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Melchiorre MG, D’Amen B, Quattrini S, Lamura G, Socci M. Health Emergencies, Falls, and Use of Communication Technologies by Older People with Functional and Social Frailty: Ageing in Place in Deprived Areas of Italy. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:14775. [PMID: 36429499 PMCID: PMC9691100 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192214775] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Frail older people ageing alone in place need help to perform daily living activities, especially when functional limitations are increasing and formal/informal supports are lacking. This context represents a risk of experiencing health emergencies, in particular falls. It is thus important to understand how seniors manage these potential difficulties and who helps them. The present study aimed to explore these dimensions in Italy, where 120 qualitative interviews were carried out in 2019 within the "Inclusive ageing in place" (IN-AGE) research project, involving frail older people living alone at home. A content analysis was conducted. Results showed that seniors need to manage health emergencies regarding heart and breathing problems but mainly episodes of falls are reported, with consequent fractures and fear of falling again. In several cases, the use of a mobile phone was crucial in order to seek for help, and the first to intervene were children, in addition to some neighbors. Some seniors also referred their ability to call independently the General Practitioner (GP) or the emergency room, in order to not disturb family members. These findings highlight new useful insights for policy makers, regarding health emergencies prevention and management measures to put in place, especially concerning falls, and the support provided by communication technologies.
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Nardi-Rodríguez A, Paredes-López N. How Can We Increase Neighbors' Intention to Report Intimate Partner Violence Against Women During the Pandemic? Violence Against Women 2021; 28:2377-2397. [PMID: 34674584 PMCID: PMC8728085 DOI: 10.1177/10778012211034203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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During the pandemic, neighbors can be potential allies to prevent intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW). Based on the reasoned action approach, we identified the predictors and the most relevant beliefs behind neighbors' intention to report to authorities that a woman is being victimized by IPVAW. A total of 352 Spanish participants completed a questionnaire. The regression analysis showed that perceived control and subjective norm were the best predictors of the intention (33% explained variance). Social media campaigns should target perceived inhibitors such as citizens' guilt for reporting ambiguous cases and close referents (friends and family) as prescribers of the helping behavior.
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- Ainara Nardi-Rodríguez
- Science Park Company, Miguel Hernández University, Centro Iguala, Alicante, Elche, Spain
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- Science Park Company, Miguel Hernández University, Centro Iguala, Alicante, Elche, Spain
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Carbone JT, Clift J. Neighborhood social integration as a predictor of neighborhood perceptions. J Community Psychol 2021; 49:2179-2193. [PMID: 33655505 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A growing body of literature has established a relationship between neighborhood perceptions and both physical and mental health outcomes, yet there remains a need to further explicate possible psychosocial factors that are predictive of neighborhood perceptions. This study hypothesized that an increase in social integration would result in more positive neighborhood perceptions. Propensity score matching on social integration was employed to strengthen the ability to draw a causal inference about the effect on neighborhood perceptions. When controlling for a range of sociodemographic covariates-including area deprivation index as a measure of objective neighborhood conditions-high social integration accounted for more than a 7% increase in neighborhood perceptions. The findings indicate the role of social integration as a predictor of neighborhood perceptions, revealing the potential importance of interventions and mechanisms aimed at improving neighborhood perceptions via social integration for the purposes of improving physical health and mental wellbeing.
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- Jason T Carbone
- School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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This study examined whether relationships with family, friends, and neighbors (both satisfaction and number in the social network) were associated with older women's well-being concurrently and over two years. Additionally, age differences among older women were explored. Women aged 60+ (N = 224, Mage = 80) were sampled from the Social Integration and Aging Study. Greater family and friend satisfaction were positively associated with well-being; number in network was not. Age-related effects for family and friend relationships suggested potential protective effects for the oldest women. Findings highlight unique facets of older women's relationships, suggesting future directions addressing age and support source.
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- Heather R Fuller
- Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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Unwanted behaviors between (ex-)intimates have been extensively studied, while those behaviors within other contexts such as neighbors have received much less scientific consideration. Research indicates that residents are likely to encounter problem behaviors from their neighbors. Besides the lack of clarity in the conceptualization of problem behaviors among neighbors, little is known on which types of behaviors characterize neighbor problems. In this study, the occurrence of two types of problem behaviors encountered by neighbors was explored within a Belgian community sample: unwanted behaviors such as threats and neighbor nuisance issues such as noise nuisance. By clearly distinguishing those two types of behaviors, this study aimed at contributing to the conceptualization of neighbor problems. Next, the coping strategies used to deal with the neighbor problems were investigated. Our results indicated that unwanted behaviors were more frequently encountered by residents compared with nuisance problems. Four out of 10 respondents reported both unwanted pursuit behavior and nuisance problems. It was especially unlikely to encounter nuisance problems in isolation of unwanted pursuit behaviors. While different coping styles (avoiding the neighbor, confronting the neighbor, and enlisting help from others) were equally used by the stalked participants, none of them was perceived as being more effective in reducing the stalking behaviors. Strikingly, despite being aware of specialized help services such as community mediation services, only a very small subgroup enlisted this kind of professional help.
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- 2 KU Leuven, Belgium
- 3 Limburg Catholic University College, Hasselt, Belgium
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- 1 Thomas More, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2 KU Leuven, Belgium
- 4 Ghent University, Belgium
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Proag A, Bouissou A, Mangeat T, Voituriez R, Delobelle P, Thibault C, Vieu C, Maridonneau-Parini I, Poincloux R. Working together: spatial synchrony in the force and actin dynamics of podosome first neighbors. ACS Nano 2015; 9:3800-3813. [PMID: 25791988 DOI: 10.1021/nn506745r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 06/04/2023]
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Podosomes are mechanosensitive adhesion cell structures that are capable of applying protrusive forces onto the extracellular environment. We have recently developed a method dedicated to the evaluation of the nanoscale forces that podosomes generate to protrude into the extracellular matrix. It consists in measuring by atomic force microscopy (AFM) the nanometer deformations produced by macrophages on a compliant Formvar membrane and has been called protrusion force microscopy (PFM). Here we perform time-lapse PFM experiments and investigate spatial correlations of force dynamics between podosome pairs. We use an automated procedure based on finite element simulations that extends the analysis of PFM experimental data to take into account podosome architecture and organization. We show that protrusion force varies in a synchronous manner for podosome first neighbors, a result that correlates with phase synchrony of core F-actin temporal oscillations. This dynamic spatial coordination between podosomes suggests a short-range interaction that regulates their mechanical activity.
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- Amsha Proag
- †IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), UMR CNRS 5089, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- ‡UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- †IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), UMR CNRS 5089, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- ‡UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- ‡UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
- §CNRS, LBCMCP, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- ⊥UPMC, Laboratoire Jean Perrin, FRE 3231 CNRS-UPMC, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- ∥FEMTO-ST, UMR CNRS 6174, Université de Franche Comté, 24 rue de l'Epitaphe, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- #CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France
- ∇INSA, Université de Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- #CNRS, LAAS, 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31400 Toulouse, France
- ∇INSA, Université de Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- †IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), UMR CNRS 5089, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- ‡UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- †IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale), UMR CNRS 5089, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- ‡UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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