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Oral health is crucial among people with dementia

Ab Malik N, Walls AWG

Med J Malaysia, 2022 Nov;77(6):771-772.

PMID: 36448399

No abstract available.

Matched MeSH terms: Oral Health*

The Impact of Psychological First aid Training on the Providers: A Systematic Review

Movahed M, Khaleghi-Nekou M, Alvani E, Sharif-Alhoseini M

Disaster Med Public Health Prep, 2022 Mar 25;17:e120.

PMID: 35332859 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2022.27

OBJECTIVE: The consensus is that psychological first aid is a practical, early psychosocial intervention to mitigate the distress caused by disasters. This review aimed to investigate PFA training's efficacy in the existing studies and evaluate these programs' impact on trainees.

METHODS: MEDLINE (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD), EMBASE (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands), PsycInfo (American Psychological Association, Washington, DC), and Cochrane Library (John Wiley & Sons, Hobken, NJ, USA) were searched on August 1, 2020 without language and date limitation. The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomized controlled trials and the Risk of Bias in Non-Randomized Studies - of Interventions (ROBINS-I) (Cochrane, London, UK) were used to assess the quality of the studies included. SPSS (IBM Corp., Endicott, NY, USA) was used for descriptive, comparative, and correlational summaries.

RESULTS: From 376 articles, only 9 studies met the criteria and were included after screening. The most common outcome was knowledge improvement, followed by increased confidence, and competence. Other outcomes encompassed Attitude, preparedness, and therapeutic engagement.

CONCLUSION: PFA is the most suggested early intervention aftermath and could be acquired by professionals and non-professionals in the mental health area. Nonetheless, to obtain the desired outcome, PFA training programs' quality is vital. This review revealed that most training programs' duration was short, without scenario-based interactions and post-training supervisions. More controlled trials are required to measure the effectiveness of PFA training on the providers.

Matched MeSH terms: Mental Health*

Fulltext Editorial: Health and safety issues of employees in family firms

Bari MW, Ramayah T, Di Virgilio F, Alaverdov E

Front Public Health, 2023;11:1102736.

PMID: 36817924 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1102736

Matched MeSH terms: Occupational Health*

Backsliding on human rights and equity in the Pandemic Accord

Khosla R, McCoy D, Marriot A

Lancet, 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2019-2021.

PMID: 37271154 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01118-2

Matched MeSH terms: Health Equity*

Fulltext Governance of health emergencies

Stocking B, Gostin L, Halton J, Saavedra J, Garcia P, Baptiste Leite R, et al.

Lancet, 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2035.

PMID: 37330736 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01065-6

Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*

Fulltext Interpreting biomonitoring data: Introducing the international human biomonitoring (i-HBM) working group's health-based guidance value (HB2GV) dashboard

Nakayama SF, St-Amand A, Pollock T, Apel P, Bamai YA, Barr DB, et al.

Int J Hyg Environ Health, 2023 Jan;247:114046.

PMID: 36356350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114046

Human biomonitoring (HBM) data measured in specific contexts or populations provide information for comparing population exposures. There are numerous health-based biomonitoring guidance values, but to locate these values, interested parties need to seek them out individually from publications, governmental reports, websites and other sources. Until now, there has been no central, international repository for this information. Thus, a tool is needed to help researchers, public health professionals, risk assessors, and regulatory decision makers to quickly locate relevant values on numerous environmental chemicals. A free, on-line repository for international health-based guidance values to facilitate the interpretation of HBM data is now available. The repository is referred to as the "Human Biomonitoring Health-Based Guidance Value (HB2GV) Dashboard". The Dashboard represents the efforts of the International Human Biomonitoring Working Group (i-HBM), affiliated with the International Society of Exposure Science. The i-HBM's mission is to promote the use of population-level HBM data to inform public health decision-making by developing harmonized resources to facilitate the interpretation of HBM data in a health-based context. This paper describes the methods used to compile the human biomonitoring health-based guidance values, how the values can be accessed and used, and caveats with using the Dashboard for interpreting HBM data. To our knowledge, the HB2GV Dashboard is the first open-access, curated database of HBM guidance values developed for use in interpreting HBM data. This new resource can assist global HBM data users such as risk assessors, risk managers and biomonitoring programs with a readily available compilation of guidance values.

Matched MeSH terms: Public Health; Global Health

Adaptive leadership during challenging times: Effective strategies for health professions educators: AMEE Guide No. 148

McKimm J, Ramani S, Forrest K, Bishop J, Findyartini A, Mills C, et al.

Med Teach, 2023 Feb;45(2):128-138.

PMID: 35543323 DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2057288

Leadership and management are becoming increasingly recognised as vital for high-performing organisations and teams in health professions education. It is often difficult for those embarking on leadership activities (as well as more experienced leaders) to find their way through the volume of literature and generic information on the topic. This guide aims to provide a framework for developing educators' understanding of leadership, management, and followership in the context of health professions education. It explains many relevant approaches to leadership and suggests various strategies through which educators can develop their practice to become more effective.

Matched MeSH terms: Health Occupations*

Evidence-Based Traditional Medicine for Transforming Global Health and Well-Being

Patwardhan B, Wieland LS, Aginam O, Chuthaputti A, Ghelman R, Ghods R, et al.

J Integr Complement Med, 2023 Sep;29(9):527-530.

PMID: 37713586 DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2023.29121.editorial

Matched MeSH terms: Global Health*

Fulltext The Health Argument of Climate Action during COP26: Commentaries on Mental Health Issues

Ramli FF, Syed Hashim SA

Int J Med Sci, 2023;20(9):1163-1164.

PMID: 37575272 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.86368

Matched MeSH terms: Mental Health*

Out-of-Pocket Cost for Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia in Sabah

Liew AC, Shafie AA, Tan BY

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2023 Sep;35(6-7):453-455.

