Practice Patterns for Chronic Respiratory Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 177 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
De Yun Wang ◽  
Sang-Heon Cho ◽  
Horng-Chyuan Lin ◽  
Aloke Gopal Ghoshal ◽  
Abdul Razak Bin Abdul Muttalif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Household food providers’ attitudes to the regulation of food marketing and government promotion of healthy foods in five countries in the Asia Pacific region

2018 ◽  
Vol 120 (6) ◽  
pp. 1236-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Worsley ◽  
Wei Chun Wang ◽  
Rani Sarmugam ◽  
Quynh Pham ◽  
Judhiastuty Februhartanty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Values ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Food Marketing ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Household Food

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand middle class household food providers’ attitudes to the regulation of food marketing and the promotion of healthy food practices. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional, online questionnaire survey was administered to 3,925 urban respondents in Indonesia, Melbourne, Shanghai, Singapore and Vietnam. Cross-tabulation, confirmatory factor analyses and multiple regression analyses were employed. Findings Most respondents supported government communications to promote healthy eating and to a lesser extent, regulatory measures to control unhealthy food marketing. Personal values and country of residence were more strongly associated with the respondents’ views than demographic variables. Overall, strongest support for nutrition promotion and for stricter regulation of food marketing was seen in Shanghai, Indonesia and Vietnam. Broadly, two groups were identified across the region: those who held equality-nature or tradition-security-conformity personal values, who disapproved of food marketing but supported government health promotion campaigns, and, those with stronger hedonist values who held opposite views. Research limitations/implications First, a wider range of personal values could be included in future studies to better represent Asian values. Second, changes in population views could be assessed in future longitudinal studies. Finally, future studies should include dietary assessments and the views of people from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Practical implications These findings suggest that health policy makers and communicators need to frame their communications to match the world views of household food providers in their countries. Originality/value The study provides confirmation of attitude-values theories within five different countries in the Asia Pacific region and demonstrates the importance of personal values and country of residence in influencing food providers’ views.

Cross-sectional survey of the disaster preparedness of nurses across the Asia-Pacific region

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Usher ◽  
Jane Mills ◽  
Caryn West ◽  
Evan Casella ◽  
Passang Dorji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals The practice patterns in the management of sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid in the Asia Pacific region

Eye ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 1433-1442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice J. C. Cheung ◽  
Bita Esmaeli ◽  
Stacey C. Lam ◽  
Tracey Kwok ◽  
Hunter K. L. Yuen
Keyword(s):  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Sebaceous Carcinoma ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region

scholarly journals Personal protective equipment usage, recycling and disposal among spine surgeons: An Asia Pacific Spine Society survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 230949902098817
Author(s):  
Chee Kidd Chiu ◽  
Chris Yin Wei Chan ◽  
Jason Pui Yin Cheung ◽  
Prudence Wing Hang Cheung ◽  
Siti Mariam Abd Gani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Equipment Usage

Purpose: In this study we investigated on the personal protective equipment (PPE) usage, recycling, and disposal among spine surgeons in the Asia Pacific region. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among spine surgeons in Asia Pacific. The questionnaires were focused on the usage, recycling and disposal of PPE. Results: Two hundred and twenty-two surgeons from 19 countries participated in the survey. When we sub-analysed the differences between countries, the provision of adequate PPE by hospitals ranged from 37.5% to 100%. The usage of PPE was generally high. The most used PPE were surgical face masks (88.7%), followed by surgical caps (88.3%), gowns (85.6%), sterile gloves (83.3%) and face shields (82.0%). The least used PPE were powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) (23.0%) and shoes/boots (45.0%). The commonly used PPE for surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients were N95 masks (74.8%), sterile gloves (73.0%), gowns (72.1%), surgical caps (71.6%), face shields (64.4%), goggles (64.0%), shoe covers (58.6%), plastic aprons (45.9%), shoes/boots (45.9%), surgical face masks (36.5%) and PAPRs (21.2%). Most PPE were not recycled. Biohazard bins were the preferred method of disposal for all types of PPE items compared to general waste. Conclusions: The usage of PPE was generally high among most countries especially for surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients except for Myanmar and Nepal. Overall, the most used PPE were surgical face masks. For surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients, the most used PPE were N95 masks. Most PPE were not recycled. Biohazard bins were the preferred method of disposal for all types of PPE.

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