Abdillah Abdillah, Ida Widianingsih, Rd Ahmad Buchari, Heru Nurasa
{"title":"What can be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic? Health distress on workers' mentality and worker resilience.","authors":"Abdillah Abdillah, Ida Widianingsih, Rd Ahmad Buchari, Heru Nurasa","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae176","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae176","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e199-e200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141891439","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}
G Scaioli, G Lo Moro, M Martella, A Mara, M G Varì, C Previti, E Rolfini, A Scacchi, F Bert, R Siliquini
{"title":"Exploring the Italian Population's attitudes toward health data sharing for healthcare purpose and scientific research: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"G Scaioli, G Lo Moro, M Martella, A Mara, M G Varì, C Previti, E Rolfini, A Scacchi, F Bert, R Siliquini","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae313","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae313","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to explore the Italian population's knowledge and perceptions regarding health data storage and sharing for treatment and research and to identify factors associated with citizens' attitudes toward data storage and sharing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional questionnaire, distributed to 1389 participants, collected sociodemographic information, assessed knowledge and gauged attitudes toward sharing data for treatment and research. Descriptive analyses and logistic regressions were performed to examine the associations between sociodemographic factors and knowledge/attitudes about data storage and sharing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most respondents wrongly believed that healthcare providers could access personal health-related data across the entire national territory, while 94% expressed willingness to share personal health data nationwide. A substantial percentage of respondents (73%) fully agreed that storing and sharing personal health-related data could improve research and quality of care.Males and younger individuals (<41 years) were likelier to have higher data-sharing knowledge. Lower educational-level respondents exhibited lower positive attitudes towards sharing health data for treatment and research purposes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results provide valuable insights for policymakers, healthcare professionals and researchers seeking to improve data management, promote collaboration and leverage the full potential of health data for personalized care and scientific advancements.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"99-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142901378","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":"Does household income predict health and educational outcomes in childhood better than neighbourhood deprivation?","authors":"Ieva Skarda, Richard Cookson, Ruth Gilbert","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae283","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Public health research and prevention policies often use the small area Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) at neighbourhood level to proxy individual socio-economic status because it is readily available. We investigated what household income adds to IMD in early childhood for predicting adverse health in adolescence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using data from the Millennium Cohort Study, we analysed IMD and self-reported equivalised household income (ages 0-5) to predict outcomes at age 17: poor academic achievement, psychological distress, poor health, smoking, and obesity. Predictions were compared using IMD quintile groups alone, household income quintile groups alone, and both together.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Household income was a stronger and more consistent predictor of age 17 outcomes than IMD and revealed inequalities within neighbourhoods. Decreasing household income showed steep gradients in educational attainment and smoking across all IMD quintiles, and moderate gradients in obesity, psychological distress and poor health in most quintiles. IMD did not predict smoking or psychological distress within any income group, or educational attainment within the poorest income group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Household income is associated with inequality gradients within all quintiles of neighbourhood IMD. Early childhood public health strategies should consider household income in combination with neighbourhood deprivation.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"62-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11879046/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808953","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":"An evaluation of the impact of a national Minimum Unit Price on alcohol policy on alcohol behaviours.","authors":"Gretta Mohan","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae288","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae288","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2018, Scotland pioneered national legislation which set a Minimum Unit Price (MUP) of 50 pence (∼US$0.64, €0.59) per unit of UK alcohol sold (8 g/10 ml). To inform policy development, we examine the policy effect using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C), employing longitudinal data for over 17 200 individuals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The effect of MUP on AUDIT-C scores is inferred by employing difference-in-difference regression. Pre- and post-intervention alcohol behaviours of individuals from Scotland are compared to a matched 'control' from England. Drinking at hazardous and harmful levels could be identified, as well as the frequency of alcohol consumption, number of drinks and heavy episodic drinking. Estimates adjust for demographic, socioeconomic and health characteristics. Potential inequalities by gender, age and household income are examined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>MUP led to an estimated 5.3% reduction in the number of drinks consumed on drinking occasions, though a statistically significant effect on overall reported AUDIT-C scores or drinking at hazardous levels was not detected, with few differential effects for subgroups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Differences in the findings of this research compared to other studies may be explained by differences in population coverage collected in the survey data, compared to more comprehensive, population-wide administrative data, as well as sample attrition.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e94-e105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11879053/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142712298","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}
Josephine Lindhout, Anne Roos van der Endt, Marieke P Hoevenaar-Blom, Jan Willem van Dalen, Kay Deckers, Mirjam I Geerlings, Henrike Galenkamp, Edo Richard, Eric P Moll van Charante
