An Exploration in Mindfulness: Classroom of Detectives

2009 ◽  
Vol 111 (12) ◽  
pp. 2775-2785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Reid ◽  
Lisa Miller
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Summer Program ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
School Based ◽  
Background Context

Background/Context This exploratory feasibility study assesses a mindfulness program in a fifth-grade classroom. The research discussed herein was built on a previous study targeted at a specific population of children within the classroom and assessed the benefits of teaching mindfulness meditation to 7- and 8-year-old children who met criteria for generalized anxiety disorder. Purpose/Focus of Study The primary aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the feasibility of a mindfulness training workbook written for young children. The mindfulness workbook uses a fictional character in a storybook format. The goal was to help children understand and access their own mindfulness within the classroom setting without instruction by teachers and without using meditation techniques. Setting The study was conducted in a school-based setting. Participants Participants were 24 children of low socioeconomic status (SES) from urban areas in Fairfield County, Connecticut, who attended a summer program. The subjects described were of a nonclinical population, and all were rising fifth graders. Research Design The predominantly qualitative study was rooted in an action research design method, which allowed for program adjustments to be made as needed. Findings The mindfulness program was feasible, and overall improvements in attention were evident. Conclusions The children who needed the most help at the onset of the program showed the greatest improvement by the end.

scholarly journals Prevalence of falls in elderly in Brazil: a countrywide analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1819-1826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Vinholes Siqueira ◽  
Luiz Augusto Facchini ◽  
Denise Silva da Silveira ◽  
Roberto Xavier Piccini ◽  
Elaine Tomasi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
The North ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Falls In Elderly

We conducted a cross-sectional study of a sample of 6,616 elderly living in urban areas of 100 municipalities in 23 Brazilian states, who responded to questions on the occurrence of falls in the 12 months prior to the interview, and occurrence of fractures due to the falls. The prevalence of falls among the elderly was 27.6% (95%CI: 26.5-28.7). Among those reporting falls, 11% had suffered fractures as a result. Of the elderly, 36% had received guidance about the precautions necessary to prevent falls, and about 1% had required surgery. Falls were associated with female gender, older age, low socioeconomic status, obesity and sedentary lifestyles. The prevalence of falls differed significantly between the North and other regions of Brazil. The study shows a high prevalence of falls, and underlines the need for preventive strategies targeting modifiable risk factors.

scholarly journals An Insight Into the Involvement of Mothers of Low Socioeconomic Status in Scottish Primary School Health Education Activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-122
Author(s):  
Samantha Donnelly ◽  
Duncan S. Buchan ◽  
Ann-Marie Gibson ◽  
Gillian Mclellan ◽  
Rosie Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
School Health ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Health Education ◽  
Parent Component

School-based health activities that involve parents are more likely to be effective for child health and well-being than activities without a parent component. However, such school-based interventions tend to recruit the most motivated parents, and limited evidence exists surrounding the involvement of hard-to-reach parents with low socioeconomic status (SES). Mothers remain responsible for the majority of family care; therefore, this study investigated mothers with low SES to establish the reasons and barriers to their involvement in school-based health activities and to propose strategies to increase their involvement in those activities. Interviews were conducted with mothers with low SES, who were typically not involved in school-based health activities ( n = 16). An inductive–deductive approach to hierarchical analysis revealed that there are several barriers resulting in mothers being less involved, particularly due to issues surrounding the schools’ Parent Councils and the exclusivity of school-based events. Efforts made by the school to promote health activities and involve parents in such activities were revealed, alongside recommendations to improve on these practices. The findings offer multiple ways in which future school-based health interventions can recruit and involve mothers with low SES.

scholarly journals Neighborhood-Level Factors Related to Asthma in Children Living in Urban Areas

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelli DePriest ◽  
Arlene Butz
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Children ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Asthma Morbidity ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
Asthma Child ◽  
Neighborhood Level

