Sleeping Movement Detection Towards Mental Health Indicators - A Review

Different types of violence have been present in Mexico but there have been few studies that have analyzed their relationship with mental health in adolescents, especially in cities with high rates of social violence. It is important to compare different violence types and their relationship with mental health since not all relationships are the same. It appears that social violence has a stronger relationship with mental health, and for this reason it receives more attention, but other types of violence have a stronger relationship and do not receive as much attention. Chihuahua has been one of the most violent states in Mexico, and Juarez has been the most violent city in the world in 2009 and 2010. The purpose of the study is to compare the relationship of different types of violence (social, cyberbullying, partner violence, and child abuse and neglect) with mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and paranoid thoughts). There were 526 high school students, from the cities of Juarez ( n = 282) and Chihuahua ( n = 244). The mean age was 16.5 ( SD = 1.4) years and 50.6% reported being males. The relationships among the variables were analyzed using Pearson’s correlations and multiple linear regressions. Both cities that have experienced social violence like carjacking, kidnapping, and sexual assault, but they have very small or no relationships with mental health indicators. Other types of violence have stronger correlations. Our findings suggest that interventions should not focus only in preventing and dealing with social violence, but that other types of violence must also be addressed in adolescents.

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Health literacy and mental health of school principals. Results from a German cross-sectional survey

Health Education ◽

10.1108/he-10-2020-0094 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Kevin Dadaczynski ◽

Claudia Kotarski ◽

Katharina Rathmann ◽

Orkan Okan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Regression Models ◽

School Principals ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Well Being ◽

Work Characteristics ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type

PurposeSchool principals are generally seen as key facilitators for the delivery and long-term implementation of activities on school health promotion, including health literacy. However, there is little evidence on the health literacy and health status of this occupational group. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the health literacy of school principals and its association with mental health indicators.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional online survey with German school principals and members of the management board (vice principals) was conducted (n = 680, 68.3% female). Demographic (gender, age) and work characteristics (type of school, professional role) as well as health literacy served as independent variables. Mental health as a dependent variable included well-being, emotional exhaustion and psychosomatic complaints. Next to uni- and bivariate analysis, a series of binary logistic regression models was performed.FindingsOf the respondents, 29.2% showed a limited health literacy with significant differences to the disadvantage of male principals. With regard to mental health, respondents aged over 60 years and those from schools for children with special educational needs were less often affected by low well-being as well as frequent emotional exhaustion and psychosomatic complaints. Taking into account demographic and work characteristics, regression models revealed significant associations between a low level of health literacy and poor mental health across all indicators.Research limitations/implicationsThe cross-sectional nature of this study does not allow to draw conclusions about the causal pathways between health literacy and mental health. Although the sample has been weighted, the results cannot be generalized to the whole population of school principals. There is a need for evidence-based interventions aiming at promoting health literacy and mental health tailored to the needs of school principals.Originality/valueThis is the first study to investigate health literacy and its association with health indicators among school principals.

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Abstract 002: Assessing Profiles Of Cardiometabolic Risk Among South Asians Living In The United States Using A Syndemic Framework And Acculturation

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.143.suppl_1.002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 143 (Suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Francisco A Montiel Ishino ◽

Katia M Canenguez ◽

Jeffrey H Cohen ◽

Belinda Needham ◽

Namratha Kandula ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Latent Class ◽

Family Income ◽

South Asians ◽

Health Indicators ◽

The United States ◽

Sociocultural Factors ◽

Cultural Traditions ◽

Using Data ◽

Religiosity And Spirituality

Background: South Asians (SA) are the second largest US immigrant group and have excess cardiometabolic (CM) disease. While acculturation is associated with increased CM risk among immigrants and refugees, the role of acculturation on SA CM risk is relatively unknown. CM disease presents as a syndemic or synergistic epidemic involving multiple disease clusters as well as the biological, social, and psychological interactions from the acculturative process to worsen morbidity within subgroups. Methods: We used latent class analysis to identify SA CM risk based on acculturation subgroups using data from adults aged 40-84 in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America study (N=771). The distal outcome of CM risk was constructed using hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and body mass index. Proxies of acculturation included years lived in the US, English proficiency, cuisine eaten at home, cultural traditions, ethnicity of friends, social and neighborhood support, and experienced discrimination; as well as mental health indicators, which included depression, trait anxiety, anger, and positive and negative spiritual coping. Covariates included demographic characteristics, family income, education, study site, exercise, smoking, alcohol use, religiosity and spirituality. Results: Four CM risk profiles and acculturation subgroups were identified: 1) lowest risk [73.8%] were the most integrated with both SA and US culture; 2) intermediate-low risk [13.4%] had high mental health distress and discrimination and separated from SA and US culture; 3) intermediate-high risk [8.9%] were more assimilated with US culture; and 4) highest risk [3.9%] were more assimilated with US culture [Figure]. Conclusion: Our approach identified distinct nuanced profiles of syndemic CM risk to understand how acculturation and sociocultural factors cluster with health in US South Asians. Our syndemic framework will further understanding of CM risk among SA to best design tailored prevention and intervention programs.