{"title":"Midlife dementia risk scores in a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands: the HELIUS study.","authors":"Josephine Lindhout, Anne Roos van der Endt, Marieke P Hoevenaar-Blom, Jan Willem van Dalen, Kay Deckers, Mirjam I Geerlings, Henrike Galenkamp, Edo Richard, Eric P Moll van Charante","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae315","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Migrant populations in the Netherlands may face greater dementia risk factor burden than Dutch natives.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To study whether midlife dementia risk scores differ by ethnicity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We calculated three validated dementia risk scores in participants aged 40-70 years of Dutch (n = 2978), South-Asian Surinamese (n = 2084), African Surinamese (n = 3135), Ghanaian (n = 1699), Turkish (n = 2000), and Moroccan (n = 2025) background, from the HELIUS study (Amsterdam, the Netherlands): Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Incidence of Dementia (CAIDE), LIfestyle for BRAin Health (LIBRA), and Australian National University-Alzheimer's Disease Risk Index (ANU-ADRI). We cross-sectionally compared scores between ethnicities using linear regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ethnic minority groups had higher risk scores than those with a Dutch background (CAIDE: +0.66-1.35; LIBRA: +0.66-1.43; ANU-ADRI: +2.75-7.25). CAIDE estimated an absolute 20-year incident dementia risk of 2.6% for Dutch, 3.4% for South-Asian Surinamese, 3.6% for Turkish, 3.7% for Moroccan, 3.7% for African Surinamese and 4.5% for Ghanaian populations. Differences were greater when removing age from scores (CAIDE +0.89-2.22; ANU-ADRI +3.03-8.20), implying that this higher risk score is independent of age.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Migrant populations had higher dementia risk scores than Dutch natives. Validation of these scores in migrant populations is warranted. If replicated, ethnicity should be considered when estimating dementia risk and developing preventive strategies for high-risk populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143559437","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}
Kushagra Vashist, Jennifer K Frediani, Mary Beth Weber, Mohammed K Ali, K M Venkat Narayan, Shivani A Patel
{"title":"Changes in diabetes care and management practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Kushagra Vashist, Jennifer K Frediani, Mary Beth Weber, Mohammed K Ali, K M Venkat Narayan, Shivani A Patel","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae287","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We examined changes in diabetes care and management practices before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Population-based data regarding four diabetes-related healthcare engagement and four self-management indicators were obtained from adults with diabetes surveyed in 19 US States and Washington DC through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Using logistic regression, we estimated changes in the prevalence of each indicator, overall and by sociodemographic subgroups in 2019 (before the pandemic) and 2021 (during the pandemic).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between 2019 and 2021, the prevalence of biannual HbA1c tests reduced by 2.6 percentage points (pp; 95% confidence interval: -4.8, -0.4), from 75.4% to 73.1%, and prevalence of annual eye exams fell by 4.0 pp (-6.2, -2.8), from 72.2% to 68.7%. The composite indicator of engagement with healthcare for diabetes control fell by 3.5 pp (-5.9, -1.1), from 44.9% to 41.9%. Of self-management behaviors, avoidance of smoking increased by 2.0 pp (0.4, 3.6) from 84.7% to 87.1%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest a deterioration of the uptake of evidence-based, preventive health services requiring laboratory services and clinical examination for diabetes control during the pandemic. On the other hand, smoking rates decreased, suggesting potential positive impacts of the pandemic on health behaviors in people with diabetes.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e20-e27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142635266","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}
Amina Suleiman Rajah, Umar Yunusa, Faiza Tijjani Tashi, Sidetu O Abdullahi, Abdulaziz Suleiman Tukuntawa
{"title":"Sustainable menstrual solutions: a scoping review of novel eco-friendly materials for reusable menstrual pads.","authors":"Amina Suleiman Rajah, Umar Yunusa, Faiza Tijjani Tashi, Sidetu O Abdullahi, Abdulaziz Suleiman Tukuntawa","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae304","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae304","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Reusable menstrual pads (RMPs) offer a sustainable alternative, but the effectiveness and properties of novel eco-friendly materials for RMPs remain unclear. The objective of this scoping review is to identify novel eco-friendly materials used for RMPs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews. A comprehensive three-step search strategy was employed to locate both published and unpublished studies. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts using the software Covidence. Data were extracted and charted using a standardized form. This search was conducted in February, 2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search yielded 479 studies, 37 studies were assessed for full-text review, which led to inclusion of 16 studies. A diverse array of eco-friendly materials were identified for RMPs. The top layer includes bamboo, banana, organic cotton and other natural fibers. The core layer, focused on absorbency, features materials like cotton terry cloth, hemp, bamboo wadding and bamboo kun. The bottom layer uses water-repellent materials, such as polyester, polyurethane laminate, nylon and bio-plastic sheets.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review highlights the potential of plant-based fibers as eco-friendly materials for RMPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e127-e137"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142735314","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":"Sensitive personal health information, public trust, and biases in algorithmic decision-making: public health concerns in digital wellness.","authors":"Raup Padillah","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae164","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae164","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e189-e190"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142515440","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}
Hind A Beydoun, Christian A Mayno Vieytes, May A Beydoun, Austin Lampros, Jack Tsai
{"title":"Identifying diagnosed major chronic diseases associated with recent housing instability among aging adults: data from the 'All of Us' research program.","authors":"Hind A Beydoun, Christian A Mayno Vieytes, May A Beydoun, Austin Lampros, Jack Tsai","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae300","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Housing instability is a known barrier to healthcare utilization potentially affecting the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases among diverse groups of adults. We examined the intersection of recent housing instability with prevalent cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and psychiatric diagnoses among aging adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional data on 147 465 participants of the 'All of Us' Research Program (6 May 2018-1 July 2022), ≥50 years of age at enrollment, were analyzed. Self-reported housing instability over the past 6 months was examined in relation to diagnosed conditions at age ≥50 years based on electronic health records. Multivariable logistic regression models sequentially adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics were constructed to estimate odds ratios (OR) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After adjusting for confounders, past 6 months housing instability was associated with lower odds of diagnosed cardiovascular disease (OR = 0.89, 95% CI: 0.87, 0.93) and cancer (OR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.78, 0.86), higher odds of diagnosed psychiatric (OR = 1.35, 95% CI: 1.30, 1.40) conditions, but was unrelated to diagnosed diabetes (OR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.94, 1.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Recent housing instability among aging adults is positively associated with psychiatric diagnoses, but negatively associated with cardiovascular and cancer diagnoses, with implications for chronic disease prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"15-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142718074","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":"Addressing disinformation in public health: politics, policy, and collaborative solutions.","authors":"Jose Eric M Lacsa","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae116","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae116","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e144-e145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141452522","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}