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Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord ; 37(2): 120-127, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36897056

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BACKGROUND: Hospitalized persons with dementia are at risk of delirium with behavioral symptoms, predisposing them to a higher rate of complications and caregiver distress. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between delirium severity in patients with dementia upon admission to the hospital and the manifestation of behavioral symptoms, and to evaluate the mediating effects of cognitive and physical function, pain, medications, and restraints. METHODS: This descriptive study used baseline data from 455 older adults with dementia enrolled in a cluster randomized clinical trial that tested the efficacy of family centered function-focused care. Mediation analyses were conducted to determine the indirect effect of cognitive and physical function, pain, medications (antipsychotics, anxiolytics, sedative/hypnotics, narcotics, and number of medications), and restraints on behavioral symptoms, controlling for age, sex, race, and educational level. RESULTS: The majority of the 455 participants were female (59.1%), had an average age of 81.5 (SD=8.4), were either white (63.7%) or black (36.3%), and demonstrated one or more behavioral symptoms (93%) and delirium (60%). Hypotheses were partially supported in that physical function, cognitive function, and antipsychotic medication partially mediated the relationship between delirium severity and behavioral symptoms. CONCLUSION: This study provides preliminary evidence identifying antipsychotic use, low physical function, and significant cognitive impairment as specific targets for clinical intervention and quality improvement in patients with delirium superimposed on dementia at hospital admission.


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Antipsicóticos , Delírio , Demência , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Delírio/complicações , Delírio/diagnóstico , Delírio/psicologia , Análise de Mediação , Antipsicóticos/uso terapêutico , Demência/diagnóstico , Sintomas Comportamentais , Hospitais
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry ; 38(9): e6006, 2023 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37715936

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INTRODUCTION: Hospitalized patients with dementia are more likely to be discharged to long-term care compared to persons without dementia. Little research has been conducted to examine the associations of caregiver preparedness and strain with desire to seek long-term care in hospitalized persons with dementia at discharge. The purpose of this study was to examine caregiver preparedness and strain as factors associated with desire to seek long-term care admission in caregivers of persons with dementia at hospital discharge. METHODS: Patient baseline and discharge data, and caregiver discharge data of 424 patient and caregiver dyads from a cluster randomized trial was used. Stepwise multiple linear regression was conducted to examine factors associated with caregiver desire to seek long-term care. RESULTS: After controlling for caregiver and patient characteristics, lower caregiver preparedness (ß = -0.069; p < 0.016) was significantly associated with increased desire to seek long-term care. DISCUSSION: Findings underscore the need for clinicians and service providers to provide further attention to caregiver preparedness throughout the course of hospitalization.


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Demência , Assistência de Longa Duração , Humanos , Cuidadores , Hospitalização , Alta do Paciente , Demência/terapia
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Clin Trials ; 20(4): 434-446, 2023 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37077032

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Preventing the development of childhood obesity requires multilevel, multicomponent, comprehensive approaches. Study designs often do not allow for systematic evaluation of the efficacy of individual intervention components before the intervention is fully tested. As such, childhood obesity prevention programs may contain a mix of effective and ineffective components. This article describes the design and rationale of a childhood obesity preventive intervention developed using the multiphase optimization strategy, an engineering-inspired framework for optimizing behavioral interventions. Using a series of randomized experiments, the objective of the study was to systematically test, select, and refine candidate components to build an optimized childhood obesity preventive intervention to be evaluated in a subsequent randomized controlled trial. METHODS: A 24 full factorial design was used to test the individual and combined effects of four candidate intervention components intended to reduce the risk for childhood obesity. These components were designed with a focus on (a) improving children's healthy eating behaviors and nutrition knowledge, (b) increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary activity in the childcare setting, (c) improving children's behavioral self-regulation, and (d) providing parental web-based education to address child target outcomes. The components were tested with approximately 1400 preschool children, ages 3-5 years in center-based childcare programs in Pennsylvania, the majority of which served predominantly Head-Start eligible households. Primary child outcomes included healthy eating knowledge, physical and sedentary activity, and behavioral self-regulation. Secondary outcomes included children's body mass index and appetitive traits related to appetite regulation. RESULTS: Four intervention components were developed, including three classroom curricula designed to increase preschool children's nutrition knowledge, physical activity, and behavioral, emotional, and eating regulation. A web-based parent education component included 18 lessons designed to improve parenting practices and home environments that would bolster the effects of the classroom curricula. A plan for analyzing the specific contribution of each component to a larger intervention was developed and is described. The efficacy of the four components can be evaluated to determine the extent to which they, individually and in combination, produce detectable changes in childhood obesity risk factors. The resulting optimized intervention should later be evaluated in a randomized controlled trial, which may provide new information on promising targets for obesity prevention in young children. CONCLUSION: This research project highlights the ways in which an innovative approach to the design and initial evaluation of preventive interventions may increase the likelihood of long-term success. The lessons from this research project have implications for childhood obesity research as well as other preventive interventions that include multiple components, each targeting unique contributors to a multifaceted problem.


