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Liu H, Zhou N, Zhou Z, Tao X, Kong Y, Zhang M. Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder and their relationship with the fear of COVID-19 and COVID-19 burden among health care workers after the full liberalization of COVID-19 prevention and control policy in China: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:902. [PMID: 38053075 PMCID: PMC10696867 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05399-z] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought an overwhelming impact on China's hospital system and health care workers, which can lead to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Previous research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had long-term adverse effects on the mental health of health care workers. Indeed, PTSD symptoms have emerged as one of the significant mental health issues for health care workers arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we conducted this cross-sectional survey to investigate the prevalence of PTSD symptoms in health care workers and its relationship with the fear of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 burden after the full liberalization of COVID-19 prevention and control policy in China. METHODS This study was conducted three years after the global COVID-19 pandemic (January 15 to January 16, 2023). This study was conducted via the Wenjuanxing platform and used the Chinese versions of the scales PC-PTSD-5, COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (FCV-19S), Social Support Scale, COVID-19 Stress Scale, GAD-2, and PHQ-2. RESULTS The prevalence of PTSD symptoms in health care workers was 24.3% (232/955). depression(P < 0.001), anxiety(P < 0.05), the fear of COVID-19(P < 0.001), and COVID-19 burden(P < 0.001) were highly correlated with PTSD symptoms in health care workers. Social support(P < 0.05) was a protective factor of PTSD symptoms. CONCLUSIONS This survey shows that PTSD symptoms were highly prevalent among Chinese health care workers after the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments and leaders of medical institutions should, through psychological interventions, address the current situation of PTSD symptoms among health care workers and develop targeted programs and strategies to reduce their psychological problems.
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- Huan Liu
- Department of Hemodialysis, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, China
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- Wuxi School of Medicine, Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, China
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- Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wuhu, China
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- School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
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- School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
- School of Educational Science, Anhui Normal University, No. 1 Beijing East Road, Wuhu, 241000, China.
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Montgomery BW, Allen J. Cannabis Policy in the 21st Century: Mandating an Equitable Future and Shedding the Racist Past. Clin Ther 2023; 45:541-550. [PMID: 37414505 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2023.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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The cannabis legalization movement in the United States has experienced unprecedented success in the past decade due to a wave of grassroots reforms in states across the country. The current legalization movement began in 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize the use and sale of cannabis for adults aged ≥ 21 years. Since then, the use of cannabis has been legalized in 21 states, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington, DC. Many of these states have explicitly framed the law change as a rejection of the War on Drugs and its harms, felt disproportionately in Black and Brown communities. However, racial inequities in cannabis arrests have increased in states that have legalized cannabis for adult use. Moreover, states working to implement social equity and community reinvestment programs have made little progress toward their goals. This commentary describes how US drug policy, racist in intention, gave way to drug policy that perpetuates racism, even when its ostensible or stated goal is equity. As the United States prepares for national legalization of cannabis, it is critical that we break away from past legislation and mandate equity in cannabis policy. Developing meaningful mandates will require us to acknowledge our history of using drug policy for the racist goals of social control and extortion, study the experience of states that are trying to implement social equity programs, listen to Black leaders and other leaders of color who have developed guidance for equity-focused cannabis policy, and commit to a new paradigm. If we are willing to do these things, we may be able to legalize cannabis in an anti-racist way that will stop causing harm and enable us to effectively implement reparative practices.
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- RTI International, Waltham, Massachusetts
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Lele U, Goswami S. Agricultural policy reforms: Roles of markets and states in China and India. Glob Food Sec 2020; 26:100371. [PMID: 32346503 PMCID: PMC7186202 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100371] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Market reforms have been given much of the credit for China's spectacular growth performance. This paper looks at China's reform process systematically, along with India's, and argues that the Chinese state has played a key role in transforming China into a modern economic state, deploying unlimited supplies of labor and combining it with a variety of initiatives in a pragmatic, nonideological way to promote public and private investment and create productive employment in agricultural, manufacturing, and service sectors. In contrast, India's reforms have been sporadic and are still a work in progress. The record-breaking expansion of China's financial system in fostering investments was initially overlooked, but has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Is China unique, or are lessons from the Chinese experience for public policy and its sequencing transferrable to agricultural and structural transformation in countries lagging behind, including India?
