{"title":"Evidence-Based Policy Recommendations for Public Health Emergency Operation Centers in Regional Settings: A Case Study in Indonesia.","authors":"Muhammad Hardhantyo, Hanevi Djasri, Aldilas Achmad Nursetyo, Bella Donna, Madelina Ariani, Happy Pangaribuan, Gde Yulian Yogadhita, Andriani Yulianti, Bernadeta Rachela Adipradipta","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1604899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1604899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Public health emergencies require integration between multiple stakeholders in different sectors to monitor the situation and carry out an appropriate response. As a country with a large land area consisting of thousands of islands, Indonesia's centralized Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) system is currently unable to effectively contain diseases. A PHEOC system reform is required to accommodate Indonesia's circumstances, particularly at the regional level. We have outlined potential models at the sub-national level for PHEOC based on existing evidence. <b>Policy Options and Recommendations:</b> Based on existing evidence of PHEOC models internationally, we have formulated three policy models for regional-level PHEOC. These models (the <i>ad hoc</i> agency model, the independent agency model, and the Province Health Office (PHO)-based model) entail different chains of command, and each has its own benefits. <b>Conclusion:</b> We recommend that the Ministry of Health in Indonesia adopt the third PHEOC policy model, in which the chain of command lies under the PHO. This is the most practical approach, as the PHO has the authority to mobilize units and access resources in response to imminent public health emergencies. Further training and capacity-building are required to support the PHO as the commander of the regional PHEOC.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1604899"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10435730/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10106590","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}
Duncan Fairgrieve, Marco Rizzi, Claas Kirchhelle, Sam Halabi, Geraint Howells, Normann Witzleb
{"title":"No-Fault Compensation Schemes for COVID-19 Vaccines: Best Practice Hallmarks.","authors":"Duncan Fairgrieve, Marco Rizzi, Claas Kirchhelle, Sam Halabi, Geraint Howells, Normann Witzleb","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605973","url":null,"abstract":"British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, United Kingdom, Centre de Recherche Droit Dauphine, Université Paris Dauphine, Paris, France, UWA Law School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, School of History, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, School of Law, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States, School of Law, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1605973"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10189543/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9502855","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}
{"title":"Acknowledgement to Reviewers 2022.","authors":"Phr Editorial Office","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605947","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1605947"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10061347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9588149","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}
Yaguan Zhou, Yichen Jin, Yi Zhu, Weiwei Fang, Xiaochen Dai, Carmen Lim, Shiva Raj Mishra, Peige Song, Xiaolin Xu
{"title":"Sleep Problems Associate With Multimorbidity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Yaguan Zhou, Yichen Jin, Yi Zhu, Weiwei Fang, Xiaochen Dai, Carmen Lim, Shiva Raj Mishra, Peige Song, Xiaolin Xu","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605469","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> To summarize the evidence on the association between sleep problems and multimorbidity. <b>Methods:</b> Six electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP, and Wan fang) were searched to identify observational studies on the association between sleep problems and multimorbidity. A random-effects model was used to estimate the pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals for multimorbidity. <b>Results:</b> A total of 17 observational studies of 133,575 participants were included. Sleep problems included abnormal sleep duration, insomnia, snoring, poor sleep quality, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and restless legs syndrome (RLS). The pooled ORs (95% CIs) for multimorbidity were 1.49 (1.24-1.80) of short sleep duration, 1.21 (1.11-1.44) of long sleep duration and 2.53 (1.85-3.46) for insomnia. The association of other sleep problems with multimorbidity was narratively summarized due to limited number of comparable studies. <b>Conclusion:</b> Abnormal sleep duration and insomnia are associated with higher odds of multimorbidity, while the evidence on association of snoring, poor sleep quality, obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome with multimorbidity remains inconclusive. Interventions targeting sleep problems should be delivered for better management of multimorbidity.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1605469"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10293634/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9735383","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}
Marija Glisic, Peter Francis Raguindin, Armin Gemperli, Petek Eylul Taneri, Dante Jr Salvador, Trudy Voortman, Pedro Marques Vidal, Stefania I Papatheodorou, Setor K Kunutsor, Arjola Bano, John P A Ioannidis, Taulant Muka
