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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/open-access-journal-articles/s12877-023-04312-3/) Contextualizing the results of an integrative review on the characteristics of dementia-friendly hospitals: a workshop with professional dementia experts
Dec 12th 2023, 10:58

To become a dementia-friendly hospital (DFH) is increasingly being discussed in health care practice, research, politics and society. In our previous integrative review, we identified six characteristics of DF…
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/transportability_without_positivity__a_synthesis-4-aspx/) Transportability Without Positivity: A Synthesis of Statistical and Simulation Modeling
Dec 12th 2023, 10:38

Studies designed to estimate the effect of an action in a randomized or observational setting often do not represent a random sample of the desired target population. Instead, estimates from that study can be transported to the target population. However, transportability methods generally rely on a positivity assumption, such that all relevant covariate patterns in the target population are also observed in the study sample. Strict eligibility criteria, particularly in the context of randomized trials, may lead to violations of this assumption. Two common approaches to address positivity violations are restricting the target population and restricting the relevant covariate set. As neither of these restrictions is ideal, we instead propose a synthesis of statistical and simulation models to address positivity violations. We propose corresponding g-computation and inverse probability weighting estimators. The restriction and synthesis approaches to addressing positivity violations are contrasted with a simulation experiment and an illustrative example in the context of sexually transmitted infection testing uptake. In both cases, the proposed synthesis approach accurately addressed the original research question when paired with a thoughtfully selected simulation model. Neither of the restriction approaches was able to accurately address the motivating question. As public health decisions must often be made with imperfect target population information, model synthesis is a viable approach given a combination of empirical data and external information based on the best available knowledge.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/ort0000694/) Body mass index mediates the direct association of subjective social status and hypertension in a fulani west African immigrant sample.
Dec 12th 2023, 10:38

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol 93(6), 2023, 494-503; doi:10.1037/ort0000694
The inverse association between social status and hypertension (HTN) often observed in native-born populations may not hold among immigrants from regions where larger bodies are markers of success. Qualitative evidence suggests that many African immigrant groups view larger body size as a marker of social status. The present study examined the relationships between subjective social status, body mass index (BMI), and HTN in a cross-sectional, community snowball sample of 218 West African Fulani immigrants living in New York City. Over a third of the sample met criteria for HTN. Higher subjective social status within the Fulani community was directly associated with higher likelihood of HTN. BMI fully mediated this association. Member checking revealed a community narrative in which being heavy indicated higher status. These findings provide the first quantitative evidence that aesthetic markers of status within African immigrant communities may comprise risks to cardiovascular health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/fare-12965/) Asian American parenting in a racialized world: The role of ideological contexts and intergenerational gaps
Dec 12th 2023, 10:36

Abstract
Objective
To understand the challenges that have impeded Asian American parents’ critical responses toward racism, we looked at interpretive contexts, as well as the recent immigration contexts and their impacts on intergenerational relationships.
Background
Asian Americans are the fastest growing diverse group in the United States. The advent of COVID-19 resulted in a dramatic increase of anti-Asian hate crimes.
Methods
We reviewed research on Asian American parents’ racialized experiences and the challenges they face when raising children to respond to racism. With a contextual perspective, we highlighted three ideological concepts that have shaped the interpretive context for Asian American parents’ responses to racism, including the model minority myth, the just-world view, and the cultural maintenance model. We also looked at how recent waves of immigration may have compounded intergenerational gaps in many Asian American families, with both developmental and acculturational differences between generations.
Results and Conclusion
Understanding these contexts provides insights into how to best support Asian American parents as they communicate with their children on complicated topics. These support can help faciliate these parents’ ability to remain grounded in their ethnic-racial group, while uniting with other diverse groups in dismantling racism.
Implications
Informational and sociocultural resources are needed to help Asian American parents develop racial literacy and seek changes. We encourage practitioners to develop cultural competency and deepen their understanding of immigrant families’ developmental and acculturational needs.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/video/the-long-term-care-crisis-why-few-can-afford-to-grow-old-in-america/) The Long-Term Care Crisis—Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America
Dec 12th 2023, 10:32

