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Resident satisfaction indicators in long term care settings in the United States: A scoping review
Article describes how, due to an increasingly aging population and long-term care available, the number of older adults seeking long-term care facilities is growing. According to the authors, the aim of this study is to summarize the evidence on the types of resident satisfaction indicators utilized in long term care settings in the United States.
Date:
September 20, 2023
Creator:
Li, Xiaoli; Mpofu, Elias; Collins, Sandra; Yin, Cheng & Shaw, Thomas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hyperemesis gravidarum and the risk of childhood cancer- A case-control study in Denmark
Article describes how only a few studies have reported on the association between hyperemesis gravidarum and the risk of childhood cancer. The authors examined possible associations in this population-based study in Denmark.
Date:
October 23, 2023
Creator:
Orimoloye, Helen T.; Deng, Chuanjie; Hansen, Johnni; Olsen, Jorn; Saechao, Chai; Ritz, Beate et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and pregnancy complications and birth outcomes: A population-based cohort study in Denmark
Article describes how alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is related to developing lung and liver disease, but no large-scale studies examine its association with birth outcomes. The authors investigated the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes in mothers and children with AATD.
Date:
January 2, 2024
Creator:
Orimoloye, Helen T.; He, Di; Li, Tong; Janzen, Carla; Barjaktarevic, Igor; Wang, Xuexia et al.
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The UNT Digital Library
Navigating Privacy and Data Safety: The Implications of Increased Online Activity among Older Adults Post-COVID-19 Induced Isolation
Article asserts that the COVID-19 pandemic spurred older adults to use information and communication technology (ICT) for maintaining connections and engagement during social distancing. This paper highlights the gap in the literature regarding the increased privacy and data security risks for older adults adopting technology due to isolation during the pandemic.
Date:
June 17, 2023
Creator:
Alagood, John; Prybutok, Gayle & Prybutok, Victor R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Association between medically diagnosed postnatal infection and childhood cancers: A matched case-control study in Denmark, 1978 to 2016
Article describes how, although the association between infection and childhood cancer has been long investigated, there is limited information on rarer cancers. This article aimed to explore the association between postnatal infection and childhood cancers in the Danish population.
Date:
May 27, 2023
Creator:
Sirirungreung, Anupong; Hansen, Johnni; Ritz, Beate & Heck, Julia E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dementia and COVID-19 among Older African American Adults: A Scoping Review of Healthcare Access and Resources
Article discusses how African American/Black communities comprise 12.2% of the U.S. population, with a COVID-19 infection rate of more than 18% and marginal access to healthcare services. This scoping review synthesizes the emerging evidence on healthcare accessibility among older African American adult communities with dementia and COVID-19, as well as the resource requirements for this population during the pandemic.
Date:
February 16, 2023
Creator:
Udoh, Idorenyin Imoh; Mpofu, Elias & Prybutok, Gayle
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Subjective Functional Difficulties and Subjective Cognitive Decline in Older-Age Adults: Moderation by Age Cohorts and Mediation by Mentally Unhealthy Days
Article discusses how, despite the expected positive association between subjective functional difficulties (SFD) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD), their mediation by mentally unhealthy days (MUDs) is under-studied. This study examined the mediation effect of MUDs on the association between SFD and SCD by age cohorts’ moderation among older adults.
Date:
January 16, 2023
Creator:
Komalasari, Renata; Mpofu, Elias; Prybutok, Gayle & Ingman, Stanley R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Framing of COVID-19 in Newspapers: A Perspective from the US-Mexico Border
Article discusses the degree to which the media report a health emergency and how it affects the seriousness with which the people respond to combat the health crisis. After collecting relevant news articles, we used sentiment analysis, rapid automatic keyword extraction (RAKE), and co-occurrence network analysis to examine the main themes and sentiments of COVID-19 news articles.
Date:
November 24, 2022
Creator:
Afrin, Rifat; Harun, Ahasan; Prybutok, Gayle & Prybutok, Victor R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Migrant and refugee youth perspectives on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Australia: a systematic review
Article discusses how migrant and refugee youth (MRY) in Australia face specific experiences that inform their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This review examines the understandings and perspectives of MRY.
Date:
December 2, 2022
Creator:
Napier-Raman, Sharanya; Hossain, Syeda Zakia; Lee, Mi-Joung; Mpofu, Elias; Liamputtong, Pranee & Dune, Tinashe
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cultural and Social Factors in Care Delivery Among African American Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Scoping Review
Article asserts that cultural and social factors significantly influence the care provided to persons with dementia. This scoping review aimed to map emerging evidence on the influence of cultural and social factors on care delivery among Africa American caregivers of persons with dementia, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date:
January 25, 2022
Creator:
Imoh, Udoh Idorenyin & Charity, Tinofirei
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Children’s health insurance coverage and adequacy from 2016 to 2018: Racial/ethnic disparities under the ACA
This article presents a study to advance health disparities research by documenting the racial/ethnic disparities in children’s health insurance coverage and health insurance adequacy under the implementation and revisions of the Affordable Care Act between 2016 and 2018 in America.
Date:
July 29, 2022
Creator:
Shen, Yuying; Turner, Carlene Buchanan; Perkins, Robert K. & Moore, Ami R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Prenatal ambient pesticide exposure and childhood retinoblastoma
Article examines prenatal pesticide exposure as a risk factor for retinoblastoma in children.
