Innovative Interprofessional Approaches to Improving Well Being for Older Adults with Interacting Mental and Physical Health Concerns

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Mental health refers to our overall psychological well-being. It includes the way we feel about our self, the quality of our relationships, and our ability to manage our feelings and deal with difficulties. Good mental health isn’t just the absence of mental health problems. People who are emotionally or mentally healthy are in control of their emotions and their behavior. They are able to handle life’s challenges, build strong relationships, and recover from setbacks. Positive mental health is a state of well-being in which we realize our abilities, can cope with life’s normal stresses, and can work regularly and productively. Physical health means a good body health, which is healthy because of regular physical activity, good nutrition, and adequate rest. Physical health can be determined by considering someone’s height/weight ratio, their Body Mass Index. Another term for physical health is physical wellbeing. Physical wellbeing is defined as something a person can achieve by developing all health-related components of his/her lifestyle. It can be concluded that mental and physical health is fundamentally linked. There are multiple associations between mental health and chronic physical conditions that significantly impact people’s quality of life. Just as physical fitness helps our bodies to stay strong, mental fitness helps us to achieve and sustain a state of good mental health. When we are mentally healthy, we enjoy our life and environment, and the people in it.

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Interventions in the Scope of Occupational Therapy to Improve Psychosocial Well-Being in Older Adults with Low Vision and Mental Health Concerns: A Systematic Review

Occupational Therapy In Health Care ◽

10.1080/07380577.2021.1946733 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-27

Author(s):

Callie Barber ◽

Caroline Gould ◽

Gio Guillermo ◽

Julia Dupree ◽

Meghan McLeer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Older Adults ◽

Occupational Therapy ◽

Low Vision ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Concerns ◽

Mental Health Concerns

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Spiritual Well-Being Scale: mental and physical health relationships

Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare ◽

10.1093/med/9780199571390.003.0048 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 353-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Raymond F. Paloutzian ◽

Rodger K. Bufford ◽

Ashley J. Wildman

Keyword(s):

Physical Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

Mental And Physical Health

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Effects of Wellness Conscious Buildings on the Well-being and Comfort of Workers

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201911102047 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 111 ◽

pp. 02047

Author(s):

Sosui Nakamura ◽

Shin-ichi Tanabe ◽

Junta Fujisawa ◽

Emi Takai ◽

Sayana Tsushima ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Health ◽

Indoor Environment ◽

Environmental Control ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Condition ◽

Experimental Results ◽

Office Workers ◽

Health It ◽

Synergy Effects ◽

Mental And Physical Health

In recent years, Mental and physical health of office workers is regarded as a problem and the office buildings which improve workers’ wellness. The WELL Building Standard was announced with the aim of improving the health condition of building users in 2014. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the improvement of the health condition of the office workers who work at the office applying WELL Building Standard. To achieve this purpose, low-score office and high-score office for WELL Building Standard scores were created by changing the indoor environment and furniture in the office, and subject experiments in which we perform the work were conducted in each condition. From the experimental results, we propose environmental control and introduction furniture to verify changes in health condition of office workers, to improve the wellness of building users, and to bring synergy effects to health. It was confirmed that working at plural spaces which workers chose themselves.

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A rapid review of mental and physical health effects of working at home: how do we optimise health?

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-020-09875-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jodi Oakman ◽

Natasha Kinsman ◽

Rwth Stuckey ◽

Melissa Graham ◽

Victoria Weale

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Physical Health ◽

Selection Criteria ◽

Well Being ◽

Rapid Review ◽

Foreseeable Future ◽

Working At Home ◽

The Impact ◽

Mental And Physical Health ◽

At Home

Abstract Background The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in changes to the working arrangements of millions of employees who are now based at home and may continue to work at home, in some capacity, for the foreseeable future. Decisions on how to promote employees’ health whilst working at home (WAH) need to be based on the best available evidence to optimise worker outcomes. The aim of this rapid review was to review the impact of WAH on individual workers’ mental and physical health, and determine any gender difference, to develop recommendations for employers and employees to optimise workers’ health. Method A search was undertaken in three databases, PsychInfo, ProQuest, and Web of Science, from 2007 to May 2020. Selection criteria included studies which involved employees who regularly worked at home, and specifically reported on physical or mental health-related outcomes. Two review authors independently screened studies for inclusion, one author extracted data and conducted risk of bias assessments with review by a second author. Results Twenty-three papers meet the selection criteria for this review. Ten health outcomes were reported: pain, self-reported health, safety, well-being, stress, depression, fatigue, quality of life, strain and happiness. The impact on health outcomes was strongly influenced by the degree of organisational support available to employees, colleague support, social connectedness (outside of work), and levels of work to family conflict. Overall, women were less likely to experience improved health outcomes when WAH. Conclusions This review identified several health outcomes affected by WAH. The health/work relationship is complex and requires consideration of broader system factors to optimise the effects of WAH on workers’ health. It is likely mandated WAH will continue to some degree for the foreseeable future; organisations will need to implement formalised WAH policies that consider work-home boundary management support, role clarity, workload, performance indicators, technical support, facilitation of co-worker networking, and training for managers.

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The interrelation of sleep and mental and physical health is anchored in grey-matter neuroanatomy and under genetic control

Communications Biology ◽

10.1038/s42003-020-0892-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Masoud Tahmasian ◽

Fateme Samea ◽

Habibolah Khazaie ◽

Mojtaba Zarei ◽

Shahrzad Kharabian Masouleh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Health ◽

Large Scale ◽

Grey Matter ◽

Well Being ◽

System Level ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Physical Conditions ◽

Age Range ◽

Mental And Physical Health ◽

Shared Genetic

AbstractHumans need about seven to nine hours of sleep per night. Sleep habits are heritable, associated with brain function and structure, and intrinsically related to well-being, mental, and physical health. However, the biological basis of the interplay of sleep and health is incompletely understood. Here we show, by combining neuroimaging and behavioral genetic approaches in two independent large-scale datasets (HCP (n = 1106), age range: 22–37, eNKI (n = 783), age range: 12–85), that sleep, mental, and physical health have a shared neurobiological basis in grey matter anatomy; and that these relationships are driven by shared genetic factors. Though local associations between sleep and cortical thickness were inconsistent across samples, we identified two robust latent components, highlighting the multivariate interdigitation of sleep, intelligence, BMI, depression, and macroscale cortical structure. Our observations provide a system-level perspective on the interrelation of sleep, mental, and physical conditions, anchored in grey-matter neuroanatomy.

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The glass is not half empty: optimism, pessimism, and health among older adults

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610219000498 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 135-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael D. Barnett ◽

Ellen A. Anderson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Older Adults ◽

Physical Health ◽

Short Form ◽

Well Being ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Life Orientation Test ◽

Health And Well Being

ABSTRACTObjectives:Optimism and pessimism are distinct constructs that have demonstrated independent relationships with aspects of health and well-being. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether optimism or pessimism is more closely linked with physical and mental health among older adults.Design:Cross-sectional survey.Participants:Community-dwelling older adults (N = 272) ages 59–95 in the southern United States.Measurements:The Life Orientation Test—Revised and the Short Form 8.Results:At the bivariate level, optimism was associated with higher physical health and mental health, while pessimism was associated with lower physical health and mental health. Multiple-regression analyses as well as comparison of correlation coefficients found that pessimism was more closely associated with physical health and mental health than optimism.Conclusions:These results add to the literature suggesting that, in terms of older adults’ health and well-being, avoiding pessimism may be more important than being optimistic.

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