Examining different measures of multimorbidity, using a large prospective cross-sectional study in Australian general practice by Christopher Harrison, Helena Britt, Graeme Miller, Joan Henderson

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Socio-economic inequalities in minimum dietary diversity among Ethiopian children aged 6–23 months: a decomposition analysis by Nigusu Worku, Amare Mesfin Workie, Lamrot Yohannes, Mihret Getnet, Mihret Getnet, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Adina Yeshambel Belay, Lakew Asmare, Hiwot Tadesse Alemu, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Melak Jejaw, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos

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Editorial by Lindsay B. Flynn

“…Two are provocative reviews that identify the key merits of the books, and all three note just how complicated the intergenerational housing picture really is. …”
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Perspectives of substance use disorder counselors on the benefits and drawbacks of medications for opioid use disorder by Nicholas C. Cardamone, Rebecca E. Stewart, Kyle M. Kampman, Steven C. Marcus

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Protocol for development, calibration and validation of the Patient-Reported Inventory of Self-Management of Chronic Conditions (PRISM-CC) by Tara Sampalli, Kylie Peacock, Tanya Packer, George Kephart, Åsa Audulv, America Keddy, Grace Warner

“…While many patient-reported measures of self-management have been developed, none has emerged as the gold standard, and all have one or more of the following limitations: (1) they fail to measure the different domains of self-management important to patients, (2) they lack sufficient specificity to support patient-centred care or identify the specific components of self-management interventions that work and/or (3) they lack suitability for patients with multiple chronic conditions.Methods and analysis The Patient-Reported Inventory of Self-Management of Chronic Conditions (PRISM-CC) is being developed to overcome these shortcomings. …”
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Presenting Iran's new economic diplomacy model with an export approach for neighboring countries with an emphasis on cultural and media diplomacy capacities by sekhavat kheirkhah, sayed Ali Tabatabai Panah, Alireza Soltani, Hamid Reza Shirzad

“…The summary of the research results from the results of the questionnaire and AMOS and SPSS software based on the modification indices and significant regression coefficients, the model of Iran's modern economic diplomacy has been presented. In this model, three hidden independent variables of cultural exchange with the components of cultural diplomacy, peace-oriented communication with the components of media diplomacy, and economy-oriented foreign policy with the components of economic diplomacy along with 18 obvious independent variables play role on the hidden dependent variable of Iran's modern economic diplomacy with the approach of developing exports to neighbor countries. …”
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Los difusos contornos para distinguir la desobediencia a la autoridad como delito y como infracción administrativa: mandato de tipificación, libertad ambulatoria y mínima intervenc... by José Ignacio Cubero Marcos

“…To all this, three issues should be added: the deficient criminalisation to distinguish between the two offences, which has forced the jurisprudence to make a pronouncement; two, the legal consequences that the flagrant and immediate commission of disobedience entails for the freedom of movement of the perpetrator. …”

Women’s Leadership Role in the Apostolic Faith Mission Church of South Africa by Sarina de Jager, Jackie Botes, Thandanani Savhasa, Ina Smit

“…Women require support from church leadership, training, mentorship, and intentional changes to policy and practice. Finally, women require representation on all levels of leadership in the church. …”
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIETY REGISTER by Mariusz Baranowski, Anna Odrowąż-Coates

“…In this issue, one may find both theoretical and empirical papers, followed by three book reviews. The issue opens with papers in English, which is our target language, followed by papers in Polish. …”
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Supporting Homeownership and Naturalizing Debt<subtitle>The Housing Discourse in Swedish Newspapers 2005–2022</subtitle> by Chiara Valli, Neil Dunne

“…., the foundational principle on which Swedish housing policy has relied upon to provide adequate and affordable housing for all. …”
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Research on the Vulnerability of Government Procurement of Elderly Care Services: A Complex Network Perspective by Yuting Zhang, Lan Xu, Zhengnan Lu

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Effectiveness of using implementation frameworks to facilitate the implementation of a stroke management guideline in the traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in China: protocol... by Zhuo Chen, Yefeng Cai, Wenjun He, Yiyuan Cai, Lingrui Liu, Qing Zhao, Sensen lv, Dong (Roman) Xu, Chun Hao, Lanping Zhang, Pengfei Guo, Yuning Shi

