Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rachel M. Thomson, Daniel Kopasker, Alastair Leyland, Anna Pearce, S. Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: This study estimated the effect of poverty on mental health using causal epidemiology. The results showed a significant absolute effect of poverty on the prevalence of common mental disorders in the UK working-age population, with larger effects observed in women. The population attributable fraction for moving into poverty was 6.34%, indicating that poverty contributes to a significant burden of mental health in this population.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Murong Yang, Claire Carson, Cathy Creswell, Mara Violato
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between family income and mental health problems in children from early childhood to adolescence in the UK. The findings indicate that lower family income is associated with poorer mental health, but this association is largely explained by other factors such as maternal psychological distress.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Rachel M. M. Thomson, Daniel Kopasker, Alastair Leyland, Anna Pearce, S. Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: Unemployment has a significant impact on mental health, and a portion of this impact is mediated through reduced income. The effects of unemployment on mental health are particularly pronounced among young people and those living in poverty.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Naomi Miall, Anna Pearce, Jamie C. Moore, Michaela Benzeval, Michael J. Green
Summary: The study found that the mental health of 5 and 8 year olds in the UK deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic, although there were some improvements in inequalities. Interventions are needed to improve child mental health while ensuring that inequalities do not worsen.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sakari Karvonen, Pasi Moisio, Kristian Vepsalainen, Joonas Ollonqvist
Summary: Research shows that the relationship between income level and health varies depending on the aspect of health studied and how income is measured. The traditional approach of using household income and adjusting it with equivalence scales may not fully capture the complexities of the income-health gradient. More nuanced understanding of this gradient can be achieved by using different equivalence scales for household incomes.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Theocharis Kromydas, Rachel M. Thomson, Andrew Pulford, Michael J. Green, S. Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: The study found that income, poverty, and unemployment status have certain impacts on mental health, with unemployment and poverty having significant effects on the likelihood of common mental disorder. Men appear to be more sensitive to employment transitions.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Brian Wahl, Madhu Gupta, Daniel J. Erchick, Bryan N. Patenaude, Taylor A. Holroyd, Molly Sauer, Madeleine Blunt, Mathuram Santosham, Rupali Jayant Limaye
Summary: In India, both national and most state-level immunization coverage and wealth-related equality have improved over the last decade. Factors contributing to wealth-related full immunization inequality include antenatal care, maternal education, and socioeconomic status in 2005-06 and continued to play a role in 2015-16.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Neil R. Smith, Lydia Marshall, Muslihah Albakri, Melanie Smuk, Ann Hagell, Stephen Stansfeld
Summary: This study explores the independent association between mental difficulties in adolescence and educational attainment at age 16. The results show that mental difficulties at ages 11-14 predict lower levels of educational attainment at age 16, especially for males. Factors such as school engagement and parent-child relationship partially attenuate the association between mental difficulties and educational success.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alejandra Letelier, Richard G. Watt, Anja Heilmann
Summary: This study examined the social gradient in early childhood head injuries among UK children. The results showed no social gradients in early childhood head injuries, but head injuries were more frequently reported for children living in more deprived areas at ages 3 and 5 years.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Claire L. Niedzwiedz, Michael James Green, Michaela Benzeval, Desmond Campbell, Peter Craig, Evangelia Demou, Alastair Leyland, Anna Pearce, Rachel Thomson, Elise Whitley, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: The study found that psychological distress increased during the COVID-19 lockdown, especially among women and young adults. Smoking rates decreased, but unfavorable alcohol consumption generally increased.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nicholas James Spencer, Johnny Ludvigsson, Yueyue You, Kate Francis, Yara Abu Awad, Wolfgang Markham, Tomas Faresjo, Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, Par Andersson White, Hein Raat, Fiona Mensah, Lise Gauvin, Jennifer J. McGrath
Summary: We examined the relationship between maternal education, household income during early childhood, and activity-limiting chronic health conditions (ALCHC) during later childhood in six longitudinal, prospective cohorts from high-income countries. Our findings showed that there were social gradients in ALCHC based on maternal education and household income, with higher education and income associated with a higher risk of ALCHC. Absolute differences in ALCHC were consistently observed between the highest and lowest maternal education and household income levels across all cohort populations.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Courtney Boen, Lisa A. Keister, Nick Graetz
Summary: Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) (1994-2013), this study examines the relationship between household wealth and child body mass index (BMI). The findings show that household wealth is negatively associated with childhood BMI and that this relationship is influenced by household spending and family stress processes, shedding new light on the connections between wealth, child health, and early-life population health disparities.
