Correction to: Measurements and Distribution of Atmospheric Particulate‑Bound Mercury: A Review

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake in units.     

Correction to: Neurocognitive functioning and health‑related quality of life of children after pediatric intensive care admission: a systematic review

Quality of Life Research -     

Correction to: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Complex Post‑traumatic Stress in Pregnant Teens: A Pilot Study

Maternal and Child Health Journal - A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03178-4     

Correction to: Changes in Rates of Inpatient Postpartum Long‑Acting Reversible Contraception and Sterilization in the USA, 2012–2016

Maternal and Child Health Journal -     

How to support parents and healthcare professionals in the decision-making process of tube feeding in children?

BackgroundTube feeding in children has a severe psychosocial impact on children and their families. Parents also feel that they have limited communication with healthcare professionals (HCPs) about decision-making and the implications of tube feeding.ObjectiveThis study focussed on the parents’ experiences and expectations about tube feeding of children and a solution to improve the management and communication of it.MethodsWe applied a design thinking method in two parts. First, focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with parents of children aged 0–10 years who are or had been tube fed and HCPs. Thereafter, two sounding boards with HCPs and parents were convened to discuss improvements in the management of tube feeding.ResultsIn total, 17 parents participated in the study. Two main topics derived from the focus groups and interviews: psychosocial impact and communication with HCPs. The sounding boards (five HCPs and two parents) divided the challenges of tube feeding into three stages: the moment tube feeding is considered, the insertion of the tube in the hospital, and transfer to the domestic environment and follow-up. Interview topics were used to develop a communication sheet to support the decision process of tube feeding.ConclusionsThe empowerment of parents in the process of tube feeding is important. More attention should be paid to alternatives, consequences, and planning for the long term. The developed communication sheet offers suggestions for issues to discuss and could support communication between parents and HCPs about tube feeding.     

Correction to: Inequalities in Access and Utilization of Maternal,Newborn and Child Health Services in sub‑Saharan Africa: A Special Focus on Urban Settings

Maternal and Child Health Journal -     

The effects of a community-based intervention on women’s knowledge and attitudes about safe abortion in intervention and comparison towns in Oromia,Ethiopia

The aim of this post-intervention assessment was to measure the effects of community intervention on the knowledge and attitudes of women regarding safe abortion in Ethiopia. In 2014, following implementation of an educational intervention on sexual and reproductive health from December 2012 to December 2013, 800 women were interviewed about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding abortion. Multivariate regression analyses of respondents’ demographics, sources of abortion information, knowledge, and attitudes about safe abortion were conducted. More women in the intervention community knew safe abortion was available in the community (76 percent vs. 57 percent; p < 0.001). Women in the intervention community had greater odds of feeling that women should have access to safe abortion services (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.55, 95 percent confidence interval [CI]: 1.06, 2.28) after adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics. They had significantly greater odds of feeling comfortable and confident talking to a healthcare provider (aOR: 2.44, 95 percent CI: 1.55, 3.84) and/or her partner (aOR: 2.47, 95 percent CI: 1.58, 3.85) about abortion. Increased mobilization of community networks in disseminating sexual health and abortion information was followed by increased knowledge of abortion services in the intervention community and improved reproductive choices for women.     

Oral health and access to dental care – a comparison of elderly migrants and non-migrants in Germany

Objectives: To compare oral health, access barriers to dental care, oral health behavior and oral hygiene behavior of elderly German residents with and without immigration background.

Design: In this cross-sectional explorative study, a convenience sample (N?=?112, age?≥?60 years, 54% immigrants) was recruited in four dental practices in Hamburg, Germany. Oral health was assessed with Decayed/Missing/Filled Teeth (DMFT), Papillary Bleeding Index (PBI), and Approximal Plaque Index (API). Dental health was operationalized as number of decayed teeth, and poor oral hygiene based on a PBI?≥?40%. Access barriers and oral health behavior were assessed with a standardized questionnaire.

Results: While caries experience was similar in migrants and non-migrants (DMFT mean: 24.8 vs. 23.4, n.s.), significantly more teeth were decayed (5.3 vs. 2.1, p?p?=?0.002) and PBI (46.3% vs. 30.5%, p?=?0.016) were significantly higher in migrants. After adjusting for age, sex, income, education, and number of teeth, migrants still had on average 3 decayed teeth more than non-migrants. However, impact of migration background on poor oral health changed from OR?=?3.61 (p?=?0.007) to OR?=?1.05 (n.s.) after adjusting for confounders, mainly due to lower income in migrants. Fewer migrants had visited a dentist within the past 12 months, and migrants were less likely to have a regular dentist that they visit and more often indicated language or cost barriers than non-migrants.

Conclusion: Elderly German migrants have higher treatment needs than non-migrants. Likely causes are poorer oral hygiene and lower utilization of dental care services. Specific prevention programs targeting migrants are warranted to improve oral health in this disadvantaged group.     

How to gain evidence for causation in disease and therapeutic intervention: from Koch’s postulates to counter-counterfactuals

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - Researchers, clinicians, and patients have good reasons for wanting answers to causal questions of disease and therapeutic intervention. This paper uses...     

Sharing of clinical data in a maternity setting: How do paper hand-held records and electronic health records compare for completeness?

Background

Historically, the paper hand-held record (PHR) has been used for sharing information between hospital clinicians, general practitioners and pregnant women in a maternity shared-care environment. Recently in alignment with a National e-health agenda, an electronic health record (EHR) was introduced at an Australian tertiary maternity service to replace the PHR for collection and transfer of data. The aim of this study was to examine and compare the completeness of clinical data collected in a PHR and an EHR.