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- Uma Lele
- Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India
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Sepehrdoust H, Davarikish R, Setarehie M. The knowledge-based products and economic complexity in developing countries. Heliyon 2020; 5:e02979. [PMID: 31890949 PMCID: PMC6928242 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Economic growth and development requires greater access to global markets, while developing countries face many challenges in terms of trade liberalization. That is why most of the countries relying on natural income sources have not been able to improve their indicators of economic complexity and high technology utilization. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of trade liberalization on the economic complexity as a strategy adopted by the Middle East developing economies during the period 2002–2017; using the panel vector auto regression model (PVAR). Immediate reaction test results show that, over a period of 10 years, economic complexity increases with positive shock from variables of trade freedom, foreign direct investment and gross fixed capital formation, but in the long run, the effect of imports of intermediate and capital goods is initially increasing and, after a short period, has a positive downward effect. In general, the results of this study recommend that; in order to achieve a proper share of export revenues in economic growth, the Middle East countries need to strengthen the foreign trade economy through trade liberalization and experience the impact of imports of medium and final capital goods, gross capital formation, and foreign direct investment in the index of economic complexity.
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- Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
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- Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
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Wisell K, Winblad U, Kälvemark Sporrong S. Diversity as salvation? - A comparison of the diversity rationale in the Swedish pharmacy ownership liberalization reform and the primary care choice reform. Health Policy 2019; 123:457-461. [PMID: 30890380 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.03.005] [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: 05/26/2017] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Widespread liberalizing reform of the Swedish community pharmacy and primary care sectors took place in 2009-2010, including opening the market to private providers. One important rationale for the reforms was to increase diversity in the health-care system by providing more choices for individuals. The aim of this study was to increase the understanding how policy makers understood and defined diversity as a concept, and as a rationale for the reforms. The method used was document analysis of preparatory work and plenary parliament debate protocols. The results show that policy makers held vague and unclear definitions of diversity, which complicated its implementation. Diversity was sometimes seen as an effect of competition-a goal-while in other cases it was seen as a condition to be met in order to achieve competition-a means. Thus, policy makers viewed diversity both as a goal and as a means, making the underlying mechanisms unclear. The findings also revealed that policy makers failed to consistently demonstrate how the introduction of competition would lead to diversity.
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- Kristin Wisell
- Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Box 580, S-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Public Health and Caring Services, Uppsala University, Box 564, S-751 22, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Adjaye-Gbewonyo K, Vollmer S, Avendano M, Harttgen K. Agricultural trade policies and child nutrition in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-national analysis. Global Health 2019; 15:21. [PMID: 30876446 PMCID: PMC6420724 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-019-0463-0] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There has been growing interest in understanding the role of agricultural trade policies in diet and nutrition. This cross-country study examines associations between government policies on agricultural trade prices and child nutrition outcomes, particularly undernutrition. METHODS This study links panel data on government distortions to agricultural incentives to data from 212,258 children aged 6 to 35 months participating in Demographic and Health Surveys from 22 countries between 1991 and 2010. Country fixed-effects regression models were used to examine the association between within-country changes in nominal rates of assistance to tradable agriculture (government price distortions as a percentage of original prices) and child nutritional outcomes (height-for-age, weight-for-age, and weight-for-height Z-scores) while controlling for a range of time-varying country covariates. RESULTS Five-year average nominal rates of assistance to tradable agriculture ranged from - 72.0 to 45.5% with a mean of - 5.0% and standard deviation of 18.9 percentage points. A 10-percentage point increase in five-year average rates of assistance to tradable agriculture was associated with improved height-for-age (0.02, 95% CI: 0.00-0.05) and weight-for-age (0.05, 95% CI: 0.02-0.09) Z-scores. Improvements in nutritional status were greatest among children who had at least one parent earning wages in agriculture, and effects decreased as a country's proportion of tradable agriculture increased, particularly for weight-for-age Z-scores. CONCLUSIONS Government assistance to tradable agriculture, such as through reduced taxation, was associated with small but significant improvements in child nutritional status, especially for children with a parent earning wages in agriculture when the share of tradable agriculture was not high.
