Reducing Inequalities in Health and Diet: Findings from a Study on the Impact of a Food Retail Development

The health and diet impacts of a large-scale food retail development within a deprived area of Glasgow (Springburn) are reported. The study used a prospective quasi-experimental design which compared changes in diet and psychological health in an area where a new hypermarket was built (the intervention area) with a similarly deprived comparison area in Glasgow (Shettleston). A postal survey was undertaken both before and one year after the hypermarket was built, to assess changes in diet, self-reported health, and perceptions of neighbourhood. Changes in the retail structure of both areas were assessed through a ‘before-and-(repeated)-after’ intervention shop count survey. Qualitative data on diet, the neighbourhood, and the impact of the store were collected through focus groups. The quantitative study found limited improvements in diet and health. There was weak evidence for the impact of the hypermarket on population diet. There was weak evidence that poor psychological health in the intervention area reduced. Amongst those who ‘switched’ to the new hypermarket there was weak evidence of a small improvement in mean fruit and vegetable consumption but good evidence of psychological health improvement. Qualitative and retail survey results reinforce this, identifying perceptions of areal improvement through redevelopment and a small positive impact of the new store on the retail structure of the intervention area.

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Assessment of the impact of emigration on the origin economy

Verslas teorija ir praktika ◽

10.3846/btp.2019.18 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 187-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rita Remeikienė ◽

Ligita Gasparėnienė

Keyword(s):

Vocational Training ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Labour Force ◽

Theoretical Research ◽

Health Improvement ◽

Monetary Transfers ◽

The Unemployed ◽

The Impact ◽

Selection Of

Our article concentrates to the main aim – to assess the impact of emigration on an origin economy. This topic was chosen because the theoretical research has disclosed that the positive impact of emigration usually manifests through monetary transfers to a native country while the negative impact mainly emerges as a reduction in the labour force, which, in its turn, causes deterioration of a country’s demographic and economic situation. It has been found that the growing flows of emigration significantly reduce Lithuanian population and cause “brain drain”. High emigration rates also have a negative impact on Lithuanian national economy, in particular, its unemployment rate (the opposite effect). To reduce the rates of emigration from the country, Lithuania must develop and improve such ALPM’s elements as combination of work and dual vocational training, targeted selection of the industries for arrangement of an apprenticeship, manual training, dual vocational training and workplace training, segmentation of the unemployed by the indications of employment impediment, individual work with the unemployed to restore their basic skills (motivation, practice, health improvement), vocational guidance of young people (students) and early involvement of students into the labour market by combining studies and work.

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Efficacy of communication-based interventions on physicians and patients’ outcome: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Romanian Journal of Medical Practice ◽

10.37897/rjmp.2021.3.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 297-306

Author(s):

Andreea Raluca ADAM ◽

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Florinda Tinela GOLU ◽

Keyword(s):

Psychological Health ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

General Medicine ◽

Medical Specialty ◽

Health Improvement ◽

Psychological Outcome ◽

Patient Health ◽

Health Related ◽

Randomised Controlled ◽

The Impact

Communication-based intervention on physicians are strongly linked to patient health improvement. We proceeded examine the efficiency of these programs interventions for relevant outcomes in patients life, along with study quality, publication bias and potential moderators. For this meta-analysis, we searched 2 databases, including: Web of Science and PubMed, using a comprehensive search strategy to identify the efficacy of the physician interventions on patient’s outcome studies in the literature, published from inception of 1965. Studies reporting means of health-related outcome in patients were included in the analyses. Studies quality was assessed with risk of bias tool. Meta-regression was used to explore heterogeneity of the year of published studies moderator and subgroup analysis was used to explore the medical specialty moderator. Of the 3,470 studies initially identified, 14 were eligible for inclusion. These studies had a large diversity of program interventions. The mean effect size representing the impact of communication intervention on patients physical and psychological health was not significant. The only significant mean effect was represented by psychological outcome. Significant associations were found between year of studies and general medicine specialization. In conclusion the impact of physicians’ intervention in not efficient on patients’ communication and medical outcome but it improves psychological health

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Systematic Review: Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on wellbeing outcomes for adolescent or adult victim/survivors of recent rape or sexual assault

Journal of Health Psychology ◽

10.1177/1359105320950799 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 135910532095079

Author(s):

Jane Lomax ◽

Jane Meyrick

Keyword(s):

Sexual Assault ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Psychosocial Interventions ◽

Evidence Base ◽

Behavioural Therapy ◽

First Response ◽

Weak Evidence ◽

Cognitive Behavioural ◽

Trauma Processing ◽

The Impact

Sexual assault and rape are common forms of sexual violence/abuse. The psychological/health consequences represent significant and ongoing harm. It seems imperative that victim/survivors receive evidence-based support within first response settings. To assess what psychosocial interventions work for victim/survivors of a recent sexual assault. Twenty-seven electronic databases were systematically searched. Narrative data synthesis was used to read across studies. Reporting format follows PRISMA checklist. Ten studies were identifed including range of interventions. The evidence is sparse and scientifically weak, common flaws are reviewed. There is some weak evidence for the impact of video and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based interventions, especially trauma processing. There is a gap in the evidence base on psychosocial interventions for victim/survivors of sexual assault and higher quality research is required.

