How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A Concept Mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

Abstract Background In 12 neighbourhoods of Barcelona (Spain), an innovative tailored-made Active Labour Market Program called “Employment in the neighbourhoods” was implemented to get people from deprived, high-unemployment neighbourhoods back to work. This study aimed to identify the effects of the program on participants’ quality of life, as well as the mechanisms underlying these effects. Methods We used Concept Mapping, a mixed methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop a conceptual map of perceptions of participants and technical staff about changes in the participants’ quality of life. Data collection occurred within the generation and structuring steps where participants brainstorm answers to the focus question, and then rate and sort the responses. To compute maps, we used Concept Systems Incorporated software which conducted two main forms of analysis, a multidimensional scaling analysis followed by hierarchical cluster analysis. Results Study participants report several positive effects on mental health and emotional wellbeing, including self-esteem and empowerment. The mechanisms identified were strengthened social networks, skills acquisition and emotional and technical coaching. We also identified some negative impacts, mainly related to the labour market situation. We observed marked gender differences in the discourses of program participants. Conclusions The results obtained have allowed us to identify different mechanisms and impacts by which the “Employment in the Neighbourhoods” Active Labour Market Programme can influence the quality of life of participants from the most deprived areas of Barcelona. Improvement on mental health has been also shown in a pre-post evaluation using quantitative methodology

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How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A Concept Mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

10.21203/rs.2.13889/v5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Vanessa Puig-Barrachina ◽

Davide Malmusi ◽

Lucía Artazcoz ◽

Xavier Bartoll ◽

Eva Clotet ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Labour Market ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Well Being ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Labour Market Situation ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Active Labour

Abstract Background: The “Employment in the neighbourhoods” program is an innovative, tailor-made Active Labour Market Program that has been implemented in 12 neighbourhoods in Barcelona (Spain). Its goal is to get people from deprived, high-unemployment neighbourhoods back to work. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of the program on participants’ quality of life, and identify the mechanisms underlying these effects, according to their own perception and the perception of technical staff who assisted them. Methods: We used Concept Mapping, a mixed methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, to develop a conceptual map of the participants’ and technical staffs’ perceptions about changes in the participants’ quality of life. Data collection occurred within the generation and structuring steps where participants brainstormed answers to a focus question, and then rated and sorted the responses. To create maps, we used Concept Systems Incorporated software, which conducted two main forms of analysis, a multidimensional scaling analysis, and a hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: Study participants reported several positive effects on mental health and emotional wellbeing, including self-esteem and empowerment, and considered that this was achieved through strengthened social networks, skills acquisition, emotional coaching, and personalized technical assistance. They also described some negative impacts, mainly related to the labour market situation. We observed marked gender differences in the discourses of program participants. Conclusions: The results obtained have allowed us to identify different perceived effects and mechanisms by which the “Employment in the Neighbourhoods” Active Labour Market Programme can influence quality of life of participants from the most deprived areas of Barcelona. Keywords Active labour market programs, unemployment, Barcelona City (Spain), deprived neighbourhoods, gender, quality of life, concept mapping.

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How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A Concept Mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

10.21203/rs.2.13889/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Vanessa Puig-Barrachina ◽

Davide Malmusi ◽

Lucía Artazcoz ◽

Xavier Bartoll ◽

Eva Clotet ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Labour Market ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Well Being ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Labour Market Situation ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Active Labour

Abstract Background: The “Employment in the neighbourhoods” program is an innovative, tailor-made Active Labour Market Program that has been implemented in 12 neighbourhoods in Barcelona (Spain). Its goal is to get people from deprived, high-unemployment neighbourhoods back to work. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of the program on participants’ quality of life, and identify the mechanisms underlying these effects, according to their own perception and the perception of technical staff who assisted them. Methods: We used Concept Mapping, a mixed methods approach combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, to develop a conceptual map of the participants’ and technical staffs’ perceptions about changes in the participants’ quality of life. Data were collected during the generation and structuring steps, where participants brainstormed answers to a focus question, and then rate and sort the responses. To create maps, we used Concept Systems Incorporated software, which conducted two main forms of analysis, a multidimensional scaling analysis, and a hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: Study participants reported several positive effects on mental health and emotional wellbeing, including self-esteem and empowerment, and considered that this was achieved through strengthened social networks, skills acquisition, emotional coaching, and personalized technical assistance. They also described some negative impacts, mainly related to the labour market situation. We observed marked gender differences in the discourses of program participants.Conclusions: The results obtained have allowed us to identify different perceived effects and mechanisms by which the “Employment in the Neighbourhoods” Active Labour Market Programme can influence quality of life of participants from the most deprived areas of Barcelona.

