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Perspectives in Public Health
Journal Prestige (SJR): 0.32  Number of Followers: 13  Hybrid journal (It can contain Open Access articles)ISSN (Print) 1757-9139 - ISSN (Online) 1757-9147 Published by Sage Publications  [1176 journals]
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- Mental health recovery outside of statutory services – the
contribution of public health-
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Authors: Stefan Rennick-Egglestone
Pages: 122 - 122
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 122-122, May 2023.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:35Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231172679
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Diary
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Pages: 123 - 123
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 123-123, May 2023.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:31Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231172683
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Training for line managers should focus on primary prevention of mental
ill-health at work-
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Authors: H Blake, J Hassard, C Bartle, L Thomson
Pages: 124 - 125
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 124-125, May 2023.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:34Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231157528
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Embedding health and wellbeing opportunities for people experiencing
homelessness in a wider support system-
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Authors: M Paisi, L Withers, J Erwin, J Horrell, R Witton, J Shawe, R Byng
Pages: 126 - 128
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 126-128, May 2023.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:34Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231157527
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Working together: the National Centre for Arts and Mental Health in
Denmark-
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Authors: A Jensen, B Bundesen
Pages: 129 - 130
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 129-130, May 2023.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:30Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231157523
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Building a healthy environment: lessons from three RSPH award entrants
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Authors: F Gildea
Pages: 131 - 132
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 131-132, May 2023.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:32Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231172684
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Swim when you’re winning: how Good Boost and Swim England won the public
health minister’s award-
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Authors: F Gildea
Pages: 133 - 134
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 133-134, May 2023.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:32Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231172685
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Service user perspectives on social prescribing services for mental health
in the UK: a systematic review-
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Authors: M Cooper, D Flynn, L Avery, K Ashley, C Jordan, L Errington, J Scott
Pages: 135 - 144
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Volume 143, Issue 3, Page 135-144, May 2023.
Aim:To thematically synthesise adult service users’ perspectives on how UK-based social prescribing services support them with their mental health management.Methods:Nine databases were systematically searched up to March 2022. Eligible studies were qualitative or mixed methods studies involving participants aged ⩾ 18 years accessing social prescribing services primarily for mental health reasons. Thematic synthesis was applied to qualitative data to create descriptive and analytical themes.Results:51,965 articles were identified from electronic searches. Six studies were included in the review (n = 220 participants) with good methodological quality. Five studies utilised a link worker referral model, and one study a direct referral model. Modal reasons for referral were social isolation and/or loneliness (n = 4 studies). Two analytical themes were formulated from seven descriptive themes: (1) person-centred care was key to delivery and (2) creating an environment for personal change and development.Conclusions:This review provides a synthesis of the qualitative evidence on service users’ experiences of accessing and using social prescribing services to support their mental health management. Adherence to principles of person-centred care and addressing the holistic needs of service users (including devoting attention to the quality of the therapeutic environment) are important for design and delivery of social prescribing services. This will optimise service user satisfaction and other outcomes that matter to them.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-26T09:37:31Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231170786
Issue No: Vol. 143, No. 3 (2023)
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- Exploring the benefits of nature-based interventions in socio-economically
deprived communities: a narrative review of the evidence to date-
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Authors: H Harrison, M Burns, N Darko, C Jones
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aim:Socio-economic deprivation encompasses the relative disadvantage experienced by individuals or communities in relation to financial, material or social resources. Nature-based interventions (NBIs) are a public health approach that promote sustainable, healthy communities through engagement with nature and show potential to address inequalities experienced by socio-economically deprived communities. This narrative review aims to identify and evaluate the benefits of NBIs in socio-economically deprived communities.Method:A systematic literature search of six electronic publication databases (APA PsycInfo, CENTRAL, CDSR, CINAHL, Medline and Web of Science) was conducted on 5 February 2021 and repeated on 30 August 2022. In total, 3852 records were identified and 18 experimental studies (published between 2015 and 2022) were included in this review.Results:Interventions including therapeutic horticulture, care farming, green exercise and wilderness arts and craft were evaluated in the literature. Key benefits were observed for cost savings, diet diversity, food security, anthropometric outcomes, mental health outcomes, nature visits, physical activity and physical health. Age, gender, ethnicity, level of engagement and perception of environment safety influenced the effectiveness of the interventions.Conclusion:Results demonstrate there are clear benefits of NBIs on economic, environmental, health and social outcomes. Further research including qualitative analyses, more stringent experimental designs and use of standardised outcome measures is recommended.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-13T11:12:18Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231170768
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- Critical perspectives on Arts on Prescription
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Authors: H Bungay, A Jensen, N Holt
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
