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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/quick-test-could-help-reduce-dementia-care-disparities/) Quick test could help reduce dementia care disparities
Jul 1st 2024, 13:16

To improve the diagnosis of dementia in busy, diverse primary care clinics, a research team led by Dr. Joe Verghese from Albert Einstein College of Medicine developed a culturally unbiased cognitive assessment tool called 5-Cog. The team designed 5-Cog to be used in older adults who have concerns about their cognitive health.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/15575330-2023-2201708/) A stranger has big eyes but sees nothing: How indigenous social welfare systems endure and survive the dark side of international aid
Jul 1st 2024, 13:13

Volume 55, Issue 3, June 2024. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/16085906-2023-2270483-2/) Corruption is making people sick
Jul 1st 2024, 13:11

Volume 22, Issue 4, December 2023. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/02654075241257189/) “It comes in waves”: A relational dialectics approach to exploring living grief in U.S. emerging adults with invisible illness
Jul 1st 2024, 13:09

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Ahead of Print. Experiencing the onset of (invisible) chronic illness in emerging adulthood prompts a unique grieving process that is disenfranchised due to social discourses that sanction grief to death-related loss. Guided by relational dialectics theory, the present study analyzes the retrospective narratives of 57 emerging adults with acquired invisible illness (e.g., chronic overlapping pain conditions, autoimmune disease) about their meanings of grief. We interrogate competing discourses of grief to illustrate how participants make meaning of invisible, chronic illness and its resulting losses. Contrapuntal analysis led to the identification of a dominant Discourse of Grief as a Tsunami (DGAT) and marginalized Discourse of Grief as Waves (DGAW). The interplay of these discourses constructed meaning through dialogically contractive practices, synchronic interplay, and dialogic transformation. We offer implications for critical interpersonal and health communication theorizing and practical applications for individuals wading through the unique grief of chronic illness. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/2818038/) Post- Dobbs  Challenges in Research and Patient Protections
Jul 1st 2024, 13:03

This Viewpoint describes the challenges for clinical research and participant protections following the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/first-steps-initiative-brings-effective-interventions-to-young-families-experiencing-housing-insecurity/) First Steps Initiative Brings Effective Interventions to Young Families Experiencing Housing Insecurity
Jul 1st 2024, 12:14

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s0149718924000508/) Empowering underprivileged students beyond financial aid: Insights from a scholarship program’s monitoring and evaluation
Jul 1st 2024, 12:09

Publication date: August 2024
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 105
Author(s): Miriam Mutevere, Thulani Runyararo Dzinamarira, Lorcadia Muzenda, Stephen Nyoka, Valentine Chokudinga, Tawanda Mugoniwa, Enos Moyo, Fortunate Kakumura, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7699029/) Measuring Expenditure with a Mobile App: Do Probability-Based and Nonprobability Panels Differ?
Jul 1st 2024, 11:55

Abstract
In this case study, we examine a novel aspect of data collected in a typical probability and a typical nonprobability panel: mobile app data. The data were collected in Great Britain in 2018, using the Innovation Panel of the UK Household Longitudinal Study and the Lightspeed online access panel. Respondents in each panel were invited to participate in a month-long study, reporting all their daily expenditures in the app. In line with most of the research on nonprobability and probability-based panel data, our results indicate differences in the data gathered from these data sources. For example, more female, middle-aged, and highly educated people with higher digital skills and a greater interest in their finances participated in the nonprobability app study. Our findings also show that resulting differences in the app spending data are difficult to eliminate by weighting. The only data quality aspect for which we do not find evidence of differences between the nonprobability and probability-based panel is behavior in using the spending app. This finding is contrary to the argument that nonprobability online panel participants try to maximize their monetary incentive at the expense of data quality. However, this finding is in line with some of the scarce existing literature on response behavior in surveys, which is inconclusive regarding the question of whether nonprobability online panel participants answer questions less conscientiously than probability-based panel respondents. Since the two panels in our case study differ in more aspects than the sample selection procedure, more research in different contexts is necessary to establish generalizability and causality.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7696473/) The Use of QR Codes to Encourage Participation in Mail Push-To-Web Surveys: An Evaluation of Experiments from 2015 and 2022
Jul 1st 2024, 11:54