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Food Retail Liberalization, Food Retail Structure and Food Prices: The Italian Case

Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization ◽

10.1515/jafio-2017-0029 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Elena Castellari ◽

Alessandro Bonanno ◽

Paolo Sckokai

Keyword(s):

Consumer Price Index ◽

Food Prices ◽

Food Retail ◽

Food Stores ◽

Italian Case ◽

Italian Market ◽

Food And Beverage ◽

Retail Structure ◽

The Impact ◽

Different Levels

Abstract In the last two decades the Italian food retail industry has changed considerably also thanks to the liberalization process started with the 1998 retail regulation reform. In this study, we investigate the impact of such reform on the food and beverage consumer price index, controlling for the endogenous nature of the policy adoption across regions, and addressing what changes in food retail structure may have driven those effects. We find that the policy had a mitigating effect on food prices, which can be explained by the change in the number and composition of food stores operating in the Italian market, rather than by the changes in store size and in-store services. We find the policy effects not to be statistically different across regions characterized by different levels of liberalization.

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Health-related outcomes of new grocery store interventions: a systematic review

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980017000933 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (12) ◽

pp. 2236-2248 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

AM Hasanthi Abeykoon ◽

Rachel Engler-Stringer ◽

Nazeem Muhajarine

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Methodological Quality ◽

Food Access ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

Grocery Store ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Health Related ◽

The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the evidence of the impact of new food store (supermarket/grocery store) interventions on selected health-related outcomes.DesignA systematic review following the Effective Public Health Practice Project guidelines. All quantitative studies were assessed for their methodological quality. Results were synthesized narratively.SettingEight electronic databases – MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, ProQuest Public Health, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library – were searched to identify relevant records.SubjectsPeer-reviewed scholarly journal articles on new grocery store/supermarket interventions with adult study populations, published in the English language after 1995.ResultsEleven records representing seven new grocery store interventions were identified. Six were assessed having ‘weak’ methodological quality, one as ‘moderate’ and two as ‘strong’. All studies reported fruit and vegetable consumption but results were not consistent, some studies reporting significantly more and others no increase in consumption. BMI and self-rated health did not show significant improvements. Perceptions of food access, neighbourhood satisfaction and psychological health showed significant improvements.ConclusionsImproved food access through establishment of a full-service food retailer, by itself, does not show strong evidence towards enhancing health-related outcomes over short durations. Presently the field is developing and the complex linking pathways/mechanisms are yet to be elucidated. Further evidence, in the form of high-quality research in different communities with longer follow-up periods, is needed to inform policy decisions.

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Veggies4myHeart—a digital game to promote vegetable consumption in preschool children

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckab120.024 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽

Author(s):

Cátia Braga-Pontes ◽

Sara Simões-Dias ◽

Marlene Lages ◽

Maria Pedro Guarino ◽

Pedro Graça

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Nutrition Education ◽

Cardiovascular Health ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Digital Game ◽

Post Test ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Vegetable consumption is particularly low in childhood and is one of the main concerns about diet in this age range. Vegetable consumption is associated with better cardiovascular health and the prevention of other chronic non-communicable diseases. Therefore, it is important to find strategies to promote vegetable consumption at early ages, since eating habits established in childhood tend to persist into adulthood. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of using a digital game on knowledge about vegetables and his consumption, in preschool children. Methods This is an experimental study conducted in a Portuguese preschool, with children from 3 to 6 years (n = 39). A pre- and post-test were conducted to determine vegetable intake (carrot, lettuce, cucumber, tomato and purple cabbage) and knowledge about vegetables. The intervention consisted of 20-minutes educational sessions with the digital game Veggies4myHeart, once a week for five weeks. A 6-month follow-up was realized. Results There was a statistically significant increase in the consumption of all vegetables from the pre- test to the post-test. Intake at follow-up was higher than pre-test for the five vegetables and the intake of cucumber and tomato was higher in the follow-up than in post-test. In the knowledge assessment, a higher number of correct answers were obtained in the post-test. Conclusions The use of the digital game ‘Veggies4myHeart’ had a positive impact on the consumption and knowledge about vegetables in preschool children. The use of digital games could be a useful tool for conducting nutrition education with preschool children.

