{"title":"Correction to: Public perceptions and engagement in mHealth: a European survey on attitudes toward health apps use and data sharing.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf118","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf118","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1065"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529251/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144648905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The German national guideline \"prevention of dysregulated screen media use in childhood and adolescence\".","authors":"David D Martin, Silke A Schwarz","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf125","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The increasing prevalence of digital media has raised concerns regarding its potential impact on child and adolescent development. In response, Germany has developed a National AWMF (Association of the Scientific Medical Societies) Guideline titled \"Prevention of Dysregulated Screen Media Use in Childhood and Adolescence\". This guideline was created through a structured, interdisciplinary consensus process involving experts in pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, and public health. Dysregulated screen media use is defined as problematic usage patterns in terms of duration, content, or function. The guideline introduces age-specific recommendations aligned with the 3-6-9-12 rule, discouraging any screen exposure before age 3, and progressively increasing screen time limits while maintaining strong parental supervision. For example, children aged 3-6 years should have no more than 30 minutes of screen time under parental guidance, while 9-12-year-olds are limited to 45-60 minutes, without daily use or personal game consoles. Overarching principles include limiting total screen time, avoiding screen use during meals, and discouraging its use as a behavioral tool. Emphasis is placed on parental involvement and awareness of school-related screen exposure. The guideline provides a comprehensive, developmentally informed framework aimed at promoting healthier digital habits in children and adolescents, while highlighting the ongoing need for research in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":"35 5","pages":"811-812"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529271/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145299196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Martín-Manchado, Miriam Sánchez-Sansegundo, Antonio M Moya-Yeste, José A Hurtado-Sánchez, José Tuells, Ana Zaragoza-Martí
{"title":"Associations between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and assisted reproductive techniques outcomes: a systematic review.","authors":"Laura Martín-Manchado, Miriam Sánchez-Sansegundo, Antonio M Moya-Yeste, José A Hurtado-Sánchez, José Tuells, Ana Zaragoza-Martí","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf100","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf100","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Globally, one out of six people of childbearing age experience infertility. Given the high demand for assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs), this systematic review evaluated associations between adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and ART outcomes, as dietary habits can play a significant role. A systematic review was conducted by searching five databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) for studies published from 1 January 2010, to 1 January 2024, in English or Spanish. Inclusion criteria targeted patients aged 18-55 and examined intermediate and/or clinical ART outcomes. Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and animal studies were excluded. Of the eight included articles, four found statistically significant associations between adherence to MD and positive ART outcomes, including increased number of embryos, and higher clinical and biochemical pregnancy and live birth rates. Other studies showed conflicting results. There is a potential association between adherence to the MD and ART outcomes. However, the evidence is limited, emphasizing the need for further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"960-969"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529289/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144616929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Myopia and screen time in children: epidemic proportions.","authors":"Vasanthi Iyer, David Martin, Sijmen A Reijneveld","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf091","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":"35 5","pages":"809-810"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529286/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145299265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ulla K Suulamo, Hanna M Remes, Lasse H Tarkiainen, Pekka T Martikainen
{"title":"Long-term trends in mortality by living arrangements and the role of socioeconomic factors, Finland 1991-2020.","authors":"Ulla K Suulamo, Hanna M Remes, Lasse H Tarkiainen, Pekka T Martikainen","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf068","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent decades have witnessed major changes in living arrangements, potentially impacting their well-established associations with mortality. However, research considering long-term trends in these differentials is scarce. We used individual-level register data on the total Finnish population aged 30 years and over from 1991 to 2020 to examine trends in the association between living arrangements and all-cause, as well as external and alcohol-related mortality. We calculated age-standardized mortality rates, quantified group differentials in absolute and relative terms, and assessed the contribution of socioeconomic factors with Poisson-models. Analyses were conducted separately for men and women in age groups 30-49, 50-69, and 70+. All-cause mortality was consistently lowest among men and women living with a partner. Highest rates were observed in the growing group of individuals living alone or with persons other than a partner or child, who experienced up to a five-fold excess mortality compared to those living with a partner and children. Mortality declined across all living arrangement groups over time. While absolute rate differences mostly narrowed, relative differences widened across all ages. Adjustments for socioeconomic factors somewhat attenuated mortality differentials, with their contribution increasing modestly by the end of the study period. In conclusion, over the past 30 years, relative mortality differences by living arrangement have increased at all ages for both men and women. These widening differentials pose a growing public health burden, particularly for the growing group of individuals living alone. Our results suggest that factors beyond socioeconomic differentiation are contributing to these trends.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"814-820"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529274/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elisa Di Maggio, Daniele Petrone, Martina Del Manso, Flavia Riccardo, Antonino Bella, Silvio Brusaferro, Patrizio Pezzotti
