A mini-review of technology, physical health and identity among youth in Cambodia: policy implications for the Cambodian ministry of education, youth and sports

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Elizabeth Nhet
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Ministry Of Education

Social Dimensions of Mental Illness among Rural Elderly Populations

1988 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Hendricks ◽  
Howard B. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rural Elderly ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Elderly Populations

Despite growing concern with rural elderly populations, little attention has focused on their mental health, ways it may correlate with physical health, or how rural mental health patterns compare to urban. Popular wisdom contends that elderly people in general, and rural elderly persons in particular, are at increased risk for mental illness. This article examines these questions. A review of available literature suggests that elderly people may be at only slightly greater risk of mental illness than the population at large, though there are some indications that rates of depression may be somewhat higher among the elderly population. Much of this same literature implies that objective environmental conditions play a significant role in the incidence of depression. Analysis of data gathered in a statewide random poll ( N = 743) indicates that while physical health tends to be poorer among rural populations, when health is held constant there is actually an inverse relationship between age and depression. Therefore, rural elderly persons are no more likely to be depressed than their urban counterparts despite harsher living conditions. Both conceptual and policy implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Implementing Indigenous Education Policy Directives in Ontario Public Schools: Experiences, Challenges and Successful Practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Milne
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Indigenous Education ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Indigenous Student ◽  
Material Policy ◽  
Indigenous Educators

The Ontario Ministry of Education has declared a commitment to Indigenous student success and has advanced a policy framework that articulates inclusion of Indigenous content in schooling curriculum (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2007). What are the perceptions among educators and parents regarding the implementation of policy directives, and what is seen to encourage or limit meaningful implementation? To answer these questions, this article draws on interviews with 100 Indigenous (mainly Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Métis) and non-Indigenous parents and educators from Ontario Canada. Policy directives are seen to benefit Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. Interviews also reveal challenges to implementing Indigenous curricular policy, such as unawareness and intimidation among non-Indigenous educators regarding how to teach material. Policy implications are considered.

Controlled Evaluation of Rural Regional Perinatal Care: Developmental and Neurologic Outcomes at 1 Year

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earl Siegel ◽  
Dennis Gillings ◽  
Suzann Campbell ◽  
Priscilla Guild
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Control Region ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Receptive Language ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Study Region ◽  
The Impact

The effectiveness of a rural regionalized perinatal care (RPC) program was evaluated by a controlled, population-based design. The RPC program, begun in a carefully selected study region in July 1975, evolved into a system of care which included the following major components: identification of high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn infants; obstetric and newborn consultation and referral services between Level I, II, and III centers; professional education for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals; and nutrition and social work consultation. Substantial resources were made available from 1975 to 1980 to implement this "total package" of RPC. A matched, control region was identified which, except for the RPC program, was as comparable as possible to the study region. It was hypothesized that the RPC intervention would have the following effects when the study region was compared with the control region: reduction in fetal and neonatal mortality, no increase in postneonatal mortality, and reduction in obstetric and newborn morbidity. These findings were reported previously. This paper presents results of hypothesized reductions in adverse developmental, neurologic, maternal-infant attachment, and selected physical health outcomes. A sample of 447 infants was assessed by an extensive battery of instruments at 1 year, adjusted for gestational age. The most notable findings were mothers' reports of receptive language development and observations of maternal attachment behaviors that significantly favored the study region. No significant differences between study and control regions were observed for Bayley Mental and Motor Scores, abnormal neurologic signs, and the physical health measures. The impact of rural RPC in North Carolina on the 1-year outcomes is discussed and policy implications are presented.

scholarly journals Fear of Medical Staff: The Importance of Stigmatization during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Letter to the Editor

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe ◽  
Elnaz Sadeghi Chookami
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Asymptomatic Carrier ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Nurses And Physicians

