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{"title":"Men's Health in Nursing Practice: A Survey of Senior Nurses","authors":"Michael Whitehead, M. Hayes, Christina Whitehead","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.106","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Australian men are likelier to die younger than women, often from preventable diseases or conditions. Gendered health promotion has improved men’s engagement with health services, with nurses playing a central role in information and healthcare design. The primary aim of this research was to surveysenior clinical and executive nurses on their understanding and perception of men’s health.Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative online survey was attended by senior nurses within a single hospital setting in metropolitan Sydney between June 2022 and July 2022. Sampling selection was conducted of nurses who currently hold senior clinical or management roles within the health district (Nurse Manager, Nurse Unit Manager, Director of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Transitional Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator, Clinical Nurse Educator) with descriptive analysis applied to interpret the data sets.Results: A total of 84 responses were received, representing a 33% survey participation rate. A key finding was that 89.1% of senior nurses believed that traditional masculine traits affected health-seeking behaviour. However, 60.2% had not discussed men’s-specific agencies with male patients, and 33.7% of senior nurses believed that gender was not a determinant of health. There was strong endorsement (74.6%) for a men’s health education program to be developed specifically for nurses.Conclusion: The results of this single-site online survey of senior nurses illustrate that while foundational understandings of gender as a determinant of health were divided, there remained strong endorsement for targeted men’s health promotion to patients and the development of men’s health educational programs to support nurses in providing holistic care for their male patients.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"293 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132437347","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":"Global Action on Men's Health Webinar Abstracts","authors":"Mohamad Saab, Richard Price, Amon Lukhele, P. Baker","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.109","url":null,"abstract":"The Men and Cancer webinar was organised by Global Action on Men’s Health in collaboration with its official journal, the International Journal of Men’s Social and Community Health. The event was generously supported by an educational grant from Advanced Accelerator Applications, a Novartis company. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126181392","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":"Prevalence and Predictors of Increased and Hazardous Alcohol Consumption in a Cohort of Older South Australian Men during COVID-19 Restrictions","authors":"Murray Nankivell, Natasha van Antwerpen, Deborah Turnbull, T. Gill, S. Martin, M. Opozda","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v5isp2.96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v5isp2.96","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Increasing levels of risky alcohol consumption in older men observed in many countries, combined with trends for increased alcohol-related misuse by men during COVID, indicate a need to examinealcohol use by older men during the pandemic. \u0000Aim: To examine the prevalence and predictors of increased and hazardous alcohol consumption in older South Australian men during COVID-19 restrictions. \u0000Method: Data collected in the latest (eighth) wave of the Men Androgen Inflammation Lifestyle Environment and Stress (MAILES) cohort study were interrogated. Participants were 746 community-dwelling older men (mean age 69 years) who completed a self-report survey on mental health, coping, COVID-related worries, and alcohol consumption during pandemic restrictions. Alcohol-related items asked about changes to overall consumption (analysed as increased vs. decreased/same) and number of standard drinks per occasion (analysed as <5 drinks [not hazardous consumption] vs. 5+ drinks [hazardous]). Two hierarchical binary logistic regressions were conducted to explore predictors of increased and hazardous alcohol intake. \u0000Results: Eight percent of men reported increased alcohol intake and nine percent reported hazardous alcohol consumption during COVID-19 restrictions. Being in a younger age group (‘younger old’; OR=0.46, 95%CI=1.03, 2.28), having mild to severe depressive symptoms (OR=1.39, 95%CI=1.10, 5.05), and greater concern about becoming sick with COVID-19 (OR=1.52, 95%CI=1.03, 2.28) were predictive of increased alcohol consumption during restrictions. Younger age group (OR=0.46, 95%CI=0.34, 0.62) and greater concern about becoming sick with COVID-19 (OR=1.67, 95%CI=1.13, 2.51) were also predictive of hazardous alcohol consumption during this time. \u0000Discussion: Men participating in longitudinal health study follow-ups may be less inclined to engage in unhelpful coping behaviours such as problematic alcohol use. Clinicians should regularly screen older men for risky alcohol consumption; a particular focus on screening ‘younger old’ men, those with more significant concerns around COVID-19, and those with depression symptoms may be warranted.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130819043","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":"Defining \"Men's Health\"","authors":"A. White, R. Connell, D. Griffith, P. Baker","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v6i1.100","url":null,"abstract":"A definition is required for men’s health that captures current thinking around men and their health and well-being globally. A new definition of men’s health should reflect greater complexity than that has existed in previously accepted, over-simplistic definitions of what constitutes “men’s health.” In addition, the most com-monly used definitions in the field that originated from the westernised countries of the Global North do not seem to be inclusive of the heterogeneity among a significant proportion of the world’s population. Definitions are important as they help drive academic endeavour, practice and policy; they also help shape organisations working in men’s health and, as such, they need to be as broad as possible. This paper outlines the limitationsand conceptual concerns in the current definitions and argues for a more inclusive definition.