Influence of Living Arrangements on the Psychological Health of Older Women in Slums

GeroPsych ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anushka Ghosh ◽  
Susmita Mukhopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Socioeconomic Conditions ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. This study investigates the relationship between living arrangements and the psychological health of older women. It includes a total of 252 women aged 60+ years living in the slums of Kolkata, India. The results reveal that psychological impairments were highly prevalent in the study population. The pattern of living arrangements was found to affect psychological health conditions. Women living with distant relatives were found to be more psychologically distressed than their counterparts. Furthermore, emotional support showed significant contribution on psychological health status even after adjusting for the effect of living arrangements. Age and educational status were the most significant of the other concomitants. Overall, this study suggests that the combined effect of socioeconomic conditions, social support along with changing living arrangements may lead to observed psychological impairments.

scholarly journals Mediating Effects of Emotional Support Reception and Provision on the Relationship between Group Interaction and Psychological Well-Being: A Study of Young Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 12110
Author(s):  
Steven Sek-yum Ngai ◽  
Chau-Kiu Cheung ◽  
Jianhong Mo ◽  
Spencer Yu-hong Chau ◽  
Elly Nga-hin Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Chronic Health ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
The Relationship

While it is well-established that mutual aid groups are effective in the psychological rehabilitation of vulnerable individuals, few studies have thoroughly investigated the dynamic mechanism of how psychological well-being improves through mutual aid groups of young patients with chronic health conditions. In connection with several existing theories (i.e., the helper therapy principle, equity theory, the norm of reciprocity, and the concept of communal relationships), this study aims to: (1) evaluate whether emotional support exchanges (i.e., emotional support reception and provision) mediate the relationship between group interaction and psychological well-being; and (2) compare three potential underlying mechanisms—the mediating role of emotional support provision, equitable reciprocity (i.e., a balance of receiving and providing emotional support, where no party over-benefits or under-benefits), and sequential reciprocity (i.e., repaying the helper or a third party in the future after receiving help)—through a path analysis model. A stratified random sampling procedure with chronic health conditions as the stratifying criterion was used to recruit 391 individuals aged 12–45 years from mutual aid groups in Hong Kong, who completed both the baseline and follow-up surveys over a 12-month interval. The results of the path model revealed significant mediating roles of emotional support provision and sequential reciprocity, not equitable reciprocity. The present study offers theoretical and practical implications for promoting the psychological well-being of young patients with chronic health conditions.

scholarly journals 3538 Asthma and Depression in Children: the Role of Family Structure

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (s1) ◽  
pp. 119-119
Author(s):  
Magda Shaheen ◽  
Senait Teklehaimanot
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Behavioral Problem ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Single Parent Family ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Insurance Data ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Our objective is to examine the relationship between depression, childhood asthma and family structure. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We analyzed data from The National Survey of Children’s Health 2011-2012 for the variables family structure, parent’s smoking, education, poverty, available emotional support, and children’s age, gender, race/ethnicity, asthma, physical/mental health, access to care, and insurance. Data were analyzed using multiple logistic regression in STATA 14 (sampling and weight). RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Of the 95,000 participants, 3.8% had depression, 5.1% had anxiety, 8.5% had emotional, developmental, or behavioral problem, 14.6% had asthma and 19% were single-parent family. Asthmatics had higher chance for depression relative to non-asthmatics (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)=1.5, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.2-1.8), p=0.001). Those living in a single-family home had higher chance for depression than those living in 2-parents homes (AOR=2.5, 95% CI=1.9-3.2), p=0.001). Other predictors were lack of emotional support, age, poverty <100%, poor health, and smoking parent (p<0.05). DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: We concluded that depression was associated with asthma in children from poor single family who lack an emotional support. Management of asthma should include screening and management of psychosocial factors.

scholarly journals Living arrangements and health at older ages in rural Malawi

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 1018-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
JACOB KENDALL ◽  
PHILIP ANGLEWICZ
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
The Family ◽  
Kin Structure ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

ABSTRACTSub-Saharan Africa's older population is projected to nearly double in size by 2030. At the same time, demographic changes have caused major shifts in the units primarily responsible for the care of older adults: the family and household. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between household composition and health at older ages in rural Malawi. We use data from the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health, which contains detailed information on household and family structure, along with measures of mental and physical health (from the Short Form-12). We focus on several measures of living arrangements that are expected to be associated with health: overall household size, sex composition and kin structure (based on co-residence with offspring and grandchildren). Results show that: (a) older women who co-reside with offspring have better mental and physical health compared to those living only with grandchildren; (b) older men who live in larger households or in households with a higher proportion of females have better physical health.

scholarly journals Associations between Housing Factors and Respiratory Symptoms in Two Saskatchewan First Nations Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3744
Author(s):  
Naiela Anwar ◽  
Shelley Kirychuk ◽  
Chandima P. Karunanayake ◽  
Vivian Ramsden ◽  
Brooke Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Respiratory Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship

Inadequate housing is commonplace in First Nations in Canada, often leading to environmental impacts on housing such as dampness and mold. First Nations communities suffer from a higher prevalence of respiratory-related health conditions than the general Canadian population. There is limited Canadian literature evaluating the relationship between housing factors and the respiratory health of adults within First Nations communities. This study was undertaken with two Saskatchewan First Nations communities. The study population consisted of 293 individuals within 131 households. The individuals completed questionnaires on their general and respiratory health, and one member of each household completed a household questionnaire. The collection of environmental samples from within the house was undertaken. The respiratory outcomes of interest focused on the individuals with ever wheeze, reported by 77.8% of the individuals, and shortness of breath, reported by 52.6% of the individuals. Body mass index, the nontraditional use of tobacco (i.e., current and ex-smoking), the nontraditional use of tobacco in the house (i.e., smoking in the house), dampness in the house in the last 12 months, and always having a smell of mold in the house were significantly associated with respiratory symptoms. The results reveal that respiratory symptom rates were high in the population and housing factors were significantly associated with respiratory symptoms. Addressing and redressing housing inadequacies in First Nations communities are important in preventing additional burdens to health.

scholarly journals Living alone, loneliness and lack of emotional support as predictors of suicide and self-harm: seven-year follow up of the UK Biobank cohort

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Shaw ◽  
Breda Cullen ◽  
Nicholas Graham ◽  
Donald M. Lyall ◽  
Daniel Mackay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Support ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Uk Biobank ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractBackgroundThe association between loneliness and suicide is complex, poorly understood, and there are no prior longitudinal studies. We aimed to investigate the relationship between living alone, loneliness and emotional support as predictors of death by suicide and self-harm.MethodsBetween 2006 and 2010 UK Biobank recruited over 0.5m people aged 37-73. This data was linked to prospective hospital admission and mortality records. Adjusted Cox regression models were used to investigate the relationship between self-reported measures of loneliness, emotional support and living arrangements and death by suicide and self-harm.ResultsFor women, there was no evidence that living arrangements, loneliness or lack of emotional support were associated with death by suicide. However, for men, both living alone (Hazard Ratio (HR) 2.19 95%CI 1.47-3.27) and with non-partners (HR 2.17 95%CI 1.28-3.69) were associated with death by suicide, independently of loneliness, which had a modest relationship with suicide in men (HR 1.45 95%CI 0.99-2.12). Associations between living alone and self-harm were explained by health for women, and by health, loneliness and emotional support for men. In fully adjusted models, loneliness was associated with hospital admissions for self-harm in both women (HR 1.90 95%CI 1.58-2.29) and men (HR 1.75 95%CI 1.41-2.18).ConclusionsFor men -but not for women- living alone or with a non-partner increased the risk of suicide, a finding not explained by loneliness. Loneliness may be more important as a risk factor for self-harm than for suicide, and appears to mitigate against any protective effect of cohabitation.

scholarly journals Alternative Basic Education: teaching and learning of adults through virtual means in Peru

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmina Beatriz Riega ◽  
Mónica F. Ramos-Neyra ◽  
Mario E. Ninaquispe Soto ◽  
Harold Gabriel Velazco Marmolejo ◽  
Mariano Rodolfo Salas Quispe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Socioeconomic Conditions ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Socioeconomic conditions limit the learning achievement of young and adult students in vulnerable situations in Peru and Latin America. In this context, the study focuses on determining the relationship between teaching and the results of learning processes in students of alternative basic education in an educational area of Lima. A non-experimental, descriptive correlational design was used for this purpose. The statistical analysis of Spearman's test showed positive correlations between learning outcomes and the work performed by teachers. In the context of social isolation, the study determined that the components of teaching work generate encouraging results in student populations affected by different situations of social vulnerability. Emotional support evidences a greater preponderance in learning compared to programmatic dosage and the use of technological tools.</p>

scholarly journals Penguasaan Kalimat Efektif sebagai Kunci Peningkatan Keterampilan Menulis Eksposisi

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Dinari Oktaria ◽  
NFN Andayani ◽  
Kundharu Saddhono
Keyword(s):  
Good Predictor ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Statistical Technique ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Scientific Language ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
The Real ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Relationship