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, although hospital staff cared for patients, they were recognized in the community as an asymptomatic carrier and people were afraid and anxious about them. To the extent thateven the families of hospital staff experienced this social stigma, and many people cut off contact with them. In addition to the stigma that medical staff received from people during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people were stigmatized and feared that as an asymptomatic carrier they would endanger the health of their families and those around them. For this reason, they tried to limit social communication and be more present at home and at work. Hospital staff were among the first to deal with the deadly virus and relinquish their physical health. Many nurses and physicians stay awake for long hours to save the lives of patients with COVID-19. Unfortunately, we have seen people fear and avoid the hospital staff, which has led to increased burnout and depression in the medical staff. For this purpose, it is necessary to take measures to socially motivate the medical staff of hospitals by the Ministry of Education and Health.

scholarly journals Challenges of the Caregivers in Managing a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder— A Qualitative Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 025371762110007
Author(s):  
Manmeet Kaur Tathgur ◽  
Harmeet Kaur Kang
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Children With Asd

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological condition resulting in impaired social interaction and difficulty in understanding verbal and nonverbal communication. Caring for children with ASDs is challenging for both children and their caregivers. The child suffering from ASD starts to show the developmental outcome during early 2.5–3 years and continues thereafter till the child turns to an adult. Many caregivers face severe financial crises, high out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, and unemployment. Previous studies have reported a plethora of psychosocial problems affecting caregivers of children with ASD, ranging from stress, depression, anxiety, restrictions of activities, strain in marital relationships, and diminished physical health. Objective: This article aims to explore the concerns of the caregivers of children suffering from ASD. Aggregate themes were prepared based upon Corley and Gioia’s method of data structuring. Methods: After development and validation of an interview schedule, verbatim of seven caregivers of children with ASD were imported on the Atlas.ti version 8. Initial coding and final coding were followed by extracting the aggregate themes. Lincoln and Guba’s framework was used to assess the quality criteria as a part of qualitative analysis. Results: Caregivers face various challenges while caring for a child with ASD, with a negative impact on physical health, psychological well-being, societal reactions, and financial balance. Caregivers reported concerns related to service availability for ASD, poorly coping with the diagnostics, and disease processes. Conclusions: Caregivers undergo a lot of problems while taking care of a child with ASD. Health professionals must have an understanding of these problems and must provide the education and information for a better management. Furthermore, the findings of this study have policy implications for the health authorities for providing better health services to children diagnosed with ASD.

scholarly journals Impact of Work Value Awareness on Self-Rated Physical Health of Rural-to-Urban Migrant Workers in China

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
Fan Yang ◽  
Yao Jiang ◽  
Krishna P. Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Force Dynamics ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Urban Migrant ◽  
Work Value

We used data based on the China Labor-Force Dynamics Survey 2016 to examine the relationship between the work value awareness and the physical health of rural-to-urban migrant workers. The work value awareness was characterized by five dimensions: awareness of the emotional value, social value, respect value, ability value and interest value. Physical health was measured by a self-rated health assessment. The results from an IV-ordered probit model show that the awareness of work value has a statistically significant impact on the self-rated physical health of rural-to-urban migrant workers. The results also show that the impacts of work value awareness on rural-to-urban migrant workers’ physical health are heterogeneous to genders and ages. Mental health plays a mediating role between the awareness of work value and the physical health of rural-to-urban migrant workers. It is beneficial for rural-to-urban migrant workers to improve awareness of the value of work to enhance their physical health. The findings of this paper have policy implications for improving the health and welfare of Chinese rural-to-urban migrant workers as well as temporary migrants to cities in many developing countries.

scholarly journals Eldercare Responsibilities and Physical Health Symptoms Among Manufacturing Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 443-443
Author(s):  
Richard Fortinsky ◽  
Janet Barnes-Farrell ◽  
Jennifer Garza ◽  
Samantha Lacey ◽  
Hannah Austin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
The Past ◽  
Hispanic White ◽  
At Home

