Hari Prakash Sritharan, Harrison Nguyen, Usaid Khalil Allahwala, Ravinay Bhindi
{"title":"Cardiovascular presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis.","authors":"Hari Prakash Sritharan, Harrison Nguyen, Usaid Khalil Allahwala, Ravinay Bhindi","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae248","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The broader implications of the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on cardiovascular hospitalizations remain unclear. We aimed to assess trends in cardiovascular presentations during the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This multicentre study examined cardiovascular presentations from March 2018 to February 2023. Patients with cardiovascular presentations were identified through administrative health records using ICD-10-AM diagnosis codes. Four key study periods were analysed: T0-pre-pandemic, T1-first lockdown, T2-easing of restrictions and T3-release of restrictions and widespread vaccination. Interrupted time series analysis was used to predict weekly cardiovascular presentations, with the mean difference between actual and predicted numbers assessed for significance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 116 518 patients were included across three major public hospitals in Australia. Cardiovascular presentations were significantly lower in T1 than predicted, with a mean decline of 13.1% (SD 16.2%; P = 0.004). There was a significant difference between the expected and actual number of most cardiovascular presentations in T2 and T3, apart from a significant reduction in cardiomyopathy and heart failure presentations during T3 (4.5% [SD 23.7%]; P = 0.007).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cardiovascular presentations were significantly lower during the initial lockdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic; this attenuated with easing of social restrictions and widespread vaccination, except for persistent reduction in cardiomyopathy and heart failure presentations.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142335352","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}
Navin Dookeram, Shalini Pooransingh, Asad Mohammed, Isaac Dialsingh
{"title":"The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on crime and its implications for public health: a case study from a small developing country.","authors":"Navin Dookeram, Shalini Pooransingh, Asad Mohammed, Isaac Dialsingh","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae260","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Crime has been described as a public health issue in Trinidad and Tobago, a small developing nation. COVID-19 restrictions, aimed at maintaining public health safety by limiting disease spread, may have negatively impacted crime rates due to an alteration of social and economic conditions. This study evaluates the implications of these restrictions on crime dynamics and hence their impacts on overall public health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Employing interrupted time series analysis with seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average with exogenous factor (Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average with Exogenous Variables) models, monthly data on murders, sexual offences, and motor vehicle larcenies from January 2013 to June 2023 were analysed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study found a decrease in murders and motor vehicle larcenies with the onset of restrictions, followed by an inverse trend correlating with the easing of measures. Sexual offences showed no significant change in response to the restrictions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While COVID-19 restrictions initially influenced certain crime rates, the effect varied across crime types. Policy interventions based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic must be done to strategically reduce and prevent crime without having the negative side effects of the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142304916","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":"Correction to: Applying an equity lens to social prescribing.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae182","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142304915","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}
Setyorini Setyorini, Dwi Sri Rahayu, Nila Zaimatus Septiana, Romika Rahayu
{"title":"'Defying the odds: can women truly thrive in a patriarchal world?'","authors":"Setyorini Setyorini, Dwi Sri Rahayu, Nila Zaimatus Septiana, Romika Rahayu","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae238","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134942","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":"Regulatory considerations for gambling advertisements.","authors":"Andi Pramesti Ningsih","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae241","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134943","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}
Yanzhi Li, Wenjian Lai, Hao Zhao, Xiali Zhong, Lan Guo
{"title":"Time from waking to the first cigarette and mortality and incident cardiovascular disease.","authors":"Yanzhi Li, Wenjian Lai, Hao Zhao, Xiali Zhong, Lan Guo","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae242","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the associations of time from waking to the first cigarette (TWFC) with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and incident CVD among people smoking.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were from the UK Biobank, including 32 519 people smoking aged 40-70 years. TWFC was investigated using a touch-screen questionnaire. Outcomes included all-cause mortality and mortality from and incidence of CVD, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with participants reporting TWFC >120 min, those reporting TWFC between 61 and 120 min (HR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.10-1.53), TWFC between 5 and 60 min (1.48, 1.30-1.70) and TWFC <5 min (1.65, 1.42-1.93) had a higher risk of all-cause mortality. Compared with participants reporting TWFC >120 min, those reporting TWFC between 5 and 60 min and TWFC <5 min had higher risks of CVD and IHD mortality and incident CVD and IHD, but those reporting TWFC between 61 and 120 min did not. The associations of TWFC with stroke mortality and incident stroke were not observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this cohort study, a shorter TWFC was associated with higher risks of all-cause mortality, mortality from CVD and IHD, as well as incident CVD and IHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142142210","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}
Anna Ayu Herawati, Syamsu Yusuf L Na, Ilfiandra Ilfiandra, Melina Lestari, Rikas Saputra, Erfan Ramadhani
{"title":"The effect of social support on flourishing and mental health during the pandemic: an analysis of public interventions.","authors":"Anna Ayu Herawati, Syamsu Yusuf L Na, Ilfiandra Ilfiandra, Melina Lestari, Rikas Saputra, Erfan Ramadhani","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae246","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142142209","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":"Enhancing PHU-school collaborations: a crucial strategy for student mental health resilience during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Ajeng Ayu Widiastuti, Adi Atmoko, Nur Eva","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae236","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142127770","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":"What role does stigma play in the effectiveness of tuberculosis control strategies for prison populations in the Philippines?","authors":"Jose Eric M Lacsa","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae245","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142121447","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":"From food insecurity to health equity: multidimensional approaches for Philippine low-income communities.","authors":"Jose Eric M Lacsa","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae237","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142121444","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}