scholarly journals Analysis of Employee’s Working Capacity in Children’s City Outpatient’s Clinic №133 of Moscow City Health Department after COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 534-541
Author(s):  
D. S. Rusinova ◽  
T. M. Vasil’eva ◽  
A. S. Bezymyanny ◽  
A. V. Starshinin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Working Capacity ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Memory Decline ◽  
Major Task ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Moscow City

The issues of long-lasting violations of physical and mental health among employees of Children’s City Outpatient’s Clinic №133 of Moscow City Health Department after COVID-19, as well as they effect on work quality and efficacy, and in some cases loss of any interest to work got us thinking about the features of post-COVID-19 syndrome and and forced us to analyze the prevalence and duration of various symptoms in employees. The protocol for this observational study was approved by the Moscow City Independent Ethics Committee. Developed questionnaires with questions both on the course of COVID-19 and on the postcovid period have fully revealed the picture of psychological, cognitive and asthenovegetative disorders in employees. Healthcare professionals of our clinic were interested in studying this issue as many symptoms of the disease have significantly affected the working capacity of several people. The study involved 68 volunteers. Interesting data and correlations were obtained and they have confirmed the fact of cognitive and memory decline in some employees of Children’s City Outpatient’s Clinic №133 who underwent COVID-19 and the effect of these disorders on working capacity. Study results have shown that 47.5% of doctors and 50% of nurses feel disability of varying degrees after COVID-19. The major task of the head of the facility in such situation is to implement long, comprehensive and effective rehabilitation for employees in order to maintain the capacity of medical workers.

scholarly journals Quality of Life, Physical and Mental Health of Family Caregivers of Dependent People with Complex Chronic Disease: Protocol of a Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7489
Author(s):  
Raquel Marfil-Gómez ◽  
Marta Morales-Puerto ◽  
Álvaro León-Campos ◽  
José Miguel Morales-Asencio ◽  
Juan Carlos Morilla-Herrera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Personal Autonomy ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Study Results ◽  
New Diagnosis ◽  
Complex Chronic Disease ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

Background: informal caregivers have a high risk of suffering from diseases derived from the chronic stress to which they are subjected for their dedication to the care of their relatives. Such stress has a direct influence on the person cared for, mainly affecting the quality of their care. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to assess the association of caregiving on physical and mental perceived health in family caregivers of dependent adults with complex chronic diseases. Methods: a prospective longitudinal cohort study, with a follow-up period of 36 months (HUELLA cohort). The exposed cohort will be formed by family caregivers of dependent patients with complex chronic pathologies. The unexposed cohort will be taken from the general population adjusted for age, sex and health. Outcome variables will include attendance to health services, consumption of psychoactive drugs, dedication to care (only in exposed cohort), concession of the Act on Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Care for dependent persons (exposed only), perceived physical and mental health, depression level, burden level and new diagnosis of chronic pathology of the caregiver during the study. Results: the expected results will be applicable and will incorporate improvements to the usual health system clinical practice, providing feedback to professionals dedicated to the provision, planning and design of services to family caregivers, as well as to groups and organizations of caregivers. Conclusions: investments in preventing low-quality informal care are key, mainly through early identification and interventions to support caregivers who suffer from stress, anxiety or depression.

Vicarious Experiences of Unemployment Scale Development: Relationships to Mental Health and Help-Seeking Among Undergraduate Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-305
Author(s):  
Rachel S. Nitzarim ◽  
Mindi N. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Adolescent And Young Adult ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Mental Health Career ◽  
Vicarious Experiences ◽  
The Relationship

Vicarious experiences of unemployment (VUE), or having a primary caretaker such as a parent or legal guardian who is unemployed, have been demonstrated to impact adolescent and young adult physical and mental health, career decision-making, and educational development. This study describes the development of a new measure, the VUE Scale designed to tap the nature of stigma and struggle associated with an experience of vicarious unemployment (VU). Following results from pilot testing, 395 undergraduate students participated in the study. Results demonstrated preliminary support for the psychometric properties of the VUE. Consistent with hypotheses, results also indicated that more substantive experiences of VU related significantly and positively to heightened levels of depressive, anxiety, and stress, as well as to lower levels of self-esteem and social support. We also explored the relationship between VUE and help-seeking intentions and attitudes. These exploratory findings suggested that more impactful VU experiences relate to less positive formal help-seeking attitudes and intentions. Limitations and future directions for practice and research are described.