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- Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo
- Innovative Methods & Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111 USA
- Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT UK
- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- University of Göttingen; Center for Modern Indian Studies, Waldweg 26, Altbau 1.118, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
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- Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 USA
- Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, King’s College London, Strand Campus, Strand, London, WC2R2LS UK
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- ETH Zürich, NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation, Clausiusstrasse 37, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Gugushvili A. Political democracy, economic liberalization, and macro-sociological models of intergenerational mobility. Soc Sci Res 2017; 66:58-81. [PMID: 28705364 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Building on the previously investigated macro-sociological models which analyze the consequences of economic development, income inequality, and international migration on social mobility, this article studies the specific contextual covariates of intergenerational reproduction of occupational status in post-communist societies. It is theorized that social mobility is higher in societies with democratic political regimes and less liberalized economies. The outlined hypotheses are tested by using micro- and macro-level datasets for 21 post-communist societies which are fitted into multilevel mixed-effects linear regressions. The derived findings suggest that factors specific to transition societies, conventional macro-level variables, and the legacy of the Soviet Union explain variation in intergenerational social mobility, but the results vary depending which birth cohorts survey participants belong to and whether or not they stem from advantaged or disadvantaged social origins. These findings are robust to various alternative data, sample, and method specifications.
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- Alexi Gugushvili
- Department of Social Policy and Intervention and Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, Barnett House, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2ER, United Kingdom.
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Loyer AB, Ali M, Loyer D. New politics, an opportunity for maternal health advancement in eastern myanmar: an integrative review. J Health Popul Nutr 2014; 32:471-485. [PMID: 25395910 PMCID: PMC4221453] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a southeast Asian country, with a long history of military dictatorship, human rights violations, and poor health indicators. The health situation is particularly dire among pregnant women in the ethnic minorities of the eastern provinces (Kachin, Shan, Mon, Karen and Karenni regions). This integrative review investigates the current status of maternal mortality in eastern Myanmar in the context of armed conflict between various separatist groups and the military regime. The review examines the underlying factors contributing to high maternal mortality in eastern Myanmar and assesses gaps in the existing research, suggesting areas for further research and policy response. Uncovered were a number of underlying factors uniquely contributing to maternal mortality in eastern Myanmar. These could be grouped into the following analytical themes: ongoing conflict, health system deficits, and political and socioeconomic influences. Abortion was interestingly not identified as an important contributor to maternal mortality. Recent political liberalization may provide space to act upon identified roles and opportunities for the Myanmar Government, the international community, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in a manner that positively impacts on maternal healthcare in the eastern regions of Myanmar. This review makes a number of recommendations to this effect.
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Goetz AR, Graham B. Air transport globalization, liberalization and sustainability: post-2001 policy dynamics in the United States and Europe. J Transp Geogr 2004; 12:265-276. [PMID: 32288369 PMCID: PMC7125701 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2004.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Against a context of international crisis in the air transport industry, this paper examines the implications of the ways in which strategies developed by key air transport stakeholders, as well as the contemporary dynamics of the globalized, liberalized market place, impact directly on sustainability issues. More specifically, the paper has two objectives. First, it discusses the policy ramifications of the interrelationships between the concepts of globalization, liberalization, and sustainability within the air transport industry. Second, the paper explores the import of these interrelationships as they interconnect with stakeholder strategies in the differing geopolitical contexts of the US and EU. Particular attention is given to airline network and frequency strategies. The paper concludes that while the financial sustainability of the airline industry is the overwhelming concern today, if this is essentially the short-term crisis that the airline industry claims it to be, the longer-term predictions of air transport growth will again bring environmental sustainability issues to the fore.
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- Andrew R Goetz
- Department of Geography, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, United States
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- University of Ulster, Magee Campus Northland Road, Londonderry, Northern Ireland BT48 7JL, United Kingdom
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