scholarly journals DO DURATION OF STAY AND PARK VISITATION MATTER? AN EVALUATION OF PARK DISTANCE

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Abdul Malek ◽  
Amanina Nashar
Keyword(s):  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Park Visitation ◽  
Drastic Increase ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Among ways to keep up with healthy lifestyle include physical activities. Recent statistics by the Ministry of Health (2016) indicated a drastic increase in the prevalence of non-communicable disease from 1990 to 2016 and the number is expected to increase or remain high. In response to the issue, the Eleventh Malaysia Plan 2016-2020 was formulated to improve Malaysians’ wellbeing by providing ample open spaces to encourage an active lifestyle. This paper aims to investigate the association of proximity to neighbourhood park and its level of utilisation. 680 respondents were involved in the questionnaire survey conducted at 7 selected neighbourhood parks. The output of the Pearson Correlation evinced that proximity to neeighborhood parks was highly associated to the level of park utilisation. There was a strong and positive relationships between (i) park distance and numbers of visitations (r = 0.841,n = 680,p = 0.000< 0.01), (ii) park distance and length of stay (r = 0.803, n = 680, p = 0.000< 0.01), and (iii) number of visitations and length of stay (r = 0.644, n = 680,p = 0.000< 0.01). The results also indicated that that the longer the distance of the park from home, the longer the time spent at the park. Whereas, the shorter the distance of the park from home, the higher the utilisation of the park.

scholarly journals Prescribing a Healthy Lifestyle Polypill With High Therapeutic Efficacy in Many Shapes and Sizes

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 476-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Arena ◽  
Carl J. Lavie ◽  
Marco Guazzi
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Efficacy ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
European Heart Journal ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Prevention ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Policy Statement ◽  
Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽  
Healthcare Model ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

The paradigm allowing for a lifestyle immersed in unhealthy behaviors to perpetuate to a point where a non-communicable disease (NCD) is eminent or manifests, and then initiating health care interventions, is deeply flawed, results in poor outcomes, and is unsustainable. This paradigm describes the current predominant healthcare model in many countries around the world and has resulted in the continual increase in unhealthy lifestyle patterns that have led to the global NCD epidemic. It is now broadly recognized that rapid integration of a new healthcare model, one heavily focused on primordial and primary NCD prevention, is needed. Being physically active, eating healthy and nutritious foods, not smoking and minimizing second-hand exposure, and maintaining an appropriate body weight are central to this new prevention model. Combined, these four characteristics can be viewed as the key ingredients for the “healthy lifestyle polypill”. Recently, the American Heart Association (AHA), European Society of Cardiology (ESC), European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), and American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) came together to publish, in both the Mayo Clinic Proceedings and European Heart Journal, a policy statement entitled “Healthy Lifestyle Interventions to Combat Non-Communicable Disease: A Novel Non-Hierarchical Connectivity Model for Key Stakeholders”. We hope the AHA-ESC-EACPR-ACPM healthy lifestyle policy statement prompts a massive increase in production of the healthy lifestyle polypill. Regulatory approval is not needed to start manufacturing and distributing this medication. The polypill can take many forms and have differing ingredients and dosages while still maintaining high therapeutic efficacy.

scholarly journals EVALUATION ON GREEN OPEN SPACE AS HEALTH PROMOTER WITH SALUTOGENIC APPROACH: CITY FOREST BSD I AS CASE STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Ayu Larasati ◽  
Rosdiana Pakpahan
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Active Lifestyle ◽  
Passive Behavior ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
Non Communicable Disease ◽  
Selection Of

