scholarly journals Mental Health and Physical Activity: A COVID-19 Viewpoint

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Sunday O. Onagbiye ◽  
Zandile June-Rose Mchiza ◽  
Ezihe L. Ahanonu ◽  
Susan H. Bassett ◽  
Andre Travill
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
World Economy ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Population ◽  
The World ◽  
Physical Activity And Exercise ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

COVID-19, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has become a public health emergency across the globe. It is a highly contagious disease, which elicits high levels of fear amongst the world population and is considered a threat to the world economy. As a response to this pandemic, international governments have devised unconventional measures to guard the health of their citizenry. Among these are the “new normal” country lockdown that mandates working from home, home-schooling of children, and physical/social distancing from friends and family. For the majority, this has resulted in momentary job loss and loneliness, and other psychological illnesses. Hence millions are frightened, depressed and panic easily as a result of the tension due to the uncertainty, which interferes with their job performance, livelihoods, international trade and the world economy. If not mitigated, this is likely to cause physical health deterioration, with severe mental illness being the outcome. To reduce mental health illnesses during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence suggests prioritising regular participation in physical activity and exercise across lifespan. It is also important for medical experts who specialise in the care and management of mental health to recognise physical activity and exercise as a medicine that can ameliorate some mental illnesses and their associated risk factors.

scholarly journals Understanding Leisure Centre-Based Physical Activity after Physical Activity Referral: Evidence from Scheme Participants and Completers in Northumberland UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2957
Author(s):  
Jordan Bell ◽  
Lis Neubeck ◽  
Kai Jin ◽  
Paul Kelly ◽  
Coral L. Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Ordinal Regression ◽  
World Health ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
The World ◽  
The Uk

Physical activity referral schemes (PARS) are a popular physical activity (PA) intervention in the UK. Little is known about the type, intensity and duration of PA undertaken during and post PARS. We calculated weekly leisure centre-based moderate/vigorous PA for PARS participants (n = 448) and PARS completers (n = 746) in Northumberland, UK, between March 2019–February 2020 using administrative data. We categorised activity levels (<30 min/week, 30–149 min/week and ≥150 min/week) and used ordinal regression to examine predictors for activity category achieved. PARS participants took part in a median of 57.0 min (IQR 26.0–90.0) and PARS completers a median of 68.0 min (IQR 42.0–100.0) moderate/vigorous leisure centre-based PA per week. Being a PARS completer (OR: 2.14, 95% CI: 1.61–2.82) was a positive predictor of achieving a higher level of physical activity category compared to PARS participants. Female PARS participants were less likely (OR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.43–0.97) to achieve ≥30 min of moderate/vigorous LCPA per week compared to male PARS participants. PARS participants achieved 38.0% and PARS completers 45.3% of the World Health Organisation recommended ≥150 min of moderate/vigorous weekly PA through leisure centre use. Strategies integrated within PARS to promote PA outside of leisure centre-based activity may help participants achieve PA guidelines.

scholarly journals Introduction

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hanna Falk Erhag ◽  
Ulrika Lagerlöf Nilsson ◽  
Therese Rydberg Sterner ◽  
Ingmar Skoog
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
World Population ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Challenge ◽  
First Time

AbstractIn 2020, for the first time in history, there were more people in the world aged 60 years and over than there were children below the age of 5 years. The population aged over 65 years is projected to increase from one billion in 2019 to more than two billion in 2050, and those aged over 80 years are projected to increase from 143 to 426 million, with the largest increase occurring in the developing world (UN World Population Prospects, 2019). This demographic trend constitutes the largest global health challenge, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The European Union has set it as one of the major challenges in Horizon 2020 and it has important societal implications (European Commission, 2020). The proportion of retired individuals will increase, leading to an increased ratio between those who have exited the workforce and those still active in the labour market. Thus, ageing represents a global societal and scientific challenge requiring integrated efforts, multidisciplinary translational research approaches and social innovations that build on ideas of potentials and capabilities, emphasising the value of old age.

IMPLEMENTATION OF MUROTTAL AL-FATIHAH AGAINST CLIENTS RISK OF VIOLENCE AT THE CLENDER HOSPITAL, EAST JAKARTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Amrullah Amrullah ◽  
Asih Minarningtyas ◽  
Hani Fauziah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
World Health ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The World ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
National Prevalence

Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) (2009) estimates that 450 million people worldwide experience mental disorders, about 10% of adults experience mental disorders and  25% of the population is estimated to experience mental disorders at a certain age during their life. This age usually occurs in young adults between the ages of 18-21 years. Other data from the National Institute of Mental Health shows that the rate of mental disorders reaches 13% of the disease as a whole and is expected to grow to 25% in 2030. The highest prevalence of mental disorders in Indonesia is in the province of the Special Capital Region (DKI) Jakarta (24, 3%), followed by Nagroe Aceh Darussalam (18.5%), West Sumatra (17.7%), NTB (10.9%), South Sumatra (9.2%), and Central Java (6.8%). while based on data Basic Health Research (2007). It shows that the national prevalence of mental disorders reaches 5.6% of the population, four to five people are suffering from mental illnesses. Based on these data, Indonesia's annual data that experience mental disorders is always increasing (MOH (2008). The increase in the proportion of mental disorders in the data obtained in Riskesdas 2018 is quite significant compared to Riskesdas in 2013, increasing from 1.7% to 7% of Indonesia's population (Riskesdas, 2018). In our country, there are approximately 2,400,000 children with mental disorders.  

