Hongmei Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3825077 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hongmei Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hongmei |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7565-9040 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 56 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 56 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Parental Transition to the Empty-Nest Stage and Avoidance of Emotional Divorce
Introduction The transition of parents to the empty nest (EN) stage, in which children leave the nest, is often accompanied by profound psychological and interpersonal adjustments. Therefore, it is critical to examine the impact of this stage on parents’ emotional divorce, changes in marital dynamic, physical intimacy, and personal well-being. This review also explores strategies for couples to cope with the challenges of the EN stage. Methods Pe…
Identification of cost-effective spatial priorities for cultivated land supplementation using an integrated framework
Assessing Soil Quality of Pb‐Zn Smelting Sites by a Two‐Step MDS ‐Based Model
Heavy metals (HMs) emitted from the smelting process accumulate in soil, reducing soil quality and subsequently affecting human health. Estimating the extent of land degradation and analyzing the limiting factors of soil quality are essential to facilitate soil management and ecological restoration at smelting sites. This study aims to select the most effective indicators to construct a streamlined minimum data set (MDS) for soils of Pb‐Zn smelti…
Health-related quality of life among older people living with HIV/Aids
Challenges and experiences in digital health equity
China's experience offers two key insights for advancing global digital health equity: first, assessing disparities in access, use, and benefits is essential to develop tailored, differentiated policy measures for diverse user groups; second, establishing a multi-stakeholder governance system, facilitated by the "3 C" framework (Create, Co-design, Collaborate), can promote collaboration and co-creation of inclusive digital health solutions
The current status of primary and secondary school students with myopia in the Shekou district of Shenzhen
Most myopic students in Shekou District exhibited low or moderate myopia. Alleviating educational stress and implementing AL monitoring are the essential measures for myopia prevention. A comprehensive myopia prevention necessitates a two-pronged strategy combining educational reforms and medical interventions
Digital technology, community capacity, and farmers’ participation in rural human settlement governance
Harmonizing stakeholder interests in urban renewal
Identifying underutilized land by eXplainable artificial intelligence and geographic similarity ensemble model with limited samples
Natural Disasters and Local Governments' Fiscal Misconduct
Preventing fiscal misconduct associated with disaster‐aid related windfall revenue poses significant challenges for governments due to the unpredictable and often temporary nature of such income streams. This study examines how natural disasters affect fiscal misconduct among local governments by using five major earthquakes in recent China. Utilizing county‐level data compiled from five destructive earthquakes from 2012 to 2018 and a Difference …
Knowledge and Health Beliefs About Dementia Prevention Among Chinese Older Adults
Self-management interventions are becoming more prevalent for individuals aiming to prevent dementia. However, the effectiveness of this approach is heavily shaped by health beliefs. This study seeks to investigate Chinese older adults' knowledge and health beliefs about dementia prevention and examine the unique characteristics and transformations of Chinese culture with their associated implications. These insights aim to inform the development…
Combining transcriptomics and network pharmacology to reveal the mechanism of Zuojin capsule improving spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia
Global burden and attributable risk factors of breast cancer in young women
Background: Breast cancer in young women (BCY) is much less common but has significant health sequelae and societal costs. We aimed to evaluate the global and regional burden of breast cancer in women aged 15-39 years from 1990 to 2019. Methods: We collected detailed data on breast cancer from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) Data Resources. The age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR), age-…
Measuring health-related quality of life in a Chinese Mainland adolescent population
The Mandarin Chinese self-reported KS-27 and KS-10 demonstrated excellent psychometric properties, indicating their good potential for measuring HRQoL for children and adolescents in the Chinese Mainland
Insights from Multiple Stakeholders Regarding Adolescent Obesity in China
With a significant increase in the obesity epidemic in China, addressing adolescent obesity should be highlighted as a priority. The current qualitative study aims to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders regarding adolescent obesity, providing guidance for developing effective obesity interventions for Chinese adolescents. A total of 12 focus group discussions were convened with a range of representative stakeholders including adolescents…
Spatial–temporal analysis of pulmonary tuberculosis among students in the Zhejiang Province of China from 2007–2020
Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a serious chronic communicable disease that causes a significant disease burden in China; however, few studies have described its spatial epidemiological features in students. Methods: Data of all notified PTB cases from 2007 to 2020 in the student population were collected in the Zhejiang Province, China using the available TB Management Information System. Analyses including time trend, spatial autoco…
Interparental Conflict and Chinese Children's Social Development
Interparental relationship is one of the substantial factors that affect children's mental well-being and emotional development in a family. Interparental conflicts are pervasive in most families, which may have adverse effects on children. However, interparental conflict in China received restricted attention, and social research about marital conflict has limited focus on children. A cross-sectional survey of 846 students was conducted to explo…
Interventions to improve antiretroviral adherence in HIV-infected pregnant women
Driving the effectiveness of public health emergency management strategies through cross-departmental collaboration
