scholarly journals Does a one-week health program promote well-being among caregiving parents? A quasiexperimental intervention study in Germany

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Hetzel ◽  
Torsten Alles ◽  
Michael Holzer ◽  
Erich Koch ◽  
Ingo Froböse
Keyword(s):  
Health Program ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Well Being

scholarly journals Graduate Medical Education on the Frontlines during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City- A Response to Promote Well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Graduate Medical Education ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Graduate Medical

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has driven many health care institutions in the United States beyond their capacity. Physicians-in-training in graduate medical education programs have suffered the strain of providing patient care during this unprecedented time of crisis. The significant prevalence of pre-existing resident and fellow burnout and depression makes the need for action by institutions to support the well-being of residents and fellows even more urgent. We aim to describe innovative adaptations our Office of Graduate Medical Education implemented with the support of institutional leadership as responses to promote the well-being of residents and fellows on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME), in collaboration with the Office of Well-being and Resilience, developed a set of resources and interventions to support trainees during the pandemic based on four major categories: workplace culture, personal factors and health, mental health support, and workplace efficiency and function. Examination of the capacity of existing services and gaps that needed to be filled in the rapidly evolving early days of the COVID pandemic led to a robust growth in resources. For example, the already established Student and Trainee Mental Health program was able to expand and adapt its role to serve trainee needs more effectively. Results: We expanded resources to target trainee well-being across a broad array of domains within a short time frame. With investment in access to the Student and Trainee Mental Health program, utilization increased by 25.7%, with 1,231 more visits in 2020 compared to the number of visits in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The creation of Recharge Rooms had a positive impact on the well-being of health care workers. After a single fifteen-minute experience in the Recharge Room, an average 59.6% reduction in self-reported stress levels was noted by users. Other interventions were noted to be helpful in regular town hall meetings with trainees. Conclusion: Addressing trainee well-being is an essential aspect of a crisis response. The Mount Sinai Health System was able to care for the physical, mental, psychosocial, and safety needs of our trainees thanks to the collaborative effort of a pre-existing institutional well-being program and the GME Office. The ability to implement such a response was enabled by our well-being foundation, which allowed leadership at the highest institutional level and the Office of GME to provide support in response to this unprecedented crisis.

The Danish “11 for Health” program raises health knowledge, well‐being, and fitness in ethnic minority 10‐ to 12‐year‐olds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knud Ryom ◽  
Søren Riis Christiansen ◽  
Anne‐Marie Elbe ◽  
Charlotte Sandager Aggestrup ◽  
Esben Elholm Madsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Well Being

A randomized psychosocial intervention study on the effect of home visits on the well-being of Danish colorectal cancer patients-the INCA project

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 949-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lone Ross ◽  
Birthe L. Thomsen ◽  
Randi V. Karlsen ◽  
Ellen H. Boesen ◽  
Christoffer Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychosocial Intervention ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Change in well-being amongst participants in a four-month pedometer-based workplace health program

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanne LA Freak-Poli ◽  
Rory Wolfe ◽  
Evelyn Wong ◽  
Anna Peeters
Keyword(s):  
Health Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Workplace Health

scholarly journals A ten-step behavioural intervention to reduce screen time and problematic smartphone use

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay A. Olson ◽  
Dasha Sandra ◽  
Denis Chmoulevitch ◽  
Amir Raz ◽  
Samuel P. L. Veissière
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Behavioural Intervention ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
The World ◽  
Smartphone Use

Problematic smartphone use is rising across the world and has been associated with reductions in concentration and well-being. Few interventions aiming to reduce smartphone use take a multi-faceted approach that balances feasibility and effectiveness. We developed such an intervention with ten simple guidelines that nudge users to reduce their screen time (e.g., disabling non-essential notifications). Two pre-registered studies tested the intervention. Study 1 (N = 51) found reductions in screen time, problematic smartphone use, and depressive symptoms after two weeks. Study 2 (N = 70) found that the intervention caused larger changes in screen time, problematic smartphone use, and sleep quality than a control group of screen time monitoring alone. Our brief intervention reduced screen time by one hour per day and returned problematic smartphone use scores to normal levels for at least six weeks. This intervention provides simple, scalable, and feasible behavioural guidelines to promote healthy technology use.

scholarly journals Indicators and Index of Elderly Well-Being to Support an Age–Friendly City