Planning Occupational Therapy Services in Kuwait

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Busuttil
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Mental Health Field ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Therapy Services ◽  
Health Field

The number of countries that are evaluating their rehabilitation programmes and, in the process, seeking to introduce or expand occupational therapy services is on the Increase. Kuwait is one of them and, under the auspices of the World Health Organisation, consultancy reports on occupational therapy in the mental health field have been commissioned. This article Is based on the experiences of two visits to Kuwait In the last quarter of 1994.

scholarly journals Promoting Mental Health as a Key Priority for Sustainable Development in Ghana

2019 ◽  
pp. 237-244
Author(s):  
Ganu D
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The World

Mental health is an essential element of health and equally important for the healthy functioning of families, communities and society. In 2005, the World Health Organization declared mental health as a universal human right. In spite of this right, mental health related problems affect 10% of the world population at any given time. About 75% of this worldwide disease burden is in the poor countries. On the average, about 21.6 million people live in Ghana and about 650,000 of these are suffering from a severe mental disorder. This shows that poor mental health is increasingly becoming a menace in the Ghanaian society. Therefore, the objective of this research is to assess the attitude of Ghanaian health care workers towards mental illness and to determine resource availability. The study adopted cross sectional study design and utilized quantitative data collection. Inferential statistics, specifically, correlation was used to determine the possible relationships of factors and mental disorders. Results of the study showed that 62.2% will hide mentally unstable due to social stigma and discrimination. There was a statistically significant positive correlation between attitude and gender toward mental health, r = .205, n = 250 and P < 0.01. Also, 30% and 32% respectfully stated that mental health services are not easily accessible or affordable. These results formed basis of the need for action plans to promote mental health in Ghana in order to meet the sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals A Bone Marrow Aspiration Study in Evaluation of Severe Anemia in Adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
T. Ayeesha Sithika ◽  
Priavadhana Rajan Prasaad ◽  
Vindu Sivastava
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Bone Marrow Aspiration ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Haematological Parameters ◽  
World Population ◽  
Severe Anemia ◽  
Morphological Alterations ◽  
The World ◽  
Significant Health

Anemia is a global health challenge and is the most significant health problem encountered in the developing countries especially in India. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 1.62 million !! billion people per year are affected globally with anemia which constitutes 24.8%  of  the  world population. To evaluate the clinical presenting features and the basic haematological parameters in adult patients with severe anemia, the morphological alterations of Bone marrow aspirates in these patients were studied. To correlate these morphological alterations of Bone marrow aspirates with the clinical and the basic haematological parameters in severe anemia.

scholarly journals Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Stock Market

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Rajani B Bhat ◽  
V N Suresh
Keyword(s):  
Stock Market ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Indian Stock Market ◽  
The Impact

The corona virus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected nearly 8, 75,000 people. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs. The corona virus is going global, and it could bring the world economy to a standstill. COVID-19 that began in the depths of China’s Hubei province is spreading rapidly, persuading the World Health Organisation to declare it as a pandemic. There are now significant outbreaks from South Korea to Italy and Iran, from America to Britain. The ongoing spread of the new corona virus has become one of the biggest threats to the global economy and financial markets. Even though, time and again our Indian economists have assured the country that Indian economy stands relatively insulated from the global value chain, but being integrated into world economy, there has to be some impact. This was reflected in the Nifty when the stock market took a great plunge down in last week of February, 2020. The present study is an attempt to examine the impact of COVID-19 on Indian Stock market. The study takes into consideration a time period of four months, from December 1st, 2019 to March 31st, 2020. The study focuses on the Nifty and sectoral indices of Nifty along with India Volatility Index. Tools used for the study involves correlation, regression, ANOVA, variance analysis and moving averages. The study concludes with the statement that volatility is higher in medium run than in short run and also there is significant impact of COVID-19 on Indian stock market.

scholarly journals The impact of physical activity and exercise on obesity

2016 ◽  
pp. 130-136
Author(s):  
Farid Mouissi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fat Distribution ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
The Body ◽  
World Health ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Physical Activity And Exercise ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction: The health benefits of regular physical activity alone are real, and the World Health Organisation has afforded great importance to the issue of obesity, and considers it to be an epidemic, which is threatening global health. Despite the fact that the subject of obesity emerged in developed countries, Arab countries began experiencing this phenomenon, due to changes in lifestyle among its citizens. Physical activity may favourably affect body fat distribution. Our study aims to study the impact of physical activity and exercise on obesity. Method: The research sample was 165 adolescents with an average age of 17.8 years old. A questionnaire was used to estimate physical activity and exercise. The body mass index (BMI) is used to determine obesity. Result: The results of the study indicated that there is a relationship between physical activity and exercise and obesity, and also between the amount of exercise and type of physical activity and obesity. Conclusion: Physical activity and exercise have an impact on obesity. Through the study results, we recommend the importance of physical activity and exercise for teenagers, because the continuous practice of physical activity reduces obesity. Keywords: obesity, physical activity and exercise, adolescence.

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