Wellbeing of Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study of Innovative HR Practices of Organisations

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-586
Author(s):  
Neetu Jain ◽  
Shilpee Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Adverse Impact ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Psychological Changes ◽  
Behavioural Changes ◽  
The People

The whole world has been battling through the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in the prevailing global crisis. There has been an adverse impact of this pandemic on economic, physical and psychological/mental wellbeing of the people. Many researchers have found that COVID-19 related anxiety is leading to psychological and behavioural changes. Most reported psychological changes are depression, psychological distress, worry, anxiety about being infected, subjective wellbeing and reduced quality of life. These behavioural and psychological changes are reducing the effectiveness of the workforce which is eventually taking a toll on the overall productivity. Several organisations have implemented a number of strategies to deal with the unforeseen challenges faced by their employees. These interventions have helped the employees restore their mental wellbeing. This article attempts to identify and underscore some important HR initiatives that organisations have taken to maintain and enhance the motivation of their workforce during this COVID-19 pandemic.

LIVING CONDITION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE PEOPLE STUDYING IN KATOWICE WITH RESPECT TO SELECTED OF THE MOST POPULAR AMONG STUDENTS POLISH VOIVODESHIP CITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-190
Author(s):  
Bartosz Makowiec ◽  
Katarzyna Walotek-Ściańska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Living Condition ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
The People ◽  
Literacy Knowledge

The goal of the article is to determine the is to define living conditions for students studying in Katowice and selected voivodeship cities enjoying the greatest popularity among the students. The hypothesis to verify whether the conditions of life are correlated with the total number of students in the selected cities; high quality of life - large number of students. Within the publication authors verify widely understood quality of life in a certain place. They analyze factors that may particularly affect the process of assimilation of people who decide to study in a given city, e.g. sense of happiness, mental wellbeing, social welfare (no sense of loneliness), civilizational level (new technologies literacy, knowledge of foreign language or educational background), life stress, level of pathology in a city. In their analysis, the authors also included cultural offer and leisure infrastructure of the cities. Analysis of the conditions of life and their attempt references to popularity among the students is part of study the academic potential of cities. Potential defined as a possibility, which offers students a city in terms of education and start a professional career.

Use of complementary and alternative medicine and quality of life: changes at the end of life

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 695-703
Author(s):  
Ignacio Correa-Velez ◽  
Alexandra Clavarino ◽  
Adrian G Barnett ◽  
Heather Eastwood
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Subjective Wellbeing ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Treatment Decisions ◽  
Complementary Alternative Medicine

The purpose of this study was to compare the physical, psychological and social dimensions associated with quality-of-life outcomes over the last year of life, between advanced cancer users and nonusers of complementary and alternative medicine. One hundred and eleven patients were identified through Queensland Cancer Registry records, and followed up every four to six weeks until close to death using standardized protocols. Outcome measures were symptom burden, psychological distress, subjective wellbeing, satisfaction with conventional medicine and need for control over treatment decisions. At the initial interview, 36 (32%) participants had used complementary/alternative medicine the previous week; mainly vitamins, minerals and tonics and herbal remedies. Among all participants, 53 (48%) used at least one form of complementary/alternative medicine over the study period. Only six (11%) visited alternative practitioners on a regular basis. Overall, complementary/alternative medicine users reported higher levels of anxiety and pain, less satisfaction with conventional medicine and lower need for control over treatment decisions compared with nonusers. These differences tend to change as death approaches. A more rigorous assessment of complementary/alternative medicine use, psychological distress, pain and subjective wellbeing among patients with advanced cancer is needed in the clinical setting.

Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Endocrine Disease

1990 ◽  
Vol 54 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 140-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Sonino ◽  
Giovanni A. Fava ◽  
Franco Fallo ◽  
Marco Boscaro
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Endocrine Disease

Patients’ Awareness of Advanced Disease Status, Psychological Distress and Quality of Life Among Patients With Advanced Cancer: Results From the APPROACH Study, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 104990912110428
Author(s):  
Aanchal Satija ◽  
Sushma Bhatnagar ◽  
Semra Ozdemir ◽  
Eric Finkelstein ◽  
Chetna Maholtra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Advanced Disease ◽  
Disease Status ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Solid Cancer ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Prognostic disclosure to patients with advanced cancer facilitates treatment decisions and goals of care discussions. However, the perspectives of patients, families and physicians differ in this regard across different cultures. Non-disclosure of cancer diagnosis or prognosis is commonly observed in family-centric cultures such as India. Aim: To assess the prevalence of and factors associated with cancer patients’ awareness of advanced disease status; and its with quality of life and psychological distress. Methods: Patients for this cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey were recruited from oncology and palliative medicine clinics at a tertiary cancer hospital in India from January 2017 to June 2018. Patients aged ≥ 21 years, aware of cancer diagnosis and receiving oncology treatment for Stage IV solid cancer were included in the study after obtaining written informed consent. Results: Two hundred patients were enrolled, of which 146 (73%) were not aware of the stage of their malignancy and 9 (4.5%) believed that their disease was at stage I, II or III. Those who were aware of their advanced cancer stage had more years of education (9.9 years vs 8.1 years, p = .05) and had poorer spiritual wellbeing in the faith domain (adjusted difference −1.6, 95% confidence interval −3.1 to −0.1, p = .03) compared to those who were unaware. Conclusion: It is recommended that future studies may explore prognostic understanding in Indian patients according to their socio-cultural, spiritual and educational background.

The Environmental Impact on Human Wellbeing: A Case Study on Residences in Quarry Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Marinie Ahmad Zawawi ◽  
◽  
Wan Hasmirah Wan Ibrahim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
The People ◽  
New Development

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is compulsory in all types of new development. EIA is important to ensure that biological diversity is maintained and that development will not have any affect on the people and other species in that area. The aim of this study is to investigate the environmental impact on human wellbeing in the vicinity of quarrying. It will increase the awareness of the local population of the important factors that might affect the quality of their lives. A set of questionnaires was distributed to the community at Bandar Saujana Putra and Taman Kajang Perdana, in Selangor. A total of 60 residents were involved in the study. The results reveal that the community was concerned about health conditions and safety. However, there is still a lack of strategies to mitigate the problem. This study provides suggestions for mitigation that could be considered by the residents to reduce the effect of poor air quality caused by incorrect control and monitoring of activities in the area. It is anticipated that this study could assist both residents and authorities in improving the quality of the air as well as the residents’ quality of life.

scholarly journals Foreign Economic Development: The Need and How Well It Is Being Met

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Ralph K. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Gross National Product ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Land Area ◽  
The People ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Ultimate Objective

Today, the need for economic development is self-evident to the millions of people in Asia, Africa and Latin America who suffer from malnutrition, are ill-housed, poorly educated, and either unemployed or grossly underemployed. The ultimate objective of economic development is to raise the standard of life – the quality of life - for the mass of the people, to widen their area of choice, to open up new opportunities for human well-being. The less developed countries have two-thirds of the 3.5 billion people but receive only 12.5 percent of the world's gross national product. Life appears to be an economic treadmill with the future blighted by an excessive rate of population growth for millions of people. India provides a good illustration of the problem. With an estimated population of 525 million at mid-1968, India had 15 percent of the world's population, 2.4 percent of the world's land area, hardly 2 percent of the world's income, and an annual per capita income level of around $75.

scholarly journals Quality of life and psychological distress in cancer survivors: The role of psycho‐social resources for resilience

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig A. Harms ◽  
Lynne Cohen ◽  
Julie Ann Pooley ◽  
Suzanne K. Chambers ◽  
Daniel A. Galvão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Social Resources
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