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/podcasts/hidden-in-plain-sight-concealing-enslavement-in-american-visual-culture/) Hidden in Plain Sight: Concealing Enslavement in American Visual Culture
Dec 12th 2023, 10:19

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/news/number-of-overdoses-in-cork-linked-to-dangerous-synthetic-drug-rises-to-13/) Number of overdoses in Cork linked to dangerous synthetic drug rises to 13
Dec 12th 2023, 10:07

Overdoses believed to relate to the presence in heroin of nitazene, a synthetic opioid 25 times stronger than fentanyl. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/grey-literature/report-of-a-special-committee-political-interference-and-academic-freedom-in-floridas-public-higher-education-system-2/) Report of a Special Committee: Political Interference and Academic Freedom in  Florida’s Public Higher Education System
Dec 12th 2023, 09:54

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/02650533-2023-2185212-2/) Realising a responsive social work practice in a non-responsive context
Dec 12th 2023, 09:36

Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2023, Page 463-476. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/open-access-journal-articles/s12888-023-05433-0/) Causal associations between COVID-19 and childhood mental disorders
Dec 12th 2023, 08:49

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can invade both the peripheral and central nervous systems and impact the function of the brain. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the mutu…
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/news/auntie-becs-boutique-helps-youth-in-need-feel-welcomed/) Auntie Bec’s Boutique helps youth in need feel welcomed
Dec 12th 2023, 08:38

Becca Schroeder has worked with Ramsey County as a social worker for nearly two decades. “I fell in love with teenagers and have worked with them my whole career,” said Schroeder. “I can’t think of a population I’d rather work with.”
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/0044118x231201438/) Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors
Dec 12th 2023, 08:28

Youth &Society, Ahead of Print. Little is known about the implications of cannabis legalization on adolescent health behaviors. This study sought to examine the relationship between recreational cannabis legalization and adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Data on 371,487 respondents who have ever had sexual intercourse from 41 states in the 2005 to 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey was linked with data on state-level cannabis policies. Difference-in-differences logistic regression models were conducted. Recreational cannabis legalization was associated with a reduced likelihood of respondents having 2+ sexual partners (adjusted OR [aOR] 0.63, 95% CI [0.47, 0.84]), but had no association with condom use (aOR 0.94, 95% CI [0.80, 1.11]). Changing social norms around cannabis is a potential pathway linking cannabis legalization to a reduction in sexual risk behaviors.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/a-scoping-review-of-research-on-polyamory-and-consensual-non-monogamy-implications-for-a-more-inclusive-family-science/) A scoping review of research on polyamory and consensual non-monogamy: Implications for a more inclusive family science
Dec 12th 2023, 08:11

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/guidelines-plus/international-consensus-on-patient-centred-outcomes-in-eating-disorders/) International consensus on patient-centred outcomes in eating disorders
Dec 12th 2023, 08:03

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/02650533-2022-2162491-2/) Building trust: supervisees’ experience of power dynamics in transdisciplinary workplace supervision
Dec 12th 2023, 07:37

Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2023, Page 403-417. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/02650533-2022-2162492-2/) Looking for the infant voice. How depth hermeneutics (scenic-narrative microanalysis) contributes to an understanding of how a child participates from the beginning of life
Dec 12th 2023, 06:37

Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2023, Page 419-432. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/jpm-12999/) Seclusion within the first 24 h following admission into inpatient mental health services and associations with referral pathways, recent service contact and HoNOS ratings
Dec 12th 2023, 05:36

Accessible Summary
What is known on the subject?
Seclusion is a harmful and traumatising intervention for people accessing mental health services.
People who are subject to seclusion in inpatient mental health services often first experience this within the first 24 h following admission.
There is limited research examining how recent contact with services impacts the likelihood of seclusion when people are admitted to inpatient services.

