Nutrition research benefits from broad and intensive participation by stakeholders. The articles in this special issue demonstrate that understanding participation is complex because it incorporates the dimensions of stakeholders, activity, time, and intensity. Early involvement in research can help prioritize the problems to be addressed, refine the specific research question, and determine acceptable community-based approaches to be used in an intervention. The included papers provide insight into how to define and measure participation, how to explore approaches to encourage participation of direct and indirect beneficiaries, and how participation at different time points and by different stakeholders can validate and support interventions and enhance effectiveness.
This Article supports SDG 3 by showing an association between some types of unpaid work (housework and caring for adults) and negative effects on mental health. Other types of unpaid work (childcare for women and outdoor work for men) were associated with positive effects on mental health. The authors note that, although tasks such as housework and care duties are necessary, the disproportionate burden of such tasks on women should be addressed.
This mixed methods study evaluated the experiences and perceptions of adult patients before, during, and after allogeneic HSCT as a cure for SCD. SCD patients generally experience improvement of physical, mental, and social health and are able to pursue life goals after HSCT. However, the new post-transplantation reality also confronts patients with challenges that potentially can influence their HRQOL.
This Personal View supports SDGs 3 and 13 by developing a framework to maximise the influence of the health community on decarbonisation and identifying practical approaches by which to implement this framework.
This Comment article supports SDGs 3 and 13 by highlighting the need for more global-level studies across different climate zones to determine the true nature of the association between temperature and Shigella infection, particularly in the context of extreme heat and heat waves induced by climate change.
This One Earth Research Article shows how climate change combined with land use change has contributed to greater air pollution, particularly through an increase in fires, in Indonesia. The results emphasize that climate action (SDG 13) is critical for respiratory health (SDG 3).
Background: The current investigation aimed to assess the mental health burden on healthcare workers during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cell type-specific transcriptional differences between brain tissues from donors with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and unaffected controls have been well documented, but few studies have rigorously interr
Purpose: The mental health situation among adolescents in Malaysia has reached a worrying state with the rising number of cases.