LIVIVO - The Search Portal for Life Sciences

zur deutschen Oberfläche wechseln
Advanced search

Search results

Result 1 - 10 of total 1002

Search options

  1. Article: Health Inequities Among East and South Asian Gamblers During COVID-19: Key Risk Factors and Comorbidities.

    Price, Alex

    International journal of mental health and addiction

    2022  , Page(s) 1–16

    Abstract: Online gambling during COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of risk factors and comorbidities, such as co-occurring substance use, mental health problems, and financial concerns and gambling motives. Far less is known about these impacts on ethno- ... ...

    Abstract Online gambling during COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of risk factors and comorbidities, such as co-occurring substance use, mental health problems, and financial concerns and gambling motives. Far less is known about these impacts on ethno-cultural populations, including East and South Asian gamblers. The present study has attempted to explore the health inequities related to these comorbidities and risk factors among East and South Asian gamblers. A cross-sectional online survey of gamblers in Ontario, Canada, was carried out in August 2020-a time when most land-based gambling venues were not operating at full capacity. Descriptive statistical analyses, odds ratios, and negative binomial regression (NBR) were used to compare East and South Asian gamblers to other online gamblers in Ontario. The total survey sample of 2,012 gamblers included sub-samples of East Asian (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2235886-9
    ISSN 1557-1882 ; 1557-1874
    ISSN (online) 1557-1882
    ISSN 1557-1874
    DOI 10.1007/s11469-022-00767-4
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

  2. Article: Online Gambling in the Midst of COVID-19: A Nexus of Mental Health Concerns, Substance Use and Financial Stress.

    Price, Alex

    International journal of mental health and addiction

    2020  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 362–379

    Abstract: This study examined the emerging impact of COVID-19 on gambling during the first 6 weeks of emergency measures in Ontario, Canada. A cross-sectional online survey of 2005 gamblers, including a sub-sample of 1081 online gamblers (age 18 years and older), ... ...

    Abstract This study examined the emerging impact of COVID-19 on gambling during the first 6 weeks of emergency measures in Ontario, Canada. A cross-sectional online survey of 2005 gamblers, including a sub-sample of 1081 online gamblers (age 18 years and older), was administered to assess risky gambling behaviours and motivations, financial impacts from COVID-19, the influence of COVID-19 on online gambling, mental health concerns and substance use. A series of odds ratio comparisons and measures of association were carried out. Results show significant likelihood of online gambling among those classified as high-risk gamblers (according to the Problem Gambling Severity Index) and those with past experience of online gambling, though migration from land-based gambling was apparent. Among high-risk online gamblers, the most predictive risk factors included moderate and severe anxiety and depression, reduced work hours, being influenced to gamble due to COVID-19, gambling under the influence of cannabis or alcohol and risky gambling motives tied to mental health concerns, including gambling because it helps with nervousness and depression, chasing gambling losses and seeking to earn income. This study has confirmed many of the risk associations presented in emerging COVID-19-related studies and past research on global economic crisis relating to gambling risk, mental health concerns and substance use. However, unlike many past studies, the present paper takes note of all of these elements holistically and provides incremental clarity on online gambling risk factors during the pandemic, specifically.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2235886-9
    ISSN 1557-1882 ; 1557-1874
    ISSN (online) 1557-1882
    ISSN 1557-1874
    DOI 10.1007/s11469-020-00366-1
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

  3. Article: Measure Twice, Change Once: Using Simulation to Support Change Management in Rural Healthcare Delivery.

    Reynolds Kueny, Clair / Price, Alex / Canfield, Casey

    Advances in health care management

    2024  Volume 22

    Abstract: Barriers to adequate healthcare in rural areas remain a grand challenge for local healthcare systems. In addition to patients' travel burdens, lack of health insurance, and lower health literacy, rural healthcare systems also experience significant ... ...

    Abstract Barriers to adequate healthcare in rural areas remain a grand challenge for local healthcare systems. In addition to patients' travel burdens, lack of health insurance, and lower health literacy, rural healthcare systems also experience significant resource shortages, as well as issues with recruitment and retention of healthcare providers, particularly specialists. These factors combined result in complex change management-focused challenges for rural healthcare systems. Change management initiatives are often resource intensive, and in rural health organizations already strapped for resources, it may be particularly risky to embark on change initiatives. One way to address these change management concerns is by leveraging socio-technical simulation models to estimate techno-economic feasibility (e.g., is it technologically feasible, and is it economical?) as well as socio-utility feasibility (e.g., how will the changes be utilized?). We present a framework for how healthcare systems can integrate modeling and simulation techniques from systems engineering into a change management process. Modeling and simulation are particularly useful for investigating the amount of uncertainty about potential outcomes, guiding decision-making that considers different scenarios, and validating theories to determine if they accurately reflect real-life processes. The results of these simulations can be integrated into critical change management recommendations related to developing readiness for change and addressing resistance to change. As part of our integration, we present a case study showcasing how simulation modeling has been used to determine feasibility and potential resistance to change considerations for implementing a mobile radiation oncology unit. Recommendations and implications are discussed.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Change Management ; Computer Simulation ; Drive ; Engineering ; Health Facilities
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-23
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1474-8231
    ISSN 1474-8231
    DOI 10.1108/S1474-823120240000022002
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