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Obesidade Infantil , Criança , Humanos , Pré-Escolar , Obesidade Infantil/prevenção & controle , Pais , Exercício Físico/fisiologia , Fatores de Risco , Pennsylvania
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Health Promot Pract ; 24(2): 282-291, 2023 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34873946

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The United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates among developed countries. When stratified by race, disparities are more evident: Black infant mortality rates are 2.5 times higher than non-Hispanic white infants. Structural, systemic racism is a contributing cause for these racial disparities. Multisector collaborations focused on a common agenda, often referred to as collective impact, have been used for infant mortality reduction interventions. In addition, community-based participatory approaches have been applied to incorporate those with lived experience related to adverse pregnancy outcomes. This article critically describes the transition of an infant mortality collective impact initiative from being led by a multisector organizational group to being community led over a 5-year period, 2015-2020. A 34-member community leaders group was developed and determined four priorities and corresponding strategies for the initiative. Findings show that community participatory approaches are a way to address racial equity for public health initiatives.


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Negro ou Afro-Americano , Pesquisa sobre Serviços de Saúde , Mortalidade Infantil , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Gravidez , Participação da Comunidade , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Estados Unidos
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Geriatr Nurs ; 54: 54-59, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37703690

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This study examines the clinical factors associated with the quality of interactions between staff and hospitalized older patients with dementia. Following examination of bivariate associations, we conducted multiple linear regression in a sample of 140 hospitalized older patients with dementia who participated in the final cohort of an intervention study implementing Family-centered Function-focused Care (Fam-FFC). On average, the participants (male = 46.1%, female = 52.9%) were 81.43 years old (SD = 8.29) and had positive interactions with staff (mean QUIS score = 5.84, SD = 1.36). Accounting for 17.8% of variance in the model, non-pharmacological intervention use (b= 0.170; p<.001) and pain (b= -0.198; p<.01) were significantly associated with the quality of staff-patient interactions. To optimize care of hospitalized patients with dementia, staff should be encouraged to use non-pharmacological interventions. It is also important for staff to assess pain among the patients with dementia and prioritize pain management.


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Demência , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Demência/terapia , Demência/complicações , Dor
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J Women Aging ; 35(5): 476-486, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36433792

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Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia (ADRD) disproportionately affects women with two-thirds of individuals with ADRD comprised of women. This study examined gender-related differences in the quality of staff-patient interactions and depressive symptoms among hospitalized older patients living with dementia. This secondary analysis utilized baseline data of 140 hospitalized older patients with dementia who participated in the final cohort of a randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03046121) implementing Family centered Function-focused Care (Fam-FFC). On average, the participants (male = 46.1%, female = 52.9%) were 81.43 years old (SD = 8.29), had positive interactions with staff and lower depressive symptoms based on Quality of Interaction Schedule (QUIS) scores and Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) scores, respectively. Although males had more positive interactions (male = 6.06, SD = 1.13; female = 5.59, SD = 1.51) and lesser depressive symptoms (male = 7.52, SD = 4.77; female = 8.03, SD = 6.25) than females, no statistically significant gender differences were observed in linear models with appropriate covariates or multivariant analysis of covariant (MANCOVA). However, the multigroup regression conducted to further probe marginally significant moderation effect of gender and pain on staff-patient interactions demonstrated that greater pain was significantly related to lower quality or less positive staff-patient interactions for females compared to males (χ2diff (1) = 4.84, p = .03). Continued evaluation of gender differences is warranted to inform care delivery and interventions to improve care for hospitalized older patients with dementia.