Asthma disproportionately affects children who are non-White and of low socioeconomic status. One innovative approach to address these health disparities is to investigate the child’s neighborhood environment and factors influencing asthma symptoms. The purpose of this integrative review is to critique research investigating the relationships between neighborhood-level factors and asthma morbidity in urban children. Three literature databases were searched using the terms “asthma,” “child,” “neighborhood,” and “urban.” The articles included were organized into six themes within the larger domains of prevalence, physical, and social factors. Literature tables provide in-depth analysis of each article and demonstrate a need for strengthening analysis methods. The current research points to the necessity for a multilevel study to analyze neighborhood-level factors that are associated with increased asthma morbidity in urban children. School nurse clinicians, working within children’s neighborhoods, are uniquely positioned to assess modifiable neighborhood-level determinants of health in caring for children with asthma.

scholarly journals A Belief in Socioeconomic Mobility Promotes the Development of Academically Motivating Identities among Low-Socioeconomic Status Youth

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Browman ◽  
Ryan Svoboda ◽  
Mesmin Destin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Socioeconomic Mobility ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
School Based ◽  
And Performance

Despite barriers to educational attainment, low-SES youth often maintain strong academic intentions and performance if they continue to view school as important for obtaining the desired futures they envision for themselves. We undertook three related studies to examine the importance of one aspiration central to the desired futures of many low-SES youth: attaining upward socioeconomic mobility. Cross-sectional, longitudinal (Study 1), and experimental data (Study 2) demonstrate that low-SES youth’s beliefs about their likelihood of attaining mobility affects their likelihood of envisioning futures that hinge on educational attainment, which ultimately predict their academic intentions and performance. Study 3 then tests a novel intervention for promoting the adoption of education-dependent futures among low-SES youth: highlighting multiple viable school-based paths to future mobility.

scholarly journals Psychiatric profile of patients with alcoholism

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2305
Author(s):  
Versi L. ◽  
Umashankar M.
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Psychiatric Facility ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Unskilled Workers ◽  
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Background: The overall personality is related to the treatment outcome. Hence for successful treatment and management of alcohol dependent cases, it is essential to understand their personality. Objective was to study the psychiatric profile of patients with alcoholism.Methods: Present cross sectional hospital based study was conducted for six months in department of psychiatry, Institute of mental health, Hyderabad, a tertiary care psychiatric facility. This 600 bedded hospital has a daily outpatient clinic and provides inpatient care. Alcohol dependence syndrome and uncomplicated withdrawal state patients only were included in the present study. Age less than 18 and more than 60 years, patients with mental retardation, patients with personality disorders were excluded.Results: Majority of subjects belongs upper low socioeconomic status 57.50% (n=23), 36 (90%) were Hindus, two (5%) were Muslims and two (5%) were Christians. 42.5% (n=17) were illiterate, 22.5% (n=9) were having primary school education. 12.5% (n=5) were single, 87.5% (n=35) were married. 77.5% (n=31) were unskilled, 17.5% (n=7) were semiskilled, and 5% (n=2) were skilled. Maximum were from rural areas (67.5%) and 32.5% were from urban areas. self-injurious behavior is female and males are same 25% (n=5). Majority of males in the high-risk level of severity of alcoholism has banging head against something, to the extent that caused a bruise to appear type of behavior.Conclusions: Majority alcoholics were from low social classes, were illiterate, were married, unskilled workers. Hence these group people should be paid proper attention to prevent the occurrence of alcoholism among them.

scholarly journals A space to study: expectations and aspirations toward science among a low-participation cohort

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. A04
Author(s):  
Cherry Canovan ◽  
Robert Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Space Science ◽  
Science Identity ◽  
Widening Participation ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
School Based ◽  
Science Intervention

