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Non-pharmaceutical interventions to reduce influenza transmission in households: a systematic review and meta-analysis 减少流感在家庭中传播的非药物干预措施:系统回顾和荟萃分析
Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.10.24313390
Jessica Y. Wong, Wey Wen Lim, Justin K. Cheung, Caitriona Murphy, Eunice Y.C. Shiu, Jingyi Xiao, Dongxuan Chen, Yanmin Xie, Mingwei Li, Hualei Xin, Michelle Szeto, Sammi Choi, Benjamin J. Cowling
Background: Influenza pandemic plans often recommend non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in household settings, including hand hygiene and face masks. We reviewed the evidence supporting the recommendations of these measures to prevent the spread of influenza in households.Methods: We performed systematic reviews between 26 May and 30 August 2022 in Medline, PubMed, EMBASE, and CENTRAL to identify evidence for the effectiveness of selected measures recommended by representative national influenza pandemic plans. We prioritized evidence from randomized controlled trials. Fixed-effects models were used to estimate the overall effects. Systematic reviews were registered in the OSF registry (https://osf.io/8kyth).Results: We selected 9 NPIs for evidence review. We identified 9 randomized-controlled trials related to hand hygiene and face masks in household settings. 2 studies reported that measures could delay the introduction of influenza virus infections into households. However, we did not identify evidence from randomized controlled trials that indicated a substantial effect of hand hygiene and face masks in preventing the spread of pandemic influenza within households.Conclusions: Limited evidence indicated that within-household measures may likely be effective only when implemented before or as soon as possible after symptom onset in an infected case. Improving the evidence base for NPIs in households and elsewhere is a continuing priority.
背景:流感大流行计划通常建议在家庭环境中采取非药物干预措施(NPI),包括手部卫生和口罩。我们回顾了支持这些措施建议的证据,以防止流感在家庭中传播:我们于 2022 年 5 月 26 日至 8 月 30 日期间在 Medline、PubMed、EMBASE 和 CENTRAL 中进行了系统性回顾,以确定具有代表性的国家流感大流行计划所推荐的选定措施的有效性证据。我们优先考虑来自随机对照试验的证据。我们使用固定效应模型来估算总体效果。系统综述已在 OSF 注册表中注册(https://osf.io/8kyth)。结果:我们选择了 9 项 NPI 进行证据审查。我们确定了 9 项与家庭环境中的手部卫生和口罩有关的随机对照试验。2 项研究报告称,这些措施可延缓流感病毒感染进入家庭。但是,我们没有从随机对照试验中找到证据表明手部卫生和口罩对预防流感大流行在家庭中的传播有实质性作用:有限的证据表明,只有在受感染病例出现症状之前或之后尽快实施家庭内部措施才可能有效。改进家庭和其他地方的非传染性疾病防治措施的证据基础仍是当务之急。
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Interventions that could mitigate the adverse effects of household overcrowding: A rapid realist review with stakeholder participation from urban contexts in England 可减轻家庭过度拥挤不利影响的干预措施:英国城市利益相关者参与的快速现实主义审查
Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.10.24313301
Kristoffer Halvorsrud, Elizabeth Eveleigh, Mathilda O'Donoghue, Pratima Singh, Rose-Marie McDonald, Marcella Ucci, Jessica Sheringham
Household overcrowding has increased in England. However, there is limited synthesis of evidence about what can be done to reduce the impact of overcrowding on health/well-being. We undertook a rapid realist review of English language peer-reviewed and grey literature of interventions from comparable settings to urban contexts in England that addressed household overcrowding/health outcomes. A search was conducted (01.06.23) in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, SCOPUS. Two expert panels informed the review. The first comprised individuals with lived experience of overcrowding in London; the second local and regional government representatives from London, Salford and Doncaster (England). Both panels contributed at two stages to guide the scope/literature identification and test/refine programme theories. Final full-text screening and quality appraisal were completed by two independent researchers. Thirty-one peer-reviewed papers and 27 documents from participating local authorities were included. The peer-reviewed literature, emanating from multiple geographical contexts and of variable study designs and quality, contained 15 evaluated interventions across three categories: Rehousing (n=7 interventions); Home improvements, e.g. renovations/retrofitting (n=6); Co-ordination with healthcare and wider services (combined with home improvements) (n=2). A synthesis of the peer-reviewed literature with expert panel comments and grey literature, identified contexts and mechanisms that could facilitate or hinder achievement of positive health outcomes. There was reluctance to be rehoused elsewhere, with residents fearing the loss of social networks in available properties often located far away from their current homes. Home improvements may alleviate the worst impacts of overcrowding, and residents living in unhealthy conditions can benefit from better healthcare co-ordination.
