Irene Carrillo, Piedad Serpa, Edgar Landa-Ramírez, Mercedes Guilabert, Yesenia Gómez-Ayala, Adriana López-Pineda, José Joaquín Mira
{"title":"Speaking Up About Patient Safety, Withholding Voice and Safety Climate in Clinical Settings: a Cross-Sectional Study Among Ibero-American Healthcare Students.","authors":"Irene Carrillo, Piedad Serpa, Edgar Landa-Ramírez, Mercedes Guilabert, Yesenia Gómez-Ayala, Adriana López-Pineda, José Joaquín Mira","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607406","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To explore speaking up behaviours, barriers to openly expressing patient safety concerns, and perceived psychological safety climate in the clinical setting in which healthcare trainees from Ibero-America were receiving their practical training.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional survey of healthcare trainees from Colombia, Mexico, and Spain (N = 1,152). Before the field study, the Speaking Up About Patient Safety Questionnaire (SUPS-Q) was translated into Spanish and assessed for face validity. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to establish the construct validity of the instrument, and the reliability was assessed. The SUPS-Q was used to evaluate voice behaviours and the perceived psychological safety climate among Ibero-American trainees. Descriptive and frequency analyses, tests for contrasting means and proportions, and logistic regression analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven hundred and seventy-one trainees had experience in clinical settings. In the previous month, 88.3% had experienced patient safety concerns, and 68.9% had prevented a colleague from making an error. More than a third had remained silent in a risky situation. Perceiving concerns, being male or nursing student, and higher scores on the encouraging environment scale were associated with speaking up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patient safety concerns were frequent among Ibero-American healthcare trainees and often silenced by personal and cultural barriers. Training in speaking up and fostering safe interprofessional spaces is crucial.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607406"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11246871/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619960","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}
Simon Endes, Sonja Kahlmeier, Anja Frei, Thomas Radtke, Susi Kriemler, Claudio R Nigg
{"title":"Updating and Adapting Swiss Physical Activity Guidelines: A Journey Towards Alignment With the WHO Guidelines.","authors":"Simon Endes, Sonja Kahlmeier, Anja Frei, Thomas Radtke, Susi Kriemler, Claudio R Nigg","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607539","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607539","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607539"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11239331/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141616379","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":"Digital Disability: A New Risk to Older People in Digital Societies.","authors":"Kai Zhang","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607303","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607303","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607303"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11239343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141616378","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}
Lan Thi Hoang Vu, Quyen Thi Tu Bui, Donna Shelley, Raymond Niaura, Bao Quoc Tran, Nga Quynh Pham, Lam Tuan Nguyen, Annie Chu, Angela Pratt, Chi Thi Lan Pham, Minh Van Hoang
{"title":"Temporal Trends in Tobacco Smoking Prevalence During the Period 2010-2020 in Vietnam: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Lan Thi Hoang Vu, Quyen Thi Tu Bui, Donna Shelley, Raymond Niaura, Bao Quoc Tran, Nga Quynh Pham, Lam Tuan Nguyen, Annie Chu, Angela Pratt, Chi Thi Lan Pham, Minh Van Hoang","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607104","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> This study used repeated cross-sectional data from three national surveys in Vietnam to determine tobacco smoking prevalence from 2010 to 2020 and disparities among demographic and socioeconomic groups. <b>Methods:</b> Tobacco smoking temporal trends were estimated for individuals aged 15 and over and stratified by demographic and socioeconomic status (SES). Prevalence estimates used survey weights and 95% confidence intervals. Logistic regression models adjusted for survey sample characteristics across time were used to examine trends. <b>Results:</b> Tobacco smoking prevalence dropped from 23.8% in 2010 to 22.5% in 2015 and 20.8% in 2020. The adjusted OR for 2015 compared to 2010 was 0.87, and for 2020 compared to 2010 was 0.69. Smoking decreased less for employed individuals than unemployed individuals in 2020 compared to 2010. Smoking was higher in the lower SES group in all 3 years. Higher-SES households have seen a decade-long drop in tobacco use. <b>Conclusion:</b> This prevalence remained constant in lower SES households. This highlights the need for targeted interventions to address the specific challenges faced by lower-SES smokers and emphasizes the importance of further research to inform effective policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607104"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11236548/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141590273","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}
Dimitri Prod'hom, Joëlle Rosselet Amoussou, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Noémie Cuissart de Grelle, Sydney Gaultier
