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National and International Community-Based Healthcare and Health Promotion Overcoming COVID-19 Pandemic

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 16024

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ryuichi Ohta

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Chief Guest Editor
Community Care, Unnan City Hospital, Unnan 699-1221, Japan
Interests: public health; health promotion; primary care; family medicine; medical education
Dr. Daisuke Son

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Assistant Guest Editor
Department of Community-based Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8550, Japan
Interests: primary care; family medicine; medical education; health communication

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Community-based health care and health promotion are critical for the sustainability of health conditions all over the world. Health care and promotion should be performed based on sociocultural and socioeconomic status. The present era is intruded on by the COVID-19 pandemic, making the previous health care and health promotion vulnerable because of various limitations of social interaction and strict infection controls. There is a growing demand for innovative methods for health care and health promotion respecting indigenous conditions and infection control at national and international levels that can enable various people to sustain their health conditions. The piling evidence of controlling COVID-19 infection and the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination can drastically change healthcare and health promotion methods. Various innovative and creative health care and promotion methods can be developed and improve health conditions at national and international levels, including Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue, especially those combining a high academic standard coupled with a practical focus on providing health care and promotions respecting national and international perspectives through the overcoming the difficulty in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Ryuichi Ohta
Dr. Daisuke Son
Guest Editors

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  • Health promotion
  • Health care
  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • Infection control
  • National, International