在英格兰,家庭过度拥挤现象有所增加。然而,关于如何减少过度拥挤对健康/福祉的影响的综合证据却很有限。我们对英语同行评审和灰色文献进行了快速现实主义审查,这些文献涉及英格兰城市环境中针对家庭过度拥挤/健康结果的干预措施。在 MEDLINE、EMBASE、Web of Science 和 SCOPUS 中进行了检索(6 月 1 日-23 日)。两个专家小组为审查提供了信息。第一个专家小组由伦敦有过度拥挤生活经验的个人组成;第二个专家小组由来自伦敦、索尔福德和唐卡斯特(英格兰)的地方和地区政府代表组成。这两个小组在两个阶段为指导范围/文献识别和检验/完善计划理论做出了贡献。最后的全文筛选和质量评估由两名独立研究人员完成。共有 31 篇经同行评审的论文和 27 份来自参与地方当局的文件被纳入其中。经同行评审的文献来自多个地区,研究设计和质量参差不齐,其中包含 15 项经过评估的干预措施,涉及三个类别:重新安置(7 项干预措施);家庭改善,如翻新/重新装修(6 项);与医疗保健和更广泛服务的协调(与家庭改善相结合)(2 项)。综合同行评议文献、专家小组意见和灰色文献,确定了可能促进或阻碍实现积极健康结果的背景和机制。居民不愿意被重新安置到其他地方,他们担心失去社交网络,而现有的房产往往远离他们目前的住所。改善住房条件可以减轻过度拥挤带来的最坏影响,生活在不健康环境中的居民可以从更好的医疗保健协调中受益。
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Antibiotic prescribing patterns by age and sex in England: why we need to take this variation into account to evaluate antibiotic stewardship and AMR selection 英格兰按年龄和性别分列的抗生素处方模式:为什么我们在评估抗生素管理和 AMR 选择时需要考虑这种差异?
Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.10.24313389
Naomi R Waterlow, Tom Ashfield, Gwenan M Knight
ObjectivesThe drivers of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) likely vary substantially by different demographics. However, few complete open national detailed data exist on how antibiotic use (ABU) varies by both age and sex. MethodsHere, prescriptions of antibiotics from General Practices in England for 2015-2023 disaggregated by 5-year age bands and sex were analysed at the national and Integrated Care Board (ICB) level. From a total of 249,578,795 prescriptions (across 9 years), 63% were given to women and the most prescribed were amoxicillin, nitrofurantoin and flucloxacillin sodium. Prescriptions per 100K population varied substantially across sex, age, geographical region, season, year, COVID-19 pandemic period and drug. ResultsMost antibiotics were prescribed more to women across most age bands (84% of antibiotics had more prescriptions to females across 50% of age bands). We show how this variation requires a more nuanced approach to comparing ABU across geographies and highlight that AWaRe targets are not met uniformly (young men have a higher proportion of Watch antibiotic prescriptions). We also show the impact on ABU of time-sensitive interruptions, including differential age-targeted influenza vaccination, COVID-19 restrictions and a shortage of amoxicillin combined with a Streptococcus A outbreak. Comparing to open access AMR data (MRSA in bloodstream infections) highlights the complexity of the link between ABU and AMR. ConclusionsThese detailed differences in ABU across England suggest that there should be large variation in AMR burden by age and sex, which now need to be quantified with detailed open access AMR data for a better intervention design.