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Emotional and motivational content of the process of developing future teachers’ culture of safe use of information environment

Scientific bulletin of South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K D Ushynsky ◽

10.24195/2617-6688-2019-4-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 (4 (129)) ◽

pp. 7-12

Author(s):

Anatoliy Yanovskiy

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Analysis ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Information Environment ◽

Future Teachers ◽

The Future ◽

The Impact ◽

Selection Of

The article presents the phenomenon of forming the culture of future teachers’ safe use of information environment through the selection of emotional and motivational content. The emotional and motivational contents enabling the formation of the culture of a safe use of the information environment should be aimed at taking into account the personality of the future teacher, the tendencies and state of the modern information technologies, students’ interests and needs. Modern realities point to a gap in educational materials which do not keep step with the rapid development of information and communication technologies, which decreases future teachers’ motivation to form the information culture and the culture of safe use of the information environment in particular. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need to select emotional and motivational content to form the culture of future teachers’ safe use of information environment and to highlight the positive impact of the emotional and motivational contents on the process. The objectives of the study were as follows: theoretical analysis of the scientific literature regarding the peculiarities of the content of emotional and motivational directions in the process of forming the culture of the future teachers’ safe use of information environment; clarification of priority content-centred topics aimed at developing the culture of the future teachers’ safe use of the information environment. In view of the specification of the tasks, in the research there have been used theoretical analysis of the scientific and pedagogical literature which made it possible to find out the modern approaches of researchers to the formation of the culture of the future teachers’ safe use of the information environment through the selection of emotional and motivational content. Some methods of empirical research have been used, including questionnaires, in order to clarify future teachers’ wishes and interests regarding the filling of the thematic content of the safe use of the information environment. The results of the study allowed revealing the topics that were of interested for the future teachers in terms of the safe use of the information environment: the efficiency and safety of navigation in the information environment, the impact of the irrational use of the information environment on physical and psychological health and ways to overcome it; information hygiene. Keywords: culture, safe use of the information environment, emotions, motives.

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The impact of urban gardens on adequate and healthy food: a systematic review

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980017002944 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 416-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Mariana T Garcia ◽

Silvana M Ribeiro ◽

Ana Claudia Camargo Gonçalves Germani ◽

Cláudia M Bógus

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Vegetable Consumption ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Community Gardens ◽

Healthy Food ◽

Organic Production ◽

Urban Gardens ◽

Eligibility Criteria ◽

Bias Risk ◽

The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the impacts on food and nutrition-related outcomes resulting from participation in urban gardens, especially on healthy food practices, healthy food access, and healthy food beliefs, knowledge and attitudes.DesignThe systematic review identified studies by searching the PubMed, ERIC, LILACS, Web of Science and Embase databases. An assessment of quality and bias risk of the studies was carried out and a narrative summary was produced.SettingStudies published as original articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals in English, Spanish or Portuguese between 2005 and 2015 were included.SubjectsThe studies included were based on data from adult participants in urban gardens.ResultsTwenty-four studies were initially selected based on the eligibility criteria, twelve of which were included. There was important heterogeneity of settings, population and assessment methods. Assessment of quality and bias risk of the studies revealed the need for greater methodological rigour. Most studies investigated community gardens and employed a qualitative approach. The following were reported: greater fruit and vegetable consumption, better access to healthy foods, greater valuing of cooking, harvest sharing with family and friends, enhanced importance of organic production, and valuing of adequate and healthy food.ConclusionsThematic patterns related to adequate and healthy food associated with participation in urban gardens were identified, revealing a positive impact on practices of adequate and healthy food and mainly on food perceptions.

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Role of perceived HRM toward workplace bullying and turnover intention: mediating role of resilience and psychological health

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration ◽

10.1108/apjba-12-2020-0448 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Noopur ◽

Richa Burman

Keyword(s):

Psychological Health ◽

Turnover Intention ◽

Workplace Bullying ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Research Work ◽

Measurement Model ◽

Medium Size ◽

Content Type ◽

The Impact

Purpose The present research work has tried to investigate the impact of workplace bullying (WB) on turnover intention (TI); the study has also analyzed the effect of psychological health (PH) and resilience (RS) indirectly as mediators in between WB and TI. Further, the role of perceived HRM as a moderator directly and through RS has been tested. The study has been carried in the context of Indian IT sector.Design/methodology/approach The analysis of the moderated mediation model was done through PLS-SEM, owing to the medium size of the sample. SmartPLS 3 was used to check on the psychometric principles if any for the measurement model and also adopt a two-step analysis for the proposed model.Findings The findings of the present study have validated the empirical model, showing a significant relationship in between the proposed constructs. WB had a positive impact on TI whereas PH and RS turned out to be partial mediators but there was no evidence as to which mediator had a larger impact. Further, perceived HRM served as a moderator in between WB and TI and also through RS.Originality/value The study is first of its kind which has tried to investigate an exhaustive mediated moderation model in the Indian IT sector. The study has postulated that it is not just the HRM content but the perceptions of employees toward HRM which can be beneficial in resolving sensitive issues such as WB and eventually turnover intents.

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