Kenneth James
Biographic Data
| ID | 3917293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenneth James |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenneth |
| FAMILY NAME | James |
| SIGNATURE | JAMES K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West Indies System |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5161-7583 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Management support for patient safety in two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica: A mixed methods study
Management support is important for implementation of policies and procedures, and to create an organizational culture for the delivery of safe patient care. This study sought to determine the culture for management and safety support at two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica, and to explore managers’ involvement in quality and quality improvement activities. A mixed methods study was done among 328 doctors and nurses (quantitative arm) and 17 senior …
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: A pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
BACKGROUND: Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, treatment, and control from 1990 to 2019 for 200 countries and territories. METHODS: We used data from 1990 to 2019 on people aged 30-79 years from population-representative studies with measurement of blood pressure and data on blo…
Socio-demographic, Health and Functional Status Correlates of Caregiver Burden Among Care Recipients Age 60 Years and Older in Jamaica
Taxi drivers and Covid‐19 in Jamaica: Occupationally related income decline and health behaviour
Income and employment are recognised as social determinants of health. Occupationally related exposures and working conditions impact health behaviours. Taxi drivers have been recognised as an occupationally COVID-19 at-risk group. COVID-19 threatens their lives and livelihoods. This study describes self-reported income changes attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic among taxi drivers. Associations between percentage change in income and reported pr…
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million p…
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Zarit burden interview among caregivers of community‐dwelling older adults in a caribbean setting (Jamaica): Reliability and factor structure
The Zarit Burden Interview has been the most popularly used tool for measuring caregiver burden and with the 60 years and over population in Jamaica and developing countries expected to increase, caregiver burden and its assessment assume increased importance. Establishing the reliability and underlying factor structure of instruments such as the ZBI is critical. This study sought to determine the reliability of the Zarit Burden Interview and to …
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities 1,2 . This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global rise in obesity 3–6 . Here we use 2,009 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight in more than 112 million adults, to report national, regional and global trends in mean B…
Nurses' perception of preparedness for moving mental health care from psychiatric to general hospitals in Jamaica
The shift of mental health services was a strategic policy decision aligned with the recommendations and support of the Pan American Health Organization. This study shows the need for medication, equipment, implementation of standard operating procedures, adequate accommodation for patients, and staff trained to provide quality care for patients with mental illness
Predictors of Health Service Utilization Among Older Men in Jamaica
Although need and financial resources most strongly influenced health service utilization, psychosocial variables may be particularly influential for underutilized services
Participation in Social Activities and the Association with Socio-Demographic and Health-Related Factors among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica
Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica
The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for falling among community-dwelling older adults in Jamaica. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to recruit a nationally representative sample of 2,943 older adults. The fall prevalence in the past 6 months was 21.7%. In univariate analysis, a significantly greater proportion of women, the increasingly old, rural residents, persons with vision problems (includin…
A View from Across the Irish Sea: Margaret Irwin and the Sweating Question in Ulster
The problem of ‘sweated labour’ in nineteenth-century Britain, which many commentators defined as the exploitative use of female and juvenile operatives for low-paid outwork, generated fierce contemporary debate and an extensive subsequent historiography. Modern perspectives on low-paid outwork see sweating as an outgrowth of industrialisation. Outworkers were integrated within complex systems of production, especially in the garment trade, where…
The Malaysian Economy: The Shadow of 1990
Introduction Malaysia's 1985/86 Nadonal Budget Report was presented to Parliament on 25 October 1985. A significant event in any fiscal year, this particular presentadon took on added significance by virtue of its timing. The absence of tough fiscal measures despite the condnuing recession, for instance, renewed speculadon of an early general election. The year 1986 is, however, more than just a potential election year; it marks the beginning of …
Taxi drivers and Covid‐19 in Jamaica: Occupationally related income decline and health behaviour