Abstract
Traditionally, mail push-to-web survey invitations contain a URL to allow respondents access to a web survey instrument. Today, a Quick Response (QR) code can be used to provide access to the survey without the need to manually type a URL. Including a QR code could improve survey response rates by increasing interest and reducing the perceived burden of the survey by appealing to smartphone owners and those who primarily rely on a smartphone to access the internet. QR codes may also reduce errors from keying in the survey URL manually. However, not everyone is familiar with or knows how to use QR codes, perhaps making a survey with a QR code seem more burdensome or irrelevant. The inclusion of a second way to access a survey (a QR code in addition to a URL) may also lead to choice paralysis and lower response rates. We present the results of two experiments, one conducted in 2015, prior to more widespread adoption of QR codes, and the other in 2022, after an uptick in QR adoption due to enhancement in smartphone technology and response to the coronavirus pandemic. Each experiment tested the impact of including a QR code on response rates to a mail push-to-web invitation sent to randomly selected US residential addresses. In both 2015 and 2022, we found a slight increase in response rates and the percent of respondents who are Hispanic when the QR code is included, though the 2015 findings were not statistically significant. We did not find evidence of mode choice paralysis when a QR code is presented as an additional access option or that QR codes negatively affect the demographic composition of respondents. The findings underscore the importance of testing and replicating research as adoption of newer technologies evolves.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7700125/) Female education ban by the Taliban: A descriptive survey study on suicidal ideation, mental health, and health-related quality of life among girls in Afghanistan
Jul 1st 2024, 11:54

Abstract
Background
Following the Taliban’s resurgence, Afghan girls were probited from attending school and university, likely causing adverse psychological effects. Therefore, the present study investigated depression, suicidal ideation, and quality of life (QoL) among Afghan girls banned from education by the Taliban.
Methods
A survey study assessed depression, suicidal ideation, and QoL among 426 females prohibited from attending secondary schools, high schools, and universities by the Taliban. The study used the CES-D 20 Scale to assess depression, and the WHOQOL-Bref Questionnaire to assess QoL. Associations between variables were tested with chi-square tests, and predictors of QoL were analyzed through multivariate regression analysis.
Results
Among the 426 participants, 87.6% exhibited depression symptoms and 49.8% reported suicidal thoughts. Significant predictors of overall QoL included monthly family income (B = 0.147, P = 0.001), recent others’ behavior toward participants (B = −0.247, P < 0.001), physical illness (B = 0.110, P = 0.011), experiencing a recent traumatic event (B = 0.108, P = 0.015), depression (B = −0.159, P < 0.001) and suicidal ideation (B = −0.187, P < 0.001).
Conclusions
 In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, the results indicated that female students who have been prohibited from studying in classes have a high prevalence of depression and suicidal ideation. Having depression and suicidal ideation significantly predicted decreased quality of life among female students.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7700058/) “They still phone even though they know I’m deaf”: exploring experiences of deaf people in health services in Wales, UK
Jul 1st 2024, 11:54

Abstract
Background
Deaf and hard of hearing people persistently experience barriers accessing health services, largely due to ineffective communication systems, a lack of flexible booking arrangements, and a lack of Deaf awareness training for health professional staff.
Methods
Face to face focus groups were conducted with 66 Deaf and hard of hearing people in Deaf clubs across Wales, UK. Thematic analysis was undertaken.
Results
Responses identified from focus groups are reported as barriers faced using health services, improvements that would make a difference, impact of accessibility of health services, and a potential Sign language badge for healthcare staff.
Conclusions
Deaf people report that health professionals lack training on Deaf awareness and do not know how to communicate effectively with Deaf and hard of hearing people. Further research into Deaf awareness and training resources for health professionals are needed to establish what improves Deaf cultural competencies, and ultimately makes healthcare experiences more positive for people who are Deaf.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7699453/) Multigenerational spaces: the usage and activities of different age groups within six community parks in Victoria, Australia
Jul 1st 2024, 11:54