The positive outcomes of engaging in the arts are increasingly reported in the research literature, supporting the use of the arts to enhance individual and community health and wellbeing. However, little attention is given to the less positive aspects of arts engagement. In some countries, healthcare practitioners and link workers can refer service-users experiencing mental health issues to social interventions such as Arts on Prescription (AoP) programmes. This critical review identifies problematic issues across such social prescriptions and AoP, including failures in arts and health projects, participants’ negative experiences, and an absence of ethical guidelines for arts and health practice. Furthermore, it is evident that there is a lack of awareness and knowledge within healthcare systems, leading to inappropriate referrals, failure to take account of individual preferences, and a lack of communication between the third sector and healthcare services. Significantly, it is also unclear who holds the health responsibility for AoP participants. This article raises more questions than it answers, but for AoP to be effectively embedded in healthcare practice, the issues highlighted need to be addressed in order to safeguard participants and support the effective implementation of programmes more widely.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-12T09:07:35Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231170776
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- Green space for public mental health: an ethnographic study of ecotherapy
in Wales-
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Authors: E Lord
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the ways that human health intersects with exposure to nature. This article reports the findings of a research study investigating the experiences of people in South and West Wales who were engaged in a specific type of nature and health intervention: ecotherapy.Methods:Ethnographic methods were used to develop a qualitative account of the experiences of participants in four specific ecotherapy projects. Data collected during fieldwork included notes from participant observations, interviews with both individuals and small groups, and documents produced by the projects.Results:Findings were reported using two themes: ‘smooth and striated bureaucracy’ and ‘escape and getting away’. The first theme focused on how participants negotiated tasks and systems related to gatekeeping, registration, record keeping, rule compliance, and evaluation. It was argued that this was experienced differently along a spectrum between striated, in which it was disruptive to time and space, and smooth, in which it was much more discrete. The second theme reported on an axiomatic perception that natural spaces represented an escape or refuge; in terms of both reconnecting with something beneficial in nature, and also disconnecting from pathological aspects of everyday life. In bringing the two themes into dialogue, it could be seen that bureaucratic practices often undermined the therapeutic sense of escape; and that this was more acutely experienced by participants from marginalised social groups.Conclusions:This article concludes by reasserting that the role of nature in human health is contested and arguing for a greater emphasis on inequities in access to good quality green and blue space. Specific interventions like ecotherapy need funding models that avoid striated bureaucratic processes, and the stress associated with these. Inclusive models of ecotherapy practice could contribute to public health goals related to population engagement with healthy environments.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-03T05:59:15Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231170777
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- De-medicalising public mental health with the Power Threat Meaning
Framework-
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Authors: David J Harper
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:To propose that the language and concepts in public mental health are often medicalised and to suggest that the power threat meaning framework (PTMF), can be a useful resource for those wishing to take a de-medicalising approach.Method:Examples of medicalisation from the literature and from practice are discussed and key constructs in the PTMF are explained, drawing from the report which presented its research base.Results:Examples of medicalisation in public mental health include: the uncritical use of psychiatric diagnostic categories; the ‘illness like any other’ approach in anti-stigma campaigns; and the implicit privileging of biology in the biopsychosocial model. The negative operations of power in society are seen as posing threats to human needs and people make sense of such situations in varied ways, though there are some commonalities. This gives rise to culturally available and bodily enabled threat responses which serve a variety of functions. From a medicalised perspective, these responses to threat are characteristically seen as ‘symptoms’ of underlying disorders. The PTMF is both a conceptual framework and a practical tool that can be used by individuals, groups and communities.Conclusion:Consistent with social epidemiological research, prevention efforts should focus on preventing adversity rather than ‘disorders’ but the added value of the PTMF is that varied problems can be understood in an integrated manner as responses to a variety of threats whose functions could be met in different ways. Its message that mental distress is often a response to adversity is comprehensible to the public and can be communicated in an accessible way.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-05-03T05:57:47Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231157531
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- Developing better understanding of hygiene is key to developing hygiene
behaviour change in home and everyday life settings-
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Authors: S Bloomfield, L Ackerley
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:Polling indicates the public has fairly good knowledge of times when hygiene is needed in their homes and everyday life in public spaces, but limited understanding of hygiene risk; this results in omitting some key behaviours and incorrectly applying untargeted behaviours. This poll explores how the public responded to government advice, and information from other sources, to address a specific disease threat – that is, COVID-19 infection.Methods:An online poll was developed, and data were collected from 1730 respondents in England aged 18 and above.Results:Data suggest that the UK public has a high level of concern about the importance of hygiene to prevent spread of COVID-19. They had good recall of advice given during the pandemic and were able to identify routes of infection transmission. When asked to identify key times for handwashing, most people (86%–90%) identified ‘after coughing, sneezing etc., before eating food with fingers, after touching contact surfaces and when returning home’, but a similar number also identified using the toilet, food handling and pet handling, despite the fact that government advice does not identify these as risk actions for COVID-19. This suggests they were unable to use their knowledge of how the virus spreads to make informed decisions about when to practice hygiene. Despite government guidance, public practices are still influenced by a conviction that deep cleaning, including non-targeted disinfectant usage on environmental surfaces, gives added protection, leading them to practise additional cleaning and disinfection in situations where there is little benefit.Conclusions:New insights from public polling, together with the nine moments Targeted Hygiene approach, offer a more robust communications approach to enable the public to make cognitive links between when, where, how and why to practise good hygiene, and in doing so, promote more effective and sustainable behaviours.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-04-22T07:00:14Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231163734
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- Friendship theory for public health research and practice: a critical
realist review-
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Authors: D Doran, A Edgley