目标抗菌药耐药性(AMR)的驱动因素可能因人口结构的不同而有很大差异。然而,关于抗生素使用(ABU)如何因年龄和性别而异的完整、公开的全国性详细数据却寥寥无几。在此,我们在国家和综合护理委员会(ICB)层面分析了 2015-2023 年英格兰全科医生按 5 岁年龄段和性别开具的抗生素处方。在总共 249,578,795 份处方(跨越 9 年)中,63% 的处方给了女性,处方最多的是阿莫西林、硝基呋喃妥因和氟氯西林钠。每 10 万人口的处方量在性别、年龄、地理区域、季节、年份、COVID-19 大流行时期和药物方面存在很大差异。结果 大多数抗生素在大多数年龄段的处方中女性占多数(84%的抗生素在 50%的年龄段中女性处方占多数)。我们展示了这种差异如何要求采用更细致的方法来比较不同地区的 ABU,并强调了 AWaRe 目标并未统一实现(年轻男性的 Watch 抗生素处方比例更高)。我们还展示了时间敏感性中断对 ABU 的影响,包括针对不同年龄段的流感疫苗接种、COVID-19 限制以及阿莫西林短缺和甲型链球菌爆发。与开放存取的 AMR 数据(血流感染中的 MRSA)相比,ABU 与 AMR 之间的联系更加复杂。结论英格兰各地 ABU 的这些详细差异表明,不同年龄和性别的 AMR 负担应该存在很大差异,现在需要利用详细的开放式 AMR 数据对这些差异进行量化,以便更好地设计干预措施。
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A Comprehensive Study on the Impact of Hypertension on Bone Metabolism Abnormalities Based on NHANES Data and Machine Learning Algorithms 基于 NHANES 数据和机器学习算法的高血压对骨代谢异常影响的综合研究
Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.07.24313248
Jinyao Li, Mingcong Tang, Ziqi Deng, Yanchen Feng, Xue Dang, Lu Sun, Yunke Zhang, Jianping Yao, Min Zhao, Feixiang Liu
Background: Hypertension (HTN), a globally prevalent chronic condition, poses a significant public health challenge. Concurrently, abnormalities in bone metabolism, such as reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporosis (OP), profoundly affect the quality of life of affected individuals. This study aims to comprehensively investigate the relationship between HTN and bone metabolism abnormalities using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and advanced machine learning techniques. Methods: Data were sourced from the NHANES database, covering the years 2009 to 2018. Specifically, femur and spine BMD measurements were obtained via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for the 2009-2010 period, given the lack of full-body data. A predictive model was developed to estimate total body BMD from femur and spine measurements. The initial dataset comprised 49,693 individuals, and after rigorous data cleaning and exclusion of incomplete records, 7,566 participants were included in the final analysis. Data were processed and analyzed using SPSS, which facilitated descriptive statistical analysis, multivariate logistic regression, and multiple linear regression, alongside subgroup analyses to explore associations across different demographic groups. Machine learning algorithms, including neural networks, decision trees, random forests, and XGBoost, were utilized for cross-validation and hyperparameter optimization. The contribution of each feature to the model output was assessed using SHAP (Shapley Additive Explanations) values, enhancing the model's accuracy and robustness. Results: Baseline characteristic analysis revealed that compared to the non-HTN group, the HTN group was significantly older (44.37 vs. 34.94 years, p < 0.001), had a higher proportion of males (76.8% vs. 60.7%, p < 0.001), higher BMI (31.21 vs. 27.77, p < 0.001), a higher smoking rate (54.4% vs. 41.2%, p < 0.001), and notably lower BMD (1.1507 vs. 1.1271, p < 0.001). When comparing the low bone mass group with the normal bone mass group, the former was older (36.02 vs. 34.5 years, p < 0.001), had a lower proportion of males (41.8% vs. 63.3%, p < 0.001), lower BMI (25.28 vs. 28.25, p < 0.001), and a higher incidence of HTN (10.9% vs. 8.6%, p = 0.006). Overall logistic and multiple linear regression analyses demonstrated a significant negative correlation between HTN and bone metabolism abnormalities (adjusted model Beta = -0.007, 95% CI: -0.013 to -0.002, p = 0.006). Subgroup analysis revealed a more pronounced association in males (Beta = -0.01, p = 0.004) and in the 40-59 age group (Beta = -0.01, p = 0.012). The machine learning models corroborated these findings, with SHAP value analysis consistently indicating a negative impact of HTN on BMD across various feature controls, thus demonstrating high explanatory power and robustness across different models. Conclusion: This study comprehensively confirms the significant ass
