International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 22, Issue 6

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional construct that encompasses physical, emotional, psychological, and social domains, according to an individual’s perception. Studies have indicated that lifestyle-related factors, such...

Although electronic cigarettes have been banned in Brazil since 2009, their use is increasing, particularly among youth. We conducted a biomarker-based study to profile exclusive e-cigarette users in São Paulo and to examine the associations o...

The affected family members (AFM) of relatives with substance use problems (RSU) play an important role in supporting their relatives to enter substance use treatment. This study investigated the help-seeking behaviours for their relatives by AFM in...

Osteoarthritis is the most common disease among the elderly population and is expected to be one of the leading causes of physical disability worldwide. Our objective was to compare the effects of physiotherapeutic interventions versus pharmacologica...

Background: This study evaluates one of the five regions of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as part of a broader research project examining users’ perceptions of the Unified Health System (SUS), which has already generated publications in...

Cisgender sexual minority women (SMW, e.g., lesbian, queer) are at greater risk for poor mental and physical health compared to heterosexual women and face challenges when accessing health care. Previous research has largely focused on general sexual...

The Brazilian population in the United States is growing, and many Brazilian workers are employed in settings that may lack occupational health and safety (OHS) protections. In this study, we examined two domains of OHS (measured by the Occupational...

Background: Adherence to iron supplementation is influenced by systemic barriers, including poor healthcare infrastructure, shortage of healthcare providers, and limited access to antenatal care (ANC) services. These challenges are more pronounced in...

Background: Anaemia and undernutrition remain a significant public health problem in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly affecting under-five children. In Tanzania, the prevalence of anaemia and undernutrition in under-five children...

Marta Dąbrowska-Bender was not listed as co-corresponding author and co-first author in the original publication [...]

In the original publication [1], Jiayi Tian was not included as an author in the original publication [...]

Adequate and diverse diets are essential for children’s physical and cognitive development, yet food insecurity and malnutrition continue to threaten this fundamental right, which remains a pressing concern in many resource-poor settings. This...

Sleep disturbance is common among people with cognitive impairment and, when present, is an important target for intervention because it potentially leads to negative outcomes and cognitive decline. Given this association, sleep represents a potentia...

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent neoplasms among women, often requiring mastectomy, a procedure with a significant impact on functionality, self-esteem, and quality of life. Objective: This study aimed to map the main interventi...

Background The COVID-19 epidemic had a deleterious impact on mental health and substance abuse and led to an increase in several forms of violence, including self-harm and interpersonal violence among youth from low- and middle-income countries. Neve...

Intersectoral collaboration between health care, social care and other sectors has been widely advocated to improve population health outcomes. Similarly, the active role of citizens as coproducers is increasingly described in the literature as an im...

Childhood dental caries remains a critical public health issue in rural areas, where caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) significantly influence oral health outcomes. This study assessed the association between parental KAP an...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on society, including on physical and mental health. This study investigated changes in mental health parameters among a Swedish sample during and after the pandemic. Using a longitudinal study, we inve...

Neighbourhood variation in socioeconomic deprivation is recognised as a small but meaningful determinant of adolescent mental health, yet the mechanisms through which the effects operate remain poorly understood. This study used #BeeWell survey data...

We evaluated the feasibility of a new research methodology designed for conducting a future, large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT). This future RCT is aimed at evaluating the effects of repeated aromatherapy footbaths on stimulating the onset...

Approximately 95% of skeletal size, bone, and muscle mass is achieved by the age of 18, with a rapid acceleration in bone mineral accumulation and muscle growth during the adolescent growth spurt. Bone mineral status in children and adolescents in Ka...

Academic self-pressure is a significant source of stress for students, with physiological and cognitive implications that can influence academic performance. This study investigated the impact of academic self-pressure on heart rate variability (HRV)...

University students are a vulnerable population for smoking initiation and continuation, often facing unique challenges in accessing cessation support. This scoping review aimed to map the existing literature on the barriers and facilitators to smoki...

Parents provide most of the support needed for children with cerebral palsy (CP) to increase the child’s participation and independence. Understanding the experiences of parents caring for children with CP is essential for developing effective...

This study uses a public health approach to identify the comorbid risk factors and protective factors that influence the likelihood of an officer-involved shooting (OIS). Methods: We analyzed 7.5 years of hospital inpatient data obtained from the sta...

