PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2024-11-08eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607540
Joseph Sam Kanu, Mohamed A Vandi, Brima Bangura, Katherine Draper, Yelena Gorina, Monique A Foster, Jadnah D Harding, Eric N Ikoona, Amara Jambai, Mohamed A M Kamara, Daniel Kaitibi, Daphne B Moffett, Tushar Singh, John T Redd
{"title":"Promoting Awareness of Data Confidentiality and Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Low-Income Country-Sierra Leone.","authors":"Joseph Sam Kanu, Mohamed A Vandi, Brima Bangura, Katherine Draper, Yelena Gorina, Monique A Foster, Jadnah D Harding, Eric N Ikoona, Amara Jambai, Mohamed A M Kamara, Daniel Kaitibi, Daphne B Moffett, Tushar Singh, John T Redd","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607540","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607540","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>World Health Organization issued Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in the COVID-19 Response stating that collection of vast amounts of personal data may potentially lead to the infringement of fundamental human rights and freedoms. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development called on national governments to adhere to the international principles for data security and confidentiality. This paper describes the methods used to assist the Ministry of Health in bringing awareness of the data ownership, confidentiality and security principles to COVID-19 responders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Sierra Leone Epidemiological Data (SLED) Team data managers conducted training for groups of COVID-19 responders. Training included presentations on data confidentiality, information disclosure, physical and electronic data security, and cyber-security; and interactive discussion of real-life scenarios. A game of Jeopardy was created to test the participant's knowledge.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This paper describes the methods used by the SLED Team to bring awareness of the DOCS principles to more than 2,500 COVID-19 responders.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Similar efforts may benefit other countries where the knowledge, resources, and governing rules for protection of personal data are limited.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1607540"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11581828/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142688853","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 : 2024-10-31eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607339
Perla Boutros, Nour Kassem, Valentin Boudo, Ali Sié, Stephen Munga, Martina A Maggioni, Marcin Golec, Robin Simion, Till Bärnighausen, Volker Winkler, Sandra Barteit
{"title":"Understanding the Risk Factors, Burden, and Interventions for Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Perla Boutros, Nour Kassem, Valentin Boudo, Ali Sié, Stephen Munga, Martina A Maggioni, Marcin Golec, Robin Simion, Till Bärnighausen, Volker Winkler, Sandra Barteit","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607339","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607339","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review aims to identify risk factors for COPD and asthma, examine the burden and intervention measures, and clarify the findings in the context of climate change, with a particular focus on LMICs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines, we conducted a scoping review using PubMed, Embase, and Scopus, focusing on studies published from 2011 to 2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our review included 52 studies that encompassed 244,004 participants. Predominantly conducted in SSA (n = 43, 83%) and Asia (n = 16, 31%), they address indoor and ambient air pollution, occupational hazards, and environmental conditions. Climate change exacerbates risks, varying regionally. SSA faces severe household and occupational exposures, while other LMICs deal with industrial and urban pollution. Stigma, social exclusion and economic burden underscore the necessity for intervention strategies (e.g., educational programs, pulmonary rehabilitation, low-emission cookstoves).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our research shows a strong link between air pollution, occupational and environmental exposures, and the prevalence of COPD and asthma in LMICs. It suggests that targeted interventions are effective ways to mitigate these diseases and also highlights the significant impact of climate change on respiratory health.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1607339"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11560431/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142629645","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 : 2024-10-10eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607057
Ava A John-Baptiste, Marc Moulin, Zhe Li, Darren Hamilton, Gabrielle Crichlow, Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, Feben W Alemu, Lina Ghattas, Kathryn McDonald, Miqdad Asaria, Cameron Sharpe, Ekta Pandya, Nasheed Moqueet, David Champredon, Seyed M Moghadas, Lisa A Cooper, Andrew Pinto, Saverio Stranges, Margaret J Haworth-Brockman, Alison Galvani, Shehzad Ali
