scholarly journals Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Elderly/Senior Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
A. Bevelaqua ◽  
C. Miklosko ◽  
M. Olah ◽  
R. Kovac ◽  
E. Horvatova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
Psychosocial Consequences ◽  
Senior Population

Senior population is one of major social work and healthcare issues in highly developed countries. The aim of this study was assessing the late psychosocial consequences in seniors in Vienna and Bratislava after the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemics. The results suggest that elderly patients in contrast to children and adolescents suffer significantly more late psychosocial consequences after having coronavirus acute or chronic di- sease.

Social Work Students’ Experiences of Ethical Difficulties in Field Placements: A Qualitative Study in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wu ◽  
Yunong Huang ◽  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Yu Shi
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Field Staff ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Field Placements ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
In The Beginning

Abstract Field placements provide social work students with opportunities to learn to handle ethical difficulties in a professional manner. In many developed countries, field staff are generally employed to supervise social work students’ field placements. ‘Code of Ethics’ and other ethics documents have also been developed to guide students’ professional activities. However, there is a lack of field staff, ‘Code of Ethics’ and other ethics documents in China, which may lead to ethical difficulties amongst students during their field placements. Based on the interviews of twenty-four social work students who completed field placements in 2016 at a university in China, this research revealed that students encountered many ethical difficulties in field placements. They tried to handle the difficulties in the beginning, but gradually adapted to the difficulties passively due to the lack of support. Most students also reported that they adhered to social work values and ethics in field placements and learned from field placements. The findings suggested that social work profession associations, Departments or Schools of Social Work, social work agencies and social work academia in China need to collaborate to create a more professional and supportive environment for students’ field placements.

Psychiatric Rehospitalization of Children and Adolescents: Implications for Social Work Intervention

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 483-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Chung ◽  
Susan Edgar-Smith ◽  
Ruth Baugher Palmer ◽  
Elizabeth Bartholomew ◽  
David Delambo
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Psychiatric Rehospitalization ◽  
Work Intervention

Reinherz, Helen Zarsky

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadye L. M. Logan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Principal Investigator

Helen Zarsky Reinherz (1923–2017), Professor at Simmons College, was a social work pioneer known for her independence, work ethic, and intellect. She was considered a pioneer in the field of social work during her 43-year career as a beloved professor and faculty member at Simmons College. But it is her work as the principal investigator on the groundbreaking Simmons Longitudinal Study focusing on preschool children and adolescents that was considered her most impactful contribution to the field of social work.

scholarly journals Sustainability and Well-being in Geriatrics: proposing a performance-based approach for the implementation of geriatric care activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Mazza ◽  
Riccardo Ievoli
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Transitional Care ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Emilia Romagna Region ◽  
Senior Population ◽  
Development Goals

The evaluation and measurement of Sustainable Development and Well-being represent a widespread emerging theme in healthcare, especially concerning, among others, the concepts of social equity and universality of health from an intergenerational perspective. To achieve such goals, Geriatrics would play a prominent role, especially considering the growing portion of the senior population in developed countries. This work intends to explore the possibility to connect Sustainable Development Goals and dimensions of Well-being to a set of performance indicators which are representative of geriatric activities in different settings of care. To this purpose, a pattern of indicators from Emilia- Romagna Region (RER) in Italy is considered. Furthermore, a range of Transitional Care interventions is discussed and proposed in order to ameliorate (or keep stable) the performance.

scholarly journals Prevalence and temporal trends of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Jilin, Northeast China, 2011-2015

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Zhijun Li ◽  
Qing Sun ◽  
Mengying Wang ◽  
Meng Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
National Level ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Obesity Prevalence ◽  
Obesity Epidemic ◽  
And Gender

Objective: In China, the obesity epidemic is truly national and childhood obesity prevalence has rapidly increased and is close to the developed countries. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and temporal trends of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Jilin City, China (2011-2015). Methods: The data derived from the census on students’ constitution and health in 2011-2015 carried out by the Jilin CDC, Jilin City. 191191 children and adolescents aged 7-18 years were included in the present survey, of which 37549 in 2011 to 41564 in the 2015. The newly developed age- and gender-specific BMI cutoffs by the working group on obesity in China were used to define overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Results: The mean of BMI (body mass index) was significantly increasing from 20.9 kg/m2 in 2011 to 21.5 kg/m2 in 2015 in all subjects. Overweight and Obesity prevalence of total students aged 7-18 years had a significantly increasing from 2012 to 2015 (P<0.001), from 16.0% and 13.1% to 17.1% and 17.1%. The minimum value of BMI and overweight and obesity prevalence in overall age group all presented in 2012. Boys and girls all showed the significant increase in overweight and obesity prevalence in every age group from 2012 to 2015 and boys higher than girls (P<0.001). Regardless of girls and boys, the most likely of children and adolescents being overweight and obesity had been observed in the youngest age and lowest school grade category. Conclusion: In summary, our results indicate that all the overweight and obesity prevalence among children and adolescents over the past 5 years were higher than the 2010 Chinese National Level and Chinese large coastal cities’ level and a significantly increase from 2011-2015. Obesity epidemic is serious, at least not optimistic among children and adolescents in Jilin, Northeast China.

Sex Education Strategy for Adolescents: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yustika Rahmawati Pratami ◽  
◽  
Nurul Kurniati ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Population Exposure ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Inclusion Criteria

Background: Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) plays an important role in preparing safe and productive lives of adolescents through understanding about HIV/ AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancy, gender-based violence, and gender disparity. This scoping review aimed to investigate the appropriate method of sex education and information for adolescents. Subjects and Method: A scoping review method was conducted in eight stages including (1) Identification of study problems; (2) Determining priority problem and study question; (3) Determining framework; (4) Literature searching; (5) Article selec­tion; (6) Critical appraisal; (7) Data extraction; and (8) Mapping. The research question was identified using population, exposure, and outcome(s) (PEOS) framework. The search included PubMed, ScienceDirect, Wiley Online Library, ProQuest, and EBSCO databases. The inclusion criteria were English-language and full-text articles published between 2009 and 2019. A total of 460 articles was obtained from the searched database. After the review process, twenty articles were eligible for this review. The data were reported by the PRISMA flow chart. Results: Eleven articles from developing countries (Nigeria, Thailand, Iran, California, Vietnam, Spain, South Africa, Indonesia) and nine articles from developed countries (USA, England, Australia) met the inclusion criteria with quantitative (cross-sectional, quasi-experiments, cohort, RCT) and qualitative design studies. The findings discussed available sources of sex education for adolescents including peers, school, media, and other adults. Digital media (internet and TV) contributed as preferable sources for adolescents. The parents and teacher’s involvement in providing sex education remained inadequate. Inappropriate sources of sex education like invalid information from the internet and other adults caused negative consequences on the sexual and reproductive health of children and adolescents. Conclusion: Parents-school partnership strategies play an important role in delivering appropriate information about sex education for children and adolescents. Keywords: digital media, sex education, parents, schools, adolescents Correspondence: Yustika Rahmawati Pratami. Jl. Siliwangi No. 63, Nogotirto, Gamping, Sleman, Yogyakarta, 55292. Email: [email protected]. Mobile: +6282198915596. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.02.27

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