Chronic stress and chronic disease in life and work: Conceptual and methodological issues

This article describes compassion as perceived within the relationship between nurses and older persons with a chronic disease. The aim of the study is to understand the benefit of compassion for nursing practice within the context of long-term care. The design of the study involves a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews with nurses and patients in three different care-settings. Results show the nature of compassion in seven dimensions: attentiveness, listening, confronting, involvement, helping, presence and understanding. Analysis of the data also shows in what way opinions of participants relate to issues raised in a previous literature study, for example the difference between pity and compassion. The conclusion states that compassion is a valuable process which motivates patients as well as nurses to cooperate in achieving relevant outcomes of care. The discussion involves some methodological issues. For one thing, further confirmation of the dimensions found is recommended.

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Chronic stress and obesity in adolescents: Scientific evidence and methodological issues for epidemiological research

Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

10.1016/j.numecd.2009.02.009 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 19 (7) ◽

pp. 511-519 ◽

Cited By ~ 95

Author(s):

T. De Vriendt ◽

L.A. Moreno ◽

S. De Henauw

Keyword(s):

Chronic Stress ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Epidemiological Research

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Dietary patterns research and its applications to nutrition policy for the prevention of chronic disease among diverse North American populations

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism ◽

10.1139/h10-003 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 195-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Elaine M. Jones-McLean ◽

Bryna Shatenstein ◽

Susan J. Whiting

Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Dietary Pattern ◽

Nutrition Policy ◽

Quebec City ◽

Canadian Society ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Diet Patterns ◽

Data Collection And Analysis ◽

Nutritional Sciences

Dietary patterns research is being pursued to provide a comprehensive way to characterize dietary exposures and explore diet–disease relationships. This paper outlines the need for further research into dietary pattern methodologies, and introduces papers presented at the Canadian Society for Clinical Nutrition–Canadian Society for Nutritional Sciences (now called Canadian Nutrition Society) Conference, held in Québec City in 2009. Themes that emerged include inconsistency of evidence linking diet patterns to risk of certain diseases, methodological issues around data collection and analysis, and the limitations of dietary pattern research for nutrition policy and recommendations.

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Hair cortisol and lifetime discrimination: Moderation by subjective social status

Health Psychology Open ◽

10.1177/2055102917695176 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 205510291769517 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Kymberlee M O’Brien ◽

Jerrold Meyer ◽

Edward Tronick ◽

Celia L Moore

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Chronic Disease ◽

Social Status ◽

Chronic Stress ◽

Past Research ◽

Hair Cortisol ◽

Diverse Backgrounds ◽

Chronic Stressor ◽

Home Stress

Discrimination has been associated with elevated cortisol as measured in saliva, blood, and urine. This study investigated the association between lifetime discrimination and hair cortisol concentrations, considered a measure of chronic stress. We recruited 180 young adults from diverse backgrounds. Participant responses to lifetime discrimination, home stress, and subjective status measures were recorded. Lifetime discrimination significantly predicted hair cortisol concentrations, supporting past research that discrimination experiences impact neuroendocrine systems. To our knowledge, these are the first findings associating hair cortisol concentrations with discrimination and supports prior evidence positing discrimination as a chronic stressor that serves as a risk factor for chronic disease.

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