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:To critically analyse theories of friendship through privileging research on the experience of friendship among those who have experienced mental ill-health. To inform public health approaches that aim to facilitate friendship and assist those experiencing mental ill-health.Method:A selective, iterative, purposive review of theoretical and empirical studies, within a critical realist epistemology, is undertaken to provide an analysis.Results:Existing theories – exchange and equity, capital, identity, and attachment – all provide some insight into friendship when encountering mental ill-health. However, recognition theory is found to best capture and explain the experience.Conclusion:Recognition theory forms a substantial theoretical foundation for public health initiatives that address friendship and mental ill-health. Friendship can contribute to public mental health, and suggestions are made to give friendship itself recognition within public health frameworks.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-04-08T06:12:46Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231157524
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- Examining arts and creativity in later life and its impact on older
people’s health and wellbeing: a systematic review of the evidence-
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Authors: Laura McQuade, Roger O’Sullivan
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aim:There is a growing recognition of the contribution that participation in group-based arts and creativity interventions makes to our health and wellbeing. Despite this acknowledgement, more empirical investigation is required to more fully understand its impact. The aim of this mixed-method systematic review was to develop a better understanding of the evidence on the impact of arts and creativity on older people’s physical and psychological health and wellbeing.Method:Extensive searches of 14 electronic bibliographic databases were carried out using predefined search criteria for the period 2013–2020. Ninety-three studies were included within the review and appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT).Results:Dance was the most common form of arts identified within studies, followed by music and singing. Dance was associated with improved balance, lower body physical strength, flexibility, and aerobic fitness in older adults. Promising evidence showed that music and singing on a regular basis were associated with improved cognitive function, quality of life, affective states and a sense of wellbeing in older adults. Preliminary evidence showed that visual and creative arts were associated with reduced feelings of loneliness, improved sense of community and social connectedness. Initial evidence showed that theatre and drama were associated with emotional wellbeing; however, more evidence is required in this area.Conclusion:The evidence shows that participation in group-based arts and creativity can have positive physical, mental, and social health impacts for older adults, ageing and for population health. These findings support the importance of participation in the arts for older adults, especially for the promotion of positive health and for the prevention, or mitigation, of ill health in later life for both public health and the arts and creativity agenda.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-03-11T09:53:31Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139231157533
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- Is social capital higher in areas with a higher density of historic
assets' Analyses of 11,112 adults living in England-
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Authors: HW Mak, E Gallou, D Fancourt
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:Previous evidence suggests that engagement with heritage such as visiting heritage sites provides benefits for people’s mental and social wellbeing, and helps to establish social capital. However, far less is known about whether living in areas of historic built environment also helps build social capital. Furthermore, it remains unclear how the association between historic built environment and social capital may vary across heritage engagement frequency and areas of deprivation levels. This study was therefore designed to explore the cross-sectional relationship between historic built environment and social capital.Methods:Analysis was based on three datasets: Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study Waves 5 (2013/2015) and 6 (2014/2016), 2019 National Heritage List for England, and 2015 English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). Ordinary least squares (OLS) regressions were applied to estimate the relationships between historic built environment (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, and registered parks and gardens) and social capital (personal relationships, social network support, civic engagement, and trust and cooperative norms).Results:We found that people living in places with greater historic built environment experienced higher levels of personal relationships, social network support, and civic engagement. However, these associations were attenuated once rurality was adjusted. Individuals living in areas of greater levels of historic built environment displayed higher levels of trust and cooperative norms, even after adjusting for all relevant covariates. Heritage engagement frequency was found to moderate the association between historic built environment and personal relationships. Similarly, IMD was also found to moderate the association between historic built environment and trust and cooperative norms.Conclusion:These findings highlight the importance of neighbourhood environment in building social capital in communities. Particularly, areas with heritage assets may provide both socially inviting and aesthetically pleasing environments that could help strengthen community and restore pride in place.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-02-13T05:07:13Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221145609
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- Perceived stigma among diabetic patients and their caregivers: a review
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Authors: R Kaur, AK Sinha
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:Considerable number of studies in the existing literature indicate the existence of stigma related to many diseases, disabilities, and disorders, but less attention has been given to diabetes-related stigma. This narrative review of literature aims to explore the existence of stigma surrounding type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).Methods:Literature were searched using search engines, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus electronic databases published from year 2000 to 2020. Both qualitative and quantitative studies focusing on the stigma associated with T1DM were included. A total of 21 articles met the inclusion criteria. Thematic analysis of collected research material was done.Results:Results provided substantial evidence that stigma associated with T1DM was experienced by T1DM patients and their caregivers at some point in their lives and it had affected their lives in different domains such as difficulty finding a spouse, discrimination at employment opportunities, educational institutions, management of disease, being misjudged as a druggie, poor quality of life of the patient and caregiver, depressive symptoms among parents of patients, constant worrying of their child’s disease management, and so on.Conclusion:Stigma related to T1DM is experienced by individuals suffering from it, and it is widespread. It not only affects the sufferers but their loved ones also. To reduce and cope-up with stigma, there is a need to increase public education and awareness at a mass level. Further research and awareness will serve to build our understanding of the experience of diabetes-related stigma.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2023-01-12T12:46:51Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221136725