Sedentary/passive behavior has increased the risk of non-communicable disease, which incites the need to promote an active lifestyle through outdoor physical activities. However, green open space (GOS) amount and design that focus as health promoter have not yet been sufficient. Therefore, design evaluation is conducted to acknowledge recent issues and potential solutions as design considerations for next GOS that focuses on health. Evaluation of GOS design quality uses design indicators that are extracted from Salutogenic Five Vital Signs to identify and assess design quality at selected GOS as a case study.  The data for this study is gathered through site surveys, two months observations, and user interviews: 25 visitors, two staff, and three entrepreneurs. Evaluation at selected GOS highlights the importance of forest setting as major attractions because it provides comfortable shades of trees. Also, GOS should be located at a strategic point to be easily accessed by different kind of transportation modes and routes. Moreover, legibility is achieved highly by movement network: path and clear main entrance, and permeability are achieved through the selection of more than five meters height of trees that clear the visual obstacles, clear spots of activities (pods), and transparent fences.EVALUASI RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU SEBAGAI PROMOTOR KESEHATAN DENGAN PENDEKATAN SALUTOGENIC: TAMAN KOTA BSD I SEBAGAI STUDI KASUSPerilaku sedentary/pasif telah meningkatkan resiko terkena non-communicable disease yang menimbulkan munculnya kebutuhan untuk mendorong aktivitas fisik aktif yang dilakukan di ruang terbuka. Akan tetapi, kuantitas ruang terbuka hijau (RTH) belum memenuhi proporsi minimum 30% dari total luas area dan kualitas desain RTH sebagai promotor aktivitas fisik aktif (kesehatan) belum memiliki referensi desain. Oleh karena itu, evaluasi desain dilakukan untuk mengetahui permasalahan, potensi solusi, dan strategi yang terdapat pada RTH sekarang ini sebagai panduan rancang yang mendorong kegiatan fisik aktif. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif yang dilakukan melalui empat tahap, yaitu: 1. studi pustaka mengenai lima tanda vital salutogenic (diversity, vitality, nature, authenticity, dan legacy) untuk mengidentifikasi parameter evaluasi (kriteria perancangan dan indikator desain), 2. pemilihan objek studi, 3. pengumpulan data melalui survey, observasi dan wawancara, dan 4. identifikasi dan evaluasi kualitas desain RTH. Objek studi terpilih merupakan RTH yang berpotensi memenuhi lima tanda vital salutogenic, yaitu Taman Kota BSD I (TK I), Tangerang Selatan. Hasil evaluasi RTH adalah pentingnya mengintegrasikan unsur alam sebagai setting RTH karena karakteristiknya yang spesifik menjadi daya tarik utama untuk beraktivitas aktif. Selain itu, RTH perlu menyediakan fasilitas lengkap dan pemeliharaannya untuk seluruh kategori usia dan skala aktivitas dari personal hingga komunitas. Secara keseluruhan, RTH perlu mengembangkan program dan strategi implementasi untuk mengembangkan aktivitas edukasi dan preservasi yang melibatkan komunitas secara aktif.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Pemahaman Risiko Penyakit Tidak Menular pada Remaja melalui Deteksi Dini dengan Pemeriksaan Komposisi Tubuh di SMK PGRI 2 Surakarta (Increased Understanding of the Risk of Non-Communicable Diseases in Adolescents through Early Detection by Examination of Body Composition in SMK PGRI 2 Surakarta)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Aryanti Setyaningsih ◽  
Nastitie Cinintya Nurzihan
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Group ◽  
Obesity Hypertension ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Abstrak Remaja merupakan kelompok kesehatan prima namun rentan karena mengalami perubahan perilaku berisiko sehingga akan menentukan status kesehatan pada saat dewasa. Salah satu permasalahan kesehatan yang meningkat pada remaja adalah meningkatnya penyakit tidak menular pada remaja, misalnya obesitas, hipertensi, diabetes dan hiperkolesterolemia. Remaja perlu mendapatkan pemaparan mengenai penyakit tidak menular perlu diberikan kepada remaja guna meningkatkan kesadaran dan pemahaman remaja mengenai risiko, dampak, dan deteksi dini penyakit tidak menular pada remaja. Oleh karena itu, perlu diberikan pendidikan kesehatan sebagai dasar penerapan hidup sehat dan cara deteksi dini yang dapat dilakukan oleh remaja guna pencegahan penyakit tidak menular pada remaja. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di di SMK 2 PGRI Surakarta yang dilakukan selama 2 hari pada Bulan Juli 2019. Metode kegiatan adalah pendidikan kesehatan dan pemeriksaan komposisi tubuh dengan pengukuran indeks massa tubuh. Tiga puluh dua siswa mengikuti kegiatan ini. Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan peningkatan pengetahuan penyakit tidak menular dan kemampuan siswa dalam memahami status gizi mereka melalui pengukuran komposisi tubuh sebagai bagian dari deteksi dini penyakit tidak menular. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan dan kesadaran peserta kegiatan dalam melakukan pencegahan terhadap penyakit tidak menular remaja. �Kata kunci: Deteksi Dini; Pendidikan Kesehatan; Pengetahuan; PTM; Remaja�Abstract Adolescents are a prime health group but are vulnerable because they experience changes in risky behavior that will determine their health status as adults. One of the increasing health problems in adolescents is the increase in non-communicable diseases in adolescents, such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia. Adolescents need to get exposure to non-communicable diseases to increase awareness and understanding of the risks, impacts, and early detection of non-communicable diseases in adolescents. Therefore, it is necessary to provide health education as a basis for implementing a healthy lifestyle and early detection that can be done by adolescents to prevent non-communicable diseases in adolescents. This activity was carried out at SMK 2 PGRI Surakarta which was conducted for 2 days in July 2019. The method of the activity was health education and examination of body composition by measuring body mass index. Thirty-two students participated in this activity. Evaluation results show an increase in knowledge of non-communicable diseases and the ability of students to understand their nutritional status through measurement of body composition as part of early detection of non-communicable diseases. Thus, it can be concluded that there is an increase in the knowledge and awareness of participant activities in the prevention of adolescent non-communicable diseases.�Keywords: Early Detection; Health Education; Knowledge; Non-Communicable Disease; Adolescent

Is health coaching the next panacea in healthcare reform?

