scholarly journals Which dimensions of food-related lifestyle are likely to be associated with obesity in Italy?

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 607-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Saba ◽  
Elena Cupellaro ◽  
Marco Vassallo
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Nutritional Content ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Information Measures ◽  
Cultural Variables ◽  
Food Shopping

AbstractObjectiveTo compare obesev. non-obese consumers in terms of their general food-related lifestyles and to explore possible food-related factors affecting obesity in Italy.DesignThe data were collected using a self-completion questionnaire. Data included sociodemographic information, measures of the Food-Related Lifestyle scale (FRL) and self-reported weight and height. A logistic regression model was fitted for the sample with obesity as the dependent variable and sociodemographic characteristics and FRL dimensions as the independent variables.SettingThe survey was carried out in Italy between October and November 2010.SubjectsOne thousand respondents were recruited with equal quotas for menv. women. The sample was representative of the Italian population in term of age groups and geographic areas. The participants were over 18 years of age and were solely or jointly responsible for the family's food shopping.ResultsOur analyses revealed that sociodemographic, economic and cultural variables affect the increasing rate of obesity in Italy. Obese respondents appeared to find more enjoyment from shopping and interest in cooking compared with non-obese ones. Moreover, they were more likely to find self-fulfilment in foods. However, obese respondents appeared to be less interested in the nutritional content of foods, suggesting their weak involvement in nutritional aspects when they eat. In fact, the obese respondents gave preference to snacks over meals.ConclusionsThe outcome of the study would suggest that in targeted interventions for public health purposes in order to address obesity, attention should be placed on the role that food plays in obese consumers’ lives.

scholarly journals SPEECH PROSODIC PORTRAIT OF AMERICANS OF VATIOUS AGES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia Koval ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
English Language ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Temporal Features ◽  
Internal Relationship

The present study is an experimental phonetic analysis of the Americans’ prosodic characteristics depending on different ages, the experimental part of which is devoted to consideration of melodic peculiarities of American speech. The research topic is determined by the fact that the influence of personally related factors, namely the age of a person, on the process of speech production hasn’t received a sufficiently complete consideration during previous studies, since it did not constitute a subject of special studying. This research correlates with sociophonetics, which studies phonetic characteristics of human speech behavior in various social groups and social situations. The choice of the American variant of the English language as the research material is explained by the greatest prevalence of this variant in the world community. The aim of the study is to identify the most frequent melodic configurations and temporal features of Americans’ speech representing four age groups (adolescence, youth, maturity, old age), as well as in determining the internal relationship between the prosody of sounding speech and the main stages of personality’s development and socialization. The subject of the study can be defined as the dynamics of change melodic and temporal design of Americans’ speech in depending on the age of the speaker. A comprehensive research method combining a theoretical-analytical method, an audit, a comparative method and a method for correlating data obtained during the experiment, as well as their linguistic interpretation, is applied in the work in full. The main conclusion of our study is the confirmation of the fact that for each age there is its own specificity of prosodic formulation of an utterance, which is expressed in a certain set of melodic features typical for the speech of representatives of a particular age group. We can state that the dynamics of prosodic changes in a person’s speech throughout his life does indeed take place, and it is due to biological, psychological and social factors. Human personality is a complex unity of the above-mentioned components, which are in a constant interaction and have a direct impact on the individual’s speech behavior. Consequently, the study of the process of speech production and the identification of its specifics at a certain stage of a person’s life is possible only with an integrated approach to the study of personality, taking into account all the variety of factors affecting it.

scholarly journals Patients' Preferences in Selecting Family Physician in Primary Health Centers: A Qualitative-Quantitative Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farnaz Khatami ◽  
Mohammad Shariati ◽  
Leila Khedmat ◽  
Maryam Bahmani
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Underlying Disease ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Fellow Citizen ◽  
Selection Factors