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Clin Gerontol ; 46(4): 574-584, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35916440

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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine psychometric properties of the Modified Caregiver Strain Index (MCSI) in Black and White caregivers of persons living with dementia at hospital discharge. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study using baseline data of 423 family caregivers recruited from a cluster randomized clinical control trial. Factor structure, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the MCSI were analyzed. The moderating role of race on the relationship between MCSI score and anxiety, depression, and burden was also examined. RESULTS: The two-factor model fits the data best and was invariant across race. Regarding concurrent validity, higher MCSI scores were significantly associated with higher scores on the (HADS-A; anxiety), (HADS-D; depression), and (ZBI; burden). Race moderated the relationship between MCSI score and anxiety, depression, and burden. CONCLUSIONS: The MCSI is a valid tool to assess caregiver strain in Black and White caregivers of persons living with dementia during hospital discharge. Results suggest that the effect of MCSI score on anxiety, depression, and burden varies by race. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: MCSI can be used by clinicians and service providers to help support the needs of Black and White caregivers of people living with dementia during post-hospital transition.


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Cuidadores , Demência , Humanos , Cuidadores/psicologia , Estudos Transversais , Hospitais , Alta do Paciente , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Inquéritos e Questionários , População Branca , População Negra , Ansiedade , Depressão
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Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord ; 36(3): 253-258, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36001764

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BACKGROUND: Factors associated with sleep quality have not been well examined in hospitalized older persons with dementia, who are at high risk for impaired sleep. The aim was to identify factors associated with sleep quality among hospitalized persons with dementia. METHODS: This secondary analysis used baseline data from a cluster randomized trial. Factors examined included delirium severity, pain, depression, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and daytime physical activity. Multiple stepwise linear regressions evaluated factors related to dimensions of sleep quality (sleep duration, efficiency, latency, and fragmentation; measured by the MotionWatch 8). RESULTS: Increased daytime physical activity was associated with higher sleep duration [ß=0.164; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.111-0.717; P=0.008; 7.7% variance] and sleep efficiency (ß=0.158; 95% CI, 0.020-0.147; P=0.010; 5.4% variance), and less sleep fragmentation (ß=-0.223; 95% CI, -0.251 to -0.077; P<0.001; 10.4% variance). Higher BPSD was significantly associated with prolonged sleep latency (ß=0.130; 95% CI, 0.098-2.748; P=0.035; 3.7% variance). CONCLUSION: Results suggest the need to encourage daytime physical activity and reduce or manage BPSD to improve sleep quality among hospitalized persons with dementia.


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Demência , Qualidade do Sono , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Demência/complicações , Demência/psicologia , Hospitalização , Humanos , Agitação Psicomotora , Sono
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J Public Health (Oxf) ; 44(4): e530-e536, 2022 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35333333

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BACKGROUND: Blockchain technology has made great strides in many industries but has yet to impact the world of public health. Population health issues such as outbreak surveillance and controlled substance tracking during emergencies all require a secure, easily accessible database. While the healthcare industry is typically slow to adapt to change, blockchain technology lends itself well to many healthcare issues. METHODS: We utilized a 3D framework using difficulty, novelty and necessity to examine the adoption of blockchain technology in population health, based on the 2D framework of difficulty and novelty as driving factors for the development of foundational technologies in the world of business by Iansiti and Lakhani in The Harvard Business Review. RESULTS: We find that by implementing the third dimension of necessity into an evaluation framework, we can better predict the adoption of technology. We found how different areas of population health fit into the evaluation framework and how necessity can eliminate barriers from implementing novel technologies. CONCLUSION: The byproduct of this paper will be the extension of the Iansiti and Lakhani framework. We will show that blockchain, in all of these domains, shows promise to improve population health as we move past COVID-19 and into the future of healthcare.


