scholarly journals NEUROSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENTS‘ HEALTH

2020 ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
E. V. Budyka ◽  
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N. K. Kovalev ◽  
A. A. Vankov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual System ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Objective Indicators ◽  
Lateral Organization

It was revealed that the gradations of the health of the examined students, which were assessed by objective indicators, differ depending on the lateral organization of the visual system. It was found that young men with left-sided signs in the visual system were characterized by the best objective health indicators.

Current approaches to comprehensive assessment of child and adolescent health in hygiene and clinical practice

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Olga Pavlovna Gritsina ◽  
Anna Konstantinovna Yatsenko ◽  
Lidiya Viktorovna Trankovskaya ◽  
Oksana Valerievna Perelomova
Keyword(s):  
Computer Program ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Technical Specification ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Medical Surveillance ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Definition Of

The relevance of improving the quality of preventive medical surveillance of children and adolescents is undeniable, which provides the basis for the search for methodologically sound approaches to an integrated assessment of the health of the child population. The purpose of the study was to develop and create the software product «Computer Program «Comprehensive Assessment of the Health of Children and Adolescents». For realization of the purpose, patent search, compilation of a technical specification on the basis of criteria of assessment of children’s health and assignment to a particular group of health, writing of a software product using modern programming libraries, as well as preparation of accompanying documents for registration of an intellectual property object were performed. The result of the work was the «Computer Program «Comprehensive Assessment of the Health of Children and Adolescents», designed for the integrated assessment of the state of health of children and adolescents during screening and preventive examinations. After filling in all fields, the program processes the received data and displays the final result — assessment of the child’s health status with the definition of the health group. Information about the examined patient is sent to the program database. The built-in database allows you to systematize the data obtained, analyze the health indicators of the surveyed contingents both in one-step and in longitudinal studies. This program product can be used in the work of medical organizations, higher educational institutions of a medical profile, physical education organizations and institutions of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare in the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals The Role of the Five–factor Personality Traits in General Self–rated Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 492-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liisi Kööts–Ausmees ◽  
Monika Schmidt ◽  
Tõnu Esko ◽  
Andres Metspalu ◽  
Jüri Allik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Objective Health

Self–ratings of health (SRH) are widely used in large surveys and have been shown to predict mortality over and above more objective health measures. However, the debate still continues about what SRH actually represents and what the processes underlying people's assessments of their health are. The main aim of this study is to examine the role of the Five–Factor Model personality traits in general SRH assessment while controlling for the effects of objective health indicators, health–related quality of life and subjective well–being in a large population–based dataset of Estonian adults. A hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that only self–rated, but not informant–rated, neuroticism explained additional variance in SRH when the other aforementioned variables were taken into account. Our findings indicate that people's general SRH is a relatively good reflection of their objectively measured health status, but also that the way in which people experience and evaluate the quality of their lives—both in terms of subjective well–being and more specific aspects of health—plays a significant role in general SRH assessments. Copyright © 2016 European Association of Personality Psychology

scholarly journals Self-Perceived Health, Objective Health, and Quality of Life among People Aged 50 and Over: Interrelationship among Health Indicators in Italy, Spain, and Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Maniscalco ◽  
Silvana Miceli ◽  
Filippa Bono ◽  
Domenica Matranga
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
General Rule ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Directed Acyclic Graphs ◽  
Objective Health

It is well known that self-perceived health (SPH), even if it is a subjective health indicator, is significantly associated with objective health and quality of life (QoL) in the general population. Whether it can be considered an indicator of cognitive functioning and quality of life in the elderly is still an open issue. This study used a data-driven approach to investigate the interrelationship among SPH, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), QoL, and cognitive functioning to answer this question. The study sample included information about 12,831 people living in Italy, Spain, and Greece, extracted from the Survey on Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe, in the year 2015. The additive Bayesian networks methodology was used to identify the best directed acyclic graphs (DAG) for SPH, QoL, and NCDs. Results were given as posterior estimates of generalized linear models (GLM) coefficients, with 95% credibility intervals. Good SPH was associated with a decreasing number of chronic diseases in Italy (coeff = −0.52, 95%CI: [−0.59, −0.44]), Spain (coeff = −0.53, 95%CI: [−0.60, −0.46]) and Greece (coeff = −0.57, 95%CI: [−0.64, −0.50]). Age and Body Mass Index were determinants of NCDs in all countries. QoL of elderly was associated with SPH in Italy (coeff = 0.12, 95%CI: [0.10, 0.14]), Spain (coeff = 0.16, 95%CI: [0.15, 0.18]), and Greece (coeff = 0.18, 95%CI: [0.16, 0.20]). The number of NCDs was higher for people who were not employed in Spain (coeff = 0.45, 95%CI: [0.37, 0.53]) and was decreasing for a unitary increase in years of education in Greece (coeff = −0.12, 95%CI: [−0.14, −0.09]). As a general rule, the framework of the interrelationship among NCDs, SPH, and QoL was similar for Italy, Spain, and Greece. The connections found among indicators could be proposed to identify strategies for health promotion and healthy aging among people aged 50 and above, which are viable in general and at a country level. Reinforcing strategies targeted at some health indicators could have relevant effects on other related indicators.

