Investigating the factors affecting the ecological well-being performance in Iran from 1994 to 2014

Background. The organization of clinical trials (CTs) requires the participation and coordination of healthcare providers, patients, public and private parties. Obstacles to the participation of any of these groups pose a risk of lowering the potential for the implementation of CTs. Researchers are a key human resource in conducting of CT. Their motivation for participation can have a significant impact on the recruitment and retention of patients, on the quality of the data collected, which determines the overall outcome of the study. Aims to assess the factors affecting the inclusion of Russian physicians-researchers in CT, and to determine their role in relations with patients-participants. Materials and methods. The study was organized as a part of the Russian multicenter face-to-face study. A survey was conducted of researchers from 10 cities of Russia (20172018). The participation in the survey for doctors was anonymous and voluntary. Results. The study involved 78 respondents. Most research doctors highly value the importance of research for science (4,84 0,39), society (4,67 0,46) and slightly lower for participating patients (4,44 0,61). The expectations of medical researchers are related to improving their financial situation and attaining new experience (n = 14; 18,18%). However, the opportunity to work with new technologies of treatment and diagnosis (n = 41; 52,56%) acted as a motivating factor. According to the questionnaire, the vast majority of research doctors (n = 29; 37,18%) believe that the main reason for patients to participate in CT is to receive quality and free medical care. The most significant obstacle to the inclusion of participants in CT was the side effects of the study drug (n = 38; 48,71%). Conclusions. The potential of clinical researchers in Russia is very high. The patient-participant acts for the research doctor as the subject of the study, and not the object, so the well-being of the patient is not indifferent to the doctor. However, the features of the functioning of our health care system form the motivation of doctors-researchers (additional earnings, professional self-development) and the way they perceive the motivation of patients (CT as an opportunity to receive quality medical care).

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The daily climate in the classroom. Relational context of socialization

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education ◽

10.3390/ejihpe3030026 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 289-300

Author(s):

María Jesús Comellas i Carbó

Keyword(s):

Educational Institution ◽

Well Being ◽

Cultural Patterns ◽

Relational Context ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Complex Process ◽

The Social ◽

Relational Difficulties ◽

Great Complexity ◽

Relational Climate

Socialization occurs not consciously through a complex process of interactions where emotions, values, attitudes, feelings and own context cultural patterns are integrated. This process generates a relational climate that should be conducive to learning and well-being for all people in the group. The school, educational institution, favors the relationships within the group framework and reconstructs previous learning with a variety of models and the educational action led by the faculty. The amplitude of the classroom group creates situations of great complexity and offers many opportunities to prevent the violence from the knowledge of situations that may involve risks and relational vulnerability and relational difficulties especially for some people. The factors that can hinder relations and create an improper relational climate include the social and learning difficulties and cultural differences. The climate cannot be changed individually but it is modified from the dynamics led by the adult person who has the responsibility to help the group learn to relate and that each individual has their space of belonging. We present data from a population of 10891 students in primary and secondary education and the analysis of some factors affecting the climate of the group.

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Review of the impact Covid-19 has on the Psychosocial factors affecting Well-Being

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology ◽

10.52711/0974-360x.2021.00592 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 3404-3408

Author(s):

Sheila Menon FBSCH ◽

Vidya Bhagat

Keyword(s):

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Health Workers ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Well Being ◽

Security Measures ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the psychosocial factors that effect people globally. Particularly affected are children, students and health workers and the common symptoms identified are stress, anxiety disorders, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. In addition, the various security measures implemented to ensure public safety have adversely affected relationships between people. This study directs public awareness to the value of psychotherapeutic support. Tele-therapy can be offered easily to people both at home or in the workplace, providing both cost effective and time sensitive solutions during times of crisis. The current review article provides an overview of the importance of maintaining psychological well-being during a pandemic and the identifies the role that empathetic communication has on wellbeing. The literature review was completed using electronic databases such as PubMed, Medline, and Scopus databases using the keywords covid-19, affected groups, affected relationships, psychology and its technological interventions, negative effects of pandemic so on.