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Blockchain , COVID-19 , Saúde da População , Humanos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Atenção à Saúde/métodos
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Fam Community Health ; 45(3): 195-201, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35536702

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The objectives of this study were to rapidly explore the perceptions of female-headed African American families on "stressors," "stress reactions," and "opportunities" amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown mandates. Semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with 9 African American women in a rural Midwestern (US) community, who were single parents/grandparents and cared for at least one child/grandchild aged 5 to 17 years. A thematic analytical approach was used to review, code, and analyze phone interview transcripts. Coding schemes were developed through an interactive iterative process. Three main themes emerged-pandemic as a curse, de-stressors and coping mechanisms, and the pandemic as a gift. Most participants reported increased stress for themselves and their children and adopted several coping strategies. However, for most mothers, COVID-19 was paradoxical because it also provided opportunities for families to bond despite these stressors. Public health actions such as social and physical distancing infringe on personal freedoms and can have negative effects on the health of those affected. There is a need to proactively address important areas such as health education and economic and social support to mitigate common sociopsychological effects of a pandemic.


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COVID-19 , Criança , Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis , Feminino , Humanos , Mães , Pandemias/prevenção & controle , Pesquisa Qualitativa
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Pain Manag Nurs ; 22(2): 158-163, 2021 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32921569

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BACKGROUND: Moderate to severe pain has been frequently reported in hospitalized older adults. Pain in hospitalized persons with dementia within the context of other common symptoms, functional decline, delirium, and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), has received little attention. AIMS: Describe the incidence of pain, the pharmacologic management of pain, and the association of pain with physical function, delirium, and BPSD in hospitalized persons with dementia. DESIGN: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. SETTING: Six medical units in three hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: Baseline data from 299 hospitalized persons with dementia enrolled in the Family-centered Function-focused Care (Fam-FFC) cluster randomized trial. METHODS: Descriptive analyses of pain used the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scale and the use of medication for pain management. Linear regression analyses tested relationships between pain and:1) physical function (Barthel Index), 2) delirium severity (Confusion Assessment Method Severity Short Form) and 3) BPSD severity (Neuropsychiatric Inventory- Questionnaire). RESULTS: The majority of the sample was female (61.9%), non-Hispanic (98%), and Black (53.2%), with a mean age of 81.58 (SD=8.54).Of the 299 patients, 166 (56%) received pain medication. Of the 108 individuals who demonstrated pain, 40% (n=43) did not receive pain medication. When controlling for age, gender, cognition, and comorbidities, pain was significantly associated with function, delirium severity, and BPSD severity. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that pain may be undertreated in hospitalized persons with dementia, and should be considered upon admission to optimize function, decrease delirium, and prevent or decrease BPSD.


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Delírio , Demência , Idoso , Estudos Transversais , Delírio/tratamento farmacológico , Delírio/epidemiologia , Demência/complicações , Demência/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Dor/epidemiologia
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Ecol Food Nutr ; 59(1): 35-46, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31475574

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OBJECTIVE: We assessed corner store shopper and owner perceptions, barriers, and enablers related to food procurement in a sample of neighborhood corner stores where over 50% of families are SNAP eligible. DESIGN: We conducted semi-structured interviews to identify inventory stocking, shopping and marketing approaches, and perspectives on healthy eating. PARTICIPANTS: Five corner store owners and 20 corner store shoppers. RESULTS: Corner store owners: 1) did not feel as though they belonged to the community where their corner store was located; 2) had difficulty in becoming authorized WIC retailers because of the perceived complexity of the process, and 3) stated tobacco products and hot food items are their best-selling items; fruits and vegetables were perceived as unmarketable. Corner store shoppers preferred shopping at local corner stores because: 1) lack of transportation made corner stores easier to access than full-service grocery stores; 2) hot foods are readily available and inexpensive; 3) some home kitchens lacked an oven or stovetop for meal preparation; 4) they need to shop daily for children or other family members. CONCLUSIONS: Social issues such as housing quality, corner store owner sense of community, and acculturation should be addressed when considering food environment in limited resource communities.


