Transmission Of Health Information Research Articles

Study of the characteristics of medical information in transfers between prisons.

The mobility of the prison population creates a need for information transmitted in transfers between centers that can guarantee optimal care continuity. To assess the quality of transmission of health information when inmates are transferred between prisons in Spain. Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, consisting of a review of medical records of inmates who passed through Madrid III Prison in a three-month period. All measured variables were qualitative, and were expressed in absolute and relative frequencies. 1,168 inmates passed through Madrid III Prison in this period. Only 21 came from prisons in Catalonia, the Basque Country or Navarre, where their medical records are different from those in the rest of Spain, and only 57.14% provided some type of health information. Of the remaining inmates, 70.79% provided some type of information: 63.90% of the total had prescriptions for medication and 5% were prescribed with methadone. Of those taking medication, 89.10% were prescribed it in electronic prescriptions, which were correct in 98% of the cases. For methadone, only 75.44% had electronic prescriptions, which were correct in all cases. The date of the last dose administered was only indicated in 72.40% of the treatments. Only 34.70% of the records presented optimal quality in terms of the information transmitted, and in 2.50% of the cases the information received was deficient. The use of computerized tools facilitates the transmission of information, reduces the workload and improves patient safety.

Prison vaccination programmes: the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and future challenges.

Vaccination has traditionally been one of the primary prevention activities to which most effort has been devoted in Spanish penitentiary institutions. Once again, the type 2 coronavirus pandemic causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccination in the control of immunopreventable diseases. After overcoming the health emergency caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we face the challenge of recovering the vaccination coverage we had before the pandemic, in addition to increasing the coverage of other vaccines with lesser implantation in our environment. Among the improvement strategies to be implemented would be the optimization of the transmission of health information between penitentiary centers dependent on different administrations. It would also be desirable to be able to access the vaccine information systems of the different autonomous communities, both to know the vaccination status of patients and to report the doses administered during the period of internment, as well as to improve the vaccine statistics available in prison.

"We have to … work for wholeness no matter what": Family and culture promoting wellness, resilience, and transcendence.

Sociocultural, mental, behavioral, and physical factors are interrelated associates of chronic health conditions-such as diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease-all of which are disproportionally high and drive much of the mortality and morbidity for Indigenous peoples. Indigenous worldviews conceptualize health holistically, with inseparability across social, spiritual, cultural, familial, mental, behavioral, physical, and social dimensions of wellness. Food, family, and culture are fundamental to Indigenous wellness. The purpose of this article is to use the Framework of Historical Oppression, Resilience, and Transcendence (FHORT) conceptualization of relational wellness to honor urban and rural U.S. Indigenous perspectives that highlight the intersections of family, culture, physical health, spiritual, and mental health to promote resilience and wellness. This research focused on interconnections between wellness, culture, health, and family. Thirty-one critical ethnographic interviews used a life-history approach with methodology following an Indigenous toolkit for ethical and culturally sensitive research strategies, such as building upon cultural strengths, engaging in long-term, relational commitments with communities, incorporating storytelling and oral history traditions, centering Indigenous methodologies and preferences, working with cultural insiders, and prioritizing the perspectives of Indigenous peoples. Emergent themes included: (a) roots of Indigenous wellness: cultural values promoting balance and connection; (b) practicing resilience: family transmission of health information; and (c) wholistic mental wellness and resilience, with the subtheme culture and wellness. Interventions can be developed in collaboration with tribes for optimum efficacy and cultural relevancy and can approach wellness holistically in culturally relevant ways that center foodways, culture, family, and spirituality.

Effectiveness Of Education Regarding Stunting Prevention to Cadres: Systematic Literature Review

Stunting, a disease characterized by prolonged nutritional deficiency during the initial 1,000 days of a newborn's life, continues to be a significant health concern in Indonesia, holding the second highest global prevalence. Ineffective parenting practices, insufficient prenatal care, challenges getting to nutrients and clean water, and infectious illnesses are some of the factors that contribute to childhood stunting. The provision of education to cadres on the prevention of stunting is one of the aspects of stunting prevention that plays a significant role in the process of overcoming the variables which lead to stunting from their underlying causes. Through the transmission of health information, the training that is offered to cadres has the potential to promote public health. This research wants to see how effective stunting education is in increasing cadres' knowledge about stunting prevention. In this study, a systematic literature review was combined with a search for systematic studies using the PRISMA technique, and the search was conducted on two national journal portals. The primary discussion of the study was based on six papers, all of which were investigated with a cross-sectional design that included stunting prevention instruction for cadres. These studies were chosen for the research project. Education with audiovisual media and lecture and discussion techniques has a 70% efficacy rate in expanding cadre knowledge. This is the way with the highest effectiveness rate.