{"title":"Adaptative Skills and Global Functioning of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors in Europe: A Systematised Review.","authors":"Dimitri Prod'hom, Joëlle Rosselet Amoussou, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Noémie Cuissart de Grelle, Sydney Gaultier","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606625","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606625","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This systematised review aimed to examine European literature reporting data about adaptative skills and global external functioning of unaccompanied minors (UAMs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a systematised screening of four databases (APA PsycINFO Ovid, Medline Ovid ALL, Embase.com and Web Of Science Core Collection) using a research strategy including social, scholarly and behavioural abilities as well as externalising problems associated with the target population of UAMs. Thirty articles were included using pre-defined inclusion and exclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our review showed that despite high levels of internalising disorders, socio-behavioural and educational adjustment of UAMs remained positive. It demonstrated how this population displays a strong desire for academic success and prosocial behaviours instead of aggressivity in everyday life. Nevertheless, our review drew attention to the strong tendency of UAMs to internalise their disorders and display chronic distress and problematic behaviours which increased with time spent in the host country.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study draws attention to the risk of underestimating the real mental health needs of refugees, due to preserved external functioning combined with significant settlement pressures.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1606625"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11233468/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141579646","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}
Stefan Kohler, Till Bärnighausen, Patrick Kazonda, Germana H Leyna, Julia Lohmann, Japhet Killewo, Julia K Rohr, Laura-Marie Stieglitz, Nicolas Paul
{"title":"Chronic Conditions and Multimorbidity Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Peri-Urban Dwellers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.","authors":"Stefan Kohler, Till Bärnighausen, Patrick Kazonda, Germana H Leyna, Julia Lohmann, Japhet Killewo, Julia K Rohr, Laura-Marie Stieglitz, Nicolas Paul","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606387","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606387","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Chronic conditions and multimorbidity affect care needs and prevention opportunities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We studied 2,246 men and women aged ≥40 years within the Dar es Salaam Urban Cohort Study from June 2017 to July 2018. Seventeen chronic conditions were assessed based on self-report, body and blood pressure measurement, blood tests, and screening instruments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hypertension (51.3%), anemia (34.1%), obesity (32.2%), diabetes (31.6%), depressive symptoms (31.5%), low grip strength (21.2%), and ischemic heart disease (11.9%) were widespread. Multimorbidity was common (73.7%). Women had higher odds of obesity, ischemic heart disease, and high cholesterol (adjusted OR: 2.08-4.16) and lower odds of underweight, low grip strength, alcohol problems, and smoking (adjusted OR: 0.04-0.45). Ten years of age were associated with higher odds of low grip strength, cognitive problems, hypertension, kidney disease, chronic cough, diabetes, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease, and multimorbidity (adjusted OR: 1.21-1.81) and lower odds of HIV infection (adjusted OR: 0.51).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found a higher prevalence of multimorbidity than previously estimated for middle-aged and elderly people in sub-Saharan Africa. The chronic conditions underlying multimorbidity differed by sex.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1606387"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11233465/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141579647","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":"Avoidable Mortality in Korea 1997-2001: Temporal Trend and its Contribution to All-cause Mortality.","authors":"Yoolwon Jeong, Sunghyo Seo","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606825","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606825","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study analyzed the mortality trends from avoidable causes in Korea from 1997 to 2021, to estimate its contribution to the overall mortality in different subgroups, including. Gender, age, and cause of disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The all-cause and avoidable mortality were presented as a time series plot and average annual percent change. Trend of avoidable mortality was also analyzed by subgroups, disease causes and the percentage attributed to each causes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The decline in avoidable mortality accounted for 82.6% of all-cause mortality reduction. Preventable mortality showed a more pronounced decline than treatable mortality, explaining 72.3% of the avoidable mortality reduction. In 1997-2001, avoidable death occurred in 72.2% (537,024 cases) of all-cause deaths, which declined to 60.0% (342,979 cases) in 2017-2021. The contribution of avoidable mortality in the decline of all-cause morality was greater in males (83.6%) than in females (79.3%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The decline in avoidable mortality and its contribution to the all-cause mortality reduction implies general improvement of the population health in Korea. Nevertheless, the heterogenous trend within different subgroups warrants more equitable design and implementation of health services and policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1606825"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11228162/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141558675","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}
