Resilience and its association with caregiving and psychosocial factors among lung cancer caregivers in Vietnam.

Purpose: Lung cancer is the second-most widely diagnosed cancer and is also the second leading contributor cancer mortality in Vietnam. With limited formal caregiving systems, family caregivers are essential in providing care for lung cancer patients. This study examined resilience and its association with various psychosocial and caregiving factors in lung cancer caregivers.

Examining the relations between psychosocial and caregiving factors with mental health among Vietnamese family caregivers of hospitalized lung cancer patients.

This study assessed the severity of mental health concerns, including depression and anxiety, and identified its association with psychosocial and caregiving factors. A cross-sectional study involved 213 family caregivers of lung cancer patients was conducted between June 2023 and August 2024 at a general provincial hospital in Northern Vietnam. Mental health concerns, caregiving challenges (burden, preparedness, and readiness for surrogate decision-making) and psychosocial factors (quality of life and social support) were measured.

Exploring the magnitude and predictors of the long-term psychological impact of COVID-19 on frontline healthcare workers in Vietnam: a multi-center, cross-sectional study.

Background: The detrimental impacts of COVID-19 on the mental well-being of frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) have been well studied. However, the long-term trajectory of their mental well-being remains relatively unexplored. We examined the magnitude and predictors of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on frontline HCWs during the transition into the "new normal" phase.

Temporal trends from HIV diagnosis to ART initiation among adults living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific (2013-2023).

Introduction: Data on the impact of World Health Organization (WHO)'s guideline changes and COVID-19 on ART initiation in the Asia-Pacific remain scarce. This study described temporal trends from HIV diagnosis to ART initiation from 2013 to 2023 and its associated factors.

Methods: Adults (≥ 18 years) diagnosed with HIV after 2013 in a regional observational cohort were included.

Adult cancer patients' barriers to and satisfaction with care at a National Cancer Hospital in Vietnam.

Study Objective: This study assessed the overall satisfaction with oncological care, including barriers to care, and identified its associated predictors among adult cancer patients in Vietnam.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 300 adult cancer patients receiving inpatient care at a large urban oncological hospital between June and July 2022. Multivariable linear regression analyses examined associations between patient experiences and overall satisfaction ratings with cancer care.

Patterns and Factors Associated With Alcohol Misuse Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in New York City.

Alcohol misuse is a significant health concern among gay, bisexual, same-gender-loving, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Yet, little is known about the severity and predictors of alcohol misuse among self-reported young Black MSM. This study aimed to identify patterns of and factors associated with alcohol misuse in a sample of young Black MSM living in New York City.

Study protocol for type II hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial of strategies for depression care task-sharing in community health stations in Vietnam: DEP Project.

Background: It is not clear what the most effective implementation strategies are for supporting the enactment and sustainment of depression care services in primary care settings. This type-II Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness study will compare the effectiveness of three system-level strategies for implementing depression care programs at 36 community health stations (CHSs) across 2 provinces in Vietnam.

Methods: In this cluster-randomized controlled trial, CHSs will be randomly assigned to one of three implementation conditions: (1) Usual Implementation (UI), which consists of training workshops and toolkits; (2) Enhanced Supervision (ES), which includes UI combined with bi-weekly/monthly supervision; and (3) Community-Engaged Learning Collaborative (CELC), which includes all components of ES, combined with bi-monthly province-wide learning collaborative meetings, during which cross-site learning and continuous quality improvement (QI) strategies are implemented to achieve better implementation outcomes.

Mental health, functional impairment, and barriers to mental health access among cancer patients in Vietnam.

Objective: This study evaluated the prevalence and severity of depression and anxiety symptomatology, barriers to mental health access, and correlates of functional impairment among cancer inpatients.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited adult cancer patients (N = 300) in June and July 2022 at the largest oncological hospital in Vietnam. Multivariable linear regression analyses examined the association between demographics, clinical characteristics, and patients' functional impairment.

Factors associated with drug use among male motorbike taxi drivers in urban Vietnam.

A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 291 male motorbike taxi drivers (MMTDs) recruited through social mapping technique in Hanoi, Vietnam, for face-to-face interviews to examine factors associated with drug use among MMTDs using Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills (IMB) model. Among 291 MMTDs, 17.18% reported drug use sometime in their lives, 96% of whom were drug injectors.