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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jorge Acosta-Reyes, Julian Alfredo Fernandez-Nino, Maylen Liseth Rojas-Botero, Laura Juliana Bonilla-Tinoco, Melissa Aguirre, Luis Angel Anillo, David Alejandro Rodriguez, Lida Yoana Cifuentes, Ivan Jimenez, Luisa Fernanda Leon, Ietza Bojorquez-Chapela
Summary: This article presents the health status and access to healthcare services among Venezuelan migrant women in Colombia, and analyzes changes in those conditions at a one-month follow-up. The study found an increase in the proportion of women reporting health problems in the past month, and a decrease in the proportion of women with depressive symptoms.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natally AlArab, Dana Nabulsi, Nour El Arnaout, Hani Dimassi, Ranime Harb, Julien Lahoud, Lara Nahouli, Abdulghani Abou Koura, Ghaidaa El Saddik, Shadi Saleh
Summary: The obstetric characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of Syrian Refugee (SR) women in Lebanon have worsened compared to their pre-displacement data, with increased c-section deliveries, spontaneous abortions, and maternal complications, as well as decreased age at first pregnancy, mean spacing between pregnancies, and breastfeeding rates. Furthermore, SR women are less likely to use contraceptives after being displaced. It is important to address reproductive healthcare and antenatal care delivery among displaced refugee women living in informal tented settlements.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Abigail Weitzman, Matthew Blanton, Gilbert Brenes Camacho
Summary: The global population of refugees and migrants in need of protection is increasing rapidly. Prior research has shown that their mental health is poorer compared to other migrant and non-migrant populations. This study aims to investigate the temporal variability in their mental health using weekly survey data from Latin American migrants in Costa Rica. The results indicate that most respondents experienced occasional variability in their mental health indicators, with age, education, and baseline perceived discrimination being the most consistent predictors. The findings highlight the importance of considering sociodemographic factors in understanding the mental health of Latin American migrants.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
C. F. van der Boor, P. Christiansen, P. Anand, R. White
Summary: This paper describes the development and preliminary assessment of the 'Good Life in the Community Scale' (GLiCS), a wellbeing measure for migrant women in high-income settings. The study used a mixed-methods approach, including qualitative data analysis and scale pilot testing. The GLiCS demonstrated good internal consistency and construct validity, making it a promising tool for understanding the experience of migrant women.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natasha Davidson, Karin Hammarberg, Lorena Romero, Jane Fisher
Summary: Forcibly displaced women, including refugees and displaced individuals, face poorer health outcomes and encounter various barriers in accessing preventive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care. These barriers include interpersonal and patient encounter factors, health system factors, and sociocultural factors. Improving access to SRH care for refugee and displaced women requires addressing these barriers and enhancing healthcare providers' cultural competency.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thomas Shortland, Majel McGranahan, Daniel Stewart, Oyinlola Oyebode, Saran Shantikumar, William Proto, Bassit Malik, Roger Yau, Maddie Cobbin, Ammar Sabouni, Gavin Rudge, Farah Kidy
Summary: Excess body weight causes a significant number of deaths worldwide, and it often overlaps with humanitarian crises. This review aimed to explore the prevalence of overweight and obesity in populations affected by crises, as well as their perceptions of these conditions.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Drissa Sia, Eric Tchouaket Nguemeleu, Idrissa Beogo, Catherine Seguin, Genevieve Roch, Janet Cleveland, Christina Greenaway
Summary: This scoping review aims to identify existing interventions globally to improve access to perinatal care for pregnant migrant women without medical insurance (PMWMI). The review will assess the strengths, weaknesses, and costs of these interventions. A systematic search of literature published in French or English will be conducted, and selected articles will be analyzed and evaluated. Experts will also be consulted to determine the most promising interventions for PMWMIs in Quebec, Canada.
Article
Business, Finance
Bilge Erten, Pinar Keskin, Miray Omurtak, Ilhan Can Ozen
Summary: This study finds that the arrival of Syrian refugees in Turkey increases the risk of native children catching infectious diseases, while noninfectious disease rates remain unchanged. The provinces that receive large refugee inflows also experience a decrease in healthcare resources and a decline in the vaccination rate among native children.
WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katarina Sjogren Forss, Elisabeth Mangrio, Matti Leijon, Mathias Grahn, Slobodan Zdravkovic
Summary: This study revealed a significant association between physical activity and mental well-being, vitality, stress, and sleep quality among newly arrived refugees, highlighting the importance of informing and supporting them in prioritizing physical activity for their health and well-being.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Emma Stirling Cameron, Megan Aston, Howard Ramos, Marwa Kuri, Lois Jackson
Summary: Resettled Syrian refugee women in Nova Scotia, Canada face various barriers to accessing postnatal healthcare, such as lack of social support, structural barriers, and paternalistic healthcare providers, requiring policy change and interventions to improve their access to postnatal services and support.