What the paper adds to existing knowledge?
Males, Māori and Pasifika experience higher rates of seclusion within the first 24 h following inpatient admission.
People perceived by clinicians as overactive, aggressive, disruptive or agitated are seven times more likely to be secluded within the first 24 h.
People referred from police or justice services are three times more likely to be secluded within the first 24 h.
People who had frequent contact with community mental health services prior to inpatient admission were less likely to be secluded.

What are the implications for practice?
The first 24 h of inpatient admission is a critical focus for eliminating the use of seclusion. Initial interactions with people recently admitted should focus on nurturing relationships and reducing distress.
Mental health staff should consider the person’s cultural needs, referral pathway, recent service contact and baseline ratings on the Health of the Nation Outcomes Scales (HoNOS) when working proactively to prevent the use of seclusion in the first 24 h following admission.
Strengthening the focus on nurturing relationships, cultural understanding and non-coercive de-escalation approaches requires leadership support and strategic workforce development.

Abstract
Introduction
People who experience seclusion in inpatient mental health services often do so within the first 24 h following admission. There is limited research examining the potential contributing factors, particularly recent contact with services.
Aim/Question
To identify factors associated with seclusion within the first 24 h following admission into acute inpatient mental health services.
Method
A retrospective analysis was undertaken using routinely collected data from Aotearoa New Zealand mental health services.
Results
A higher likelihood of seclusion within the first 24 h following admission was associated with: males, Māori, Pasifika, referrals from police/justice services, inpatient transfers, recent contact with crisis assessment teams and clinician perceptions of aggression, problematic substance use, cognitive problems and hallucinations or delusions. Recent contact with community mental health services was associated with a lower likelihood.
Discussion
People’s cultural needs, referral pathway, recent service contact and HoNOS scores should be considered when working to prevent the use of seclusion in the first 24 h following admission.
Implications for Practice
The first 24 h following inpatient admission is a critical period for preventing the use of seclusion. Nurturing relationships, cultural understanding and use of non-coercive de-escalation approaches can support better outcomes for people recently admitted.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/grey-literature/to-clarify-an-everchanging-present-hyperchronicity-anachronism-and-the-relationship-between-history-and-social-science/) “To Clarify an Everchanging Present” – Hyperchronicity, Anachronism and the relationship between history and social science
Dec 12th 2023, 04:44

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/02650533-2022-2162489-2/) Challenges to social work professionalism during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis of child protective workers’ perspectives
Dec 12th 2023, 04:37

Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2023, Page 447-461. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/open-access-journal-articles/primary-secondary-school-transition-experiences-and-factors-associated-with-differences-in-these-experiences-analysis-of-the-longitudinal-growing-up-in-scotland-dataset/) Primary–secondary school transition experiences and factors associated with differences in these experiences: Analysis of the longitudinal Growing Up in Scotland dataset
Dec 12th 2023, 04:23

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/news/councils-are-opening-the-door-to-tiny-houses-as-a-quick-affordable-and-green-solution/) Councils are opening the door to tiny houses as a quick, affordable and green solution
Dec 12th 2023, 04:13

Surf Coast Shire Council is conducting a new trial in 2023 to understand whether domestic use of tiny houses on wheels might help resolve a shortage of affordable housing and worker accommodation.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/10503307-2022-2161433/) Causality in psychotherapy research: Towards evidential pluralism
Dec 12th 2023, 03:37

Volume 33, Issue 8, November 2023. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/09540121-2022-2119468/) Clinical profile and predictors of viral suppression in HIV-infected older adults at a University Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana
Dec 12th 2023, 02:22

Volume 35, Issue 12, December 2023, Page 1821-1829. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/ciso-12472/) Fruit production and exploited labor in northern Italy: Redefining urban responsibility toward the agrarian ground
Dec 12th 2023, 01:37

