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{"title":"Understanding the behavioral determinants of adolescents’ water consumption: A cross-country comparative study","authors":"Saskia C.M. Franken , Crystal R. Smit , Rebecca N.H. de Leeuw , Thabo J. van Woudenberg , William J. Burk , Kirsten E. Bevelander , Moniek Buijzen","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"2 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49775741","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":"Health and illness beliefs in adults with tuberculosis infection during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK","authors":"Ayşenur Kılıç ,&nbsp;Amy L. Clarke ,&nbsp;Zoe Moon ,&nbsp;Yohhei Hamada ,&nbsp;Amy Hai Yan Chan ,&nbsp;Ananna Rahman ,&nbsp;Charlotte Layton ,&nbsp;Chris J. Griffiths ,&nbsp;Dominik Zenner ,&nbsp;Ellen Powell ,&nbsp;Heinke Kunst ,&nbsp;Marc Lipman ,&nbsp;Mike Mandelbaum ,&nbsp;Padmasayee Papineni ,&nbsp;Tessa Tattersall ,&nbsp;Trinh Duong ,&nbsp;Ibrahim Abubakar ,&nbsp;Molebogeng X. Rangaka ,&nbsp;Robert Horne","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>COVID-19 disrupted the TB prevention programme in the UK, especially for TB infection (TBI) care. We explore whether experience of the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on patients' perceptions of TBI and its treatment.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted as part of the Research to Improve Detection and Treatment of TBI (RID-TB) programme, exploring perceptual and practical barriers to TBI treatment. Nineteen people diagnosed with TBI were interviewed between August 2020 and April 2021. Recordings were transcribed and analysed using a constant comparative approach, allowing for a dynamic and iterative exploration of themes. Themes are organised using the Perceptions and Practicalities Approach.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>Some participants perceived TBI as a risk factor for increased susceptibility to COVID-19, while some thought that treatment for TBI might protect against COVID-19 or mitigate its effects. Adaptations to TB services (e.g., remote follow-up) and integrated practices during the COVID-19 restrictions (e.g., medication being posted) addressed some practical barriers to TBI treatment. However, we identified beliefs about TBI and COVID-19 that are likely to act as barriers to engagement with TBI treatment, including: interpreting service delays as an indication of TBI not being serious enough for treatment and concerns about contracting COVID-19 in TB clinics.</p></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><p>COVID-19 and TBI service delays influence people's perceptions and practical barriers to TBI treatment adherence. Failure to address these beliefs may lead to people's concerns about their treatment not being fully addressed. Utilised service adaptations like remote consultations to address practical barriers may be relevant beyond COVID-19.</p></div><div><h3>Funding</h3><p>NIHR RID-TB Program (RP-PG-0217-20009).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100162"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653323000667/pdfft?md5=5794cf97b0f168396fe6144a80d06d24&pid=1-s2.0-S2772653323000667-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138501638","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":"Black people in Ukraine: A content analysis of TikTok videos documenting discrimination against Black people attempting to flee at the onset of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war","authors":"I.I. Vincent Jones ,&nbsp;Sungwoo Kim ,&nbsp;Haoyang Tang ,&nbsp;Zhiheng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100161","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted on in June 2022 reviewed 100 TikTok videos using the hashtag #africansinukriane that depicted discrimination against Black people attempting to flee Ukraine at the onset of the war in February 2022. Two of the 16 themes were significant and present in over 50% of videos: raising awareness (67%) and racial discrimination (64%). Videos with elements of physical contact (<em>N</em> = 16, 76.2%), violence (<em>N</em> = 12, 75%), and dehumanization (<em>N</em> = 11, 68.8%) had higher shares than overall media shares. Less than 10% of the videos included dark humor (8%), sharing helpful resources (7%), and appreciation of countries that offered support (5%). Results indicate that videos that include raising awareness (<em>p</em> = .02), racial discrimination (<em>p</em> = .001), on-scene clips or war scenes (<em>p</em> = .007), physical contact (<em>p</em> = .006), and denied entry (<em>p</em> = .022). Their estimated differences in locations indicate that all of these themes were related to higher median shares of the videos. This study supports that TikTok is a place where marginalized groups can raise awareness about injustice and create counternarratives. This study exemplifies international anti-blackness with implications for health marketing and communication, human rights efforts, refugee health, and targeted mental health and policy support for those displaced by war.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"4 ","pages":"Article 100161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653323000655/pdfft?md5=39a620273b52e432e410e26080b29b75&pid=1-s2.0-S2772653323000655-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138557231","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":"Indexing blood banking performance in India: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of states and districts","authors":"Gaurav M. Urs ,&nbsp;Padmavathy Krishna Kumar ,&nbsp;Yash Kamath ,&nbsp;Siddhesh Zadey","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Multiple international assessments have highlighted gaps in blood banking globally. However, there is a dearth of subnational assessments. We applied a thematic framework with multiple composite indices to assess blood bank performance across Indian states and districts.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this retrospective cross-sectional analysis, data for 2493 blood banks in 35 states/union territories (UTs) and 616 districts was extracted from the National Blood Transfusion Council for 2016. The framework involved seven themes (accreditation, ownership, safety, volume, infrastructure, regulation, and workforce) with several indicators nested under them. Composite thematic indices and an overall index (0-100, with 100 being the best performance) were constructed using the adjusted Mazziotta-Pareto index method that can provide composite indices that are partially non-compensatory and easily interpretable.