Abstract
Background
This study investigated how different spaces within multigenerational local parks are being used by older people and other age groups.
Methods
Observation of park visitors occurred in six Victorian parks one month after park refurbishment. Parks were classified into six spaces based on equipment/amenities and associated expected activity. Observations were summarized descriptively, and negative binomial regression models were used to examine the association between visitor counts and classified targeted areas.
Results
A total of 12 501 people visited the parks with 4.1% older visitors. The number of older visitors in each park area was consistently less than other age groups, with counts of older visitors being 50% less in mixed spaces (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.38, 0.65), 40% less in adult exercise equipment areas (95% CI 0.46, 0.77) and 59% less in walking paths (95% CI 0.31, 0.55). The number of older visitors engaging in physical activity were significantly greater in walking paths (incidence rate ratios 1.75; 95% CI 1.16, 2.64) compared with children’s play spaces.
Conclusion
The number of visitors across different age groups varied significantly between the park targeted areas. Most spaces were mainly used by the intended target age group/user, with no particular area used by all age groups in similar proportions.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7699452/) Exposure to family and domestic violence in the prenatal period is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for bronchiolitis in children under 2 years
Jul 1st 2024, 11:54

Abstract
Background
Existing research has acknowledged a correlation between stress in pregnancy and poorer respiratory health in offspring. However, research focusing on stress caused by family and domestic violence in the prenatal period is missing.
Methods
A retrospective cohort study included children born 1987–2010 who were identified as being exposed to FDV in the prenatal period (n = 1477) from two sources: WA Police Information Management System and WA Hospital Morbidity Data Collection (HMDC) and a non-exposed comparison group (n = 41 996). Hospitalization for bronchiolitis was identified in HMDC. Cox regression was used to estimate the adjusted and unadjusted hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval for bronchiolitis hospitalizations contact.
Results
Children exposed to FDV had a 70% (HR 1.70, 95% CI: 1.49–1.94) increased risk of hospitalization for bronchiolitis than non-exposed counterparts by age two. Children exposed to FDV had a longer average hospital stay for bronchiolitis than non-exposed children (4.0 days vs. 3.8 days, P < 0.001).
Conclusions
Prenatal exposure to FDV is associated with bronchiolitis hospitalization in children <2 years. Along with other risk factors, clinicians should give consideration to maternal stress factors, including experiencing FDV as a potential contributor to bronchiolitis.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7701190/) Complementing UN Human Rights Efforts Through Universal Periodic Review
Jul 1st 2024, 11:54

Abstract
The UN undertakes numerous human rights activities. Various UN entities have been established solely to promote and protect human rights, such as the Human Rights Council and the human rights treaty bodies. Others, such as the Security Council, have mandates intrinsically connected to human rights. Furthermore, a variety of UN specialized agencies, programmes and funds work in areas associated with human rights. However, the work these entities undertake lacks coordination. In his 2020 Call to Action, UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke of the need to enhance ‘synergies between human rights and all pillars of the work of the United Nations’ and encouraged the use of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process as a way of doing so. Furthermore, one of the ‘principles’ of UPR is that it should ‘complement and not duplicate other human rights mechanisms’. There has been little exploration of the extent to which UPR does, in fact, complement the UN’s other work in human rights. This article seeks to fill that gap. Drawing on data from the first three cycles of UPR, it demonstrates the extent to which states have complemented UN efforts to protect and promote human rights in UPR recommendations. Building on these empirical observations, it explores how UPR recommendations could be used to further coordinate and reinforce the UN’s human rights work by avoiding generic references to the UN, expanding their focus beyond the ‘core’ UN human rights bodies to engage with the work of all UN entities, and encouraging engagement with all aspects of a particular entity’s mandate.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7700670/) ‘Disturbing the Work of the Office’: The Limits of Refugee Collective Action on ‘UNHCR Territory’ in Beirut
Jul 1st 2024, 11:53

