Animal Assisted Therapy: It’s Implications among Disorders, for Therapeutic Practice, and in Health and Well-being

Till the time one has not loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unborn. Animal Assisted Therapy can be used in amalgamation with other forms of therapy. The animal becomes an assimilation of the therapeutic plan with AAT. Many psychological disorders have been shown to react well to Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT). The article is a concise literature review on Animal Assisted Therapy of database available from the studies that were integrated and provided a general understanding of the perceived benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy and includes topics that are categorised as an Introduction to Animal Assisted Therapy: how it can help people with disorders, it’s utilisation in therapeutic practice and its relation to our health and well-being. Papers were considered eligible if they satisfied the following pre-determined criteria: (1) Talked about Animal Assisted Therapy in context to well-being of an individual, (2) Talked about implications of Animal Assisted Therapy in context to disorders and (3) Showed benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy in counselling. This paper further provides an overall review of Animal Assisted Therapy. Relevant data was summarized and collated to make a narrative account of the findings that animal in the therapy would not make it more difficult, but rather make it easier, the therapist be aware of any animal-related allergies when employing animals as adjuncts and animals can help have a better emotional and physical healing experience by the patient

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Impacts of Risks Over Benefits in the Adoption of Self-Tracking Technologies

Journal of Global Information Management ◽

10.4018/jgim.20211101.oa10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 1-46

Author(s):

Jean-François De Moya ◽

Jessie Pallud ◽

Samuel Fosso Wamba

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Human Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Perceived Benefits ◽

Research Model ◽

Multidisciplinary Research ◽

Model Based ◽

Unlimited Number ◽

Health Factors ◽

Health And Well Being

Self-tracking (ST) technologies offer an unlimited number of opportunities to improve human life, especially health and well-being. Many scholars have been interested in this technology because of its worldwide spread but have not emphasized the benefits versus ST practices risks. This paper presents a literature review of the benefits and risks of ST practices to close this gap. It also develops a multidisciplinary research model based on the extended valence framework. This model offers five hypotheses highlighting the importance of considering technological, social, and health factors when measuring ST adoption. The results show that the perceived benefits outweigh the risks. Health is paramount in the perception of benefits. These results lead us to make a few recommendations for practitioners.

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Impacts of Risks Over Benefits in the Adoption of Self-Tracking Technologies

Journal of Global Information Management ◽

10.4018/jgim.20211101oa14 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 0-0

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Human Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Perceived Benefits ◽

Research Model ◽

Multidisciplinary Research ◽

Model Based ◽

Unlimited Number ◽

Health Factors ◽

Health And Well Being

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Digital detox: An effective solution in the smartphone era? A systematic literature review

Mobile Media & Communication ◽

10.1177/20501579211028647 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 205015792110286

Author(s):

Theda Radtke ◽

Theresa Apel ◽

Konstantin Schenkel ◽

Jan Keller ◽

Eike von Lindern

Keyword(s):

Social Network ◽

Literature Review ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Instant Messaging ◽

Social Network Sites ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Control ◽

Smartphone Use ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Digital Detox

Smartphone use, e.g., on social network sites or instant messaging, can impair well-being and is related to clinical phenomena, like depression. Digital detox interventions have been suggested as a solution to reduce negative impacts from smartphone use on outcomes like well-being or social relationships. Digital detox is defined as timeouts from using electronic devices (e.g., smartphones), either completely or for specific subsets of smartphone use. However, until now, it has been unclear whether digital detox interventions are effective at promoting a healthy way of life in the digital era. This systematic literature review aimed to answer the question of whether digital detox interventions are effective at improving outcomes like health and well-being, social relationships, self-control or performance. Systematic searches of seven databases were carried out according to PRISMA guidelines, and intervention studies were extracted that examined timeouts from smartphone use and/or smartphone-related use of social network sites and instant messaging. The review yielded k = 21 extracted studies (total N = 3,625 participants). The studies included interventions in the field, from which 12 were identified as randomized controlled trials. The results showed that the effects from digital detox interventions varied across studies on health and well-being, social relationships, self-control, or performance. For example, some studies found positive intervention effects, whereas others found no effect or even negative consequences for well-being. Reasons for these mixed findings are discussed. Research is needed to examine mechanisms of change to derive implications for the development of successful digital detox interventions.