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- The Middle-Out Perspective: an approach to formalise ‘normal practice’
in public health advocacy-
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Authors: JS Mindell, Y Parag, SE Bartington, L Stoll, J Barlow, KB Janda
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:The middle-out perspective (MOP) provides a lens to examine how actors positioned between government (top) and individuals (bottom) act to promote broader societal changes from the middle-out (rather than the top-down or bottom-up). The MOP has been used in recent years in the fields of energy, climate change, and development studies. We argue that public health practitioners involved with advocacy activities and creating alliances to amplify health promotion actions will be familiar with the general MOP concept if not the formal name. The article aims to demonstrate this argument.Methods:This article introduces the MOP conceptual framework and customises it for a public health audience by positioning it among existing concepts and theories for actions within public health. Using two UK case studies (increasing signalised crossing times for pedestrians and the campaign for smoke-free legislation), we illustrate who middle actors are and what they can do to result in better public health outcomes.Results:These case studies show that involving a wider range of middle actors, including those not traditionally involved in improving the public’s health, can broaden the range and reach of organisations and individuals involving in advocating for public health measures. They also demonstrate that middle actors are not neutral. They can be recruited to improve public health outcomes, but they may also be exploited by commercial interests to block healthy policies or even promote a health-diminishing agenda.Conclusion:Using the MOP as a formal approach can help public health organisations and practitioners consider potential ‘allies’ from outside traditional health-related bodies or professions. Formal mapping can expand the range of who are considered potential middle actors for a particular public health issue. By applying the MOP, public health organisations and staff can enlist the additional leverage that is brought to bear by involving additional middle actors in improving the public’s health.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-12-30T12:46:49Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221138451
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- Erratum to ‘Co-production to tackle vaccine uptake’
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Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-11-28T01:48:33Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221136786
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- Exploring the perceptions and acceptability of an integrated lifestyle
database for public health research and service commissioning: a
qualitative study-
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Authors: JNA Akanuwe, S Cooke, H Henderson, R Kane
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aim:Public health lifestyle databases at local authority level are currently poorly aligned across the UK. The integration of lifestyle databases at a regional level could provide a rich resource to support research and help inform public health leads and service commissioners in improving service delivery, facilitating decision-making and developing key public health policies. Prior to its implementation, the acceptability of an integrated lifestyle database should be explored. The aim of this study was to consult with public health stakeholders to explore the acceptability of developing and implementing a regional integrated lifestyle database across four key areas of public health: smoking cessation, diet, physical activity and alcohol consumption.Method:Qualitative interviews were conducted with public health stakeholders recruited from across the East Midlands region of England. All interviews were conducted using video conferencing software and recorded, transcribed, and analysed using the Framework approach. Sixteen public health stakeholders were purposively identified and invited to participate in interviews.Results:Stakeholders viewed the integrated database as having potential to support research, service development and commissioning decisions. Barriers such as providers’ reluctance to reveal their business strategies to rival organisations, cost of setting up and running the proposed database, complex information-sharing and governance were identified.Conclusion:An integrated lifestyle database has the potential to support research and service commissioning regionally. However, several barriers were identified that must be addressed prior to the development and implementation of an integrated database.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-11-15T01:57:45Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221136726
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- Cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between cardiorespiratory
fitness and health-related quality of life in primary school children in
England: the mediating role of psychological correlates of physical
activity-
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Authors: A Solera-Sanchez, DL Christian, MR Beltran-Valls, M Adelantado-Renau, R Martin-Smith, MJ MacDonald, R Tyler, SJ Fairclough
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:The aims were (1) to analyse the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between children’s cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and (2) to examine whether these associations were mediated by physical activity self-efficacy and physical activity enjoyment.Methods:This study involved 383 children (10.0 ± 0.5 years) recruited from 20 primary schools in northwest England. Data were collected on two occasions 12 weeks apart. The number of laps completed in the 20-m Shuttle Run Test was used as the CRF indicator. HRQoL was assessed using the KIDSCREEN-10 questionnaire. Physical activity self-efficacy and enjoyment were assessed with the social-cognitive and Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale questionnaires, respectively. Linear mixed models with random intercepts (schools) assessed associations between CRF and HRQoL cross-sectionally, and longitudinally. Boot-strapped mediation procedures were performed, and indirect effects (IE) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) not including zero considered as statistically significant. Analyses were adjusted for sex, time of the year, socioeconomic status, waist-to-height ratio, maturation, and physical activity.Results:CRF was cross-sectionally associated with HRQoL (β = 0.09, 95% CI = 0.02, 0.16; p = .015). In the longitudinal analysis, CRF at baseline was associated with HRQoL at 12 weeks after additionally controlling for baseline HRQoL (β = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.002; p = .15, p = .045). Cross-sectionally, physical activity self-efficacy and enjoyment acted individually as mediators in the relationship between CRF and HRQoL (IE = 0.069, 95% CI = 0.038; p = .105 and IE = 0.045, 95% CI = 0.016; p = .080, respectively). In the longitudinal analysis, physical activity self-efficacy showed a significant mediating effect (IE = 0.025, 95% CI = 0.004; p = .054).Conclusion:Our findings highlight the influence of CRF on children’s psychological correlates of physical activity and their overall HRQoL.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-10-13T01:09:20Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221118771
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- How do we measure unmet need within sexual and reproductive health' A
systematic review-
