COVID- 19 and Americans' Perceptions of Change in Diet Quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 113 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24
Author(s):  
Jay Kandiah ◽  
Jagdish Khubchandani ◽  
Diana Saiki
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Perceived Change

The objective of this research was to conduct an assessment of perceived diet quality from a national random sample of American adults and explore how the perceived change in diet quality varied by key sociodemographic characteristics during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 835 adults across the United States completed a multi-item online survey. Statistically significant differences were observed with diets worsening during the pandemic for females, young adults, racial minorities (except Asians), unemployed individuals, widowed/divorced or engaged/cohabitating individuals, those not working from home, non-healthcare professionals, and overweight and obese individuals; the pandemic had an impact on the diet quality of these groups.

scholarly journals Diet quality of children in the United States by body mass index and sociodemographic characteristics

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Thomson ◽  
Alicia S. Landry ◽  
Lisa M. Tussing‐Humphreys ◽  
Melissa H. Goodman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics

scholarly journals COST, RESOURCE UTILIZATION, QUALITY OF LIFE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND FINANCIAL TOXICITY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WITH STROKE IN THE UNITED STATES

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 1838
Author(s):  
Javier Valero Elizondo ◽  
Rohan Khera ◽  
Farhaan Vahidy ◽  
Haider Warraich ◽  
Shiwani Mahajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
The United States ◽  
Financial Toxicity

scholarly journals Aesthetic Surgery Training during Residency in the United States: A Comparison of the Integrated, Combined, and Independent Training Models

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arash Momeni ◽  
Rebecca Y. Kim ◽  
Derrick C. Wan ◽  
Ali Izadpanah ◽  
Gordon K. Lee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Aesthetic Surgery ◽  
The United States ◽  
Surgery Training ◽  
Aesthetic Procedures

Background. Three educational models for plastic surgery training exist in the United States, the integrated, combined, and independent model. The present study is a comparative analysis of aesthetic surgery training, to assess whether one model is particularly suitable to provide for high-quality training in aesthetic surgery. Methods. An 18-item online survey was developed to assess residents’ perceptions regarding the quality of training in aesthetic surgery in the US. The survey had three distinct sections: demographic information, current state of aesthetic surgery training, and residents’ perception regarding the quality of aesthetic surgery training. Results. A total of 86 senior plastic surgery residents completed the survey. Twenty-three, 24, and 39 residents were in integrated, combined, and independent residency programs, respectively. No statistically significant differences were seen with respect to number of aesthetic surgery procedures performed, additional training received in minimal-invasive cosmetic procedures, median level of confidence with index cosmetic surgery procedures, or perceived quality of aesthetic surgery training. Facial aesthetic procedures were felt to be the most challenging procedures. Exposure to minimally invasive aesthetic procedures was limited. Conclusion. While the educational experience in aesthetic surgery appears to be similar, weaknesses still exist with respect to training in minimally invasive/nonsurgical aesthetic procedures.

scholarly journals Attitudes and Perceptions Toward COVID-19 Digital Surveillance: Survey of Young Adults in the United States

10.2196/23000 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e23000
Author(s):  
Lauren Maytin ◽  
Jason Maytin ◽  
Priya Agarwal ◽  
Anna Krenitsky ◽  
JoAnn Krenitsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Response Options ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Digital Surveillance

Background COVID-19 is an international health crisis of particular concern in the United States, which saw surges of infections with the lifting of lockdowns and relaxed social distancing. Young adults have proven to be a critical factor for COVID-19 transmission and are an important target of the efforts to contain the pandemic. Scalable digital public health technologies could be deployed to reduce COVID-19 transmission, but their use depends on the willingness of young adults to participate in surveillance. Objective The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of young adults regarding COVID-19 digital surveillance, including which aspects they would accept and which they would not, as well as to determine factors that may be associated with their willingness to participate in digital surveillance. Methods We conducted an anonymous online survey of young adults aged 18-24 years throughout the United States in June 2020. The questionnaire contained predominantly closed-ended response options with one open-ended question. Descriptive statistics were applied to the data. Results Of 513 young adult respondents, 383 (74.7%) agreed that COVID-19 represents a public health crisis. However, only 231 (45.1%) agreed to actively share their COVID-19 status or symptoms for monitoring and only 171 (33.4%) reported a willingness to allow access to their cell phone for passive location tracking or contact tracing. Conclusions Despite largely agreeing that COVID-19 represents a serious public health risk, the majority of young adults sampled were reluctant to participate in digital monitoring to manage the pandemic. This was true for both commonly used methods of public health surveillance (such as contact tracing) and novel methods designed to facilitate a return to normal (such as frequent symptom checking through digital apps). This is a potential obstacle to ongoing containment measures (many of which rely on widespread surveillance) and may reflect a need for greater education on the benefits of public health digital surveillance for young adults.

scholarly journals Attitudes and Perceptions Toward COVID-19 Digital Surveillance: Survey of Young Adults in the United States (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Maytin ◽  
Jason Maytin ◽  
Priya Agarwal ◽  
Anna Krenitsky ◽  
JoAnn Krenitsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Response Options ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Digital Surveillance