An In-depth Pilot Study on Patterns, Destinations, and Purposes of Walking in Hong Kong Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Barnett ◽  
Ester Cerin ◽  
Man-chin Cheung ◽  
Wai-man Chan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Mental Health Benefits ◽  
Walking Time

Walking is a suitable activity for older adults and has physical and mental health benefits. To devise interventions that impact levels of walking it is necessary to first understand the purposes for which people walk and the destinations to which they walk. Using a 7-day diary and accelerometry, this study investigated destinations and purposes of walking in older adult residents of an ultra-dense Asian city. Participants reported an average of 17.1 walking trips per week and total weekly accelerometer/diary determined trip walking time averaged 735 min per week; much higher than reported for older adults in non-Asian settings. The most common destinations were within the neighborhood: parks and streets for recreation walking and shops and eating places for transport-related walking. Errands and eating were the most common purposes for transportation trips. The study results can help inform urban design to encourage walking.

Globalization and urbanization

2019 ◽  
pp. 49-58
Author(s):  
Debby Darmansjah ◽  
Gurvinder Kalra ◽  
Dinesh Bhugra
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthy Cities ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Governmental Organization

More than 50% of world’s population lives in the cities that are bustling with possibilities. Growth in these cities is mainly associated with the change in their demographic and geographical situations. Globalization has contributed further to movement of people and resources creating tensions and overpopulation in some parts and reduction in others. It is inevitable that overpopulation and urbanization leading to overcrowding have been shown to have negative consequences on people’s physical and mental health. Numerous efforts have been made through governmental policies and non-governmental organization (NGO) involvement in order to promote healthy cities between policymakers, healthcare professionals, and community members.

The successful impact of adapting CBT in IAPT for people with complex long-term physical health conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupal Panchal ◽  
Brian Rich ◽  
Carly Rowland ◽  
Tessa Ryan ◽  
Sarah Watts
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
List Type ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Medical Healthcare

Abstract It is widely recognised that a diagnosis of a long-term physical health condition (LTC) is likely to have a significant impact on a person’s mental health. This is highlighted in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (NHS England, 2016) where significant numbers of patients projected to be seen through the expansion of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services are to come from within the LTC community. IAPT services offer evidence-based therapeutic interventions for common mental health issues – anxiety disorders and depression. The South East Staffordshire IAPT services have developed an integrated pathway as a Wave 2 site for the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) adaptations for LTC. The main themes outlined in this paper focus on the innovations and service developments of IAPT-LTC including: the importance of engagement between mental health and medical healthcare professionals, identifying the key professionals in medical healthcare to enhance engagement, extended training for clinicians with in-house continued professional development, as an extension to the National IAPT-approved top-up training for LTC, and developments in clinical supervision structures and practice, along with future developments in the field of IAPT-LTC. These themes have direct relevance to CBT practitioners working within the LTC community in IAPT services. The four contrasting case studies demonstrate how the application of CBT can successfully be adapted to condition related beliefs and behaviours, despite the complexity of the medical condition. Findings show how integrated services and engaging with medical healthcare professionals had profound benefits for the patients, IAPT therapists and medical healthcare professionals. Key learning aims (1) The good practice points in the development of the IAPT-LTC pathway within South East Staffordshire IAPT services. (2) The successful design and implementation of the IAPT-LTC pathway within South East Staffordshire IAPT services. (3) The key considerations of the interaction for patients between their physical and mental health symptoms. (4) The application of CBT adaptations for people with complex LTCs can be effective in improving psychological wellbeing and physical condition management.

scholarly journals Effects of Sports Massage on the Physiological and Mental Health of College Students Participating in a 7-Week Intermittent Exercises Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 5013
Author(s):  
Chih-Chien Shen ◽  
Yi-Han Tseng ◽  
Meng-Chun Susan Shen ◽  
Hsiao-Hsien Lin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Intermittent Exercise ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the research is to analyze the improvement in the physical and mental health of college students after intermittent exercises are performed by massage. The present study employed a mixed research method. An experimental study was conducted to analyze the current status of the volunteers’ sports performance and body composition, and then a questionnaire was designed for the subjects’ physical and mental health. The data were then analyzed using SPSS 26.0 software for statistical analysis such as t-test and ANOVA. The subjects were then interviewed to collect their opinions on the study results, and finally, the results were explored by multivariate analysis. The study found that intermittent exercise can help university students develop physical fitness and performance, improve body composition, and regulate physical and mental health. The combination of intermittent exercise with sports massages further enhanced the performance of sit-ups and standing long jump, improve blood pressure, BMI, and self-confidence, as well as reducing suicidal tendencies (experimental group > control group). However, intermittent exercise participants still experienced fatigue, headache, emotional loss, and fear of depression, and the addition of sports massage did not significantly improve flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance (control group > experimental group).

scholarly journals Recognising autism in healthcare

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Mary Doherty ◽  
Clair Haydon ◽  
Ian A Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
The Impact

