scholarly journals Diverse Approaches to Creating and Using Causal Loop Diagrams in Public Health Research: Recommendations From a Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Baugh Littlejohns ◽  
Carly Hill ◽  
Cory Neudorf
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Causal Loop ◽  
Causal Loop Diagrams

Objectives: Complex systems thinking methods are increasingly called for and used as analytical lenses in public health research. The use of qualitative system mapping and in particular, causal loop diagrams (CLDs) is described as one promising method or tool. To our knowledge there are no published literature reviews that synthesize public health research regarding how CLDs are created and used.Methods: We conducted a scoping review to address this gap in the public health literature. Inclusion criteria included: 1) focused on public health research, 2) peer reviewed journal article, 3) described and/or created a CLD, and 4) published in English from January 2018 to March 2021. Twenty-three articles were selected from the search strategy.Results: CLDs were described as a new tool and were based upon primary and secondary data, researcher driven and group processes, and numerous data analysis methods and frameworks. Intended uses of CLDs ranged from illustrating complexity to informing policy and practice.Conclusion: From our learnings we propose nine recommendations for building knowledge and skill in creating and using CLDs for future public health research.

scholarly journals Bridging the academic and practice/policy gap in public health: perspectives from Scotland and Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 632-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
J McAteer ◽  
E Di Ruggiero ◽  
A Fraser ◽  
J W Frank
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Organizational Models ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Critical Commentary ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Knowledge Translation And Exchange ◽  
Research And Policy

Abstract This article presents a critical commentary of specific organizational models and practices for bridging ‘the gap’ between public health research and policy and practice. The authors draw on personal experiences of such models in addition to the wider knowledge translation and exchange literature to reflect on their strengths and weaknesses as implemented in Scotland and Canada since the early 1990s.

scholarly journals Linking fathers and children in administrative data for public health research: a systematic scoping review

The Lancet ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 398 ◽  
pp. S5
Author(s):  
Irina Lut ◽  
Katie Harron ◽  
Pia Hardelid ◽  
Margaret O'Brien ◽  
Jenny Woodman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Public Health Research

Ethical, legal and social issues in the use of mobile technologies and archived cellphone data in the East African region: A Scoping Review (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Sekandi ◽  
Kenya Murray ◽  
Corinne Berryman ◽  
Paula Davis-Olwell ◽  
Caroline Hurst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Public Health Research ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Phone Data ◽  
East African ◽  
African Region ◽  
East African Region

BACKGROUND Mobile phone adoption and the implementation of mobile health (mHealth) interventions to overcome health system challenges is on the rise in Africa and elsewhere in the world. Data derived from mobile phones hold great promise for transforming healthcare delivery and public health research. To date, little is known about the ethical, legal and social concerns related to the use of these data in Africa. OBJECTIVE We conducted a scoping review to explore the existing literature in order to understand the current ethical issues that arise when using mobile technology interventions and call detail records for public health research in the context of East Africa. METHODS We searched PubMed database for published studies describing ethical challenges while using mobile technologies and data in public health research between 2000 and 2020. A predefined search strategy was used as inclusion criteria with search terms such as “East Africa”, “mHealth”, “mobile phone data”, “public health”, “ethics”, or “privacy”. We followed five stages of a published framework for scoping reviews by Arksey and O’Malley. These stages include: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying relevant studies; (3) study selection; (4) charting the data; and (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. Studies were screened using pre-specified eligibility criteria through a two-stage process by two independent reviewers. Data extracted included title, publication year, target population, geographic region, setting, and relevance to mHealth and ethics. RESULTS Of the 94 studies identified from PubMed, 33 met the review inclusion criteria for the final scoping review. The included studies were conducted in three out of five countries in the East African Community. Five themes emerged as major concerns for using mHealth interventions and mobile phone data: privacy and confidentiality, data security and protection concerns, sociocultural issues, regulatory and legal and, adequate informed consent process. CONCLUSIONS This scoping review identified major crosscutting concerns related to use of mobile technologies and mobile phone data common to the East African region. A comprehensive framework that accounts for ethical, sociocultural, legal and regulatory concerns and, adequate consent process is needed to guide the safe use of mobile technology data for public health research purposes.

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