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Journal of Health and Social Sciences 2024, 9(1) Click Free Full Open Access

15 March 2024

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JHSS 2024;9(1):9-23
SCOPING REVIEW IN OCCUPATIONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Stress, sleep, and cardiovascular risk in police officers: A scoping review
Authors: Nicola MAGNAVITA1*,Francesco CHIRICO2, Sergio GARBARINO3, Fabrizio CIPRANI4
1Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy. St. John the Baptist Hospital, Association of the Italian Knights of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (ACISMOM), Roma, Italy. Email: nicolamagnavita@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-0988-7344.
2 Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy. Centro Sanitario Polifunzionale of Milan, Health Service Department, Italian State Police, Milan, Italy. Email:medlavchirico@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-8737-4368.
3Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Mother-Child Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. Email: sgarbarino.neuro@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-8508-552X.
4Central Directorate of Health, Health Service Department, Italian State Police, Roma, Italy. Email: fabrizio.ciprani@interno.it
*Corresponding Author: Prof Nicola Magnavita, Post-graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. E-mail: nicolamagnavita@gmail.com

Keywords: metabolic syndrome; occupational health; psychosocial risk factors; health promotion; health surveillance.
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JHSS 2024;9(1):24-85
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN HEALTH DISPARITIES
Health disparities among LGBTQ+ older adults: Challenges and resources. A systematic review
Authors: Ilaria TELAZZI1, Barbara COLOMBO2*
1Psychology  Department, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy. Email: ilaria.telazzi@unicatt.it. ORCID:  0000-0001-9929-3349.
2 Behavioral Neuroscience Lab, Champlain College, Burlington (VT), USA. Email: bcolombo@champlain.edu. ORCID:  0000-0002-4095-9633.
*Corresponding Author:Barbara Colombo, Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience Lab, Champlain College, 160 S. Willard Street, Burlington, VT 05401, United States. bcolombo@champlain.edu

Keywords: aging; health; health disparities; LGBTQ+
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JHSS 2024;9(1):86-99
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW IN IMMUNOLOGY AND COVID-19
Serum-soluble ST2 as a novel biomarker for COVID-19 severity and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Kacper DZIEDZIC1, Lukasz SZARPAK2, Michal PRUC3, Damian SWIECZKOWSKI4, Gabriella NUCERA5, Kavita BATRA6, Hicham KHABBACHE7, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH8, Murat YILDRIM9, Aldo SITIBONDO10, Sagar GALWANKAR11, Eryka KARBOWSKA12, Krzysztof KUREK13, Monika TOMASZEWSKA14,*
1 Department of Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, 02-676 Warsaw, Poland; Research Unit, Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, 02-676 Warsaw, Poland. Email: dzikac5@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0001-8930-2221.
2 Colorectal Cancer Unit, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, 15-027 Bialystok, Poland; Department of Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, 02-676 Warsaw, Poland; Henry JN Taub Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Houston, TX, United States. E-mail: lukasz.szarpak@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-0973-5455.
3 Research Unit, Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, 02-676 Warsaw, Poland; Department of Public Health, International European University, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: m.pruc@ptmk.org; ORCID: 0000-0002-2140-9732.
4 Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416 Gdansk, Poland. E-mail: d.swieczkowski@gumed.edu.pl ORCID: 0000-0002-5648-4652.
5 Department of Emergency, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli and Sacco, Milan, Italy. E-mail: gabriella.nucera@asst-fbf-sacco.it ORCID: 0000-0003-1425-0046.
6 Department of Medical Education and Office of Research, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States. Email: kavita.batra@unlv.edu. ORCID: 0000-0002-0722-0191.
7 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Fès-Saïss, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez-Morocco. Email: hichamcogn@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0001-9587-2829.
8 Orthotics and Prosthetics Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: ma.bahramizadeh@uswr.ac.ir ORCID: 0000-0002-4486-5204.
9 Department of Psychology, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Turkey. Email: muratyildirim@agri.edu.tr. ORCID: 0000-0003-1089-1380.
10 Infectious Disease Unit, University Hospital of Messina, Italy. E-mail: aldo.sitibondo@gmail.com. ORCID: 0009-0000-8534-8767.
11 Emergency Medicine Department, Florida State University College of Medicine, Sarasota, United States. gcsagar@yahoo.com ORCID: 0009-0007-4530-9107.
12 Colorectal Cancer Unit, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Bialystok Oncology Center, 15-027 Bialystok, Poland. E-mail: e.karbowska@ptmk.org ORCID: 0000-0001-8469-9485.
13 Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, Postepu 21C str., 02-676 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: k.kurek@ptmk.org. ORCID: 0000-0001-7173-005X.
14 Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, Postepu 21C str., 02-676 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: m.tomaszewska@ptmk.org. ORCID: 0000-0001-9913-2406
*Corresponding Author:Monika Tomaszewska, PhD, RN; Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, Postepu 21C str., 02-676 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: m.tomaszewska@ptmk.org. ORCID: 0000-0001-9913-2406.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; biomarker; prediction; sST2; Soluble ST2. 
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JHSS 2024;9(1):100-109
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Investigating the impact of immersive virtual reality meditation on coherence achievement score, anxiety, and depression among people living with dementia
Authors: Junhyoung KIM1, Jungjoo LEE2, Yongseop KIM3, Marcia ORY4, Kathleen WELSH-BOHMER5
Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, TX, USA. Email: kim9@tamu.edu
School of Health Professions, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA. Email: jungjoo.lee@usm.edu ORCID: 0000-0002-2963-0917
3 Center for Community Health and Aging, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, TX, USA. Email: torchkim@gmail.com
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, TX, USA. Email: mory@tamu.edu
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, NC, USA. Email: Kathleen, Welshbohmer@duke.edu
*Corresponding Author:Junhyoung Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. Email: kim9@tamu.edu