This paper investigates the ultimate socioeconomic causes underlying the termination of parental investment in humans by analyzing the relationship between socioeconomic status and various forms of child mortality, including live births, stillbirths,...

Background: Tele-practice, as an evidence-based practice, has gained momentum over the last two decades. However, routine clinical adoption is not spontaneous. Implementation science facilitates stakeholder engagement and the assessment of needs and...

Chlorine spraying was widely used during filovirus outbreaks, but concerns about occupational health risks led to a shift toward wiping. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the health risks associated with exposure to disinfectants among healthc...

Immunization coverage is a key public health indicator reflecting healthcare accessibility and socio-economic conditions. This study employs Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to construct composite development scores and analyze their relationship w...

Challenge, adventure, and risky play have repeatedly been found to be learning environments that positively shape childhood well-being and development. Extant evidence-based research conveys the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional growth associa...

This study applied data analysis techniques to analyze work-related accidents in Brazil’s mining sector from 2019 onward, identifying key risks and patterns. Using public datasets from governmental sources, it categorized accidents by the type...

Internet scams have become more sophisticated and prevalent in countries such as Canada, the US, the UK, and Australia. Australia has made some progress in effective scam intervention strategies and seen possible growth in public awareness. However,...

Purpose: Socio-demographic inequities in mental health were magnified by COVID-19, with women experiencing greater household burden with less support in Canada and globally. While some health patterns during COVID-19 have been observed globally, ther...

Obesity among adolescents has increased over the past decades in most parts of the world in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to investigate the dietary practices and anthropometric status of the rural university students in Limpopo...

Objective: Low birth weight is a serious public health problem even in developed countries. The objective of this study was to assess the ability of machine learning to predict low birth weight rates in big cities in the USA on an ecological/populati...

Exposure to HIV-related stigma and mental health problems have both been reported by HIV-positive individuals. We analyzed the role of social support as a mediator in the relationship between HIV-associated stigma and mental health among adults livin...

(1) Background: There has been an ongoing concern for several decades that radiofrequencies emitted from mobile phones are related to brain cancer risk. We calculated temporal trends in brain cancer incidence rates in adults and children and compared...

In Colombia and Mexico, an increase in emotional, behavioral, and eating problems in adolescents has been documented after the pandemic. The objective was to characterize the relationship between internalizing and externalizing behaviors in adolescen...

Currently, knowledge of the effects of different frequencies of administration of bedside physiotherapy programs (PTPs) on hospitalized COVID-19 patients is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of administering PTPs once or twi...

Cancers are problematic for health systems globally, including in Antigua and Barbuda, where understanding the changing extent of common cancers is key to implementing effective prevention and control strategies. This study aimed to assess the relati...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in significant morbidity and mortality globally. Despite the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in reducing morbidity and mortality, uptake in South Africa was sub-optimal due to a number of factors which remai...

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a life-threatening disease that affects mainly children in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies have shown that children who survive CM are often left with neurological disabilities after recovery, such as behavioral changes similar t...

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective study was to analyse the compensation procedures concerning patients presenting with work-related lung cancer (LC), hospitalised in a French university hospital, and to assess the benefit of systematic specialis...

Air pollution is the world’s greatest environmental health risk. Pollutants that pose large health concerns are particulate matter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀), ozone (O₃), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), and sulphur dioxide (SO₂). These comp...

Personalised nutrition education (PNE) can enhance blood glucose control (BGC). We determined whether patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) adhered to PNE based on glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL), and food insulin index (FII) principles and wh...

This study assessed the correlation between obesity markers and mental stress reactivity. Mainly, it evaluated whether physical exercise (PE) influences cardiovascular reactivity to the Stroop color word test (SCWT) in teachers. Thirty-one school tea...

Teachers with mental illness are vulnerable to work-related triggers that can lead to relapse, affecting their mental health and ability to recover, stay employed, and deliver quality education. This empirical study explored such triggers among publi...

Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive environmental pollutants that have raised concerns due to their potential toxic impacts on human health. This study investigates the impact of polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics on C...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common non-cancer cause of death among cancer survivors. Lifestyle and clinical factors associated with cancer mortality are also associated with cardiovascular mortality. The American Heart Association (AHA)...

Community-Engaged Research (CER) arose as a means of increasing the democratic participation of communities that study outcomes directly impact. CER has been identified as a recommended approach for conducting biomedical and behavioral health researc...