Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Association of watching sports games with subsequent health and well-being among adults in Japan: An outcome-wide longitudinal approach.
Although the health benefits of playing sports are well-known, the association between watching sports and health is not well understood. We examined the longitudinal association of watching sports with 20 different health and well-being outcomes. ⋯ Despite the observed detrimental association between watching sports and cardiometabolic health, which should be interpreted cautiously and studied further, the study findings suggest that watching sports could be a new modifiable protective factor for developing healthy lifestyles and improving mental well-being.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Food insecurity and substance use among young adults in the United States.
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between food insecurity and substance use among young adults aged 18-25 in the U.S. ⋯ Food insecurity may serve as an important indicator of substance use among young adults. Practitioners should consider screening for food insecurity, providing information about food access, and developing interventions to address food insecurity among the young adults with whom they work. Future research should examine these associations prospectively to better understand how food insecurity may contribute to the initiation and/or escalation of substance use.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Moral values and vaccination behavior in Russia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Effective persuasive communication necessitates message matching; the conveyed message should resonate with the recipient's characteristics, including individual moral values. While studies examining the relationship between moral values and vaccination behavior have been conducted in a limited number of countries, this study seeks to provide evidence on this relationship beyond Western democracies. ⋯ Our findings carry public health implications; an understanding of the moral psychology underlying vaccination behavior can facilitate more targeted and effective health communication. Employing skillfully crafted moral appeals may mitigate negative attitudes toward vaccination and enhance vaccination rates.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Impact of perceived neighborhood social cohesion on vaccination intentions in the post-pandemic era.
To examine the relationship between perceived neighborhood social cohesion (NSC) and intentions to obtain seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines among US adults post COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ In a post-pandemic era, higher trust-related and relational, perceived NSC (vaccine-dependent), greater access to healthcare, higher perceived risk of infection, and greater trust in doctors were related to higher influenza and COVID-19 vaccination intentions, while higher value-based NSC was related to lower COVID-19 vaccination intentions among US adults. Thus, specific aspects of NSC, healthcare access barriers, misinformation on infection risk, and medical mistrust may influence an individual's willingness and ultimate decision to become vaccinated.
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Preventive medicine · Dec 2024
Fish oil supplementation, genetic susceptibility and risk of new-onset hypertension.
The risk of new-onset hypertension is influenced by habitual fish oil supplementation, but whether the association is modified by genetic predisposition is unknown. ⋯ This cohort study indicates regular fish oil supplementation could be beneficial in preventing hypertension, particularly among individuals with intermediate or high genetic susceptibility on an additive scale.