{"title":"Understanding the Effects of Social Cohesion on Social Wellbeing: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Sally Fowler Davis, Megan Davies","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2025.1607414","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2025.1607414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To describe objective social wellbeing in relation to social cohesion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A literature search that sought to understand the contribution of social cohesion in the community as a means of achieving social wellbeing in the UK, published in the last 10 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Social cohesion is widely associated with community assets, trust, and a sense of belonging at neighbourhood level. Segregation of sub-groups and \"incivilities\" can lead to reduced social connectedness and wellbeing. Wider multicultural engagement over time, may be beneficial for social cohesion. Evidence suggests that sufficient facilitation through facilities and services improve social relations and wellbeing and create more cohesive communities. A particular focus is needed on potential minorities within otherwise cohesive communities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Social cohesion relates to community resilience and the experience of social connectedness at community level. These features can protect vulnerable groups from exclusion and may have other benefits to health and wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"70 ","pages":"1607414"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11821421/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414065","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":"Relationship Between Physical Activity Level and Primary Care Costs in Older Diabetic Patients From a Middle-Size Brazilian City: An Eight-Year Follow-Up Study.","authors":"Kelly Akemi Kikuti Koyama, Monique Yndawe Castanho Araujo, Luana Carolina de Morais, Italo Ribeiro Lemes, Rômulo Araújo Fernandes, Bruna Camilo Turi-Lynch, Flávia Mori Sarti, Thais Cristina Delacosta, Henrique Luiz Monteiro, Jamile Sanches Codogno","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2025.1607605","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2025.1607605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Physical activity and costs have been consistently related each other, but mostly in cross-sectional investigations. This study aims to investigate the relationship between changes in physical activity level and changes in healthcare costs among older diabetic adults in an 8-year follow-up study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study followed 151 diabetic adults ≥50 years of age, for a period of 8 years, who were patients of Basic Health Care Units in the city of Bauru (Brazil). Medical records were consulted to obtain information on healthcare costs. Physical activity level was assessed through an interview. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and linear regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants who increased leisure-time physical activity from 2010 to 2018 accumulated less healthcare costs from 2020 to 2018. The magnitude of the relationship was small (r = -0.233 [95% CI: -0.379 to -0.076]).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In summary, among diabetic patients, to increase leisure-time physical activity from 2010 to 2018 was inversely related to the amount of healthcare costs spent over the same period of 8 years.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"70 ","pages":"1607605"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11813648/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414064","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":"\"Don't Even Smoke But I'll Buy That\" Twitch as a New Venue for E-Cigarette Promotion.","authors":"Hüseyin Küçükali","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607881","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study examines the covert promotion of e-cigarettes, specifically Juul, on the video live-streaming platform Twitch, focusing on the content and platform-specific dynamics that may influence its effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative case study of a non-gaming Twitch stream included data from influencer conversations, viewer comments and visual elements. Thematic analysis, coding, and categorisation were conducted using ATLAS.ti.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The livestream, which attracted over ten thousand viewers, featured three friends vaping and discussing their personal experiences with Juul. Themes included curiosity, device sharing, and smoking cessation benefits. The stream fostered a casual, engaging atmosphere, with viewers interacting extensively with the influencers and also other viewers. Despite suspicions of industry sponsorship, viewers reacted positively and even joked about the sponsorship. Several viewers, including those who claimed not to smoke, expressed interest in Juul.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study highlights concerns about the promotion of harmful commodities on Twitch, where strong community engagement, monetary incentives, and a lack of specific content policies create a conducive environment for such practices. This underscores the need for greater scrutiny and regulation of e-cigarette promotions on the platform.