Selenium and zinc in hair and toenails in relation to the physical and mental health status of older adults: The Freemasons Health study in New Zealand

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaheenul Islam ◽  
Kristie Carter ◽  
Cliona Ni Mhurchu ◽  
Craig S Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Physical And Mental Health

scholarly journals Fish consumption and self-reported physical and mental health status

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M Silvers ◽  
Kate M Scott
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Fish Consumption ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Nutrition Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey

AbstractObjective:The aim of this study was to assess whether self-reported mental health status, measured using the SF-36 questionnaire, was associated with fish consumption, assessed using a food-frequency questionnaire.Design:The cross-national data were collected in the 1996/97 New Zealand Health Survey and 1997 Nutrition Survey, which were conducted using the same sampling frame. Survey respondents were categorised into those who consumed no fish of any kind and those who consumed some kind of fish, at any frequency. Data were adjusted for age, household income, eating patterns, alcohol use and smoking. Other demographic variables and potential confounding nutrients were included in the preliminary analyses but were not found to have a significant relationship with fish consumption.Subjects:Data from a nationally representative sample of 4644 New Zealand adults aged 15 years and over were used in this analysis.Results:Fish consumption was significantly associated with higher self-reported mental health status, even after adjustment for possible confounders. Differences between the mean scores for fish eaters and those who never eat fish were 8.2 for the Mental Health scale (P = 0.005) and 7.5 for the Mental Component score (P = 0.001). Conversely, the association between fish consumption and physical functioning was in the opposite direction (P = 0.045).Conclusions:This is the first cross-sectional survey to demonstrate a significant relationship between fish intake and higher self-reported mental health status, therefore offering indirect support for the hypothesis that ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may act as mood stabilisers.

Relationships of hardiness to physical and mental health status in military men: a test of mediated effects

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus K. Taylor ◽  
Ricardo Pietrobon ◽  
John Taverniers ◽  
Matthew R. Leon ◽  
Benedict J. Fern
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mediated Effects

scholarly journals Reverberations of Family Illness: A Longitudinal Assessment of Informal Caregiving and Mental Health Status in the Nurses’ Health Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 1305-1311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn C. Cannuscio ◽  
Camara Jones ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi ◽  
Graham A. Colditz ◽  
Lisa Berkman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Informal Caregiving ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment

scholarly journals Mental Health Status of the Older Adults in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-221
Author(s):  
Kosuke Fujita ◽  
Aiko Inoue ◽  
Masafumi Kuzuya ◽  
Chiharu Uno ◽  
Chi Hsien Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Mental Health Status

scholarly journals From hospital to post-acute care organizations: the relationship between patient experience and health recovery

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 585-590
Author(s):  
Generosa Do Nascimento ◽  
Francisco Guilherme Nunes ◽  
Janet E Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Patient Questionnaire ◽  
Discharge Process ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Post Acute Care

Abstract Objective To determine to what extent patient health status and recovery in post-acute care organizations (PACO) is related to patient experience of the discharge process from hospital and to patient experience while staying in these facilities. Design Longitudinal study of patients discharged from hospitals to PACO. Setting 12 hospitals and 14 PACO Portuguese organizations. Participants 181 patients participated in the both stages of data gathering. Main Outcome Measures Patients’ physical and mental health status was measured through the 36-item short form health survey scale. The experience of transition from hospital to PACO was measured with the Care Transition Measure. The Picker Adult In-Patient Questionnaire was used to measure patients’ experience in these organizations. Results Patients reporting better physical condition in PACO had a better experience on discharge [b = 0.21, 95% confidence interval, CI (0.10, 0.31)] and perceive fewer problems inside facilities [b = − 0.19, 95% CI (−0.31, 0.08)]. The experience in PACO is significantly related to patients’ mental health status [b = − 0.47, 95% CI (−0.59, − 0.36)]. Patients showing higher levels of physical recovery had a better experience on discharge [b = − 0.18, 95% CI (0.08, 0.28)], while those registering better mental recovery experienced fewer problems during their stay [b = − 0.41, 95% CI (−0.52, − 0.30)]. Conclusions PACO play a key role in maintaining and promoting patients’ health, and this goal is influenced by their experience both in the transition from hospitals to PACO and while staying in these facilities.

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