Murat Yıldırım, Zafer Güney Çağış, Juan Gómez-Salgado
{"title":"Intolerance of Uncertainty, Job Satisfaction and Work Performance in Turkish Healthcare Professionals: Mediating Role of Psychological Capital.","authors":"Murat Yıldırım, Zafer Güney Çağış, Juan Gómez-Salgado","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607127","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607127","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Psychological capital refers to internal resources including self-efficacy, hope, optimism and resilience to overcome adverse life events. The current study sought to examine the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and job satisfaction and work performance in healthcare professionals. <b>Methods:</b> Participants were 302 healthcare professionals [48% females; <i>M(SD)</i> <sub>age</sub> = 34.0 (7.5)] and completed measures of intolerance of uncertainty, psychological capital, work performance, and job satisfaction. <b>Results:</b> The findings indicated that intolerance of uncertainty was negatively correlated with psychological capital, work performance, and job satisfaction, whereas psychological capital was positively correlated with job satisfaction and work performance. More importantly, the findings revealed that these relationships were mediated by psychological capital. <b>Conclusion:</b> The results provide several contributions that help to understand the role of psychological capital in the relationship between intolerance to uncertainty and job satisfaction and work performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607127"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11228175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141558676","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}
Heiko Becher, Lilian Krist, Juliane Menzel, Isabel Fernholz, Thomas Keil, Gunter Kreutz, Alexander Schmidt, Fabian Streit, Stefan N Willich, Cornelia Weikert
{"title":"Music-Making and Depression and Anxiety Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic-Results From the NAKO Cohort Study in Germany.","authors":"Heiko Becher, Lilian Krist, Juliane Menzel, Isabel Fernholz, Thomas Keil, Gunter Kreutz, Alexander Schmidt, Fabian Streit, Stefan N Willich, Cornelia Weikert","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606993","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the association of musical activity with mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 3,666 participants reported their musical activity before and mental health indicators before and during the pandemic. Depression was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire, anxiety with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. The association between mental health scores and musical activities was investigated using linear regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Within the last 12 months, 22.1% of the participants reported musical activity (15.1% singing, 14.5% playing an instrument). Individuals with frequent singing as their main musical activity had higher scores before the pandemic than non-musicians and the worsening during the pandemic was more pronounced compared to non-musicians. Instrumentalists tended to have slightly lower scores than non-musicians indicating a possible beneficial effect of playing an instrument on mental health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The pandemic led to a worsening of mental health, with singers being particularly affected. Singers showed poorer mental health before the pandemic. The tendency for instrumentalists to report lower depression scores compared to non-musicians may support the hypothesis that music-making has a beneficial effect on health.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1606993"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11228560/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141558677","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":"Views, Attitudes and Challenges When Supporting a Family Member in Their Decision to Travel to Switzerland to Receive Aid-In-Dying.","authors":"Daniel Sperling","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607410","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607410","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Exploring the experiences, perceptions and meanings of family members and close friends of Israeli individuals who sought aid-in-dying outside Israel.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using the phenomenological-interpretive approach, a qualitative research design was employed, based on ten in-depth semi-structured interviews with Israelis who had provided support for a relative who embarked on suicide tourism.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The following five themes emerged from interviews: (1) facilitators for supporting an individual requesting suicide tourism; (2) choosing death and actively making the decision to die; (3) the meaning of traveling to die; (4) offering support throughout the process; and (5) facilitating procedures after death.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The participants spoke of the active role that they played in their relative's suicide-tourism journey. They conveyed conflicting emotions and values regarding the decision at hand, the ability to say goodbye thanks to their pre-planned death, helping to reduce their suffering and burden, and dealing with the challenge of disclosing the deceased's plans, before and after the act, as well as their own involvement in the process. Relatives of suicide-tourism patients should receive professional support during and following this difficult process.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607410"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11228154/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141558678","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}