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Authors: D Solomon, M Cabecinha, J Gibbs, F Burns, CA Sabin
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Background:Addressing health inequality with sexual and reproductive health requires an understanding of unmet need within a range of populations. This review examined the methods and definitions that have been used to measure unmet need, and the populations most frequently assessed.Methods:Five databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Health Management and Policy Database (HMIC)) were searched for studies that described quantitative measurement of unmet need within sexual and/or reproductive health between 2010 and 2021. A narrative synthesis was then undertaken to ascertain themes within the literature.Results:The database search yielded 19,747 papers; 216 papers were included after screening. 190 studies assessed unmet reproductive health need, of which 137 were analyses of trends among people living in low/lower-middle income countries; 181 used cross-sectional data, with only nine analyses being longitudinal. Eighteen studies analysed unmet sexual health need, of which 12 focused on high and upper-middle income populations. 16 papers used cross-sectional analyses. The remaining 10 studies examined unmet need for a combination of sexual and reproductive health services, eight among populations from upper-middle or high income countries. All were cross-sectional analyses. 165 studies used the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) definition of unmet need; no other standardised definition was used among the remaining papers.Discussion:There is a significant focus on unmet need for contraception among women in low income countries within the published literature, leaving considerable evidence gaps in relation to unmet need within sexual health generally and among men in particular, and unmet reproductive health need in high income settings. In addition, using an increased range of data collection methods, analyses and definitions of unmet need would enable better understanding of health inequality in this area.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-09-21T05:11:42Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221118778
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- ‘When the bedbugs come, that’s another problem’: exploring the lived
experiences of bedbug infestations among low-income older adults and
service providers who support them-
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Authors: CL Sheppard, B Roche, A Austen, SL Hitzig
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:Older adults in low-income housing communities are more vulnerable to bedbug infestations. Prior research, however, has predominately focused on the effectiveness of integrated pest-management strategies, with little attention given to the lived experiences of tenants struggling with infestations. We used a qualitative approach to explore what it is like to live with and treat bedbug infestations from the perspectives of low-income older adults and service providers.Methods:Participants included low-income older adults (n = 58) and service providers (n = 58) who offer supports directly in the buildings. Semi-structured qualitative interviews and focus groups were used to explore the challenges of preparing and treating units for bedbugs, and examine how bedbugs impact access to support services.Results:Bedbugs were a widespread issue, and underlying physical, mental, social, and financial challenges made it difficult for older tenants to prepare their units and access treatment. Tenants also faced bedbug stigma from community services, as many were unwilling to provide services in infested units. Although some service providers utilized strategies to minimize exposure, many were concerned these strategies created additional stigma.Conclusion:Our findings highlight an urgent need to increase public health funding to support older adults with the costs of bedbug elimination and to enhance pest-management strategies through partnerships with health and social service agencies to improve outcomes for older adults.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-09-21T05:09:01Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221118777
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- A process evaluation of Promotional Guides used by health visitors to
support men’s transition to fatherhood: a qualitative study-
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Authors: S Baldwin, M Malone, J Sandall, D Bick
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Background:Health visitors play an important role in supporting new parents in their transition to parenthood. A programme known as the Promotional Guide system is used by many health visitors in England with mothers and fathers to support this transition, but there is little known about health visitors’ views of the Promotional Guides, how they are used in practice or barriers to effective implementation with fathers.Aims:The aim of this study was to explore the following: (1) health visitors’ use of Promotional Guides with fathers, (2) health visitors’ assessment of father’s mental health and wellbeing and (3) facilitators and barriers to using Promotional Guides in practice.Methods:A prospective observational cohort study and a process evaluation informed by the Medical Research Council guidance were conducted. A purposive sample of 11 health visitors was interviewed, and an additional seven were observed using the Promotional Guides in practice. Data were analysed using framework analysis.Results:Five main themes were identified from interview and observational data as follows: (1) Enquiry into fathers’ mental health, (2) Promotional Guides in practice, (3) health visitors’ perceptions of the Promotional Guides system, (4) barriers to using Promotional Guides with fathers and (5) facilitators and recommendations for using Promotional Guides with fathers. This study identified a number of barriers and facilitators to the use of Promotional Guides with fathers. Recommendations were made for improving services for first-time fathers, implementing the Promotional Guide system with fathers and highlighting areas for future research.Conclusion:This study considered the acceptability, feasibility and fidelity of using the Promotional Guide programme with fathers from the health visitor’s perspective. The findings provided an insight into health visitors’ experiences of working with fathers, inquiring about men’s mental health needs and their use of the Promotional Guides with men during the perinatal period.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-09-08T08:55:29Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221118243
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- Outbreaks of COVID-19 in indoor places of worship: a systematic review
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Authors: F Bert, GL Moro, A Peano, C Previti, R Siliquini
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:This review aimed to describe what has been published on COVID-19 outbreaks originating from indoor places of worship.Methods:A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist by searching PubMed, Scopus and Embase from 1 January 2020 to 29 March 2021. Citation chasing was also performed. Studies with information about COVID-19 outbreaks originating in indoor places of worship of any religion were included.Results:A total of 9729 records were identified and 36 were selected. The articles reported 119 descriptions of outbreaks linked to churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples, referring to approximately 52–74 unique outbreaks. The outbreaks were mostly located in three major areas: East and Southeast Asia (46%), the USA (27%), Europe (22%). All the outbreaks began in 2020. Mainly, there were no restrictive measures, or such measures were not followed at the time of the outbreak. Choir practices presented the highest attack rate (up to 0.867).Conclusions:The lack of preventive measures and the role of singing practices were highlighted. Reports were often lacking contact tracing and sometimes did not report the date of outbreak extinction. Moreover, reports came from few geographical areas. Thus, the impact of transmission in places of worship may be largely underestimated.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-09-08T08:50:56Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221118218