Abstract Background The role of family physicians (FPs) in the metropolitan area is critical in identifying risk factors for diseaseprevention/controland health promotioninvarious age groups. Understanding people's preferences and interests in choosing a FP can be an effective and fundamental step in the success of this program. In this study factors affecting the FP selection by Iranian people referred to health centersin the most populous areas in the south of Tehran were assessed and ranked.Methods Asequential mixed-method (qualitative-quantitative) triangulation approach was designed with three subject groups of people, physicians, and health officials.The Framework method was used to analyze interviews transcribed verbatim. After implementing an iterative thematic process, a 26-item quantitative questionnaire with high validity and reliability was draftedto evaluatethe different factors.A convenient sampling method was usedto select 400 subjectson a population-based scale to quantitatively rank the most critical selection factors.Results The selection factors were divided into six centralized codes, including FPs' ethics,individual, professional and performance factors;patients underlying disease and individual health, and disease-related factors;clinic-office’s location and management factors;democracyfactors;economic factors; andsocial factors. After filling out the questionnaires,the most important factors in selecting FP were aspecialistdegree in family medicine (FM), performing accurate examinations, taking correct biography, and spending enough time to visit by the doctor, respectively. However, the parameters such as being a fellow-citizen, being same gender, and physician's appearance were of the least importance.Conclusion There is a necessity to expand the new medical specialty in FM because it was considered as the first people's priority. The clinical andadministrative healthcare systems should schedule the entire implementation process to oversee the doctor's professional commitment and setting the visit times of FP.

Maturation of odour identification ability and related factors in children

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
E. Mori ◽  
R. Sekine ◽  
Y. Tsurumoto ◽  
R. Sakurai ◽  
M. Tei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Japanese Children ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
The Family ◽  
Olfactory Identification ◽  
Identification Test ◽  
At Home

Background: Olfaction plays an important role in our daily and social lives, both as adults and as children. This study assessed whether the ability to identify odours increases with age, as well as the ability in various age groups and the factors involved. Methods: The survey was performed in 2017 on 697 Japanese children (366 girls and 331 boys) aged 6–18 years who lived in Tsunan, Niigata Prefecture, Japan by using the ‘Open Essence’, a card-type odour identification test. We collected information regarding age, sex, and physical characteristic. We also inquired whether participants had siblings or if members of the family smoked, and whether they had conversations about odour at home. Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the factors affecting odour identification abilities. Results: The results showed that the odour identification abilities of children increase with age, and children who have daily conversations about odours at home have better odour identification abilities. Conclusions: Odour identification ability increases with age. In addition, our findings suggest that conversation may positively affect odour identification. Hence, it is important for children to be exposed to an environment where they develop an interest in smells for better growth of their olfactory identification ability.

scholarly journals Human Factors Affecting HMS Impact on Nurses Jobs

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-80
Author(s):  
Tor Guimaraes ◽  
Maria do Carmo Caccia-Bava ◽  
Valerie Guimaraes
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Hospital Administrators ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Implementation Problems ◽  
Desirable Effect

To improve and facilitate patient care, hospital administrators have implemented healthcare management systems (HMS). Unfortunately, many hospitals have encountered HMS implementation problems. Some user-related factors have been proposed in the literature as important to system success. This study proposes an integrative model and empirically tests the importance of these variables as determinants of HMS impact on the jobs of nurses. Data from 213 nurses using their hospital HMS has been used to test the relationships between the independent variables and the HMS impact on the nurses' jobs. The results confirm the importance of nurse participation, training, good communication with developers, and lack of conflict regarding system implementation enabling a more desirable effect of HMS on nurses' jobs. Based on the results, recommendations are made for hospital administrators to improve the likelihood of HMS implementation success.

