scholarly journals Cross-sectional time trends in psychological and somatic health complaints among adolescents: a structural equation modelling analysis of ‘Health Behaviour in School-aged Children’ data from Switzerland

2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 1189-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Dey ◽  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
Andrew J. Mackinnon
Keyword(s):  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Somatic Health ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Modelling Analysis

scholarly journals What factors influence older people’s intention to enrol in nursing homes? A cross-sectional observational study in Shanghai, China

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e021741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengyun Luo ◽  
Yajiong Xue ◽  
Shunxing Zhang ◽  
Yuanyuan Dong ◽  
Dandan Mo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Equation Modelling

ObjectivesGiven the increasing need of long-term care and the low occupancy rate of nursing homes in Shanghai, this study attempts to explore what factors influence older people’s intention to enrol in nursing homes.DesignA cross-sectional observational study based on the theory of reasoned action was conducted. Survey data were collected from subjects during face-to-face interviews. Structural equation modelling was employed for data analysis.SettingThis study was conducted in six community health service centres in Shanghai, China. Two service centres were selected in urban, suburban and rural areas, respectively.ParticipantsA total of 641 Shanghai residents aged over 60 were surveyed.ResultsStructural equation modelling analysis showed that the research model fits the data well (χ2/df=2.948, Comparative Fit Index=0.972 and root mean squared error of approximation =0.055). Attitude (β=0.41, p<0.01), subjective norm (β=0.28, p<0.01) and value-added service (β=0.16, p<0.01) were directly associated with enrolment intention, explaining 32% of variance in intention. Attitude was significantly influenced by loneliness (β=−0.08, p<0.05), self-efficacy (β=0.32, p<0.01) and stigma (β=−0.24, p<0.01), while subjective norm was significantly influenced by life satisfaction (β=−0.15, p<0.01) and stigma (β=−0.43, p<0.01).ConclusionsThis study advances knowledge regarding the influencing factors of older people’s intention to enrol in nursing homes. It suggests that Chinese older persons’ perceived stigma has the strongest indirect effect on their intention to enrol in nursing homes. This is unique to the Chinese context and has practical implications for eldercare in China and other Asian countries with similar sociocultural contexts.

scholarly journals PO 8313 PREDICTORS OF HEALTH INSTITUTIONAL READINESS FOR EBOLA EPIDEMIC CONTAINMENT IN NIGERIA: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING (SEM) APPROACH

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A28.3-A29
Author(s):  
Joshua Adekeye ◽  
Eustasius Musenge ◽  
Oyedunni Arulogun
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Minor Element ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Equation Modelling

BackgroundThere is paucity of literature on organisational readiness in the health space. Previous studies focus on epidemic preparedness and often depict readiness as a minor element in the implementation space. This study investigated the predictors of health institutional readiness to implement innovations for combating an Ebola epidemic outbreak in Nigeria.MethodsThe cross-sectional, mixed methods design was employed. The study population was 785 health care workers and non-health workers working at University of Port-Harcourt Teaching Hospital (Nigeria). The purposive sampling was used for qualitative study while the stratified random sampling technique was utilised for the quantitative study. Qualitative data were collected from fifteen respondents while a total of 511 questionnaires were administered at the study site. The qualitative data was analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The quantitative data was analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM).ResultsThe qualitative study suggested that quality improvement was perceived as most useful in influencing all the tree sub-components of readiness. Training is perceived as most useful in building readiness while it is perceived to be moderately useful in influencing the sub-component of readiness. The OLS estimates indicates that QI/QA exert a positive and significant effect on motivation (β=0.004, p<0.05) and general capacity score (β=0.28 p<0.05) while it inversely but significantly exerts influence on innovation specific capacity (β=−0.21×10–3, p<0.05). The SEM/pathway analysis shows the direct and indirect routes of interactions among predictors of readiness after adjusting for confounders. All the explanatory variables have significant effect on readiness except gender which was dropped from the final model.ConclusionThe strength of evidence of how an evidence-based system for innovation support can influence readiness was established. Though readiness is a rate-determining step in ensuring robust and effective implementation outcomes for epidemic containment, exploring innovation outcomes and their amplification through explicitly target readiness dynamics requires further investigation.

Middle East Tourists' Behaviour Towards Malaysian Gastronomy and Dining Experience in Malaysia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-79
Author(s):  
Quee-Ling Leong ◽  
Shahrim Ab Karim ◽  
Bee-Lia Chua ◽  
Kallayanee Tengpongsathon
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
Modelling Analysis ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Model Approach

The global Muslim tourists' expenditure on gastronomy products is on the rise. However, to date few studies were conducted to empirically determine the behaviour of the Muslim tourists' especially from the Middle East countries towards Malaysian gastronomy. Therefore, the key purpose of the present study was to empirically determine the Middle East tourists' behaviour towards their dining experience in Malaysia by employing the basis of means-end model approach. The proposed conceptual model of this study was tested using structural equation modelling analysis. The findings revealed that gastronomy attributes, dining quality and overall satisfaction of dining experience were significant positive predictors of the Middle East tourists' behavioural intention. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed and this paper ends with some suggestions for future research.

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