{"title":"Enhancing the Framework for Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: Perspectives from Taoyuan Psychiatric Center.","authors":"Li-Ching Ho, Lien-Chung Wei","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00797-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10935-024-00797-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141768282","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":"Implementation Science's Role in Community Engagement for Substance Use Prevention.","authors":"Sarah Philbrick, Jacqueline Mungo","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00788-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10935-024-00788-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Until recently, the field of implementation science has provided limited insight and guidance on the use of community engagement and partnership to support implementation of evidence-based practices. Listing community engagement as a barrier to optimal implementation is often the extent of the discussion. An article recently published by Perry et al. (PS 24:61-76, 2023) details what community engagement can entail and documents how this engagement can shape opioid use prevention research. The article also describes benefits of engaging community partners in prevention interventions, particularly for opioid use disorder, and the feasibility of employing multiple levels of engagement to do so. The article concludes by emphasizing areas for future research including examining the role community engagement has on the success of prevention interventions and the impact on long-term intervention outcomes. To respond to the Perry et al. (PS 24:61-76, 2023) article, our team conducted a literature scan of recently published implementation science and community engagement manuscripts, which demonstrated a growing body of research on the subject. We summarize these findings by offering suggested approaches for integrating implementation science and community engagement for substance use prevention programs and suggestions for advancing this intersection.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141263483","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":"Quality of Life and Socioeconomic Status in Northwest of Iran: First Wave of the Persian Traffic Cohort Study.","authors":"Elham Davtalab Esmaeili, Mina Golestani, Mirbahador Yazdani, Habibollah Pirnejad, Kavous Shahsavarinia, Sepideh Harzand-Jadidi, Mahdi Rezaei, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00786-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10935-024-00786-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to evaluate the association between Quality of Life (QOL) and independent factors, emphasizing Socio Economic Status (SES) in northwestern Iran. A population-based cross-sectional study was performed within the Persian Traffic safety and health Cohort in 2020. Participants were chosen using stratified random sampling method. The majority of participants (69%) were aged between 30 and 65. Around half of the participants were males (54.44%). Most of the female respondents were categorized as very low and medium levels of SES Based on multiple linear regression analysis, the QOL among females was lower compared to males (β: - 0.92, 95% CI - 1.82 to - 0.22). There was a negative association between SES and QOL; individuals with low and very low levels of SES had a lower QOL than those with a medium level of SES (β: - 4.38, 95% CI - 5.9 to - 2.86) (β: - 2.65, 95% CI - 4.08 to - 1.22). The current study highlights that higher SES and educational levels are positively associated with higher QOL. Conversely, older age, females, and widowed individuals are linked with lower QOL.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447715","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}
Robert Tholen, Koen Ponnet, Guido Van Hal, Sara de Bruyn, Veerle Buffel, Sarah Van de Velde, Piet Bracke, Philippe Bos, Yildiz Akvardar, Petra Arnold, Heide Busse, Andreas Chatzittofis, Stefanie Helmer, Fatemeh Rabiee-Khan, Vera Skalicka, Theoni Stathopoulou, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Claudia van der Heijde, Edwin Wouters
{"title":"Containment Measures and Alcohol Consumption Among Drinking Higher Education Students Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multilevel Analysis in 25 Countries.","authors":"Robert Tholen, Koen Ponnet, Guido Van Hal, Sara de Bruyn, Veerle Buffel, Sarah Van de Velde, Piet Bracke, Philippe Bos, Yildiz Akvardar, Petra Arnold, Heide Busse, Andreas Chatzittofis, Stefanie Helmer, Fatemeh Rabiee-Khan, Vera Skalicka, Theoni Stathopoulou, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Claudia van der Heijde, Edwin Wouters","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00807-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00807-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hazardous alcohol use tends to be more prominent among higher education students. The COVID-19 pandemic severely altered student life, raising questions on its impact on students' alcohol use patterns. The current study examined cross-country variations in drinking behaviors (weekly drinking and binge drinking), and the extent to which these variations were associated with containment measures implemented during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were obtained from the COVID-19 International Student Well-being Study, covering students in 25 middle- and upper-high income countries. Data on government responses were retrieved from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker. Multilevel multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed on weekly drinking (n = 44,212) and binge drinking (n = 32,785). Considerable cross-country variation existed for weekly drinking and binge drinking. In the majority of countries, a self-reported decrease in weekly drinking and a substantial self-reported decrease in binge drinking were observed. Closings of schools were associated with decreases in weekly drinking, while limitations on social gatherings were associated with increases in weekly drinking. The stringency index was associated with reporting decreased binge drinking. The study findings demonstrate a number of small yet significant associations between containment measures and changes in student drinking behaviors. Future studies are required to uncover why some students increased their alcohol consumption, particularly in countries with stricter limitations on social gatherings.