scholarly journals Knowledge of OSTEOPOROSIS and LIFESTYLE BEHAVIOURS IMPACTING PEAK BONE MASS among Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hansa Patel ◽  
Hayley Denison ◽  
Sana Zafar ◽  
Paul Teesdale-Spittle ◽  
Elaine Dennison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
University Students ◽  
Osteoporotic Fracture ◽  
Peak Bone Mass ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviours

Osteoporosis is a major public health problem through its association with fragility fracture. Low peak bone mass (PBM) is a major contributor to later osteoporosis risk. Despite this, most studies concentrate on older people when the window of opportunity to impact PBM has passed. This study aimed to understand what adolescents and young adults understand about PBM, the risk of osteoporotic fracture and how lifestyle factors impact PBM. Such information may inform educational interventions to reduce future risk of fracture, and provide important public health benefits. New Zealand university students were approached to participate in this study. Nine focus groups of a total of 44 adolescents and young adults, mean age 22.9 (± 4.02) years of different ethnicities (29 female 15 male), were conducted using a semi-structured approach with open-ended questions and prompts. Transcripts were thematically coded using an inductive content analysis approach. Participants reported poor knowledge of PBM and factors impacting risk of osteoporotic fracture. There was a general awareness of the positive and negative impacts of many lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity, diet, tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption on health in general, but not specifically how these impact PBM and good bone health in later life. We conclude that in a cohort of New Zealand University students, current knowledge of osteoporosis and lifestyle factors that impact PBM is limited. Educational interventions in young adults are now warranted to improve PBM and prevent osteoporosis in late adulthood.

The direct effect of specific training and walking on bone metabolic markers in young adults with peak bone mass

2014 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella Gombos Császár ◽  
V. Bajsz ◽  
E. Sió ◽  
V. Steinhausz Tóth ◽  
B. Schmidt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Peak Bone Mass ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Bone Metabolic Markers ◽  
Metabolic Markers

Locking down behavioural compliance: The role of emotion and emotion regulation in breaches of COVID-19 mitigation measures in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910532110299
Author(s):  
Terise Broodryk ◽  
Kealagh Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Insight Into

Although anxiety and worry can motivate engagement with COVID-19 preventative behaviours, people may cognitively reframe these unpleasant emotions, restoring wellbeing at the cost of public health behaviours. New Zealand young adults ( n = 278) experiencing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown reported their worry, anxiety, reappraisal and lockdown compliance. Despite high knowledge of lockdown policies, 92.5% of participants reported one or more policy breaches ( M  = 2.74, SD = 1.86). Counter to predictions, no relationships were found between anxiety or worry with reappraisal or lockdown breaches. Findings highlight the importance of targeting young adults in promoting lockdown compliance and offer further insight into the role of emotion during a pandemic.

scholarly journals Research on Stress Among the Engineering College Students in Coimbatore, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S) ◽  
pp. 73-75
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Significant Public Health

The students are generally affected by stress especially in professional courses like medical, engineering are affected by higher stress, this leads to psychological problems such as high amount of depression, nervousness, cardiac problems etc.,. Mental health among the students indicates growing concern along with opportunity, because of the large number of people who could be reached during an important period of life. College premises, by their scholarly nature, are also well positioned to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices. In short, colleges offer a unique opportunity to address one of the most significant public health problems among late adolescents and young adults. Busy schedules crammed with curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities can affect the student’s physical and mental health, especially on delayed eating and improper and less sleeping. These stressors can compound over time, leading to even greater levels of stress. College premises, by their scholarly nature, are also well positioned to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices. In short, colleges offer a unique opportunity to address one of the most significant public health problems among late adolescents and young adults. This study aims to analyse the stress among the engineering students from sample survey. A quantitative method was used in gathering and analysing the data by distributing questionnaires to the students. The results obtained were analysed for different factors that cause stress among students

scholarly journals Major Depressive Disorder and Bone Mass in Adolescents and Young Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (10) ◽  
pp. 2230-2237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chadi A Calarge ◽  
Brandon D Butcher ◽  
Trudy L Burns ◽  
William H Coryell ◽  
Janet A Schlechte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Major Depressive

scholarly journals Young adults with juvenile arthritis in remission attain normal peak bone mass at the lumbar spine and forearm

2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1504-1510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaretha Haugen ◽  
Gunhild Lien ◽  
Berit Flatø ◽  
Janne Kvammen ◽  
Odd Vinje ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Lumbar Spine ◽  
Bone Mass ◽  
Peak Bone Mass ◽  
Juvenile Arthritis

Adolescent Victims Emerging From Cyberbullying

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1584-1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvina Brandau ◽  
Tracy A. Evanson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Health Outcomes ◽  
Adolescent Victims ◽  
Theory And Model

Cyberbullying is a pervasive public health issue, affecting 10% to 50% of adolescents and resulting in significant negative health outcomes. Due to the relative newness of cyberbullying, there are many elements of the phenomenon that are not understood. Fifteen adolescents and young adults who had experienced cyberbullying as adolescents, participated in one-on-one, semi-structured interviews. A grounded theory and model, Emerging From Cyberbullying, was constructed to describe the process of being a victim of cyberbullying. The process began by Being Targeted and a cycle of Being Cyberbullied, Losing Oneself, and Attempting to Cope followed. Once out of the cycle, victims could begin the process of Resolving and Finding Oneself. This theory can be used to inform cyberbullying prevention efforts and adolescent providers can utilize this theory to understand the process of being a victim of cyberbullying, promote open discussions with adolescents about cyberbullying, and offer suggestions for effective methods to cope.

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