  4. Article ; Online: Online Gambling in the Midst of COVID-19

    Price, Alex

    International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ; ISSN 1557-1874 1557-1882

    A Nexus of Mental Health Concerns, Substance Use and Financial Stress

    2020  

    Keywords Psychiatry and Mental health ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Springer Science and Business Media LLC
    Publishing country us
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1007/s11469-020-00366-1
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

    More links

    Kategorien

  5. Article: Online Gambling in the Midst of COVID-19: A Nexus of Mental Health Concerns, Substance Use and Financial Stress

    Price, Alex

    Int J Ment Health Addict

    Abstract: This study examined the emerging impact of COVID-19 on gambling during the first 6 weeks of emergency measures in Ontario, Canada. A cross-sectional online survey of 2005 gamblers, including a sub-sample of 1081 online gamblers (age 18 years and older), ... ...

    Abstract This study examined the emerging impact of COVID-19 on gambling during the first 6 weeks of emergency measures in Ontario, Canada. A cross-sectional online survey of 2005 gamblers, including a sub-sample of 1081 online gamblers (age 18 years and older), was administered to assess risky gambling behaviours and motivations, financial impacts from COVID-19, the influence of COVID-19 on online gambling, mental health concerns and substance use. A series of odds ratio comparisons and measures of association were carried out. Results show significant likelihood of online gambling among those classified as high-risk gamblers (according to the Problem Gambling Severity Index) and those with past experience of online gambling, though migration from land-based gambling was apparent. Among high-risk online gamblers, the most predictive risk factors included moderate and severe anxiety and depression, reduced work hours, being influenced to gamble due to COVID-19, gambling under the influence of cannabis or alcohol and risky gambling motives tied to mental health concerns, including gambling because it helps with nervousness and depression, chasing gambling losses and seeking to earn income. This study has confirmed many of the risk associations presented in emerging COVID-19-related studies and past research on global economic crisis relating to gambling risk, mental health concerns and substance use. However, unlike many past studies, the present paper takes note of all of these elements holistically and provides incremental clarity on online gambling risk factors during the pandemic, specifically.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #641121
    Database COVID19

    Kategorien

  6. Article: Stability of Superprotonic CsH

    Botez, Cristian E / Martinez, Israel / Price, Alex D

    Materials (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 15, Issue 14

    Abstract: Using powder X-ray diffraction and AC impedance spectroscopy, we have found that the superprotonic ... ...

    Abstract Using powder X-ray diffraction and AC impedance spectroscopy, we have found that the superprotonic CsH
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2487261-1
    ISSN 1996-1944
    ISSN 1996-1944
    DOI 10.3390/ma15144969
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

  7. Article ; Online: The Impact of the Medicaid Reimbursement Bump on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among US Teens: Evidence from the National Immunization Survey-Teen 2011-2020.

    Marcondes, Felippe O / Price, Mary / McDowell, Alex / Newhouse, Joseph P / Hsu, John / Fung, Vicki

    Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM

    2024  Volume 37, Issue 1, Page(s) 137–146

    Abstract: Background: Many adolescents do not receive basic preventive care such as influenza vaccinations. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) temporarily increased Medicaid reimbursements for primary care services, including vaccine administration, in 2013 to 2014. ... ...

    Abstract Background: Many adolescents do not receive basic preventive care such as influenza vaccinations. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) temporarily increased Medicaid reimbursements for primary care services, including vaccine administration, in 2013 to 2014. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of reimbursement increases on influenza vaccination rates among adolescents with Medicaid.
    Methods: This repeated cross-sectional study used a difference-in-difference approach to compare changes in annual influenza vaccination rates for 20,884 adolescents 13 to 17 years old covered by Medicaid with adequate provider-reported data in 18 states with larger extended (>$5, 2013 to 2019) versus larger temporary (2013 to 2014 only) versus smaller reimbursement changes. We used linear probability models with individual-level random effects, adjusting for state and individual characteristics and annual time trends to assess the impact of a Medicaid vaccine administration reimbursement increase on annual influenza vaccination.
    Results: Mean Medicaid reimbursements for vaccine administration doubled from 2011 to 2013 to 2014 (eg, from $11 to $22 for CPT 90460). States with smaller reimbursement changes had higher mean reimbursements and higher adjusted vaccination rates at baseline (2011) compared with states with larger temporary and extended reimbursement changes. The reimbursement change was not associated with increases in influenza vaccination rates.
    Discussion: Influenza vaccination rates were low among adolescents with Medicaid throughout the study period, particularly in states with lower Medicaid reimbursement levels before the ACA.
    Conclusion: That reimbursement increases were not associated with higher vaccination rates suggests additional efforts are needed to improve influenza vaccination rates in this population.
    MeSH term(s) United States ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Medicaid ; Influenza, Human/prevention & control ; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Vaccination ; Immunization ; Vaccines
    Chemical Substances Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2239939-2
    ISSN 1558-7118 ; 1557-2625
    ISSN (online) 1558-7118
    ISSN 1557-2625
    DOI 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230170R2
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