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Grandparenting - A Matter of Love and Care: A Review of the Literature 1990-2000

International Journal for Human Caring ◽

10.20467/1091-5710.6.3.55 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 55-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elisabeth O.C. Hall,

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Literature Review ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Analysis Data ◽

Health Problems ◽

Future Research ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Human Caring ◽

Health And Well Being

This article presents findings from a literature review concerning grandparenting in healthcare. Using qualitative content analysis, data were collected from CINAHL and organized in three categories: transition to grandparenthood; grandparental roles; and grandparental health and well-being due to transitions and roles. The review demonstrated a growing number of studies on grandparents rearing grandchildren and sparse studies on other issues. Grandparenting is discussed in a human caring paradigm as a phenomenon based on love and care, and as containing suffering that gives health problems. Directions for future research encompass how nurses include grandparents in the care of the sick grandchild.

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Developing Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Yoga and Mindfulness for the Well-Being of Student Musicians in Spain

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.642992 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

L. Javier Bartos ◽

María J. Funes ◽

Marc Ouellet ◽

M. Pilar Posadas ◽

Chris Krägeloh

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Control Group ◽

Education Student ◽

Alexander Technique ◽

Perceived Benefits ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Meditation Experience ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Yoga Meditation

Here, we report on a quasi-experimental study to explore the applicability and perceived benefits of the CRAFT program, which is based on mindfulness, yoga, positive psychology, and emotional intelligence, to improve higher education student musicians’ health and well-being during the lockdown. A subset of student musicians at a Higher Conservatory of Music in Spain followed the CRAFT program during the academic year 2019/2020, 1 h per week as part of their curriculum. Students enrolled in CRAFT-based elective subjects formed the CRAFT program group (n = 40), while other students represented the control group (n = 53). The onset of the national lockdown elicited by the COVID-19 pandemic occurred halfway through the program, which was subsequently delivered in an online format. We administered an online survey to explore the effect that the exposure to the CRAFT program had in terms of how participants dealt with various health and well-being concerns arising from the COVID-19 lockdown. There was a significantly higher proportion of proactive participants in the CRAFT program group, 92%, than in the control group, 58%, in terms of implementing practices to improve their health and well-being during the lockdown. Additionally, significantly more participants acknowledged perceived benefits from their practices in the CRAFT program group, 78%, than in the control group, 52%. Among proactive participants, yoga/meditation was the most implemented in the CRAFT program group, followed by exercise, and other yoga/meditation practices, whereas in the control group, exercise and Alexander technique-based practices were the most applied. In the CRAFT program group, the highest rate of perceived benefits was from yoga/meditation CRAFT-based practices, 51%, followed by exercise, 32%, and other yoga/meditation practices, 27%, whereas in the control group, benefits were reported by 29% of exercising participants and 16% for those having practiced the Alexander technique. A similar pattern was observed when excluding participants with previous yoga/meditation experience. This study revealed how participants can independently apply learned skills from the CRAFT program in response to a naturally occurring life event of unprecedented global impact, suggesting that previous exposure to mindfulness and yoga is likely to have a beneficial effect on how young adults react towards exceptionally stressful conditions.

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How Self-tracking and the Quantified Self Promote Health and Well-being: A Systematic Literature Review (Preprint)

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/25171 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shan Feng ◽

Matti Mäntymäki ◽

Amandeep Dhir ◽

Hannu Salmela

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Well Being ◽

Quantified Self ◽

Health And Well Being

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Ikääntyneille suunnatun sosiaalisen markkinoinnin interventioiden taloudellinen arviointi - kartoittava kirjallisuuskatsaus

Gerontologia ◽

10.23989/gerontologia.66682 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 79-101

Author(s):