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607881"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11811706/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143399103","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":"Sleep Pattern, Lifestyle Pattern, and Risks of Overall and 20 Types of Cancers: Findings From the UK Biobank Cohort.","authors":"Yue-Ze Zhao, Wen-Li Zhang, Kai-Wen Zhang, Yong-Qiao He, Wen-Qiong Xue, Da-Wei Yang, Hua Diao, Ruo-Wen Xiao, Ying Liao, Qiao-Ling Wang, Wei-Hua Jia, Tong-Min Wang","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607726","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607726","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Sleep health and other lifestyle behaviours are gaining increasing attention in public health, particularly for cancer prevention, but a comprehensive assessment is lacking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 380,042 UK Biobank participants. A healthy sleep score was constructed based on five sleep factors: chronotype, sleep duration, insomnia, snoring, and daytime dozing. A healthy lifestyle score was constructed based on four lifestyle factors: smoking, alcohol consumption, diet and physical activity. The effect of healthy sleep and lifestyle on cancer risk was examined by Cox proportional hazard models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both healthy sleep and lifestyle patterns were significantly associated with a reduced risk of overall cancer and specific cancer sites. Participants with healthy sleep and lifestyle patterns had a lower risk of overall cancer (HR = 0.72, 95% CI = 0.68-0.77), liver cancer (HR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.31-0.90), bladder cancer (HR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.47-0.79), lung cancer (HR = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.19-0.27), and colorectal cancer (HR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.66-0.96) compared to those with unhealthy patterns.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings highlight the importance of public health education and interventions to improve sleep and other lifestyle behaviours for cancer prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607726"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11781944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143079858","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}
Marco Tofani, Maurizio Marceca, Donatella Valente, Giovanni Galeoto, Mohamed Ali Ben Zina, Imène Soumaya Salhi, Khadija Elmadmad, Hind Tak Tak, Justine Gosling, Satish Mishra, Valentina Gazzaniga, Marco Cilione, Silvia Iorio
{"title":"Disability and Migration Routes: An Explorative Analysis Among Refugees Hosted in Italy.","authors":"Marco Tofani, Maurizio Marceca, Donatella Valente, Giovanni Galeoto, Mohamed Ali Ben Zina, Imène Soumaya Salhi, Khadija Elmadmad, Hind Tak Tak, Justine Gosling, Satish Mishra, Valentina Gazzaniga, Marco Cilione, Silvia Iorio","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607821","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Data on disability in refugees is lacking, hindering effectiveness of humanitarian response. We investigated disability condition in refugees, identifying possible mechanisms that affect their health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Washington Group Short Set - Enhanced was used to identify people at risk experiencing disability. Data on migration routes were collected and the relationship with functioning limitations was explored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>483 refugees (58.18% males - 41.82% female) were interviewed. 23.8% were found to have a disability, with a higher risk for those who travelled along the central Mediterranean route OR (95% CI) 2.08 (1.33-3.24). Affect domain represented the main weight for disability (28.16%), followed by mobility limitation (8.28%). People who travelled across the central Mediterranean route were found to have a high risk of developing anxiety problems OR (95% CI) 2.19 (1.33-3.6), while people who crossed the Balkan route had a higher risk of mobility limitation OR (95% CI) 3.03 (1.23-7.44).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides the first available data on disability among refugees in Italy, revealing a high prevalence of disability and a significant association with migration routes. These findings underscore the urgent need for targeted health and rehabilitation interventions to address the specific vulnerabilities of this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607821"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11781943/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143079845","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 Pilz González, Enrique Alonso-Perez, Jennifer Lehnchen, Zita Deptolla, Eileen Heumann, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Katherina Heinrichs, Christiane Stock
{"title":"Mental Health and the Intersection of Perceived Discrimination and Social Inequalities Among Students in Germany - a Quantitative Intersectional Study.","authors":"Laura Pilz González, Enrique Alonso-Perez, Jennifer Lehnchen, Zita Deptolla, Eileen Heumann, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Katherina Heinrichs, Christiane Stock","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607826","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Discrimination poses a threat to the mental health of university students, especially those affected by social inequality, yet understanding its intersectional impact remains limited. This study examines the intersection of social inequalities with perceived discrimination to explore differences in mental health among students in Germany.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the cross-sectional project \"Survey on study conditions and mental health of university students\" (n = 14,592) were analysed using Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA). Depressive symptoms, cognitive stress symptoms, and exhaustion were examined across 48 intersectional strata based on gender, first academic generation, family care tasks, and perceived discrimination.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MAIHDA analysis revealed substantial between strata variance, with most of it explained by additive rather than intersectional interaction effects. Perceived discrimination, diverse or female gender, first academic generation, and family care tasks (for exhaustion only) were associated with worse mental health outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The profound associations between perceived discrimination and the mental health among university students call for urgent attention and intervention within university settings. Adopting an intersectional lens is key to identifying and addressing inequalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607826"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11775900/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065546","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}