Article
Geography
Michael Woods
Summary: This paper examines the articulation and practice of cosmopolitanism in rural towns in Ireland and Wales. It reveals a gap between discourse and practice, with ambivalence and precarity characterizing the actual existing cosmopolitanism in these towns.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Economics
Sandra V. Rozo, Micaela Sviatschi
Summary: The large influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan has resulted in higher housing expenditures for all Jordanians and increased rental income for individuals owning real estate, due to the spike in rental prices caused by increased demand for housing units and limited housing supply in refugee-hosting areas.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Lori Beaman, Harun Onder, Stefanie Onder
Summary: This paper provides an empirical analysis of the factors influencing refugee returns to Syria, finding that a reduction in conflict intensity and an increase in luminosity in Syria increase the likelihood of spontaneous return. Additionally, the patterns of who returns and when differ between high and low conflict areas of Syria.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Dany Bahar, Ana Maria Ibanez, Sandra Rozo
Summary: The study examines the labor market impacts of the Permiso Especial de Permanencia program on Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, finding negative effects for Colombian workers and positive effects for Venezuelan workers, especially among highly educated and female workers.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katarzyna Jasko, David Webber, Erica Molinario, Arie W. Kruglanski, Katharine Touchton-Leonard
Summary: The research showed that most Syrian refugees surveyed did not plan to migrate to Western countries, but preferred to return to their home country. Those refugees interested in moving to Western countries were not likely to subscribe to Islamist extremism or hold negative sentiments towards the West.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Nursing
Claire Verrall, Eileen Willis, Julie Henderson
Summary: This systematic review examines how nurses in New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom manage chronic disease, identifying barriers and facilitators to their role. The study found that financial incentives, funding, power differences, time, education, and role ambiguity were the main factors influencing nurse management of chronic disease. Similar barriers and facilitators were replicated across the three countries' policy initiatives. The conclusion suggests that working within a context driven by incentive funding and competing demands can hinder effective management of chronic disease by nurses.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Christina Zorbas, Jennifer Browne, Alexandra Chung, Anna Peeters, Sue Booth, Christina Pollard, Steven Allender, Anna Isaacs, Corinna Hawkes, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: This study explored the government-led actions on the social determinants of food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The findings showed that temporary social protection measures did not effectively alleviate the financial, health, and social stressors faced by participants, making it difficult to prioritize healthy eating. Participants' housing, income, job, and education priorities led to food being a lower financial priority, resulting in the purchase of cheaper and less healthy options. The dominant public and policy rhetoric on income support policies and healthy eating were perceived as inaccurate and shaming, misrepresenting participants' lived experiences.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Peter T. Gilchrist, Lucie Walters, Paul Ward
Summary: This article presents a systematic review on the safety of Rural Generalist Anaesthetists (RGAs) in rural and remote Australia. The review found that the safety of RGAs can be described using five concepts.
RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hiep N. Le, Kien V. Nguyen, Hai Phung, Ngan T. D. Hoang, Duong T. Tran, Lillian Mwanri
Summary: Poor household dietary diversity is associated with malnutrition. This study investigated household dietary diversity and factors associated with it among Khmer ethnic minority populations in Vietnam. Results showed that the prevalence of low, medium, and high dietary diversity scores were 21.4%, 70.4%, and 8.2% respectively. Factors such as male-headed households, literacy level, household income, exposure to mass media on nutrition and health information, and frequency of eating were positively associated with household dietary diversity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Julie Bradshaw, Eileen Willis
Summary: This scoping literature review examines the practices of nurses in mental asylums from 1800 to 1960, before the introduction of psychotropic drugs. A search was conducted in August 2021 for English studies published from 1976 to 2021 in CINAHL, PubMed, ProQuest, PsyINFO, MEDLINE, and Google. Twenty-three papers were retrieved, revealing three distinct periods that influenced nursing practice: custodial care, moral treatment, and somatic treatment. Shifts in nursing practice were driven by the desire for psychiatry to be recognized as a medical specialty, the feminization of nursing, and the formal development of nurse training in general hospitals.
ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Reece De Zylva, Elissa Mortimer, Emma Miller, George Tsourtos, Sharon Lawn, Carlene Wilson, Jonathan Karnon, Richard Woodman, Paul Ward
Summary: The study aims to test the effectiveness of online mindfulness-based interventions and peer support in promoting smoking cessation and resilience among low socioeconomic status smokers. It is a 12-month randomized controlled trial with four intervention groups and includes various outcome measures such as smoking abstinence, resilience, social support, quality of life, self-efficacy, motivation to quit, nicotine dependence, equanimity, stress, and goal attainment. This study is crucial for addressing the health issues of low socioeconomic status smokers.