Jussi Partanen ◽

Leena Forma ◽

Pekka Rissanen

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Economic Evaluation ◽

Literature Review ◽

Social Marketing ◽

Evaluation Studies ◽

Behavioural Change ◽

Final Analysis ◽

Well Being ◽

Eligibility Criteria ◽

Health And Well Being

Käyttäytymisen muutokseen tähtääviä kohdennettuja, kansalaisten, ryhmien ja yhteisöjen osallistamista hyödyntäviä menetelmiä on kuvattu lupaaviksi keinoiksi terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä. Tällaisten interventioiden taloudellista arviointia on tehty kuitenkin melko vähän. Taloudellinen arviointitutkimus on systemaattista toimintaa, jossa tunnistetaan, mitataan ja verrattaan vaihtoehtoisten interventioiden kustannuksia ja vaikutuksia. Tähän kirjallisuuskatsaukseen etsittiin tietoa ja tuloksia ikääntyneille suunnatun sosiaalisen markkinoinnin tehokkuudesta. Sosiaalista markkinointia kuvataan käyttäytymisen muutokseen tähtääväksi prosessiksi, jonka alkuperä on kaupallisen markkinoinnin ohella myös sosiaali- ja yhteiskuntatieteissä. Katsauksen aineiston muodostavat yhdeksän kansainvälistä taloudellista arviointitutkimusta, jotka valikoituivat kriteerien mukaan lopulliseen analyysiin. Arvioitujen interventioiden tavoitteet liittyivät ikääntyneiden terveyden edistämiseen ja/tai sairauksien ennaltaehkäisyyn. Katsauksessa arvioitiin myös taloudellisten arviointitutkimusten laatua. Tutkimusten tulosten yhteenvetoa hankaloittavat erot interventioiden tutkimusasetelmissa, arviointinäkökulmissa, vaikuttavuuden mittaustavoissa sekä kansallisiin palvelujärjestelmiin liittyvät erot. Tuloksiin liittyvästä epävarmuudesta huolimatta tutkimusten tulokset viittaavat siihen, että sosiaalista markkinointia hyödyntävät interventiot voivat olla vaikuttavia ja potentiaalisesti myös kustannus-vaikuttavia ikääntyneiden terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä. Economic evaluation of social marketing interventions targeting older adults – A scoping literature review Behavioural change methods that seek to involve individuals, groups, and communities have been described as a promising approach to promote health and well-being. Yet, only few economic evaluation studies are found. Economic evaluation is a systematic attempt to identify, measure and compare the costs and outcomes of alternative interventions. The aim of this literature review was to analyse the previous evidence on the cost-effectiveness of social marketing targeting older adults and the elderly. Social marketing has been described as a behavioral change approach that has its origins both in commercial marketing and social sciences. The review is based on nine international economic evaluation studies, which were selected for the final analysis based on eligibility criteria. Objectives of the evaluated interventions involved health promotion and/or illness prevention targeting older adults. The second aim of this review was to assess the previous economic evaluation studies. Summarising the research findings is impeded by the variation in research designs, the perspectives for the evaluation, the methods used to measure effectiveness, and the differences in health care and welfare systems between national states. Despite these uncertainties, the international research indicates that interventions applying social marketing techniques appear to be effective and potentially cost-effective approach to promote health and well-being of older adults.

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Naming Institutionalized Racism in the Public Health Literature: A Systematic Literature Review

Public Health Reports ◽

10.1177/0033354918760574 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 133 (3) ◽

pp. 240-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Rachel R. Hardeman ◽

Katy A. Murphy ◽

J’Mag Karbeah ◽

Katy Backes Kozhimannil

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Literature Review ◽

Well Being ◽

Core Concept ◽

Institutionalized Racism ◽

The Public ◽

Health Literature ◽

Health Field ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Public Health Literature

Objectives: Although a range of factors shapes health and well-being, institutionalized racism (societal allocation of privilege based on race) plays an important role in generating inequities by race. The goal of this analysis was to review the contemporary peer-reviewed public health literature from 2002-2015 to determine whether the concept of institutionalized racism was named (ie, explicitly mentioned) and whether it was a core concept in the article. Methods: We used a systematic literature review methodology to find articles from the top 50 highest-impact journals in each of 6 categories (249 journals in total) that most closely represented the public health field, were published during 2002-2015, were US focused, were indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE and/or Ovid/MEDLINE, and mentioned terms relating to institutionalized racism in their titles or abstracts. We analyzed the content of these articles for the use of related terms and concepts. Results: We found only 25 articles that named institutionalized racism in the title or abstract among all articles published in the public health literature during 2002-2015 in the 50 highest-impact journals and 6 categories representing the public health field in the United States. Institutionalized racism was a core concept in 16 of the 25 articles. Conclusions: Although institutionalized racism is recognized as a fundamental cause of health inequities, it was not often explicitly named in the titles or abstracts of articles published in the public health literature during 2002-2015. Our results highlight the need to explicitly name institutionalized racism in articles in the public health literature and to make it a central concept in inequities research. More public health research on institutionalized racism could help efforts to overcome its substantial, longstanding effects on health and well-being.

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