Abstract
Immigrants play a crucial role in the development of capital-intensive, industrialized agriculture and often find themselves living in derelict, stigmatized neighborhoods where they become not only objects of fear and exclusion but also objects of racketeering, exploitation, and profit-making dynamics. Global trends and migration flows trigger new concerns among policymakers who realize that food production is not only a rural issue. Discussing the Italian case of the Saluzzo Fruit District and the Prima Accoglienza Stagionali (PAS, First Reception of Seasonal Workers) project, this contribution focuses on the role that cities as institutional complexes can have in preventing illegal recruitment and exploitation of labor in agriculture as well as improving the living conditions of migrant field hands through the activation of urban–rural synergies for multifactor and multilevel cooperation. Results offer an overview of the potentiality of the abandonment of an emergency approach limited to the sole provision of shelters to migrant workers for adopting a more structured and holistic approach to territorial planning.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/09540121-2022-2147482/) Health and sociodemographic factors associated with low muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical performance among people living with HIV
Dec 12th 2023, 00:21

Volume 35, Issue 12, December 2023, Page 1863-1873. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s40615-023-01865-2/) Identifying Frequently Endorsed Benefits and Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening for African-Born Women in the NYC Metropolitan Area: a Pilot Study
Dec 12th 2023, 00:16

Abstract
Most cancer screening data report on Black participants without distinguishing nativity, limiting our understanding of the needs of distinct groups within the African diaspora. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess demographic characteristics and perceptions of the benefits of and barriers to mammography among African immigrant women in New York City (NYC). Forty-two women who were 40 years or older, born in Africa, and English and/or French-speaking were recruited from African immigrant communities in NYC to complete a survey. Eighty percent of our sample aged 50 to 73 was adherent to the 2016 USPSTF mammography screening guideline. The most frequently endorsed benefits were that mammography will help find breast cancer early, could help find a breast lump before it is big enough to feel, and that if found early, breast cancer could be successfully treated. The most endorsed barriers were that having a mammogram is painful and that lack of insurance or being treated rudely at the mammogram center would keep participants from having a mammogram. Chi-square analyses assessed relationships between demographic characteristics and perceptions about mammography and revealed that endorsement of barriers to screening (e.g., health issues, transportation problems, pain, and time associated with mammography) varied by educational attainment. Findings suggest that future interventions should be multi-level and (1) support patients in accessing screening via resource sharing, (2) address other commonly cited barriers such as fear of pain during the procedure, and (3) support anti-racist healthcare environments especially in terms of treatment by providers.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s12529-023-10232-8/) Greater Social Isolation and Social Constraints Prior to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Are Associated with Greater Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms
Dec 12th 2023, 00:15

Abstract

Background
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hereafter “HCT”) is a physically and psychologically difficult treatment for patients with hematological cancers. This study examined relationships among patients’ reports of pre-transplant social isolation, social constraints, and psychological distress.

Method
We used baseline data from a multisite randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of expressive helping writing to reduce physical and emotional symptoms in HCT patients. We collected data prior to randomization and before either allogenic or autologous HCT using validated scales to assess social constraints, social isolation, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. We analyzed data using bivariate analysis and multivariate linear regression. We also explored whether social isolation mediated the effect of social constraints on both of our outcomes: anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Results
Among 259 adults recruited prior to transplant, 43.6% were women (mean age = 57.42 years, SD = 12.34 years). In multivariate analysis controlling for relevant covariates, both social isolation (β = 0.24, p < 0.001) and social constraints (β = 0.28, p < 0.001) were associated with anxiety. When both social constraints and social isolation were in the model, only greater social isolation (β = 0.79, p < 0.001) was associated with depressive symptoms. Social isolation fully mediated the association between social constraints and anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Conclusion
For patients awaiting either allogenic or autologous HCT, the negative association between social constraints and anxiety and depressive symptoms may be related, in part, to the mechanism of perceived social isolation. Interventions prior to and during HCT are needed to support patients’ psychological health and sense of social connectedness.