Methods

We undertook a comparative cohort design study to determine differences in completeness between data collected from maternity records in two phases. Phase 1 data were collected from the PHR and Phase 2 data from the EHR. Records were compared for completeness of best practice variables collected The primary outcome was the presence of best practice variables and the secondary outcomes were the differences in individual variables between the records.

Results

Ninety-four percent of paper medical charts were available in Phase 1 and 100% of records from an obstetric database in Phase 2. No PHR or EHR had a complete dataset of best practice variables. The variables with significant improvement in completeness of data documented in the EHR, compared with the PHR, were urine culture, glucose tolerance test, nuchal screening, morphology scans, folic acid advice, tobacco smoking, illicit drug assessment and domestic violence assessment (p?=?0.001). Additionally the documentation of immunisations (pertussis, hepatitis B, varicella, fluvax) were markedly improved in the EHR (p?=?0.001). The variables of blood pressure, proteinuria, blood group, antibody, rubella and syphilis status, showed no significant differences in completeness of recording.

Conclusion

This is the first paper to report on the comparison of clinical data collected on a PHR and EHR in a maternity shared-care setting. The use of an EHR demonstrated significant improvements to the collection of best practice variables. Additionally, the data in an EHR were more available to relevant clinical staff with the appropriate log-in and more easily retrieved than from the PHR. This study contributes to an under-researched area of determining data quality collected in patient records.

     

Are raters influenced by prior information about a learner? A review of assimilation and contrast effects in assessment

Advances in Health Sciences Education - Understanding which factors can impact rater judgments in assessments is important to ensure quality ratings. One such factor is whether prior performance...     

Nursing students’ conceptions of competence and the learning processes that support the development of competence: a phenomenographic study

Advances in Health Sciences Education - The development of competence among student nurses is important to nurse educators, nursing regulatory bodies, employers and patients. Several teaching and...     

Correction to: How relevant are social costs in economic evaluations? The case of Alzheimer’s disease

The European Journal of Health Economics - A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-021-01323-y     

Does stage of change predict outcome in a primary-care intervention to encourage an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption?

Our aim was to investigate the response of participants in different Stage of Change (SOC) groups to an intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Participants recruited from a primary-care health centre were entered into a trial investigating an intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. A total of 729 men and women were randomized into intervention and control groups. Participants attended two appointments 6 months apart and completed postal questionnaires before each appointment. The questionnaire included SOC questions which were used to classify participants into 'pre-contemplation', 'contemplation' and 'action' groups at baseline and at follow-up. All intervention participants received a standard intervention to increase consumption of fruit and vegetables to at least five portions per day. After 6 months at the end of the trial control participants received the same intervention. The main outcome measures were the changes in plasma concentrations of antioxidant vitamins. Changes in self-reported fruit and vegetable intake were a secondary outcome measure. At baseline, 38% (113/297) of the intervention participants were described as being in the 'pre-contemplation' stage, 35% in 'contemplation' and 27% in 'action' groups. For control participants, 36% (112/310) were in 'pre-contemplation', 34% in 'contemplation' and 30% in 'action' groups. In the intervention groups, 50% (57/113) of 'pre-contemplators' moved to the 'action' stage and 37% (42/113) moved to 'contemplation'. There was little movement in the control 'SOC' groups between baseline and follow-up, other than a small drift to 'contemplation'. Overall, the intervention group reported a greater increase in fruit and vegetable consumption than the controls (mean difference in change of 1.4 daily portions; 95% confidence interval 1.2, 1.6; after adjustment for baseline intake and gender) and significantly greater changes were reported in all three intervention 'SOC' groups compared to the corresponding 'control' groups (P < 0.001 in each case). These results suggest that peoples' SOC may have little bearing on their success in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption.     

Correction to “Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil”

Correction to “Freire de Melo F, Martins Oliveira Diniz L, Nélio Januário J, Fernando Gonçalves Ferreira J, Dórea RSDM, de Brito BB, Marques HS, Lemos FFB, Silva Luz M, Rocha Pinheiro SL, de Magalhães Queiroz DM. Performance of a serological IgM and IgG qualitative test for COVID-19 diagnosis: An experimental study in Brazil. World J Exp Med 2022; 12(5): 100-103 [PMID: 36196438 DOI: 10.5493/wjem.v12.i5.100]”. In this article, we identified an issue with the “Acknowledgments” section. Here, we then provide a recognition section for our supporting institutions.     

Food consumption and nutrient intake in relation to denture use in 55- to 84-year-old men and women —Results of a population based survey

Objective

To study differences in consumption of foods and intake of nutrients attributable to denture status.

Design, setting and participants

Data from a cross-sectional, nationally representative Health 2000 Survey, subjects aged 55–84 years (n=2,241).

Measurements

Denture status (edentulous with full dentures, own dentition with removable dentures, own dentition with no removable dentures) was used as an explanatory variable. The consumption of foods and intake of nutrients was used as an outcome variable and was measured using a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire.

Results

Denture status associated with food choices. Full denture wearers consumed less vegetables (p = 0.013 among men and p = 0.001 among women) and fruits (p = 0.001 among women), more sugary products (p = 0.012 among men and p = 0.008 among women), and their balance in fatty acids was less favourable than among dentate participants. Among dentate participants, the differences between the two groups were small and statistically significant differences were seen mostly in women.

Conclusions

Wearing full dentures appears to be associated with unhealthier food choices, lower consumption of some foodstuffs and lower intake of certain nutrients when compared to the food choices of dentate persons.