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Development of mental health indicators at the district level in Madhya Pradesh, India: mixed methods study

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-018-3695-4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shalini Ahuja ◽

Petra C. Gronholm ◽

Rahul Shidhaye ◽

Mark Jordans ◽

Graham Thornicroft

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

District Level ◽

Mixed Methods Study

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Prevalence of Perceived Stress and Mental Health Indicators Among Reserve-Component and Active-Duty Military Personnel

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.2011.300280 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 102 (6) ◽

pp. 1213-1220 ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Marian E. Lane ◽

Laurel L. Hourani ◽

Robert M. Bray ◽

Jason Williams

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Military Personnel ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Active Duty ◽

Active Duty Military ◽

Reserve Component

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New Mental Health Indicators Provide a Snapshot on Performance of the Mental Health System in Canada

Healthcare Quarterly ◽

10.12927/hcq.2012.22919 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 14-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Carolyn Sandoval ◽

Chantal Couris ◽

Kira Leeb

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health System ◽

Mental Health System ◽

Health Indicators

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Mental Health in Affectionate, Antagonistic, and Ambivalent Relationships During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Latent Profile Analysis

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.631615 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Jasmina Mehulić ◽

Željka Kamenov

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Intimate Relationships ◽

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

Profile Analysis ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Well Being ◽

Relationship Functioning ◽

Relationship Type ◽

Relationship Types ◽

Latent Profile

The ongoing coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents an acute stressor affecting mental health. In these stressful times, intimate relationships functioning could serve as a protective or a risk factor to the well-being of partners. Adult Croatian citizens engaged in intimate relationships (N = 727) reported their relationship characteristics and assessed symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress during the state lockdown in May 2020. Three relationship profiles based on variations in key relationship characteristics were identified using latent profile analysis. Profiles represented distinct relationship types described as affectionate, ambivalent, and antagonistic relationships. These relationship types differed in their levels of love and perception of humility, responsiveness, and behavior of the partner. Relationship type was associated with mental health symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and state lockdown. Being in an affectionate relationship was associated with the lowest levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, while in an antagonistic relationship these are in the highest levels. Ambivalent relationships were characterized by moderate levels on all measured mental health indicators with no difference in anxiety compared with affectionate relationships. The results emphasized the link between relationship functioning and successful coping with mental health hazards such as the fear of disease or restrictive measures put in place to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

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21.L. Workshop: To what extent can we trust our data on trends in mental health among adolescents?

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.1063 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Nordic Countries ◽

Positive Mental Health ◽

Qualitative Studies ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Psychosomatic Complaints ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Epidemiological Surveys ◽

The Impact

Abstract Mental health complaints have increased among school-aged children in the Nordic countries, especially among girls according to survey data in the Nordic countries. Moreover, the consumption of mental health services among adolescents has also increased. However, criticism from qualitative researchers have questioned the validity of the response to survey questions and the interpretation of the results. This controversy has been public in the media both in Denmark and Sweden. The objectives of the workshop are to describe trends in mental health among adolescents in the Nordic countries, review criticism of mental health indicators, discuss measurement and analytical options, and consider consequences for policy making. Moreover, the workshop will discuss the situation in other parts of the worlds. Researchers in five Nordic countries have collaborated in the Health Behaviour of School-aged Children (HBSC) study to mental health. School-aged children, 11-, 13- and 15-year olds (n = 112,000) have participated in HBSC surveys. Of key concern are psychosomatic complaints (1985-2018), but trends will also be presented for indicators of excellent self-rated health and high life satisfaction (2002-2018), with additional indicators of positive mental health (Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, General self-efficacy, Self-esteem) from the 2017/18 HBSC data collection. There has been an increase in the psychosomatic complaints among girls and boys, in all age groups and in the five Nordic countries. Strengths and limitations of epidemiological surveys will be discussed. The impact of different frequency cut points will be presented as well as the heterogeneities regarding profiles of adolescents with different combination of negative and positive mental health indicators. Moreover, qualitative studies and registry-based analysis will be used as contrasting evidence. The qualitative studies on symptom perception indicate that the prevalence of problems may be overestimated, and data from psychiatric care and prescription of drugs show important increase. After an introduction and two presentations the workshop will be a dialogue with the participants. First the core similarities and differences between countries will be explored. Then the policy implications will be discussed. Key messages The HBSC survey design give thousands of adolescents and children across dozens of nations the ability to be heard through a reliable and valid methodology. It is important to use indicators according to their intended use, monitoring of population trends, developing causal networks of determinants, screening of clinical cases or as diagnostic tools.

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