背景:高血压(HTN)是一种全球流行的慢性疾病,对公共卫生构成了重大挑战。与此同时,骨代谢异常,如骨矿物质密度(BMD)降低和骨质疏松症(OP),也会严重影响患者的生活质量。本研究旨在利用美国国家健康与营养调查(NHANES)的数据和先进的机器学习技术,全面研究高血压与骨代谢异常之间的关系。研究方法数据来源于 NHANES 数据库,时间跨度为 2009 年至 2018 年。具体来说,由于缺乏全身数据,2009-2010 年期间的股骨和脊柱 BMD 测量是通过双能 X 射线吸收测定法(DXA)获得的。根据股骨和脊柱测量结果开发了一个预测模型来估算全身 BMD。初始数据集包括 49,693 人,经过严格的数据清理和排除不完整记录后,最终分析包括 7,566 名参与者。数据使用 SPSS 系统进行处理和分析,该系统可进行描述性统计分析、多变量逻辑回归和多元线性回归,并可进行亚组分析,以探讨不同人口统计群体之间的关联。交叉验证和超参数优化采用了机器学习算法,包括神经网络、决策树、随机森林和 XGBoost。使用 SHAP(夏普利相加解释)值评估了每个特征对模型输出的贡献,从而提高了模型的准确性和稳健性。结果基线特征分析表明,与非 HTN 组相比,HTN 组的年龄明显偏大(44.37 岁 vs. 34.94 岁,p < 0.001),男性比例更高(76.8% vs. 60.7%,p <0.001)、体重指数更高(31.21 vs. 27.77,p <0.001)、吸烟率更高(54.4% vs. 41.2%,p <0.001)、骨密度明显更低(1.1507 vs. 1.1271,p <0.001)。低骨量组与正常骨量组相比,前者年龄更大(36.02 岁 vs. 34.5 岁,p < 0.001),男性比例更低(41.8% vs. 63.3%,p < 0.001),BMI 更低(25.28 vs. 28.25,p < 0.001),高血压发病率更高(10.9% vs. 8.6%,p = 0.006)。整体逻辑和多元线性回归分析表明,高血压和骨代谢异常之间存在显著的负相关(调整模型 Beta = -0.007,95% CI:-0.013 至 -0.002,p = 0.006)。亚组分析显示,男性(Beta = -0.01,p = 0.004)和 40-59 岁年龄组(Beta = -0.01,p = 0.012)的相关性更为明显。机器学习模型证实了这些发现,SHAP 值分析一致表明,在不同的特征对照中,高血压对 BMD 有负面影响,因此在不同的模型中显示出较高的解释力和稳健性。结论本研究利用 NHANES 数据和机器学习算法,全面证实了高血压和骨代谢异常之间的显著关联。
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Implementation of a national oxygen distribution network in Lesotho: a longitudinal analysis 莱索托全国氧气配送网络的实施情况:纵向分析
Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.05.24313130
Melino Ndayizigiye, Afom Andom, Palesa Thabane, Mphatso Tsoka, Francis Sambani, Tumelo Monyane, Juliana Lawrence, Ninza Sheyo, Mpho Pholoanyane, Jessica Parker, William Haggerty, Emily Gingras, Tiara Calhoun, Joia Mukherjee, Paul Sonenthal
BackgroundDespite its essential and life-saving role in the treatment of many medical conditions, access to medical oxygen remains limited in many countries. In 2021, Partners In Health established an oxygen distribution network in Lesotho to increase medical oxygen access. MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal analysis of the implementation of an oxygen distribution network in Lesotho from November 2022 to January 2024. Oxygen delivery data were abstracted from tracking logs and analysed in Stata. Continuous and ordinal variables were summarized by medians and ranges. Categorical variables were described using frequencies and proportions. ResultsOver the 15-month study period, the network expanded from 1 oxygen production hub serving 5 recipients to 4 hubs and 21 recipients located across nine of Lesotho's ten districts. The network delivered 1,565 filled cylinders containing 9,619.23 m3 oxygen. For the 13 recipients with inpatient beds, the median monthly volume of oxygen delivered per bed was 1.43 m3 (IQR: 0.57 to 2.31). ConclusionThis study demonstrates the feasibility and impact of an oxygen distribution network in Lesotho, providing proof-of-concept for an intervention to improve oxygen access in LMICs. By employing real-time monitoring and redundant sourcing, the network provided a reliable oxygen supply responsive to variations in demand and periods of oxygen plant downtime. This study also provides insights into facility-level oxygen consumption, which may help policymakers improve quantification and prediction of oxygen demand. Future efforts should focus on enhancing data collection, characterizing oxygen usage, and strengthening infrastructure to promote sustainable oxygen security.