RSF-THE RUSSELL SAGE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Naomi Priest, Shuaijun Guo, Dawid Gondek, Meredith O'Connor, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Sarah Gray, Rebecca Lacey, David P. Burgner, Sue Woolfenden, Hannah Badland, Gerry Redmond, Markus Juonala, Katherine Lange, Sharon Goldfeld
Summary: Lower maternal education is associated with higher offspring BMI and chronic inflammation. Childhood adversity may mediate these associations. We examined the impact of addressing childhood adversity on reducing socioeconomic inequities in these outcomes.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Alex Lench, Malorie Perry, Rhodri D. Johnson, Richard Fry, Gill Richardson, Ronan A. Lyons, Ashley Akbari, Adrian Edwards, Brendan Collins, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Alison Cooper, Simon Cottrell
Summary: The uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in Wales is high at a population level but many inequalities exist. Household composition may be an important factor in COVID-19 vaccination uptake due to the practical, social, and psychological implications associated with different living arrangements. This study examined the role of household composition in COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Wales to identify areas for intervention.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Cara L. Booker, Catherine Meads
Summary: This study suggests that sexual minorities may face higher risks in relation to COVID-19, but data supporting their infection status are lacking. Some sexual minorities experienced more symptoms, such as bisexual individuals, but these differences largely disappeared when other factors were taken into account.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sung Wook Kim, Lazaros Andronis, Anna-Veera Seppanen, Adrien M. Aubert, Henrique Barros, Elizabeth S. Draper, Mariane Sentenac, Jennifer Zeitlin, Stavros Petrou
Summary: This study aims to describe the health-related quality of life outcomes of children born very preterm and extremely preterm at five years of age, and explores the mediation effects of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe non-respiratory neonatal morbidity on those outcomes. The results suggest that extremely preterm birth and complications such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and severe non-respiratory morbidity significantly impair health-related quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Chandana Guha, Anita van Zwieten, Rabia Khalid, Siah Kim, Amanda Walker, Anna Francis, Madeleine Didsbury, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Belinda Barton, Chanel Prestidge, Emily Lancsar, Fiona Mackie, Joseph Kwon, Kirsten Howard, Kylie-Ann Mallitt, Martin Howell, Allison Jaure, Alison Hayes, Rakhee Raghunandan, Stavros Petrou, Suncica Lah, Steven McTaggart, Jonathan C. Craig, Germaine Wong
Summary: This multi-center longitudinal cohort study aimed to assess the trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) over time. The results showed that the HRQoL scores differed between children with different CKD stages, and the transition from dialysis to transplantation was significantly associated with the improvement in HRQoL. Children with CKD stage 1-5 and transplant recipients at baseline had stable HRQoL over time.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Economics
Corneliu Bolbocean, Sylvia van der Pal, Stef van Buuren, Peter J. Anderson, Peter Bartmann, Nicole Baumann, Jeanie L. Y. Cheong, Brian A. Darlow, Lex W. Doyle, Kari Anne Evensen, John Horwood, Marit S. Indredavik, Samantha Johnson, Neil Marlow, Marina Mendonca, Yanyan Ni, Dieter Wolke, Lianne Woodward, Erik Verrips, Stavros Petrou
Summary: This study aims to examine the associations between VP/VLBW status and preference-based health-related quality-of-life outcomes in early adulthood. The results showed that VP/VLBW status is associated with lower overall health-related quality of life, particularly in terms of physical and cognitive functioning. Further studies are needed to estimate the effects of VP/VLBW status on health-related quality-of-life outcomes in mid and late adulthood.
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Omar Dabbous, Lylia Chachoua, Samuel Aballea, Marine Sivignon, Ulf Persson, Stavros Petrou, Jeff Richardson, Steven Simoens, Mondher Toumi
Summary: Studies show that the general public values orphan drugs more than treatments for common diseases. This is primarily because the rare diseases treated by orphan drugs are often severe and have limited or no treatment options, rather than rarity itself.
