Possibilities for intervention in adolescents’ and young adults’ depression from a public health perspective

Health Policy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 79 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 121-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke Bramesfeld ◽  
Lisa Platt ◽  
Friedrich Wilhelm Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Public Health Perspective

scholarly journals Research on Stress Among the Engineering College Students in Coimbatore, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S) ◽  
pp. 73-75
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Significant Public Health

The students are generally affected by stress especially in professional courses like medical, engineering are affected by higher stress, this leads to psychological problems such as high amount of depression, nervousness, cardiac problems etc.,. Mental health among the students indicates growing concern along with opportunity, because of the large number of people who could be reached during an important period of life. College premises, by their scholarly nature, are also well positioned to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices. In short, colleges offer a unique opportunity to address one of the most significant public health problems among late adolescents and young adults. Busy schedules crammed with curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities can affect the student’s physical and mental health, especially on delayed eating and improper and less sleeping. These stressors can compound over time, leading to even greater levels of stress. College premises, by their scholarly nature, are also well positioned to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices. In short, colleges offer a unique opportunity to address one of the most significant public health problems among late adolescents and young adults. This study aims to analyse the stress among the engineering students from sample survey. A quantitative method was used in gathering and analysing the data by distributing questionnaires to the students. The results obtained were analysed for different factors that cause stress among students

scholarly journals Knowledge of OSTEOPOROSIS and LIFESTYLE BEHAVIOURS IMPACTING PEAK BONE MASS among Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hansa Patel ◽  
Hayley Denison ◽  
Sana Zafar ◽  
Paul Teesdale-Spittle ◽  
Elaine Dennison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
University Students ◽  
Osteoporotic Fracture ◽  
Peak Bone Mass ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours

Osteoporosis is a major public health problem through its association with fragility fracture. Low peak bone mass (PBM) is a major contributor to later osteoporosis risk. Despite this, most studies concentrate on older people when the window of opportunity to impact PBM has passed. This study aimed to understand what adolescents and young adults understand about PBM, the risk of osteoporotic fracture and how lifestyle factors impact PBM. Such information may inform educational interventions to reduce future risk of fracture, and provide important public health benefits. New Zealand university students were approached to participate in this study. Nine focus groups of a total of 44 adolescents and young adults, mean age 22.9 (± 4.02) years of different ethnicities (29 female 15 male), were conducted using a semi-structured approach with open-ended questions and prompts. Transcripts were thematically coded using an inductive content analysis approach. Participants reported poor knowledge of PBM and factors impacting risk of osteoporotic fracture. There was a general awareness of the positive and negative impacts of many lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity, diet, tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption on health in general, but not specifically how these impact PBM and good bone health in later life. We conclude that in a cohort of New Zealand University students, current knowledge of osteoporosis and lifestyle factors that impact PBM is limited. Educational interventions in young adults are now warranted to improve PBM and prevent osteoporosis in late adulthood.

Adolescent Victims Emerging From Cyberbullying

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1584-1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvina Brandau ◽  
Tracy A. Evanson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Health Outcomes ◽  
Adolescent Victims ◽  
Theory And Model

Cyberbullying is a pervasive public health issue, affecting 10% to 50% of adolescents and resulting in significant negative health outcomes. Due to the relative newness of cyberbullying, there are many elements of the phenomenon that are not understood. Fifteen adolescents and young adults who had experienced cyberbullying as adolescents, participated in one-on-one, semi-structured interviews. A grounded theory and model, Emerging From Cyberbullying, was constructed to describe the process of being a victim of cyberbullying. The process began by Being Targeted and a cycle of Being Cyberbullied, Losing Oneself, and Attempting to Cope followed. Once out of the cycle, victims could begin the process of Resolving and Finding Oneself. This theory can be used to inform cyberbullying prevention efforts and adolescent providers can utilize this theory to understand the process of being a victim of cyberbullying, promote open discussions with adolescents about cyberbullying, and offer suggestions for effective methods to cope.

scholarly journals Risk Perception of COVID-19 Infection and Adherence to Preventive Measures among Adolescents and Young Adults

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Xin Yu Yang ◽  
Rui Ning Gong ◽  
Samuel Sassine ◽  
Maxime Morsa ◽  
Alexandra Sonia Tchogna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
Health Measures