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131345815","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":"Telehealth in the context of COVID-19","authors":"Samuel Ziesing, Natasha van Antwerpen, D. Turnbull, Sean Martin, T. Gill, M. Opozda","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v5isp2.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v5isp2.97","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The rise in telehealth adoption due to the emergence of COVID-19 may have had implications for men who experience barriers to accessing traditional forms of healthcare. This study sought to explorehow a sample of older men interacted with telehealth during the pandemic. \u0000Method: Data sourced from a cross-sectional, population-based questionnaire (completed from October 2020 to March 2021) were used to analyze the characteristics of older men’s (a) use of telehealth services, and (b) perceptions of telehealth in comparison to in-person healthcare using Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Services Use. \u0000Results: Of the 731 participants (mean age = 69 years; SD = 9.6), 241 (32.9%) had used telehealth services during pandemic restrictions. Most of them who had used telehealth (63.1%; 152/241) thought it was “just as good” as in-person, 4.1% (10/241) believed it was “better,” and 25.7% (62/241) thought it was “worse.” Men with more chronic conditions were more likely to (a) have used telehealth (odds ratio [OR], 1.44 [95% CI, 1.21–1.71]) and (b) perceived telehealth as “better” or “just as good” as in-person healthcare (OR, 1.63 [95% CI, 1.17–2.29]). Men with clinically significant depressive symptoms were more likely to view telehealth as worse than in-person care (OR, 0.32 [95% CI, 0.12–0.88]). \u0000Conclusion: While telehealth is acceptable to the majority of middle-aged and older men who have used it during the pandemic, attitudes may vary according to their current health issues. Men with more chronic conditions are more likely to feel positive about telehealth, while those with clinically significant depression symptoms are more likely to view it negatively. Healthcare providers should consider men’s needs and preferences when offering telehealth services.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133617223","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":"The Coexistence of Paternal Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms in Ireland During the Early Postnatal Period","authors":"L. Philpott","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v5i3.95","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v5i3.95","url":null,"abstract":"Background: For most fathers, the early postnatal period is a time of great joy and happiness; however, some fathers experience difficulties in repositioning themselves in relation to their partner, child, and work, which can lead to increased stress, anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the coexistenceof paternal stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms in the early postnatal period (0–4 days). \u0000Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive correlational design was used. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire comprising the Perceived Stress Scale, the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Demographic data collected included the father’s age, number of children, level of education, relationship status, nationality, and their mental health history including that of their partner. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to investigate factors associated the coexistence of symptoms. \u0000Results: A total of 336 fathers were included in the study. Forty-three fathers (12.8%) met the criteria for the coexistence of stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms. The coexistence of two or more symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression was almost twice as common as having only one symptom. A self-reported history of anxiety (P < 0.001), a negative experience of labor and birth (P < 0.001), and being of a younger age (P = 0.034) were significantly associated with the coexistence of stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms. \u0000Limitations: The data collected was cross-sectional; therefore, causal links cannot be determined. \u0000Conclusion: The findings highlight the need to move away from the predominant focus on depression which has existed among researchers and clinicians, to encompass a broader understanding of adverse paternal mental health outcomes to include stress, anxiety, and the coexistence of symptoms.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129817023","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":"Promoting Men’s Health in a Community","authors":"S. Johnson, Karen Bodenstein, Corlia Janse van Vuuren, R. Nel","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v5i3.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v5i3.91","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Physical activity (PA) and healthy lifestyle habits directly influence physical health and reduce the risk for chronic lifestyle diseases. An interdisciplinary, community-based approach, informed by baselineinformation on PA and lifestyle habits, can play an important role in promoting men’s health. \u0000Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine and describe PA levels and lifestyle habits of a sport and non-sport group of adult males and determine whether an association existed between PA levels and lifestyle habits. \u0000Method: A quantitative research design was used in this case-control study. Data was collected using a self-developed demographic questionnaire and two standardised questionnaires, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and the Belloc and Breslow Seven Lifestyle Habits Questionnaire. \u0000Results: A total of 102 males aged between 25 and 35 years were included in this study. The only comorbidity reported was hypertension (5.9%). The self-reported PA levels of 51% of the participants in the sport group were classified as health-enhancing, while 27.5% of the participants in the non-sport group were classified as inactive. The two groups were comparable regarding healthy lifestyle habits, such as eating breakfast, not smoking and minimal alcohol consumption. However, cross tabulation of PA levels with lifestyle habits showed that no participant in the sport group exhibited low levels of PA combined with poor lifestyle habits. \u0000Conclusion: The baseline information on PA and lifestyle habits of males obtained in this study supports the suggested strategies for healthcare professionals. Through these strategies, healthcare professionals can support communities to increase their PA levels and educate them on healthy lifestyle habits to reduce the risk of chronic lifestyle diseases.