背景尽管医用氧气在许多疾病的治疗中起着至关重要的救生作用,但在许多国家,医用氧气的供应仍然有限。2021 年,健康伙伴组织在莱索托建立了一个氧气配送网络,以增加医用氧气的供应。方法我们对 2022 年 11 月至 2024 年 1 月在莱索托实施的氧气配送网络进行了纵向分析。我们从跟踪记录中抽取了氧气配送数据,并在 Stata 中进行了分析。连续和顺序变量用中位数和范围进行总结。分类变量采用频率和比例进行描述。结果在 15 个月的研究期间,该网络从 1 个氧气生产中心为 5 名受援者服务扩展到 4 个中心和 21 名受援者,分布在莱索托 10 个区中的 9 个区。该网络提供了 1,565 个充气瓶,内含 9,619.23 立方米氧气。在拥有住院病床的 13 个受援国中,每张病床的月供氧量中位数为 1.43 立方米(IQR:0.57 至 2.31)。结论这项研究证明了在莱索托建立氧气配送网络的可行性和影响,为改善低收入国家氧气供应的干预措施提供了概念验证。通过采用实时监控和冗余来源,该网络提供了可靠的氧气供应,能够应对需求的变化和制氧厂的停工期。这项研究还提供了对设施一级耗氧量的深入了解,这可能有助于政策制定者改进对氧气需求的量化和预测。今后的工作重点应放在加强数据收集、描述氧气使用情况和加强基础设施建设上,以促进可持续的氧气安全。
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Predicting 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Medicare Patients: Insights from an LSTM Deep Learning Model 预测医疗保险患者的 30 天再入院情况:LSTM 深度学习模型的启示
Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.08.24313212
Xintao Li, Sibei Liu
Background Readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries are a major problem for the US healthcare system from a perspective of both healthcare operations and patient caregiving outcomes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) to tackle the problem of readmission by penalizing to hospitals with excessive 30-day readmissions. Our study is to analyze hospital readmissions among Medicare patients and provide some suggestions of readmission prevention furthermore. Using LSTM networks with feature engineering, our proposed deep learning model would help us understand the contribution of the features. Design The MIMIC-III clinical database contains information from 53,423 patient admissions at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. We restricted our analysis to 21,002 patient admissions with Medicare coverage, and selected variables from admission-level data, inpatient medical history and patient demography. The baseline model is a logistic-regression model based on the LACE index, and the LSTM model was another model that designed to capture temporal dynamic in the data from admission-level and patient-level data. We used Area Under the Curve (AUC) metric to evaluate the model's performance and leveraged the precision and recall to evaluate how the two models perform in predicting top 10% high-risk decile patients. Results The LSTM model outperformed the logistic regression baseline, accurately leveraging temporal features (time-series data) to predict readmission. The major features used by the model were the Charlson Comorbidity Index, hospital length of stay, the hospital admissions over the past 6 months or the number of medications before discharge, while demographic variables were less impactful Limitations The use of a single-center database from the MIMIC-III database further limits the generalizability of the findings: patients from this database might not fully represent the wider Medicare population. Additionally, the focus on all-cause hospital readmissions without accounting for specific chronic conditions, such as heart failure or diabetes, limits the model's ability to capture the complexities of chronic diseases known to impact readmission rates in older adults. Lastly, the exclusion of external factors, such as environmental quality, proximity to healthcare facilities, and patient behaviors, further constrains the LSTM's predictive accuracy. Conclusions This work suggests that LSTM networks will be a more promising approach to aid efforts to predict the readmission of Medicare patients. Capturing temporal interactions in patient databases can help us arrive at a more nuanced understanding of potential hospital readmission and help healthcare providers make their prediction models better than current approaches do. Implications Adoption of such predictive models into clinical practice may be more effective in identifying high-risk patients to provide earlier and
背景 医疗保险受益人的再入院问题是美国医疗保健系统面临的一个主要问题,无论是从医疗保健运作还是从病人护理效果的角度来看都是如此。美国联邦医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心(CMS)实施了 "降低再入院率计划"(HRRP),通过对 30 天再入院率过高的医院进行处罚来解决再入院问题。我们的研究旨在分析医疗保险(Medicare)患者的再入院情况,并提出一些预防再入院的建议。我们提出的深度学习模型利用 LSTM 网络和特征工程,可以帮助我们了解特征的贡献。设计 MIMIC-III 临床数据库包含贝斯以色列女执事医疗中心 53423 名入院患者的信息。我们将分析对象限定为 21002 名参加了医疗保险的入院患者,并从入院级别数据、住院病人病史和患者人口统计学中选取了变量。基线模型是一个基于 LACE 指数的逻辑回归模型,而 LSTM 模型则是另一个旨在捕捉入院级别数据和患者级别数据中的时间动态的模型。我们使用曲线下面积(AUC)指标来评估模型的性能,并利用精确度和召回率来评估两种模型在预测前 10%高风险十分位数患者方面的表现。结果 LSTM 模型利用时间特征(时间序列数据)准确地预测了再入院情况,表现优于逻辑回归基线。该模型使用的主要特征是夏尔森合并症指数、住院时间、过去 6 个月的入院情况或出院前用药次数,而人口统计学变量的影响较小 局限性 使用 MIMIC-III 数据库中的单中心数据库进一步限制了研究结果的普遍性:该数据库中的患者可能无法完全代表更广泛的医疗保险人群。此外,该模型只关注全因再入院,而没有考虑特定的慢性病,如心衰或糖尿病,这限制了该模型捕捉已知会影响老年人再入院率的慢性病复杂性的能力。最后,由于排除了环境质量、医疗机构距离和患者行为等外部因素,进一步限制了 LSTM 的预测准确性。结论 这项工作表明,LSTM 网络将是一种更有前途的方法,有助于预测医疗保险患者的再入院情况。捕捉患者数据库中的时间互动有助于我们更细致地了解潜在的再入院情况,并帮助医疗服务提供者建立比现有方法更好的预测模型。意义 在临床实践中采用此类预测模型可能会更有效地识别高风险患者,从而提供更早和更有针对性的干预措施,降低再入院率并改善患者预后。今后还需要开展研究,在其他患者群体中进一步论证这些发现,并探索如何提高模型在临床场景中的可解释性。
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Associated factors of acculturation strategies and mental health outcomes among international students in China 中国留学生文化适应策略与心理健康结果的相关因素
Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.08.24313277
