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Obesity Reviews : An Official Journal... Sep 2022This systematic review aims to identify the multilevel correlates of sedentary behavior (SB) and its sub-domains among preschool-aged children aged 0-7 years in Asia.... (Review)
Review
This systematic review aims to identify the multilevel correlates of sedentary behavior (SB) and its sub-domains among preschool-aged children aged 0-7 years in Asia. We systematically searched for studies published from 2000 onwards using terms related to SB correlates and Asia in six databases. Eligible studies were observational and used quantitative methods to examine correlates of total, and domain-specific SB (screen viewing [SV] and non-screen-based SB) in Asian children living in Asia. Two reviewers independently screened identified references. Following quality assessment of included studies, we performed narrative synthesis to summarize the evidence on the intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental correlates of total and domain-specific SB (PROSPERO: CRD42018095268). Twenty-two studies from 4 regions and 12 countries/territories were included. Out of the 94 correlates explored, the following associations were consistent: older age, being a boy, non-Chinese ethnicity (Southeast Asia), younger maternal age, higher maternal and paternal television-viewing time with higher SV; higher SV at earlier age with higher SV and total SB; and presence of TV/computer in the bedroom with higher leisure-time SB. We encourage more studies from low- and middle-income Asian countries with an increased focus on different SB domains, further exploration of environmental correlates, and the use of objective measurements to capture SB.
Topics: Asian People; Child; Child, Preschool; Computers; Ethnicity; Health Behavior; Humans; Male; Sedentary Behavior
PubMed: 35698280
DOI: 10.1111/obr.13485 -
Quality of Life Research : An... Aug 2019The association between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life has been mostly examined in children and adolescents with specific chronic... (Review)
Review Meta-Analysis
The influence of diet quality and dietary behavior on health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVE
The association between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life has been mostly examined in children and adolescents with specific chronic diseases. No systematic review has synthesized the influence of diet quality and dietary behavior on health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the primary studies that evaluated the association between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents and to synthesize the findings for the association.
METHODS
A computer search in the databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE and PSYCINFO was performed to retrieve English language studies that were published from 1946 up to April 8, 2018. We also screened the PubMed-related articles and the reference lists of the existing relevant literature to identify other eligible studies. We synthesized the association between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life using both a qualitative method and meta-analysis. We reported the review following up the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline.
RESULTS
Seventeen studies were included in the synthesis including twelve cross-sectional studies and five longitudinal studies. We found that diet quality and dietary behavior were associated with health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. The positive effect of healthy diets on health-related quality of life was observed for multiple domains of health-related quality of life, including physical, school and emotional functioning, and psychosocial quality of life. We observed a dose-response relationship between the diet exposure and health-related quality of life, where an unhealthy dietary behavior or lower diet quality was associated with decreased health-related quality of life among children and adolescents.
CONCLUSION
The findings of the systematic review suggest the importance of promoting healthy diets and nutrition for good health-related quality of life among children and adolescents. Future research is needed to strengthen the evidence for prospective relationships and for the dose-response effect between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life among children and adolescents.
Topics: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Feeding Behavior; Health Status; Humans; Nutritional Status; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life
PubMed: 30875010
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02162-4 -
Critical Reviews in Oncology/hematology Apr 2021Pediatric, adolescent, and young adult (PAYA) cancer survivors suffer from multiple domains of adverse psychosocial and behavioral outcomes during and after their cancer... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
BACKGROUND
Pediatric, adolescent, and young adult (PAYA) cancer survivors suffer from multiple domains of adverse psychosocial and behavioral outcomes during and after their cancer treatment. This study conducted a systematic review and metaanalysis of psychosocial, behavioral, and supportive interventions for PAYA cancer survivors.
METHODS
We searched 11 electronic databases, 4 professional websites, and manual search of reference lists in existing reviews. We selected randomized controlled trials and controlled trials without randomization focusing on PAYA cancer survivors across six outcome domains.
RESULTS
We included 61 studies (4,402 participants) published between 1987 and 2020. Overall risk of bias across studies was low. We identified an overall moderate and statistically significant treatment effect size for PAYA cancer survivors across six outcome domains.
