scholarly journals Can Yogic Breathing Techniques Like Simha Kriya and Isha Kriya Regulate COVID-19-Related Stress?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjari Rain ◽  
Balachundhar Subramaniam ◽  
Pramod Avti ◽  
Pranay Mahajan ◽  
Akshay Anand
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
Breathing Techniques ◽  
Yogic Breathing ◽  
Therapeutic Measures ◽  
Related Stress

The global impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is tremendous on human life, not only affecting the physical and mental health of population but also impacting the economic system of countries and individual itself. The present situation demands prompt response toward COVID-19 by equipping the humans with strategies to overcome the infection and stress associated with it. These strategies must not only be limited to preventive and therapeutic measures, but also aim at improving immunity and mental health. This can be achieved by yogic breathing techniques. In this perspective, we emphasize the importance of yogic breathing, Simha Kriya and Isha kriya, the simple yet effective breathing techniques.

Psychological Function of Religious Practices

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Yousofi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
World Religions ◽  
Detailed Explanation ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
Physical Phenomena ◽  
The Relationship

There are different sorts of disorder in human life. Some disorders take place directly in the human body which some disorders happen in the soul that is why we are not able to classify them as physical phenomena. The link between bodily health and spiritual health due to religious involvement by a committed person is a general accepted fact and finds a significant favor among the scholars. Avicenna, a great Muslim philosopher and physician, admitted and defended the relation between physical and mental health. The aim of this paper is to deal with the relationship between human bodily-mental health and religious involvement. An argument and detailed explanation is given on why and how religious involvement by a committed person will warrant human mental and bodily health. This paper while presuming that all world religions are in common in this regard but is limited to Islamic perspective. It will be articulated on the basis of Islamic teachings that praying as a first value advice in Quranic verses and other religious practices play an effective role to warrant human health.   Keywords - spiritual, Quranic perspective, physical health

Work-related stress: Implications for physical and mental health

2016 ◽  
Vol 146 (8) ◽  
pp. 359-366
Author(s):  
Ricard Navinés ◽  
Rocío Martín-Santos ◽  
Victòria Olivé ◽  
Manuel Valdés
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

scholarly journals Effects of Social Support on the Stress-Health Relationship: Gender Comparison among Military Personnel

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Ming Hsieh ◽  
Bi-Kun Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
And Gender

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the role of workplace social support and gender affect the relationship between work stress and the physical and mental health of military personnel in Taiwan. The analysis results reveal that military personnel expressed significantly high perceptions of work-related stress. Social support from supervisors and colleagues is a crucial factor in buffering the effect of work-related stress on perceived health, and increasing the physical and mental health among military personnel. This study shows that male personnel who perceived higher stress and gained more social support from supervisors and colleagues than female personnel were less likely to have physical and mental issues than female personnel. Managerial implications and suggestions could serve as references in managing work-related stress, enhancing social support occurring in the military workplace, and reducing job dissatisfaction, which in turn improves the health and well-being of military personnel in Taiwan.

scholarly journals THE ANTI SARS-COV-2 VACCINES AND THE QUESTIONSTHEY RAISE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-598
Author(s):  
Abdel H. Labidi , MD , PhD.
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
One Year

Since it was first reported in late 2019, SARS-Cov-2 had a global impact on human physical and mental health, as well as on their social life and economic endeavor. In one year, the virus has infected over 115 million people, killed almost 2.6 million of them and left many others with long-term health sequelae. The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems, interrupted routine care and prevented patientsfollow-up. All these factors led to increased mortality from other chronic diseases. Further, the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption to education, economic trade, travel, social life, and has profoundly changed our way of living. In this review article we present the organization and the function of the immune system that protects us against diseases, the virology, the infection, the transmission and the pathogenesis of SARS-Cov-2, the disease Covid-19, the development of vaccines against SARS-Cov-2 and some of the questions raised by these vaccines, as well as suggested responses to them.

scholarly journals The anti SARS-Cov-2 Vaccines And The Questions They Raise

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Labdi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
One Year

Since it was first reported in late 2019, SARS-Cov-2 had a global impact on human physical and mental health, as well as on their social life and economic endeavor. In one year, the virus has infected over 115 million people, killed almost 2.6 million of them and left many others with long-term health sequelae. The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems, interrupted routine care and prevented patients’ follow-up. All these factors led to increased mortality from other chronic diseases. Further, the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption to education, economic trade, travel, social life, and has profoundly changed our way of living. In this review article we present the organization and the function of the immune system that protects us against diseases, the virology, the infection, the transmission and the pathogenesis of SARS-Cov-2, the disease Covid-19, the development of vaccines against SARS-Cov-2 and some of the questions raised by these vaccines, as well as suggested responses to them.

scholarly journals Sehat Dalam Perspektif Al-Qur'an

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Miskahuddin Miskahuddin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
Positive Sense ◽  
Body And Soul ◽  
The Will ◽  
Good Deeds