Jurnal NERS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Pipit Festi Wiliyanarti ◽  
Hari Basuki Notobroto ◽  
Hamidah Hamidah ◽  
Erfan Rofiqi
Keyword(s):  
Health Program ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Elderly Health ◽  
State Examination

Introduction: Increasing the life expectancy of the elderly raises complex problems concerning the life aspects of the elderly, family, community, and government. A well-being indicator for the elderly is needed as a measurement tool to facilitate Indonesian elderly individuals to becoming more prosperous. The purpose of this study was to develop well-being indicators and to formulate the elderly well-being Index.Methods: This study used an explanatory research design with a quantitative approach. In total, 400 respondents were collected using multistage random sampling. The physical well-being variable used the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) instrument, Barthel’s index, and the Disease Complaint questionnaire. In addition, a psychology and social well-being instrument, social well-being instrument, and spiritual instrument were employed. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to verify the factor structure of all of the observed variables.Results: The results showed that the indicators for elderly well-being are demographic with the following factor loading: (λ) 0.32, social environment (λ)=0.51, health services (λ)=0.55, physical well-being (λ=0.36 psychological well-being (λ)=0.46, social well-being (λ)=0.45 and spiritual well-being (λ)=0.50. The indicators and index can be used as an effort to drive the program, so then the elderly can become productive, prosperous, and meaningful.Conclusion: The elderly well-being index is expected to be a programmatic instrument that can measure and evaluate the welfare of the elderly. This will increase the elderly health program that is available to achieve more holistic well-being and an age-friendly city. 

scholarly journals Valuing Mobile Health: An Open-Ended Contingent Valuation Survey of a National Digital Health Program (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Somers ◽  
Eleanor Grieve ◽  
Marilyn Lennon ◽  
Matt-Mouley Bouamrane ◽  
Frances S Mair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Contingent Valuation Study ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Health Apps ◽  
Representative Cohort

BACKGROUND Changing population demographics and technology developments have resulted in growing interest in the potential of consumer-facing digital health. In the United Kingdom, a £37 million (US $49 million) national digital health program delivering assisted living lifestyles at scale (dallas) aimed to deploy such technologies at scale. However, little is known about how consumers value such digital health opportunities. OBJECTIVE This study explored consumers’ perspectives on the potential value of digital health technologies, particularly mobile health (mHealth), to promote well-being by examining their willingness-to-pay (WTP) for such health solutions. METHODS A contingent valuation study involving a UK-wide survey that asked participants to report open-ended absolute and marginal WTP or willingness-to-accept for the gain or loss of a hypothetical mHealth app, Healthy Connections. RESULTS A UK-representative cohort (n=1697) and a dallas-like (representative of dallas intervention communities) cohort (n=305) were surveyed. Positive absolute and marginal WTP valuations of the app were identified across both cohorts (absolute WTP: UK-representative cohort £196 or US $258 and dallas-like cohort £162 or US $214; marginal WTP: UK-representative cohort £160 or US $211 and dallas-like cohort £151 or US $199). Among both cohorts, there was a high prevalence of zeros for both the absolute WTP (UK-representative cohort: 467/1697, 27.52% and dallas-like cohort: 95/305, 31.15%) and marginal WTP (UK-representative cohort: 487/1697, 28.70% and dallas-like cohort: 99/305, 32.5%). In both cohorts, better general health, previous amount spent on health apps (UK-representative cohort 0.64, 95% CI 0.27 to 1.01; dallas-like cohort: 1.27, 95% CI 0.32 to 2.23), and age had a significant (P>.00) association with WTP (UK-representative cohort: −0.1, 95% CI −0.02 to −0.01; dallas-like cohort: −0.02, 95% CI −0.03 to −0.01), with younger participants willing to pay more for the app. In the UK-representative cohort, as expected, higher WTP was positively associated with income up to £30,000 or US $39,642 (0.21, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.4) and increased spending on existing phone and internet services (0.52, 95% CI 0.30 to 0.74). The amount spent on existing health apps was shown to be a positive indicator of WTP across cohorts, although the effect was marginal (UK-representative cohort 0.01, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.01; dallas-like cohort 0.01, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.02). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that consumers value mHealth solutions that promote well-being, social connectivity, and health care control, but it is not universally embraced. For mHealth to achieve its potential, apps need to be tailored to user accessibility and health needs, and more understanding of what hinders frequent users of digital technologies and those with long-term conditions is required. This novel application of WTP in a digital health context demonstrates an economic argument for investing in upskilling the population to promote access and expedite uptake and utilization of such digital health and well-being apps.

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