Review
Surgery
Nabiha Akhlaq Mughal, Muzamil Hamid Hussain, Kaleem Sohail Ahmed, Muhammad Talha Waheed, Muhammad Musaab Munir, Thomas M. Diehl, Syed Nabeel Zafar
Summary: Systematic collection and analysis of surgical outcomes data is crucial for improving surgical quality in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is a lack of such data from LMICs. This study reviewed the barriers and challenges to developing perioperative registries in LMIC settings. Technical, organizational, and behavioral factors were identified as barriers, including limited access to digital platforms, lack of standardization and complexity of data entry forms, resource constraints, and poor compliance due to lack of team commitment and job constraints. The paucity of published literature on this topic calls for further research to understand and overcome these barriers.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Emergency Medicine
Kate Price, Kwang Chear Lee, Katherine E. Woolley, Henry Falk, Michael Peck, Richard Lilford, Naiem Moiemen
Summary: A lack of published literature exists regarding large-scale burn prevention programs in LMIC that can demonstrate sustained reductions in burn incidence. Most initiatives focus on education-based interventions, with limited involvement of environmental modification interventions. While education-based initiatives generally improve knowledge on burn safety or first aid, few measure the impact on reducing burn incidence effectively.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Megan Cherewick, Christina Daniel, Catherine Canavan Shrestha, Priscilla Giri, Choden Dukpa, Christina M. Cruz, Roshan P. Rai, Michael Matergia
Summary: This scoping review analyzed studies on non-specialist delivered psychosocial interventions for autistic children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. The findings suggest that these interventions are effective for a range of outcomes and are particularly suited for low- and middle-income countries.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
Jorge Cuartas
Summary: Research has found that children exposed to corporal punishment are less likely to be developmentally on track compared to those who are not. The association between child development and corporal punishment may be driven by challenges in social-emotional development, and no positive developmental outcomes were associated with corporal punishment in any country.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2021)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Weiwei Wang, Huiping Zhang
Summary: Violence against children has a global impact on their well-being, with greater significance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This scoping review summarizes the available evidence on parenting programs aimed at reducing violence against children in LMICs and identifies gaps in knowledge. The majority of studies were conducted in Africa and Asia and demonstrated the effectiveness of parenting programs in reducing overall maltreatment and improving positive parenting. Future interventions should target older children, utilize direct observational assessments, and involve more male caregivers.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kareem Mahmoud, Catalina Jaramillo, Sandra Barteit
Summary: This scoping review investigated the extent and acceptance of telemedicine in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that telemedicine improved healthcare access and reduced infection risk in LMICs. However, challenges such as technology, regulation, and economics need to be addressed for wider telemedicine implementation.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Kelly Lin, Serena Chern, Jing Sun
Summary: This study aimed to examine poor nutrition and prenatal and postnatal care that could increase the risk of child mortality in LMICs. The results showed significantly poorer quality of prenatal care, postnatal care, and nutrition in low-income and low-middle-income countries in the contemporary 2020s. Children in LMICs were exposed to less vitamin A-rich foods compared to higher-middle-income countries. Significant socio-demographic risk factors, such as lack of education, maternal marital status, family wealth index, living rurally, and financial problems hindering access to healthcare, were associated with an increased mortality rate in children.
WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Review
Oncology
John Adeoye, Abdulwarith Akinshipo, Mohamad Koohi-Moghadam, Peter Thomson, Yu-Xiong Su
Summary: This study evaluated the utilization and implementation of machine learning-based models for cancer outcomes in low and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). The results showed that these models mostly used traditional machine learning algorithms rather than deep learning algorithms. The construction of ML-based models was skewed towards specific countries such as India, Iran, Pakistan, and Egypt. Many models were considered suboptimal due to sample size constraints and technical flaws.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Muhammad Azam, Maria Giuseppina Bruna, Dilvin Taskin
Summary: This study investigates the impact of financial development on sustainable economic development in low-middle-income countries and finds that financial development, natural resource abundance, international tourism, trade openness, and foreign direct investment have positive effects on sustainable economic development. Additionally, financial development moderates the relationship between natural resource abundance and sustainable economic development, and foreign direct investment moderates the relationship between international tourism and sustainable economic development. The results emphasize the importance of considering financial development in addressing sustainable economic development issues.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Jaron Porciello, Sam Coggins, Edward Mabaya, Gabriella Otunba-Payne
Summary: This study summarizes a global assessment of digital agriculture services and their impacts, finding that most studies focus on providing digital advisory and extension services to farmers, and reported outcomes related to practice change and increased knowledge. However, there is a lack of data on outcomes related to environmental sustainability and climate resilience, and use facilitators and barriers should be considered.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qisty A. A. Khoiry, Sofa D. D. Alfian, Job F. M. van Boven, Rizky Abdulah
Summary: Medication non-adherence is a significant public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Self-reported instruments are commonly used to assess medication adherence, but their applicability in these countries is uncertain. This study aimed to review the content and use of self-reported adherence instruments in LMICs and assess their applicability.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
E. A. Marfo, K. D. King, C. A. Adjei, S. E. MacDonald
Summary: This study aimed to explore studies on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination education strategies in low- and middle-income countries and their applicability in Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of the studies focused on improving knowledge and awareness about HPV, primarily targeting females and delivered by health professionals through various modalities of learning. However, research on HPV education strategies is limited, emphasizing the need for more primary observational, interventional, and experimental studies as well as program evaluations.