  8. Article ; Online: Weight as an indicator of enclosure suitability in Livingstone's fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii).

    Price, Eluned C / Roberts, Alex / Bennett, Laura / Glendewar, Gale / Wormell, Dominic

    Zoo biology

    2024  

    Abstract: Obesity is common in zoo animals, and both dietary management and the provision of adequate opportunities for exercise are needed to tackle it. We used 30 years of records from Jersey Zoo to compare the weight and forearm length of wild and captive-born ... ...

    Abstract Obesity is common in zoo animals, and both dietary management and the provision of adequate opportunities for exercise are needed to tackle it. We used 30 years of records from Jersey Zoo to compare the weight and forearm length of wild and captive-born Livingstone's fruit bats (Pteropus livingstonii), and to assess the impact on weight of enclosure space. The mean capture weight of wild-caught male Livingstone's bats was 657 g, significantly higher than that of females (544 g). In both wild and captive-born bats, males had significantly longer forearms than females, but there was no effect of birth location. Males weighed more in the mating season than at other times of year. Both sexes gained more weight during development if born in enclosures that restricted flight rather than a large aviary; this was particularly noticeable in females. After reaching maturity at 3 years, weights of bats born in restricted enclosures continued to increase, reached a peak of over 1000 g at 8-10 years, and then declined in both sexes. The weight of bats born in the aviary remained more stable after the age of three. Like wild bats, adult females born in the aviary weighed less than males. However, females born in restricted enclosures weighed more than males born in the same enclosures. Enclosure designs that maximize opportunities for flight can limit excessive weight gain in captive fruit bats and may therefore improve fitness and health, essential in planning for future reintroduction programs.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1499116-0
    ISSN 1098-2361 ; 0733-3188
    ISSN (online) 1098-2361
    ISSN 0733-3188
    DOI 10.1002/zoo.21829
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

  9. Article ; Online: Outcomes of a Multicenter 10-Year Review of Postinjection Endophthalmitis and Associated Systemic Medical Comorbidities.

    Xu, Lucy T / Price, Kenneth W / Ramos, Michael S / Nowacki, Amy S / Yuan, Alex / Yan, Jiong

    Journal of vitreoretinal diseases

    2023  Volume 7, Issue 6, Page(s) 504–509

    Abstract: Purpose: ...

    Abstract Purpose:
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2474-1272
    ISSN (online) 2474-1272
    DOI 10.1177/24741264231200738
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

  10. Article: Acetabular cup size trends in total hip arthroplasty.

    McKenna, Daniel Patrick / Price, Alex / McAleese, Timothy / Dahly, Darren / McKenna, Paul / Cleary, May

    World journal of orthopedics

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 39–44

    Abstract: Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common procedure for end stage osteoarthritis. The learning curve for THA is complex and challenging. One of the most difficult skills to master is acetabular reaming. We wish to identify if experience in ... ...

    Abstract Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common procedure for end stage osteoarthritis. The learning curve for THA is complex and challenging. One of the most difficult skills to master is acetabular reaming. We wish to identify if experience in arthroplasty leads to preservation of more bone stock.
    Aim: To investigate if increasing surgeon experience will predict an ever decreasing acetabular cup size.
    Methods: A retrospective case series of four attending orthopaedic surgeons was completed. All uncemented elective total hip arthroplasties since appointment were selected for inclusion. The size of acetabular cup used was noted and logistic regression was used to identify if a trend to smaller cups existed.
    Results: A total of 1614 subjects were included with a mean age of 64 years. Overall cups were on average 0.18mm smaller per year (95% confidence interval -0.25 to -0.11,
    Conclusion: We found increasing surgeon experience to be associated with an ever-decreasing acetabular cup size. Smaller acetabular cup size may act as a surrogate marker of surgical proficiency by virtue of decreased acetabular reaming.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649712-8
    ISSN 2218-5836
    ISSN 2218-5836
    DOI 10.5312/wjo.v15.i1.39
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

    More links

    Kategorien

To top