scholarly journals Kindness as a Stress Reduction–Health Promotion Intervention: A Review of the Psychobiology of Caring

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762098826
Author(s):  
David A. Fryburg
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Promotion Intervention ◽  
Healthcare Environment

Chronic stress is a ubiquitous problem shouldered by many people worldwide. Although the stressors are myriad (eg, loneliness, finances, health, discrimination), the corporal response to them either causes or exacerbates mental and physical illness, including depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular disease. Identifying efficient ways to help people buffer their response and promote resilience and wellness is critical to improving overall health. Positive interpersonal connection is a proven way to promote resilience and happiness. It is associated with decreased mortality and markers of better health. Kindness and caring are prosocial behaviors that build positive interpersonal connections and can uplift both the giver and receiver. Simply seeing kindness and caring activates the neuropsychology of kindness, elevating the viewer and promoting generosity, interpersonal connection, and inclusion. That augmenting positive emotions, enhancing interpersonal connection, and inducing prosocial behavior change are possible through seeing kindness opens the opportunity to bolster resilience in higher stress settings like health care. In a recent study, watching kindness media in a health care setting rapidly increased self-reported feelings of happiness, calm, gratitude, and being inspired. Viewers were significantly more generous. Providing staff and patients with a nonjudgmental lift to enhance caring interactions through kindnesses media can be an important, low-cost adjunct to improving the healthcare environment.

Evaluating health promotion projects in primary care: recent experiences in Scotland

1995 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cora Shiroyama ◽  
Lorna McKee ◽  
Linda McKie
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Health Care Fund ◽  
Evaluation Approaches

The evaluation of health promotion in primary health care has been brought to the forefront of debates in Scotland with the introduction of an evaluation component in every project funded under the Development of Health Care Fund scheme. The level of skills and empathy with evaluation approaches and research methods varies considerably between primary health care team members, and consequently academic researchers are increasingly being drawn into NHS debates on evaluation and health promotion in primary health care. In this article the authors draw upon their respective experiences as evaluators to highlight specific issues and concerns in the evaluation of health promotion in a primary health care setting.

scholarly journals Primary health care registered nurses’ types in implementation of health promotion practices

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (05) ◽  
pp. 453-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virpi Maijala ◽  
Kerttu Tossavainen ◽  
Hannele Turunen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Primary Health Care Setting ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Health Centres ◽  
Eastern Finland

AimThis study aimed to identify and reach consensus among primary health care participants [registered nurses (RNs) who receive clients, directors of nursing, senior physicians, health promotion officers, and local councillors] on the types of service provider that RNs who receive clients represent in the implementation of health promotion practices in primary health care in Eastern Finland.BackgroundThere is an increasing focus on public health thinking in many countries as the population ages. To meet the growing needs of the health promotion practices of populations, advance practice has been recognized as effective in the primary health care setting. The advance practice nurses share many common features, such as being RNs with additional education, possessing competencies to work independently, treating clients in both acute and primary care settings, and applying a variety of health promotion practices into nursing.MethodsThe two-stage modified Delphi method was applied. In round one, semi-structured interviews were conducted among primary health care participants (n=42) in 11 health centres in Eastern Finland. In round two, a questionnaire survey was conducted in the same health centres. The questionnaire was answered by 64% of those surveyed (n=56). For data analysis, content analysis and descriptive statistics were used.FindingsThis study resulted in four types of service provider that RNs who receive clients represented in the implementation of health promotion practices in the primary health care setting in Eastern Finland. First, the client-oriented health promoter demonstrated four dimensions, which reached consensus levels ranging between 82.1 and 89.3%. Second, the developer of health promotion practices comprised four dimensions, which reached consensus levels between 71.4 and 85.7%. Third, the member of multi-professional teams of health promotion practices representing three dimensions, with consensus levels between 69.6 and 82.1%. Fourth, the type who showed interest towards health policy reached a consensus level of 55.4% in this study.

scholarly journals Barriers and facilitators in the implementation of an evidence-based health promotion intervention in a primary care setting: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather L. Rogers ◽  
Susana Pablo Hernando ◽  
Silvia Núñez - Fernández ◽  
Alvaro Sanchez ◽  
Carlos Martos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Primary Care Setting ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Barriers And Facilitators ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Health Promotion Intervention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organization Management

PurposeThis study aims to elucidate the health care organization, management and policy barriers and facilitators associated with implementation of an evidence-based health promotion intervention in primary care centers in the Basque Country, Spain.Design/methodology/approachSeven focus groups were conducted with 49 health professionals from six primary care centers participating in the Prescribing Healthy Life program. Text was analyzed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) focusing on those constructs related to health care organization, management and policy.FindingsThe health promotion intervention was found to be compatible with the values of primary care professionals. However, professionals at all centers reported barriers to implementation related to: (1) external policy and incentives, (2) compatibility with existing workflow and (3) available resources to carry out the program. Specific barriers in these areas related to lack of financial and political support, consultation time constraints and difficulty managing competing day-to-day demands. Other barriers and facilitators were related to the constructs networks and communication, culture, relative priority and leadership engagement. A set of six specific barrier-facilitator pairs emerged.Originality/valueImplementation science and, specifically, the CFIR constructs were used as a guide. Barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of a health promotion program in primary care were identified. Healthcare managers and policy makers can modify these factors to foster a more propitious implementation environment. These factors should be appropriately monitored, both in pre-implementation phases and during the implementation process, in order to ensure effective integration of health promotion into the primary care setting.

scholarly journals Incidence and Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease among Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Health Care Setting of Ethiopia: 8-Year Retrospective Follow-Up Study

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1959-1968
Author(s):  
Gebiso Roba Debele ◽  
Bilisumamulifna Tefera Kefeni ◽  
Shuma Gosha Kanfe ◽  
Tadesse Awoke Ayele ◽  
Haileab Fekadu Wolde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Follow Up Study
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