scholarly journals Thirty-five-year trend in the prevalence of refractive error in Austrian conscripts based on 1.5 million participants

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (10) ◽  
pp. 1338-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Yang ◽  
Clemens Vass ◽  
Lee Smith ◽  
Alfred Juan ◽  
Thomas Waldhör
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Resting Heart Rate ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundTo quantify the current burden of myopia and hyperopia in Austrian young men and the time trend of myopia in the past 35 years by individual and social correlates.MethodWe included data on all Austrian military conscripts from 1983 to 2017 (n=1 507 063) from six medical investigation stations. Young men provided data on education, weight and height for calculating body mass index, blood pressure and resting heart rate. Non-cycloplegic refractions were measured by an autorefractometer. Spherical equivalent was calculated by standard formula (sphere+cylinder/2, unit dioptres (D)). Myopic refractive error was defined as <−0.5 D). Hyperopic refractive error was defined as >0.5 D.ResultsThe largest burden of refractive error in Austria is myopia, which rose from 13.8% to 24.4% over 35 years, with less than 5% hyperopic population. Over time, the prevalence of myopia was constantly lower yet increased more rapidly among those with low education levels (11.4%–21.7%) compared with those with higher education (24.5%–29.6%) in all medical investigation stations. We found consistent associations of some unfavourable health indicators (underweight: ORs 1.1–1.4, higher resting heart rate: all p trend <0.001) with higher myopia prevalence, which point towards lifestyle factors playing an important role in the development of myopia.ConclusionPrimary preventive measures are needed to curb the observed trend in myopia among Austrian young men. Future research should investigate the impact of modifiable factors on myopia development and progression, particularly lifestyle factors that are dramatically shifting.

scholarly journals Self-Rated Versus Objective Health Indicators as Predictors of Major Cardiovascular Events: The NHLBI-Sponsored Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation

2010 ◽  
Vol 72 (6) ◽  
pp. 549-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Rutledge ◽  
Sarah E. Linke ◽  
B. Delia Johnson ◽  
Vera Bittner ◽  
David S. Krantz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Events ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Major Cardiovascular Events

scholarly journals Disease or function? What matters most for self-rated health in older people depends on age

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1591-1594
Author(s):  
Viviane S. Straatmann ◽  
Davide L. Vetrano ◽  
Laura Fratiglioni ◽  
Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
National Study ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Discriminatory Capacity ◽  
What Matters

Abstract Background Self-rated health (SRH) holistically captures older adults’ health status from the perspective of the individual. Aims To explore the accuracy of five objective health indicators related to diseases, physical function, cognition and disability in discriminating SRH among the youngest and oldest old. Methods We used baseline data from 2196 participants of the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K), Sweden (years 2001–2004). Area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROC) were obtained from logistic regressions adjusted by sex, age and education. Results Among the youngest old, having ≥ 4 chronic diseases showed the highest discriminatory capacity of poor versus good SRH (AUROC: 0.714). Among the oldest old, a walking speed < 1.0 m/s showed the highest discriminatory capacity of poor versus good SRH (AUROC: 0.683), followed by ≥ 1 limitations in IADL (AUROC: 0.664). Conclusion What matters most for SRH in older people depends on age, with walking speed playing a major role among the oldest old.

scholarly journals An Investigation into the use of Health Services in Wales by those who Self–report Disability using Linked Data

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aideen Ahern ◽  
Melanie Jones
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Objective Health ◽  
Patient Pathways ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACT ObjectivesDisability is strongly related to employment disadvantage (Berthoud, 2008). There is a scarcity of disability research within labour economics, therefore this project will add to the evidence gap by examining existing survey data linked to medical data. As part of a wider empirical investigation into the influence of disability on economic outcomes using survey data, we examine the additional value of linked data. This analysis of linked data is aimed to form an initial exploratory project to identify the potential benefits and limitations of data linking in this context. The work aligns closely with the WG Programme to Maximise the Use of Existing Data which seeks to explore how the Welsh Government can potentially use linked data to improve the evidence base for policymaking. The findings will feed into the evidence base relating to the Programme for Government. This project hopes to increase the understanding of the relationships between disability and employment, to further inform policy makers and to create awareness among researchers of the benefits of using linked data. ApproachThe project will involve examining the different patient pathways for those who self-report disability in the National Survey for Wales (NSW) 2012-15. The proposal therefore involves linking data (using SAIL)at the individual level from administrative data including records from the Welsh Demographic Service, GP event data, Patient Episode Database for Wales and A&E data to individual level responses in the NSW. The aim of this project is to examine differences in objective health indicators, such as number of GP activity between those who currently self-report disability (limiting long-standing illness), and those who do not. In addition, we will explore the effects that disability status has on employment status within Wales. While social and economic disadvantage associated with disability is frequently identified using self-reported information on disability in survey data, far less is known within social science about the medical history/conditions of these individuals. It will also be possible to control for/examine the interaction with a range of other demographic characteristics (age, gender etc) which are available in the NSW. ResultsIndividuals in Wales who self-report disability use primary and secondary health services more so than non-disabled individuals. ConclusionThis work has the potential to contribute significantly to the Employment, Education and Wellbeing Work package (RP2) of the ADRC-W.

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