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Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study
by Arisa Aoyagi, Osamu Nomura, Norihiro Sasaki, Yuki Fujita, Nana Ichikawa, Yoshiya Ishizawa, Yasuyuki Ishibashi and Hiroyuki Hanada
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(18), 11507; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811507 - 13 Sep 2022
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(1) Background: Injuries to the upper limbs during wood splitting can affect social and economic life. We aimed to describe the clinical information concerning these injuries in Japan. (2) Methods: We identified patients from our patient database from April 2015–November 2021 and extracted [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Injuries to the upper limbs during wood splitting can affect social and economic life. We aimed to describe the clinical information concerning these injuries in Japan. (2) Methods: We identified patients from our patient database from April 2015–November 2021 and extracted data from their medical records, which includes age, gender, occupation, month, time and location of the injury, diagnosis, duration of hospitalization, ICU admission, treatment interventions including surgery, outcome, and medical costs. (3) Result: Seventeen cases were identified. Most of the patients were male (n = 15), with median age being 68 years old. Regarding the patients’ backgrounds, six were apple farmers and three were unemployed. Injuries to the index finger was most common (n = 9), followed by injuries to the thumb in five cases (n = 5). Most of the incidents occurred at home or on the patient’s farm estate. No injuries were due to incidents at work. (4) Conclusion: The wood splitter-related injuries required long-term treatment and frequently damaged the thumb, a functionally important digit. All the injuries were sustained during non-occupational use of a wood splitter. Therefore, we suggest that safety training should be provided to prevent traumatic injuries when these products are being sold. Full article
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The Factors Influencing Public Satisfaction with Community Services for COVID-19: Evidence from a Highly Educated Community in Beijing
by Qihui Xie, Xun Xie and Siwei Guo
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(18), 11363; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811363 - 9 Sep 2022
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The satisfaction of highly educated citizens with community services for COVID-19 represents the attitude of the middle class and plays an important role in both the social and political stability of a country. The aim of this paper was to determine which factors [...] Read more.
The satisfaction of highly educated citizens with community services for COVID-19 represents the attitude of the middle class and plays an important role in both the social and political stability of a country. The aim of this paper was to determine which factors influence public satisfaction with COVID-19 services in a highly educated community. Through a literature review and using the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) model, this paper constructed a public satisfaction model of community services for COVID-19 and proposed relevant research hypotheses. A community with many highly educated residents in Beijing was selected as the case study, where 450 official questionnaires were distributed based on the age ratio of residents, with 372 valid questionnaires being collected from May 2021 to July 2021. The study results obtained by a structural equation model (SEM) show that: (1) public satisfaction is significantly and positively influenced by quality perception (0.305 **), public demand (0.295 **), and service maturity (0.465 ***); (2) public satisfaction has a significantly positive effect on service image (0.346 ***) and public trust (0.232 **), and service image significantly affects public trust (0.140 *); (3) service maturity is positively influenced by public demand (0.460 ***) and quality perception (0.323 *); and (4) public demand is positively influenced by quality perception (0.693 ***) (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.00). The conclusions of the study can provide suggestions and recommendations to improve the satisfaction of highly educated residents with community healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full article
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Improvement in Quality of Life through Self-Management of Mild Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study
by Ryuichi Ohta, Yoshinori Ryu and Chiaki Sano
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(11), 6652; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116652 - 30 May 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic has inhibited people’s help-seeking behaviors (HSBs). In particular, older people in rural communities experienced limited access to medical care, which negatively affected their quality of life (QOL). Within HSB, self-management of mild symptoms may mitigate the difficulties experienced by older [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic has inhibited people’s help-seeking behaviors (HSBs). In particular, older people in rural communities experienced limited access to medical care, which negatively affected their quality of life (QOL). Within HSB, self-management of mild symptoms may mitigate the difficulties experienced by older people in rural communities. However, few studies have examined the relationship between self-management and QOL. Therefore, we conducted a prospective cohort study to clarify this relationship. Our participants were over 65 years of age and lived in rural communities. QOL was measured with the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L). Demographic data and QOL were collected from participants via questionnaires in 2021 and 2022. The exposure group showed a significantly greater change in EQ-5D-5L health status index scores than the control group (p = 0.002). In addition, the exposure group scored significantly lower than the control group on the EQ-5D-5L dimension “usual activities” in 2021 and on all dimensions in 2022. Thus, self-management of mild symptoms may improve QOL among older people in rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Educational interventions for this population regarding self-management could improve QOL for entire communities. Full article
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Evaluating Effectiveness of YouTube Videos for Teaching Medical Students CPR: Solution to Optimizing Clinician Educator Workload during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Osamu Nomura, Jin Irie, Yoonsoo Park, Hiroshi Nonogi and Hiroyuki Hanada
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(13), 7113; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18137113 - 2 Jul 2021
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(1) Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using a pre-existing video on CPR to support preclinical resuscitation education for medical students; (2) Methods: In total, 129 students selected to learn CPR using a pre-existing YouTube video or the conventional screencast [...] Read more.
(1) Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using a pre-existing video on CPR to support preclinical resuscitation education for medical students; (2) Methods: In total, 129 students selected to learn CPR using a pre-existing YouTube video or the conventional screencast video by their university faculties. All students responded to the pre- and post-training multiple-choice questionnaire on the basic knowledge of CPR, and, based on their responses, an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted to assess the comparability of effectiveness across learning modalities. (3) Results: Among the students, 49 (38.0%) students selected the YouTube video to learn about CPR and were treated as the intervention group. The mean pre-test scores and post-test scores of the YouTube and the instructor’s video groups were 6.43 and 6.64, and 9.06 and 9.09, respectively. After controlling for the pre-test score effects, the results of ANCOVA did not show statistically significant differences between groups (p = 0.927), indicating comparable performance between groups that used YouTube and the instructor’s videos. (4) Conclusion: Utilizing YouTube videos is a useful teaching strategy for teaching CPR knowledge, which would reduce the burden on faculty of creating screencast lecture videos for online learning on resuscitation. Full article
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Perception of Threat and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 among Expatriates in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia
by Majed A. Algarni, Mohammad S. Alzahrani, Yasser Alatawi, Raghad A. Alasmari, Hashem O. Alsaab, Atiah H. Almalki, Abdullah A. Alhifany and Yusuf S. Althobaiti
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(12), 6650; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126650 - 21 Jun 2021
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In the first few months of the pandemic, Makkah region reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases among all regions in Saudi Arabia. More than 80% of these reported cases were non-Saudi residents. In this study, we evaluated the perceived threat from and [...] Read more.
In the first few months of the pandemic, Makkah region reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases among all regions in Saudi Arabia. More than 80% of these reported cases were non-Saudi residents. In this study, we evaluated the perceived threat from and psychological impact of COVID-19 among non-Saudi residents of Makkah region. This was a cross-sectional analysis of data collected using a standardized self-report questionnaire. A total of 292 expatriates were included in the study, the majority of whom were non-Arabic speakers. The prevalence of self-reported depression was nearly 40%, anxiety was 32%, and stress was 43%. The findings indicated variability in the prevalence of psychological symptoms among expatriates from different ethnic backgrounds. Additionally, work environment and perceived threat were strong predictors of psychological disorders. This suggested that the perceived threat from and psychological burden of COVID-19 among non-Saudis in Makkah region is substantial. Future research should investigate the reasons behind these variations in the psychological impact of the pandemic among different ethnic groups. Full article
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