Links between gender norms and the intergenerational transmission of health information in parents carrying BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants.

Understanding how gender norms affect parents' communication of genetic and cancer risk information to their children can enable healthcare professionals to better facilitate cascade genetic testing. We conducted a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews to determine social factors associated with parents carrying the BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants who communicated cancer prevention practices to their children. Thirty adult carriers (23 women, 7 men) participated in the interviews. All had at least one child aged over 8 years old. Interview topics included their discovery of the variants, their relationship to their body and to the risk of cancer, as well as disclosure to and subsequent communication with their children after testing positive for BRCA1/2. The interviews were analyzed qualitatively, and the major themes identified were identified and compared. We described the roles played by the BRCA1/2 carriers and their partners in communicating cancer prevention practices to their children, from how they managed their own risk of cancer after testing positive, to how they disclosed the risks linked to these pathogenic variants to their children. We also described their involvement in the process of their children going for professional genetic consultation. Gender norms lead women to be more attentive than men to their own health and that of their loved ones. In the context of the transmission of genetic information to children, gender differences in behavior are reinforced by perceptions of the risks of BRCA1/2 variants and women's related health management practices. Cancer prevention is shaped by complex links between gender norms and health management practices.

Self-adhesive, self-healing, biocompatible and conductive polyacrylamide nanocomposite hydrogels for reliable strain and pressure sensors

To realize long-term and stable applications of wearable and flexible sensors for motion detection, health analysis and wisdom medication in harsh environments, self-healing, self-adhesive, electrically conductive and biocompatible polyacrylamide (PAM) nanocomposite hydrogels are fabricated as flexible strain or pressure sensors by in situ polymerization of acrylamide in the presence of polydopamine-modified carbon nanotubes (PDA@CNTs) for effectively detecting human motions, identifying materials and their shapes, and transmitting health information. The resultant PDA@CNT/PAM nanocomposite hydrogel exhibits a high self-healing efficiency of 97.3%, excellent biocompatibility, and strong adhesion with substrates based on hydrogen bonding and π–π stacking interactions. Based on the piezoresistive effect, the nanocomposite hydrogel-based strain sensor exhibits a high sense gauge factor of 3.93 at a strain of 400% and responds quickly with a fast response time of 76 ms when detecting human movement. Thanks to the contact electrification and the electrostatic induction, the nanocomposite hydrogel-based pressure sensor can respond to pressure linearly and generate voltage signals in the absence of an additional power supply. Furthermore, the self-powered smart ring made of the silicone rubber-coated PDA@CNT/PAM hydrogel enables efficient and concise information transmission via Morse code.

The relationship between eHealth literacy, social media self-efficacy and health communication intention among Chinese nursing undergraduates: A cross-sectional study.

With the popularization of the Internet, it has become possible to widely disseminate health information via social media. Medical staff's health communication through social media can improve the public's health literacy, and improving the intention of health communication among nursing undergraduates is of great significance for them to actively carry out health communication after entering clinical practice. To explore the relationship among eHealth literacy, social media self-efficacy, and health communication intention and to determine the mediating role of social media self-efficacy in the relationship between eHealth literacy and health communication intention. A cross-sectional descriptive correlation design was used in this study. Stratified cluster sampling was used to select 958 nursing students from four nursing colleges in Jiangsu Province, China, from June to July 2021. Data were collected using the eHealth Literacy Scale, the Social Media Self-efficacy Scale, and the Health Communication Intention Questionnaire. Sociodemographic data were also collected. Correlation analysis and regression analysis were used to determine the relationship between eHealth literacy, social media self-efficacy, and health communication intention. Health communication intention is positively correlated with eHealth literacy and social media self-efficacy. There is a significant positive correlation between eHealth literacy and health communication intention (β = 0.57, p < 0.001), and social media self-efficacy played a mediating role in the influence of eHealth literacy on health communication intention (the mediating effect accounted for 37.2% of the total effect). The study found that eHealth literacy and social media self-efficacy had an impact on health communication intention. Because there is a correlation between eHealth literacy and social media self-efficacy and health communication intention, in order to promote health communication intention of nursing students, it is also important to cultivate eHealth literacy and social media self-efficacy of nursing students. In view of these results, targeted educational programs must be developed to improve eHealth literacy and social media self-efficacy among nursing undergraduates, thereby promoting their health information transmission.

