scholarly journals Predictors of psychological adjustment after bereavement

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 921-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Onrust ◽  
Pim Cuijpers ◽  
Filip Smit ◽  
Ernst Bohlmeijer
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Buffer Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Disorders ◽  
The Impact

Background: The impact of spousal bereavement on mental health varies among the widowed. More information is needed on factors influencing bereavement outcome.Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of 216 widowed individuals. Initial non-response was high, with only 8% of all approached persons participating in the study. The influence of demographic and psychosocial predictors on four general outcome measures (depression, anxiety, somatization, and quality of life) and one loss-related outcome (complicated grief) was studied by means of backward linear regression analysis. Further analyses were performed to explore the possibility of a buffer effect.Results: Depressive symptomatology was best predicted by: age, duration of widowhood, perceived non-supportiveness, physical disorders, and mastery. The other outcome measures were predicted by the same predictors supplemented by gender and education. Mastery interacted with the number of physical disorders while perceived social support interacted with duration of widowhood and age.Conclusions: Enhancement of mastery should probably be one of the components of effective support for widowed individuals most vulnerable to psychiatric complications. The widowed could furthermore benefit from social support. Obviously, these suggestions need to be further examined in longitudinal research with more representative samples.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study on the Impacts of Perceived Job Value, Job Maintenance, and Social Support on Burnout among Long-Term Care Staff in Hawaii

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 476
Author(s):  
Bum Jung Kim ◽  
Sun-young Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Impact

Extensive research has demonstrated the factors that influence burnout among social service employees, yet few studies have explored burnout among long-term care staff in Hawaii. This study aimed to examine the impact of job value, job maintenance, and social support on burnout of staff in long-term care settings in Hawaii, USA. This cross-sectional study included 170 long-term care staff, aged 20 to 75 years, in Hawaii. Hierarchical regression was employed to explore the relationships between the key independent variables and burnout. The results indicate that staff with a higher level of perceived job value, those who expressed a willingness to continue working in the same job, and those with strong social support from supervisors or peers are less likely to experience burnout. Interventions aimed at decreasing the level of burnout among long-term care staff in Hawaii may be more effective through culturally tailored programs aimed to increase the levels of job value, job maintenance, and social support.

Factors Associated with Coping Strategies among Primigravida Pregnant Women in Jakarta

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 269-275
Author(s):  
Vivi Silawati ◽  
Afrizal ◽  
Nursyirwan Effendi ◽  
Masrul ◽  
Retno Widowati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Coping Ability ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

Stress in women, before and during pregnancy, may result in a negative impact on the mother and fetus. In Indonesia, the anxiety rate in primigravida pregnant women when facing labor is higher than multigravida. Every pregnant woman makes an attempt to overcome or manage stress in her pregnancy in order to adapt and cope with stress. To find out the coping ability, pregnant women should find the source of stress prior to labor. This study was conducted to determine the direct and indirect factors affecting the coping ability in primigravida pregnant women. The study used a cross sectional study method through PLS analysis. The study population consisted of primigravida pregnant women, and a sample of 200 of them was taken. The measurement results of Path Coefficients and TStatistics on the influence of variables in the structural model and overall variables showed a positive and significant effect. The T statistic value of all variables was above the critical value (1.96). The results of the PLS test indicated that the empowerment and social support variables, directly and indirectly, influenced the coping abilities. Trust, personality, lifestyle, perceptions, and attitudes had impacts directly on the coping abilities. The percentage of the direct and indirect influence between variables was 97.92%. Empowerment, social support, personality, lifestyle, perceptions, and attitudes variables had an influence on the coping abilities of primigravida pregnant women. A controlled trial study should be done to see the impact of this model on reducing the risks during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Social Support and Self- Care Behaviour among Heart Failure Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Husna Ahmad Ainuddin ◽  
Siti Salwa Talib ◽  
Mohd Zhafran Zainal Abidin ◽  
Diana Katiman
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Heart Failure Patients ◽  
The Impact

Heart failure is a disease that could cause a significant medical burden. This study aims to determine the relationship between social support and self-care behaviour among heart failure patients. Thirty patients from a Clinical Training Centre participated in this cross-sectional study. Instruments used in the study were the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and The European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale-9 item (EHFSCBC). The results showed that there was a relationship between social support and self-care behaviour (r=0.40, p<0.05). Awareness of the impact of social support on self-care behaviour is vital for heart failure patients and their families.Keywords: Heart failure, social support, self-care behavioureISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i12.1906

scholarly journals Health Literacy but Not Frailty Predict Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Heart Failure

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youn-Jung Son ◽  
Dae Shim ◽  
Eun Seo ◽  
Eun Seo
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Educational Backgrounds ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Impact

Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition requiring continuous self-care. Health literacy is increasingly recognized as a key factor of self-care behaviors in patients with chronic diseases. Recently, frailty in chronic diseases has also been associated with self-care behaviors. However, relationships among health literacy, frailty, and self-care in the HF population are not well understood. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to identify the impact of health literacy and frailty on self-care behaviors in patients with HF. Data were collected from 281 adults attending a cardiovascular outpatient clinic in Korea. Health literacy, frailty, and self-care behaviors were measured using Korean-validated instruments. The mean scores of health literacy and self-care behaviors were 8.89 (±3.44) and 31.49 (±5.38), respectively. The prevalence of frailty was around 26.3%. Health literacy was significantly associated with frailty and self-care behaviors. In a hierarchical linear regression analysis, health literacy was a significant determinant of self-care behaviors after adjusting for confounding variables, but frailty was not. Educational level was also a significant predictor of self-care behaviors. Our main findings showed that health literacy can facilitate improvements in HF self-care behaviors. Healthcare professionals should assess patients’ health literacy and educational backgrounds when designing self-management programs.

scholarly journals Dietary pattern, a modifiable risk factor that can be easily assessed for atherosclerosis vascular disease prevention in clinical practice

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Mahe ◽  
Marie Carsin ◽  
Maya Zeeny ◽  
Jean-Paul De Bosschere
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Vascular Diseases ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

AbstractObjectivesNutrition is one of the modifiable risk factors of atherosclerosis vascular diseases (VD). We aimed to (i) evaluate the dietary patterns associated with VD in clinical practice using a validated FFQ; and (ii) determine potential independent sociodemographic and behavioural factors that are involved in such dietary patterns. The FFQ determined the vascular dietary score (VDS; ranges from −17 to 19) for each subject.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingA general practitioner's (GP) office in 2009.SubjectsA total of 250 French subjects (18–84 years old).ResultsA total of 21 % had a favourable vascular diet (VDS ≥ 8), 79 % needed to improve their diet (VDS < 8) and 21 % had a risky vascular diet (VDS ≤ −1). A step-by-step multivariate linear regression analysis with stepwise selection was performed using the VDS as a dependent variable. Significant variables were: age (β = 0·495, P < 0·0001), men (β = −0·282, P < 0·0001), ‘sport ≥1 h/week’ (β = 0·253, P = 0·001), ‘walking 20 min/d’ (β = 0·161, P = 0·012), ‘former smoker’ (β = 0·118, P = 0·029), previous nutritional advice (β = 0·105, P = 0·049), ‘alcohol ≥20 g/d’ (β = −0·216, P < 0·0001) and ‘primary school’ (β = −0·156, P = 0·010). The R2 coefficient of this model was 0·347 (P < 0·0001). In all, 88·7 % of the subjects found the evaluation very interesting and 89·6 % believed that the GP should perform it.ConclusionsSimple dietary assessment for VD prevention can be easily performed in clinical practice to allow physicians to give objective and rapid advice for each patient. Age, educational status, alcohol consumption, gender and physical activity are associated with the VDS. Compliance with such evaluation was found to be very high, which should encourage larger dietary screening in the population in order to reduce the impact of VD.

scholarly journals Use of Sodium Bicarbonate During Pediatric Cardiac Admissions with Cardiac Arrest: Who Gets It and What Does It Do?

Children ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Rohit S. Loomba ◽  
Mubbasheer Ahmed ◽  
Mubeena Abdulkarim ◽  
Enrique G. Villarreal ◽  
Saul Flores
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Sodium Bicarbonate ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Inpatient Mortality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

The objectives of this study were to characterize the use of sodium bicarbonate in pediatric cardiac admissions that experience cardiac arrest, to determine sodium bicarbonate use over the years, and to determine the impact of sodium bicarbonate on length of admissions, billed charges, and inpatient mortality. A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing the Pediatric Health Information System database. Characteristics of admissions with and without sodium bicarbonate were initially compared by univariate analyses. The frequency by which sodium bicarbonate was used was compared by year. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the impact of sodium bicarbonate on length of stay, billed charges, and inpatient mortality. A total of 3987 (50.3%) of pediatric cardiac intensive care admissions with cardiac arrest utilized sodium bicarbonate; however, frequency changed from 62.1% in 2004 to 43.7% in 2015. Linear regression analysis demonstrated a decrease in length of stay (−27.5 days, p < 0.01) and billed charges (−$470,906, p < 0.01). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated an increase in mortality (odds ratio 1.77, 95% confidence interval 1.56–2.01). In conclusion, sodium bicarbonate is being used with less frequency over the last years in pediatric cardiac admissions with cardiac arrest. After adjustment for cardiac diagnoses, comorbidities, vasoactive medications, and other resuscitation medications, sodium bicarbonate is independently associated with increased mortality.

scholarly journals Fear of future workplace violence and its influencing factors among nurses in Shandong, China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Fu ◽  
Yaru Ren ◽  
Guowen Wang ◽  
Xiuxin Shi ◽  
Fenglin Cao
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Level