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333904","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":"Modeling Adolescent Disposition Development: Age-Related Changes in Psychosocial Processes Correlated with Substance Use.","authors":"William B Hansen, Jared L Hansen","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00809-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00809-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>A model is proposed in which longitudinal changes in adolescents' dispositions increase age-related risk for the onset of substance use.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Pooled surveys from 25 longitudinal studies were examined. Disposition was calculated from eight variables: use intentions; refusal intentions; attitudes; positive consequence beliefs; beliefs about negative consequences; descriptive peer normative beliefs; injunctive peer normative beliefs; and lifestyle incongruence. Substance use onset (past 30-day alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use) was analyzed using participants' just prior dispositional status and recent changes in their dispositions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Disposition was highly correlated with each of the measured variables. The pattern of disposition changes as adolescents grow older, revealing that younger adolescents have more positive dispositions; whereas when they grew older, negative dispositions gradually emerged among a subset of adolescents. Analyses also revealed that dispositional status and recent changes in their dispositions were strong predictors of substance use onset.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>Better understanding the development of dispositions will aid in designing effective interventions. Subordinate variables are amenable to intervention and are recommended as the primary focus of prevention programming. Because of the developmental trajectory of dispositions, multi-year interventions are highly recommended. Whenever possible, tailored approaches that take adolescents' pre-intervention dispositions into account should be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142302699","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 Association Between Direct Health Costs Related to Non-communicable Diseases and Physical Activity in Elderly People.","authors":"Junlong Zhang, Bo Li","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00808-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00808-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between direct health costs related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the level of physical activity in Chinese elderly people. In this longitudinal study, 410 people over 64 years old were selected from health centers. The direct health costs caused by NCDs were recorded on a weekly basis for a period of six months. Also, physical activity was measured using FitBit Flex2™ and as the number of daily steps as well as calories burned during this six month. The multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify the predictors of direct health costs caused by NCDs as the dependent variable. Age, gender, marital status, education level, currently working, Fitbit steps and calories, and BMI were entered into the model as predictor variables to perform a stepwise regression analysis. Four variables of age, BMI, Fitbit steps and Fitbit calories were able to enter the regression model. The model explained 24.8% of the variability of direct health costs due to NCDs. The strongest predictor of health costs was Fitbit calories (B = - 2.113, t = - 4.807, p < 0.001), followed by BMI (B = 1.267, t = 3.482, p < 0.001), Fitbit steps (B = - 1.157, t = - 3.118, p < 0.001), and age (B = 1.115, t = 2.599, p < 0.001). It can be said that having regular physical activity can reduce health costs due to NCDs in Chinese older people.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142302700","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":"Epidemiological Aspects and Pattern of Intoxication among Elderly in Khorasan-Razavi; Northeast of Iran.","authors":"Ahmad Nemati, Bita Dadpour, Leila Etemad, Seyed Reza Mousavi, Anahita Alizadeh Ghomsari, Seyed Hadi Mousavi, Alireza Ghasemi-Toosi, Khalil Kimiafar, Zahra Ataee, Maryam Vahabzadeh, Shiva Zarifkia, Reza Khoshbakht, Alireza Khoshrou, Hanie Salmani Izadi, Mohammad Moshiri","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00804-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00804-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to assess the risk factors and clinical-epidemiological patterns of acute poisoning among elderly individuals to guide prevention strategies. The epidemiological, clinical data, manner and cause of poisoning, and outcome of the registered elder cases (≥ 60 years old) in the clinical toxicology department of Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad University of Medical Silences (CTD-IRH-MUMS) were investigated for nine months. The sex and age distribution of the patients were compared with the general population of Khorasan-Razavi using direct standardization. Among the 3064 cases registered at the hospital, 124 elderly patients were included in the study. The majority (71.8%) were male, with a mean age of 69.47. Male gender was found to be a significant risk factor for poisoning among elderly individuals compared to the general population (OR = 2.62) (1.55-4.42) (p-value < 0.001), however, it was not significant for age. Substance dependency, particularly on opiates, was common among the patients (56.5%), with a higher prevalence in males. Substance overdose (35.4%) and suicide (23.3%) were the most common methods of poisoning, with varying frequencies between genders (p-value = 0.002). Male gender was identified as a risk factor for opiate intoxication (OR = 4.68, CI = 1.70-11.83, p-value < 0.05) but not for suicide attempts. The average hospital stay duration was similar between male and female patients. The mean length of hospital stay was 3.53 ± 4.02 days (median = 3.0, range = 0.5-26 days) and was similar in both sexes. In conclusion, male gender and opiate dependency were highlighted as key factors in the poisoning of elderly individuals. These findings emphasize the importance of addressing these factors in preventive measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156791","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}
Jessica Samuolis, Victoria Osborne-Leute, Kerry Morgan