{"title":"Do COVID-19 Infectious Disease Models Incorporate the Social Determinants of Health? A Systematic Review.","authors":"Ava A John-Baptiste, Marc Moulin, Zhe Li, Darren Hamilton, Gabrielle Crichlow, Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, Feben W Alemu, Lina Ghattas, Kathryn McDonald, Miqdad Asaria, Cameron Sharpe, Ekta Pandya, Nasheed Moqueet, David Champredon, Seyed M Moghadas, Lisa A Cooper, Andrew Pinto, Saverio Stranges, Margaret J Haworth-Brockman, Alison Galvani, Shehzad Ali","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To identify COVID-19 infectious disease models that accounted for social determinants of health (SDH).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, medRxiv, and the Web of Science from December 2019 to August 2020. We included mathematical modelling studies focused on humans investigating COVID-19 impact and including at least one SDH. We abstracted study characteristics (e.g., country, model type, social determinants of health) and appraised study quality using best practices guidelines.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>83 studies were included. Most pertained to multiple countries (n = 15), the United States (n = 12), or China (n = 7). Most models were compartmental (n = 45) and agent-based (n = 7). Age was the most incorporated SDH (n = 74), followed by gender (n = 15), race/ethnicity (n = 7) and remote/rural location (n = 6). Most models reflected the dynamic nature of infectious disease spread (n = 51, 61%) but few reported on internal (n = 10, 12%) or external (n = 31, 37%) model validation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Few models published early in the pandemic accounted for SDH other than age. Neglect of SDH in mathematical models of disease spread may result in foregone opportunities to understand differential impacts of the pandemic and to assess targeted interventions.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020207706], PROSPERO, CRD42020207706.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1607057"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11499127/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142509661","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 : 2024-09-18eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607175
Jose Mira, Irene Carillo, Susanna Tella, Kris Vanhaecht, Massimiliano Panella, Deborah Seys, Marius-Ionut Ungureanu, Paulo Sousa, Sandra C Buttigieg, Patricia Vella-Bonanno, Georgeta Popovici, Einav Srulovici, Sofia Guerra-Paiva, Bojana Knezevic, Susana Lorenzo, Peter Lachman, Shin Ushiro, Susan D Scott, Albert Wu, Reinhard Strametz
{"title":"The European Researchers' Network Working on Second Victim (ERNST) Policy Statement on the Second Victim Phenomenon for Increasing Patient Safety.","authors":"Jose Mira, Irene Carillo, Susanna Tella, Kris Vanhaecht, Massimiliano Panella, Deborah Seys, Marius-Ionut Ungureanu, Paulo Sousa, Sandra C Buttigieg, Patricia Vella-Bonanno, Georgeta Popovici, Einav Srulovici, Sofia Guerra-Paiva, Bojana Knezevic, Susana Lorenzo, Peter Lachman, Shin Ushiro, Susan D Scott, Albert Wu, Reinhard Strametz","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607175","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607175","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The second victim phenomenon refers to the emotional trauma healthcare professionals experience following adverse events (AEs) in patient care, which can compromise their ability to provide safe care. This issue has significant implications for patient safety, with AEs leading to substantial human and economic costs.</p><p><strong>Analysis: </strong>Current evidence indicates that AEs often result from systemic failures, profoundly affecting healthcare workers. While patient safety initiatives are in place, the psychological impact on healthcare professionals remains inadequately addressed. The European Researchers' Network Working on Second Victims (ERNST) emphasizes the need to support these professionals through peer support programs, systemic changes, and a shift toward a just culture in healthcare settings.</p><p><strong>Policy options: </strong>Key options include implementing peer support programs, revising the legal framework to decriminalize honest errors, and promoting just culture principles. These initiatives aim to mitigate the second victim phenomenon, enhance patient safety, and reduce healthcare costs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Addressing the second victim phenomenon is essential for ensuring patient safety. By implementing supportive policies and fostering a just culture, healthcare systems can better manage the repercussions of AEs and support the wellbeing of healthcare professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1607175"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11445080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366788","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 : 2024-08-05eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607722
Jinhee Kim, Andrew Dannenberg, Fiona Haigh, Ben Harris-Roxas
{"title":"Let's Be Clear-Health Impact Assessments or Assessing Health Impacts?","authors":"Jinhee Kim, Andrew Dannenberg, Fiona Haigh, Ben Harris-Roxas","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607722","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607722","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1607722"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11330801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005449","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 : 2024-06-21eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1606654
Vivian Hui, Bohan Zhang, Bomin Jeon, Kwan Ching Arkers Wong, Mary Lou Klem, Young Ji Lee
{"title":"Harnessing Health Information Technology in Domestic Violence in the United States: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Vivian Hui, Bohan Zhang, Bomin Jeon, Kwan Ching Arkers Wong, Mary Lou Klem, Young Ji Lee","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606654","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606654","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The following scoping review aims to identify and map the existing evidence for HIT interventions among women with DV experiences in the United States. And provide guidance for future research, and facilitate clinical and technical applications for healthcare professionals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Five databases, PubMed, EBSCOhost CINAHL, Ovid APA PsycINFO, Scopus and Google Scholar, were searched from date of inception to May 2023. Reviewers extracted classification of the intervention, descriptive details, and intervention outcomes, including physical safety, psychological, and technical outcomes, based on representations in the included studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 24 studies were included, identifying seven web-based interventions and four types of abuse. A total of five studies reported safety outcomes related to physical health. Three studies reported depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder as psychological health outcomes. The effectiveness of technology interventions was assessed in eight studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Domestic violence is a major public health issue, and research has demonstrated the tremendous potential of health information technology, the use of which can support individuals, families, and communities of domestic violence survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1606654"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224144/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141555623","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 : 2024-06-19eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1606371
Alexandre Vallée, Maxence Arutkin
{"title":"The Transformative Power of Virtual Hospitals for Revolutionising Healthcare Delivery.","authors":"Alexandre Vallée, Maxence Arutkin","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606371","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> The objective of this narrative review is to explore the advantages and limitations of VHs in delivering healthcare, including access to specialized professionals, streamlined communication, efficient scheduling, integration of electronic health records, ongoing monitoring, and support, transcending geographical boundaries, and resource optimization. <b>Methods:</b> Review of literature. <b>Results:</b> The national healthcare systems are facing an alarming rise in pressure due to global shifts. Virtual hospitals (VH) offer a practical solution to numerous systemic challenges, including rising costs and increased workloads for healthcare providers. VH also facilitate the delivery of personalized services and enable the monitoring of patients beyond the conventional confines of healthcare settings, reducing the reliance on waiting medicine carried out in doctors' offices or hospitals. <b>Conclusion:</b> VH can mirror the conventional healthcare referral system.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1606371"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11221308/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141499225","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 : 2024-06-18eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1606969
Heresh Amini, Fatemeh Yousefian, Sasan Faridi, Zorana J Andersen, Ellénore Calas, Alberto Castro, Karla Cervantes-Martínez, Thomas Cole-Hunter, Magali Corso, Natasa Dragic, Dimitris Evangelopoulos, Christian Gapp, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Ingu Kim, Alain Le Tertre, Sylvia Medina, Brian Miller, Stephanie Montero, Weeberb J Requia, Horacio Riojas-Rodriguez, David Rojas-Rueda, Evangelia Samoli, Jose Luis Texcalac-Sangrador, Maayan Yitshak-Sade, Joel Schwartz, Nino Kuenzli, Joseph V Spadaro, Michal Krzyzanowski, Pierpaolo Mudu
{"title":"Two Decades of Air Pollution Health Risk Assessment: Insights From the Use of WHO's AirQ and AirQ+ Tools.","authors":"Heresh Amini, Fatemeh Yousefian, Sasan Faridi, Zorana J Andersen, Ellénore Calas, Alberto Castro, Karla Cervantes-Martínez, Thomas Cole-Hunter, Magali Corso, Natasa Dragic, Dimitris Evangelopoulos, Christian Gapp, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Ingu Kim, Alain Le Tertre, Sylvia Medina, Brian Miller, Stephanie Montero, Weeberb J Requia, Horacio Riojas-Rodriguez, David Rojas-Rueda, Evangelia Samoli, Jose Luis Texcalac-Sangrador, Maayan Yitshak-Sade, Joel Schwartz, Nino Kuenzli, Joseph V Spadaro, Michal Krzyzanowski, Pierpaolo Mudu","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606969","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606969","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We evaluated studies that used the World Health Organization's (WHO) AirQ and AirQ+ tools for air pollution (AP) health risk assessment (HRA) and provided best practice suggestions for future assessments.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a comprehensive review of studies using WHO's AirQ and AirQ+ tools, searching several databases for relevant articles, reports, and theses from inception to Dec 31, 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 286 studies that met our criteria. The studies were conducted in 69 countries, with most (57%) in Iran, followed by Italy and India (∼8% each). We found that many studies inadequately report air pollution exposure data, its quality, and validity. The decisions concerning the analysed population size, health outcomes of interest, baseline incidence, concentration-response functions, relative risk values, and counterfactual values are often not justified, sufficiently. Many studies lack an uncertainty assessment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our review found a number of common shortcomings in the published assessments. We suggest better practices and urge future studies to focus on the quality of input data, its reporting, and associated uncertainties.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1606969"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11217191/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141493761","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 : 2024-06-07eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607564
Teresa Leão, Henrique Barros
{"title":"Corrigendum: Merging Academy and Healthcare in the Public Health Training of Medical Students.","authors":"Teresa Leão, Henrique Barros","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607564","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s40985-020-00146-1.].</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"45 ","pages":"1607564"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11190694/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141443468","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}