ADDICTION SCIENCE & CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Julie M. Brose, Eileen Willis, Deidre D. Morgan
Summary: People living with advanced cancer experience functional decline and find it difficult to engage in daily activities, impacting their quality of life. However, they actively seek to participate in valued everyday activities despite progressive functional decline. Adapting to ongoing deterioration occurs through engagement in daily life, and palliative rehabilitation can facilitate this process.
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Liyuwork Mitiku Dana, Janine Wright, Rebecca Ward, Jaya A. R. Dantas, Satvinder S. S. Dhaliwal, Blake Lawrence, Moira O'Connor, Sue Booth, Deborah A. A. Kerr, Christina M. M. Pollard
Summary: Food insecurity among university students, especially international students and those with children, increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological distress and nationality were factors associated with food insecurity. The findings highlight the importance of targeted interventions to mitigate the risk of food insecurity among Australian university students, particularly international students, students with children, and those experiencing psychological distress.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ivana Matic Girard, Paul Ward, Angela Durey, Stephan Lund, Hanny Calache, Sarah R. Baker, Linda Slack-Smith
Summary: This study aims to interpretively synthesize qualitative research on family factors related to preschool children's oral health in order to identify social practices. The researchers will search multiple databases for English-language qualitative studies using relevant key terms, and analyze the reported factors influencing oral health using thematic analysis from the perspective of social practice theory. Findings will be disseminated through professional networks, conference presentations, and submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
Article
Rehabilitation
Julie M. Brose, Eileen Willis, Deidre D. Morgan
Summary: This study aims to understand the lived experience of occupational engagement for working-aged adults living with advanced cancer and how this experience changes over time. Three themes were identified: ongoing adaptation through doing, the significance of volition in adaptation, and everyday life is contingent on my environment. The findings suggest that for people with advanced cancer, disease progression results in continuous functional decline, making competency an unstable and untenable construct.
AUSTRALIAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hoda Herati, Kathleen E. Burns, Maria Nascimento, Patrick Brown, Michael Calnan, Eve Dube, Paul R. Ward, Eric Filice, Bobbi Rotolo, Nnenna Ike, Samantha B. Meyer
Summary: The ability of governments and nations to handle crises and protect lives relies heavily on public trust. A study during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada showed that trust in the government was shaped by pandemic communication, decision-making, and implementation of countermeasures. Despite a lack of trust, the public accepted measures and messages presented through government channels, highlighting the importance of (re)building trust in government.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Caitlan McLean, Connie Musolino, Alice Rose, Paul R. Ward
Summary: This study explores the performance of cognitive labour as unpaid household labour in same-gender couples. Interviews were conducted to investigate how cognitive labour is executed in same-gender couples. The findings reveal four key themes: trust patterns, redefining family, barriers to cognitive harmony, and facilitators to cognitive harmony. The narrative model provided a new conceptual understanding of cognitive labour outside of heterosexual norms and supports the need to incorporate social change to challenge gendered and heteronormative roles in family and household.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Lillian Mwanri, Karen Hawke, Paul Russell Ward
Summary: This paper describes the impact of HIV on the quality of life of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Yogyakarta and Belu, Indonesia, based on a large-scale qualitative study. Factors such as environmental factors, personal beliefs, sexual and social relationships, and independence and physical health condition following HIV diagnosis were found to affect the QoL of PLHIV. Intervention programs are needed to improve the availability and accessibility of HIV care services and support the physical, psychological, and financial needs of PLHIV in rural communities.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sue Kleve, Deborah Greenslade, Melissa Farrington, Sarah Funston, Benjamin S. David, Jessica Xi, Chloe Swiney, Emily Clarke, Christina M. Pollard, Sue Booth
Summary: This cross-sectional study examined the experiences of people accessing Emergency Food Relief (EFR) in the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, including determinants, impacts of food insecurity, and service delivery recommendations. The study found that food insecurity prevalence was high and chronic among adults receiving EFR services in a large regional Australian city, indicating a need for more efforts to address food insecurity.
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
(2023)
Article
Sociology
Kristen Foley, Nicola Dean, Connie Musolino, Randall Long, Paul Ward
Summary: This study explores the role of agency, identity, and structure in publicly funded plastic surgeries by examining the narratives of Australian women waiting for and going through abdominoplasty in the public system. The findings suggest that women adopt a 'deserving' identity to navigate the complex structures that govern publicly funded healthcare, which may impact patterns of social life.
JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY
(2023)