Psychiatric symptoms and related factors in a sample of Japanese workers

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 659-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noboru Iwata ◽  
Yuko Okuyama ◽  
Yoshikazu Kawakami ◽  
Kazuo Saito
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Psychiatric Symptomatology ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Japanese Workers

SynopsisA survey was conducted to investigate the presence of psychiatric symptoms and associated factors affecting psychiatric impairment among 2190 Japanese tax workers. The Japanese translated version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used as a measure of psychiatric symptomatology. Several sociodemographic and psychosocial factors (interpersonal factors and perceived stress) were examined as being related to psychiatric impairment. As with all other language versions, the percentage distribution of the GHQ scores was considerably skewed. Females exhibited more psychiatric symptoms than males. No significant differences were found among four age-groups for both sexes. Perceived stress related to the workplace was correlated more with psychiatric impairment than with other psychosocial factors. It was also observed that the ‘long-distance marriage’ (‘business bachelorhood’) peculiar to Japanese occupations had little influence on the impairment levels.

Inequalities and Impact of Socioeconomic-Cultural Factors in Suicide Rates Across Italy

Crisis ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 178-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Pompili ◽  
Marco Innamorati ◽  
Monica Vichi ◽  
Maria Masocco ◽  
Nicola Vanacore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Age And Sex

Background: Suicide is a major cause of premature death in Italy and occurs at different rates in the various regions. Aims: The aim of the present study was to provide a comprehensive overview of suicide in the Italian population aged 15 years and older for the years 1980–2006. Methods: Mortality data were extracted from the Italian Mortality Database. Results: Mortality rates for suicide in Italy reached a peak in 1985 and declined thereafter. The different patterns observed by age and sex indicated that the decrease in the suicide rate in Italy was initially the result of declining rates in those aged 45+ while, from 1997 on, the decrease was attributable principally to a reduction in suicide rates among the younger age groups. It was found that socioeconomic factors underlined major differences in the suicide rate across regions. Conclusions: The present study confirmed that suicide is a multifaceted phenomenon that may be determined by an array of factors. Suicide prevention should, therefore, be targeted to identifiable high-risk sociocultural groups in each country.

Consumer Online Buying Decisions: A Critical Appraisal of Literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kishore Sinha ◽  
Gyanendra B. S. Johri ◽  
Shanti Rai
Keyword(s):  
Research Paper ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Online Stores ◽  
Online Buying ◽  
Indian Cities ◽  
Buying Decisions

Since last two decades buying of goods and services from online stores using Internet started off. But players of this industry could reach to the general public residing in second and third category Indian cities in recent past only. Now companies are eagerly interested in understanding the factors affecting Indian consumers so that their needs and wants can be understood and served profitably. This research paper is an attempt to critically evaluate those factors which affect consumer buying behavior in Indian Internet based business environment. For the purpose of coverage of topic researcher has classified the literature under three categories which are Literature related to vendor related factors, Literature related to consumer related factors and Literature related to other factors. Vendor related factors include those factors which are primarily controlled by the companies that are engaged in selling their goods and services on internet along with their intermediaries through which such sales take place. Consumer related factors have been bifurcated under two heading that are consumer demographic factors and consumer psychographic factors. Besides this there are several other factors which may affect consumer’s buying decisions and they are classified as other factors. This research paper also tries to identify the gaps (if any) in the available literature of the factors affecting consumer online buying decisions.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Bank Concentration and Liquidity of Refah Bank Branches on Profitability during the Period1383-190

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Hossin Ostadi ◽  
Nastran Monsef
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Bank Capital ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Bank Branches ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Bank Deposits ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bank Concentration ◽  
Research Period

Profitability is an important factor to show this articledoeswhat is the role of the intermediary bank to collect your savings and allocation of loans.  Given the importance of profitability indicators in this study, the factors affecting the profitability of commercial banks in Iranare analyzedwith emphasis on the degree of centralization and bank deposits. Dependent variable is indicators of profitability (ROE, ROA) and bank deposits, bank size, bank capital, focus on liquidity and banking requirements are independent variables. Correlation analysis and OLS regression are used and the research period is 1381 to 1390 that the country's territory where bank branches.Our results indicate that the effect of bank size on profitability is positive and the increase in bank size on profitability is increased. Impact on the profitability of bank deposits is positive, ie increasing the profitability of bank deposits increased. Finally, the impact of bank concentration on profitability is positive. Increasing the bank's focus profitability increases. Moreover, the results adversely affect the liquidity of the index is profit. 

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