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125701227","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":"Chilean Trans Men: Healthcare Needs and Experiences at the Public Health","authors":"S. Gonzalez, M. Bernales","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v5i3.93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v5i3.93","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Research shows high rates of discrimination against the transgender population in healthcare centers, which has negative consequences for their quality of life. There are few studies in this area that focus upon the experiences of trans men, although, they tend to experience higher levels of violence and stigmati-zation in healthcare settings. \u0000Method: We explored the perceptions of 14 Chilean trans men regarding discrimination in healthcare centers from an ethnographic approach, with the aim of analyzing their experiences in these facilities, and identifying their needs in relation to healthcare. \u0000Results: The majority of trans men perceived health centers as a source of discrimination. The most important expressions of discrimination involve questioning their gender identity, and disregarding their social names and pronouns. In view of this, interviewees placed fear of discrimination as the main factor preventing them from being attended at healthcare centers. On the other hand, having access to health workers who are trained in providing care to the transgender population, being provided with information, and the possibility of receiving psychosocial support are the main factors promoting their attendance at these facilities. \u0000Discussion: The study has implications both for health professionals and public policies focused on the transmasculine community. Recommendations are made for professionals and administrative staff to provide respectful and sympathetic care in order to generate spaces free of discrimination that encourage attendance at healthcare centers, improving the welfare of trans men.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129510029","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":"Masculinities and Putin’s War in Ukraine","authors":"T. Shand","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v5i2.84","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v5i2.84","url":null,"abstract":"The war in Ukraine is largely being discussed in gender-neutral terms. Where it is gendered, it is primarily in the context of the impact on women and their role in protecting and caring for children. But this war is overwhelmingly gendered: it is an invasion conceived principally by one man and the men around him, is being fought largely between men, and is part of a wider masculinised system and process. This article explores the connections between masculinities and the Ukraine-Russia war, in particular President Putin’s construction of militarised nationalist masculinities and the impact of this war on the lives of men and their partners and families. A greater focus on men’s gender in the context of this current conflict, and war more broadly, hasseveral implications for work on gender equality, peace, and security.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121418816","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":"Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"E. Casey, Jill C. Hoxmeier, Claire Willey-Sthapit, Juliana Carlson","doi":"10.22374/ijmsch.v5i2.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22374/ijmsch.v5i2.79","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: Globally, men are at greater risk of mortality and serious physical consequences from COVID-19 infection than women, but are less impacted by the pandemic’s impact on labor force participation and increased childcare responsibilities. Outside of gender identity, however, it is unclear whether men’s beliefs about gender may be related to the kinds of COVID-19-related impacts they report. This study sought to describe the employment, income, and household responsibility-related impacts of the pandemic on a sample of young men in the U.S. and to examine relationships between the men’s gender ideologies andattitudes toward gender equity with self-reported stress impacts of the pandemic. \u0000Methods: The data are from an online survey of 481 young men from across the U.S. Measures included scales assessing masculinity ideology, modern sexism, support for traditional divisions of labor by gender, and attitudes toward gender equity. New items developed for this study assessed COVID-19-related changes in employment, household responsibilities, and childcare duties as well as levels of stress. Hierarchical regression examined the relative roles of demographic characteristics, changes in employment and household work, and gender-related attitudes on COVID-related stress. \u0000Results: Descriptive findings showed that under 50% of the men in the sample experienced negative COVID-related impacts on employment, but that a majority of the men reported at least some COVID-related stress. Results of the hierarchical regression suggest that higher levels of stress were predicted by having a minori-tized sexual identity, less religiosity, experiencing employment or household responsibility-related changes, and not endorsing modern sexism or a traditional, gendered division of labor. \u0000Conclusions: Experiencing COVID-19-related stress was normative in this sample of young men. However, endorsing traditional notions of a gendered division of labor was slightly protective against higher levels of COVID-related stress. These findings add to existing evidence that gender analysis must be a central compo-nent of ongoing COVID-related policy and programming development.","PeriodicalId":424299,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Mens Social and Community Health","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125977351","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}