Sally Fowler Davis, Charlotte Benkowitz, Carol Holland, Alan Gow, Charlotte Clarke
{"title":"A Scoping Review on the Opportunities for Social Engagement and Cognitive Frailty in Older Adults","authors":"Sally Fowler Davis, Charlotte Benkowitz, Carol Holland, Alan Gow, Charlotte Clarke","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606494","url":null,"abstract":"Cognitive frailty (CF) is defined as the clinical syndrome of the combination of physical frailty and cognitive impairment, without dementia. Numerous risk factors for CF have been previously identified but this scoping review focusses on the critical need for social engagement and the association with cognition. The focus of this scoping review on the opportunity for social engagement rather than on perception or experience of loneliness. Based on the results of 55 studies were synthesised into four social engagement categories, namely participation, household, network, and habitat. Social engagement is associated with maintaining or improving cognition, particularly through active participation in social roles. Habitat (i.e., rural or urban settings) also influences cognition and the challenge is to enable social participation.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139791188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2024-01-29eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1606052
Muriel Mac-Seing, Erica Di Ruggiero
{"title":"The Intersections of COVID-19 Global Health Governance and Population Health Priorities: Equity-Related Lessons Learned From Canada and Selected G20 Countries.","authors":"Muriel Mac-Seing, Erica Di Ruggiero","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606052","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> COVID-19-related global health governance (GHG) processes and public health measures taken influenced population health priorities worldwide. We investigated the intersection between COVID-19-related GHG and how it redefined population health priorities in Canada and other G20 countries. We analysed a Canada-related multilevel qualitative study and a scoping review of selected G20 countries. Findings show the importance of linking equity considerations to funding and accountability when responding to COVID-19. Nationalism and limited coordination among governance actors contributed to fragmented COVID-19 public health responses. COVID-19-related consequences were not systematically negative, but when they were, they affected more population groups living and working in conditions of vulnerability and marginalisation. <b>Policy options and recommendations:</b> Six policy options are proposed addressing upstream determinants of health, such as providing sufficient funding for equitable and accountable global and public health outcomes and implementing gender-focused policies to reduce COVID-19 response-related inequities and negative consequences downstream. Specific programmatic (e.g., assessing the needs of the community early) and research recommendations are also suggested to redress identified gaps. <b>Conclusion:</b> Despite the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, programmatic and research opportunities along with concrete policy options must be mobilised and implemented without further delay. We collectively share the duty to act upon global health justice.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10859516/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139724287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kinsey Mannebach, Ruby H. N. Nguyen, Deborah Radi, Isabel J Ricke, Mickey Scullard, Elizabeth V. Wattenberg
{"title":"Building Pathways Into Governmental Public Health Careers Through Academic-Governmental Public Health Partnerships","authors":"Kinsey Mannebach, Ruby H. N. Nguyen, Deborah Radi, Isabel J Ricke, Mickey Scullard, Elizabeth V. Wattenberg","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606780","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139608327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. J. Fernández-Carrasco, Cirenia Batugg-Chaves, Azahara Rúger-Navarrete, Francisco Javier Riesco-González, Rocío Palomo-Gómez, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Luciano Rodríguez Díaz, Mª Dolores Vázquez-Lara, Javier Fagundo-Rivera, J. M. Vázquez-Lara
{"title":"Influence of Pregnancy on Sexual Desire in Pregnant Women and Their Partners: Systematic Review","authors":"F. J. Fernández-Carrasco, Cirenia Batugg-Chaves, Azahara Rúger-Navarrete, Francisco Javier Riesco-González, Rocío Palomo-Gómez, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Luciano Rodríguez Díaz, Mª Dolores Vázquez-Lara, Javier Fagundo-Rivera, J. M. Vázquez-Lara","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1606308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1606308","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Pregnancy is a stage in which different physical and psychological changes take place that can affect the sexuality of the couple. The aim of the study is to identify how the physical and psychological changes derived from pregnancy affect the sexual desire of women and men.Methods: A systematic review of the literature was carried out in five databases, from which a total of 16,126 documents were obtained. After applying the PRISMA selection criteria, a total of 19 documents were selected.Results: Levels of sexual desire fluctuate during pregnancy, being the second trimester of gestation the period in which desire is at its highest and in which physical limitations and emotional changes decrease. Women have lower levels of sexual desire in the first trimester, while men have the lowest levels of desire in the third trimester.Conclusion: Pregnancy is a stage marked by physiological and psychological changes that modify several areas, including sexuality. Healthcare professionals should promote a healthy sexuality, avoiding the appearance of fears or sexual dysfunctions caused by the changes that occur during pregnancy.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139612362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2024-01-12eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1605843
Sonja Lynn Myhre, Michelle Scobie, Eija Meriläinen, Ilan Kelman, Unni Gopinathan
{"title":"Climate Change, Community Action, and Health in the Anglophone Caribbean: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Sonja Lynn Myhre, Michelle Scobie, Eija Meriläinen, Ilan Kelman, Unni Gopinathan","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605843","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> This scoping review investigates the status of research focusing on the nexus of community action, climate change, and health and wellbeing in anglophone Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS). <b>Methods:</b> This review was guided by Arksey and O'Malley framework and utilized the PRISMA-ScR checklist. We searched Medline/OVID, PsychInfo, VHL, Sociological Abstracts, Google Scholar, and Scopus to capture interdisciplinary studies published from 1946 to 2021. <b>Results:</b> The search yielded 3,828 records of which fourteen studies met the eligibility criteria. The analysis assessed study aim, geographic focus, community stakeholders, community action, climate perspective, health impact, as well as dimensions including resources/assets, education/information, organization and governance, innovation and flexibility, and efficacy and agency. Nearly all studies were case studies using mixed method approaches involving qualitative and quantitative data. Community groups organized around focal areas related to fishing, farming, food security, conservation, and the environment. <b>Conclusion:</b> Despite the bearing these areas have on public health, few studies explicitly examine direct links between health and climate change. Research dedicated to the nexus of community action, climate change, and health in the anglophone Caribbean warrants further study.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10811550/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139571687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Axelle Braggion, Adeline Dugerdil, Olwen Wilson, Francesca Hovagemyan, Antoine Flahault