Abstract
There is a tension in the policy and practice of refugee presence in and around the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The core principle of direct accessibility to UNHCR is continuously balanced against other competing concerns. But what, in policy and practice, are these competing concerns? And at what point does the presence of refugees and other protection seekers become illegitimate from the perspective of UNHCR? Building on original empirical research, this article explores collective action by Sudanese protection seekers at UNHCR’s office in Beirut, Lebanon. It shows how the spatial practices of UNHCR influence its relationship with protection seekers, and how these relations intersect with broader dynamics of securitization. In Beirut, once a presence was considered to ‘disturb the work of the Office’, a more restrictive policy involving host state security was triggered. The article interrogates what it means to ‘disturb the work of the Office’ in the context of a heavily securitized city and spotlights the blocking of UNHCR entrance doors in Beirut as a pivotal example of when collective action is considered by UNHCR to be so disturbing that protection seekers are to be forcibly removed from UNHCR ‘territory’.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7699804/) Comparing Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Children’s Oral Narratives Using Movies and Static Books
Jul 1st 2024, 11:53

Abstract
Clinicians utilize various methods for narrative sampling, including oral assessments like story generation and retelling, often aided by visual aids. Assessing language skills in deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) children requires careful narrative technique selection. This comparative observational study investigates the narrative outcomes of story generation and retelling tasks in 21 DHH children, using both book and movie contexts. Most microstructural elements (except for the mean length of utterance) were similar across the book and movie conditions. Differences in word choice, such as the use of action verbs, were evident. Macrostructural differences between book and movie conditions were insignificant regarding story grammar elements. However, movies, being visually engaging, potentially enhance the inclusion of characters, settings, plot, and actions. This research illuminates narrative assessment considerations, emphasizing technology’s role in enhancing options for assessment for DHH children.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7696513/) Deaf adolescents’ quality of life: a questionnaire in Italian Sign Language
Jul 1st 2024, 11:53

Abstract
For some deaf people, sign language is the preferred language, the one in which they feel most comfortable. However, there are very few assessment tools developed or adapted for sign languages. The aim of this study was to translate and adapt in Italian Sign Language (LIS) the Italian version of the Youth Quality of Life Instrument—Deaf and Hard of Hearing Module (YQOL-DHH). The YQOL-DHH is a questionnaire assessing health-related quality of life in young deaf people. The guidelines provided by the authors of the original version were followed. Further controls and changes were made to take into account variability in signers’ linguistic skills. This work and availability of the YQOL-DHH questionnaire in LIS, in addition to the Italian version, will ensure accessibility for Italian deaf adolescents.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7696268/) Literacy and signing deaf students: a multi-national scoping review
Jul 1st 2024, 11:53

Abstract
Many literature reviews or other types of reviews (e.g., meta-analyses, scoping reviews) in deaf education research are focused upon primarily or exclusively research that is performed in U.S. contexts or English-speaking contexts only. However, research that is conducted in non-English-speaking, non-U.S. settings that may be more likely to be multilingual, has value for our understanding of how deaf students using multiple languages may develop literacy skills. The objective of this review was to explore the literature on literacy development with deaf learners conducted outside of English-speaking contexts that has been published in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. We identified 13 English-language articles, 9 Portuguese-language articles, and 0 Spanish articles that met inclusion criteria. From these articles, we glean important insights into the reading process, including the teaching of subskills of reading, writing instruction, early literacy experiences, and the potential relationship between signed languages and literacy. We also note the need for multiple, converging sources of evidence and the value of an asset-driven approach to understanding deaf learners.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7692984/) Ex-combatants and the Truth Commission in Colombia: An Analysis of the Participation of Former Military and Ex-guerrillas
Jul 1st 2024, 11:53