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The state-level median [interquartile range] value of the overall index was 59.61 [46.35, 71.67]. Chandigarh had the highest values for safety, regulation, workforce, and ownership indices, Maharashtra for volume and infrastructure indices, and Manipur for accreditation index. Districts in southern and western states performed well on the overall index with inter- and intra-state variations for themes. District-level correlations depicted positive associations among indices with the strongest correlation between ownership and accreditation indices (n=616, R=0.92, p&lt;0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Blood banking in India is fragmented, with variations in themes across geographies. The northern and northeastern states require more attention for volume, accreditation, infrastructure, and ownership. While the southern and western-central regions need to prioritize safety. The framework with thematic indices, when applied to routine data, can be useful for monitoring and evaluation to decide local policies and resource allocations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653323000643/pdfft?md5=ab689b55d0ea76ebe9fa49d83abd5bcc&pid=1-s2.0-S2772653323000643-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138437783","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":"Demographic factors associated with healthcare avoidance and delay in the transgender population: Findings from a systematic review","authors":"Siobhan D. Thomas,&nbsp;Robert King,&nbsp;Mike Murphy,&nbsp;Maria Dempsey","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100159","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Healthcare avoidance and delay (HAD) in the transgender population has been well documented, and research has explored a range of associated factors that help to identify those most at risk of HAD. This review addresses a gap in the research by synthesizing research exploring associations between HAD and demographic factors.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A systematic search of literature published at any time up to December 2021 was conducted, using five databases (EBSCO, EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) and manually searching reference lists of included studies. After exclusion of duplicates, 608 unique records were subjected to double screening. Papers reporting statistical analyses of HAD in association with any sociodemographic variables were included in this review. Papers consisted of nineteen cross-sectional studies. Narrative synthesis was used to address findings.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Nineteen studies met inclusion criteria, exploring HAD in association with a wide range of demographic factors, including sex and gender, social transition factors, age, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic factors, veteran status, education, sexuality, relationship status, citizenship, place of residence, and state demographics. Findings identified intra-community demographic risk factors, with consistent evidence for increased HAD among transmasculine, and younger, participants. Lower income and higher educational attainment were also associated with increased HAD, while remaining areas had weak or little evidence for association with HAD.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This review expands knowledge in this area by highlighting demographic factors associated with increased HAD in research literature, and exploring how these may be further investigated to address substantial gaps in the body of research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653323000631/pdfft?md5=0293b8f951e6d9e93f81ab7719f0b720&pid=1-s2.0-S2772653323000631-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135763577","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":"Banning asbestos in talcum powder: Time for action in India","authors":"Shalini Singh ,&nbsp;Sanchita Roy Pradhan ,&nbsp;Amit Yadav ,&nbsp;Prashant Kumar Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100158","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Long-term use of asbestos-contaminated talcum power has been reported to be the main causative agent for carcinogenesis in many research studies. In recent developments Johnson &amp; Johnson has lost multimillion-dollar lawsuits for being associated with the development of mesothelioma and ovarian cancer by its talc-based baby powder. In May 2020, the company announced, the end of the sale of its baby powder in the USA and Canada and in August 2022, announced the global discontinuation by 2023. However, in India vast proportions of people are using talc-based baby powder and the products are readily available in the market. The purpose of this communication is to create awareness and draw attention of authorities for effective regulation, including prohibition of sale and retraction of the contaminated talc-based products from the Indian market at the earliest.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277265332300062X/pdfft?md5=50eaf32fe17d84f8e20b25575ccc4bbc&pid=1-s2.0-S277265332300062X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134654108","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":"Influenza-type epidemic risks by spatio-temporal Gaidai-Yakimov method","authors":"Oleg Gaidai ,&nbsp;Vladimir Yakimov ,&nbsp;Eric-Jan van Loon","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100157","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Global public health was recently hampered by reported widespread spread of new coronavirus illness, although morbidity and fatality rates were low. Future coronavirus infection rates may be accurately predicted over a long-time horizon, using novel bio-reliability approach, being especially well suitable for environmental multi-regional health and biological systems. The high regional dimensionality along with cross-correlations between various regional datasets being challenging for conventional statistical tools to manage.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>To assess future risks of epidemiological outbreak in any province of interest, novel spatio-temporal technique has been proposed. In a multicenter, population-based environment, assess raw clinical data using state-of-the-art, cutting-edge statistical methodologies.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Authors have developed novel reliable long-term risk assessment methodology for future coronavirus infection outbreaks.