The Knowledge and Practices Toward Food Safety Measures at Home in the Lebanese Community
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Mar 1:1-16. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2323697. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHygienic measures practiced at home are highly related to the occurrence of food-borne diseases during food production, storage, and handling. Contaminated food remains a major cause of several diarrheal diseases, hospitalizations, and spikes in medical expenses. In our current study, we aimed to assess the knowledge of food safety and the food safety and hygiene practices at home among the Lebanese population. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online questionnaire including two sections. The first sect...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Malak Annan Samer Sakr Zeinab Alaouie Mohamed Salla Imtithal Sheet Ali Al Khatib Source Type: research
"Gutting It Out" Does Not Work: Why Mental Health Days are Needed
This study sought to answer the question, "What are the perspectives of time-off for mental health?" Using Reddit's responses, this study extracted (N = 392) quotes and used thematic analysis to identify four main themes. Implications include the need for school-level mental health time-off policies or integration of instructors' policies into their syllabi for transparency to students, which may alleviate student stress and further stigmatization.PMID:38426694 | DOI:10.1080/19371918.2024.2322589 (Source: Social Work in Public Health)
Source: Social Work in Public Health - March 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: December Maxwell Regina T Praetorius Source Type: research
Health Protection And Improvement Sensitivity For Covid-19 Pandemic: Turkey's Case
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 29:1-11. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2322601. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis descriptive study was aimed at identifying the anxiety levels of Turkish people in the first three months of the pandemic, the coping methods they use to control this anxiety, and their knowledge and behavior about protection and prevention against COVID-19. The data were collected from 571 individuals. Of the individuals, 84.6% had anxiety. The anxiety levels of those who kept working during the pandemic were significantly higher than were the anxiety levels of those who did not (p < .05). The participants e...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Eda Ergin Hale Sezer Derya Çinar Seren D üzenli Öztürk Source Type: research
"At the End of the Day it's Their choice": An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Pregnancy Options Counseling
This study's purpose was to explore the current models and approaches of pregnancy options counseling across three types of agency settings in a Northeastern state. Additionally, this study aimed to determine if individuals who receive pregnancy options counseling obtained medically factual, non-directive, and non-biased information needed to make informed decisions related to their pregnancy decisions. Using qualitative research methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 participants across three different agency settings in one state in the Northeastern United States. Results indicated agencies shared...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jennifer C Hollenberger Elissa E Madden Source Type: research
Health Literacy among Korean American Immigrant Women in the USA: Role of Social Support
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 29:1-12. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2324148. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHealth literacy is associated with health behaviors and outcomes. Using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use, this study examined the role of limited English proficiency (LEP) and social support for the health literacy of Korean American immigrant women, one of the most affected groups by LEP. Researchers surveyed 232 Korean American immigrant women in a metro area in a Southeastern state, U.S. Health literacy was measured by the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire and the Calif...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Y Joon Choi Hee Yun Lee Young Ji Yoon Julianne Blackburn Source Type: research
Health Protection And Improvement Sensitivity For Covid-19 Pandemic: Turkey's Case
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 29:1-11. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2322601. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis descriptive study was aimed at identifying the anxiety levels of Turkish people in the first three months of the pandemic, the coping methods they use to control this anxiety, and their knowledge and behavior about protection and prevention against COVID-19. The data were collected from 571 individuals. Of the individuals, 84.6% had anxiety. The anxiety levels of those who kept working during the pandemic were significantly higher than were the anxiety levels of those who did not (p < .05). The participants e...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Eda Ergin Hale Sezer Derya Çinar Seren D üzenli Öztürk Source Type: research
Exploring Teen Suicide Rates through the Lens of Macro Risk Factors
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 28:1-10. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2324145. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAs the second leading cause of death in teenagers, suicide has been a consistent public health issue for the past decade. Our goal is to understand the relationship between increasing teen suicide rates by state policies. We explore links between macro-level risk factors and state suicide rates. Risk factors explored include state behavioral health spending, child access policies for firearms, insurance coverage, tax revenue from tobacco and alcohol, school spending per pupil, pupil support services funding, and teac...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katherine C Godshall Tonya Cross Hansel Kathryne Brewer Source Type: research
Knowledge, Accessibility and Utilization of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Among Registered Employees of Federal Government Institutions in Ebonyi State: Lessons for Medical Social Workers
This study assessed the knowledge, accessibility and utilization of the NHIS among registered employees of federal government institutions in Ebonyi state. The study used Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) to collect data from 43 participants. The collected data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings revealed that most of the participants have accessed and utilized the scheme and saw it as a good healthcare system. They also reported a lack of most of the prescribed drugs and inadequate personnel at the NHIS clinics which is impacting the effectiveness of the scheme. The paper recommends ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Paulinus Sunday Okah Uzoma Odera Okoye Christian Chidozie Iyiani Samuel Obinna Ebimgbo Chinyere Edith Onalu Gabriel Usiagu Aghedo Source Type: research
Racial/ethnic/gender-Based Differences in Health Trajectories Among American Older Adults: 10-Year Longitudinal Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 28:1-15. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2320795. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHealth disparity by race/ethnicity or gender has been well-documented. However, few researchers have examined health outcomes based on the intersection of individuals' race, ethnicity, and gender or investigated various health dimensions. Guided by an intersectionality framework, this study explores racial/ethnic/gender-based differences in trajectories of multiple health outcomes over a ten-year period among American older adults. Longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study (2004-2014) were used (N = 16,6...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dexia Kong Peiyi Lu Joan Davitt Mack Shelley Source Type: research
Social Work and Motivation for Rehabilitation in Children with Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 28:1-10. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2322587. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe relevance of the presented article is due to the lack of information on the impact of social work in the development of rehabilitation motivation in children with disorders of the musculoskeletal system. This research aimed to evaluate the role of social work in shaping rehabilitation motivation in children with musculoskeletal disorders. Using a questionnaire, the study involved 43 children and their carers who received social support and 20 who did not. Analysis revealed a significant correlation between the ab...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 28, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nazerke Abdrakhman Zauresh Nagaibayeva Karen L Fortuna Source Type: research
Digital Media Use and Health Literacy Levels of Women in Turkey
Soc Work Public Health. 2024 Feb 26:1-11. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2024.2322586. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTObtaining information about women's use of digital media, their behavior in acquiring health information in the digital environment and their level of health literacy will fill an important gap in the literature. This research was conducted to examine the digital media use and health literacy levels of women in Turkey. The population of the research was the female population between the ages of 20-60 in Turkey in 2020, and the sample consisted of 404 women in this age range. The data of this analytical-cross-sectiona...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rukiye Demir Resmiye Kaya Odaba ş Ayten Ta şpınar Source Type: research
Enhancing Quality of Life in African American Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: An Evidence-Based Intervention
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of achronic kidney disease (CKD) peer coach's educational intervention on the quality of life of African-American individuals with CKD. This study employed an experimental research design to assess a peer coaching educational intervention for African-American individuals with CKD. The theoretical underpinning was grounded in social learning theory, emphasizing observational learning, imitation, and modeling. 165 patients were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n = 81) or the control group (n = 84). Pre- and post-intervention analyses showed no significant differ...
Source: Social Work in Public Health - February 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katina Lang-Lindsey Patrice Jenkins Source Type: research