ABSTRACT∞
The Colombian Truth Commission (2018 to 2022) provides a unique opportunity to delve into the participation of ex-military personnel and former guerrillas within truth-seeking bodies. While existing literature highlights the importance of their involvement in facilitating the assumption of responsibilities, rebuilding relations with their victims and undergoing personal transformation, it tends to overlook their potential contribution to truth and memory. After conducting interviews with former Commissioners, staff, soldiers and ex-guerrillas over a two-year period, our research reveals that former fighters maintained confrontational attitudes toward their previous adversaries. They primarily focused on promoting historical memory narratives rather than making substantial contributions to uncovering the truth. Conversely, the Commission took a moral stance in supporting the victims but failed to prevent conflicting narratives from hindering the path to reconciliation. The Colombian experience underscores the need for strategies to ensure that truth-seeking and memory spaces play a constructive role postconflict, and to accommodate perpetrators’ contributions to historical clarification without condoning their actions.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7684632/) Victim Agency, Relational Autonomy and Transitional Justice: Experience of Saturday Mothers
Jul 1st 2024, 11:53

ABSTRACT∞
This article explores the political agency of victims and proposes a new concept for understanding complex political victims in violent political contexts. To do so, it first challenges the problematic dichotomy of victim-perpetrator identities in transitional justice, drawing on interdisciplinary studies of agency, victim mobilization and the phenomenon of enforced disappearance. I (re)conceptualize victims’ agency by applying the concept of ‘relational autonomy’ which considers the role of social relations in the agency-building process and highlights relational values that are under-appreciated in the liberal concept of agency. I examine the case of the Saturday Mothers, a victim movement in Turkey, to show how their agency has been re-established through their interaction within this social network, and how this shapes the sense of justice they imagine and practice in this social space.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7690038/) Exclusion and Refoulement: Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law
Jul 1st 2024, 11:52

Rikhof,JosephExclusion and Refoulement: Criminality in International and Domestic Refugee Law (Irwin Law, Toronto, Canada2023) 934 pp, ISBN 978-1-5522-1679-8 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-5522-1680-4 (PDF)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7690036/) Case Law Summaries
Jul 1st 2024, 11:52

Prepared by the Case Law Editorial Team from the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney, Australia: Aidan Hammerschmid (Coordinating Editor), Brian Barbour, Yulia Ioffe, Regina Jefferies, and Tamara Wood
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7690034/) The Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law: Implications for Refugees
Jul 1st 2024, 11:52

Meili,StephenThe Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law: Implications for Refugees (Oxford University Press, Oxford2022) xiv + 224 pp, ISBN 978-0-19-886843-9 (hbk)
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7690032/) Will International Refugee Law Still Be Relevant in 2033?
Jul 1st 2024, 11:52

Questions about the future of international refugee law have been asked almost since its inception. The first universal refugee treaty, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, originally limited protection to refugees who fled ‘as a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951’,11 although the drafters did express the hope that the treaty would ‘have value as an example exceeding its contractual scope’22 and be applied to other refugees as well. For the first five decades of its existence, UNHCR’s mandate was limited to five-year terms, which were renewed successively until the General Assembly decided, in 2003, to make the agency’s mandate permanent, or at least to continue ‘until the refugee problem is solved’.33
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7701735/) Giving Meaning to Quality of Healthcare in Malaysia
Jul 1st 2024, 11:52

Abstract
Background: Ensuring quality in healthcare calls for a coordinated, systematic, congruous and sustained approach. Nevertheless, it demands defining what the quality of healthcare means in the local context. Presently the Malaysian healthcare system utilises various definitions of quality of healthcare across the different initiatives and levels of healthcare which can lead to fragmented or ineffective quality improvement. The study aims to describe the process undertaken in developing an explicit definition of the quality of healthcare tailored to the Malaysian context, which is currently lacking. Methods: A pluralistic method was used to explore the different perspectives. Three distinct approaches were used to understand how quality is defined among the different stakeholder groups: 1) interactive policy-makers engagement sessions, 2) a review of local quality-related documents, and 3) an online survey engaging the public. The domains depicting quality of healthcare that emerged through these three approaches were mapped against a framework and synthesised to form the local definition of quality. A national quality-related technical working group convened on several sessions to achieve consensus and finalise the definition of quality of healthcare. Results: Quality healthcare in Malaysia is defined as providing high quality healthcare that is safe, timely, effective, equitable, efficient, people-centred, and accessible [STEEEPA] which is innovative and responsive to the needs of the people, and is delivered as a team, in a caring and professional manner in order to improve health outcomes and client experience. Conclusion: The consensus-driven local definition of healthcare quality will guide policies and ensure standardisation in measuring quality, thereby steering efforts to improve the quality of healthcare services delivered in Malaysia.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7701734/) Addressing the challenge of reducing low value care
Jul 1st 2024, 11:51