Valentina A Andreeva, Stéphanie Chambaron, Cécilia Samieri, Léopold K Fezeu
{"title":"Response to M. Zhang.","authors":"Valentina A Andreeva, Stéphanie Chambaron, Cécilia Samieri, Léopold K Fezeu","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1608216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1608216"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11775899/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143065553","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":"Methodological Considerations and Future Directions in Mental Health Multimorbidity Research: Response to Andreeva et al.","authors":"Mengqin Zhang","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608114","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608114","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1608114"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11773614/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143059000","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}
Viktoriia Yasenok, Eileen Neumann, Alessia Raineri, Julia Kopp, Seraina Rüegger, Tala Ballouz, Marco Kaufmann, Andrii Loboda, Vladyslav Smiianov, Andreas M Baumer, Erich Seifritz, Heiko Fabian Königstein, Anja Frei, Viktor Von Wyl, Susi Kriemler, Andriana Kostenko, Milo A Puhan
{"title":"Mental Health Assessment of the Population: Study Protocol of the MAP Research Program in Ukraine (MAP-U) and in Zurich (MAP-Z).","authors":"Viktoriia Yasenok, Eileen Neumann, Alessia Raineri, Julia Kopp, Seraina Rüegger, Tala Ballouz, Marco Kaufmann, Andrii Loboda, Vladyslav Smiianov, Andreas M Baumer, Erich Seifritz, Heiko Fabian Königstein, Anja Frei, Viktor Von Wyl, Susi Kriemler, Andriana Kostenko, Milo A Puhan","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607271","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To conduct mental health surveillance in adults in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees (Canton of Zurich, Switzerland) as an actionable scientific foundation for public mental health and mental healthcare.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mental Health Assessment of the Population (MAP) is a research program including prospective, population-based, digital cohort studies focused on mental health monitoring. The study aims to include 17,400 people from the general population of Ukraine, 1,220 Ukrainians with refugee status S residing in the canton of Zurich, and 1,740 people from the Zurich general population. The primary endpoints are prevalence and incidence of symptoms of: posttraumatic stress disorder (measured by PCL-5), depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), and alcohol use disorder (AUDIT). Secondary endpoints include participants' health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L and EQ-VAS), experiences of somatic distress syndrome (PHQ-15), social isolation, social integration, and mental wellbeing (SWEMWBS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Baseline assessment starts in March 2024 with follow-ups occurring every 3 months for at least 2 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MAP will generate reliable, comparable, and high-quality epidemiological data to inform public mental health and healthcare policies in the Ukrainian population.</p><p><strong>Isrctn registry: </strong>https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN17240415.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1607271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11770391/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143052445","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":"Challenges to Achieving Surgical Equity in Slums.","authors":"Rahul M Jindal, Sushila Tiwari","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608098","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1608098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a critical lack of surgical data on individuals who live in urban slums, which hampers the allocation of healthcare resources and the provision of preventative measures. The complex interplay of factors affecting surgical care in slums, such as trust deficits, mental health concerns, and socioeconomic barriers, necessitates a distinct academic approach. We propose that researchers should consider \"slum surgical health\" as an area of study separate from urban health or slum health. From this perspective, we make a case for defining \"slum surgical health\" while presenting evidence from multiple countries that shows the unique challenges of providing surgical care in slum settings. We discuss a successful model that has deployed community health worker programs as intermediaries between slum dwellers and healthcare providers. This model, which achieved a 60% conversion rate from unmet to met surgical needs, demonstrates the potential of culturally sensitive, community-based approaches to address surgical inequities in urban slums.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":"69 ","pages":"1608098"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11769719/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143052440","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}