Chenchang Xiao, Jingyan Yan, Hanjia Li, Changmian Ding, Bin Yu
AbstractObjectives: There is an increasing number of international students in China. Acculturation strategies are the way students cope with different cultures, including integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalization. This study aims to investigate the acculturation strategies and associated factors, and the effect of these strategies on mental health status among international students in China.Study design: Cross-sectional study.Methods: Study data were collected from 567 international students attending universities in China. Acculturation strategies, acculturative stress, depressive symptoms were measured using reliable and valid scales. Linear and multinomial logistic regression were used for analysis.Results: Study findings revealed that integration (31.57%) was the most preferred acculturation strategy, followed by marginalization (28.92%), separation (21.87%) and assimilation (17.54%). Females were more likely to choose separation strategy than marginalization, while students with religions had higher likelihood to choose integration strategy. Students majoring in Literature/Art and liking their major were more likely to use assimilation strategy. Students with more studying time in weekdays and medium studying time in weekends were more likely to prefer integration strategy. Students with separation and integration strategy had higher acculturative stress.Conclusions: Integration is the most popular acculturation strategy among international students in China. Students with separation and integration strategy had worse mental health status. Gender, major, religion, daily study time were significantly associated with the preference of acculturation strategies.
摘要目的:中国的留学生人数日益增多。文化适应策略是学生应对不同文化的方式,包括融入、同化、分离和边缘化。本研究旨在调查中国留学生的文化适应策略及其相关因素,以及这些策略对留学生心理健康状况的影响:研究设计:横断面研究:研究数据来自在中国大学就读的 567 名留学生。采用可靠有效的量表测量文化适应策略、文化适应压力和抑郁症状。采用线性回归和多项式逻辑回归进行分析:研究结果显示,融入(31.57%)是最受欢迎的文化适应策略,其次是边缘化(28.92%)、分离(21.87%)和同化(17.54%)。女性比边缘化更倾向于选择分离策略,而信仰宗教的学生则更倾向于选择融合策略。主修文学/艺术且喜欢自己专业的学生更倾向于使用同化策略。平日学习时间较多和周末学习时间适中的学生更倾向于融合策略。采用分离和融合策略的学生的文化适应压力更大:结论:融合是中国留学生最常用的文化适应策略。结论:融合是中国留学生最普遍采用的文化适应策略。性别、专业、宗教信仰、每天学习时间与文化适应策略的偏好有显著相关性。
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Development and calibration of a mathematical model of HIV outcomes among Rwandan adults: informing equitable achievement of targets in Rwanda 开发和校准卢旺达成年人艾滋病毒结果数学模型:为在卢旺达公平实现目标提供信息
Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.06.24313223
April Kimmel, Zhongzhe Pan, Ellen Brazier, Gad Murenzi, Benjamin Muhoza, Marcel Yotebieng, Kathryn Anastos, Denis Nash, Central Africa International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (CA-IeDEA)
Background: We developed and calibrated the Central Africa-International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (CA-IeDEA) HIV policy model to inform equitable achievement of global goals, overall and across sub-populations, in Rwanda.Methods: We created a deterministic dynamic model to project adult HIV epidemic and care continuum outcomes, overall and for 25 subpopulations (age group, sex, HIV acquisition risk, urbanicity). Data came from the Rwanda cohort of CA-IeDEA, 2004–2020; Rwanda Demographic and Health Surveys, 2005, 2010, 2015; Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment, 2019; and the literature and reports. We calibrated the model to 47 targets by selecting the 50 best-fitting parameter sets among 20,000 simulations. Calibration targets reflected epidemic (HIV prevalence, incidence), global goals (percentage on antiretroviral therapy (ART) among diagnosed, percentage virally suppressed among on ART) and other (number on ART, percentage virally suppressed) indicators, overall and by sex. Best-fitting sets minimized the summed absolute value of the percentage deviation (AVPD) between model projections and calibration targets. Good model performance was mean AVPD <5% across the 50 best-fitting sets and/or projections within the target confidence intervals; acceptable was mean AVPD >5% and <15%. Results: Across indicators, 1,841 of 2,350 (78.3%) model projections were a good or acceptable fit to calibration targets. For HIV epidemic indicators, 256 of 300 (85.3%) projections were a good fit to targets, with the model performing better for women (83.3% a good fit) than for men (71.7% a good fit). For global goals indicators, 96 of 100 (96.0%) projections were a good fit; model performance was similar for women and men. For other indicators, 653 of 950 (68.7%) projections were a good or acceptable fit. Fit was better for women than for men (percentage virally suppressed only) and when restricting targets for number on ART to 2013 and beyond.Conclusions: The CA-IeDEA HIV policy model fits historical data and can inform policy solutions for equitably achieving global goals to end the HIV epidemic in Rwanda. High-quality, unbiased population-based data, as well as novel approaches that account for calibration target quality, are critical to ongoing use of mathematical models for programmatic planning.