{"title":"Universal Prevention Strategies to Prevent Opioid Misuse on a U.S. College Campus.","authors":"Jessica Samuolis, Victoria Osborne-Leute, Kerry Morgan","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00805-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00805-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Opioid misuse and risk of death due to overdose are critical public health issues and young adults are at risk. College campus communities are ideal settings for the prevention of opioid misuse among young adults due to high enrollment rates, the diversity and availability of resources within the campus community, and the range of risk and protective factors that can be targeted. This practitioner narrative describes a grant-funded three-year opioid misuse prevention project implemented on a U.S. college campus. In keeping with the focus of the grant, the project involved a range of universal prevention activities implemented across the campus community. Lessons learned regarding factors that facilitated implementation in this community context are discussed and may be useful for others interested in implementing prevention activities to help prevent opioid misuse among young adults in their campus communities. Additionally, a reflection on the project and the efficacy of universal prevention to prevent opioid misuse among college students are offered for consideration.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142127540","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 Burden of Chronic Diseases with the Status of Family Medical History Among Older Adults in India.","authors":"Mahadev Bramhankar, Mohit Pandey, Rishabh Tyagi","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00802-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00802-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to assess and compare the prevalence of chronic diseases by the first-degree Family Medical History (FMH) and also explores the relationship between FMH and selected Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among older adults in India. The present study collated secondary data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI, 2017-18). The eligible respondents for the analysis of this study were aged 45 years and above, where the final study sample consisted of 65,562 older adults across all Indian states and union territories. The LASI dataset collected responses on self-reported diseases: Hypertension, Stroke, Heart disease, Cancer, and Diabetes. These diseases have a high prevalence among the population and are considered in the present study. Along with disease status, respondents' first-degree relatives FMH were used to fulfil the objective. Descriptive statistical analysis and multiple logistic regression techniques were used to accomplish the objectives analysis. This approach was chosen due to the binary nature of our primary dependent variables. The study found that the prevalence of selected NCDs was considerably higher among older adults with FMH than those without FMH. It revealed that NCDs and the status of FMH of parents and siblings were significantly associated. Based on the multivariate-adjusted model, we found significantly higher odds for developing the NCDs when the respondents have FMH among at least one of the first-degree relative. The likelihood among those with FMH of having hypertension (AOR: 2.058), diabetes (AOR: 2.94), heart diseases (AOR: 2.39), stroke (AOR: 1.62) and cancer (AOR: 2.32) was higher compared to no FMH of respective diseases. Similarly, significant associations were observed according to the different stratification of the number of first-degree relatives FMH. The present study demonstrated that first-degree relatives FMH is indeed a dominant associated risk factor for chronic disease among the older adults of India. This study supports the promotion of a disease history tool for chronic disease prevention and early detection approaches as a valuable measure of NCD risk. Public health practitioners can take several steps to access FMH and incorporate FMH into public health programs for the screening of the risk population.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142115720","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}
Ann F Dunlap, Alessandro Ciari, Nadia Islam, Lorna E Thorpe, Maria R Khan, Terry T K Huang
{"title":"Using Digital Storytelling and Social Media to Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: A Public Service Social Marketing Campaign.","authors":"Ann F Dunlap, Alessandro Ciari, Nadia Islam, Lorna E Thorpe, Maria R Khan, Terry T K Huang","doi":"10.1007/s10935-024-00799-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-024-00799-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Disparities in vaccine confidence and uptake among racial and ethnic minorities have resulted in a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 in these populations. Social media campaigns have shown promise in public health promotion and behavioral interventions. In January 2022, an academic-community partnership launched #Vax4Community, a 6-month social media campaign centered around the use of digital storytelling videos. The campaign purpose was to decrease vaccine hesitancy, combat vaccine misinformation and disinformation, and increase vaccine confidence within three distinct target communities: the justice-involved population, South Asian residents, and public housing youth in the metropolitan area of New York City (NYC). Our approach included the production and dissemination of digital storytelling videos featuring personal vaccine experiences from target populations. We evaluated key performance indicators (KPIs) of the campaign, including post impressions, reach and engagement across social media platforms, and shares from partner organizations. Overall, we received 1,910,662 post impressions, 699,722 unique users reached, and 2,880 post engagements across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and 147 shares from 48 partner organizations. Social media campaigns require strategic design in branding, messaging and outreach channels and could serve as an important tool to disseminate emotionally relatable content and trusted information to prime target populations to respond more optimally to public health interventions. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of creating and disseminating these digital stories and the KPIs of the social media campaign.</p>","PeriodicalId":73905,"journal":{"name":"Journal of prevention (2022)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142115721","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}