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; heartMath; longitudinal design; pilot study; virtual reality meditation.
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JHSS 2024;9(1):110-128
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH
Understanding adherence to underused protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in France: The role of health beliefs, social norms, and trust in authorities 
Authors: Andréa MESTRE1†, Emilie GUICHARD2†, Anne KRUPICKA1, Meriem MENGI3, Frédérique AUTIN2*
1 Université de Poitiers, IAE de Poitiers, CEREGE, France
2 CeRCA, Université de Poitiers, Université de Tours, CNRS, France
3 Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, IAE Pau-Bayonne, LIREM, France
First Co-authorship
*Corresponding Author:Frédérique Autin, CeRCA, MSHS batiment A5, 5 rue Théodore Lefebvre, TSA 21103, 86073 Poitiers Cedex 9. Email: frederique.autin@univ-poitiers.fr

Keywords: COVID-19; guideline adherence; Health Belief Model; social norms; trust.
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JHSS 2024;9(1):129-143
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
The effect of learned helplessness on the psychological health of healthcare workers
Authors: Abdelmajid QOURRICHI1, Khalid OUAZIZI2, Elmostapha SAALITI3, Driss AIT ALI2, Laila EL ALAMI2, Hilal MERYEM2, Gabriella NUCERA4, Amelia RIZZO5, Murat YILDIRIM6, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH7, Kavita BATRA8, Lukasz SZARPAK9, Sefa BULUT10, Francesco CHIRICO11, Hicham KHABBACHE2-12 
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco. Email: abdelmajid.qourrichi@uit.ac.ma. ORCID: 0000-0001-9148-516X. 
2 Laboratory of «Morocco: History, Theology and languages,» Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Fès-Saïss, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez-Morocco. Email: khalid.ouazizi@usmba.ac.ma. ORCID: 0000-0002-3011 (K.O.). Email: driss.aitali@usmba.ac.ma. ORCID: 0000-0001-5043-9677 (D.A.A). Email: laila.elalami@usmba.ac.ma. ORCID: 0000-0002-1935-4824 (L.E.A.). Email: hilalmeryem@live.fr. ORCID: 0009-0000-0223-1185 (M. H.). 
3 Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Cadi Ayyad University. Email: elmostaphasaaliti@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-8802-8678.
4 Department of Emergency, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli and Sacco, Milan, Italy. Email: gabriellanucera@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0003-1425-0046.
5 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. Department of Cognitive Sciences, Psychological, Educational, and Cultural Studies, University of Messina, Italy. Email: amrizzo@unime.it. ORCID: 0000-0002-6229-6463.
6Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Türkiye. Department of Social and Educational Sciences, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon. Email: muratyildirim@agri.edu.tr. ORCID: 0000-0003-1089-1380.
7 Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kodakyarst., Daneshjo Blvd., Evin, Tehran 1985713834, Iran. Email: mbzoandp@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-4486-5204.
8 Department of Medical Education, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. Email: kavita.batra@unlv.edu. Office of Research, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. ORCID: 0000-0002-0722-0191.
9 Department of Clinical Research and Development, LUXMED Group, Warsaw, Poland. Email: lukasz.szarpak@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0002-0973-5455.
10 Department of Couseling Psychology & Head of the Counseling Center, Ibn Haldun University, Instanbul, Turkey. Email: sefabulut22@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0001-5193-926X.
11 Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Email: francesco.chirico@unicatt.it. ORCID: 0000-0002-8737-4368.
12 Director of lifelong learning Observatory (UNESCO/ USMBA). Email: hicham.khabbache@usmba.ac.ma, ORCID: 0000-0001-9587-2829 (HK).
*Corresponding Author:Khalid Ouazizi: Laboratory of «Morocco: history, Theology and languages», Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Fès-Saïss, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez-Morocco. Email: khalid.ouazizi@usmba.ac.ma. ORCID: 0000-0002-3011

Keywords: health care workers; learned helplessness; psychological distress; psychological health; psychological well-being.
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JHSS 2024;9(1):144-154
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN ECONOMICS AND COVID-19
Risk of hospitalization of diagnosed COVID-19 cases during the pandemic: A time-series analysis to unveil short- and long-run dynamics
Authors: Manuela ALCAÑIZ1, Marc ESTÉVEZ2, Miguel SANTOLINO3*
1 Dept. Econometrics, RiskCenter-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Email: malcaniz@ub.edu. ORCID: 0000-0002-5028-1926.
2 Dept. Econometrics, RiskCenter-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Email: marcestevez18@gmail.com. ORCID: 0000-0001-5246-3945.
3Dept. Econometrics, RiskCenter-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Email: msantolino@ub.edu. ORCID: 0000-0002-0286-3673.
*Corresponding AuthorMiguel Santolino, Associate professor, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal, 690 (08034) Barcelona, Spain. Email: msantolino@ub.edu

Keywords: COVID-19; economics; health facility planning; hospital bed capacity; pandemic; vaccines
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JHSS 2024;9(1):155-169
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN PUBLIC HEALTH 
The potential impact of e-cigarettes on the life-years lost from conventional smoking in Georgia: A replication study
Authors: Giorgi MZHAVANADZE1*
1Healthy Initiatives, 01033, Rustaveli 36, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: g.mzhavanadze@iset.ge. ORCID: 0000-0002-0336-311X 
*Corresponding Author: Giorgi Mzhavanadze. Healthy Initiatives, 01033, Rustaveli 36, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: g.mzhavanadze@iset.ge. ORCID: 0000-0002-0336-311X

Keywords: E-cigarettes; tobacco smoking; public health; simulation.
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