Needs and Strengths of Australian Para-Athletes: Identifying Their Subjective Psychological, Social, and Physical Health and Well-Being

The well-being needs and strengths of para-athletes in a global and sport-specific context were investigated across subjective psychological, social, and physical health and well-being dimensions. Data were drawn from (a) semistructured interviews with Australian para-athletes (n = 23), (b) a focus group with the Australian Paralympic Committee (n = 9), and (c) a confirmatory para-athlete focus group (n = 8). The well-being needs and strengths of para-athletes differed across gender, sport, level of competition, and nature of impairment. Well-being needs were an interaction between physical pain, emotional regulation, lacking purpose outside of sport, and a lack of self-acceptance, especially for athletes with acquired impairments. Well-being strengths were perceived to increase as athletes increased their level of competition, and included personal growth, optimism, strong social support networks, and contributing to multiple communities. The importance of well-being as a multidimensional concept within the global and sport-specific context for para-athletes is discussed.

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Leveraging Machine Learning to Characterize the Role of Socio-Economic Determinants on Physical Health and Well-Being Among Veterans

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3686845 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Christos Makridis ◽

David Zhao ◽

Cosmin (Adi) Bejan ◽

Gil Alterovitz

Keyword(s):

Machine Learning ◽

Physical Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Determinants ◽

Health And Well Being

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Neighborhood Poverty Impacts Children's Physical Health and Well-Being Over Time: Evidence From the Early Development Instrument

Early Education and Development ◽

10.1080/10409280902915861 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 183-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Jennifer A. Cushon ◽

Lan T. H. Vu ◽

Bonnie L. Janzen ◽

Nazeem Muhajarine

Keyword(s):

Physical Health ◽

Early Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Neighborhood Poverty ◽

Early Development Instrument ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Over Time

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Home Goals: A study looking at improving mental and physical health and well-being in young people using short physical activity and psychological education sessions

http://isrctn.com/ ◽

10.1186/isrctn16814810 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Victoria Laker

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Young People ◽

Physical Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Psychological Education ◽

Mental And Physical Health ◽

Health And Well Being

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Impact of Engaging Students in Health Survey Data Analysis and as Full Partners in School Change: Results From a Mixed Methods Study

Health Promotion Practice ◽

10.1177/15248399211048461 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 152483992110484

Author(s):

Helen M. Beattie ◽

Courtney A. FitzGerald ◽

Sharon N. Koller ◽

Karen S. Scott ◽

Bernice Raveche Garnett ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Focus Group ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Risk Behavior ◽

Youth Development ◽

School Change ◽

Well Being ◽

Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽

Youth Risk Behavior ◽

Health And Well Being

Young people demand and deserve participation in shaping the health and well-being of their community. Getting to Y: Youth Bring Meaning to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (GTY) is a positive youth development initiative, whereby students analyze local youth health data and create change. This article adds definitive evidence to support the theoretical foundations of GTY expounded by Garnett et al. (2019). A mixed methods convergent study design, collecting quantitative data from pre- and postintervention surveys and qualitative data from focus groups, was enacted during the 2018–2019 school year. Survey participants were 256 students attending 20 Vermont middle/high schools. Surveys measured self-efficacy, health literacy, civic engagement, resiliency, and knowledge. Focus groups with 50 students solicited open-ended feedback. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests determined student-level change over time. Focus group transcripts were coded using grounded theory and a priori codes from the survey. Statistically significant improvements were seen in average scores from pre- to postintervention surveys in all five domains and differences in effect by gender. Results from the focus group complement the quantitative findings. Participation in GTY positively affected youth participant’s understanding of their own health and well-being and increased agency to take action on behalf of themselves and their community. As the Youth Risk Behavior Survey is available nationwide, GTY is poised for replication to critically engage youth with relevant data to inform social change.

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Evaluating the benefits of community based aerobic training on the physical health and well-being of people with neuromuscular disease

Neuromuscular Disorders ◽

10.1016/s0960-8966(17)30344-9 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. S43

Author(s):

A. Wallace ◽

A. Pietrusz ◽

E. Dewar ◽

M. Dudziec ◽

K. Jones ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Health ◽

Neuromuscular Disease ◽

Aerobic Training ◽

Well Being ◽

Community Based ◽

Health And Well Being

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Essentials for Education and Training for Tomorrow's Physicians

Advances in Medical Education, Research, and Ethics - Exploring the Pressures of Medical Education From a Mental Health and Wellness Perspective ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2811-1.ch010 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 230-252

Author(s):

Timothy Edward A. Barrett

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Medical Students ◽

Personal Growth ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Well Being ◽

Education And Training ◽

Current Approach ◽

Changing Times ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

And Training

Education and training of medical students and postgraduate residents must undergo a critical review in light of the changing times and attitudes. The demands of life in general are enough to provide significant stressors for today's students in addition to coping with pressures of balancing passing exams with meeting the expectations of family and instructors. This chapter will highlight the realities of the effect of the pressures of study on the students' mental health and well-being. It will then describe several changes that can be made to the way medical students are trained which then shifts the focus to personal growth and development and away from the traditional goals of knowledge, skills and competencies for the goal of passing the exams. In the end, this chapter will challenge readers and institutions to pause and reconsider the current approach to training of medical students.

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Physical health and well being

Oxford Handbook of Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing ◽

10.1093/med/9780199533220.003.0006 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 139-212

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Intellectual Disability ◽

Physical Health ◽

Oxygen Saturation ◽

Health Assessment ◽

Well Being ◽

Temperature Pulse ◽

Health And Well Being

Introduction 140 Health inequalities 142 Principles of health promotion 144 Promoting public health 146 Promoting physical well-being of individuals 148 Physical health assessment of people with intellectual disability 150 Blood pressure, temperature, pulse 152 Respiration and oxygen saturation levels 154 Epilepsy 156 Supporting people with epilepsy ...

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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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