The Effect of “IHAPIM” Program on Health Perceptıons and Health Responsıbılıtıes of Immıgrant Men: A Study Protocol Two- Group Double-Blind RCT (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Health Perceptions ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Immigrant Men

BACKGROUND Few of the improving men's health programs are based on masculinity values, men's preferences, and interests. Studies show that programs prepared using gender-specific approaches are more effective in men's health and provide more positive contributions to men's health. Addressing the immigrant men's health and male-specific health issues in this program shows that this program is gender-specific. OBJECTIVE The study purpose of examining the effect of the “IHAPIM” program on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies of immigrant men. METHODS We make an effort to report this randomized controlled trial to comply with the SPIRIT. The population size consists of 95 immigrant men who live in the north of Turkey. The study, between March 2020–March 2021, was held in the two districts predominantly immigrants live. The participants were randomly divided into the experimental and control group. The experimental (N = 49) received a short‐term IHAPIM program (5 weeks, 1 hr per week, 10 hr in total). Each group’s intervention performed by researchers. The immigrant men’ health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies measured before “IHAPIM” program performed and three month after “IHAPIM” program performed. Measurements were obtained during pre-and post‐test from the experimental and control group (N = 46). In this study, participants and statistician who conducted the research blinded. RESULTS The results showed that both the levels of health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies were significantly different between the two study groups (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study is anticipated to provide a piece of significant evidence of the health promotion interventions for immigrants men performed by researchers and efficacy of health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men group. It is assumed that health promotion interventions specific to male gender and sensitivity to immigrants' language lead to beneficial results on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men. Suppose the “IHAPIM” program perform in practice by public health nurses. It can be effectively improved immigrant men’s health variables such as health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies. CLINICALTRIAL NCT04831463

MAN Model: Health Promotion

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Denner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion

Despite the efforts of the health care industry to raise men's awareness and participation in attending to their own health needs, men continue to be very poor consumers of health care services (Gibson & Denner, 2000). The MAN model is a model of disease prevention and health promotion that seeks to improve and create pathways for men and adolescents to better access the Health Care System (Gibson & Denner, 2000). If men at present do not come to the health services, then men's health programs may need to journey to where men are gathered. The MAN Model was developed to address specifically this problem of reaching men and getting them to discuss their health concerns in a culturally relevant way. Apart from social and sporting venues, the workplace also represents another significant culturally relevant site for men's health discussions. Men's health in the workplace is subject to the same social, economic, cultural and environmental factors as health in the community (Noblet & Murphy, 1995). The MAN Model has developed a pathway for the education and empowerment of males to deal with their health needs preventively rather than reactively both in the community and the workplace.

scholarly journals Status of men’s health in Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Larry Goldenberg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Health Movement ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Gender Specific

Men are more likely to die of cancer, heart disease, or diabetes at younger ages than women – a reality that is compounded by the reluctance of men to utilize health care services. In addition to reduced life expectancy, men can also expect to live fewer healthy years than their female counterparts. As gynecologists and obstetricians have led the women’s health movement in addressing gender-specific gaps in care, urologists are well poised to take on a leadership role to advocate for and address men’s health initiatives.

scholarly journals A Primary Health Care Approach to Men's Health in Community Health Settings: It's Just Better Practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Approach

Promoting men's health in primary care settings such as general practice is now common, but what might primary health care for men's health look like in community health settings? This paper reports on case studies of diverse community-based health and wellbeing services for men in South Australia. The programs selected as case studies include Aboriginal men, gay men and homosexually active men, men from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, older men, middle-aged men, fathers, young men, as well as services that focus on childhood sexual abuse and violence intervention. The case studies share the following main features - they have a social view of health, use a primary health care approach with an emphasis on prevention, address issues of access and equity, use social justice principles, and work across a number of sectors. These features were integrated into a socially just primary health care framework for men's health in community health settings. Socially just primary health care can address health inequities within men's health that are related to, among other things, class, race, ethnicity and sexuality. Socially just primary health care services can work collaboratively with women's health on common concerns such as violence intervention and childhood sexual abuse. Moreover, socially just primary health care services reflect local concerns, where health professionals work with men rather than acting as outside experts.

scholarly journals Economic sanctions against Iran as an important factor in threatening the health of patients with multiple sclerosis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Sahraian ◽  
Abdorreza Naser Moghadas ◽  
Sharareh Eskandarieh
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Care Quality ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services

Background: After intensified economic sanctions against Iran, decreased welfare of patients were more recognizable. The present study was aimed at identifying the challenges and stress level experienced by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) regarding treatment and health care services in 2018-2019 after strengthening of economic sanctions against Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on MS patients in Tehran, Iran. A structured questionnaire was designed to measure the main variables addressing the challenges and stress level of MS patients with respect to receiving care and treatment services. Results: In total, 1039 MS patients were enrolled into the study. Among the patients who answered yes to the questions, 873 (85.8%) and 837 (86%) were concerned about medicine unavailability and supply and purchase of internationally branded medicine, respectively. Moreover, 671 (70.3%) subjects were concerned about replacing their medicines with cheaper alternatives due to financial problems and 427 (41.4%) were unwilling to continue their treatment due to the economic burden of MS. In total, 795 (82%) were concerned about the effectiveness of Iranian drugs in comparison with internationally branded drugs. Generally, 970 (93.53%) subjects had experienced increased current living costs and 711 had experienced (68.82%) reduced nutrition quality, which (OR: 2.68; 95% CI: 1.99, 3.60) was significantly higher among subjects who had an income of less than or equal to 250 US$ per month. Conclusion: The sanctions can impose greater stress and hardship on patients due to the unavailability and costs of medicines. Iran should manage health care quality and provide services to prevent the adverse effects of sanctions on MS patients and guarantee patients’ right to receive well-established medication and health services.  