ADVANCES IN THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
David Ellard, Vivien Nichols, Frances Griffiths, Martin Underwood, Stephanie J. C. Taylor
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of a group education and self-management support intervention for chronic headache patients and found that it did not have significant effects. The lack of evidence that the intervention achieved the planned behavior change may provide some insights into the negative trial outcome.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Christopher C. Butler, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Oghenekome A. Gbinigie, Najib M. Rahman, Gail Hayward, Duncan B. Richards, Jienchi Dorward, David M. Lowe, Joseph F. Standing, Judith Breuer, Saye Khoo, Stavros Petrou, Kerenza Hood, Jonathan S. Nguyen-Van-Tam, Mahendra G. Patel, Benjamin R. Saville, Joe Marion, Emma Ogburn, Julie Allen, Heather Rutter, Nick Francis, Nicholas P. B. Thomas, Philip Evans, Melissa Dobson, Tracie-Ann Madden, Jane Holmes, Victoria Harris, May Ee Png, Mark Lown, Oliver van Hecke, Michelle A. Detry, Christina T. Saunders, Mark Fitzgerald, Nicholas S. Berry, Lazaro Mwandigha, Ushma Galal, Sam Mort, Bhautesh D. Jani, Nigel D. Hart, Haroon Ahmed, Daniel Butler, Micheal McKenna, Jem Chalk, Layla Lavallee, Elizabeth Hadley, Lucy Cureton, Magdalena Benysek, Monique Andersson, Maria Coates, Sarah Barrett, Clare Bateman, Jennifer C. Davies, Ivy Raymundo-Wood, Andrew Ustianowski, Andrew Carson-Stevens, Ly-Mee Yu, Paul Little
Summary: This study aimed to determine the safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir in vaccinated high-risk patients in the community. The results showed that molnupiravir did not reduce hospital admissions or deaths associated with COVID-19 compared to usual care in this population.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Martin Underwood, Felix Achana, Dawn Carnes, Sandra Eldridge, David R. Ellard, Frances Griffiths, Kirstie Haywood, Siew Wan Hee, Helen Higgins, Dipesh Mistry, Hema Mistry, Sian Newton, Vivien Nichols, Chloe Norman, Emma Padfield, Shilpa Patel, Stavros Petrou, Tamar Pincus, Rachel Potter, Harbinder Sandhu, Kimberley Stewart, Stephanie J. C. Taylor, Manjit S. S. Matharu
Summary: Chronic headache disorders cause pain and disability, and education and supportive self-management approaches may help reduce the burden. A study was conducted to test the effectiveness of a group educational and supportive self-management program for people with chronic headaches.
Article
Pediatrics
Adrien Aubert, Raquel Costa, Samantha Johnson, Ulrika aden, Marina Cuttini, Corine Koopman-Esseboom, Jo Lebeer, Heili Varendi, Michael Zemlin, Veronique Pierrat, Jennifer Zeitlin, SHIPS Res grp
Summary: This study investigated the risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP) and non-CP movement difficulties (MD) in extremely preterm (EPT) infants. The results showed that CP and non-CP MD have different risk factor profiles, with non-CP MD being more associated with sociodemographic factors.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Corneliu Bolbocean, Peter J. Anderson, Peter Bartmann, Jeanie L. Y. Cheong, Lex W. Doyle, Dieter Wolke, Stavros Petrou
Summary: This study examined the agreement between two different instruments used to measure health-related quality of life in individuals born very preterm and/or with low birthweight. The study found that the HUI3 tool captured preterm-related changes in health status more accurately, while the SF-6D tool was more accurate in measuring the health status of the control group.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Rym El Rafei, Rolf Felix Maier, Pierre Henri Jarreau, Mikael Norman, Henrique Barros, Patrick Van Reempts, Arno Van Heijst, Pernille Pedersen, Marina Cuttini, Samantha Johnson, Raquel Costa, Michael Zemlin, Elizabeth S. Draper, Jennifer Zeitlin
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) during neonatal hospitalisation in extremely preterm infants is associated with cerebral palsy (CP) and cognitive and motor abilities at 5 years of age. The findings suggested that severe EUGR among extremely preterm infants was associated with decreased IQ at 5 years of age.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Xinyang Hua, Stavros Petrou, Victoria Coathup, Claire Carson, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Maria A. Quigley, Elaine Boyle, Samantha Johnson, Alison Macfarlane, Oliver Rivero-Arias
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between gestational age at birth and hospital admission costs from birth to 8 years of age. The study found that both birth admission and subsequent admission hospital costs decreased with increasing gestational age at birth. Differences in hospital admission costs between gestational age groups diminished with increasing age, particularly after the first 2 years following birth. Extremely preterm and very preterm children still had higher average hospital admission costs during the eighth year of life compared with children born at 40 weeks. Extremely preterm children had the highest 8-year cumulative hospital admission costs per child.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alison Hayes, Rakhee Raghunandan, Anagha Killedar, Sarah Smith, Erin Cvejic, Martin Howell, Stavros Petrou, Emily Lancsar, Germaine Wong, Jonathan Craig, Kirsten Howard
Summary: This study aimed to assess the reliability, acceptability, validity, and responsiveness of the PedsQL and the CHU9D in measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among children and adolescents with overweight and obesity. The results showed that both instruments demonstrated good internal consistency reliability and high acceptability. However, PedsQL showed better known groups validity and responsiveness compared to CHU9D. In conclusion, PedsQL and CHU9D have good psychometric properties in measuring HRQoL in pediatric overweight and obesity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hei Hang Edmund Yiu, John Buckell, Stavros Petrou, Sarah Stewart-Brown, Jason Madan
Summary: This study successfully derived a preference-based value set for measuring mental well-being using a hybrid model. The value set obtained can be used in economic evaluations and cost-utility analyses of interventions aimed at improving mental well-being. This has significant implications for healthcare decision-making.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
May Ee Png, Matthew L. Costa, Stavros Petrou, Juul Achten, Ruth Knight, Julie Bruce, David J. Keene
Summary: This study estimates the financial cost and pain medication use associated with neuropathic pain after lower limb fracture surgery. It found that healthcare costs were higher among patients with chronic neuropathic pain and opioids, rather than neuropathic pain medications, were commonly prescribed contrary to clinical guidelines.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Economics
Rakhee Raghunandan, Kirsten Howard, Sarah Smith, Anagha Killedar, Erin Cvejic, Martin Howell, Stavros Petrou, Emily Lancsar, Germaine Wong, Jonathan Craig, Alison Hayes
Summary: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the PedsQL GCS and CHU9D in children and adolescents with common chronic health problems. Both instruments showed strong internal consistency, but weak convergent validity. Known group validity was demonstrated for PedsQL GCS, while CHU9D was only able to discriminate between certain health conditions.
APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Samantha Horn, Yana Litovsky, George Loewenstein
Summary: This study suggests that curiosity can be a useful tool in increasing demand for and engagement with aversive health information. By manipulating curiosity through various methods, researchers found that participants were more likely to view and engage with information about their drinking habits, cancer risk, and the sugar content in drinks. Overall, curiosity prompts provide a simple and effective way to increase engagement with aversive health information.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sandra Gillner
Summary: Despite high expectations, the extensive and rapid adoption of AI in medical diagnostics has not been realized. This study investigates the perception and navigation of AI providers in complex healthcare systems, revealing their self-organization to increase adaptability and the practices utilized to mitigate tensions within the healthcare subsystems.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fabian Duartea, Alvaro Jimenez-Molina
Summary: This study found that violence related to social protest has a significant impact on depressive symptoms, leading to an increase in depression among the population in Chile. The effect varies by gender and age, with a stronger influence on men and young adults.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nick Graetz, Carl Gershenson, Sonya R. Porter, Danielle H. Sandler, Emily Lemmerman, Matthew Desmond
Summary: Investments in stable, affordable housing may be an important tool for improving population health. This study, using administrative data, found that high rent burden, increases in rent burden during midlife, and evictions were associated with increased mortality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wan Wei
Summary: This study explores the phenomenon of other patient participation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), uncovering the various roles that third parties can assume during medical interactions. The findings contribute to existing research on patient resistance and triadic medical interactions, providing insights into the dynamics and implications of third-party involvement in medical consultations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Harry Scarbrough, Katie Rose M. Sanfilippo, Alexandra Ziemann, Charitini Stavropoulou
Summary: This paper examines the contribution of pilot implementation studies to the wider spread and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems. Through an empirical examination of an innovation intermediary organization in the English NHS, the study finds that their work in mobilizing pilot-based evidence involves configuring to context, transitioning evidence, and managing the transition. The findings contribute to theory by showing how intermediary roles can support the effective transitioning of pilot-based evidence, leading to more widespread adoption and sustainability of innovation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marta Seiz, Leire Salazar, Tatiana Eremenko
Summary: This study examines the impact of maternal educational selection on birth outcomes during an economic recession, and finds that more educated mothers are more likely to give birth during high unemployment periods. Additionally, maternal education mitigates the adverse effects of unemployment on birth outcomes and is consistently associated with better perinatal health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jingyuan Shi, Hye Kyung Kim, Charles T. Salmon, Edson C. Tandoc Jr, Zhang Hao Goh
Summary: This study examines the influence of individual and collective norms on COVID-19 vaccination intention across eight Asian countries. The findings reveal nuanced patterns of how individual and collective social norms influence health behavioral decisions, depending on the degree of cultural tightness-looseness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elliot Friedman, Melissa Franks, Elizabeth Teas, Patricia A. Thomas
Summary: This study found that positive relations with others have a significant impact on functional limitations and longevity in aging adults, independent of social integration and social support.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhuolin Pan, Yuqi Liu, Ye Liu, Ziwen Huo, Wenchao Han
Summary: This study examines the effects of age-friendly neighbourhood environment and functional abilities on life satisfaction among older adults in urban China. The findings highlight the importance of transportation, housing, and social and physical environment factors in influencing functional abilities and life satisfaction. The study provides valuable insights for policymakers in enhancing older adults' life satisfaction in the Chinese urban context.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)