An Empirical Study on Digital Feedback Behavior of Young People in COVID-19 with Health Belief Model and UTAUT Model

During COVID-19 prevention and control, many middle-aged and elderly people lack the skills and knowledge of healthy online transmission, resulting in inadequate prevention and control measures. So as young people who are familiar with the rules of the internet transmit health information, they also reverse educate their parents on novel coronavirus prevention and control, helping them to bridge the digital information gap between generations. In this paper, the health belief model (HBM) and the integrated technology acceptance and use model (UTAUT) were combined to establish a model to explore the factors influencing the digital feedback behavior of young groups in the context of COVID-19. The results show that the willingness of digital feedback has a certain influence on digital feedback behavior. Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived obstacle, self-efficacy, performance expectation, community influence, and convenience also affect the intention of feedback.

The Dispersion of Health Information-Seeking Behavior and Health Literacy in a State in the Southern United States: Cross-sectional Study.

BackgroundThe transmission of health information from in-person communication to web-based sources has changed over time. Patients can find, understand, and use their health information without meeting a health care provider and are able to participate more in their health care management. In recent years, the internet has emerged as the primary source of health information, although clinical providers remain the most credible source. The ease of access, anonymity, and busy schedules may be motivating factors to seek health information on the web. Social media has surfaced as a popular source of health information, as it can provide news in real time. The increase in the breadth and depth of health information available on the web has also led to a plethora of misinformation, and individuals are often unable to discern facts from fiction. Competencies in health literacy (HL) can help individuals better understand health information and enhance patient decision-making, as adequate HL is a precursor to positive health information–seeking behaviors (HISBs). Several factors such as age, sex, and socioeconomic status are known to moderate the association between HL and HISBs.ObjectiveIn this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between HL and HISBs in individuals living in a southern state in the United States by considering different demographic factors.MethodsParticipants aged ≥18 years were recruited using Qualtrics Research Services and stratified to match the statewide demographic characteristics of race and age. Demographics and source and frequency of health information were collected. The Health Literacy Questionnaire was used to collect self-reported HL experiences. SPSS (version 27; IBM Corp) was used for the analysis.ResultsA total of 520 participants met the criteria and completed the survey (mean age 36.3, SD 12.79 years). The internet was cited as the most used source of health information (mean 2.41, SD 0.93). Females are more likely to seek health information from physicians than males (r=0.121; P=.006). Older individuals are less likely to seek health information from the internet (r=−0.108; P=.02), social media (r=−0.225; P<.001), and friends (r=−0.090; P=.045) than younger individuals. Cluster analysis demonstrated that individuals with higher levels of HISBs were more likely to seek information from multiple sources than those with lower levels of HISBs (mean range 3.05-4.09, SD range 0.57-0.66; P<.001).ConclusionsAge and sex are significantly associated with HISB. Older adults may benefit from web-based resources to monitor their health conditions. Higher levels of HL are significantly associated with greater HISB. Targeted strategies to improve HISB among individuals with lower levels of HL may improve their access, understanding, and use of health information.

Primary School Pupils as Health Educators

An evaluation study of primary school pupils involved in health activities was carried out. The study showed that pupils can be used effectively as agents for transmitting health information.&#x0D; Through a well designed school health program the use of primary school pupils will help improve deficiencies in the quantitiy and quality of existing public health education activities.

Use of ICT to Confront COVID-19

Use of ICT to Confront COVID-19

Extensive Analysis Of Internet Of Things Based Health Care Surveillance System Using Rfid Assisted Lightweight Cryptographic Methodology