CONCLUSION
psychosocial, behavioral, and supportive interventions were overall effective for PAYA cancer survivors. However, interventions were not effective for certain outcome domains, and less effective among AYA versus pediatric cancer survivors.
Topics: Adolescent; Cancer Survivors; Child; Humans; Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Survivors; Young Adult
PubMed: 33675909
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103291 -
International Journal of Nursing Studies Feb 2023Nurses are the largest health professional body globally. Despite the significant role they play in healthcare, nurses exhibit poor dietary habits and have high rates of... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
Nurses are the largest health professional body globally. Despite the significant role they play in healthcare, nurses exhibit poor dietary habits and have high rates of chronic diseases. Understanding the factors underlying healthy eating for nurses in the workplace is important to implement effective interventions.
OBJECTIVE
To identify enablers and barriers related to healthy eating among nurses employed in a hospital setting.
DESIGN
A systematic literature review of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research (PROSPERO ID: CRD42021290913).
DATA SOURCES
A comprehensive systematic search was conducted across PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science and ProQuest databases for papers published after January 2015.
METHODS
Two authors independently screened titles and abstracts of 4139 deduplicated studies, performed critical appraisals on eligible studies using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and extracted data relevant to the research question. This review includes papers that examined nurses' eating behaviours specifically, were conducted in a hospital setting and distinguished healthy eating from other behaviours. Data synthesis was conducted through descriptive summarisation of studies and enablers and barriers were classified according to the socio-ecological model.
RESULTS
A total of 29 studies were identified with 8024 participants. 8 studies were qualitative, 18 quantitative, and 3 were mixed method design. At an environmental level, barriers were high accessibility and availability of unhealthy foods, high cost and low availability of healthy foods and lack of storage and preparation facilities, while an enabler was close proximity to healthy options. Novel organisational enablers were considered roster planning which allowed for established routines around meals, and structured workplace programs that encouraged improvement in health behaviours, while barriers were shift work, inconsistent rosters and high work demands. An interpersonal enabler was supportive networks while barriers were work culture, social norms of celebrations and gifts of food from patients. Finally, intrapersonal barriers were stress and fatigue, personal values, beliefs, attitudes, and individual characteristics, with the latter two also acting as enablers.
CONCLUSIONS
This review identifies the complexity and interconnectedness of enablers and barriers to healthy eating across four domains of the socio-ecological model. Multi-faceted strategies which address factors across several domains are recommended for healthcare organisations to facilitate healthy eating among nurses. Further research is needed to assess these strategies and understand the extent to which eating behaviours can be improved.
Topics: Humans; Diet, Healthy; Health Personnel; Health Status; Nurses
PubMed: 36528912
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104412 -
Psychology, Health & Medicine Jul 2016Many older people perceive ageing negatively, describing it in terms of poor or declining health and functioning. These perceptions may be related to older adults'... (Review)
Review
Many older people perceive ageing negatively, describing it in terms of poor or declining health and functioning. These perceptions may be related to older adults' health. The aim of this review was to synthesise existing research on the relationship between older adults' perceptions of ageing and their health and functioning. A systematic search was conducted of five electronic databases (ASSIA, CINAHL, IBSS, MEDLINE and PsycINFO). Citations within identified reports were also searched. Observational studies were included if they included perceptions of ageing and health-related measures involving participants aged 60 years and older. Study selection, data extraction and quality appraisal were conducted using predefined criteria. Twenty-eight reports met the criteria for inclusion. Older adults' perceptions of ageing were assessed with a variety of measures. Perceptions were related to health and functioning across seven health domains: memory and cognitive performance, physical and physiological performance, medical conditions and outcomes, disability, care-seeking, self-rated health, quality of life and death. How ageing is perceived by older adults is related to their health and functioning in multiple domains. However, higher quality and longitudinal studies are needed to further investigate this relationship.
Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Attitude to Health; Cognition; Health Behavior; Health Status; Humans; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Quality of Life
PubMed: 26527056
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1096946 -
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and... Apr 2021Aging is often associated with a decline in physical function that eventually leads to loss of autonomy in activities of daily living (ADL). Walking is a very common... (Review)
Review
Aging is often associated with a decline in physical function that eventually leads to loss of autonomy in activities of daily living (ADL). Walking is a very common ADL, important for main determinants of quality of life in older age, and it requires the integration of many physiological systems. Gait speed has been described as the 'sixth vital sign' because it is a core indicator of health and function in aging and disease. We reviewed original studies up to June 2020 that assessed frailty in both longitudinal and cross-sectional observational studies, paying particular attention to how gait is measured in older population and how the gait parameter adopted may influence the estimated frailty models and the health-related outcomes of the various studies (i.e. clinical, cognitive, physical, and nutritional outcomes). Eighty-five studies met the search strategy and were included in the present systematic review. According to the frailty tools, more than 60% of the studies used the physical phenotype model proposed by Fried and colleagues, while one-third referred to multi-domain indexes or models and only 5% referred to other single-domain frailty models (social or cognitive). The great heterogeneity observed in gait measurements and protocols limited the possibility to directly compare the results of the studies and it could represent an important issue causing variability in the different outcome measures in both clinical-and population-based settings. Gait appeared to be an indicator of health and function also in frail older adults, and different gait parameters appeared to predict adverse health-related outcomes in clinical, cognitive, and physical domains and, to a lesser extent, in nutritional domain. Gait has the potential to elucidate the common basic mechanisms of cognitive and motor decline. Advances in technology may extend the validity of gait in different clinical settings also in frail older adults, and technology-based assessment should be encouraged. Combining various gait parameters may enhance frailty prediction and classification of different frailty phenotypes.
Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Frailty; Gait; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Quality of Life
PubMed: 33590975
DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12667 -
Global Health Research and Policy Aug 2021Studies of health-related quality of life among workers have generated varying results. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review to synthesize the... (Meta-Analysis)
Meta-Analysis Review
BACKGROUND
Studies of health-related quality of life among workers have generated varying results. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review to synthesize the scores of health-related quality of life measured by the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire among Chinese workers and compare the results across gender, age, occupation and region.
METHODS
Six databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, China Science and Technology Journal Database, PubMed, Web of science and Scopus were searched for relevant publications in both English and Chinese from their inception to February 2021. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were established, and study and participant characters as well as health-related quality of life scores were extracted from included publications. Study quality was assessed by using the Crombie tool. The meta-analysis including individual publications used random-effects models. Subgroups analyses by gender, age, occupation and region were also conducted to explore the source of heterogeneity.
RESULTS
One hundred thirty-nine out of 1437 potential publications were included. The pooled mean scores of health-related quality of life were 14.1 for the physical domain (95%CI: 13.9-14.3), 13.7 for the psychological domain (95%CI: 13.5-13.8), 14.0 for the social relationship domain (95%CI: 13.8-14.2), 12.3 for the environment domain (95%CI: 12.1-12.5). No significant statistical difference was found between the different subgroups. Publication bias was present in the independence domain and the pooled scores were corrected to 15.0 (95%CI: 14.6-15.5) using the trim and fill method. Sensitivity analysis suggested that the results of the meta-analysis were stable. Region might be a source of heterogeneity. Workers in northeast China reported higher scores in the social relationship domain, and those in the central region reported lower scores in the environmental domain.
CONCLUSIONS
Chinese workers reported lower scores in four health-related quality of life domains than the general population. Region might be a potential influencing factor for workers' scores different, which needs further study. The pooled scores can served as benchmarks for workplace health promotion programes in Chinese workers and global occupational health studies.
Topics: Asian People; China; Humans; Quality of Life; Workplace; World Health Organization
PubMed: 34389062
DOI: 10.1186/s41256-021-00209-z -
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism Oct 2017To summarize, from the literature, quality-of-life (QoL) domains and items relevant to patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), and to determine if commonly used SpA... (Review)
Review
OBJECTIVES
To summarize, from the literature, quality-of-life (QoL) domains and items relevant to patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA), and to determine if commonly used SpA patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments include the identified domains.
METHODS
We used PRISMA statement for systematic review and searched Medline , Embase, and PsycInfo using relevant keywords. In addition, hand searches of references of the included articles were conducted. All articles were reviewed for inclusion by 2 independent reviewers. QoL domains and items relevant to patients with axial or peripheral SpA were extracted and presented using the adapted World Health Organization Quality-of-Life (WHOQOL) domain framework. SpA PROs were assessed to determine if they included the domains identified.