Recognition of autism and the associated co-occurring physical and mental health issues has increased over recent years. However, undergraduate and postgraduate curricula take time to adapt and to impact on what is delivered in training so healthcare professionals, including doctors, report little training on these topics. Doctors need to know when someone might be autistic in order to respond to them appropriately. This article sets out the reasons why recognition of autism is important and the positive impacts of recognising and understanding autism on health outcomes, service delivery and patient experience. The negative consequences of not recognising autism or understanding the impact of autistic traits on the person are also explored. A companion article then covers how practice can be made more appropriate for autistic people to improve outcomes.

scholarly journals ENSURING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ATHLETES BY THE LABOR LAW

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 3025-3030
Author(s):  
Olena V. Moskalenko ◽  
Nataliia O. Melnychuk ◽  
Denys O. Novikov
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Labor Law ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Working Capacity ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Regional Organizations ◽  
Failure To Protect

The aim: To identify the problems of exclusion of athletes from the sphere of labor law; characterize the main precarious practices in sports that are contrary to labor law, that lead to injury of athletes. Materials and methods: The research materials cover the analysis of scientific literature, legal acts and jurisprudence; comparison; synthesis; generalization. Empirical methods related to the statistics processing of reports of international and regional organizations (ILO, EU Athletes, European Commission, FICA, FIFPro, United Nations) serve to combine and graphically display information in the field of sports. Conclusions: Precarious practices in sports are widespread; cover all athletes (from elite to non-professional); constitute a threat to the health and working capacity of athletes. A direct relationship has been revealed between the regulation of the labor of athletes and their physical and mental health. Failure to protect labor rights increases the risks of disability for athletes. The international community and national states should reduce the inclusion of the so-called “sports exemption” and create legal mechanisms for transferring the labor of athletes to the scope of labor law.

scholarly journals How can we build and maintain the resilience of our health care professionals during COVID-19? Recommendations based on a scoping review

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e043718
Author(s):  
Anja Rieckert ◽  
Ewoud Schuit ◽  
Nienke Bleijenberg ◽  
Debbie ten Cate ◽  
Wendela de Lange ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
The Impact

ObjectiveTo explore how to build and maintain the resilience of frontline healthcare professionals exposed to COVID-19 outbreak working conditions.DesignScoping review supplemented with expert interviews to validate the findings.SettingHospitals.MethodsWe searched PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, bioRxiv and medRxiv systematically and grey literature for articles focusing on the impact of COVID-19-like working conditions on the physical and/or mental health of healthcare professionals in a hospital setting. Articles using an empirical design about determinants or causes of physical and/or mental health and about interventions, measures and policies to preserve physical and/or mental health were included. Four experts were interviewed to reflect on the results from the scoping review.ResultsIn total, 4471 records were screened leading to an inclusion of 73 articles. Recommendations prior to the outbreak fostering resilience included optimal provision of education and training, resilience training and interventions to create a feeling of being prepared. Recommendations during the outbreak consisted of (1) enhancing resilience by proper provision of information, psychosocial support and treatment (eg, create enabling conditions such as forming a psychosocial support team), monitoring the health status of professionals and using various forms and content of psychosocial support (eg, encouraging peer support, sharing and celebrating successes), (2) tasks and responsibilities, in which attention should be paid to kind of tasks, task mix and responsibilities as well as the intensity and weight of these tasks and (3) work patterns and working conditions. Findings of the review were validated by experts.ConclusionsRecommendations were developed on how to build and maintain resilience of frontline healthcare professionals exposed to COVID-19 outbreak working conditions. These practical and easy to implement recommendations can be used by hospitals and other healthcare organisations to foster and preserve short-term and long-term physical and mental health and employability of their professionals.

scholarly journals Is John Henryism a Health Risk or Resource?: Exploring the Role of Culturally Relevant Coping for Physical and Mental Health among Black Americans

2021 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-151
Author(s):  
Millicent N. Robinson ◽  
Courtney S. Thomas Tobin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Allostatic Load ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
John Henryism ◽  
Study Results

Research shows that John Henryism, a high-effort, active coping style, is associated with poor physical health, whereas others suggest it may be psychologically beneficial. As such, it is unclear whether John Henryism represents a health risk or resource for black Americans and whether its impact varies across sociodemographic and gender groups. The present study used data from a representative community sample of black Americans (n = 627) from the Nashville Stress and Health Study (2011–2014) to clarify the physical and mental health consequences of John Henryism by assessing its relationship with depressive symptoms and allostatic load (AL). Results indicate that John Henryism is associated with increased AL scores and fewer depressive symptoms. Additionally, the association between John Henryism and AL is conditional on socioeconomic status. Study results underscore the importance of evaluating both physical and mental health to clarify the health significance of John Henryism among black Americans.

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