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Coping strategies among medical professionals during COVID-19 outbreak

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES ◽

10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.43 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (01) ◽

pp. 28-33

Author(s):

Vaishali Shanmugam

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Online Survey ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Well Being ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Stressful Situation ◽

Sociodemographic Variables ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Brief Cope

BACKGROUND: COVID -19 pandemic is a very stressful situation for doctors, who face the risk of infection in daily life. Coping is the process by which a person deals with stressful situations or demands. Identifying the coping strategies of our medical professionals will help us to understand their coping styles and to deliver effective interventions to enhance their mental well-being. METHODS: An online survey form with socio-demographic profile and BRIEF COPE tool for assessing different coping strategies was sent to interns, residents, and teaching faculty. The coping strategies were divided into emotion-based, problem-based, and dysfunctional coping, and spearman's correlation was done to determine any correlation between sociodemographic variables and the coping strategies. RESULTS: A total of 84 valid and complete responses were included in the study. There is a variable distribution of mean scores for problem-focused, emotion-focused, and dysfunctional strategies. Age and marital status had a positive correlation with problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies meaning that older adults and married people used these strategies predominantly. Higher designation used problem-focused coping predominantly. Dysfunctional coping strategies had no correlation with any of the sociodemographic variables. CONCLUSION: Sociodemographic factors affecting the coping mechanisms in medical professionals differ from those of the general population seen in previous studies. Within the group of medical professionals, those with higher age, higher designation and married had predominantly adaptive strategies. Interventions targetting maladaptive components of emotion-focused strategies and dysfunctional strategies should be aimed at a younger age group, unmarried people, interns, and residents among the medical professionals to better cope with this COVID scenario.

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Factors affecting retention in the Philippine National Rural Physician Deployment Program from 2012 to 2019: a mixed methods study

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-021-07219-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Erika Louise L. Flores ◽

Edric Matthew R. Manahan ◽

Miguel Paulo B. Lacanilao ◽

Isabella Ma. Beatriz T. Ladaw ◽

Mico Martin B. Mallillin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Well Being ◽

The Philippines ◽

Social Needs ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Work Related ◽

Universal Healthcare ◽

The Individual ◽

Rural Physician

Abstract Background To address the maldistribution of healthcare providers and the shortage of physicians in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas of the Philippines, the Philippine National Rural Physician Deployment Program, or more commonly known as the Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) program was established in 1993. However, as of 2011, only 18% of the DTTBs chose to stay in their assigned municipalities after their two-year deployment, termed retention. This study aims to identify the individual, local, work, national, and international factors affecting the retention of DTTBs in their assigned communities after their two-year deployment. Methods A descriptive, mixed-methods, explanatory design was used. For the quantitative part, the modified and updated Stayers Questionnaire was given to all current DTTBs present in a Continuing Medical Education session in the Development Academy of the Philippines. Descriptive statistics were then presented. For the qualitative part, individual, semi-structured key informant interviews were conducted in-person or via phone with current and alumni DTTBs from 2012 to 2019. Proceedings of the interviews were transcribed, translated, and analyzed thematically. Results 102 current DTTBs participated in the quantitative part of our study, while 10 current and former DTTBs participated in the interviews. Demographic factors and location, personal beliefs, well-being, friends and family dynamics, and perceptions about work were the individual factors identified to affect retention. Social working conditions, career development, and infrastructure, medical equipment, and supplies were among the work factors identified to affect retention. Geography, living conditions, local social needs, and technology were among the local factors identified to affect retention. Compensation, the recently signed Universal Healthcare Law, and Safety and Security were identified as national factors that could affect retention. International factors did not seem to discourage DTTBs from staying in their communities. Conclusions A host of individual, work-related, local, national, and international factors influence the DTTB’s decision to be retained in different, complex, interconnected, and dynamic ways. We also identified implementation issues in the DTTB program and suggested interventions to encourage retention.