背景:我们开发并校准了中非-国际艾滋病流行病学评估数据库(CA-IeDEA)艾滋病政策模型,以便为在卢旺达公平实现总体目标和不同亚人群的全球目标提供信息:我们创建了一个确定性动态模型,以预测成人艾滋病疫情和护理过程的总体结果以及 25 个亚人群(年龄组、性别、艾滋病感染风险、城市化程度)的结果。数据来源于 2004-2020 年 CA-IeDEA 卢旺达队列;2005、2010、2015 年卢旺达人口与健康调查;2019 年卢旺达基于人口的 HIV 影响评估;以及文献和报告。我们在 20,000 次模拟中选择了 50 个最佳拟合参数集,根据 47 个目标对模型进行了校准。校准目标反映了流行病(艾滋病毒流行率、发病率)、全球目标(确诊者中接受抗逆转录病毒疗法的百分比、接受抗逆转录病毒疗法者中病毒得到抑制的百分比)和其他指标(接受抗逆转录病毒疗法的人数、病毒得到抑制的百分比)的总体情况和性别情况。最佳拟合集将模型预测与校准目标之间的百分比偏差绝对值总和(AVPD)最小化。良好的模型性能是指 50 个最佳拟合集的平均 AVPD <5% 和/或预测值在目标置信区间内;可接受的是平均 AVPD >5% 和 <15%。结果:在所有指标中,2,350 个模型预测中有 1,841 个(78.3%)与校准目标拟合良好或可接受。在艾滋病毒流行指标方面,300 个预测指标中有 256 个(85.3%)与目标拟合良好,其中女性(83.3%拟合良好)的模型表现优于男性(71.7%拟合良好)。就全球目标指标而言,100 项预测中有 96 项(96.0%)拟合良好;模型对女性和男性的表现相似。对于其他指标,950 项预测中有 653 项(68.7%)拟合良好或可接受。在将接受抗逆转录病毒疗法的人数目标限制在 2013 年及以后时,女性的拟合效果优于男性(仅病毒抑制百分比):CA-IeDEA HIV 政策模型符合历史数据,可为政策解决方案提供信息,以公平地实现全球目标,终结卢旺达的 HIV 流行。高质量、无偏见的人口数据,以及考虑校准目标质量的新方法,对于持续使用数学模型进行计划规划至关重要。
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Religion and COVID 19 Pandemic for better or for worse? 宗教与 COVID 19 大流行是好是坏?
Pub Date : 2024-09-06 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.04.24312776
Sameera Upashantha Ranasinghe, Lakshitha Iroshan Ranasinghe, Indika Pathiraja
COVID-19 has negative repercussions on psychological aspects of the individual. Provision of personalized assistance to each individual is a task which cannot be fulfilled by the health system. In this context religion remains to be an effective tool. A qualitative study was conducted to find the spiritual practices and coping mechanisms of COVID-19 infected people(N=15, mean age =46.3 years) in Kurunegala district. Data collection was conducted using in-depth interviews and thematic analysis was conducted. The main themes found were Fatalism and perceived risk of COVID 19, Adherence to health care guidelines despite fatalistic beliefs, Religious coping in COVID 19, Spiritual practices for coping with stress/ distress and Fatalism as a positive force for self-care. It is imperative to manage the pandemic with the assistance of religion and spiritual practices.