“…This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three popular frameworks—Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) and Normalization Process Theory (NPT)—in improving implementation outcomes for the integrated TCM and Western medicine clinical practice guideline for stroke management.Methods and analysis This study employs a hybrid type III design with a factorial randomised controlled trial, where 45 TCM hospitals will be randomly assigned to one of eight experimental conditions based on the use or non-use of each framework (CFIR, TDF, NPT). …”
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Assessing vulnerability and climate risk to agriculture for developing resilient farming strategies in the Ganges Delta by Uttam Kumar Mandal, Fazlul Karim, Yingying Yu, Amit Ghosh, Taslima Zahan, Sonali Mallick, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Priya Lal Chandra Paul, Mohammed Mainuddin

“…Through an extensive literature review, 18 biophysical and socio-economic variables were identified as critical and policy-relevant, including three related to exposure and 15 to vulnerability. …”
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Bank Credit and Loan Repayment During Covid-19 In Kabale District: A Case of Lyamujungu SACCO. by Byamukama, Dicky

“…The second study objective revealed that SACCOs started giving less loans in comparison to what borrowers applied for (M=4.05, SD=1.256) and closed very early during Covid-19 pandemic (M=3.73, SD=1.378) all of which affected the borrower’s capacity to repay loans. …”
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A workplace organisational intervention to improve hospital nurses’ and physicians’ mental health: study protocol for the Magnet4Europe wait list cluster randomised controlled tria... by Peter Griffiths, Jonathan Drennan, Jackie Bridges, Luk Bruyneel, Jane Ball, Linda H Aiken, Douglas M Sloane, Anners Lerdal, Matthew McHugh, Herbert Smith, Anne Marie Rafferty, Reinhard Busse, Walter Sermeus, Julia Köppen, Lars E Eriksson, Kaat Siebens, Matthew D McHugh, Anne Scott, Ingeborg Strømseng Sjetne, Sydney Anstee, Peter Van Bogaert, Rikard Lindqvist, Linda Aiken, Douglas Sloane, Hans De Witte, Wilmar B Schaufeli, Hans De Witte, Simon Dello, Dorothea Kohnen, Claudia Bettina Maier, Lisa Smeds Alenius, Mary Del Guidice, Timothy Cheney, Claudia Maier, Joan Kleine, Elaine Lehane Vera McCarthy, Noeleen Brady, Monica Bukkøy Kjetland, Paul Van Aken, Danny Van Heusden

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Relationships among thriving at work, organisational commitment and job satisfaction among Chinese front-line primary public health workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a structural e... by Di Jiang, Jingjing Wang, Lei Guo, Yuanmin Jia, Mo Yi, Zeyi Zhang, Ou Chen, Baosheng Zhao

“…Objectives This study aims to explore the mediating effect and influence mechanism of organisational commitment on the association among thriving at work and job satisfaction among frontline primary public health workers (PHWs) in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design This study is a cross-sectional written survey.Setting We included 20 primary care units in northern provinces of China.Participants A total of 601 PHWs who worked in primary organisations and against COVID-19 on the front line were included.Methods We collected the data from the participants’ written questionnaire (Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, thriving at work scale and organisational commitment scale), and programmed AMOS V.26.0 to develop a structural equation model (SEM) based on the relationships among the three variables.Results The thriving at work scores of the primary PHWs were (M=3.17, SD=0.65), and job satisfaction was (M=3.05, SD=0.69); the scores of their thriving at work, organisational commitment and job satisfaction were all significantly correlated (p&lt;0.01); and the SEM indicated that organisational commitment had a significant partial mediating effect between thriving at work and job satisfaction. …”
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Readiness to deliver quality curative care for under-five children at health posts in Ethiopia by Dawit Wolde Daka, Muluemebet Abera Wordofa, Mirkuzie Woldie

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The association between health literacy, private health insurance, and medical expenditure in South Korea by Jeehye Lee, Hye Sook Min, Dong-Hee Ryu

“…Individuals with indemnity insurance spent 36% more on OOP medical expenditure compared to those without (p < 0.01), and OOP medical expenditure increased with the number of insurance policies (39.1%, 71.6%, and 107.5% higher for one, two, and three or more policies, respectively, all p < 0.01). …”
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What makes health systems resilient? An analytical framework drawing on European learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic based on a multitiered approach by Thomas Czypionka, Markus Kraus, Miriam Reiss, Monika Riedel

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Washington-Miami-Havana 1999-2009: Towards the End of a Ménage à Trois? by Isabelle Vagnoux

“…Although comparatively recent immigrants and a very small group of hardly more than 1.3 million, Cuban Americans have been very influential in Washington’s confrontational policy toward Cuba over the past thirty years. …”
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