Background: Owing to the complexity of and changes associated with modern public health emergencies, cross-departmental collaborative governance is an inevitable choice for ensuring effective emergency management. In the context of emergency management research, the way in which taking full advantage of synergy can be used to enhance the effectiveness of emergency prevention and control approaches is an important issue that must be addressed urge…
The Effects of Urban Green Space on Depressive Symptoms of Mid-Aged and Elderly Urban Residents in China
The aim of this study is to assess the impacts of urban green space on depressive symptoms among Chinese urban residents aged 45 and older. In total, 7397 urban respondents were included in this study. Each respondent participated in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study Wave 3 (2015). Environmental-level variables were retrieved from the National Bureau of Statistics database. Both unadjusted and adjusted methods were used in the mu…
Satisfaction of Clinical Teachers on Standardized Residency Training Program (SRTP) in China
Clinical teachers widely recognize the SRTP. However, teachers' satisfaction varied due to different genders, working departments, and professional titles. The study also discussed possible reasons and strategy implications behind these findings, which combined unique Chinese society characteristics. Further, we believe the analysis and interpretations remind us of the applications of residency training methods from other Western countries, which…
Simulation of Land Use Pattern Based on Land Ecological Security
The process of rapid urbanization has intensified the conversion of different land use types, resulting in a substantial loss of ecological land and ecological security being threatened. In the context of China's vigorous advocacy of an ecological civilization, it is important to explore future land use patterns under ecological security constraints to promote sustainable development. The insufficient consideration of land ecological security in …
Effectiveness of a Worksite-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Employees’ Obesity Control and Prevention in China
Background: This study was to culturally adapt a lifestyle intervention for employees’ obesity control and prevention using a participatory process, and evaluate the effectiveness of the project at worksites. Methods: A group randomized experimental study included four worksites (two intervention, two control) in the Yangtze River Delta in China was conducted. A total of 388 participants (216 in the intervention worksites and 172 in the control w…
Awareness and knowledge of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Latinos in Omaha, Nebraska
Knowledge and Attitudes of Cypriots on Melanoma Prevention
There are gaps in melanoma knowledge and prevention practices in the study population. Further education on melanoma and its prevention should be specifically targeted to individuals of lower education levels as well as teenagers, such that protective behaviors for melanoma are adopted early in life
The flip-side of social capital
The impact of rural out-migration on arable land use intensity
Negative cognitive and psychological correlates of mandatory quarantine during the initial Covid-19 outbreak in China
Quarantine plays a key role in controlling the pandemic of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study investigated (a) the associations between mandatory quarantine status and negative cognitions (perceived discrimination because of COVID-19 and perceived risk of COVID-19 infection)/mental health status (emotional distress because of COVID-19, probable depression, and self-harm/suicidal ideation), (b) the associations between the negative co…
Harmonizing stakeholder interests in urban renewal
Identifying underutilized land by eXplainable artificial intelligence and geographic similarity ensemble model with limited samples
The mental health status of Chinese rural–urban migrant workers
Health-related quality of life among general practice patients with differing chronic diseases in Germany
General practice patients with differing chronic diseases in Germany had impaired quality of life, especially in terms of physical health. The independent impacts on the HRQoL were different depending on the type of chronic disease. Findings from this study might help health professionals to concern more influential diseases in primary care from the patient's perspective
The flip-side of social capital
The prevalence of hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia in individuals of over 30 years of age belonging to minorities from the pasture area of Xinjiang
The considerably high prevalence of hypertension, overweight/obesity and dyslipidemia among the minority population aged over 30 from the pasture area of Xinjiang calls for effective preventive measures. Age, increased body mass index, hypercholesterolemia and > or =30 g/d alcohol intake can be counted as risk factors for hypertension, but further genetic or environmental clarification would be desirable to explain the unusually high prevalence o…
Ethnic disparities in the clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among the Kazakh, Uygur, Mongolian and Han populations of Xinjiang
Ethnic groups living in Xinjiang had striking differences in CRFs. Ethnic-specific strategies should be developed to prevent cardiovascular disease in different ethnic groups
Parental Perception of Child Bodyweight and Health Among Mexican-American Children with Acanthosis Nigricans
Quality of End‐of‐Life Care Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries With Colorectal Cancer
BACKGROUND: Although previous research has documented rural disparities in hospice use, limited data exist on the roles of geographic access in different types of end-of-life indicators among cancer survivors. METHODS: Medicare claims data were used to identify beneficiaries with colorectal cancer who died in 2008 (N = 34,975). We evaluated rural-urban differences in ER visits 90 days before death, inpatient hospital admissions ≤90 days before de…
Partners for a Healthy City
Current research has suggested that obesity prevention efforts should promote policy and environmental changes. The Partners for a Healthy City project, implemented in Douglas County, Nebraska, focused on collaborating with local organizations to help them select and implement 1 or more policies that promoted healthy eating and physical activity. Of the 346 organizations participating in the project and completing the follow-up assessment, 92% im…