Abstract Background Fear of workplace violence has become a critical issue worldwide, which can lead to burnout, low levels of job satisfaction, and turnover. However, to date, little attention has been directed toward fear of workplace violence among nurses. Accordingly, this study investigated the level of fear of future workplace violence and its influencing factors among nurses in Shandong, China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from July 30 through September 30, 2020 in Shandong Province, China. A total of 1898 nurses were enrolled from 12 tertiary hospitals. Fear of future workplace violence was measured using the Fear of Future Violence at Work scale. Demographic information, employment characteristics, social support, and experience of workplace violence were assessed. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of fear of future workplace violence. Results The average score of fear of future violence at work was 67.43 ± 17.20 among nurses. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that higher fear of future violence at work scores were reported among nurses who were female (B = 7.10, p < 0.001), married (B = 3.50, p = 0.028), with a monthly income ≥5000 Chinese yuan (CNY) (B = 3.14, p = 0.007), working in the department of internal medicine (B = 2.90, p = 0.032), surgery (B = 5.03, p < 0.001), pediatrics (B = 5.38, p = 0.003), or emergency department (B = 4.50, p = 0.010), working as a contract employee (B = 2.41, p = 0.042), or who had experienced workplace violence (B = 7.02, p < 0.001). Lower fear of future violence at work scores were found among nurses who took vacations (1–14 days: B = − 2.52, p = 0.047; ≥15 days: B = − 3.69, p = 0.007) and had a high-level of social support (B = − 2.03, p = 0.020). Conclusions There was a high level of fear of future workplace violence among nurses in Shandong, China. This should be considered an important issue by hospital administrators and government officials. Effective interventions need to be enacted to address the influencing factors of fear of future workplace violence.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life and associated factors in patients with myocardial infarction after returning to work: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changying Chen ◽  
Ruofei Du ◽  
Panpan Wang ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Lixia Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Returning To Work

Abstract Background: Return to work following myocardial infarction (MI) represents an important indicator of recovery. However, MI can cause patients to feel pressure, loneliness and inferiority during work and even detachment from employment after returning to work, which may affect their quality of life. The aims of this study were to identify the influencing factors of Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with MI after returning to work and explore the correlations between these factors and HRQoL. Method: This was a cross-sectional study. All participants were recruited from tertiary hospitals in China from October 2017 to March 2018. The general data questionnaire, Short-Form Health Survey-8 (SF-8), Health Promoting Lifestyle ProfileⅡ (HPLPⅡ), Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ) and Social Supporting Rating Scale (SSRS) were used to assess 326 patients with myocardial infarction returned to work after discharge. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to explore factors related to HRQoL in patients with MI after returning to work. Results: The sample consisted of 326 patients. The mean total score of quality of life was 28.03±2.554. According to the multiple linear regression analysis, next factors were associated with better HRQoL: younger age (B=−0.354, P=0.039), higher income (B=0.513, P=0.000), less co-morbidity (B=−0.440, P=0.000), the longer time taken to return to work (B=0.235, P=0.003), fewer stents installed (B=−0.359, P=0.003), participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) (B=−1.777, P=0.000), complete CR (B=−1.409, P=0.000), better health behaviors such as more health responsibility (B=0.172, P=0.000) and exercise (B=0.165, P=0.000), better nutrition (B=0.178, P=0.000) and self-realization (B=0.165, P=0.000), stress response (B=0.172, P=0.000), more social support such as more objective support (B=0.175, P=0.000), subjective support (B=0.167, P=0.000) and better utilization of social support (B=0.189, P=0.028), positive copping strategies such as more coping (B=0.133, P=0.000) and less yield (B=−0.165, P=0.000). Conclusions: HRQoL of MI patients after returning to work is not satisfactory. Health behavior, coping strategies, social support are factors which can affect HRQoL. A comprehensive and targeted guide may be a way to improve HRQoL and to assist patients' successful return to society.

scholarly journals Impact of oral health conditions on the quality of life of workers

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 4777-4786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Júlia Campos Guerra ◽  
Rosangela Maria Greco ◽  
Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite ◽  
Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira ◽  
Marcos Vinícius Queiroz de Paula
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Occupational health has been the scope of numerous studies, primarily due to the concern that the worker should enjoy good working conditions and a satisfactory quality of life. This study seeks to analyze the impact of oral health on the quality of life of workers at a public university using the simplified version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 326 workers who responded the questions of OHIP-14 about self-rated health, oral morbidity, and socioeconomic and demographic questions. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to verify the association between the independent variables and OHIP-14. About 40% of the impact of oral health on quality of life can be explained by the variables: education level (p = 0,03), age (p = 0,03), reason for visiting a dentist (p = 0,01), oral health perception (p < 0,01) and satisfaction with teeth and mouth (p < 0,01). The use of OHIP-14 can be useful for planning programs and actions focused on health education for occupational health, prioritizing workers with greater psychosocial impacts caused by oral problems.

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