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Based on national clinical patient monitoring raw dataset, it is concluded that although underlying data set data quality is questionable, the proposed method may be still applied.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653323000618/pdfft?md5=55c76bc8fa46200a46caebce8febe242&pid=1-s2.0-S2772653323000618-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134654107","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":"Rethinking referral systems in rural chiapas: A mixed methods study","authors":"Valeria Macias ,&nbsp;Zulema Garcia ,&nbsp;William Pavlis ,&nbsp;Sarah Hill ,&nbsp;Zachary Fowler ,&nbsp;Diana D. del Valle ,&nbsp;Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz ,&nbsp;Hannah Gilbert ,&nbsp;Lina Roa ,&nbsp;Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Despite the assurance of universal health coverage, large disparities exist in access to surgery in the state of Chiapas. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the surgical referral system at hospitals operated by the Ministry of Health in Chiapas.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>13 variables were extracted from surgical referrals data from three public hospitals in Chiapas over a three-year period. Interviews were performed of health care workers involved in the referral system and surgical patients. The quantitative and qualitative data was analyzed convergently and reported using a narrative approach.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>In total, only 47.4% of referred patients requiring surgery received an operation. Requiring an elective, gynecological, or orthopedic surgery and each additional surgery cancellation were significantly associated with lower rates of receiving surgery. The impact of gender and surgical specialty, economic fragility of farmers, dependence upon economic resources to access care, pain leading people to seek care, and futility leading patients to abandon the public system were identified as main themes from the mixed methods analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><p>Surgical referral patients in Chiapas struggle to navigate an inefficient and expensive system, leading to delayed care and forcing many patients to turn to the private health system. These mixed methods findings provide a detailed view of often overlooked limitations to universal health coverage in Chiapas. Moving forward, this knowledge must be applied to improve referral system coordination and provide hospitals with the necessary workforce, equipment, and protocols to ensure access to guaranteed care.</p></div><div><h3>Funding</h3><p>Harvard University and the Abundance Fund provided funding for this project. Funding sources had no role in the writing of the manuscript or decision to submit it for publication.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49818030","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":"Patient engagement with psychological safety","authors":"Tatsuya Fukami","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Psychological safety is a multidimensional, dynamic phenomenon that concerns team members' perception of whether it is safe to take interpersonal risks at work. It is particularly important within health care teams who need to work interdependently to coordinate safe patient care within a highly complex, variable and high-stakes work environment. High levels of psychological safety have clear benefits for patient safety by improving the delivery of clinical care and promoting health care providers' job satisfaction and well-being. Feeling psychologically safe can enable team members to engage in speaking up behavior, such as asking questions, pointing out mistakes, or reporting errors. Several studies have explored psychological safety in health care teams and its impact on patient safety. These studies have highlighted the importance of psychological safety in health care organizations and provided strategies for promoting psychological safety. Psychological safety in health care involvement with patients can improve patient engagement.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49777352","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":"Who are Pacific peoples in terms of ethnicity and country of birth? A cross sectional study of 2,238,039 adults in Aotearoa New Zealand's Integrated Data Infrastructure","authors":"Julie Winter-Smith ,&nbsp;Corina Grey ,&nbsp;Janine Paynter ,&nbsp;Matire Harwood ,&nbsp;Vanessa Selak","doi":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100152","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100152","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The aggregation of Indigenous peoples from Pacific Island nations as ‘Pacific peoples’ in literature may mask diversity in the health needs of these different groups. The aim of this study was to examine the heterogeneity of Pacific groups according to ethnicity and country of birth.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Anonymised individual-level linkage of administrative data identified all NZ residents aged 30–74 years on 31 March 2013 with known ethnicity and country of birth. All participants were described according to ethnicity and country of birth. Pacific participants were also described according to the number of ethnicities they identified.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>A total of 2,238,039 NZ residents were included, of whom 117,957 (5·0%) were Pacific. Nearly two-thirds of Pacific peoples (65·7%) were born overseas, ranging from 45·3% (Cook Islands Māori) to 82·7% (Fijian) (Māori 2·3%, non-Māori non-Pacific 28·9%). Among NZ-born Pacific peoples, 46·9% (Samoan) to 81·9% (Fijian) were multi-ethnic; the proportion was much lower for overseas-born Pacific peoples (ranging from 3·7% [Tongan] to 23·9% [Tokelauan]).</p></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><p>There is substantial heterogeneity among Pacific peoples in their country of birth and identification with sole or multiple ethnicities. Assumptions regarding homogeneity in the needs of Pacific peoples are not appropriate and government statistics should therefore disaggregate Pacific peoples whenever possible.</p></div><div><h3>Funding</h3><p>Supported by the Health Research Council of New Zealand and a part of Manawataki Fatu Fatu, a programme of research funded by the National Heart Foundation of New Zealand and Healthier Lives – He Oranga Hauora – National Science Challenge of New Zealand.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72803,"journal":{"name":"Dialogues in health","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46569994","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}