Al-Qur'an as a noble holy book and a guide for human life, always guides people to be positive for their own good, including talking about the importance of maintaining health for the freshness and fitness of the human body both physically and mentally. Healthy in the positive sense described in the Koran, namely the preservation of all the potential gifts of God on him in the form of organs that can functionally move various work activities to build himself and the environment in which he lives and is. There is a specificity that can be described by the Koran on the physical and mental health aspects of this matter, especially all the potential for body and soul to always be meaningful to be healthy and strong to perform worship to Allah SWT perfectly as proof of his gratitude to Allah SWT who created it with a hope to get the pleasure of Him and get the highest mau'nah from God to get heaven jannatun na'im. Syurga jannatun na'im longs for strong people to worship and do good deeds perfectly according to the will and wishes of Allah SWT or those who are pleased by Him. Of course, only people who are healthy and strong, physically and mentally, as well as whose perfection in worshiping or doing good deeds to Allah will occupy a quality heaven. Strong is synonymous with being physically and mentally healthy, therefore only those who are strong and healthy will also be able to carry out God's mandate, namely religion with the perfection of all its Shari'a. Therefore people who want to get happiness and prosperity accompanied by safety in the world and in the hereafter are obliged to strive to be healthy physically and mentally and always respect, maintain and glorify physically and spiritually so that they are always healthy or get used to living healthy within the framework of Islamic law guided by teachings of al-Qur'anul Karim and Al-Hadith.  

scholarly journals Association between Psychological Stress and Neck Pain among College Students during the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 Pandemic: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1526
Author(s):  
Amira Daher ◽  
Ofra Halperin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Stress

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) greatly affected people’s lifestyles. We used an online, cross-sectional survey during a COVID-19-related lockdown in Israel, with the aim of investigating the effects of such lockdowns on students’ self-perceived stress and neck pain (NP). College students (N = 295) completed questions on sociodemographic characteristics, the Neck Disability Index (NDI), the Perceived Stress Scale, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and NP frequency (four-point scale). Logistic regression models were calculated with the NDI as the dependent variable. In total, 35.6% of students experienced at least moderate NP-related disability (NDI ≥ 15), more during than before the lockdown. NP increased gradually, from a lifetime mean of 1.80 to a lockdown mean of 3.07 (χ2 = 316.72; p < 0.001). Students’ self-perceived stress was moderate, and 59.3% reported experiencing study-related stress. Higher levels of self-perceived stress, study-related stress, sitting >3 h/day, and a higher VAS score were associated with a higher risk of an NDI ≥ 15 (Nagelkerke’s R2 = 0.513, p < 0.001). The transition from on-campus to online learning seems to have exacerbated students’ NP, which was correlated to their study stress and lifestyles. These findings advocate for the need to promote the physical and mental health of students via e.g., mental health services and occupational and ergonomic consulting services.

scholarly journals Covid-19 and Neuro-Behavioral Economics: A Conceptual Framework to Improve Physical and Mental Health among Remote Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-363
Author(s):  
Deepa Dongarwar ◽  
Korede K. Yusuf ◽  
Sitratullah O. Maiyegun ◽  
Sahra Ibrahimi ◽  
Chioma Ikedionwu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavioral Economics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Long-term home confinement during the ongoing COVID-19 can have negative mental and physical health consequences, which in turn can reduce productivity among those working remotely. We sought to delineate factors related to neuro-behavioral economics that employers should consider for their employees who are teleworking during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Physical and mental well-being are intertwined and are strongly correlated to high productivity at workplace. By integrating the factors of neuro-behavioral economics into the work culture, companies will alleviate work-related stress leading to improved mental and physical functioning; thus leading to increased productivity. Key words: • Neuro-behavioral economics • COVID-19 • Teleworking • Mental health   Copyright © 2020 Dongarwar et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.

scholarly journals Testing Predictive Factors of Depressive Symptoms among Grandparents under the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 804-804
Author(s):  
Yuqin Jiao ◽  
Christine Fruhauf
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract An estimated 69.5 million Americans are reported to be grandparents. Among them, about 10% are raising grandchildren and the number of grandparents who are raising grandchildren (GRG) is increasing. Previous research on GRG suggests that the unexpected caregiving duties may lead to negative physical and mental health including more depressive symptoms when compared to non-caregiving grandparents (NGRG). Additionally, grandparent-grandchild relationships determined by emotional availability (EA) of the grandparent may be impacted. These factors might further be complicated, especially as it relates to the health and well-being of GRG, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the overarching goal of this presentation is to use the biopsychosocial model to present a conceptual framework to test the mental well-being of GRG during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this presentation, we will 1) summarize appropriate literature on GRG; 2) share a COVID-19 health and well-being assessment survey designated for GRG in order to assess their health before and since the COVID pandemic; and 3) propose a conceptual model to investigate and test the protective role of physical activity and GRG’s EA in the grandparent-grandchild relationship for the mental health of GRG. In our model, we argue that GRG experience more COVID-19 pandemic-related stress and more depressive symptoms when compared to NGRG. This proposed conceptual model offers one way to test the predictors of depressive symptoms on GRG. Future testing has the potential to shed new light on the development of appropriate intervention programs tailored to maintain the mental health of GRG.

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