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 323-326
Author(s):  
Catherine Best
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Healthcare Reform ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Health Coaching ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Health coaching aims to empower patients to self-manage their long-term health conditions. Catherine Best explores the effect health coaching can have on patients and the shifts that are required to deliver it Non-communicable diseases now account for the vast majority of deaths globally. It is recognised that personalised care is key to managing non-communicable disease and health coaching is considered an essential element. Health coaching is a developing field of practice that encourages patients to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviours that can avert the impact of chronic disease. This article explores the effect health coaching can have on patients and the shifts that are required to deliver it.

scholarly journals Analisis Tingkat Pemahaman Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sebelas Maret Tentang Pentingnya Minum Air Putih Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Penyakit Gagal Ginjal

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabiila Rifdaturrohiidah
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Failure ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Special Concern ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Non-communicable diseases begin to become special concern in the world health sector. Increased deaths cases due to non-communicable disease caused world health sector payying attention to non-communicable disease. Kidney failure is one of the non-communicable diseases that causes many deaths. Kidney failure does not occur instanly, this cases occur gradually. Kidney failure can occur at any age. Even adult people can also get kidney failure if they do not adopt a healthy lifestyle. Many factors can cause a person to get kidney failure. Lack of body fluid intake is one of the risk factors for kidney failure. The habit of drinking water in adolescents who are not good will aggravate the work of the kidneys so that in a long time it will cause damage to the kidneys. Each person needs at least two liters of water or about eight glasses of water to complete inteke of human bodies.

scholarly journals FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN TEKANAN DARAH TINGGI PADA USIA PRODUKTIF DI KELURAHAN PILANGBANGO

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 178
Author(s):  
Agnes Candra Febrianita ◽  
Avicena Sakufa Marsanti ◽  
Retno Widiarini
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Family History ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

ABSTRAK Tekanan darah tinggi merupakan salah satu penyakit tidak menular yang menjadi penyebab kematian global dan diperkirakan telah meyebabkan 9,4 juta kematian. Prevalensi penyakit tekanan darah tinggi di Indonesia sering meningkat. Pada tahun 2018 prevalensi penyakit tekanan darah tinggi di Indonesia sebesar 34,1%. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membuktikan faktor-faktor risiko yang berpengaruh terhadap kejadian tekanan darah tinggi pada usia produktif dan mengukur besarnya pengaruh faktor risiko. Metode penelitian ini dengan menggunakan metode Case Control dengan jumlah sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 102 orang dengan 51 kasus dan 51 kontrol. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui kuesioner dan observasi. Analisis data menggunakan uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada hubungan antara jenis kelamin (OR 3,484; 95% CI 1,522-7,972) riwayat keluarga (OR 9,840 ; 95% CI 3,934-24,616), indeks massa tubuh (OR 3,380; 95% CI 1,447-7,897), dan aktivitas fisik OR 3,720 ; 95% CI 1,632-8,479) dengan kejadian tekanan darah tinggi pada usia produktif di Kelurahan Pilangbango. Dari hasil penelitian tersebut faktor yang menjadi penyebab tekanan darah tinggi pada usia produktif di Kelurahan Pilangbango yaitu jenis kelamin, IMT, aktivitas fisik dan riwayat keluarga. Berdasarkan faktor risiko tersebut, diharapkan masyarakat usia produktif yang berada di kelurahan Pilangbango menerapakan gaya hidup sehat dan rutin memeriksakan tekanan darah ke fasilitas terdekat.ABSTRACTHigh blood pressure is a non-communicable disease that causes global death and is estimated to have caused 9.4 million deaths. The prevalence of high blood pressure in Indonesia often increases. In 2018 the prevalence of high blood pressure in Indonesia is 34.1%. The purpose of this study is to prove the risk factors that influence the incidence of high blood pressure in the productive age and measure the magnitude of the influence of risk factors. The type of this research is using Case Conrol method  with the number of samples in this study were 102 people with 51 cases and 51 controls. Research data was obtained through questionnaires and observations. Data analysis used Chi-Square test. The results showed that there was a relationship between gender (OR 3,484; 95% CI 1,522-7,972) family history (OR 9,840; 95% CI 3,934-24,616), body mass index (OR) OR 3,380; 95% CI 1,447-7,897), and physical activity OR 3,720; 95% CI 1,632-8,479) with the incidence of high blood pressure in the productive age in Pilangbango Village. From the results of the study, the factors that cause high blood pressure at productive age in Pilangbango Village are gender, BMI, physical activity and family history. From this risk factors, it is expect that people in Pilangbango Village adopt a healthy lifestyle and routinely check their blood pressure to the nearest facility.Kata Kunci: Tekanan Darah tinggi, Usia Produktif, Kelurahan Pilangbango