To explore factors influencing adolescents and young adults’ (AYAs) risk perception of COVID-19 and adherence to public health measures, we conducted a cross-sectional online survey of AYAs (14–22 years old) from Quebec (Canada) recruited through school and community partners in April 2020 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study included 3037 participants (mean age = 17.7 years, 74.6% female). AYAs had higher mean (standard deviation (SD)) risk perception of COVID-19 for their relatives (8.2 (1.9)) than for themselves (5.6 (2.6)) (p < 0.001). Factors associated with higher risk perception included higher disease knowledge (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.06, 95% CI 1.01–1.11), presence of chronic disease (aOR 2.31, 95%CI 1.82–2.93) and use of immunosuppressants (aOR 2.53, 95%CI 1.67–3.87). AYAs with a higher risk perception (aOR 1.06, 95%CI 1.02–1.10) those wishing to help flatten the disease curve (aOR 1.18, 95%CI 1.12–1.25) or to protect their family/friends (aOR 1.14, 95%CI 1.05–1.24) were more likely to engage in preventive behaviors. Self-perceived risk and desire to protect others were significantly associated with adherence to preventive measures among youth. These findings may help inform public health messaging to AYAs in the current and future pandemics.

eCigarettes

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
The Public ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
In Series

More data continues to emerge on teen use of eCigarettes that leads to smoking. Renowned AAP journal editors have created this new, first-in-series, Pediatric Collection with high-impact articles that address the public health trend among adolescents and young adults, and the unintended nicotine poisonings among younger children. https://shop.aap.org/pediatric-collections-ecigarettes-paperback/

scholarly journals Older Adolescents and Young Adults Willingness to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine: Implications for Informing Public Health Strategies

Vaccine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracie O. Afifi ◽  
Samantha Salmon ◽  
Tamara Taillieu ◽  
Ashley Stewart-Tufescu ◽  
Janique Fortier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
Public Health Strategies ◽  
To Receive

scholarly journals Opportunity Youth: Insights and Opportunities for a Public Health Approach to Reengage Disconnected Teenagers and Young Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 54S-64S ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamar Mendelson ◽  
Kristin Mmari ◽  
Robert W. Blum ◽  
Richard F. Catalano ◽  
Claire D. Brindis
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Public Health Perspective ◽  
Life Course Development ◽  
Teenagers And Young Adults ◽  
Policies And Programs

Approximately 1 in 9 teenagers and young adults aged 16-24 in the United States is currently disconnected from school and employment. These disconnected young people (ie, opportunity youth) are not only at high risk for long-term emotional, behavioral, and health problems, but they also represent a loss of human capital, with high social and economic costs. In this article, we offer a public health perspective on opportunity youth by describing their distribution in the population and consequences of their disconnection; proposing a conceptual model of the issue based on epidemiological principles, life course development concepts, and ecological theory; and recommending multisector strategies for preventing disconnection of young people and reengaging opportunity youth. A public health approach to the problem of opportunity youth would involve developing and investing in youth monitoring data systems that can be coordinated across multiple sectors, consolidating both the delivery and funding of services for opportunity youth, developing policies and programs that encourage engagement of young people, and fostering systematic approaches to the testing and scaling up of preventive and reengagement interventions.

scholarly journals Prevalence and predictors of anaemia among adolescents in India: An exploration from Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shekhar Chauhan ◽  
Pradeep Kumar ◽  
Strong Pillar Marbaniang ◽  
Shobhit Srivast ◽  
Ratna Patel
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Severe Anemia ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Adolescent Boys

Abstract Background Anaemia is a public health concern affecting both developed and developing countries with significant consequences for both human health as well as social and economic development. Unfortunately, the anaemia intervention program, such as the National Nutrition Anaemia Prophylaxis Programme, mostly targets infants, young children, pregnant and lactation women, and not adolescents. Therefore, this study tries to fill this gap, aimed to study the prevalence of anaemia and the associated factors among adolescent boys and girls residing in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. Methods Secondary data analysis was performed on cross-sectional survey data from the Understanding the Lives of Adolescents and Young Adults (UDAYA) project survey. Three levels of severity of anaemia were distinguished: mild anaemia, moderate anaemia, and severe anaemia. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were used to find the preliminary results. To provide the adjusted estimates for the analysis, multinomial regression analysis was carried out. Results Overall, a higher percentage of adolescent girls suffered from mild (42% vs. 23.7%) and moderate/severe (20% vs. 8.7%) anemia compared to the adolescent boys. Moderate/severe anemia was 0.24 and 0.49 times less likely among adolescent boys and girls, respectively, who had 10 & above years of schooling than adolescents with no schooling (p < 0.01). Rural adolescent boys were 1.22 (p < 0.10) and 1.49 times (p < 0.05) more likely to suffer from mild and moderate/severe anemia, respectively, compared to urban counterparts. Conclusion Anaemia among adolescents must be addressed through effective public health policy targeting adolescents residing in poor households and rural areas. There is a need to disseminate information about anaemia through mass media, and subsequently, the public health system may be prepared to tailor the needs of adolescent boys and girls.

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