Writing is the highest form of culture to record brilliant ideas of the academics.Such writing be done in exposition texts. Mastering effective sentences as an elementof scientific language can improve the exposition writing skill. This article aims todetermine the relationship between the mastery of effective sentences and the skill ofwriting exposition texts. This research was conducted in SMA Negeri 5 Surakarta.The method used is correlational survey method. The study population was all of Xgrade students in SMAN 5 Surakarta, as many as 120 people, taken by proportionalrandom sampling. Instruments for collecting data is a test of skill to write textexposition, effective sentences mastery tests, and writing activeness questionnaires.The data were analyzed using statistical technique of regression and correlation Theresult showed that there is a positive correlation between the mastery of effectivesentences and the writing activeness along with the skill to write exposition text(ry1=0,57 at the real level of α=0,05 and N=120, rt=0,177, dan t1=7,45˃tt= 1,645).Based on the results it is concluded that both the mastery of effective sentences andthe activeness of writing give a significant contribution (34.81%) in the skills ofwriting exposition text. It shows that these two variables can be a good predictor forthe skill of writing exposition text.  AbstrakMenulis merupakan budaya peradaban tertinggi untuk mencatat gagasan cemerlangpara akademisi. Hal itu dapat dilakukan dalam kegiatan menulis eksposisi.Penguasaan kalimat efektif sebagai unsur bahasa ilmiah dapat meningkatkanketerampilan menulis eksposisi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubunganpenguasaan kalimat efektif dengan keterampilan menulis teks eksposisi. Penelitianini dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri 5 Surakarta. Metode penelitian yang digunakanadalah survei korelasional. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas X diSMA Negeri 5 Surakarta. Sampel berjumlah 120 orang, diambil menggunakan SimpleRandom Sampling. Instrumen pengumpulan data adalah tes menulis teks eksposisi,penguasaan kalimat efektif dan angket keaktifan menulis. Teknik analisis yangdigunakan adalah teknik statistik regresi dan korelasi. Hasil analisis menunjukkanada hubungan positif penguasaan kalimat efektif dengan keterampilan menuliseksposisi (ry1=0,57 taraf nyata α=0,05 dengan N=120, rt=0,177, dan t1=7,45˃tt=1,645). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penguasaan kalimat efektif memberikansumbangan yang berarti (34,81%) pada keterampilan menulis teks eksposisi.

Perceptions of control and improved psychological, physical, and social functioning in postmenopausal women

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1259-1269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily A Vargas ◽  
Ramaswami Mahalingam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Social Messages

Throughout life, social messages about women’s bodies put them at greater risk of specific psychological health conditions than men; yet little is known about what psychological factors can help promote mental health in older women. In this study, we examine how perceptions of control relate to perceptions of psychological health, in addition to physical health, and social functioning in a sample of postmenopausal women. Results suggest that increased perceptions of control relate to improved perceptions of health via a reduction in negative affect. Implications for promoting health and reducing gendered mental health disparities are discussed.

Management of the Newborn with Myelomeningocele: Time for a Decision-Making Process

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward B. Charney ◽  
Susan C. Weller ◽  
Leslie N. Sutton ◽  
Derek A. Bruce ◽  
Luis B. Schut
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Initial Management ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Eventual Outcome

The relationship between time of surgical intervention and eventual outcome was examined in 110 newborns with myelomeningocele. Numerous earlier reports have cited a significant increase in mortality and morbidity associated with delay of surgery beyond 48 hours. Within the study population of infants, 52 infants (47%) had "early" surgery within the first 48 hours of life, 32 infants (29%) had "delayed" surgery between 3 and 7 days of age, 12 infants (11%) had "late" surgery between 1 week and 10 months of age, and 14 infants (13%) never had surgery by parental decision. Survival rates were similar between those with early, delayed, or late surgery as 92%, 94%, and 100%, respectively, were alive at age 10 months. Also, no significant association existed between time of surgery and development of ventriculitis, developmental delay, or worsening of paralysis. From these observations, it is concluded that there is no urgency in surgical intervention for the initial management of newborns with myelomeningocele. Rather, there is time for comprehensive discussions, counseling, and emotional support for those parents in need of a decision-making process before establishing consent for or against surgical management of their newborn.

scholarly journals Alternative Basic Education: teaching and learning of adults through virtual means in Peru

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmina Beatriz Riega ◽  
Mónica F. Ramos-Neyra ◽  
Mario E. Ninaquispe Soto ◽  
Harold Gabriel Velazco Marmolejo ◽  
Mariano Rodolfo Salas Quispe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Socioeconomic Conditions ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Socioeconomic conditions limit the learning achievement of young and adult students in vulnerable situations in Peru and Latin America. In this context, the study focuses on determining the relationship between teaching and the results of learning processes in students of alternative basic education in an educational area of Lima. A non-experimental, descriptive correlational design was used for this purpose. The statistical analysis of Spearman's test showed positive correlations between learning outcomes and the work performed by teachers. In the context of social isolation, the study determined that the components of teaching work generate encouraging results in student populations affected by different situations of social vulnerability. Emotional support evidences a greater preponderance in learning compared to programmatic dosage and the use of technological tools.</p>

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