Income and employment are recognised as social determinants of health. Occupationally related exposures and working conditions impact health behaviours. Taxi drivers have been recognised as an occupationally COVID-19 at-risk group. COVID-19 threatens their lives and livelihoods. This study describes self-reported income changes attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic among taxi drivers. Associations between percentage change in income and reported pr…
Participation in Social Activities and the Association with Socio-Demographic and Health-Related Factors among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica
The Malaysian Economy: The Shadow of 1990
Introduction Malaysia's 1985/86 Nadonal Budget Report was presented to Parliament on 25 October 1985. A significant event in any fiscal year, this particular presentadon took on added significance by virtue of its timing. The absence of tough fiscal measures despite the condnuing recession, for instance, renewed speculadon of an early general election. The year 1986 is, however, more than just a potential election year; it marks the beginning of …
A View from Across the Irish Sea: Margaret Irwin and the Sweating Question in Ulster
The problem of ‘sweated labour’ in nineteenth-century Britain, which many commentators defined as the exploitative use of female and juvenile operatives for low-paid outwork, generated fierce contemporary debate and an extensive subsequent historiography. Modern perspectives on low-paid outwork see sweating as an outgrowth of industrialisation. Outworkers were integrated within complex systems of production, especially in the garment trade, where…
Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica
The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for falling among community-dwelling older adults in Jamaica. A two-stage cluster sample design was used to recruit a nationally representative sample of 2,943 older adults. The fall prevalence in the past 6 months was 21.7%. In univariate analysis, a significantly greater proportion of women, the increasingly old, rural residents, persons with vision problems (includin…
Participation in Social Activities and the Association with Socio-Demographic and Health-Related Factors among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Jamaica
Predictors of Health Service Utilization Among Older Men in Jamaica
Although need and financial resources most strongly influenced health service utilization, psychosocial variables may be particularly influential for underutilized services
Nurses' perception of preparedness for moving mental health care from psychiatric to general hospitals in Jamaica
The shift of mental health services was a strategic policy decision aligned with the recommendations and support of the Pan American Health Organization. This study shows the need for medication, equipment, implementation of standard operating procedures, adequate accommodation for patients, and staff trained to provide quality care for patients with mental illness
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities 1,2 . This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global rise in obesity 3–6 . Here we use 2,009 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight in more than 112 million adults, to report national, regional and global trends in mean B…
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: A pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million p…
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Zarit burden interview among caregivers of community‐dwelling older adults in a caribbean setting (Jamaica): Reliability and factor structure
The Zarit Burden Interview has been the most popularly used tool for measuring caregiver burden and with the 60 years and over population in Jamaica and developing countries expected to increase, caregiver burden and its assessment assume increased importance. Establishing the reliability and underlying factor structure of instruments such as the ZBI is critical. This study sought to determine the reliability of the Zarit Burden Interview and to …
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: A pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
BACKGROUND: Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, treatment, and control from 1990 to 2019 for 200 countries and territories. METHODS: We used data from 1990 to 2019 on people aged 30-79 years from population-representative studies with measurement of blood pressure and data on blo…
Socio-demographic, Health and Functional Status Correlates of Caregiver Burden Among Care Recipients Age 60 Years and Older in Jamaica
Taxi drivers and Covid‐19 in Jamaica: Occupationally related income decline and health behaviour
Income and employment are recognised as social determinants of health. Occupationally related exposures and working conditions impact health behaviours. Taxi drivers have been recognised as an occupationally COVID-19 at-risk group. COVID-19 threatens their lives and livelihoods. This study describes self-reported income changes attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic among taxi drivers. Associations between percentage change in income and reported pr…
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Management support for patient safety in two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica: A mixed methods study
Management support is important for implementation of policies and procedures, and to create an organizational culture for the delivery of safe patient care. This study sought to determine the culture for management and safety support at two tertiary hospitals in Jamaica, and to explore managers’ involvement in quality and quality improvement activities. A mixed methods study was done among 328 doctors and nurses (quantitative arm) and 17 senior …
Medicine (11 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Logistic regression (4 works) · Disease (3 works)