PMID: 37649258 DOI: 10.1177/10105395231197909

Matched MeSH terms: Health Expenditures*

Fulltext Sexual and reproductive health and rights and bodily autonomy in a digital world

Khosla R, Mishra V, Singh S

Sex Reprod Health Matters, 2023 Dec;31(4):2269003.

PMID: 37930349 DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2023.2269003

Matched MeSH terms: Reproductive Health*

mRNA Vaccines, Public Health, and the Nobel Prize

Binns C, Low WY

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2024 Jan;36(1):5-7.

PMID: 38160242 DOI: 10.1177/10105395231223284

Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*

Results from Malaysia's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents

Sharif R, Chong KH, Zakaria NH, Ong ML, Reilly JJ, Wong JE, et al.

J Phys Act Health, 2016 11;13(11 Suppl 2):S201-S205.

PMID: 27848721 DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0404

BACKGROUND: The 2016 Malaysia Active Healthy Kids Report Card aims to collect, assess, and grade current and comprehensive data on physical activity (PA) and associated factors in Malaysian children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years.
METHODS: This report card was developed following the Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card protocol. The Research Working Group identified the core matrices, assessed the key data sources, and evaluated the evidence gathered for grade assignments. A grade was assigned to each indicator by comparing the best available evidence against relevant benchmark using a standardized grading scheme.
RESULTS: Overall Physical Activity, Active Transportation, and Sedentary Behavior were assigned the D grade. The lowest grade of F was assigned to Diet, while School and Government Strategies and Investments were graded higher with a B. Five indicators were assigned INC (incomplete) due to a lack of representative data.
CONCLUSIONS: The report card demonstrates that Malaysian children and adolescents are engaging in low levels of PA and active commuting, high levels of screen time, and have extremely low compliance with dietary recommendations. More efforts are needed to address the root causes of physical inactivity while increasing the opportunities for children and adolescents to be more physically active.
MESH: screen time

Matched MeSH terms: Child Health*; Adolescent Health*; Health Policy; Health Promotion; Health Status Indicators*

Investing in women's health is essential in the era of polycrises

Riha J, Orth Z, Khosla R

BMJ, 2024 Mar 06;384:q550.

PMID: 38448053 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q550

Matched MeSH terms: Women's Health*

Fulltext Assessing the Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Prevention of COVID-19 Infection on Households: Evidence From Malaysia

Jaafar H, Abd Laziz NA, Ithnin M, Azzeri A

Inquiry, 2021;58:469580211062402.

PMID: 34929109 DOI: 10.1177/00469580211062402

COVID-19 infection resulted in significant economic implications to patients as well as a considerable financial burden to the general population for preventive measures. A descriptive study was conducted among staff at one of the public universities in Malaysia to estimate the monthly out-of-pocket expenditures for preventive measures used for COVID-19 infection. The study tool includes questions on household out-of-pocket expenditure and the measurements of the impact of the expenditure on household income. It was found that the average cumulative monthly expenditures related to the preventive measures were US$ 45.90 (Ringgit Malaysia 187.77), which was 4.3% of the household income. The highest expenditures were for traditional and complementary medicine followed by nutraceutical/supplements and disposable facemask. 8% of the households in this study incurred more than ten per cents of their monthly household income for expenditures related to COVID-19 preventive measures. Several households are experiencing substantial financial implications for preventive measures related to COVID-19 infection. This study highlights the out-of-pocket expenditures incurred for preventive measures were substantial for certain households. Effective initiatives from the government on providing subsidized protective personal equipment and a cost-sharing approach could help to alleviate the household financial burden.

Matched MeSH terms: Health Expenditures*

Time for all wound specialties to come together as one family

Nair HK

J Wound Care, 2024 Apr 01;33(Sup4):S3.

PMID: 38573952 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2024.33.Sup4.S3

Matched MeSH terms: Primary Health Care*

Flourishing in later life

Momtaz YA, Hamid TA, Haron SA, Bagat MF

Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2016 Mar-Apr;63:85-91.

PMID: 26627531 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.11.001

Flourishing is a relatively new concept in positive psychology that considers hedonic and eudaimonic aspects of well-being. The current study aims to identify the prevalence and socio-demographic and health factors associated with flourishing among older Malaysians.

Matched MeSH terms: Mental Health

Oral public health in the Asia-pacific region

Binns C, Low WY

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2014 May;26(3):224-5.

PMID: 24824521 DOI: 10.1177/1010539514533252

Matched MeSH terms: Oral Health*; Public Health*

Fulltext Training in male sexual and reproductive health for a primary care physician

Shaiful BI

Malays Fam Physician, 2008;3(1):58-60.

PMID: 25606115

In 2006, I was awarded a scholarship from Universiti Sains Malaysia for Fellowship training at Monash University (MU) for one year. The objective of the training programme was to develop knowledge and skills in several areas, including androgen deficiency, male infertility, prostate disease, testicular tumours, sexual dysfunction and sexually transmitted diseases. The training programme consisted of attachments with clinical specialists, completion of a course work module and a research project. After completion of the training programme, I believe that Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) will benefit from undertaking the training programme that I had completed. It will enable PCPs to assume leadership roles in this multidisciplinary area. The ability of PCPs in handling sexual and reproductive health issues in men will definitely be a more cost effective form of care for patients, particularly as the number of specialists is limited, and even more importantly, it will be satisfying for the patient and the physician.

Matched MeSH terms: Reproductive Health

Fulltext Behaviour Change in Public Health: Evidence and Implications

Pokhrel S, Anokye NK, Reidpath DD, Allotey P

Biomed Res Int, 2015;2015:598672.

PMID: 26380284 DOI: 10.1155/2015/598672

Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*; Health Behavior*

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