{"title":"A 7-Step Guideline for Qualitative Synthesis and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies in Health Sciences.","authors":"Marija Glisic, Peter Francis Raguindin, Armin Gemperli, Petek Eylul Taneri, Dante Jr Salvador, Trudy Voortman, Pedro Marques Vidal, Stefania I Papatheodorou, Setor K Kunutsor, Arjola Bano, John P A Ioannidis, Taulant Muka","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> To provide a step-by-step, easy-to-understand, practical guide for systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. <b>Methods:</b> A multidisciplinary team of researchers with extensive experience in observational studies and systematic review and meta-analysis was established. Previous guidelines in evidence synthesis were considered. <b>Results:</b> There is inherent variability in observational study design, population, and analysis, making evidence synthesis challenging. We provided a framework and discussed basic meta-analysis concepts to assist reviewers in making informed decisions. We also explained several statistical tools for dealing with heterogeneity, probing for bias, and interpreting findings. Finally, we briefly discussed issues and caveats for translating results into clinical and public health recommendations. Our guideline complements \"A 24-step guide on how to design, conduct, and successfully publish a systematic review and meta-analysis in medical research\" and addresses peculiarities for observational studies previously unexplored. <b>Conclusion:</b> We provided 7 steps to synthesize evidence from observational studies. We encourage medical and public health practitioners who answer important questions to systematically integrate evidence from observational studies and contribute evidence-based decision-making in health sciences.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1605454"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10227668/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9565451","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}
Sulaiman Muhammad Musa, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Emery Manirambona, Gilbert Eshun, Dalhatu Muhammad Ahmad, David Adelekan Dada, Ahmed Adamu Gololo, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Abdulafeez Katibi Abdulkadir, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno Iii
{"title":"Paucity of Health Data in Africa: An Obstacle to Digital Health Implementation and Evidence-Based Practice.","authors":"Sulaiman Muhammad Musa, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Emery Manirambona, Gilbert Eshun, Dalhatu Muhammad Ahmad, David Adelekan Dada, Ahmed Adamu Gololo, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Abdulafeez Katibi Abdulkadir, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno Iii","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Among the numerous challenges that Africa faces in improving its healthcare systems, the paucity of health data stands out as paramount. This study aims to examine the challenges related to the paucity of health data in Africa and its impact on the implementation of digital health and evidence-based practice. The findings of the study reveal that health data availability in Africa is both limited and frequently of poor quality. Several factors contribute to this concerning situation, encompassing inadequate infrastructure, a shortage of resources, and cultural barriers. Furthermore, the available data, despite its limitations, is often underutilized due to a lack of capacity and expertise in data analysis and interpretation. <b>Policy Options and Recommendations:</b> To improve healthcare delivery in Africa, we recommend implementing novel strategies for data collection. It's important to recognize that effective information technology service is crucial for enhancing healthcare delivery, and a holistic approach is necessary to achieve this. <b>Conclusion:</b> This brief presents information to help policymakers develop long-term solutions to Africa's health data poverty. Taking action based on this evidence can assist in addressing the problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1605821"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10495562/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10626452","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}
{"title":"An Improved Peer-Review System to Compensate for Scientific Misconduct in Health-Sensitive Topics.","authors":"Alessandro Rovetta, Rossana Garavaglia, Alessandro Vitale, Ettore Meccia, Behailu Terefe Tesfaye, Paolo Mezzana, Vincenzo Accurso","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605601","url":null,"abstract":"In December 2021, one of the authors of the present paper (AR) took part in the peer review of the paper “Safety and immunogenicity of an inactivated virus particle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, BIV1CovIran: findings from double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase I and II clinical trials among healthy adults” for the BMJ Open [1, 2]. The manuscript described clinical phases I and II of the COVID-19 vaccine BIV1-CovIran by Shifa Pharmed Industrial Group. The article was accepted for publication in March 2021 after three review rounds, with a total of six reviewers involved. On May 2022, AR received an email from Yeganeh Torbati, a Washington Post reporter who was investigating the development of BIV1-CovIran. Torbati asked AR for a general opinion about the data presented in the above article. AR replied that no serious anomalies were highlighted, although he specified that the peer review process was too superficial to guarantee complete integrity. Subsequently, through an article published in the Washington Post in August 2022, Torbati disclosed serious misconduct dynamics [3]. In support of her claims, an official correction was published in the BMJ Open in November 2022, in which the authors were forced to admit various conflicts of interest and the occurrence of vaccine-related adverse effects [1]. The relevant fact is that not even six peer reviewers and one editor have discovered such a hidden scenario. This is not intended to blame the journal or the reviewers but only to denounce that the world of scientific publication is currently subject to easy ethical violations. Although financial relationships can markedly bias biomedical research, marginal importance is given to this aspect [4, 5]. In this regard, this letter proposes a set of practices to counteract some major integrity problems.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1605601"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10272364/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9715805","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}