Socioeconomic inequalities and mental stress in individual and regional level
Based on the results of this study individual and regional socioeconomic inequalities in China are associated with mental stress
Estimation of the benchmark dose of urinary cadmium as the reference level for renal dysfunction
The selection of the sample population and geographic region affected the BMDL evaluation. Based on the findings of this survey of a large sample population, the UCd BMDLs for Uβ2-MG in males with BMRs at 10% were 2.00 μg/g cr. The BMD was slightly lower in females, which indicated that females may be relatively more sensitive to Cd exposure than males
Rural‐Urban Differences in Costs of End‐of‐Life Care for Elderly Cancer Patients in the United States
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to examine the rural-urban differences in Medicare expenditures on end-of-life care for elderly cancer patients in the United States. METHODS: We analyzed Medicare claims data for 175,181 elderly adults with lung, colorectal, female breast, or prostate cancer diagnosis who died in 2008. The end-of-life costs were quantified as total Medicare expenditures for the last 12 months of care including inpatient, …
The impact of rural out-migration on arable land use intensity
Association between leisure time physical activity preference and behavior
The study illustrates the predictive value of LTPA preference for actual LTPA behavior. Changing LTPA preference to promote LTPA may be helpful in preventing and controlling chronic disease in China
Adherence and perceived barriers to oral antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B
BACKGROUND: Globally, of the 248 million people chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), 74 million reside in China. Five oral nucleot(s)ide analogs (NUCs) have been approved for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in China. OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to determine rates of adherence to NUC therapy in patients with CHB, to identify the self-perceived barriers to adherence, and to examine the factors associated wit…
Barriers and Facilitators of Colorectal Cancer Screening for Patients of Rural Accountable Care Organization Clinics
PURPOSE: This study examines multilevel factors related to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in a rural Accountable Care Organization (ACO) setting. METHODS: The study used electronic medical record data from 8 rural ACO clinics in Nebraska. The final sample included 15,866 average-risk patients aged 50-75 years who visited participating clinics at least once from June 2014 to May 2015. Logistic regression was conducted to examine simultaneous ef…
Effects of Co-Processing Sewage Sludge in the Cement Kiln on PAHs, Heavy Metals Emissions and the Surrounding Environment
To understand the effects of co-processing sewage sludge in the cement kiln on non-criterion pollutants emissions and its surrounding environment, the flue gas from a cement kiln stack, ambient air and soil from the background/downwind sites were collected in the cement plant. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals of the samples were analyzed. The results show that PAHs in flue gas mainly exist in the gas phase and the low mole…
Acculturation and Unmet Health Needs Among Refugees in Omaha, Nebraska
Changes in Leisure Time Physical Activity Preferences and Hypertension Risk
Objectives: In this study, we examined the association between changes in leisure time physical activity (LTPA) preference (the extent to which participants liked or disliked certain types of physical activity) and the incidence of hypertension; we also assessed whether the association differed between urban and rural China. Methods: Based on longitudinal data from 2687 Chinese adults between 2004 and 2011, we performed multivariate logistic regr…
Influence of Prolonged Visual Display Terminal Use and Exercise on Physical and Mental Conditions of Internet Staff in Hangzhou, China
To examine the effects of prolonged visual display terminal (VDT) working hours and exercise frequency on VDT-related symptoms, we recruited 944 Chinese internet staff for the study. A self-administered questionnaire survey was used to obtain the hours of daily VDT work, exercise frequency, and the physical and mental health of the participants. The daily VDT working time of participants was 8.7 hours. Musculoskeletal pain and eye complaints were…
Development and initial validation of the chronic hepatitis B quality of life instrument (CHBQOL) among Chinese patients
Clinic Exploration of Care Processes to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Accountable Care Organization Clinics
It is essential to have an effective care process to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening particularly in rural areas. Primary care health care providers may have a significant impact on improving CRC screening rates among rural residents through systematic screening processes in their clinics. In this qualitative study, we aimed to explore the whole clinic processes of recommending and referring CRC screening in the rural accountable care o…
Suicidal Ideation in Newly-Diagnosed Chinese Cancer Patients
Physical comorbidities, body ache, and mood disturbances are possible risk factors for suicidal ideation that warrant further attention in clinical practice. Preventive measures, such as systematic screening and arrangement for regular check-ups, could be beneficial to lower the risk of suicide
How Employee’s Leadership Potential Leads to Leadership Ostracism Behavior
Recently, research on the leadership potential of employees has gradually attracted the attention of scholars. However, further exploration is required to better understand the upward influence of employee’s leadership potential on their leaders. This study examined the mechanisms behind the impact of employee’s leadership potential on leadership ostracism behavior. Moreover, the mediating role of leader’s envy and the moderating role of employee…
Registered Reports
Association between air pollution and lung development in schoolchildren in China
Background China has been facing nationwide air pollution at unprecedented high levels primarily from fossil–fuel combustion in the past decade. However, few studies have been conducted on the adverse effect of severe air pollution on lung development in school-age children. Methods Using wellness check and air pollution data from 2014 to 2017, we conducted a retrospective analysis of lung development in 21 616 school-age children from Shijiazhua…
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