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN BULLYING DI TEMPAT KERJA TERHADAP DISTRESS PSIKOLOGIS DAN KEPUASAN HIDUP PEKERJA PELAYANAN KESEHATAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1013-1025
Author(s):  
Rully Rudianto ◽  
Dadan Erwandi ◽  
Fatma Lestari ◽  
Abdul Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services

AbstractWorkers who are working in the health care sector have to deal with a work condition that is high-risk for bullying from various parties that come from, among others, the expectation of excellent performance. This study aimed to assess the association between Workplace Bullying, Psychological Distress, and Satisfaction with Life among workers in health care sector.  This is a cross-sectional study on 310 respondents consisting of workers who work on various health care services. Data were collected using a randomly distributed questionnaire and processed using a frequency distribution table. The association between variables were then analyzed using the Spearman correlation test. The results of this study showed associations between Workplace Bullying, Psychological Distress, and Satisfaction with Life. The majority of workers in the health care sector did not experience bullying and stress. For the satisfaction with life in this sector, the study showed a high satisfaction level. This study concludes that there is an association between bullying and stress level among workers in health care sector. A higher bullying and stress level will trigger dissatisfaction with life. Despite the low bullying incidence in this sector, management still has to be aware and perform prompt actions to identify and prevent negative actions. This is important to prevent bullying by implementing an appropriate anti-bullying program in the workplace, that the stress level will not increase and the satisfaction of the workers is maintained. Keywords: bullying, health care sector, level of distress, and satisfaction with life AbstrakPekerja sektor Pelayanan Kesehatan  merupakan pekerja yang harus menghadapi situasi kerja yang sangat berisiko terjadinya kejadian bullying dari berbagai pihak dan menuntut perfoma yang tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menilai hubungan bullying di tempat kerja, distres psikologis, dan kepuasan hidup pada pekerja di sektor pelayanan kesehatan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian cross-sectional dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang disebarkan secara acak kepada kelompok pekerja yang bekerja di berbagai sektor pelayanan kesehatan dengan jumlah responden sebanyak 310. Data yang terkumpul kemudian diolah menggunakan tabel distribusi frekuensi dan dianalisis hubungannya dengan metode uji korelasi Spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan antara bullying di tempat kerja, distres psikologis, dan kepuasan hidup. Pekerja di sektor pelayanan kesehatan mayoritas tidak mengalami kejadian bullying dan mayoritas juga tidak mengalami stres. Terkait tingkat kepuasan bekerja di pelayanan kesehatan, hasil studi menunjukkan tingkat kepuasan yang tinggi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hubungan tersebut menunjukkan semakin tinggi kejadian bullying dan tingkat stres di sektor pelayanan kesehatan akan memicu ketidakpuasan terhadap kehidupan para pekerjanya. Walaupun didapatkan kejadian bullying yang rendah di sektor pelayanan kesehatan, manajemen harus tetap waspada dan segera bertindak untuk mengidentifikasi dan mencegah terjadinya perilaku negatif. Hal ini penting untuk mencegah terjadinya korban bullying dan penerapan program anti bullying yang tepat di tempat kerja, sehingga tingkat stres tidak meningkat dan kepuasan bekerja tetap terjaga. Kata kunci : Bullying, distress level, kepuasan hidup, dan pelayanan kesehatan 

scholarly journals A qualitative study into female sex workers’ experience of stigma in the health care setting in Hong Kong

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haixia Ma ◽  
Alice Yuen Loke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Health Care Setting ◽  
Care Services

Abstract Background Hong Kong has gained a good reputation for its quality public health care services. However, there is a growing recognition that social stigma is a potential obstacle when female sex workers (FSWs) access health care services. There are a lack of studies focusing on how FSWs experience and cope with stigma when accessing health care services in Hong Kong. Objective This study aims to explore how FSWs experience stigma and develop coping strategies when accessing health care services in Hong Kong. Methods This is a qualitative interview study. Staff of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that serve sex workers in Hong Kong facilitated the process of recruiting the participants. In-depth individual interviews were conducted with 22 FSWs, focusing on their experiences of stigma and coping strategies when accessing health care services. A directed content analysis approach was adopted to analyze the data. Results The interview data can be grouped into three themes: experience of stigma in the health care setting; coping with the stigma of sex work; and the call for non-judgmental holistic health care. Conclusion This study contributes to an understanding of the experience of stigma and stigma coping strategies of FSWs when accessing health care services in Hong Kong. stigma remains an important issue for a large proportion of FSWs when they seek timely professional help, openly disclose their sex work identity, and receive comprehensive health care services. The study also highlights the need to address multiple healthcare needs of FSWs beyond STDs. Moreover, the study contributes to increasing awareness of, and respect for, the human right of FSWs to receive non-discriminatory health services.

Race and gender as factors in access to health insurance and utilization of health care services

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana J. Ferradas ◽  
G. Nicole Rider ◽  
Johanna D. Williams ◽  
Brittany J. Dancy ◽  
Lauren R. Mcghee
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
And Gender
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