{"title":"Indoor Air Quality and COVID-19: A Scoping Review","authors":"Axelle Braggion, Adeline Dugerdil, Olwen Wilson, Francesca Hovagemyan, Antoine Flahault","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605803","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major public health concern for the past 3 years. Scientific evidence on the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and indoor air quality still needs to be demonstrated. This scoping review aims to study the association between air quality indoors and COVID-19.Methods: A scoping review analyzing the association between indoor air quality and epidemiological outcomes was conducted. Papers published between 1 January 2020 and 31 October 2022 were included. Hospital settings were excluded from the study.Results: Eight relevant articles met the inclusion criteria. Indoor settings included workplaces, schools, restaurants, and public transport. Types of ventilation used to improve indoor air quality were dilution methods (opening windows) and mechanical systems with or without filtration or purifier. CO2 sensors were employed in one study. All the studies showed a positive association between indoor air quality and its improvement and epidemiological indicators.Conclusion: The findings of this scoping review indicate that indoor air quality, which can be improved with ventilation methods, may reduce the risk of developing COVID-19. Ventilation could thus be viewed as a possible effective mitigating method.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139533878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevention of War: A Scoping Review on Primary Preventive Measures in Public Health","authors":"Tessa Brake, Oliver Razum","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1606201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1606201","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Wars and armed conflicts have a major impact on population health. As the discipline of public health aims to increase the health at population level, professionals play a significant role in dealing with war and armed conflict. There is need for research on prevention. This study aims to map the literature on existing public health approaches addressing the primary prevention of war and/or armed conflict.Methods: We performed a scoping review in the databases Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar, followed by a narrative synthesis.Results: We included 15 studies. We identified three main themes regarding preventive measures: 1) research on root causes of conflicts, surveillance and documentation of its health consequences; 2) education and awareness raising on the consequences of conflicts; and 3) interventions to change socio-economic and political conditions conducive to conflicts.Conclusion: A two-tiered conceptual framework emerges: For primary prevention of war, public health should promote human rights and the rule of law. To prevent armed conflict within states, public health should address the social determinants of health and aim to reduce poverty and inequity.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139385606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2023-12-27eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1606889
Laurent Chambaud, Tara Chen, Chiara Cadeddu, Ana-Caterina Pinho-Gomes, Balázs Ádám, John Middleton, Susana Viegas, Nadav Davidovitch, Doris Zjalic, Flavia Pennisi, Lore Leighton, Robert Otok, Carlo Signorelli
{"title":"ASPHER Statement for COP28. A Call for Action in Seven Points.","authors":"Laurent Chambaud, Tara Chen, Chiara Cadeddu, Ana-Caterina Pinho-Gomes, Balázs Ádám, John Middleton, Susana Viegas, Nadav Davidovitch, Doris Zjalic, Flavia Pennisi, Lore Leighton, Robert Otok, Carlo Signorelli","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1606889","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1606889","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10777741/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2023-12-27eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1606438
Raeann Ng, Nilakshi Gunatillaka, Helen Skouteris, David Blane, Claire Blewitt, Suzanne Nielsen, Elizabeth Sturgiss
{"title":"Screening for Unstable Housing in a Healthcare Setting.","authors":"Raeann Ng, Nilakshi Gunatillaka, Helen Skouteris, David Blane, Claire Blewitt, Suzanne Nielsen, Elizabeth Sturgiss","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1606438","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1606438","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> To describe existing tools for screening patients for unstable housing in a healthcare setting. <b>Methods:</b> A literature search was completed to retrieve articles published in the last 10 years on screening patients for unstable housing in a healthcare setting. <b>Results:</b> The current literature on screening patients for homelessness in healthcare settings describes a variety of tools administered by a range of healthcare providers, but all are based in the United States. <b>Conclusion:</b> The studies revealed the potential for effective screening in healthcare settings and positive engagement of patients and providers with screening. Key areas for future research include innovative methods of screening and evaluation of reliability and validity for a broader range of tools.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10777743/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2023-11-24eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2023.1605849
Iren Bischofberger, Mary Jo Vetter
{"title":"Family Caregivers Employed by Home Care Agencies: Lessons Learned From Switzerland and the United States.","authors":"Iren Bischofberger, Mary Jo Vetter","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605849","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Increasing demands for home care staff has been triggered in the past decades by shorter hospital length of stay, and a shift of responsibility for complex care regimens to private households. Therefore, an innovative model to employ family caregivers in home care agencies is expanding in Switzerland and the United States. This policy brief aims to identify core characteristics of the model and analyze its potential benefits and challenges. <b>Evidence:</b> The model is expanding based on legal ground but without the requisite scientific evidence. After an initial patient assessment by a registered nurse, and assigned hands-on tasks to family caregivers, the salary is derived from payer reimbursement. <b>Policy Options and Recommendations:</b> Standards need to be in place to determine the family caregivers qualification that are specific to the client situation of all age groups. Supervision of quality of care, labor law, and blurred roles of biographical relationships remains at the responsibility of the home care agency. <b>Conclusion:</b> Further research for the data-driven exploration of the model is needed to inform the many stakeholders involved.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10704446/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}