Meyran Boniel-Nissim, Michela Bersia, Natale Canale, Henri Lahti, Kristiina Ojala, Oya Ercan, Anna Dzielska, Joanna Inchley, Paola Dalmasso
{"title":"Different Categories of Social Media Use and Their Association With Body Image Among Adolescents in 42 Countries.","authors":"Meyran Boniel-Nissim, Michela Bersia, Natale Canale, Henri Lahti, Kristiina Ojala, Oya Ercan, Anna Dzielska, Joanna Inchley, Paola Dalmasso","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606944","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606944","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Social media has become integrated into adolescents' lives and influences body image perceptions. Our study examined four patterns of social media use (SMU): non-active, active, intensive, and problematic. We hypothesised that intensive SMU and problematic SMU would be associated with negative body image (negative subjective body weight) and over/underestimated body weight congruence, compared to non-active and active SMU. In addition, we expect these associations to be stronger for girls.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from 190,892 respondents aged 11, 13, and 15 from 42 countries involved in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study were analysed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings revealed higher rates of intensive or problematic SMU among adolescents who perceived themselves as too fat or too thin. Two-level regression analyses showed intensive and problematic SMU as more likely to perceive themselves as too fat or too thin than active users. The association was significant among intensive and problematic girl social media users, whereas, among boys, the relationship was only significant for problematic users.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings highlight the importance of assessing SMU patterns to evaluate associations with body image.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11252497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141633411","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}
Kimon Papadopoulos, Verena Struckmann, Viktor von Wyl, Felix Gille
{"title":"Citizen Views on an Opt-Out Approach to National Electronic Health Records in Germany: A Small-Scale Qualitative Study.","authors":"Kimon Papadopoulos, Verena Struckmann, Viktor von Wyl, Felix Gille","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607288","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607288","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Electronic health records (German: elektronische Patientenakte - ePA) are an important healthcare tool. However, in Germany, current participation remains low for their national ePA. To rectify this, the German government recently adopted an opt-out approach to their national ePA system. The objective of this study is to investigate and provide a brief overview of German public attitudes towards this approach to inform policymakers with evidence-based insights.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four public focus groups were conducted with 12 German citizens to discuss their opinions on the German governments new opt-out approach to the ePA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three major thematic categories were identified (Contributors to Opt-Out Implementation, Barriers to Opt-Out Implementation, and Contingent Factors) to describe citizen views on the opt-out approach for the ePA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The public is generally supportive of an opt-out approach to ePAs in Germany, as they see the benefits ePAs can provide to German society; but they are skeptical on how successful this approach might be due to extant issues that policymakers must be aware of in order to successfully implement an opt-out approach for Germany's national ePA system.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11251894/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141633410","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 Stendell, Peter W Stubbs, Kris Rogers, Arianne P Verhagen, James W Middleton, Glen M Davis, Mohit Arora, Ruth Marshall, Timothy Geraghty, Andrew Nunn, Camila Quel de Oliveira
{"title":"Leisure-Time Physical Activity Participation in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With a Spinal Cord Injury in Australia.","authors":"Laura Stendell, Peter W Stubbs, Kris Rogers, Arianne P Verhagen, James W Middleton, Glen M Davis, Mohit Arora, Ruth Marshall, Timothy Geraghty, Andrew Nunn, Camila Quel de Oliveira","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607276","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1607276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) are often sedentary, increasing their risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Leisure-time Physical Activity (LTPA) is physical activity completed during recreation time for enjoyment. We aimed to quantify LTPA in people ≥45 years with SCI and to explore its relationship with participants' characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a secondary analysis on a subset of the Australian International SCI Survey in participants ≥45 years, at least 12 months post-injury. We described levels of LTPA and used multivariable regressions to estimate the associations between participant characteristics and LTPA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 1,281 participants (mean age: 62.7 years, mean time since injury: 18.7 years; 74% males) 44% reported no participation in LTPA. The average LTPA participation was 197 (SD 352) minutes per week (median: 50). Females (β = -62.3, 95% CI [-112.9, -11.7]), and participants with non-traumatic injuries (β = -105.2, 95% CI [-165.9, -44.6]) performed less LTPA. Time since injury was not associated with moderate-to-heavy LTPA (LR: Probability > F = 0.785).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>LTPA promotion in the SCI population ≥45 years focusing on females and non-traumatic injuries is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11251882/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141633412","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}
Stefano Tancredi, Bernadette W A van der Linden, Arnaud Chiolero, Stéphane Cullati, Medea Imboden, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Dirk Keidel, Melissa Witzig, Julia Dratva, Gisela Michel, Erika Harju, Irene Frank, Elsa Lorthe, Hélène Baysson, Silvia Stringhini, Christian R Kahlert, Julia B Bardoczi, Moa Lina Haller, Patricia O Chocano-Bedoya, Nicolas Rodondi, Rebecca Amati, Emiliano Albanese, Laurie Corna, Luca Crivelli, Marco Kaufmann, Anja Frei, Viktor von Wyl
{"title":"Socioeconomic Status and Adherence to Preventive Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland: A Population Based Digital Cohort Analysis.","authors":"Stefano Tancredi, Bernadette W A van der Linden, Arnaud Chiolero, Stéphane Cullati, Medea Imboden, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Dirk Keidel, Melissa Witzig, Julia Dratva, Gisela Michel, Erika Harju, Irene Frank, Elsa Lorthe, Hélène Baysson, Silvia Stringhini, Christian R Kahlert, Julia B Bardoczi, Moa Lina Haller, Patricia O Chocano-Bedoya, Nicolas Rodondi, Rebecca Amati, Emiliano Albanese, Laurie Corna, Luca Crivelli, Marco Kaufmann, Anja Frei, Viktor von Wyl","doi":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606861","DOIUrl":"10.3389/ijph.2024.1606861","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and self-reported adherence to preventive measures in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>4,299 participants from a digital cohort were followed between September 2020 and November 2021. Baseline equivalised disposable income and education were used as SES proxies. Adherence was assessed over time. We investigated the association between SES and adherence using multivariable mixed logistic regression, stratifying by age (below/above 65 years) and two periods (before/after June 2021, to account for changes in vaccine coverage and epidemiological situation).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Adherence was high across all SES strata before June 2021. After, participants with higher equivalised disposable income were less likely to adhere to preventive measures compared to participants in the first (low) quartile [second (Adj.OR, 95% CI) (0.56, 0.37-0.85), third (0.38, 0.23-0.64), fourth (0.60, 0.36-0.98)]. We observed similar results for education.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>No differences by SES were found during the period with high SARS-CoV-2 incidence rates and stringent measures. Following the broad availability of vaccines, lower incidence, and eased measures, differences by SES started to emerge. Our study highlights the need for contextual interpretation when assessing SES impact on adherence to preventive measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":14322,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Public Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11251880/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141633462","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}
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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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":null,"pages":null},"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}