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Financial Well Being Millennial Generation in Batam

Journal of Global Business and Management Review ◽

10.37253/jgbmr.v2i1.793 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Yandi Suprapto

Keyword(s):

Financial Literacy ◽

Millennial Generation ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Financial Stress ◽

Well Being ◽

Financial Behavior ◽

Financial Socialization ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The People ◽

Socialization Agents

The purpose of this study is to determine whether financial behavior, financial socialization agents, financial attitude, financial stress, and financial literacy can influence financial well being in millennial generation in Batam City. Financial well being is described when a person is able to prosper in the field of financial finance. Welfare is reflected in the ability to meet and manage all needs and desires. While millennial is the most current generation so that it can be a hope and reflection of a country. This research method begins with the distribution of questionnaires to the people of Batam city aged 15-19 years. Data were collected as many as 300 respondents then processed with multiple regression research models using SPSS. Variable financial literacy, financial attitude and financial socialization agents provide a significant positive relationship to financial well being. Meanwhile financial stress has a significant negative relationship with financial well being. Then for financial behavior variables show no significant relationship to financial well being.

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49. Effects of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Neonatal Discharge Planning and Care: Exacerbation of Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofab466.049 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S35-S35

Author(s):

Jennifer Jubulis ◽

Amanda Goddard ◽

Sarah Dibrigida ◽

Carol A McCarthy

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Disparities ◽

Discharge Planning ◽

Medical Center ◽

Newborn Care ◽

Well Being ◽

Racial Minorities ◽

Foreign Born ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Exposed Infant

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 has exacerbated healthcare disparities. Maine’s population of 1.3 million is comprised of only 6% Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC); however, statewide 18% of SARS-CoV-2 infections have occurred in this group. This study examines newborn care inequities for infants born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2. Methods This study was conducted at Maine Medical Center in Portland, the largest hospital in Maine. Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infections from March 15, 2020 through April 1, 2021 were identified by PCR near time of delivery. Cases were matched to uninfected women by date of delivery. Chart review was conducted assessing demographic and clinical characteristics, comparing SARS-CoV-2 exposed and unexposed infants. The subset of SARS-CoV-2 exposed infants was further analyzed for trends in care by race. Protocol was exempt by MaineHealth IRB. Results Twenty four women and their infants were identified with maternal positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR just prior to delivery. An additional 24 unexposed infants were enrolled. When compared to unexposed infants, SARS-CoV-2 exposed were more likely to be racial minorities (63% vs 21%, p = 0.003), to have foreign-born mothers (58% vs 0.4%, p< 0.05) or to receive health care in a language other than English (29% vs 0.4%, p =0.02). For infants born to SARS-CoV-2 infected mothers, only 29% had initial follow up visit in person with their primary care provider (13% of BIPOC infants vs 56% of non-BIPOC infants, p = 0.03). Time to in-person follow up for exposed infants varied by race, with median time of 21 days (range 2-53 days) for racial minorities and 7.5 days (range 2-30 days) for non minorities. All families were discharged with a thermometer and scale for home management. No infants required re-admission during the month after discharge. One exposed infant tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Conclusion The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends evaluation of newborns 3-5 days after discharge to identify maternal and child health factors affecting newborn well-being. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has made this challenging for patients, particularly for racial minorities. BIPOC pediatric patients were disproportionately affected by the pandemic in Maine, and were disproportionately affected by care discrepancies even when the infant was uninfected. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures

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THE EVOLUTION OF STUDIES ON BUSINESS LOCATION FACTORS

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship ◽

10.1142/s1084946715500235 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (04) ◽

pp. 1550023 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

CHARISIA VLACHOU ◽

OLGA IAKOVIDOU

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

National Level ◽

Well Being ◽

Location Factors ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Quantitative Survey ◽

Business Location ◽

National Institutions

Entrepreneurship has been widely considered as the power that drives development and well-being in the regions it affects. As a result, local, regional and national institutions, as well as researches in different disciplines, have focused on finding and researching the factors leading to the installation of business on a certain location. Therefore, it seems well-timed to present a quantitative survey of the literature review of this field. The scope of this article is to present past and present research studies related to the business location factors (BLF) identifying the most important sub-topics, contributors and their geographical distribution, major outlets, main empirical methodologies employed, as well as the most frequently studied countries. The presentation and documentation of the existing literature review could be a valuable tool for policy makers in the regional and national level, as well as for active entrepreneurs and researchers engaged in relevant academic disciples. Policy makers could take advantage of the BLF to attract investments in regions seeking development while active entrepreneurs could realize the important role played by the factors affecting the location of their business in a specific place and researchers could trace and fill in potential research voids on this subject.

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