scholarly journals Relevance of Traditional Indian Medical Concepts in Psychosomatic Medicine

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (03) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Mamta Sood ◽  
Saurabh K Singh ◽  
Rakesh K Chadda
Keyword(s):  
Psychosomatic Medicine ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Mind And Body ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up

AbstractTraditional medicine comprises of health related knowledge, skill and practices indigenous to different cultures. India has a rich heritage of traditional system of medicine that emphasizes the close link between mind and body like the psychosomatic medicine. The government of India has set up a department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy). The importance of life style, dietary and environmental factors in the development of various psychosomatic disorders has been emphasized in all the Indian traditional systems of medicine. Although studies have shown acceptability and beneficial role of traditional medicinal practices, efforts should be made to tease out and conduct research on the practices, which can help physicians in improving well-being of the patients. More rigorous research is required in the direction to generate evidence base for these practices so that their full potential can be realized.

Consumer-Level Perceived Access to Health Services and Its Effects on Vulnerability and Health Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily C. Tanner ◽  
Richard J. Vann ◽  
Elvira Kizilova
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Perceived Vulnerability ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Perceived Access ◽  
The Relationship

Access to health services affects the well-being of millions of consumers. Although the topic of health-related access is regularly featured in popular and academic conversations, these conversations primarily concentrate on objective or situational access factors. This research focuses instead on consumers’ subjective perception of access to better appreciate how personally experienced service availability and ease of access jointly determine consumers’ access perceptions. The authors find that perceived access to health services (PAHS) offers insight into the relationships between access, perceived health vulnerability, and overall health. Through scale development and a series of three theory-testing studies, this work demonstrates the close link between PAHS and perceived vulnerability (Study 1), connects this relationship to overall health (Studies 1–3), and establishes behavioral changes associated with access-vulnerability concerns (Study 2). Moreover, Study 3 finds evidence for a “muting” effect of health system distrust on the relationship between PAHS and perceived vulnerability as well as an “amplifying” effect of health motivation on the relationship between perceived vulnerability and overall health. Together, these studies illustrate PAHS’s relevance for explaining consumer vulnerability and overall health.

Public Housing and Well-Being: Evaluation Frameworks to Influence Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 825-835
Author(s):  
Lara Rangiwhetu ◽  
Nevil Pierse ◽  
Elinor Chisholm ◽  
Philippa Howden-Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Change Models ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Background A robust evidence base is needed to develop sustainable cross-party solutions for public housing to promote well-being. The provision of public housing is politically contentious in New Zealand, as in many liberal democracies. Depending on the government, policies oscillate between encouraging sales of public housing stock and reducing investment and maintenance, and large-scale investment, provision, and regeneration of public housing. Aim We aimed to develop frameworks to evaluate the impact of public housing regeneration on tenant well-being at the apartment, complex, and community levels, and to inform future policies. Method Based on a systems approach and theory of change models, we developed a mixed methods quasi-experimental before-and-after outcomes evaluation frameworks, with control groups, for three public housing sites. This evaluation design had flexibility to accommodate real-world complexities, inherent in evaluating large-scale public health interventions, while maintaining scientific rigor to realize the full effects of interventions. Results Three evaluation frameworks for housing were developed. The evaluation at the apartment level confirmed proof of concept and viability of the framework and approach. This also showed that minor draught-stopping measures had a relatively big impact on indoor temperature and thermal comfort, which subsequently informed healthy housing standards. The complex and community-level evaluations are ongoing due to longer regeneration timeframes. Conclusion Public housing is one of central government’s larger social sector interventions, with Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities the largest Crown entity. Evaluating public housing policies is important to develop an evidence base to inform best practice, rational, decision-making policy for the public as well as the private sector.

scholarly journals Interpreting physical sensations to guide health-related behavior

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Fazekas ◽  
Dennis Linder ◽  
Franziska Matzer ◽  
Josef Jenewein ◽  
Barbara Hanfstingl
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Biofeedback Training ◽  
Functional Link ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
Mind And Body ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Regulatory Capacity ◽  
Biopsychosocial Perspective

SummaryFrom a biopsychosocial perspective, maintaining health requires sufficient autoregulatory and self-regulatory capacity to both regulate somatic physiology and manage human-environment interactions. Increasing evidence from neuroscientific and psychological research suggests a functional link between so called interoceptive awareness and self-regulatory behavior. Self-regulation can, again, influence autoregulatory patterns as it is known from biofeedback training or meditation practices. In this review, we propose the psychosomatic competence model that provides a novel framework for the interrelation between interoceptive and self-regulatiory skills and health behavior. The term psychosomatic competence refers to a set of mind- and body-related abilities which foster an adequate interpretation of interoceptive signals to drive health-related behavior and physical well-being. Current related empirical findings and future directions of research on interoception and self-regulation are discussed.