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How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A Concept Mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

10.21203/rs.2.13889/v4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Vanessa Puig-Barrachina ◽

Davide Malmusi ◽

Lucía Artazcoz ◽

Xavier Bartoll ◽

Eva Clotet ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Labour Market ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Well Being ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Labour Market Situation ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Active Labour

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How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A Concept Mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

10.21203/rs.2.13889/v2 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Vanessa Puig-Barrachina ◽

Davide Malmusi ◽

Lucía Artazcoz ◽

Xavier Bartoll ◽

Eva Clotet ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Labour Market ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Technical Assistance ◽

Well Being ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

Technical Staff ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Active Labour

Abstract Background: In 12 neighbourhoods of Barcelona (Spain), an innovative tailor-made Active Labour Market Program called “Employment in the neighbourhoods” was implemented to get people from deprived, high-unemployment neighbourhoods back to work. This study aimed to describe the effects of the program on participants’ quality of life, as well as the mechanisms underlying these effects, according to their own perception and the perception of technical staff by who are assisted. Methods: We used Concept Mapping, a mixed methods approach that combines qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop a conceptual map of perceptions of program’s participants and technical staff about changes in the participants’ quality of life. Data collection occurred within the generation and structuring steps where participants brainstorm answers to the focus question, and then rate and sort the responses. To compute maps, we used Concept Systems Incorporated software which conducted two main forms of analysis, a multidimensional scaling analysis followed by hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: Study participants report several positive effects on mental health and emotional wellbeing, including self-esteem and empowerment. The mechanisms identified were strengthened social networks, skills acquisition and emotional coaching and personalized technical assistance. We also identified some negative impacts, mainly related to the labour market situation. We observed marked gender differences in the discourses of program participants. Conclusions: The results obtained have allowed us to identify different perceived effects and mechanisms by which the “Employment in the Neighbourhoods” Active Labour Market Programme can influence the quality of life of participants from the most deprived areas of Barcelona.

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Comparison of mental health, well-being and parenting sense of competency among Australian and South-East Asian parents of autistic children accessing early intervention in Australia

Autism ◽

10.1177/13623613211010006 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 136236132110100

Author(s):

Jodie Smith ◽

Rhylee Sulek ◽

Ifrah Abdullahi ◽

Cherie C Green ◽

Catherine A Bent ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Early Intervention ◽

East Asian ◽

Well Being ◽

Cultural Background ◽

Autistic Children ◽

Community Based ◽

Health Quality

Parents from individualist cultures (those focused on autonomy of individuals; that is, Australian) may view their autistic children differently compared to parents from collectivist cultures (where community needs are valued over an individual’s, that is, South-East Asian cultures). As most research on autism and parenting has been undertaken in Western individualist cultures, knowledge of parenting beliefs and mental health within collectivist cultures is lacking. We compared the mental health, quality of life, well-being and parenting sense of competency between families raising an autistic child from two groups: 97 Australian parents and 58 parents from South-East Asian backgrounds. Children from both groups were receiving the same community-based early intervention. No group differences were found on the measures of mental health but, when compared to Australian parents, parents from South-East Asian backgrounds reported higher well-being and less impact on their quality of life resulting from their child’s autism-specific difficulties. Furthermore, a positive association between well-being and quality of life was only observed for South-East Asian parents. Hence, the views of, and responses to, disability for South-East Asian parents may act as a protective factor promoting well-being. This novel research indicates that culture plays a role in parenting autistic children and highlights the need to accurately capture cultural background information in research. Lay abstract We know that parents of autistic children experience poorer mental health and lower well-being than parents of non-autistic children. We also know that poorer mental health among parents of autistic children has been observed across different cultures. Most research focuses on Western cultures, so we know little about parental mental health and well-being of parents from different cultural backgrounds; yet, it is likely that cultural background contributes to how parents view their child’s condition and respond to the diagnosis. Here, we compared mental health, quality of life and well-being between families raising an autistic child from Australian backgrounds to families from South-East Asian backgrounds. All children in the current study were receiving the same community-based early intervention. When compared to the general population, parents had poorer mental health overall, but there were no differences between the two groups of parents. However, parents from South-East Asian backgrounds reported higher well-being and fewer difficulties associated with their child’s autism. These findings suggest that cultural background likely influences not only parent’s view of, and response to, their child’s autism, but also their own sense of well-being. As researchers and clinicians working with families of autistic children, we should more explicitly consider family’s cultural background within our work.

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Exploring the quality of life and psychological symptoms of university students in Cyprus during the Covid-19 pandemic

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ◽

10.24297/jssr.v17i.9112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 110-121

Author(s):

Hadjicharalambous Demetris ◽

Loucia Demetriou ◽

Koulla Erotocritou

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Family Income ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Psychological Symptoms ◽