Internet of Things (IoT) plays a vital role in Smart Applications such as Smart City Maintenance and Control, Health Care, Transportation, Defense Operations and so on. Compare to all of these mentioned applications Health care is the most significant and necessary application to take care with as well as the concern regarding patients and their belongings need to be monitor the patient health related summary from the remote end without any hurdle. This is possible with the help of Internet of Things, in which it enables the bridge between client end and the server end to track the health records clearly without any delay as well as providing the proper security mechanisms to the health records preserved into the server. In this paper, a new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled Lightweight Cryptographic Method (RFIDLCM) is introduced to provide proper security mechanisms to the health records preserved into the server end. In addition, it must be kept secure against abuse as well as authentication when storing the patient's record as other devices can easily be monitored. It is quite difficult to encrypt voluminous data encryption protocols because of restricted IoT devices. For this reason, Homomorphic encryption models are recommended and in this paper, a new block cipher technique has been proposed for the safe transmission of health information from such Internet of Things devices. The proposed approach is activated with the help of Smart Helath Monitoring Device interconnected with several health related sensors such as RFID Reader, ECG Sensor, Pressure Level Estimation Sensor and Temperature Sensor. All these sensors are integrated together to provide a proper solution to the health care surveillance scheme in an intelligent manner. The resulting emulations of this paper proves the efficiency of the proposed approach in clear manner with graphical representations. The proposed approach of RFIDLCM proves its efficiency with respect to the improvements in prediction accuracy levels, security levels, time concerns and the data transportation efficiency.

Legal regulation of the transmission of health-related data: Balance of public interests and individual rights in the context of cross-border health care

The article provides a comparative analysis of the regulatory and legal regulation for the processing of a special category of personal health data in the European Union and in the Russian Federation in regard to the digitalization of national health systems. Special attention is paid to the legal framework for the transmission of health information at the cross-border level. It is established that within the framework of European and Russian legislation at this stage, in the context of the formation of digital medicine, there is a comparability in the definition of legal mechanisms for the protection of medical data. It is also noted that in the issue of the transfer of personal health data to third countries, both the Russian Federation and the European Union choose the path of strict restrictive regulation and the introduction of a closed list of grounds for overcoming the ban on cross-border transfer. The reasons for this approach to issues of supranational interaction in healthcare are analyzed, as well as the potential risks of inertia of national legislators in this issue. Based on the analysis, the authors propose a number of amendments and additions to the national legislation on personal data, aimed at simplifying the interaction between jurisdictions on the transfer of confidential medical information. The authors suggest an international agreement on the exchange of medical data in digital format, which potentially should include not only the Russian Federation and the EU states, but also other countries, including Eurasian Economic Union member states, China, and countries of the American continent. The proposed concept is intended to create an opportunity for the formation of a supranational information system in the field of healthcare, which allows for the effective exchange of medical data, taking into account the sovereign interests of the countries participating in the agreement.

Sociolinguistic Aspects Of The Covid-19 Infodemic:, How Is Language Used To Transmit Health Information In Arabic And English?

Sociolinguistic Aspects Of The Covid-19 Infodemic:, How Is Language Used To Transmit Health Information In Arabic And English?

Effects of Health Information Dissemination on User Follows and Likes during COVID-19 Outbreak in China: Data and Content Analysis.

Background: COVID-19 has greatly attacked China, spreading in the whole world. Articles were posted on many official WeChat accounts to transmit health information about this pandemic. The public also sought related information via social media more frequently. However, little is known about what kinds of information satisfy them better. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of health information dissemination that affected users’ information behavior on WeChat. Methods: Two-wave data were collected from the top 200 WeChat official accounts on the Xigua website. The data included the change in the number of followers and the total number of likes on each account in a 7-day period, as well as the number of each type of article and headlines about coronavirus. It was used to developed regression models and conduct content analysis to figure out information characteristics in quantity and content. Results: For nonmedical institution accounts in the model, report and story types of articles had positive effects on users’ following behaviors. The number of headlines on coronavirus positively impacts liking behaviors. For medical institution accounts, report and science types had a positive effect, too. In the content analysis, several common characteristics were identified. Conclusions: Characteristics in terms of the quantity and content in health information dissemination contribute to users’ information behavior. In terms of the content in the headlines, via coding and word frequency analysis, organizational structure, multimedia applications, and instructions—the common dimension in different articles—composed the common features in information that impacted users’ liking behaviors.

Social networks for health communication in rural Uganda: A mixed-method analysis of Dekabusa Trading Centre, Luwero County

ABSTRACT To reach the most vulnerable individuals in under-resourced countries, health communication interventions increasingly move towards the community level. However, little is known about how health information spreads through local social networks. This paper maps the health information network of a rural trading centre in Uganda. As part of a five-year ethnographic study of sustainable community health resources, ego networks were obtained for 231 village residents in March 2014. Using both ethnographic and social network data, we analyze how the village social network is structured, and how this structure may influence the transmission of health information. Results show a network with low average proximity, with a small number of individuals, notably key administrative officials, much closer connected to many other community members than average. However, because of social partitioning in the village network, a number of people are outside the social clusters in which the top influencers are located.