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Comércio , Dieta Saudável , Abastecimento de Alimentos/economia , Promoção da Saúde , População Urbana , Adulto , Feminino , Frutas , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Masculino , Características de Residência , Verduras
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Ethn Health ; 24(5): 544-559, 2019 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28678532

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Culture has been shown to influence health beliefs and health-related behaviors by influencing the type of health information to which women have been exposed and shapes health and illness perceptions and practices. To increase screening rates, cultural influences should be considered as important correlates of screening behaviors for breast cancer. This study used semi-structured interviews of women attending a cancer screening facility in Lagos, Nigeria guided by the PEN-3 model to describe culturally relevant factors that shape attitudes toward breast cancer and breast cancer screening. Religion was the most prominent theme and was shown to have positive, negative and existential effect on breast cancer perceptions. Other major themes observed were related to family and traditional beliefs. The results from this study could be used to develop and implement culturally relevant cancer prevention interventions, strategies, and recommendations to overcome screening barriers in an effort to increase breast cancer participation and awareness among Nigerian women.


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Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Mama/etiologia , Cultura , Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde/etnologia , Religião , Adolescente , Adulto , Neoplasias da Mama/terapia , Comunicação , Detecção Precoce de Câncer/economia , Honorários e Preços , Feminino , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Relações Interpessoais , Entrevistas como Assunto , Mamografia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nigéria , Cônjuges , Adulto Jovem
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Global Health ; 14(1): 37, 2018 04 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29665836

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BACKGROUND: Poor water quality, one of the leading causes of diarrhea, is an issue for most developing countries. Although the health burden of poor-quality water has been studied extensively, there is a paucity of research regarding the impact of household water treatment (HWT) on children's nutritional status using data from large-scale surveys. In this research, we study the effect of HWT on the nutritional status of primary-aged children in India using a secondary data set consisting of 20,315 children between the ages of 6 and 14 (10,523 males and 9,792 females) in 12,839 households from the second wave of the India Human Development Survey (IHDS-II). METHODS: The IHDS-II is a nationally representative, household-based, comprehensive, and face-to-face survey. Households were selected using stratified random sampling, and a team consisting of one male and one female interviewer visited each household between November 2011 and October 2012. A knowledgeable member, typically the male head of household, was interviewed about the socioeconomic condition of the household. An ever-married woman between the ages of 15 and 49, typically the wife of the male head of household, answered questions related to education and health. The height and weight of all eligible household members were measured by interviewers. Correlation between HWT and nutritional status was computed first, and the estimation of a generalized simultaneous equation model, in which a binary indicator of HWT and other covariates was included, was carried out afterward. RESULTS: Bivariate analysis shows a negative association between the nutritional status of children and HWT. Additionally, findings from the generalized simultaneous equation model demonstrate that HWT increases the probability of producing normal-weighted primary-aged children by 1.7 %, while it decreases the probability of primary-aged children being thin by 2.5% and being severely thin by 1.7% in India. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that HWT has the potential to advance the nutritional status of primary school-aged children in India.


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Características da Família , Estado Nutricional , Purificação da Água/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Masculino , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Cancer Causes Control ; 28(6): 589-598, 2017 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28364196