A GLIMPSE ON PSYCHIATRY IN AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE A REVIEW ON CHARAKA SAMHITA

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Kshirabdhi Tanaya Rautaray ◽  
Shiva Prasad Mohanty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Systematic Understanding ◽  
The Mind

Mental health is an essential &integrative part of health. It is the foundation for well being and effective functioning of individuals. The present world is slowly getting consumed by mental health issues every day, with millions are ghting their own battle in trying to survive. Burden of mental disorders has risen over last few decades. Currently mental and behavioral disorders account for about 13% of global burden of the disease. Mental disorders are among the leading causes of non-fatal diseases burden in India, but a systematic understanding of their prevalence, disease burden &risk factors is not readily available now. If we evaluate developments in the eld of mental health, the pace appears to be slow. Raising awareness and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health is necessary for addressing the situation. Ayurveda has its own identity as most ancient and traditional system of medicine. Being a holistic science, Ayurveda explores the symbiotic relationship among the mind, body, soul, the senses and their working. The holistic approach of Ayurveda signicantly results as a complementary treatment method to Allopathic in various mental disorders. Hence an effort is made by the author for understanding the evolution of various mental issues by exposition of the concepts as per Ayurvedic and Modern perspective related to psyche and scientic exploration of the holistic approach of Ayurveda towards the mental health related issues

scholarly journals Forecasting of traffic flows and their development in the implementation of the transport strategy in the Far North

2018 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Viktor Buneev ◽  
Victoria Vinichenko ◽  
Sergey Maslennikov
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Close Link ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Wear And Tear ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of public policy in creating a favorable environment for the development of the national economy and improve social and economic well-being through the creation of a safe and convenient transport structure. Special attention of the authors is drawn to the Decree of the government of the Russian Federation of 22.11.2008 No 1734-R "On the transport strategy of the Russian Federation". The purposeful value of the above mentioned by-law is considered. As an indicator of the quality of transport services "Transport strategy of Russia until 2030", it assumes a steady increase in transport mobility of the population of the Russian Federation, as well as the integration of the Russian transport system into the international one. The results of forecasting of some key indicators of the Transport strategy are presented. Since the implementation of the strategy was actually launched back in 2009, it is already possible to judge the achievement (or, more precisely, the lack of achievement) of the criteria considered. It was found that there was a close link between the quantity of goods carried and the quantity of goods overloaded the net financial result and some other indicators. Feedback was identified between the same trait under study and the wear and tear of fixed assets. Thus, knowing the factors that have a direct impact on the result, you can manage it. And the achievement (or non-achievement) of the target indicators becomes an elective parameter influencing firstly on the variant of the development scenario (basic or innovative), and secondly, on the social and economic situation of the studied region. The main task of the state in the sphere of functioning and development of transport system of Russia.

scholarly journals How Does a Sport Psychological Intervention Help Professional Cyclists to Cope With Their Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Bertollo ◽  
Fabio Forzini ◽  
Sara Biondi ◽  
Massimiliano Di Liborio ◽  
Maria Grazia Vaccaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Psychological Stressors ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up

All around the world in March, due to COVID-19, competitive sport calendars were suddenly canceled, jeopardizing the training programs of athletes. Moreover, in Italy, the government banned all non-essential travel across the entire country from the beginning of March. Consequently, Italian cyclists were banned from leaving their homes and therefore unable to perform their ordinary training activities. The Italian Association of Professional Cyclists (ACCPI) early on during that period noticed that several cyclists were experiencing a worrying decrease in their mental well-being and asked the authors to set up an online Sport Psychology Intervention (SPI) during lockdown to enhance the athletes' mental health. Through a number of unprecedented events and considerations, the aim of the current investigation was to assess the Italian cyclists' mental health during the lockdown and its changes after the SPI. We validated the Italian version of the Sport Mental Health Continuum Short Form (Sport MHC-SF)—presented in Study 1—and then applied it to a sample of Italian professional cyclists—presented in Study 2—prior to and after the SPI. To achieve these objectives, the reliability and construct validity of the Italian version of the Sport MHC-SF were tested in Study 1. RM-MANOVA tests were run to evaluate the effect of SPI on cyclists in Study 2. A total of 185 Italian athletes were involved in the validation of the MHC in Study 1 and 38 professional cyclists in Study 2. Results from Study 1 suggested a three-factor higher order model of Sport MHC-SF [Model fit: χ2(df) = 471.252 (252), p < 0.000; CFI = 0.951; RMSEA = 0.049; RMR= 0.048]. MCFA showed that the default model kept invariance among groups of athletes (i.e., female, male, individual, and team sports). Results from Study 2 highlighted that professional cyclists who followed the SPI were able to cope better with psychological stressors, showing improved well-being compared to the athletes that did not. No significant differences were found for emotional and social well-being. The present multi-study paper contributes to the theoretical field with a validated measure of Sport MHC-SF translated in the Italian language and culture. It also provides practical implications related to cases of reduced mental health due to injury, illness, or similar situations of home confinement in the future.

