Public Health Research Institute, Department of International Health, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Faculty of Human & Health Sciences, Bremen University, Bremen D-28359, Germany.
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the European Centre for Environment and Health, Bonn D-53113, Germany.
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Roshi D, Toçi E, Burazeri G, Schröder-Bäck P, Malaj L, Brand H. Users' Knowledge About Adverse Effects of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Tirana, Albania. Mater Sociomed 2017; 29:138-142. [PMID: 28883779 PMCID: PMC5544460 DOI: 10.5455/msm.2017.29.138-142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Aim: To assess the level of knowledge of the adult users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) regarding their side effects and the socio-demographic factors associated with the use of these drugs in the adult population of Albania. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including a representative sample of 199 individuals aged ≥18 years (77% women; overall mean age: 30.3±10.0 years; overall response rate: 90%) who were users of NSAIDs recruited in ten different pharmacies in Tirana municipality during April-May 2015. A self-administered questionnaire contained basic socio-demographic information and questions about NSAIDs use, their types, participants’ knowledge about NSAIDs side effects and their interaction with other drugs. Results: In 56% of the cases, NSAIDs were taken by participants’ own decisions, whereas in about 29% of the cases these drugs were prescribed by physicians. Acetaminophen, ketoprofen and ibuprofen were the most frequently used NSAIDs. Overall, 51% of participants thought NSAIDs could cause allergic reactions, whereas one third or fewer were aware of each of the following side effects: upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, hypertension, gastritis, kidney failure, myopathy, osteoporosis. About one third of participants were aware of NSAIDs-other drug interactions, whereas some of them were already taking contraindicated drugs. No significant differences were noticed regarding sex, age, educational level, employment status and marital status, with very few exceptions. Conclusion: Our findings indicate limited knowledge about NSAIDs side effects and their interaction with other drugs among the Albania adult population, which is a cause of concern.
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- Dajana Roshi
- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Maastricht, The Netherlands.,National Centre for Drugs and Medical Devices, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tirana Medical University, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tirana Medical University, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Tirana Medical University, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Martakis K, Thangavelu K, Schröder-Bäck P. Childhood Vaccination Against Seasonal Influenza to Reduce the Overall Burden of Disease: Ethical Perspectives. Gesundheitswesen 2017; 81:e121-e126. [PMID: 28697522 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-111235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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INTRODUCTION Childhood immunisation against seasonal influenza promises to reduce the burden of disease through herd immunity. The option of intranasal vaccination seemed to offer a more acceptable vaccination for children, as they are perceived to be less invasive. Yet, intranasal vaccines have been recently proven not to be as effective as presumed. In Germany, contradictory recommendations of the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) first, to use and then, in October 2016, not use these vaccines have been issued for the 2016-2017 season, whereas recommendations not to use them were already issued in the USA (CDC, ACIP). This controversy spurs the discussion of immunisation programmes for children again. Despite studies discussing the effectiveness of a comprehensive immunisation programme targeting children also in the German and wider European context, an accompanying ethical discussion is missing. METHODOLOGY We discuss several policy options from different key ethical perspectives that are widely used in public health: if seasonal influenza vaccination should be intensively offered to or even made mandatory for children to decrease the societal burden of the disease. RESULTS Various ethical perspectives reflect the question how to balance individual autonomy, personal benefit and population benefit differently. DISCUSSION A convincing justification for suggestions on immunisation policies has to balance norms anchored in different ethical theories. There are good reasons to offer immunisation programmes against seasonal influenza to children, using a voluntary, possibly incentive-based approach.
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- Kyriakos Martakis
- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Niederlande.,Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Uniklinik Köln, Köln.,UniReha GmbH, Zentrum für Prävention und Rehabilitation der Uniklinik Köln, Köln
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Niederlande.,Klinik für Hals-Nassen und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen
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- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht University, Niederlande.,Fachbereich Human- und Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bremen, Deutschland
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Scholtes B, Schröder-Bäck P, Mackay M, Vincenten J, Brand H. Child Safety Reference Frameworks: a Policy Tool for Child Injury Prevention at the Sub-national Level. Cent Eur J Public Health 2017; 25:120-128. [PMID: 28662322 DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a4477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this paper is to present the Child Safety Reference Frameworks (CSRF), a policy advice tool that places evidence-based child safety interventions, applicable at the sub-national level, into a framework resembling the Haddon Matrix. METHOD The CSRF is based on work done in previous EU funded projects, which we have adapted to the field of child safety. The CSRF were populated following a literature review. RESULTS Four CSRF were developed for four domains of child safety: road, water and home safety, and intentional injury prevention. CONCLUSION The CSRF can be used as a reference, assessment and comparative tool by child safety practitioners and policy makers working at the sub-national level.
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- Beatrice Scholtes
- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Public Health, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Faculty for Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Scholtes B, Schröder-Bäck P, Förster K, MacKay M, Vincenten J, Brand H. Multi-sectoral action for child safety-a European study exploring implicated sectors. Eur J Public Health 2017; 27:512-518. [PMID: 28206588 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background Injury to children in Europe, resulting in both death and disability, constitutes a significant burden on individuals, families and society. Inequalities between high and low-income countries are growing. The World Health Organisation Health 2020 strategy calls for inter-sectoral collaboration to address injury in Europe and advocates the whole of government and whole of society approaches to wicked problems. In this study we explore which sectors (e.g. health, transport, education) are relevant for four domains of child safety (intentional injury, water, road and home safety). We used the organigraph methodology, originally developed to demonstrate how organizations work, to describe the governance of child safety interventions. Members of the European Child Safety Alliance, working in the field of child safety in 24 European countries, drew organigraphs of evidence-based interventions. They included the different actors involved and the processes between them. We analyzed the organigraphs by counting the actors presented and categorizing them into sectors using a pre-defined analysis framework. We received 44 organigraphs from participants in 24 countries. Twenty-seven sectors were identified across the four domains. Nine of the 27 identified sectors were classified as 'core sectors' (education, health, home affairs, justice, media, recreation, research, social/welfare services and consumers). This study reveals the multi-sectoral nature of child safety in practice. It provides information for stakeholders working in child safety to help them implement inter-sectoral child safety interventions taking a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to health governance.
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- Beatrice Scholtes
- Department of International Health, Health Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of International Health, Health Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Faculty Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of International Health, Health Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Health Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of International Health, Health Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School of Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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