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7699137/) The “Silent Threat” in Medical, Surgical, and Intensive Care Unit Wards: A Daytime and Nighttime Study
Jul 1st 2024, 11:51

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7699136/) Expanded Perspectives: Integrating Clinicians’ Insights for Comprehensive Patient-Reported Outcomes in Value-Based Healthcare
Jul 1st 2024, 11:51

patient-reported measuresclinician-reported measuresclinician work experiencevalue-based healthcarehealthcare qualityvalue in health
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7700917/) The influence of crisis on policy formulation: The case of alcohol regulation in South Africa during COVID-19 (2020-2021)
Jul 1st 2024, 11:51

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This study contributes to a neglected aspect of health policy analysis: policy formulation processes. Context is central to the policy cycle, yet the influence of crises on policy formulation is underrepresented in the health policy literature in Low-and-Middle Income countries (LMIC). This paper analyses a detailed case study of how the COVID-19 crisis influenced policy formulation processes for the regulation of alcohol in South Africa, as part of COVID-19 control measures, in 2020 and 2021. It provides a picture of the policy context, specifically considering the extent to which the crisis influenced the position and power of actors, and policy content. Qualitative data was collected from 9 key informant interviews and 127 documents. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. The Berlan et al (2014) framework was applied as a lens to describe complex policy formulation processes. The study revealed that the perceived urgency of the pandemic prompted a heightened sense of awareness of alcohol-related trauma as a known, preventable threat to public health system capacity. This enabled a high degree of innovation among decision-makers in the generation of alternative alcohol policy content. Within the context of uncertainty, epistemic and experiential policy learning drove rapid, adaptive cycles of policy formulation, demonstrating the importance of historical and emerging public health evidence in crisis-driven decision-making. Within the context of centralisation and limited opportunities for stakeholder participation, non-state actors mobilized to influence policy through the public arena. The paper concludes that crisis-driven policy formulation processes are shaped by abrupt redistributions of power among policy actors and the dynamic interplay of evolving economic, political, and public health priorities. Understanding the complexity of the local policy context may allow actors to navigate opportunities for public health oriented alcohol policy reforms in South Africa and other LMICs.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/7700749/) A Comparison Between Different Models of Delivering Maternal Cash Transfers in Myanmar
Jul 1st 2024, 11:51

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As part of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Myanmar between 2016 and 2019, we explore the performance of a maternal cash transfer program across villages assigned to different models of delivery (by government health workers versus loan agents of a non-governmental organization) and identify key factors of success. Measures include enrollment inclusion and exclusion errors, failures in payment delivery to enrolled beneficiaries (whether beneficiaries received any transfer, fraction of benefits received, and whether there were delays and underpayment of benefit amounts), and whether beneficiaries remained in the program beyond eligibility. We find that women in villages where government health workers delivered cash transfers received on average two additional monthly transfers, were 19.7 percent more likely to receive payments on time and in-full and were 14.6 percent less likely to stay in the program beyond eligibility. With respect to the primary health objective of the program – child nutrition -, we find that children whose mother received cash by government health workers were less likely to be chronically malnourished compared to those whose mother received cash by loan agents. Overall, the delivery of cash transfers to mothers of young children by government health workers outperforms the delivery by loan agents in rural Myanmar. Qualitative evidence suggests two key factors of success: (i) trusted presence and past interactions with targeted beneficiaries and complementarities between government health workers’ expertise and the program; and (ii) performance incentives based on specific health objectives along with top-down monitoring. We cannot exclude that other incentives or intrinsic motivation also played a role.
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