BACKGROUND COVID-19 is an international health crisis of particular concern in the United States, which saw surges of infections with the lifting of lockdowns and relaxed social distancing. Young adults have proven to be a critical factor for COVID-19 transmission and are an important target of the efforts to contain the pandemic. Scalable digital public health technologies could be deployed to reduce COVID-19 transmission, but their use depends on the willingness of young adults to participate in surveillance. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of young adults regarding COVID-19 digital surveillance, including which aspects they would accept and which they would not, as well as to determine factors that may be associated with their willingness to participate in digital surveillance. METHODS We conducted an anonymous online survey of young adults aged 18-24 years throughout the United States in June 2020. The questionnaire contained predominantly closed-ended response options with one open-ended question. Descriptive statistics were applied to the data. RESULTS Of 513 young adult respondents, 383 (74.7%) agreed that COVID-19 represents a public health crisis. However, only 231 (45.1%) agreed to actively share their COVID-19 status or symptoms for monitoring and only 171 (33.4%) reported a willingness to allow access to their cell phone for passive location tracking or contact tracing. CONCLUSIONS Despite largely agreeing that COVID-19 represents a serious public health risk, the majority of young adults sampled were reluctant to participate in digital monitoring to manage the pandemic. This was true for both commonly used methods of public health surveillance (such as contact tracing) and novel methods designed to facilitate a return to normal (such as frequent symptom checking through digital apps). This is a potential obstacle to ongoing containment measures (many of which rely on widespread surveillance) and may reflect a need for greater education on the benefits of public health digital surveillance for young adults.

scholarly journals Differences in Diet Quality between School Lunch Participants and Nonparticipants in the United States by Income and Race

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3891
Author(s):  
Elizabeth C. Gearan ◽  
Kelley Monzella ◽  
Leah Jennings ◽  
Mary Kay Fox
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
School Lunch ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Nutrition ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Cost Study ◽  
Hispanic White

Prior research has shown that participation in the United States’ National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is associated with consuming higher-quality lunches and diets overall, but little is known about differences by income and race/ethnicity. This analysis used 24 h dietary recall data from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study to examine how NSLP participation affects the diet quality of students in different income and racial/ethnic subgroups. Diet quality at lunch and over 24 h was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2010, where higher scores indicate higher-quality intakes. HEI-2010 scores for NSLP participants and nonparticipants in each subgroup were estimated, and two-tailed t-tests were conducted to determine whether participant–nonparticipant differences in scores within each subgroup were statistically significant. NSLP participants’ lunches received significantly higher total HEI-2010 scores than those of nonparticipants for lower-income, higher-income, non-Hispanic White, and non-Hispanic Black students, suggesting that participating in the NSLP helps most students consume healthier lunches. These significantly higher total scores for participants’ lunch intakes persisted over 24 h for higher-income students and non-Hispanic White students but not for lower-income students or students of other races/ethnicities. For NSLP participants in all subgroups, the nutritional quality of their 24 h intakes was much lower than at lunch, suggesting that the positive influence of the NSLP on their overall diet quality was negatively influenced by foods consumed the rest of the day (outside of lunch).

scholarly journals Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Employee Retention among Healthcare Professionals in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouhamadou Sow ◽  
Ambroise Ntamon ◽  
Rosa Osuoha
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Leadership Components

With the endemic health care professional shortage seen both in the United States as well as globally, retaining staff is a high priority. Much like other organizations who rely on human capital, health care professionals are the most important resource for improving patient outcomes, and for achieving organizational performance. Leaders must effectively manage their employees in order to retain top talent and meet organizational goals. One reason for high turnover rates among healthcare professionals is the lack of recognition they are given by their leaders. With this in mind, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between transformational leadership components and turnover intentions of health care professionals. One hundred and twenty-seven healthcare professionals from the United States participated in the survey. Participants were recruited through a LinkedIn group of healthcare professionals. More than 100 healthcare professionals from the United States responded to an online survey that contained the Global Transformational Leadership Scale, The Turnover Intention Scale, and demographic questions to describe the sample. A correlational analysis was conducted to determine the type of relationship between the health care professional’s perceptions of their supervisors’ transformational leadership and their intent to turnover. The results of this study support the theory of transformational leadership. The health care professionals’ turnover intentions were negatively correlated with the transformational leadership components, which indicate that as their turnover intentions increased their positive rating of their supervisors’ transformational leadership behaviors decreased.  

Online fandom communities as networked counterpublics: LGBTQ+ youths’ perceptions of representation and community climate

2021 ◽  
pp. 135485652110323
Author(s):  
Lauren B McInroy ◽  
Ian Zapcic ◽  
Oliver WJ Beer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Media Narratives ◽  
Networked Publics ◽  
Community Climate

Online fandom communities (OFCs) provide lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and/or gender minority (LGBTQ+) youth opportunities to access community-generated LGBTQ+ representations—contrasting mass media’s continued deficiencies in depiction of LGBTQ+ people and communities. This study sought to better understand LGBTQ+ adolescents’ and young adults’ (age 14–29) perceptions of OFCs regarding LGBTQ+ representation and community climate. Qualitative content analysis was employed to analyze open-ended survey questions from respondents in the United States and Canada ( n = 3665). Three primary themes emerged: (1) LGBTQ+ mass media narratives remained insufficient but were improving; (2) counternarratives produced within OFCs were even better; however, (3) the climate of OFCs created challenges and limitations, including to the quantity and quality of depictions of diverse LGBTQ+ identities. Findings indicate OFCs may take on simultaneous qualities of networked publics and counterpublics, allowing youth opportunities to contest LGBTQ+ mass media depictions and problematic representations within OFCs.

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