To vaccinate or not to vaccinate!? Predictors of willingness to receive Covid-19 vaccination in Europe, the U.S., and China

Researcher teams around the globe including the “Project Lightspeed” are intensively working on vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the availability of effective vaccines does not guarantee the vaccination willingness among the population. In spring 2021, we investigated the vaccination willingness and its potential predictors in representative online samples in nine countries (China, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, U.K., U.S.). Of the 9,264 participants, 79.9% revealed Covid-19 vaccination willingness. The highest willingness was in the U.K., followed by Spain and China, the lowest in Russia. In most countries, the perception of governmental Covid-19 measures as useful and the use of television reports as Covid-19 information source positively predicted the willingness. Further factors such as demographic variables, mental and physical health status, evaluation of governmental communication, social media use, and general adherence to Covid-19 measures showed a country-specific predictive pattern. Recommendations how to increase the vaccination willingness are provided.

Smart Clothing as a Noninvasive Method to Measure the Physiological Cardiac Parameters

In response to global aging, there have been improvements in healthcare, exercise therapy, health promotion, and other areas. There is a gradually increasing demand for such equipment for health purposes. The main purpose of smart clothing is to monitor the physical health status of the user and analyze the changes in physiological signals of the heart. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the factors that affect the measurement of the heart’s physiological parameters and the users’ comfort while wearing smart clothing as well as to validate the data obtained from smart clothing. This study examined the subjective feelings of users (aged 20–60 years) regarding smart clothing comfort (within 12 h); the median values were comfortable and above (3.4–4.5). The clothing was combined with elastic conductive fiber and spandex to decrease the relative movement of the fiber that acts as a sensor and increase the user’s comfort. Future studies should focus on the optimization of the data obtained using smart clothing. In addition to its use in medical care and post-reconstructive surgery, smart clothing can be used for home care of older adults and infants.

PHYSICAL HEALTH STATUS OF PEOPLE AGED 60 YEARS AND OVER AT NURSING CLUBS IN DISTRICT 10, HO CHI MINH CITY

Background: The age of support and endurance against external and internal factors and agents is greatly less so that the need for health care including physical and mental training to improve the quality of life is essential especially the physical health of the elderly. Target:. Determination of physical health scores and associations of people aged 60 years and older at nursing clubs in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, in 2019. Methods and materials: Descriptive cross-section study. People aged 60 years and over who have been training at nursing clubs living in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City were surveyed from September 2018 to October 2019. Results: The study showed an average score of 63.3 in ±17.3 points. In particular, physical activity: 61.0±23.1; physical limitations: 57.2±26.1; pain sensation: 68.2±22,2; general health: 59.6±14.9. Considering the relationship, as the age group increases, the mean score of the elderly's quality of life decreases statistically significantly in four áreas (p<0,05). Women have a statistically significantly higher mean score on quality of life than men (p<0,05). Conclusions: The results of the study are important information that informs the physical health status of elderly people aged 60 years and older, and suggests recommendations in improving the quality of physical health care of the elderly.

Burnout and Job Stress of Anaesthesiologists in The Tertiary-Class A Hospital Northwest China: A Questionnaire Survey

Background Our purpose was to assess job stress and burnout among anaesthesiologists in The Tertiary-class A Hospital Northwest China. Objectives Analyzes the possible causes and adverse consequences of increased job stress and burnout of anaesthesiologists in this region and puts forward suggestions in combination with the current national policies. Study Design: Questionnaire survey. Setting: Data were collected in the Northwest China from February 2020 until April 2020. Methods We sent electronic questionnaires to all 1960–2017 practising anaesthesiologists of The Tertiary-class A Hospital Northwest China. Of those, 338 (67.6%) were returned and could be used for analysis. Burnout and job stress were assessed by using modified Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey and Chinese Perceived Stress Scale, respectively. Results First, as for emotional exhaustion, the situations of anaesthesiologists with different working years and workload are different with statistical significance (P < 0.05); Second, as for depersonalization, the situations of anaesthesiologists with different age, professional title, working years, physical health status and workload are different(P < 0.05); Third, as for personal accomplishment, the situations of anaesthesiologists with different physical health status are different (P < 0.05); Finally, The regression results showed that the longer the fatigue working years and the worse the physical health of anaesthesiologists in Northwest China, the more likely these two factors were to cause burnout (P < 0.05), as for job stress, there was a negative correlation between job stress and physical health status (P < 0.05). Conclusions Burnout and high job pressure are common among anaesthesiologists in The Tertiary-class A Hospital in Northwest China. We should focus on the allocation of labor intensity, pay attention to the physical and mental health of employees, establish targeted incentive mechanism, and improve the system of promotion and income rises for grassroots doctors. This may be not only conducive to the quality of medical care for patients, but also conducive to the development of anaesthesiology in China. Trial Registration: ChiCTR2000031316. Date registered: Mar 27, 2020.