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- Measuring the digital divide among people with severe mental ill health
using the essential digital skills framework-
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Authors: P Spanakis, R Wadman, L Walker, P Heron, A Mathers, J Baker, G Johnston, S Gilbody, E Peckham
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:Amid the vast digitalisation of health and other services during the pandemic, people with no digital skills are at risk of digital exclusion. This risk might not abate by the end of the pandemic. This article seeks to understand whether people with severe mental ill health (SMI) have the necessary digital skills to adapt to these changes and avoid digital exclusion.Methods:Two hundred and forty-nine adults with SMI across England completed a survey online or offline. They provided information on their digital skills based on the Essential Digital Skills (EDS) framework, sociodemographic information, and digital access. This is the first time that the EDS is benchmarked in people with SMI.Results:42.2% had no Foundation Skills, and 46.2% lacked skills for daily life (lacking Foundation or Life Skills). 23.0% of those working lacked skills for professional life (lacking Foundation or Work Skills). The most commonly missing skills were handling passwords and using the device settings (Foundation Skills) and online problem solving (Skills for Life). People were interested in learning more about approximately half of the skills they did not have. People were more likely to lack Foundation Skills if they were older, not in employment, had a psychosis-spectrum disorder, or had no Internet access at home.Conclusion:A significant portion of people with SMI lacked Foundation Skills in this objective and benchmarked survey. This points to a high risk for digital exclusion and the need for focused policy and tailored health sector support to ensure people retain access to key services and develop digital skills and confidence. To our knowledge, this is the first time this has been described using the EDS framework. Services, including the National Health Service (NHS), need to be aware of and mitigate the risks.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-08-05T11:37:59Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106399
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- The impact of COVID-19 on the hot food takeaway planning regulatory
environment: perspectives of local authority professionals in the North
East of England-
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Authors: HJ Moore, AA Lake, CL O’Malley, C Bradford, N Gray, M Chang, C Mathews, TG Townshend
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Background & Aims:Planning regulations have been used to prevent the over-proliferation of hot food takeaways, minimising the impact of local obesogenic environments. To help mitigate the effects of lockdown, the UK government introduced temporary changes in March 2020 to Planning Regulations for England, allowing food retailers to open for takeaway services beyond ‘ancillary’ level without needing to apply for planning permission through permitted development rights (PDR). Businesses are required to notify their local authority (LA) when they implement PDRs. To better understand the impact of regulations on the policy and practice of key professional groups, Public Health England commissioned Teesside University to undertake scoping research in the North East of England.Methods:A focus group and interviews were conducted with 15 professionals from 7 of 12 North East LAs. Professions included Planners, Public Health Leads, Environmental Health Officers and Town Centre Managers. Data were analysed using a codebook thematic analysis approach. An interpretation meeting with some participants was conducted.Results:LAs were not aware of most businesses notifying them of new regulation adherence despite taking up PDRs, but were considered low-priority with many lacking formal recording procedures. There were concerns about health consequences of the changes, and consensus relating to ongoing issues with capacity across all professional groups, largely due to the continuing pandemic and absence of a strategy out of temporary measures. Concerns existed around ensuring cessation of restaurants trading as takeaways, and hygiene inspections backlog. Many (personally) saw new takeaways as a lifeline, offering broader menus and preserving local economies.Conclusion:Lack of information around the number of restaurants/pubs using PDR to trade as takeaway services, ongoing capacity issues of LAs and, at the time, the absence of a strategy post regulation changes, meant there were high levels of uncertainty regarding the impacts of these temporary measures.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-08-05T11:34:35Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106343
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- Erratum
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Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-07-29T09:45:38Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221118616
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- Social capital, food insecurity, and health outcomes in the US during the
COVID-19 pandemic-
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Authors: Y Choi, HH Kim
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:The purpose of this study was first, to investigate the harmful effects of food insufficiency on health outcomes – self-rated health (SRH) and self-assessed depressive symptoms – during the COVID-19 pandemic and, second, to test whether these effects fluctuated across the US in terms of state-level social capital.Methods:Data were drawn from the Census Household Pulse Survey (fielded between April 2020 and February 2021) consisting of community-dwelling American adults (N = 1.5M+). Social capital measures were taken from the ‘Social Capital Project’ sponsored by the US Congress. We estimated three-level mixed effects models to analyze multiple waves of repeated cross-sectional surveys.Results:Post-COVID-19 food insufficiency was significantly negatively associated with SRH and positively associated depression, adjusting for controls including food insufficiency prior to the onset of the pandemic. These relationships were also more pronounced in areas with higher aggregate social capital.Conclusions:The health burdens of the new coronavirus disease have fallen disproportionately on the economically marginalized, as measured by food insufficiency. Contrary to the conventional literature, living in a state with a greater stock of social capital worsened its health effects.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-07-15T06:11:17Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106339
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- Loneliness prevention and the role of the Public Health system
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Authors: CL Crowe, L Liu, N Bagnarol, LP Fried, N Bagnarol