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BACKGROUND: Two factors jointly account for significant gaps in access to health care among immigrants who are present in the U.S.-legal status, and length of residence. The objective of this study is to examine the association between citizenship and length of residence in the U.S. and cancer screening (breast, cervical, and colorectal) among women. METHODS: We analyzed 11 years (2000-2010) of consolidated data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey linked with the National Health Interview Survey. Multivariate analyses compared cancer screening among U.S.-born citizens (n = 58,484), immigrant citizens (n = 8,404), and immigrant non-citizens (n = 6,564). RESULTS: Immigrant non-citizens living in the U.S. for less than 5 years were less likely to receive guideline-concordant breast (OR = 0.68 [0.53-0.88]), cervical (OR = 0.65 [0.54-0.78]), and colorectal (OR = 0.31 [0.19-0.50]) cancer screening compared to U.S.-born citizens. Immigrant citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S. for 5 years or more had higher odds of being screened for breast and cervical cancer compared to U.S.-born citizens; (OR = 1.26 [1.13-1.41] and OR = 1.17 [1.06-1.29]) for immigrant citizens, (OR = 1.28 [1.13-1.45] and OR = 1.23 [1.09-1.38]) for non-citizens. Immigrant non-citizens living in the U.S. for 5 years or more had lower odds of being screened for colorectal cancer compared to U.S.-born citizens (OR = 0.76 [0.65-0.90]). CONCLUSIONS: Based on these findings, duration mandates in immigration policy may indirectly influence future pathways to preventive health care and cancer disparities disproportionately affecting immigrant women. We suggest that limits of duration mandates be reevaluated, as they may offer pathways to preventive health care for this vulnerable population, and prevent future cancer disparities.


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Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Colorretais/diagnóstico , Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Emigrantes e Imigrantes , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Emigração e Imigração , Feminino , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde , Habitação , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Prev Med ; 100: 3-9, 2017 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28322883

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Citizenship facilitates home ownership, which promotes access to additional resources and structures social context, factors that improve the health of individuals and communities. The objective of this study was to examine whether citizenship moderated the association between homeownership and self-rated health. We used multivariate logistic regression models and propensity score matching techniques to examine this association using pooled years 2000-2010 of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data linked with the National Health Interview Survey to examine U.S. adults aged 18 and older (N=170,429). Rates of fair/poor health among homeowners vs. non-homeowners were comparable for foreign-born non-citizens. However, native- and foreign-born citizen non-homeowners showed significantly higher rates of reporting fair/poor health, with native-born citizens having the highest rates of poor health. While homeownership is protective for self-rated health, not meeting the "American Dream" of home ownership may be embodied more in the health of native-born citizens as "failure" and translate into poorer self-rated health. However, the economic privileges of homeownership and its association with better self-rated health are limited to citizens. Non-citizens may be disadvantaged despite socioeconomic position, particularly wealth as considered by homeownership, placing citizenship at the forefront as the most proximate and important burden besides socioeconomic status that needs further investigation as a fundamental health determinant.


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Autoavaliação Diagnóstica , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Habitação , Propriedade , Adulto , Feminino , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Estados Unidos , Adulto Jovem
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BMC Public Health ; 14: 575, 2014 Jun 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24912531

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BACKGROUND: The burden of non-communicable diseases is rising, particularly in low and middle-income countries undergoing rapid epidemiological transition. In sub-Saharan Africa, this is occurring against a background of infectious chronic disease epidemics, particularly HIV and tuberculosis. Consequently, multi-morbidity, the co-existence of more than one chronic condition in one person, is increasing; in particular multimorbidity due to comorbid non-communicable and infectious chronic diseases (CNCICD). Such complex multimorbidity is a major challenge to existing models of healthcare delivery and there is a need to ensure integrated care across disease pathways and across primary and secondary care. DISCUSSION: The Innovative Care for Chronic Conditions (ICCC) Framework developed by the World Health Organization provides a health systems roadmap to meet the increasing needs of chronic disease care. This framework incorporates community, patient, healthcare and policy environment perspectives, and forms the cornerstone of South Africa's primary health care re-engineering and strategic plan for chronic disease management integration. However, it does not significantly incorporate complexity associated with multimorbidity and CNCICD.Using South Africa as a case study for a country in transition, we identify gaps in the ICCC framework at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. We apply the lens of CNCICD and propose modification of the ICCC and the South African Integrated Chronic Disease Management plan. Our framework incorporates the increased complexity of treating CNCICD patients, and highlights the importance of biomedicine (biological interaction). We highlight the patient perspective using a patient experience model that proposes that treatment adherence, healthcare utilization, and health outcomes are influenced by the relationship between the workload that is delegated to patients by healthcare providers, and patients' capacity to meet the demands of this workload. We link these issues to provider perspectives that interact with healthcare delivery and utilization. SUMMARY: Our proposed modification to the ICCC Framework makes clear that healthcare systems must work to make sense of the complex collision between biological phenomena, clinical interpretation, beliefs and behaviours that follow from these. We emphasize the integration of these issues with the socio-economic environment to address issues of complexity, access and equity in the integrated management of chronic diseases previously considered in isolation.


