Color Coded Health Data: Factors related to willingness to share health information in South Asian community members in Canada

Introduction Data unavailability poses multiple challenges in many health fields, especially within ethnic subgroups in Canada, who may be hesitant to share their health data with researchers. Since health information availability is controlled by the participant, it is important to understand the willingness to share health information by an ethnic population to increase data availability within ethnocultural communities. Methods We employed a qualitative descriptive approach to better understand willingness to share health information by South Asian participants and operated through a lens that considered the cultural and sociodemographic aspect of ethnocultural communities. A total of 22 in-depth interviews were conducted between March and July 2020. Results The results of this study show that health researchers should aim to develop a mutually beneficial information-sharing partnership with communities, with an emphasis on the ethnocultural and socio-ecological aspects of health within populations. Conclusion The findings support the need for culturally sensitive and respectful engagement with the community, ethically sound research practices that make participants feel comfortable in sharing their information, and an easy sharing process to share health information feasibly

Temporary Altered Perception of Birth Space Ambiances. Case of Women in Labor

International audienceThe “birth event” is considered as an altered ambiantal situation since it affects woman sensibility and causes a temporary alteration of her birth space perception. The study focuses on a spatial characterization of ambiances and analysis of stress level of woman in labor in the Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis-Tunisia, captured through ElectroDermal Activity (EDA). This study highlights correlation between stressful ambiantal situations, architectural aspects of the birth space and altered perception of women in labor. Capturing emotions and analyzing their impact on perceiving spaces is susceptible to renew the way of understanding ambiances