Islam Salikhanov, Stephen R Connor, Gulnara Kunirova, Fatima Khashagulgova, Gulzhaina Nazarova, Byron Lawrence Crape, Maria C Katapodi
{"title":"Challenges for Developing Palliative Care Services in Resource- Limited Settings of Kazakhstan.","authors":"Islam Salikhanov, Stephen R Connor, Gulnara Kunirova, Fatima Khashagulgova, Gulzhaina Nazarova, Byron Lawrence Crape, Maria C Katapodi","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2023.1605672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2023.1605672","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Approximately 40 million people in need of palliative care worldwide, while 80% of them live in low- and middle-income countries. Kazakhstan, a low-to middle-income country with a reforming healthcare system, is committed to improving quality and accessibility of care for its 100,000 terminal patients in need of palliative care. <b>Policy Options and Recommendations:</b> To join the group of countries where palliative care is available, accessible, and affordable, Kazakhstan must integrate palliative services into the mainstream healthcare system at all levels, from primary healthcare to hospices, and from major cities to remote villages. Based on the evidence thoroughly collected directly from the Ministry of Health, authors propose a feasible set of recommendations regarding palliative policy, pain relief, infrastructure, workforce, and education, which could be implemented in LMICs beyond Kazakhstan. <b>Conclusion:</b> This study presents an analysis of challenges, recent developments, and needs of palliative care in Kazakhstan, including funding, policy, workforce, education, and infrastructure, providing an evidence base and recommendations for future development of palliative care in Kazakhstan and in other LMICs.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 ","pages":"1605672"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476099/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10171778","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 : 2022-12-13eCollection Date: 2022-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2022.1604500
Amanda De Conceição Leão Mendes, Ana Mayara Gomes De Souza, Aryelly Dayane Da Silva Nunes, Javier Jerez-Roig, Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa
{"title":"Frequency of Vitamin a Deficiency in Children Hospitalized for Pneumonia: An Integrative Review.","authors":"Amanda De Conceição Leão Mendes, Ana Mayara Gomes De Souza, Aryelly Dayane Da Silva Nunes, Javier Jerez-Roig, Isabelle Ribeiro Barbosa","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2022.1604500","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2022.1604500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> To identify the frequency of vitamin A deficiency in children aged 6 months to 5 years hospitalized for pneumonia. <b>Methods:</b> An integrative literature review was carried out, where searches were made by two independent researchers, with no language limits or publication time in the databases PubMed, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus and CINAHL, and in the gray literature-OpenGrey, Proquest and Google Scholar. In the eligibility phase, the screened studies were read in full and those that did not answer the research question were excluded. Methodological quality was assessed using the Downs & Black (1998) checklist. <b>Results:</b> 1642 articles were identified, after all stages of screening and selection, 10 studies were included, of which 5 were longitudinal, 4 were intervention and 1 transversal. All studies identified subclinical vitamin A deficiency in children hospitalized with pneumonia; the highest frequency of subclinical vitamin A deficiency was 93.2%. All studies evaluated showed frequencies of subclinical vitamin A deficiency >20%. <b>Conclusion:</b> There is a high frequency of subclinical vitamin A deficiency in children with pneumonia; these data need to be further explored in terms of their associations. For this reason, new studies that evaluate this topic are of fundamental importance.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"43 ","pages":"1604500"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9799238/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10466613","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}
{"title":"Psychosocial Attributes of Housing and Their Relationship With Health Among Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Populations in High-Income Countries: Systematic Review","authors":"Tessa Brake, V. Dudek, O. Sauzet, O. Razum","doi":"10.1101/2022.12.04.22283020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.04.22283020","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Housing as a social determinant of health should provide not only shelter, but also a feeling of home. We explored psychosocial pathways creating a sense of home and influencing the relationship between housing and health among asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) in high-income countries. Methods: We performed a systematic review. To be included, studies had to be peer-reviewed, published between 1995 and 2022, and focus on housing and health of ASR in high-income countries. We conducted a narrative synthesis. Results: 32 studies met the inclusion criteria. The psychosocial attributes influencing health most often identified were control, followed by expressing status, satisfaction, and demand. Most attributes overlap with material/physical attributes and have an impact on ASR’s mental health. They are closely interconnected with each other. Conclusion: Psychosocial attributes of housing play an essential role in the health of ASR; they are closely associated with material/physical attributes. Therefore, future research on housing and health of ASR should routinely study psychosocial attributes, but always in association with physical ones. The connections between these attributes are complex and need to be further explored. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42021239495.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41685118","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}