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:To evaluate evidence on loneliness interventions that have been assessed and found effective, both for remediation and addressing fundamental causes of loneliness; to consider why population-level primary prevention strategies targeting fundamental causes are necessary, and determine areas for future research; and to outline an integrated approach to prevention considering roles for the Public Health system.Method:We conducted a review of systematic reviews to identify effective loneliness interventions and classified them in our Population-Prevention Matrix according to public health impact, amount of individual effort required, and level of prevention. We also highlighted emerging interventions that have yet to be formally evaluated.Results:We identified a range of preventive or therapeutic approaches, and a dearth of population-level primary prevention interventions targeting fundamental causes of loneliness. Filling this gap will be essential in addressing the loneliness epidemic, and we provided emerging examples of population-level primary prevention interventions that may inform future efforts.Conclusion:Based on evidence to date, we suggest an integrated approach to prevention with significant roles for the US Public Health system, including its function as Chief Health Strategist to lead and guide multisystem approaches to loneliness prevention, with a particular focus on population-level primary prevention strategies.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-07-11T11:05:24Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106579
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- How do local authority plans to tackle obesity reflect systems
thinking'-
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Authors: R Taheem, K Woods-Townsend, W Lawrence, J Baird, KM Godfrey, M Hanson
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:A whole systems approach to tackling obesity has been recommended by Public Health England for several years. This qualitative study aimed to investigate whether systems thinking is reflected in local authority plans and strategies to tackle obesity, using the leverage points for intervention in a complex system, as a framework.Method:We sought to identify obesity strategies/plans for Southampton and 19 other local authority comparators (based on children’s services and Office for National Statistics data). A healthy weight strategy was available for 10 local authorities and a qualitative document analysis was undertaken. The policy actions proposed in the plans were coded against the leverage points for intervention in a complex system and themes were developed to characterise interventions in each category.Results:A majority of actions included in the plans were categorised as ‘Numbers, Constants and Parameters’ which reflect downstream measures. However, there were examples of actions that could act on higher leverage points. In addition, some local authority plans included interventions that could act on 10 of the 12 leverage points suggesting incorporation of systems thinking.Conclusions:Some local authority plans to tackle obesity do reflect systems thinking when viewed through the lens of the leverage points for intervention in a complex system. Interventions at higher leverage points should be prioritised by public health decision-makers, especially in a climate of competing agendas and limited resources.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-07-07T12:32:21Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106337
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- Exploring pregnant women’s experiences of stopping smoking with an
incentive scheme with ‘enhanced’ support: a qualitative study-
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Authors: Fiona C McCormack, Rachel C Hopley, Elizabeth H Boath, Sian L Parry, Suzie M Roscoe, Antony Stewart, Victoria A Birch
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aim:This study aims to understand pregnant women’s experiences of smoking cessation with an incentive scheme in a deprived UK city. This is important because smoking cessation with pregnant women is one of the most crucial public health initiatives to promote, and is particularly challenging in deprived areas. While financial incentive schemes are controversial, there is a need to better understand pregnant women’s experiences. The scheme combined quasi-financial incentives (shopping vouchers) for validated quits (carbon monoxide (CO) validated at
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-07-05T11:40:09Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106842
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- Mental health and wellbeing among people with informal caring
responsibilities across different time points during the COVID-19
pandemic: a population-based propensity score matching analysis-
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Authors: Hei Wan Mak, Feifei Bu, Daisy Fancourt
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:Due to a prolonged period of national and regional lockdown measures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been an increase reliance on informal care for informal carers. In light of this, the current study compared the experiences of carers and non-carers on various mental health and wellbeing measures across six key time points during the pandemic.Methods:Data analysed were from the University College London (UCL) COVID -19 Social Study. Our study focused on six time points in England: (1) the first national lockdown (March–April 2020); (2) the beginning of first lockdown rules easing (May 2020); (3) the second national lockdown (November 2020); (4) the third national lockdown (January 2021); (5) the easing of the third lockdown (March 2021); and (6) the end of restrictions (July–August 2021). We considered five mental health and wellbeing measures: depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, loneliness, life satisfaction, and sense of being worthwhile. Propensity score matching was applied for the analyses.Results:We found that informal carers experienced higher levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than non-carers across much of the pandemic. During the first national lockdown, carers also experienced a higher sense of life being worthwhile. No association was found between informal caring responsibilities and levels of loneliness and life satisfaction.Conclusion:Given that carers are an essential national healthcare support, especially during a pandemic, it is crucial to integrate carers’ needs into healthcare planning and delivery. These results highlight that there is a pressing need to provide adequate and targeted mental health support for carers during and following this pandemic.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-07-05T11:38:30Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221104973
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- Development of a multiagency protocol to support people with No Recourse
to Public Funds in Wolverhampton (UK)-
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Authors: SM Reddy, H Mahmood
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Background:No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) status is applied to individuals and families that are subject to immigration control, resulting in them having restricted access to state-funded benefits within England. NRPF is a public health risk as it increases the risk of destitution among vulnerable migrants.Aims:The aim of this study was to engage with public and voluntary sector staff within Wolverhampton working with people with a NRPF status to develop and create an easily accessible guide (‘protocol’) to help facilitate identification of appropriate cross-sector interventions and support.Methods:Data were collected via an online survey as well as face-to-face semi-structured interviews with local NRPF stakeholders.Results:Four themes emerged from the thematic analysis of participant responses: understanding NRPF statuses, varying support requirements, poor communication and awareness of vulnerabilities. Currently, in England, there does not appear to be a standardised localised protocol which can be used to reduce the complexities and confusion encountered by public and voluntary sectors who support people with NRPF status.Conclusion:The findings from this study have allowed the Wolverhampton NRPF to create an online information resource that includes training events to raise the awareness of NRPF, as well as the development of a localised multiagency protocol that has better equipped it to support and safeguard people with NRPF.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-06-29T11:06:15Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106574