scholarly journals Effects of Disability Type on the Association between Age and Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors among Elderly Persons with Disabilities in Shanghai, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (15) ◽  
pp. 5426
Author(s):  
Xichen Wang ◽  
Mei Sun ◽  
Xiaohong Li ◽  
Jun Lu ◽  
Gang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Little is known about differences in the association between age and risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to the disability type in Chinese elderly persons with disabilities. Thus, we examined the effects of these differences in elderly persons with disabilities in Shanghai, China. We evaluated four NCD risk factors (hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and overweight) using health data obtained from 20,471 elderly persons with disabilities in 2017. Logistic regression analyses explored differences in the association between age and NCD risk factors according to the disability types, after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. We observed significant differences in the association between age and NCD risk factors across disability types; a significant association was observed between older age and higher odds of hypertension (p < 0.001) among subjects with a physical disability. However, the prevalence of hypertension did not significantly differ by age in subjects with multiple disabilities. Interventions for elderly patients whose disabilities are more strongly affected by environmental factors should focus more on reduction of subjects’ barriers to activities through improvements in living and environmental adaptability for physical activities.

scholarly journals Survey of Musculoskeletal Pain among Dental Clinician in Kulliyyah of Dentistry IIUM

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susi Sukmasari ◽  
Ahmad Faisal Ismail ◽  
Arbaatul Arroshikin Nazirah Hamshah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Body Region ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Repetitive Movements

This study aimed to determine the prevalent site of musculoskeletal pain and its associated risk factors among dental clinicians at the Kulliyyah of Dentistry, IIUM. A validated, pilot-tested self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 160 dental clinicians between March and June 2014 using convenience sampling method. Inclusion criteria includes dentist, clinical supervisors or clinical dental students. Dental clinicians whom were diagnosed with musculoskeletal disorders were excluded. Data obtained were recorded and analyzed using statistical package for the social science (SPSS) software version 19. Pearson correlation test was used to determine the association between the risk factors and pain sites. A total of 146 participants completed the questionnaire (91.3% response rate). The sample consist of 40 dentists (27.4%), 36 Year 3 students (24.7%) and 35 participants (24%) respectively from Year 4 and Year 5. There was high prevalence of neck pain (79.5%), back shoulder pain (74.7%) and lower back pain (71.9%) among dental clinicians. Significant correlation was found between physical activities with upper body region pain sites (r = 0.170, p=0.042) and lower body region pain sites (r = 0.221, p=0.008). There was a significant association between repetitive movements and wrist bending with upper and lower body region pain sites (r = 0.320, p = <0.001) (r = 0.278, p =0.001). No correlation between awkward postures with upper and lower body pain sites. This paper will relate to the Islamic teaching on moderation in working and in maintaining healthy lifestyle. The most prevalent site of musculoskeletal pain experienced by dental clinicians was at the neck area and the least was on the left arm. Repetitive movements, wrist bending and physical activities were associated with upper and lower body region pain sites.

scholarly journals May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Supplement_B) ◽  
pp. B107-B109
Author(s):  
Maral Myanganbayar ◽  
Khatantuul Boldbaatar ◽  
Khulan Tuvdendarjaa ◽  
Thomas Beaney ◽  
Giles Partington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Haemorrhagic Stroke ◽  
Main Risk Factor ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Working People ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Abstract Mortality from haemorrhagic stroke and ischaemic heart disease per 10 000 people in Mongolia ranks among the highest in the world. The main risk factor being hypertension. We aimed to screen hypertension for the working people in their workplace who rarely visit primary clinics. Two hundred health care volunteers were trained for blood pressure (BP) measuring technique and providing healthy lifestyle advice. Screening was performed at 80 sites, the majority were workplaces, over a period of 60 days when the May Measurement Month (MMM) campaign launched in May 2019. Hypertension was defined by the standard MMM guidance, as systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg (based on the mean of the second and third measurement), or taking anti-hypertensive medication. Blood pressure measuring digital devices (Omron-M3, Microlife A6 PC) were all clinically verified and approved for clinical use. A total of 6522 individuals (majority 67.8% male and mean age 37.0 ± 10.4) were screened. The proportion of hypertensive adults was 32.5%, of whom, 62.2% were aware of their hypertension, and 50.1% were on medication. The control rate for those on treatment was 27.1%. Non-communicable disease risk factors were 51.2% (3342) overweight/obese (19.5% obese), 38.7% (2523) smoking, 64.4% (4200) alcohol consumption, 4.5% (294) previously diagnosed with diabetes, and 1.3% and 1.1% with a heart attack or stroke, respectively. We conclude that hypertension management needs to be prioritized and increased awareness is required in the population.

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