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Atenção à Saúde/organização & administração , Transição Epidemiológica , Modelos Organizacionais , Doença Crônica/mortalidade , Comorbidade , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/mortalidade , Humanos , Hipertensão/mortalidade , Programas Nacionais de Saúde/organização & administração , África do Sul/epidemiologia , Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Health Care Manage Rev ; 39(1): 75-88, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23416788

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BACKGROUND: With estimates of a 51% growth in the number of nursing assistants needed by 2016, there is a critical need to examine workplace factors that negatively contribute to the recruitment and retention of nursing assistants. Studies have shown that high demands, physical stress, and chronic workforce shortages contribute to a working environment that fosters one of the highest workforce injury rates in the United States. PURPOSES: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between nursing assistant injury rates and key outcomes, such as job satisfaction and turnover intent, while exploring workplace environment factors, such as injury prevention training, supervisor support, and employee engagement, that can decrease the rates of workplace injury. METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Data from the 2004 National Nursing Assistant Survey were used to examine the negative effects of workplace injury on nursing assistants and the workplace environment factors that are related to the rate of worker injury. FINDINGS: Nursing assistants who experience job-related injuries have lower levels of job satisfaction, increased turnover intentions, and are less likely to recommend their facility as a place to work or seek care services. It was also found that nursing assistant injury rates are related to employee ratings of injury prevention training, supervisor support, and employee engagement. NAs with multiple injuries (>2) were 1.3-1.6 times more likely to report being injured at work than NAs who had not been injured when supervisor support, employee engagement, and training ratings were low. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Evidence that health care organizations can use to better understand how workplace injuries occur and insight into ways to reduce the current staggering rate of on-the-job injuries occurring in health care workplaces were offered in this study. The findings also offer empirical support for an extension of the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety/National Occupational Research Agenda Work Organization Framework for Occupational Illness and Injury.


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Assistentes de Enfermagem/estatística & dados numéricos , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/epidemiologia , Cultura Organizacional , Adulto , Coleta de Dados , Instalações de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Administração de Instituições de Saúde , Humanos , Satisfação no Emprego , Assistentes de Enfermagem/psicologia , Saúde Ocupacional/educação , Traumatismos Ocupacionais/psicologia , Gestão de Recursos Humanos , Reorganização de Recursos Humanos/estatística & dados numéricos
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Health Care Women Int ; 35(1): 27-49, 2014 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23514440

RESUMO

We explored the cultural context of HIV positive women's perceptions of stigma in health care settings in Western Cape, South Africa. We conducted seven focus groups with women living with HIV/AIDS in Gugulethu and Khayelitsha. We used deductive/inductive approaches to identify themes. Fifty-one women participated, with ages ranging from 18 to 47. Using the PEN-3 model as a guide, we detected these emergent themes: expectation of care (perceptions), care delivery protocols (enablers), and physical environment (nurturers). We recommend that the cultural context in which care is delivered to women living with HIV/AIDS be considered in efforts to reduce and eliminate HIV/AIDS-related stigma in health care settings.


Assuntos
Serviços de Saúde Comunitária/organização & administração , Infecções por HIV/psicologia , Satisfação do Paciente , Estigma Social , Adolescente , Adulto , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Discriminação Psicológica , Feminino , Grupos Focais , Infecções por HIV/etnologia , Infecções por HIV/terapia , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Identificação Social , África do Sul , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto Jovem
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