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{"title":"Covid-19 pandemic? Mental health implications among nurses and Proposed interventions.","authors":"Vasiliki Georgousopoulou, Panagiota Pervanidou, Pantelis Perdikaris, Efrosyni Vlachioti, Vaia Zagana, Georgios Kourtis, Ioanna Pavlopoulou, Vasiliki Matziou","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>With its abrupt and huge health and socio-economic consequences, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a uniquely demanding, intensely stressful, and even traumatic period. Healthcare workers (HCW), especially nurses, were exposed to mental health challenges during those challenging times.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Review the current literature on mental health problems among nurses caring for COVID-19 patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a narrative review and critical evaluation of relevant publications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nurses experienced higher levels of stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, frustration, stigma, and depersonalization compared to other HCW. Factors that increased this symptomatology included concerns about infection or infection of family members, inadequate staff protective equipment, extended working hours, insufficient information, a reduced sense of security, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The factors that improved the psychopathology included a general positive attitude, job satisfaction, adequate information and education, harmonious group relationships, post-traumatic development, emotional intelligence, psychological counseling, mindfulness-based stress reduction, stable leadership, guidance, and moral and practical administrative support.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Recent studies clearly show that nurses, especially women, are the most vulnerable subgroup among HCW and are particularly prone to mental health impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The documented mental health vulnerability of frontline nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic requires preventive nursing management actions to increase resilience and to develop relevant defense mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"273-293"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007424/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140863726","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":"Workplace wellbeing in community pharmacy practice: A cross-sectional study in Can Tho, Vietnam.","authors":"Van De Tran, Trung Tin Pham, Trung Hieu Le, Thanh Thao Nguyen Thi, Minh Trung Nguyen, Duong Phuc Phan, Thi Bich Thuy Bui, Minh Cuong Nguyen, Rebecca Susan Dewey, Nguyet Tu Tran","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Among pharmacy workers, low workplace wellbeing can lead to reduced effectiveness. However, to date, studies on this issue are limited within the community pharmacy setting in Vietnam.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study was conducted to identify the component aspects of workplace wellbeing and their associations with demographic characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Can Tho, Vietnam. Self-administered questionnaires were hand-delivered to all pharmacy workers working at selected community pharmacies. The workplace wellbeing scale comprised 18 items.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 382 pharmacy workers participated in this study. Factor analysis revealed three fundamental aspects to workplace wellbeing: Factor 1 - perceived self-worth and job satisfaction, Factor 2 - positive emotions with work, and Factor 3 - negative emotions with work. Factor 1 showed a positive correlation with Factor 2, with a correlation coefficient (ρ) of 0.509, while both Factor 1 (ρ = -0.399) and Factor 2 (ρ = -0.416) demonstrated negative correlations with Factor 3. Higher income was associated with higher positive emotions with work (<i>P</i> = 0.008), higher perceived self-worth and job satisfaction (<i>P</i> = 0.013), and lower negative emotions with work (<i>P</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Workplace wellbeing of pharmacy workers in their professional environments was associated with financial aspects. These findings suggest that policies aimed at improving income for pharmacy workers could bring benefits to enhancing job satisfaction and workplace wellbeing.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"258-272"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007423/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869073","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":"Relationships between employment status with self-perceived mental and physical health in Canada.","authors":"Anson Kwok Choi Li, Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The annual cost of mental illnesses in Canada is estimated to be $50 billion. Research from other countries have suggested that employment status is associated with mental and physical health. Within the Canadian context, there is a dearth of research on the relationship between employment and mental health.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To explore the relationships between age, gender, income, and employment status on mental and physical health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The 2021 Canadian Digital Health Survey dataset was used for this study. Data records, which included responses for the questions on age, gender, income, employment status, mental, and physical health, were used in the analysis. Ordinal logistics regression was applied to investigate the associations that may exist between mental and physical health with the various sociodemographic factors. Descriptive statistics were also provided for the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total sample size included in the analysis was 10,630. When compared to respondents who had full-time employment, those who were unemployed were more likely to have lower self-perceived mental health (<i>OR</i>: 1.91; 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.55-2.34). Retired respondents were less likely to have worse mental health than respondents who were employed full-time (<i>OR</i>: 0.78; 95% <i>CI</i>: 0.68-0.90). Self-perceived physical health was more likely to be lower for those who were unemployed (<i>OR</i>: 1.74; 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.41-2.14) or retired (<i>OR</i>: 1.28; 95% <i>CI</i>: 1.12-1.48) when compared to respondents employed full-time. The likelihood of worsening mental and physical health was also found to be associated with age, gender, and income.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings support the evidence that different factors contribute to worsening mental and physical health. Full-time employment may confer some protective effects or attributes leading to an increased likelihood of having improved mental health compared to those who are unemployed. Understanding the complex relationships on how various factors impact mental health will help better inform policymakers, clinicians, and other stakeholders on how to allocate its limited resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"236-257"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007413/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140866853","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":"Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention: A Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2023 update.","authors":"Cara Buchanan, Sameer Ahmed, Joseph Nwadiuko, Annette M Dekker, Amy Zeidan, Eva Bitrán, Thomas Urich, Briah Fischer, Elizabeth R E Burner, Parveen Parmar, Sophie Terp","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study describes the deaths of individuals in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention between FY2021-2023, updating a report from FY2018-2020, which identified an increased death rate amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data was extracted from death reports published online by ICE. Causes of deaths were recorded, and death rates per 100,000 admissions were calculated using population statistics reported by ICE. Reports of individuals released from ICE custody just prior to death were also identified and described.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 12 deaths reported from FY2021-2023, compared to 38 deaths from FY2018-2020. The death rate per 100,000 admissions in ICE detention was 3.251 in FY2021, 0.939 in FY2022, and 1.457 in FY2023, compared with a pandemic-era high of 10.833 in FY2020. Suicide caused 1 of 12 (8.3%) deaths in FY2021-2023 compared with 9 of 38 (23.7%) deaths in FY2018-2020. COVID-19 was contributory in 3 of 11 (25%) medical deaths in FY2021-2023, compared with 8 of 11 (72.7%) in the COVID-era months of FY2020 (p = 0.030). Overall, 4 of 11 (36.3%) medical deaths in FY2021-2023 resulted from cardiac arrest in detention facilities, compared with 6 of 29 (20.3%) in FY2018-2020. Three deaths of hospitalized individuals released from ICE custody with grave prognoses were identified.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The death rate among individuals in ICE custody decreased in FY2021-2023, which may be explained in part by the release of vulnerable individuals following recent federal legal determinations (e.g., <i>Fraihat v. ICE</i>). Identification of medically complex individuals released from ICE custody just prior to death and not reported by ICE indicates that reported deaths underestimate total deaths associated with ICE detention. Attentive monitoring of mortality outcomes following release from ICE custody is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"223-235"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007418/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140857589","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":"Risk factors for severe dysmenorrhea in Arab women: A focus on war displacement and mental health outcomes.","authors":"Omar Gammoh, Osama Abo Al Rob, Abdelrahim Alqudah, Ahmed Al-Smadi, Mohamad Obada Dobain, Reham Zeghoul, Alaa A A Aljabali, Mervat Alsous","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dysmenorrhea is wide spread gynecological disorder among that affect the quality of life of women world wide. The current study aims to examine whether war displacement, mental health symptoms, and other clinical factors are associated with dysmenorrhea severity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional case-control study recruiting two groups: displaced Syrian women and un-displaced local Jordanian women. Demographics and clinical details were recorded. The severity of dysmenorrhea was assessed using WaLIDD scale, the PHQ-9 scale was emplyed to assess depressive symptoms, anxiety was assessed using the GAD-7 scale, and insomnia was assessed using the ISI-A scale. Predictors of severe dysmenorrhea in females using multivariate binary logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of 808 of the total participants, 396 (49%) were Syrian displaced war refugees, 424 (42.5%) reported using paracetamol, 232 (23.2%) were using NSAIDs, and 257 (25.9%) using herbal remedies. Severe dysmenorrhea was associated with war displacement (<i>OR</i> = 2.14, 95% <i>CI</i> = 1.49-3.08, <i>p</i> < 0.001), not using NSAIDs (<i>OR</i> = 2.75, 95% <i>CI</i> = 1.91-3.95, <i>p</i> < 0.001), not using herbal remedies (<i>OR</i> = 2.01, 95% <i>CI</i> = 1.13-3.60, <i>p</i> = 0.01), depression (<i>OR</i> = 2.14, 95% <i>CI</i> = 1.40-3.29, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and insomnia (<i>OR</i> = 1.66, 95% <i>CI</i> = 1.14-2.42, <i>p</i> = 0.009).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>War displacement, type of analgesic, depression, and insomnia are risk factors for severe dysmenorrhea.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"209-222"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007414/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140865998","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":"The Health Narratives Research Group (HeNReG): A self-direction process offered to help decrease burnout in public health nurse practitioners.","authors":"Carol Nash","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Founded in accordance with 19^th century sex roles and public health concerns, nursing evolved as other-directed, dependent on physician-focused diagnosis, prescription decisions, and public health advancements. The result of this other direction is that public health nurse practitioners have endured significant workplace stress resulting in burnout, especially during COVID-19. To help decrease their burnout, nurses require development of self-direction. The Health Narratives Research Group (HeNReG) has the potential to reduce burnout in nurse practitioners by encouraging the development of self-direction. The HeNReG process is presented through historically analyzed documents regarding reducing burnout in health researchers by developing self-direction including: (1) three years of archived year-end feedback results provided by participants, (2) archived participant responses to specific HeNReG-related writing prompts, and (3) a comparison of HeNReG results with the outcomes of resilience programs. The conclusion-the HeNReG offers an effective option for reducing burnout in health researchers that has the potential to decrease nurse practitioner burnout in a way that resilience programs do not. Tailoring the HeNReG process to public health nurses is discussed, inviting future research for reducing burnout in public health nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"176-208"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007417/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140872868","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":"Sex-specific analysis of hiking accidents in the Austrian Alps: a follow-up from 2015 to 2021.","authors":"Linda Rausch, Mirjam Limmer, Elena Pocecco, Gerhard Ruedl, Markus Posch, Martin Faulhaber","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Hiking is one of the most popular leisure sport activities practiced in the Alps during the summer season, but bears the risk of mountain emergencies, accidents, and fatalities. This paper provides an updated analysis of hiking accidents for the years 2015 to 2021 in the Austrian Alps, thereby outlining fatal and non-fatal accident characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For this retrospective analysis, mountain hiking accidents documented by the Austrian Alpine Police during a 7-year period were screened for potential exclusion criteria. The final sample size consisted of 7368 accidents and 7552 victims. The outcome measures were mainly specified by sex, age, injury degree, injury location, pathophysiological characteristics, and cause of injury.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall annual number of accidents showed a continuous increase from 428 in 2015 to 544 in 2021. In total, 7.1% of the total victims died during the 7-year period, with male hikers being significantly more affected than female hikers (m: 80.8%, f: 19.2%; p ≤ 0.001). The sex specific distribution for non-fatal hiking accidents was 55.9% in women and 44.1% in men. Male victims showed significantly more frequent cardiovascular events (m: 78.5%, f: 21.5%), multiple injuries (m: 60.2%, f: 39.8%), and wounds/blood loss (m: 57.4%, f: 42.6%) than female victims, whereas women showed more fractures (m: 31.5%, f: 68.5%) than men (p ≤ 0.001). Additionally, men were more likely to injure their abdomen/chest (3.7%), head (14.1%), and multiple body parts (26.5%), whereas women were more likely to injure their ankle or foot (42.3%). Finally, men were more likely to have an accident during the ascent (24.1%), whereas women during the descent (69.0%) (p ≤ 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This paper provides the latest data and a deeper insight into sex-specific characteristics of mountain hiking accidents in the Austrian Alps.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"160-175"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007419/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870388","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":"Evaluating the network adequacy of vision care services for children in Arizona: A cross sectional study.","authors":"Rizwana Biviji, Nikita Vora, Nalani Thomas, Daniel Sheridan, Cindy M Reynolds, Faith Kyaruzi, Swapna Reddy","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vision challenges are among the most prevalent disabling conditions in childhood, affecting up to 28% of school-age children. These issues can impact the development, learning, and literacy skills of affected children. While vision problems are correctable with timely diagnosis and treatment, insufficient networks can impede children's access to comprehensive, and high-quality care.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aims to determine where pediatric vision care network adequacy exists in the state of Arizona and where there are gaps in receiving vision care for children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study assessed the adequacy of pediatric vision care networks in Arizona through a \"secret shopper\" phone survey. Calls were made to practices that accept Arizona's Medicaid program, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and/or commercial insurance. Providers were contacted following a standardized script to schedule routine appointments on behalf of 10 and 3-year-old patients enrolled in either Medicaid or commercial health insurance plans. The study examined various components of children's access to vision care services, including the reliability of provider directory information, time until the next available appointment, bilingual service offerings, ages served, region of practice and types of care available.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 556 practices in Arizona were evaluated through simulations as patients on AHCCCS, and 510 practices were assessed through simulations as patients with commercial health insurance plans. The average wait time for the next available appointment was 13 days for both insurance types. Alarmingly, up to 74% of vision care practices in Arizona do not serve children covered by AHCCCS. Furthermore, only 41% provide services to children 5 years and younger.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings underscore the need to improve access to vision care services for children in Arizona, especially racial/ethnic minorities, low-income groups, and rural residents.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"141-159"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007422/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870376","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":"Relationship between appendicular muscular mass index and physical function in older people.","authors":"Miguel Alarcón-Rivera, Carolina Cornejo-Mella, Camila Cáceres-Aravena, Yeny Concha-Cisternas, Paz Fernández-Valero, Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to establish the relationship between the appendicular muscle mass index (AMMI), assessed from anthropometric variables, and the physical function of older people. Seventy-six older people participated in this study (72.03 ± 7.03 years). The participants underwent evaluations to determine their AMMI using anthropometry (weight, calf circumference, hip circumference, and knee height) and manual grip strength. Additionally, their physical function was evaluated using the 5-chair stand test, the 3-meter walk test, and the timed up and go test (TUG) to determine the strength of the lower limbs, the gait speed, and the dynamic balance, respectively. The results show that the AMMI did not present a significant relationship with the 5-chair stand test in both women (<i>r</i> = -0.135; <i>p</i> = 0.204) and men (<i>r</i> = -0.067; <i>p</i> = 0.349). The AMMI was moderately correlated with the gait speed in both women (<i>r</i> = 0.542; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and men (<i>r</i> = 0.556; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Finally, a statistical significance was observed in the relationship between the AMMI and the TUG test in women (<i>r</i> = -0.273; <i>p</i> = 0.047) and older men evaluated in this study (<i>r</i> = -0.284; <i>p</i> = 0.042). In conclusion, there is a relationship between the AMMI and both the dynamic balance and the gait speed. Therefore, the AMMI emerges as a potential public health assessment by enabling the clinical quantification of muscle mass and an estimation of physical function in the elderly population.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"130-140"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007416/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140866852","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":"Systematic review of mediterranean diet interventions in menopausal women.","authors":"Carla Gonçalves, Helena Moreira, Ricardo Santos","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The increasing lifespan of women and their extended time spent in menopause pose significant challenges for health care systems, primarily due to the impacts of postmenopausal estrogen deficiency and aging on health. Menopause's onset is linked to a heightened prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis. Diet is particularly relevant during menopause given its impact on quality of life and longevity and its modifiability. Because the Mediterranean diet is currently regarded as one of the healthiest dietary models in the world, the aim of this systematic review was to assess current evidence regarding the effectiveness of studies on the Mediterranean diet as an intervention for menopausal women. A systematic review of intervention-based studies involving the Mediterranean diet among menopausal women was performed in Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science. The results of seven that met the inclusion criteria suggests that adherence to the Mediterranean diet can have beneficial impacts on menopausal women's health, including reductions in weight, blood pressure, blood ω6: ω3 ratio, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL levels. Those results seem to be relevant for public health interventions aimed at improving menopausal women's quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"110-129"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007410/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869072","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}