Relationship between Physiological Health Status, Lifestyle Behaviors, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults in Two Arab Countries

Purpose: Identify the relationships among participants’ lifestyle and their perceptions toward physiological health status. Methods: This is a cross-sectional research study. A convenience sampling was used to recruit 480 adult clients from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Results: The majority of the participants (48.8%) rated their physiological health status as sub-optimal health. Significant positive associations were found between participants’ perceptions about physiological health status as ‘healthy’ and their positive lifestyle and low-risk behaviors for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Specifically, the associations were between not being smoker (χ2 = 4.17, p = 0.04), practicing physical activity (χ2 = 60.9, p < 0.001), eating ≥ 5 cups of fruits and vegetables daily (χ2 = 8.33, p = 0.004), and being normal/under-weight (χ2 = 65.5, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Perception about poor/sub-optimal physical health status is associated with many CVD risk factors. Using a brief screening tool to assess physical health status is recommended at each clinic visit. In addition, periodic physical assessment, full check-up, and follow-up with healthcare providers are highly suggested for those who perceived their physical health status as “poor” to prevent further CVD. Health education is pressingly recommended to improve the awareness of these Arab communities toward the prevention of CVD risk factors and enhancement of positive lifestyle behaviors.

Musculoskeletal pain and physical health status among confirmed COVID-19 patients of Bangladesh

COVID-19 pandemic is now a great headache for the world population. Respiratory symptoms are the main presentation of COVID-19. However, musculoskeletal pain, headache, loss of taste and smell sense, and neurological manifestations may occur. Identification of patterns of musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and physical health status in COVID-19 is crucial. In this cross sectional study, a total 380 individuals with COVID-19 were recruited from the population following selection criteria. Pain varied widely in hip, neck, leg and calf muscles, back and spine, shoulder, arms and hand, and other parts of the body among the respondents. Inconstant, among respondents of younger age group (aged ≤50 year), 37.59% had moderate pain, 6.77% had severe pain, 13.91% had mild pain, and 41.17% had no pain. On the other hand, among older respondents (aged >50 year) 47.37% had moderate pain, 25.44% had severe pain, 13.15% had mild pain, and 14.03% had no pain. The differences between two groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). However, there was no difference in frequency of pain between males and females. Those respondents who had pain was reported having physical health worse than the average compared to that of those who had no pain. BSMMU J 2021; 14 (COVID -19 Supplement): 1-7

Health and well-being of rotation workers in the mining, offshore oil and gas, and construction industry: a systematic review

IntroductionRotation work, characterised by travelling long distances to work in isolated areas where workers typically rotate consecutive days working and living on-site with periods at home, is increasingly used in the resources and construction sectors globally. Such employment practices may have an impact on workers’ health and well-being. This systematic review explores the impact rotation work has on mental and physical outcomes in rotation workers in the resources and construction sectors.MethodThe PubMed, Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus databases were systematically searched on 1 May 2020 to identify quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method studies addressing the health of rotation workers published in peer-reviewed journals. Findings from the studies were summarised narratively.ResultsOf 6268 studies retrieved, 90 studies were included in the review. Studies suggested higher prevalence of psychological distress in onshore rotation workers and higher overweight/obesity rates among rotation workers as compared with the general population. We found more sleep problems and higher levels of smoking during work periods compared with off-site days; and higher alcohol intake during off-site days compared with on-site days. Workers generally perceived their physical health status as good. High-perceived job demands (such as workload, repetitive work) were associated with mental distress and exhaustion, sleep problems and perceived poor physical health status, while high-perceived job resources (such as job clarity/control, support) were associated with low mental distress and exhaustion, less smoking and alcohol intake, and better sleep.ConclusionRotation work is associated with several poorer health behaviours and outcomes, such as sleep problems, smoking, alcohol consumption and overweight/obesity. Interventions needed to improve rotation workers’ health should include maximising available job resources and reducing job demands. Further longitudinal studies are needed to explore the long-term health effects of rotation work and the short-term contextual effects of the different aspects of rotation work.