Abstract Working adults responsible for providing care to older relatives at home (eldercare) have reported greater psychological health problems such as depressive symptoms and stress than workers without eldercare responsibilities. Less is known about how eldercare is associated with physical health symptoms such as sleep-related problems and pain. Among manufacturing workers, such physical health symptoms have the capacity to diminish productivity. Therefore, we explored associations between eldercare responsibilities and physical health symptoms that could affect work performance in a sample of 357 adult employees from five manufacturing companies in a northeastern US state. Research questions were: are workers with eldercare responsibilities more likely than those without eldercare responsibilities to report sleep-related and pain-related symptoms, and are the number of eldercare tasks associated with these physical health symptoms? Among sample members, 52 (14.6%) provided eldercare, 62% were male, mean(standard deviation) age=49.8(12.7), and 77% were non-Hispanic White; no demographic differences were found between those with and without eldercare responsibilities. In bivariate analyses, we found that providing eldercare was associated with lower sleep quality (p=.05), fewer hours of sleep during the workweek (p=.04), more pain interference at home and at work (p=.02), and more pain on average in the past week (p=.01). Providing more types of eldercare tasks ranging from personal care to providing transportation was associated with more pain on average in the past week (p = .04). We conclude that eldercare is associated with physical health symptoms that could directly affect job performance among manufacturing workers. Workplace policy implications will be discussed.

scholarly journals Physical health facilities in Nigeria’s sub-national regions: geodemographic and spatial analyses of health institutions in Nigeria’s 36 states and Federal Capital Territory

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 39-54
Author(s):  
Richard Ingwe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Spatial Analyses ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Per Capita

Abstract.This paper reports results of geodemographic-spatial analyses of physical health-care facilities in Nigeria’s 36 states and federal capital. Apart from facilitating understanding of the interaction between health facilities and population sizes and their characteristics in the states, the geodemographic-spatial analyses proved useful in ranking shares of health facilities in Nigeria’s states/territory. The findings show distributions (per capita shares) of various health-care facilities in the following states: highest shares of public (primary and secondary) health facilities and fair share of tertiary facilities in Kogi; lowest per capita shares of public and private primary health care facilities in Ebonyi; highest per capita share of private health facilities in Nasarawa (primary), Anambra (secondary) and Oyo (tertiary); highest total private health facilities of all levels due to the large number of its private primary health facilities in Nasarawa. The results show how the policies of governments and private organizations providing health services responded to health needs of state populations and highlight areas requiring further research. The policy implications of the study include the need to apply geodemographic and spatial analyses as part of the criteria for determining policy for providing or allocating health facilities in the states/territory.

scholarly journals Perceived Importance and Enjoyment of Sexuality in Late Midlife: Cohort Differences in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Kolodziejczak ◽  
Johanna Drewelies ◽  
Dorly J. H. Deeg ◽  
Martijn Huisman ◽  
Denis Gerstorf
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Historical Changes ◽  
Cohort Differences ◽  
Perceived Importance ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Longitudinal Aging Study ◽  
Late Midlife

Abstract Introduction Age-related declines in multiple facets of sexuality in later life are well documented. However, most studies have been cross-sectional with data collected at one point in time, leaving questions about cohort differences and interrelated historical changes in physical health and psychosocial functioning unanswered. Methods We examined cohort differences in perceived importance and enjoyment of sexuality in late midlife using data from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) obtained 20 years apart, 1992–1993 (N = 718) and 2012–2013 (N = 860), from two independent samples aged 55 to 65 years (both samples: Mage ≈ 60, 52–53% women). Results Later-born adults in late midlife reported attributing slightly higher importance to sexuality than their earlier-born peers and experiencing their sex life as slightly less pleasant. Effect sizes were small at the sample level (d < .15), but substantial for certain population segments. For example, historical increases in reported importance of sexuality were especially pronounced among women with no partner (d = .56). When controlling for socio-demographic, physical health, and psychosocial factors, cohort differences in perceived importance of sexuality remained significant, but those for enjoyment did not. Conclusions Late-midlife sexuality undergoes historical changes. Specifically, reported perceived importance of sexuality has increased over historical time, especially in particular population segments. Policy implications We discuss whether our findings represent historical changes in actual behavior, perception, or the willingness to report on one’s sex life.

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