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- Trends and projections in sexually transmitted infections in people aged
45 years and older in England: analysis of national surveillance data-
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Authors: C Camacho, EM Camacho, DM Lee
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:We describe the epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV in people aged ⩾45 years in England and provide future projections about the burden of STIs in this age group.Methods:Analysis of national surveillance data in England from 2014 to 2019 for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, syphilis, anogenital warts and HIV was carried out. Time trends were assessed by the Poisson regression and reported using incidence rate ratios (IRRs). Two scenarios were modelled to predict the number of new STI diagnoses and associated costs in 2040.Results:In 2019, there were 37,692 new STI diagnoses in people ⩾45 years in England. Between 2014 and 2019, there was a significant increase in the rate of new STI diagnoses in men (IRR = 1.05, p = .05) and those aged 45–64 years (IRR = 1.04, p = .05). Absolute numbers of new STI diagnoses in men who have sex with men increased by 76% between 2014 and 2019 (IRR = 1.15, p
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-06-29T10:53:49Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221106348
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- The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the refugee population: a
rapid review-
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Authors: B Badanta, M González-Cano-Caballero, E Fernández-García, G Lucchetti, R de Diego-Cordero
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:This is a rapid review examining the available evidence about the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the refugee population.Methods:A search in the databases such as PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science was conducted and all relevant original articles, letters, and editorial and policy papers were included.Results:From 208 publications matching the search criteria, 36 were included. These publications were categorized into three distinct domains: Public Health, Policies and Financing, and Technology. Our findings revealed that the situation of the refugee population has worsened during the pandemic. Difficulty accessing healthcare, violation of human rights, lack of access to technology devices, unfavorable government policies, and economic crisis were the most important aspects impacted by COVID-19.Conclusion:Governments, health managers, health professionals, and policy makers should be aware of refugees’ problems during the pandemic to provide immediate solutions.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-06-01T09:27:28Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221093159
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- The changing vaccine landscape: rates of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and
hesitancy in young adults during vaccine rollout-
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Authors: H Knight, R Jia, K Ayling, H Blake, JR Morling, AM Villalon, J Corner, C Denning, J Ball, K Bolton, G Figueredo, D Morris, P Tighe, K Vedhara
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aims:Development and rollout of vaccines offers the best opportunity for population protection against the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus. However, hesitancy towards the vaccines might impede successful uptake in the United Kingdom, particularly in young adults who demonstrate the highest rates of hesitancy. This prospective study explored COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in young adults and whether the reasons behind these attitudes changed during the initial stages of the United Kingdom’s vaccine rollout.Method:Data on vaccination intention were collected from a British university student cohort at three time points: October 2020, February 2021, and March 2021. This online survey included items on intention to receive a vaccine and a free-text response for the reasons behind this intention. Cochran’s Q tests examined changes in rates of hesitancy and acceptance over time and free-text responses were analysed thematically.Results:At baseline, 893 students provided data, with 476 participants completing all three time points. Hesitancy declined over time, with 29.4% of participants expressing hesitancy at baseline, reducing to 9.1% at wave 2 and 5.9% at wave 3. The most commonly endorsed themes for those willing to accept a vaccine were self-protection against COVID-19 and pro-social reasons, including protecting the population or unspecific others, and ending the pandemic/returning to normal life. The most commonly endorsed hesitancy themes related to ‘confidence’ in the vaccines and potential personal risk, including insufficient testing/scientific evidence, concern about side effects, and long-term effects. These reasons remained the most commonly endorsed at both waves 2 and 3.Conclusions:While a decline in hesitancy was observed over time, the key reasons behind both vaccine acceptance and hesitancy remained consistent. Reasons behind hesitancy aligned with those of the general public, providing support for the use of generalist interventions. Pro-social reasons frequently underpinned vaccine acceptance, so cohort-specific interventions targeting those factors may be of benefit.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-05-16T06:44:03Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221094750
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- Corporate social and community-oriented support by UK food retailers: a
documentary review and typology of actions towards community wellbeing-
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Authors: C Lee, C Hammant
Abstract: Perspectives in Public Health, Ahead of Print.
Aim:This article provides a comprehensive exploration of the varied Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) actions in relation to supporting communities reported by the UK’s leading food retailers. Findings are discussed against a backdrop of enduring inequalities, exacerbated by the on-going global Coronavirus pandemic, with actions considered for their potential contribution to community-based approaches to addressing local wellbeing and inequalities.Method:This article presents the structure and key characteristics of community-oriented CSR in food retailing in the UK. A thematic analysis of comprehensive documentary evidence from the 11 principle UK food retailers was conducted, drawing on asset-based frameworks of community-centred actions towards wellbeing.Findings:The findings suggest an increasing acknowledgement in food retail that local community is of key importance. Initiatives were categorised according to a typology, comprising national partnerships, local store-based funding and support actions, targeted programmes on healthy lifestyles or employability, and changes to store operations, in the favour of priority groups, prompted by the pandemic.Conclusion:The article combines an up to date overview of community-focused CSR agendas and support by food retailers at a time of significant economic and social challenge for the UK. It highlights the potential of the sector to contribute more strategically to reducing inequalities and supporting community wellbeing, alongside statutory and voluntary sector partners.
Citation: Perspectives in Public Health
PubDate: 2022-05-04T01:03:56Z
DOI: 10.1177/17579139221095326
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