IPatient Privacy Copyright Cloud Management

The advent and rapid rise of network technology and cloud computing have led to new opportunities for ushering in a new era in telehealth. Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT) and advances in 5G communication, telehealth is expanding and shows no signs of slowing down. It provides patients including elderly and disabled patients with convenient and easy access to healthcare services across space and time. However, the continuous real-time transmission of health information over networks also exposes private data to the risk of being intercepted by third parties. The privacy of the primary individual patient must be managed under the protection of the patient’s anonymous key while storing, transferring, sharing, and adding privacy rights. A question arises: How can we design a secure communication environment for remote access control to personal privacy matters? The patient’s electronic medical record is protected by the patient’s private key, and our scheme provides a real anonymous design for the patient with absolute autonomy over their privacy. Each update of the cloud medical records is patient-led and performed in a secure tunnel. As a result, this study reveals that the cloud-based iPatient privacy copyright management fully controlled by an individual patient is indeed safe and effective.

Understanding Information Seeking about the Health of Others: Applying the Comprehensive Model of Information Seeking to Proxy Online Health Information Seeking

A significant proportion of online health information seeking is related to the health of others, such as the one of family members and friends, instead of an individual’s own health. Understanding these behaviors of proxy seekers, i.e., individuals who seek information about the health of others, can improve the transmission of health information to and social support for others. The comprehensive model of information seeking (CMIS) is an established model that predicts information seeking for the individual seeker. The model was modified and extended with concepts of social network ties to predict proxy information seeking intentions and the resulting social support intentions. Hypothetical scenarios of persons from the social network suffering from depression were varied in severity of disease and the relationship closeness to test their influence on model variables. Structural equation modeling (N = 607) served to evaluate the associations between the health-related factors and proxy health information seeking intentions, as well as support intentions. The results confirmed the direct effects of beliefs on information-carrier utility. Contrary to expectations, demographics, experience, and salience had direct effects on proxy information seeking intentions. The results indicate that a modified CMIS helps to better meet surrogate seekers’ needs for supporting patients.

Experimental Examination of Social Transmission of Health Information using an Online Platform

ABSTRACT The “viral” nature of information transmission has the potential to transmit both accurate and inaccurate information. The present experiment examines the social transmission of health information, focusing on disorder etiology. Participants were placed in one of three generations of social transmission chains. The first generation read information concerning one of four fictitious disorders, pairing one disorder (Physiological or Psychological) with one etiology (Genetic or Environmental). Then, to ensure minimal loss of information (which is common in open-ended recollections), participants recalled key aspects of the disorders through multiple-choice questions. Their selections were used to modify the vignettes for the second generation and the third generation read the second’s recollections. All participants also evaluated diagnosed patients on social distance and disgust. Findings suggest that genetic etiology was better recalled when paired with a psychological disorder than a physiological one. Participants desired more social distance from psychological disorders’ patients (regardless of etiology) and showed higher disgust for environmental etiological patients (regardless of disorder). Implications focus on the role of content biases in the transmission of health information and misinformation.

Youth engagement on health as a political issue

Abstract Background In France, young people do not participate in the development of health policy. The latter is built on a representation of the young person who, because of his age, cannot have an opinion and proposals for his health and improve that of others. However, different young people are involved in health actions and propose improvements for the health system and prevention. The communication concerns the ’Re’Pairs Santé’, young people who are committed with Unis-Cité, a national association, to developing health actions with other young people. Methods 20 ’Re’Pairs santé’ were interviewed in 3 French cities on their motivation for this engagement. Similarly, 80 young beneficiaries of their actions were met in focus groups to get their perception of Re’Pairs santé. Results The engagement of Re’Pairs santé is part of a dimension of solidarity, and on their experience as young people to change the way adults and public policies are represented. For other young people, if there is an improvement in their health knowledge, half of them are involved in other local associations and/or are involved in changing health within their own structure. Conclusions Health is not a minority issue both in the daily lives of young people and as a potential source of engagement. The Re’Pairs santé investment allows other young people to get involved in other structures. Thus, the social impact is not limited to the transmission of health information but promotes social cohesion and the development of social capital. The place and role of young people in the development of public health policies must be better valued and legitimized in order to better meet their expectations but also to destigmatize a population that has many resources. Key messages Fostering youth engagement on health. Youth should be considered as a resource for health policies.