scholarly journals The Current Health and Wellbeing of the Survivors of the Rana Plaza Building Collapse in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (13) ◽  
pp. 2342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Humayun Kabir ◽  
Myfanwy Maple ◽  
Md Shahidul Islam ◽  
Kim Usher
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Building Collapse ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Emotional Outcomes ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to identify the ongoing physical and psychological health vulnerabilities of the readymade garment (RMG) factory workers involved in the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013, along with their experiences within the current socioeconomic and political contexts of Bangladesh. Seventeen Rana Plaza survivors participated in unstructured, face-to-face, in-depth interviews. Interviews were thematically analyzed using Haddon’s matrix to examine pre-event, event, and post-event injury experiences. The collapse of the Rana Plaza building resulted in significant physical and emotional trauma for those who survived the event. The majority of the participants were forced to attend work on the day of the collapse. Participants reported physical health complaints related to bone injuries/fractures and amputation, severe headache, kidney problems, and functional difficulties. In addition to the reported physical health issues, the participants revealed psychological health issues including trauma, depression and suicidal ideation, sleep disorders, anxiety, and sudden anger. Participants described barriers to their potential for re-employment in the RMG sector and outlined their limited access to free healthcare for follow-up treatment. Those who survived the collapse of the Rana Plaza building continue to experience significant adverse physical and emotional outcomes related to the disaster. Yet, they have little recourse to ensure the availability of adequate health care and rehabilitation. Given the international reliance on the Bangladeshi RMG industry, continued pressure to ensure care is provided for these survivors, and to reduce the risk of future disasters, is necessary.

scholarly journals Fitness Center Design with Natural Shapes and Forms Approach in Surabaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Pande Putu Dwi Novigga Artha
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
Fitness Center ◽  
The People ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Special Approach ◽  
The City

Density of Surabaya city affects the physical and psychological health of the people. