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Travel-associated illness in children in pre-pandemic Western Sydney, 2018-2020. 2018-2020 年西悉尼大流行前儿童与旅行相关的疾病。
IF 2.5
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.17061/phrp3432422
Paula Mazzocato, Karin Leder, Lucy Deng, Philip N Britton
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Are they the same? Disentangling the concepts of implementation science research and population scale-up. 它们相同吗?区分实施科学研究和扩大人口规模的概念。
IF 2.5
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.17061/phrp34232409
Karen Lee, Heather McKay, Melanie Crane, Andrew Milat, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole M Rankin, Rachel M Sutherland, Adrian Bauman
{"title":"Are they the same? Disentangling the concepts of implementation science research and population scale-up.","authors":"Karen Lee, Heather McKay, Melanie Crane, Andrew Milat, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole M Rankin, Rachel M Sutherland, Adrian Bauman","doi":"10.17061/phrp34232409","DOIUrl":"10.17061/phrp34232409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new discipline, implementation science, has emerged in recent years. This has resulted in confusion between what 'implementation science' is and how it differs from real-world scale-up of health interventions. While there is considerable overlap, in this perspective, we seek to highlight some of the differences between these two concepts in relation to their origin, drivers, research methods and implications for population impact and practice. We recognise that implementation science generates new information on optimal methods and strategies to facilitate the uptake of evidence-based practices. This new knowledge can be used as part of any scaling-up endeavour. However, real-world scale-up is influenced to a much greater extent by political and strategic needs and key actors and generally requires the support of governments or large agencies that can fund population-level scale-up. Furthermore, scale-up often occurs in the absence of any evidence of effectiveness. Therefore, while implementation science and scale-up both ultimately aim to facilitate the uptake of interventions to improve population health, their immediate intentions differ, and these distinctions are worth highlighting for policymakers and researchers.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141761600","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}
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Co-creation in public health research: an introduction to basic principles. 公共卫生研究中的共同创造:基本原则介绍。
IF 2.5
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.17061/phrp3432419
Cédric Nh Middel, Miranda R Blake, Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Joreintje D Mackenbach, Josine M Stuber, Carmen Vargas, Tari Forrester-Bowling
{"title":"Co-creation in public health research: an introduction to basic principles.","authors":"Cédric Nh Middel, Miranda R Blake, Tara Boelsen-Robinson, Joreintje D Mackenbach, Josine M Stuber, Carmen Vargas, Tari Forrester-Bowling","doi":"10.17061/phrp3432419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3432419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Co-creation is a participatory design approach that leverages the experiential knowledge of non-academic actors. It is increasingly adopted in public health research to enhance the relevance, acceptability, and impact of interventions. This perspective article provides a practical introduction to co-creation, its application, and benefits and considerations for public health researchers. Based on the authors' experiences with co-creation in public health, four key considerations for co-creation are outlined: 1) the selection of collaborators (those participating in the co-creation process) and their power dynamics and interests; 2) frameworks and guidelines for the co-creation process; 3) capacities needed to successfully apply a co-creation approach, such as emotional intelligence and adaptability; and 4) practical matters, such as resources and ethics approval. These insights serve as a practical introduction for public health researchers considering the application of co-creation in their projects to facilitate more effective and impactful, user-centered research designs and interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":"34 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510142","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}
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Co-designing policy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a protocol. 与土著居民和托雷斯海峡岛民共同设计政策:协议书。
IF 2.5
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.17061/phrp34122404
Margaret Fono, Boe Rambaldini, Vita Christie, Kylie Gwynne
{"title":"Co-designing policy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a protocol.","authors":"Margaret Fono, Boe Rambaldini, Vita Christie, Kylie Gwynne","doi":"10.17061/phrp34122404","DOIUrl":"10.17061/phrp34122404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objectives and importance of study: In the public service context, co-design is novel and ever-expanding. Co-design brings together decision-makers and people impacted by a problem to unpack the problem and design solutions together. Government agencies are increasingly adopting co-design to understand and meet the unique needs of priority populations. While the literature illustrates a progressive uptake of co-design in service delivery, there is little evidence of co-design in policy development. We propose a qualitative study protocol to explore and synthesise the evidence (literary, experiential and theoretical) of co-design in public policy. This can inform a framework to guide policymakers who co-design health policy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Methods: The study design is informed by a critical qualitative approach that comprises five successive stages. The study commences with the set-up of a co-design brains trust (CBT), comprising people with lived experience of being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander who have either co-designed with public agencies and/or have health policymaking expertise (stage 1) The brains trust will play a key role in guiding the protocol's methodology, data collection, reporting and co-designing a 'Version 1' framework to guide policymakers in co-designing health policy with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (the framework). Two realist evaluations will explore co-design in health policy settings to understand how co-design works for whom, under what circumstances, and how (stages 2 and 3) The findings of the realist evaluations will guide the CBT in developing the framework (stage 4). A process evaluation of the CBT setup and framework development will assess the degree to which the CBT achieved its intended objectives (stage 5). Conclusion: The proposed study will produce much-needed evidence to guide policymakers to share decision-making power and privilege the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people when co-designing health policy. Learnings from this translational research will be shared via the CBT, academic papers, conference presentations and policy briefings.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140866517","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}
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Assessment of the first 5 years of pharmacist-administered vaccinations in Australia: learnings to inform expansion of services. 澳大利亚药剂师管理疫苗接种头 5 年的评估:为扩大服务提供参考。
IF 2.5
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.17061/phrp3432420
Cyra Patel, Kaitlyn Vette, Lauren Dalton, Aditi Dey, Alexandra Hendry, Brynley Hull, Peter McIntyre, Kristine Macartney, Frank Beard
{"title":"Assessment of the first 5 years of pharmacist-administered vaccinations in Australia: learnings to inform expansion of services.","authors":"Cyra Patel, Kaitlyn Vette, Lauren Dalton, Aditi Dey, Alexandra Hendry, Brynley Hull, Peter McIntyre, Kristine Macartney, Frank Beard","doi":"10.17061/phrp3432420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3432420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objectives and importance of the study: Pharmacist-administered vaccination has expanded in Australia but has not been comprehensively assessed. We aimed to assess the pharmacists' role in vaccination in Australia before and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the completeness of data on pharmacist-administered immunisations.</p><p><strong>Study type: </strong>Cross-sectional study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analysed data on pharmacist-administered vaccinations that were reported to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) between 2016 and 2019, categorised by gender, jurisdiction, age group and vaccine type. We conducted a national survey of community pharmacists providing vaccination services during June and July 2020 to understand how pharmacists record and report vaccinations to the AIR. We assessed data completeness by comparing the number of vaccinations reported by surveyed pharmacists to the number recorded on the AIR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>576 780 pharmacist-administered vaccinations were recorded on the AIR between 2016 and 2019, of which 94.7% were influenza vaccines. The proportion of vaccinations given by pharmacists increased each year, from <0.001% in 2016 to 2.7% in 2019. Between 2017 and 2019, rates of pharmacist-administered vaccinations were highest among people aged 60-64 years (2046 per 100 000 people) and those living in regional areas (1074 per 100 000 people). Among 243 survey respondents, 57.8% (126/223) reported vaccinations to the AIR automatically via software, 27.8% (62/223) manually entered data and 13.5% (30/223) used both methods. Of the 87 665 vaccination encounters recorded by 121 respondents, 82.2% (72 045/87 665) were recorded on the AIR. There were more AIR-recorded encounters from those who reported automatically via software (84.8% [49 309/58 134]) than from those who manually entered data (68.3% [12 127/17 746]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pharmacists have an increasing role in providing vaccination services in Australia, with great potential to improve coverage among adults and populations in regional locations. Measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic may have increased the uptake of electronic methods of recording and reporting data, which can improve data completeness. Our results provide an assessment of the first 5 years of pharmacist vaccination services in Australia, against which future evaluations of the impacts of policy changes during the COVID-19 pandemic can be compared.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":"34 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510141","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}
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UV arrows descend from above: lessons from a mass media campaign to improve sun protection behaviours among young adults. 紫外线箭从天而降:从一项旨在改善年轻人防晒行为的大众媒体活动中汲取的经验教训。
IF 2.5
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.17061/phrp3422416
Cameron Overmars, Shamieka Dubois, Philippa Maynard, Nicola Scott, Alexis Le Clerc, Matthew Clarke, Sarah McGill, Tracey O'Brien
{"title":"UV arrows descend from above: lessons from a mass media campaign to improve sun protection behaviours among young adults.","authors":"Cameron Overmars, Shamieka Dubois, Philippa Maynard, Nicola Scott, Alexis Le Clerc, Matthew Clarke, Sarah McGill, Tracey O'Brien","doi":"10.17061/phrp3422416","DOIUrl":"10.17061/phrp3422416","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>More than 95% of melanomas in Australia are caused by UV radiation from the sun. Young adults are particularly at risk, with 18-24-year-olds spending more time in the sun and protecting their skin less than older adults. A new mass media campaign was delivered in New South Wales, Australia, to motivate this hard-to-reach group to protect their skin from harmful UV radiation. This paper shares learnings from this campaign for public health educators working across diverse fields.</p><p><strong>Program: </strong>Guided by audience research and testing, the campaign combined fear-based and self-efficacy messaging. UV radiation was portrayed as arrows descending from the sky, transforming it into a visible and ever-present threat. High-reach channels such as cinema, outdoor advertising, online videos, audio apps and social media were used to reach the audience.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The campaign was evaluated through an online tracking survey (n = 750, 18-24-year-olds) measuring prompted recognition, message take-out, key diagnostics, and self-reported sun protection intentions and behaviours.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The evaluation found that 57% of survey participants recognised the campaign when prompted. Among those that recognised the campaign, 76% said they had used sun protection when outdoors over the summer campaign period (vs 64% of non-recognisers, p < 0.05), and 45% said they had adopted at least three of the five sun protection behaviours (Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide) 'always' or 'often' (vs. 36% of non-recognisers, p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Lessons learnt: </strong>A mass-media campaign that aimed to elicit emotional (fear) and cognitive (perceived efficacy) responses and which drew upon social and heuristic cues was associated with greater self-reported sun protection among the target audience. Delivering a combination of message strategies simultaneously within a campaign tailored to young adults may be more effective than adopting a more singular focus.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447300","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}
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Individuals with musculoskeletal conditions awaiting orthopaedic surgery consultation: an untapped opportunity for patient health management? 等待骨科手术会诊的肌肉骨骼疾病患者:尚未开发的患者健康管理机会?
IF 4.4
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-19 DOI: 10.17061/phrp33452312
Simon Re Davidson, Emma Robson, Kate M O'Brien, Steven J Kamper, Robin Haskins, Pragya Ajitsaria, David Dewar, Christopher M Williams
{"title":"Individuals with musculoskeletal conditions awaiting orthopaedic surgery consultation: an untapped opportunity for patient health management?","authors":"Simon Re Davidson, Emma Robson, Kate M O'Brien, Steven J Kamper, Robin Haskins, Pragya Ajitsaria, David Dewar, Christopher M Williams","doi":"10.17061/phrp33452312","DOIUrl":"10.17061/phrp33452312","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the health characteristics, condition-specific measures, chronic disease risk factors, and healthcare and medication use over time of individuals with musculoskeletal conditions awaiting orthopaedic surgical consultation. Study importance: Musculoskeletal conditions are highly prevalent in the general population and often coexist with chronic diseases. However, little is documented about the overall health of this group. This study describes the health of these individuals, with particular emphasis on modifiable risk factors of chronic disease.</p><p><strong>Study type: </strong>A repeated measures longitudinal cohort study of individuals referred for orthopaedic consultation across three time points (2014, 2015 and 2016).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was undertaken in the orthopaedic outpatient service of a public tertiary referral hospital in New South Wales, Australia. Participants were aged 18 years and older and were referred for and awaiting orthopaedic surgical consultation for a musculoskeletal condition (back, neck, hand or wrist pain, or hip or knee osteoarthritis). Measures included patient demographics, condition-specific indicators (e.g. pain, disability, quality of life [QoL]) and chronic disease risk factors (e.g., excess weight, smoking).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of participants was 57.7 years, and 7.3% identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Back (43.1%) and knee (35.0%) pain were the most prevalent conditions. At baseline (N = 1052), participants reported moderate pain (mean numerical pain rating scale score of 6.4, standard deviation [SD] 2.4) and QoL (Physical Component Score of 32.7, SD 10.7; Mental Component Score of 46.6, SD 13.3). Chronic disease risk factors were highly prevalent, with 74.6% of participants having three or more. For most measures, there were only small changes over time.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Individuals with musculoskeletal conditions who are awaiting orthopaedic surgical consultation have a complex clinical picture and numerous chronic disease risk factors. Given the modifiable nature of many of these risk factors, identifying and addressing them before or while awaiting consultation may improve the health of these individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811914","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}
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Global health and climate action: achievements and imperatives from COP28. 全球健康与气候行动:COP28 的成就与当务之急。
IF 4.4
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-19 DOI: 10.17061/phrp3422412
Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins, Angie Bone
{"title":"Global health and climate action: achievements and imperatives from COP28.","authors":"Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins, Angie Bone","doi":"10.17061/phrp3422412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3422412","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>SThe 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change marked a step-change forward in integrating health into the global climate change agenda. For the first time, there was a dedicated 'health' day, US$1 billion (A$1.5 billion) in climate-health financing was announced, and a Declaration on Climate and Health was signed by 148 countries. Australia also launched its National Health and Climate Strategy. A 'global stocktake' assessed progress against the Paris Agreement, emphasising the need to \"transition away\" from fossil fuels in the final COP28 decision. The Loss and Damage Fund to help vulnerable countries cope with climate change was also operationalised. Less promising are a number of loopholes in the COP28 outcomes regarding the continued use of fossil fuels. Loss and Damage Fund pledges represented only 0.2% of the estimated financial assistance needed to support vulnerable countries. Australia remains one of the largest fossil fuel exporters and has yet to elaborate on the implementation and financing for its health and climate strategy. To protect global health, urgent action is needed to phase out fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy, ensuring no communities are left behind. Investment is needed to increase the resilience of communities and health services to address innumerable challenges, including those associated with climate change. COP28 saw an increased presence of public health practitioners, who can play a critical role in understanding the implications of climate change for the communities they serve and embedding responses in their practice. They are well placed to strengthen the evidence base for interventions, monitor progress, and advocate for health-promoting climate policy. COPs form an important part of how we collectively address climate change. The health sector finally has a place at the COP table. The sector now needs to become an enabler of action across sectors, as well as managing the health consequences of climate change on communities and health services. Australia hopes to host COP31 in 2026 with Pacific states, potentially providing a catalyst for strengthened resolve.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421348","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}
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Improving rates of immunisation in refugee populations in Australia. 提高澳大利亚难民的免疫接种率。
IF 4.4
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-19 DOI: 10.17061/phrp3422414
Abela Mahimbo
{"title":"Improving rates of immunisation in refugee populations in Australia.","authors":"Abela Mahimbo","doi":"10.17061/phrp3422414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp3422414","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite an established humanitarian program running for many years, the health needs of refugees resettled in Australia, particularly immunisation, have not been met adequately. Under-immunisation is one of the top health issues for this population. While there is no population-level immunisation coverage data, seroprevalence studies based on small cohorts of refugees show suboptimal immunity to various vaccine-preventable diseases and lower vaccine coverage for this group than the general population. This is compounded by gaps in immunisation policy and service delivery that further perpetuate access issues and may contribute to under-immunisation. This is particularly pertinent against the backdrop of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, where there have been significant disruptions in the delivery of routine and catch-up immunisations. This paper briefly analyses the status quo and draws on the key policy considerations for enhancing the equitable provision of immunisation for refugees as recommended by the 2019 World Health Organisation technical guidance report to provide a clear, overarching direction for empirical work on immunisation service delivery for refugees in Australia.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421350","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}
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A review of skin cancer primary prevention activities in primary care settings. 皮肤癌初级预防活动回顾。
IF 2.5
Public Health Research & Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-19 DOI: 10.17061/phrp34012401
Nehal Singh, Kate LA Dunlop, Nikki Woolley, Tracey Wills Vashishtha, Diona L Damian, Kylie Vuong, Anne E Cust, Amelia K Smit
{"title":"A review of skin cancer primary prevention activities in primary care settings.","authors":"Nehal Singh, Kate LA Dunlop, Nikki Woolley, Tracey Wills Vashishtha, Diona L Damian, Kylie Vuong, Anne E Cust, Amelia K Smit","doi":"10.17061/phrp34012401","DOIUrl":"10.17061/phrp34012401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Skin cancer is highly preventable through primary prevention activities such as avoiding ultraviolet radiation exposure during peak times and regular use of sun protection. General practitioners (GPs) and primary care nurses have key responsibilities in promoting sustained primary prevention behaviour. We aimed to review the evidence on skin cancer primary prevention activities in primary care settings, including evidence on feasibility, effectiveness, barriers and enablers.</p><p><strong>Study type: </strong>Rapid review and narrative synthesis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched published literature from January 2011 to October 2022 in Embase, Medline, PsychInfo, Scopus, Cochrane Central and CINAHL. The search was limited to skin cancer primary prevention activities within primary care settings, for studies or programs conducted in Australia or countries with comparable health systems. Analysis of barriers and enablers was informed by an implementation science framework.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 31 peer-reviewed journal articles were included in the review. We identified four main primary prevention activities: education and training programs for GPs; behavioural counselling on prevention; the use of novel risk assessment tools and provision of risk-tailored prevention strategies; and new technologies to support early detection that have accompanying primary prevention advice. Enablers to delivering skin cancer primary prevention in primary care included pairing preventive activities with early detection activities, and access to patient resources and programs that fit with existing workflows and systems. Barriers included unclear requirements for skin cancer prevention counselling, competing demands within the consultation and limited access to primary care services, especially in regional and remote areas.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings highlight potential opportunities for improving skin cancer prevention activities in primary care. Ensuring ease of program delivery, integration with early detection and availability of resources such as risk assessment tools are enablers to encourage and increase uptake of primary prevention behaviours in primary care, for both practitioners and patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":45898,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Research & Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139693194","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}
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