RESULTS
We retrieved 14,343 articles, of which 34 articles fulfilled inclusion criteria for review. Twenty-five articles were conducted in the European population. Domains such as negative feelings and activities of daily living were found to be present in 28 and 27 articles, respectively. SpA impacted QoL in all domains of the adapted WHOQOL framework. Domains that differed between types of SpA were financial resources, general levels of independence and medication side effects. Embarrassment, self-image, and premature ageing were items that differed by geographical setting. PROs to capture domains for peripheral SpA were similar for axial SpA.
CONCLUSIONS
We found that a wide range of domains and items of QoL were relevant to patients with SpA with minimal differences between patients with axial and peripheral SpA. Clinicians may consider using peripheral SpA PROs to measure QoL of patients with axial SpA.
Topics: Activities of Daily Living; Body Image; Emotions; Humans; Quality of Life; Self Concept; Spondylarthritis
PubMed: 28487138
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.04.002 -
Nutrients May 2023(1) Background: Gastric cancer patients are known to be at a high risk of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia, and the latter impairs the patient's nutritional status... (Review)
Review
(1) Background: Gastric cancer patients are known to be at a high risk of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia, and the latter impairs the patient's nutritional status during their clinical course and also treatment response. A clearer identification of nutrition-related critical points during neoadjuvant treatment for gastric cancer is relevant to managing patient care and predicting clinical outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and describe nutrition-related critical domains associated with clinical outcomes. (2) Methods: We performed a systematic review (PROSPERO ID:CRD42021266760); (3) Results: This review included 14 studies compiled into three critical domains: patient-related, clinical-related (disease and treatment), and healthcare-related. Body composition changes during neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) accounted for the early termination of chemotherapy and reduced overall survival. Sarcopenia was confirmed to have an independent prognostic value. The role of nutritional interventions during NAC has not been fully explored. (4) Conclusions: Understanding critical domain exposures affecting nutritional status will enable better clinical approaches to optimize care plans. It may also provide an opportunity for the mitigation of poor nutritional status and sarcopenia and their deleterious clinical consequences.
Topics: Humans; Stomach Neoplasms; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Critical Pathways; Sarcopenia; Nutritional Status; Malnutrition
PubMed: 37242125
DOI: 10.3390/nu15102241 -
The Laryngoscope Aug 2023A number of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) assess quality of life and symptom severity in patients with salivary gland dysfunction, but many vary in the... (Review)
Review
OBJECTIVE
A number of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) assess quality of life and symptom severity in patients with salivary gland dysfunction, but many vary in the extent of validation and domain types addressed. We identified PROMs validated to measure salivary gland function and analyzed key properties.
DATA SOURCES
PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, PsycInfo, and CINAHL.
REVIEW METHODS
A systematic review was performed using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Validated instruments with >1 item to assess salivary gland-related symptoms were included. PROMs were evaluated for developmental methodology, structure, validity, and reliability using Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) criteria.
RESULTS
A total of 2059 abstracts were retrieved, and 133 full-text articles were reviewed. Sixteen PROMs assessing xerostomia (n = 7), sialadenitis (n = 4), Sjogren's syndrome (n = 2), Parkinson's-associated sialorrhea (n = 2), and oral systemic sclerosis (n = 1) were identified. Most (n = 15) were developed de novo, one was adapted from a pre-existing questionnaire. Eleven PROMs demonstrated "very good" analysis of internal consistency per COSMIN criteria, and 10 included test-retest data. Regarding content validity, four PROMs were developed with both patient and physician input, but none were rated as "adequate." All included comparisons against other questionnaires (n = 7), salivary flow rate (n = 9), and/or healthy controls (n = 3). The most rigorously developed PROM, the Xerostomia Inventory, was rated adequate in 6 out of 7 domains.
CONCLUSIONS
Several PROMs evaluate salivary function. The abilties of these PROMs to meet design and validation standards were variable, with notable limitations in content validity for all tools. New and updated PROMs assessing obstructive and inflammatory salivary symptoms should utilize patient and provider input.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
N/A Laryngoscope, 133:1796-1805, 2023.
Topics: Humans; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Surveys and Questionnaires; Consensus
PubMed: 36606658
DOI: 10.1002/lary.30550