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Meifang Chen

Assistant Professor of Health Policy at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Selected Publications


Effects of traditional Chinese medicines on weight management among adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Journal Article Obesity science & practice · June 2024 Increasing evidence has reported the anti-obesity effects of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) and their potential advantages in weight loss, such as fewer side effects and lower costs compared to the current recommended treatments like Western medicine ... Full text Cite

Programmatic action in Chinese health policy—The making and design of “Healthy China 2030”

Journal Article Review of Policy Research · July 1, 2023 The Programmatic Action Framework (PAF) is a powerful analytical perspective to advance our understanding of policy change by stressing the role of programmatic groups and how they promote their preferred policy programs. While the PAF has been applied suc ... Full text Cite

Impact of federalization for health financing and workforce in Nepal.

Journal Article Global health research and policy · June 2023 The adoption of its 2015 constitution has converted Nepal to a federal government while simultaneously resulted in significant reforms of the health system in Nepal in terms of both structure and commitment. In this commentary, we review evidence ranging f ... Full text Cite

Geospatial analysis of Mediterranean diet adherence in the United States.

Journal Article Public health nutrition · July 2021 ObjectiveThe current study aims to describe the Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence across the US regions, and explore the predictive factors of MD adherence among US adults.DesignCross-sectional secondary data analysis. MD adherence score ... Full text Cite

Does Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Mediate the Association Between Food Environment and Obesity Among Non-Hispanic Black and White Older US Adults? A Path Analysis.

Journal Article American journal of health promotion : AJHP · July 2020 PurposeThis study aims to test the hypothesis that in addition to a direct effect of food environment on obesity, food environment is indirectly associated with obesity through consuming Mediterranean diet (MD).DesignCross-sectional secon ... Full text Cite

Association of community food environment and obesity among US adults: a geographical information system analysis.

Journal Article Journal of epidemiology and community health · February 2019 BackgroundEmerging studies have investigated the contribution of food environment to obesity in the USA. However, the findings were inconsistent. Methodological explanations for the inconsistent findings included: (1) using individual store/restau ... Full text Cite

Web-Based Intervention for Transitioning Smokers From Inpatient to Outpatient Care

Journal Article American Journal of Preventive Medicine · October 2016 Full text Cite

What Predicts Smoking Cessation and Reduction Among Smokers Enrolled in a Web-Based Intervention Post-Hospitalization?

Journal Article American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2015 Rationale: Hospitalization is considered a window of opportunity for smoking cessation and reduction. Tobacco control policies and smoking intervention programs during hospitalization can yield substantial reduction and cessation among hospitalized smokers ... Link to item Cite

母婴同室新生儿陪护人员手卫生的调查与分析 Accompany Nursing Staff's Hand Hygiene Condition in Mother-infant Ward

Journal Article 中华医院感染学杂志 Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology · 2012 目的 调查家庭式母婴同室新生儿陪护人员手卫生现状.方法 采用随机抽样的方法,抽取北京协和医院100名家庭式母婴同室病房,新生儿陪护人员作为研究对象,按照卫生部《医疗机构医务人员手卫生规范》中的标准,对其手进行采样.结果 洗手前陪护人员手上的菌落数为(11.34±26.50)CFU/cm2;洗手后,菌落数为(10.52±26.75)CFU/cm2,洗手前陪护人员手上的菌落数多于洗手后;洗手前陪护人员手卫生的合格率为64.0%;洗手后,合格率为65.0%.结论 家庭式母婴同室病房新生儿陪护人员手卫生状况不容乐观 ... Link to item Cite

病人温馨提示牌在特需妇产科综合病房的应用 Reminder Cards Application in Comprehensive Obstetrics and Gynecology Ward in International Department

Journal Article 中华现代护理杂志 CHINESE JOURNAL OF MODERN NURSING · 2009 我病房是特需妇产科综合病房,病人周转率较快,护士工作量较大.尤其是在夜间,护士要进入病房处理新生儿、产妇以及妇科重病人的各种情况,护士站会出现暂时无人的现象,病人家属来护士站咨询问题就会无人应答;呼叫器又远远不能满足病人的各种需求.因此,为了协调好工作,加强护患之间的沟通,减少纠纷,我们制作了病人温馨提示卡,应用期间得到了病人及家属的好评. ... Full text Cite

11所三级甲等医院消毒供应室工作人员职业暴露和防护现状调查 Investigation on Occupational Exposure among Staff in Disinfected Supply Rooms from 11 Third Grade Class A Hospitals and Their Professional Prevention Conditions

Journal Article 中华现代护理杂志 CHINESE JOURNAL OF MODERN NURSING · 2009 了解供应室护理人员的职业暴露和防护的情况,针对现状和不足提出改进意见.方法 对北京市11所三级甲等医院共167名供应室工作人员进行问卷调查,问卷分供应室工作人员的职业暴露(包括生物性、物理性、化学性暴露)情况、职业暴露后续处理情况、职业防护现状及职业培训情况4部分.结果 各类职业暴露中按发生率由高到低排序为:肌肉酸痛、化学消毒剂暴露、噪音暴露、粉尘暴露、刺伤、烫伤、紫外线暴露,不足1/5的暴露人员暴露后能正确处理,不到1/3的工作人员正确使用防护用具,定期参加职业培训的工作人员不到1/3.结论 供应室工作人 ... Full text Link to item Cite

Determinants of Patient Satisfaction at Public Sector Health Facilities in Bangladesh

Conference PURPOSE Strategies to assure highest patient satisfaction are largely dependent on the understanding of the underlying factors that impact them. Patient satisfaction measures are often considered unreliable, since high degree of satisfaction is reported by ... Cite

Risk Factors of Maternal Mental Health and Parenting functioning: My Sister's Keeper

Conference Background: Maternal mental health is an urgent public health problem, not only for the adverse physical, social and emotional effects it has on mothers, but for the tremendous deleterious effects it has on their children. Living in disadvantaged neighborh ... Link to item Cite

Health reconstruction in the U.S. society

Conference The dominant cultural understanding of health is a limited and negative one: health is the absence of (typically physical) infirmities. This is reflected not only in the way individuals think and speak about health, but in the dispositions of our healthcar ... Link to item Cite

Effects of Mediterranean Diet on body weight among the U.S. population: A systematic literature review

Conference Background: Evidence from European countries has suggested significant protective effects of the Mediterranean diet (MD) on body weight and its related health parameters. However, effects of the MD among the U.S. population remain unclear. We therefore con ... Cite