Biobehavioral Psycho-Oncology Interventions

2021 ◽  
pp. 654-660
Author(s):  
Michael A. Hoyt ◽  
Frank J. Penedo
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Biological Mechanisms ◽  
Physiological Processes ◽  
Biobehavioral Intervention ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Cancer Trajectory

Interventions in psycho-oncology have strong evidence for improving health-related quality of life, reducing distress, and enhancing emotional and physical well-being across the cancer trajectory. An expansion of this work has taken a biobehavioral focus. Biobehavioral interventions target the biological mechanisms and processes underlying cancer-relevant outcomes. The goals of such biobehavioral interventions have included altering physiological processes of stress and distress, relieving cancer-related symptoms by targeting common biological mechanisms, and promoting slower disease progression. This chapter provides a brief overview of this work including conceptual frameworks, an introduction to the commonly targeted intervention-sensitive biomarkers, and an examination of current evidence for biobehavioral intervention efficacy. Developing the evidence base and enhancing the clinical impact of biobehavioral interventions are discussed.

Paternalism, Public Health Ethics, and Equality

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Flinch Midtgaard
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
The State ◽  
The Other ◽  
Inequalities In Health ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Health Choices ◽  
Inequality In Health ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
The Government

AbstractPeople’s lifestyles or their health choices importantly affect their general health. Furthermore, there is a social gradient in these choices such that people in relatively disadvantaged social positions tend to make worse choices with regard to their health than people in more advantaged positions. The consequence is deep inequalities in health. The state, to the extent it is part of its role to prevent harm and to reduce inequality, appears obliged to try to influence people’s health choices in the interest of their own health and general well-being. However, the state acting to prevent people from harming themselves is notoriously controversial, at least to liberals. It amounts to paternalism – something liberals have traditionally been loath to accept. Furthermore, the equality-generating credential of the available policy measures is in some cases doubtful. To assess the problem of paternalism in relation to government efforts to change lifestyles, partly with the aim of reducing inequalities in health, we need a clear notion of paternalism. The latter may, roughly, be seen as follows: A acts paternalistically in relation to B, if, and only if, (a) A restricts B’s liberty; (b) A does so against B’s will; (c) A does so in B’s interest; (d) A’s behavior cannot be justified without counting its beneficial effects to B in its favor. According to this conception, when the government informs citizens of the danger involved in certain types of health-related conduct, it is not acting paternalistically. However, campaigns may in fact increase rather than decrease inequality of health (because the worse off are less responsive to such measures than the better off). Nudging, on the other hand, stands a better chance of reducing inequality in health. However, nudging policies are less uncontroversial in terms of the problem of paternalism than their proponents are inclined to think. More familiar measures aiming to make the health-endangering behavior more expensive and/or difficult or outright prohibiting it stand a good chance of reducing inequalities, whilst not being more controversial than nudging policies (perhaps less) in terms of the paternalism they involve.

scholarly journals Creating an Interprofessional Network in Lifestyle Medicine: The Journey of the Canadian Academy of Lifestyle Medicine

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
Shannon L. Sibbald ◽  
Rebecca Brown ◽  
Larry Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Leadership Team ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Virtual Space ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Active Life

Canada’s population is increasing, and aging. These demographic patterns are accompanied by a growing awareness and evidence base of the benefits to society of leading a healthy and active life. The Canadian Academy of Lifestyle Medicine (CALM) was created to fill a knowledge gap in the Canadian public: how to lead a healthier and more active life. CALM aimed to address these challenges by confronting the lack of assistance modern medicine provides. As a diverse collaborative network using a lifestyle medicine philosophy, CALM’s objective was to generate discussions and examine lifestyle medicine approaches to improving overall health and well-being for Canadians. CALM aimed to engage patients whose access to health care is through a physician and provide an innovative platform to support care and healthy decision making. Despite perceived widespread support, intense planning, and extensive development, CALM was slow to gain traction and realize its full potential. This article describes the experiences and lessons learned in creating CALM from the perspective of the leadership team. Although most CALM activities have ceased, virtual space and social media remain active so too does the work of the leadership team, striving to enable Canadians to develop behaviors that will improve their lifestyle, and their overall well-being.

scholarly journals Structural Violence and Health-Related Outcomes in Europe: A Descriptive Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6998
Author(s):  
Gloria Macassa ◽  
Cormac McGrath ◽  
Mamunur Rashid ◽  
Joaquim Soares
Keyword(s):  
Structural Violence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Peace Studies ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
European Context ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Health And Well Being

In recent years, there has been a revival of the term “structural violence (SV)” which was coined by Johan Galtung in the 1960s in the context of Peace Studies. “Structural violence” refers to social structures—economic, legal, political, religious, and cultural—that prevent individuals, groups and societies from reaching their full potential. In the European context, very few studies have investigated health and well-being using an SV perspective. Therefore, this paper sought to systematically and descriptively review studies that used an SV framework to examine health-related outcomes across European countries. The review included two studies each from Spain and France, one each from the UK, Ukraine and Russia, and another study including the three countries Sweden, Portugal and Germany. With the exception of one mixed-method study, the studies used a qualitative design. Furthermore, the eight studies in the review used different conceptualizations of SV, which indicates the complexity of using SV as a concept in public health in the European context. Future research that attempts to identify and standardize measures of SV is needed; the knowledge gained is hoped to inform appropriate interventions aiming to reduce the effects of SV on population health.

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