Negative Impact ◽

General Health Questionnaire ◽

Well Being ◽

Idioms Of Distress

The onset of the infectious disease Covid19 originating in Wuhan, China, took over the world in December 2019 and was declared a pandemic in January 2020. Empirical evidence resulting from relevant research illustrated that the effects of the pandemic itself but also of the strict measures to contain the spread of the virus on the mental health and well-being of affected populations were just as unanticipated as the pandemic itself. Data led to the identification of six idioms of distress: (1) Demoralization and pessimism towards the future, (2) anguish and stress, (3) self-depreciation, (4) social withdrawal and isolation, (5) somatization, (6) withdrawal into oneself. Our research explores the psychological impact of the Covid19 pandemic on college students and their quality of life. The study took place in Cyprus with 356 young participants, whereas 256 were female (72%) and 100 were male (28%). They all completed the General Health Questionnaire-28 and the Life Satisfaction Inventory (LSI). The present study's findings revealed that six factors, including residence without family, the deterioration of the financial situation of the family, the loss of employment, the deterioration of social relationships, young age, and gender, have significantly affected in a negative way the mental health and quality of life of young people. Research findings revealed that the strict lockdown and physical/social isolation measures had a significant adverse effect on our sample, whereas participants showed increased symptoms of anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction, and somatization. Young adults who lost their jobs during the pandemic or had a significant decrease in their family income, and students who stayed away from their families, experienced a negative impact on their quality of life and had to cope with more mental health problems.

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Compassionate Coach and Psychological Quality of Life in Portuguese Athletes: Effect of Mediating Variables

Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology ◽

10.1123/jcsp.2020-0058 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Sara Oliveira ◽

Marina Cunha ◽

António Rosado ◽

Cláudia Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Path Analysis ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Competitive Sports ◽

Social Safeness ◽

Emotional Processes ◽

Proposed Model

This study aimed to test a model that hypothesized that the compassionate coach, as perceived by the athletes, has an impact on athlete-related social safeness and psychological health, through shame and self-criticism. The sample comprised 270 Portuguese adult athletes, who practiced different competitive sports. The path analysis results confirmed the adequacy of the proposed model, which explained 45% of the psychological health’s variance. Results demonstrated that athletes who perceive their coaches as more compassionate tend to present higher levels of social safeness (feelings of belonging to the team) and of psychological health, through lower levels of shame and self-criticism. These novel findings suggest the importance of the adoption of supportive, warm, safe, and compassionate attitudes from coaches in athletes’ mental health. This study also offers important insights by suggesting that feelings of acceptance and connectedness in team relationships may be at the root of athletes’ emotional processes and well-being.

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How does a targeted active labour market program impact on the well-being of the unemployed? A concept mapping study on Barcelona “Employment in the Neighbourhoods”

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-020-8441-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Vanessa Puig-Barrachina ◽

Davide Malmusi ◽

Lucía Artazcoz ◽

Xavier Bartoll ◽

Eva Clotet ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Well Being ◽

Mapping Study ◽

Program Impact ◽

Active Labour ◽

The Unemployed

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Spirituality and Religion-Relevance and Assessment in the Clinical Setting

Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews ◽

10.2174/1573400515666190404143104 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 80-87

Author(s):

Ishrat J. Khan

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Original Research ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Ovid Medline ◽

Review Articles ◽

Spirituality And Religion

Background:There has been an increasing interest in the past several decades to study the relationship between spirituality and religion with physical and mental health as well as the various quality of life measures. This trend has led to the creation of an area of study called epidemiology of religion and spirituality. The policy shifts at various levels, in the mental health field, has occurred as well to educate healthcare providers, and address patients’ spiritual /religious needs in clinical settings. Despite these advances in research and policy shift, there is still some resistance in the health care community to assess and address the spiritual needs of patients in clinical settings.Objective:The objective is to review the published articles on spirituality/religion and its relationship with mental and physical wellbeing and discuss limitations of such research. The review articles on assessment and interventions to address spiritual or religious needs in clinical settings were also included.Methods:Author conducted a literature search using books@Ovid, Journals@Ovid Full Text, Your Journals@Ovid, Ovid MEDLINE® 1946 to January week 4 2019, Ovid Medline® and Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Daily without Revisions 2015-January 28, 2019; Ovid MD and Psychiatry Online.Results:A total of 1,040 articles were identified using keywords spirituality, religion, mental health, physical health, psychological well-being, healthy beliefs, psychopathological beliefs and quality of life. The search result included original research papers, review articles and commentaries.Conclusion:The review articles were narrowed to 100 articles based on relevance to the objectives outlined above. Seventy-five articles were referenced at the end.

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Health-related quality of life determinants in outpatients with heart failure

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692011000300002 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 451-457 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Viviane Martinelli Pelegrino ◽

Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas ◽

Alexander Michael Clark

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Heart Failure ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Heart Failure Care ◽

Heart Failure Questionnaire ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

This descriptive and exploratory study analyzed variables associated with health-related quality of life among 130 outpatients. Health-related quality of life was measured through the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. Significant associations were found between patients’ health-related quality of life and their age (r=-0.177; p=0.044), vitality (r=-0.625; p=<0.001) as well as mental health (r=-0.672; p=<0.001), which are both SF-36 domains. The linear regression showed that heart failure symptom severity, vitality and mental health explained 54% of HRQOL measurement variation. To control symptoms and preserve good mental well-being are important to maintain health-related quality of life and to deliver effective heart failure care.

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