Review
Oncology
Anna Cabanes, Carolyn Taylor, Carly Malburg, Phuong Thao D. Le
Summary: This scoping review aimed to assess the type of supportive care interventions for cancer patients across the cancer care continuum in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The findings suggest that providing different types of supportive services in less-resourced settings, even when health systems are fragmented and fragile, can improve the mental and physical health as well as the quality of life (QoL) of cancer patients.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Review
Computer Science, Information Systems
Maryam Eslami Jahromi, Haleh Ayatollahi
Summary: This study aims to explore the utilization of telehealth in managing the Covid-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries. The findings indicate that although the use of telehealth interventions was limited in these countries, it was an effective solution in combating the outbreak of Covid-19.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sophia L. Pledger, Fariba Ahmadizar
Summary: Obesity is a major global health challenge, with rapidly rising prevalence in low- and middle-income countries. Previous research has shown that obesity is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, but these findings cannot be generalized to LMICs due to genetic heterogeneity and environmental differences. There is limited research on gene-environment interactions on obesity in LMICs, but it is expanding. Synthesizing the current research provides an overview of the interactions between genetic variants and environmental factors in the obesity epidemic and identifies knowledge gaps for future studies.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Anthropology
Alysa Pomer, Giavana Buffa, Fasihah Taleo, J. Hunter Sizemore, Apisai Tokon, George Taleo, Len Tarivonda, Chim W. Chan, Akira Kaneko, Kelsey N. Dancause
ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lei Cao-Lei, Kelsey N. Dancause, Guillaume Elgbeili, David P. Laplante, Moshe Szyf, Suzanne King
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrew van Horn, Charles A. Weitz, Kathryn M. Olszowy, Kelsey N. Dancause, Cheng Sun, Alysa Pomer, Harold Silverman, Gwang Lee, Leonard Tarivonda, Chim W. Chan, Akira Kaneko, J. Koji Lum, Ralph M. Garruto
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tatiana Zahlawi, Amanda B. Roome, Chim W. Chan, Jacqueline J. Campbell, Bev Tosiro, Max Malanga, Markleen Tagaro, Jimmy Obed, Jerry Iaruel, George Taleo, Len Tarivonda, Kathryn M. Olszowy, Kelsey N. Dancause
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Psychiatry
Alysa Pomer, Giavana Buffa, Marie-Belle Ayoub, Fasiah Taleo, J. Hunter Sizemore, Apisai Tokon, Chim W. Chan, Akira Kaneko, Jimmy Obed, Jerry Iaruel, George Taleo, Len Tarivonda, Kelsey N. Dancause
ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Isabelle Sinclair, Myriane St-Pierre, Guillaume Elgbeili, Paquito Bernard, Cathy Vaillancourt, Sonia Gagnon, Kelsey Needham Dancause
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ann-Sophie Therrien, Giovanna Buffa, Amanda B. Roome, Elizabeth Standard, Alysa Pomer, Jimmy Obed, George Taleo, Len Tarivonda, Chim W. Chan, Akira Kaneko, Kathryn M. Olszowy, Kelsey N. Dancause
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Review
Sport Sciences
Paquito Bernard, Guillaume Chevance, Celia Kingsbury, Aurelie Baillot, Ahmed-Jerome Romain, Virginie Molinier, Tegwen Gadais, Kelsey N. Dancause
Summary: The study reveals a consistent negative impact of air pollution, extreme weather conditions, and natural disasters on levels of physical activity, particularly affecting adults with chronic diseases, higher BMI, and the elderly. Although the sport and physical activity communities play an important mitigating role post-natural disasters, transport related to sports practices also contributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Abdelmoumene Benabid, Lara Deslauriers, Isabelle Sinclair, Myriane St-Pierre, Cathy Vaillancourt, Sonia Gagnon, Kelsey N. Dancause
Summary: The study found a curvilinear relationship between sedentary behavior at 16-18 weeks of pregnancy and birthweight, while no linear relationships were observed at other evaluation periods. Both low and high levels of sedentary behavior predicted lower birthweight, and this relationship was independent of physical activity levels.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
P. Bernard, G. Chevance, C. Kingsbury, T. Gadais, K. Dancause, R. Villarino, A. J. Romain
Summary: This article argues that sport and exercise psychology should address climate change by helping individuals adopt adaptation and mitigation behaviors and trigger social changes in their communities. It highlights the effects of climate change on health, equity issues, and the need for behavior change. The article also suggests research questions for the field of physical activity and sport psychology.
GERMAN JOURNAL OF EXERCISE AND SPORT RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Michaela Howells, Katherine Wander, Latisha Rivera, Chahra Arfouni, Ouassila Benhelal, M. Alicia Overstreet Galeano, Laura Schultz, Naomi Flock, Kelsey Dancause
Summary: Natural disasters can lead to psychological distress and physiological responses, such as increased cortisol levels. Studies have shown that unmarried pregnant women may be at a higher risk of distress during disasters. A study analyzed hair cortisol levels in a sample of 37 pregnant women during Hurricane Florence and found that unmarried participants had higher cortisol levels.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Isabelle Sinclair, Myriane St-Pierre, Cathy Vaillancourt, Sonia Gagnon, Kelsey N. Dancause
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Myriane St-Pierre, Isabelle Sinclair, Guillaume Elgbeili, Paquito Bernard, Kelsey Needham Dancause
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Sport Sciences
Gabriel Hains-Monfette, Sarah Atoui, Kelsey Needham Dancause, Paquito Bernard
Article
Psychiatry
Emily B. Kroska, Michael W. O'Hara, Guillaume Elgbeili, Kimberly J. Hart, David P. Laplante, Kelsey N. Dancause, Suzanne King
ARCHIVES OF WOMENS MENTAL HEALTH
(2018)