COVID-19 对个人的心理产生了负面影响。为每个人提供个性化的帮助是医疗系统无法完成的任务。在这种情况下,宗教仍然是一种有效的工具。为了了解库鲁内加拉地区 COVID-19 感染者(人数=15,平均年龄=46.3 岁)的精神习俗和应对机制,我们开展了一项定性研究。研究采用深入访谈的方式收集数据,并进行了主题分析。发现的主要主题包括宿命论和对 COVID 19 风险的感知、尽管有宿命论信念,但仍要遵守医疗指南、在 COVID 19 中的宗教应对、应对压力/苦恼的精神实践以及宿命论作为自我保健的积极力量。当务之急是借助宗教和精神疗法来应对大流行病。
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Exploratory Validation of a Survey Instrument Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior to Assess Vaping Attitude and Perceptions 探索性验证基于计划行为理论的调查工具,以评估对吸烟的态度和看法
Pub Date : 2024-09-06 DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.04.24313091
Muna Barakat, Roa’a Abuarab, Baraah Alkharabsheh, Nada Budair, Mais Fareed, Rahma Kharabsheh, Dana Oshroq Laban, Malik Sallam
The prevalence of vaping (e-cigarette use) surged among young individuals, especially university students, highlighting the necessity to explore the factors influencing this behavior. This study aimed to develop and validate the Vaping Attitude and Perceptions Scale (VAPeS), based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). A cross-sectional design was employed using a self-administered electronic questionnaire to collect data from university students in Jordan. The questionnaire assessed demographic variables and key constructs of the VAPeS: Social Influence, Perceived Harms, Pleasure Derived from Vaping, Behavioral Influences, and Economic Factors and Self-Efficacy. The survey engaged 671 university students, with 201 (30.0%) reporting the use of tobacco products. Among these tobacco users, a majority (n=126, 62.7%) reported the current use of e-cigarettes. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed a five-factor solution explaining 64.5% of the variance. These factors—Social Influence, Perceived Harms, Vaping Pleasure, Behavioral Influences, and Economic and Self-Efficacy—demonstrated high internal consistency. Regression analysis showed that Social Influence, Behavioral Influences, and sex were significant predictors of vaping behavior, with standardized coefficients of 0.494, 0.206, and −0.154, respectively (P<.001, P=.008, and P=.018). The VAPeS displayed satisfactory psychometric properties, making it a valuable tool for investigating vaping behaviors among the youth. Factors such as Social Influence and Behavioral Influences were significant factors in shaping vaping behaviors among the participants. These insights emphasize the need to consider these dimensions in public health initiatives aimed at managing the rising vaping prevalence among university students. The VAPeS instrument can be utilized for better delineation of vaping behaviors among the younger demographic. Subsequently, the insights gained through VAPeS-based research can help devise targeted educational campaigns aimed at addressing the perceived social acceptability and the supposed safety of vaping.
吸烟(使用电子烟)在年轻人尤其是大学生中的流行率激增,这凸显了探索影响这一行为的因素的必要性。本研究以计划行为理论(TPB)为基础,旨在开发并验证吸烟态度和认知量表(VAPeS)。研究采用横断面设计,使用自填式电子问卷收集约旦大学生的数据。调查问卷评估了人口统计学变量和 VAPeS 的关键结构:社会影响、感知危害、从吸烟中获得的快感、行为影响以及经济因素和自我效能。调查共涉及 671 名大学生,其中 201 人(30.0%)报告使用过烟草制品。在这些烟草使用者中,大多数(n=126,62.7%)表示目前使用电子烟。利用主成分分析法(PCA)进行的探索性因子分析(EFA)显示,五因子解解释了64.5%的方差。这些因子--社会影响、感知危害、吸烟乐趣、行为影响以及经济和自我效能--显示出较高的内部一致性。回归分析表明,社会影响、行为影响和性别对吸烟行为有显著的预测作用,标准化系数分别为0.494、0.206和-0.154(P<.001、P=.008和P=.018)。VAPeS 显示出令人满意的心理测量特性,使其成为调查青少年吸烟行为的重要工具。社会影响和行为影响等因素是影响参与者吸烟行为的重要因素。这些见解强调了在公共卫生活动中考虑这些因素的必要性,这些公共卫生活动旨在管理大学生中不断上升的吸烟率。VAPeS 工具可用于更好地界定年轻群体中的吸烟行为。随后,通过基于 VAPeS 的研究获得的洞察力可以帮助设计有针对性的教育活动,旨在解决吸食电子烟的社会可接受性和假定安全性问题。
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