Date:
August 26, 2022
Creator:
Thompson, Shiraya; Ritz, Beate; Cockburn, Miles & Heck, Julia E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Daily Living Subjective Cognitive Decline Indicators in Older Adults with Depressive Symptoms: A Scoping Review and Categorization Using Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
This article is a scoping review that identifies subjective cognitive decline (SCD) indicators in ADLs and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) in older adults with depressive symptoms using the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).
Date:
August 10, 2022
Creator:
Komalasari, Renata; Mpofu, Elias; Prybutok, Gayle & Ingman, Stanley R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Collaborative Implementation Strategy to Increase Falls Prevention Training Using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Approach
Article is a study examining outcomes of a partnership among an academic institution, government agency, community organizations, and emergency management services to implement a falls prevention training program using an Age-Friendly Health Systems approach.
Date:
March 30, 2022
Creator:
Severance, Jennifer Jurado; Rivera-Torres, Solymar; Cho, Jinmyoung; Hartos, Jessica; Khan, Amal & Knebl, Janice
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Harm Minimisation Drug Policy Implementation Qualities: Their Efficacy with Australian Needle and Syringe Program Providers and People Who Inject Drugs
Article examines the implementation quality priorities of Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) providers and PWID (people who inject drugs) in an Australian setting. This research presents novel findings guiding NSP harm reduction programmes for sustainability framed on provider and consumer implementation quality priorities and envisages future studies on boundary conditions of NSP harm reduction implementation in other jurisdictions.
Date:
March 14, 2022
Creator:
Resiak, Danielle; Mpofu, Elias & Rothwell, Roderick
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mechanisms of Social Interaction and Virtual Connections as Strong Predictors of Wellbeing of Older Adults
Article examining the domains of social determinants of health, specifically the social and community context per Healthy People 2030 objectives. These mechanisms of social interaction, in the form of group activities, community engagement, and virtual interactions via email or text message, were assessed using hierarchical regression analysis to find out their association with wellbeing, depression symptoms, and cognition of older adults.
Date:
February 27, 2022
Creator:
Sen, Keya; Prybutok, Victor R.; Prybutok, Gayle & Senn, William
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The use of digital technology for social wellbeing reduces social isolation in older adults: A systematic review
Article is a systematic review emphasizes the need for technology use in older adults to reduce social isolation.
Date:
December 31, 2021
Creator:
Sen, Keya; Prybutok, Gayle & Prybutok, Victor R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mental Illness and Youth-Onset Homelessness: A Retrospective Study among Adults Experiencing Homelessness
This article retrospectively evaluating the association between the timing of homelessness onset (youth versus adult) and mental illness as a reason for homelessness among homeless adults living in homeless shelters and/or receiving services from homeless-serving agencies in Texas and Oklahoma. A better understanding of these relationships could inform needs for early interventions and/or better prepare agencies that serve at-risk youth to address precursors to youth homelessness.
Date:
September 28, 2020
Creator:
Iwundu, Chisom N.; Chen, Tzu-An; Edereka-Great, Kirsteen; Businelle, Michael S.; Kendzor, Darla E. & Reitzel, Lorraine R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Predictors of Overnight and Emergency Treatment among Homeless Adults
This article aims to identify the sociodemographic predictors associated with overnight and emergency hospital treatment among a sample of homeless adults.
Date:
May 5, 2020
Creator:
Iwundu, Chisom N.; Agrawal, Pooja; Businelle, Michael S.; Kendzor, Darla E. & Reitzel, Lorraine R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sleep duration is associated with vitamin D deficiency in older women living in Macao, China: A pilot cross-sectional study
Article investigating whether sleep duration was associated with vitamin D status in a population from Macao, China, and whether sleep duration modified the association between MetS and vitamin D deficiency.
Date:
March 4, 2020
Creator:
Mpofu, Elias; Liu, Xiaoying; Ke, Liang; Ho, Jacky; Abboud, Myriam; Brennan-Speranza, Tara C. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Private patient rooms and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A hospital-level analysis of administrative data from the United States
Article presents research using hospital-level data from the US to determine whether private patient rooms (PPRs) are associated with fewer in hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) infections.
Date:
July 9, 2020
Creator:
O'Neill, Liam; Stockbridge, Erica L.; Miller, Thaddeus L. & Park, Sae-Hwan
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Integrated Structural Equation Model of eHealth Behavioral Intention
Article presents an integrated model to explain the learning process and provide essential antecedents of eHealth behavioral intention.
Date:
September 27, 2019
Creator:
Prybutok, Gayle; Prybutok, Victor R.; Ta, Anh Viet & Lui, Xiaotong
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A retrospective cross-national examination of COVID-19 outbreak in 175 countries: a multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis (January 11-June 28, 2020)
Article is a study that retrospectively examined the health and social determinants of the COVID-19 outbreak in 175 countries from a spatial epidemiological approach.
Date:
September 30, 2020
Creator:
Iyanda, Ayodeji Emmanuel; Adeleke, Richard; Lu, Yongmei; Osayomi, Tolulope; Adaralegbe, Adeleye; Lasode, Mayowa et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Trusting Sources of Information on Quality of Physician Care
Article studying the contextual and personal characteristics that influence patient-consumers’ decisions to trust or ignore information sources about healthcare quality.
Date:
August 24, 2020
Creator:
Moore, Ami R.; Hudson, Cassie; Chumbler, Neale & Amey, Foster
System:
The UNT Digital Library