Widening participation in science is a long-held ambition of governments in the U.K. and elsewhere; however numbers of STEM entrants to university from low-socioeconomic status groups remain persistently low. The authors are conducting a long-term school-based space science intervention with a group of pupils from a very-low-participation area, and studied the science attitudes of the participants at the beginning of the programme. Key findings were that young people from the very-low-SES study cohort were just as interested in science study and science jobs as their peers nationally, and had a pre-existing interest in space science. Some participants, particularly boys, demonstrated a ‘concealed science identity’, in that they perceived themselves as a ‘science person’ but thought that other people did not. Boys tended to score higher on generalised ‘science identity’ measures, but the gender difference disappeared on more ‘realist’ measures. In addition, although participants agreed that it was useful to study science, they had little concrete idea as to why. These findings shed light on how science communicators can best address low-SES groups of young people with the aim of increasing their participation in science education and careers. We conclude that interventions with this group that focus on ‘aspiration raising’ are unlikely to be successful, and instead suggest that activities focus on how young people can see science as a realistic path for their future. It would be helpful for in-school programmes to allow young people an outlet to express their science identity, and to give information about the kinds of jobs that studying science may lead to. Further research into whether the gender split on idealist/realist measures of science identity persists over time would be of use.

scholarly journals Impact of Body Mass Index, Socioeconomic Status, and Bedtime Technology Use on Sleep Duration in Adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 000992282110477
Author(s):  
Frederick Stine ◽  
David N. Collier ◽  
Xiangming Fang ◽  
Kelsey Ross Dew ◽  
Suzanne Lazorick
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
Insufficient Sleep ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Sleep Quantity ◽  
School Based ◽  
Wellness Intervention ◽  
The Relationship

Factors related to adolescents and sleep are understudied. We evaluate the relationship between bedtime technology use (TU), TV in bedroom, weight, and socioeconomic status in seventh graders (N = 3956) enrolled in a school-based wellness intervention. Sleep quantity was dichotomized to insufficient (<8 hours) or sufficient (≥8 hours); high TU before sleep was defined by use “a few nights each week” or “every, or almost every night.” Insufficient sleep (38.7%), having TV in bedroom (72.9%), and high TU (83.1%) were commonly reported. The likelihood of sufficient sleep was lower for those with high TU (odds ratio [OR] = 0.529 [0.463-0.605]), obese students (OR = 0.815 [0.700-0.949]), and those with a TV in the bedroom (OR = 0.817 [0.703-0.950]). Also, attending a school with higher percent low socioeconomic status students was also associated with insufficient sleep ( P = .026). Interventions to reduce TU may be important for improving sleep quantity, especially for some vulnerable populations.

scholarly journals Ascaris lumbricoides infection and parasite load are associated with asthma in children

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (07) ◽  
pp. 891-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerson Bragagnoli ◽  
Maria Teresa Nascimento Silva
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Parasite Load ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Intestinal Parasitosis

Introduction: Association between Ascaris lumbricoides infection and asthma is a controversial subject that has been studied by several authors based on the hygiene theory. This work contributes to better understanding this issue. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study involving 1,004 children from a neighborhood of low socioeconomic status in Campina Grande, Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. Asthma was diagnosed using the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. Intestinal parasitosis was diagnosed by parasitological examination (the Ritchie technique), and parasite load determined by the Kato-Katz technique. The statistical analysis was descriptive, and hypotheses were tested according to odds ratios. Results: A total of 260 children were infected with A. lumbricoides, and 233 had asthma. Light parasite loads were significantly associated with asthma (wheezing more than three times per year); p = 0.003, OR = 0.41(IC 0.22 – 0.75), while the heavy parasite loads were not; p = 0.002, OR = 2.37(IC 1.35 – 4.18). Similar results were observed in almost all the symptoms of asthma. No association was found with maternal educational level. Conclusion: In children living in urban areas of low socioeconomic status, a light parasite load of A. lumbricoides is a protective factor against asthma and its symptoms. Meanwhile, heavy parasite load is a risk factor and contributes to the high prevalence of asthma and its symptoms among these children.

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