{"title":"Was severe SARS-CoV-2 substantially spreading in Northern Italy before its first detection in February 2020? An evaluation of pneumonia-associated hospitalization trends from September 2014 to February 2020.","authors":"Elisa Di Maggio, Daniele Petrone, Martina Del Manso, Flavia Riccardo, Antonino Bella, Silvio Brusaferro, Patrizio Pezzotti","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf137","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Retrospective studies identified SARS-CoV-2 worldwide circulation as early as late 2019. In Italy, the first autochthonous COVID-19 case was diagnosed in a Northern Region on 20 February 2020, raising the question whether high numbers of COVID-19 pneumonia cases were previously undetected. We explored whether unusual increases in hospitalizations for pneumonia occurred from October 2019 to February 2020 in Italy, particularly in Northern Regions. We analysed the Italian National Hospital Discharge Records with pneumonia ICD-9-CM codes from 2014 to 2020. Trend analysis and generalized linear models with negative binomial distribution were applied to compare observed pneumonia trends in the study period with previous years. Analyses were stratified by major regions (NUTS1) and provinces. During the study period, 2 501 074 hospitalizations were coded as pneumonia. No unusual increases of all hospitalizations associated to pneumonia were observed until mid-February 2020. Hospitalizations with viral pneumonia ICD9-CM codes were negligible until the end of January 2020, with a significant increase in two provinces of Lombardy Region 1-2 weeks before the first autochthonous COVID-19 case. Our analysis showed that a small increase in viral pneumonia hospitalizations in Northern Italy only in the weeks immediately preceding the first locally acquired SARS-CoV-2 case in two provinces of Lombardy. This excludes large-scale circulation in the last months of 2019 and in January 2020. Given the mild 2019-2020 influenza season and lower pneumonia hospitalization burden, the initial increase could have been interpreted as a fluctuation as it did not determine an overall excess case-load of pneumonia hospitalizations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1050-1057"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529277/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144774902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anton E Kunst, Rixt A Smit, Emma S E Schlotz, Julia Keijzer, Andrea D Rozema, Mirte A G Kuipers
{"title":"Smoking at football clubs: the Netherlands compared to Germany.","authors":"Anton E Kunst, Rixt A Smit, Emma S E Schlotz, Julia Keijzer, Andrea D Rozema, Mirte A G Kuipers","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf156","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ideally, in a smoke-free generation, children could practice sports in a smoke-free setting. This article studied the prevalence of smoking at football clubs in two countries. An audit at 45 German and 116 Dutch clubs measured smoking prevalence at three places. In the Netherlands, smoking was less common at playing fields (at 25% of Dutch clubs versus 64% of German clubs), but more common at terraces (44 versus 19%) and entrances (20 versus 11%). Despite more comprehensive anti-tobacco policies, smoking at clubs in The Netherlands was as common as in Germany, possibly due to displacement of smoking from fields towards other places.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"944-946"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529257/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145029194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Enrique Alonso-Perez, Xuejie Ding, David Richter, Paul Gellert, Julie Lorraine O'Sullivan
{"title":"Intersectional sleep disparities: association between multiple social intersections, perceived neighborhood deprivation, and sleep disturbance in Europe.","authors":"Enrique Alonso-Perez, Xuejie Ding, David Richter, Paul Gellert, Julie Lorraine O'Sullivan","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf130","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The prevalence of sleep disturbance, related with social status and privilege, is unevenly distributed within societies. Individual social determinants that are embedded within broader neighborhood contexts intersect and jointly shape sleep disparities. This study incorporates a quantitative intersectional framework to better understand the structural inequalities in sleep disturbance for older adults, focusing on the social-ecological model of sleep and how individual and social context factors interact. Our sample consisted of 17 035 individuals aged 50+ from waves 4 and 5 of the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We created 72 unique intersectional strata by interacting individual axes of social inequality (sex/gender, family caregiving, education, occupation) with perceived neighborhood deprivation. To investigate the variations in sleep disturbance across intersectional strata, we employed intersectional Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA). Intersectional strata explained a fair magnitude of the variance in sleep disturbance (6.3%). The most disadvantaged groups, particularly women with low education, low-skill occupations who were caregivers in perceived highly-deprived neighborhoods, exhibited the largest number of sleep disturbance. Sex/gender and perceived neighborhood deprivation were the main predictors of such differences. While some multiplicative effects were found, additive effects predominated. Given the importance of sleep for health, coupled with increasing social inequalities, our findings suggest that intersectionality is a valuable framework for mapping and addressing sleep disparities. Tailored interventions should go beyond individual factors to include community-level measures, targeting socially vulnerable groups, especially women experiencing neighborhood deprivation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"821-827"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144872153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: Loneliness in the Republic of Srpska: advocating for social prescribing.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf142","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1068"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529285/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144947225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to: S08-2: Challenges of cooperation between urban planning, sustainable mobility, sport, and public health for effective HEPA policies - lessons from Slovenia.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf133","DOIUrl":"10.1093/eurpub/ckaf133","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12059,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1066"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12529255/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144947342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}