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s13158-023-00382-x/) ECEC Professionals’ Views on Partnerships with Parents in Multicultural Classrooms in Four European Countries
Dec 12th 2023, 00:14

Abstract
Partnerships between parents and professionals in early childhood education and care (ECEC) are widely acknowledged as important for children’s well-being, learning, and development. As children with immigrant backgrounds often experience cultural and linguistic differences between their home and ECEC-environments, bridges between these two contexts might be especially significant for these children. Although European ECEC-classrooms are becoming increasingly multicultural, little is known about how professionals view their partnerships with parents in multicultural classrooms in Europe. The current paper investigates the partnerships views of professionals working in multicultural classrooms and how these are related to the professionals’ practices and characteristics. Findings suggest that professionals have rather positive partnership views, although they reveal a potential for higher levels of shared beliefs with parents about the child. Furthermore, the findings indicate that several partnership aspects are predicted by professionals’ multicultural practices, their diversity related self-efficacy and their own cultural background.
(https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13158-023-00382-x?error=cookies_not_supported&code=9b43b1c2-f32f-4246-a661-5ef9b4ce1ade) Read the full article ›
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s10805-023-09496-2/) An Analysis of Research Ethical Practices Information on Universities’ Websites in Developing and Developed Countries
Dec 12th 2023, 00:13

Abstract
Prior researches have highlighted challenges and variations arising from the requirements of research ethics committees and ethics governance systems across diverse research fields. This emphasizes the need to investigate how universities convey and implement research ethical practices. Research ethics plays a pivotal role in guiding the integration of ethical principles throughout all stages of research starting from its inception and planning to its completion and the dissemination of results. These practices encompass a range of considerations, reviews, guidelines, and processes aimed at safeguarding the rights, dignity, health, safety, and privacy of research participants. Using the content analysis technique, this paper aims to analyse research ethical practices information on universities’ websites from three developed countries and developing countries respectively using the isomorphism conception. The findings suggest that the coercive, normative, and mimetic isomorphic pressures explain the research ethics governance practices. The ethical practices information was disclosed more on university websites of the developed countries. Suggestions to improve the university’s research ethics governance system for the post-COVID-19 era were provided in the paper.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2023/journal-article-abstracts/s00431-023-05367-5/) Assessment of quality of life and physical activity in patients with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis in remission
Dec 12th 2023, 00:13

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in remission in comparison with healthy peers and to determine the disease-related factors affecting PA levels. This study was conducted with 50 oligoarticular JIA patients in remission and 50 healthy peers between 9 and 14 years. Demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, and treatments were noted from electronic medical records. HRQOL was assessed with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). PA was evaluated with the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C). Oligoarticular JIA patients had significantly lower self-reported median PedsQL scores in the domains of school functioning and social functioning compared to the control group (67.5 (10) vs. 75 (25), p = 0.001 and 70 (15) vs. 85 (26.3), p < 0.001, respectively). The median PAQ-C score was 2.6 (1.1) in patients with JIA and 3 (0.9) in their healthy peers (p = 0.02). The PAQ-C score was 2.8 (1.2) in patients < 8 years at the disease onset and 2.3 (1) in those aged ≥ 8 years (p = 0.022). There was no significant difference in the number of affected joints, type of affected joint, MTX and biologic agent treatment, and remission with or without drugs with the total score of the PedsQL and PAQ-C. All PedsQL domains were positively correlated with the PAQ-C.
  Conclusion: Oligoarticular JIA patients demonstrated lower PA and HRQOL scores compared to healthy controls despite favorable disease control.

What is Known:
• Oligoarticular JIA has fewer functional limitations and disabilities compared to other JIA subtypes.
• As JIA can affect all aspects of a child’s life, there is a need to improve the quality of life related to the disease.

What is New:
• It should be considered that patients with oligoarticular JIA may show lower PA and HRQOL scores compared to healthy controls despite favorable disease control.
• Since there may be a relationship between PA and HRQOL, factors that may affect PA should be investigated to provide a holistic approach to JIA treatment.

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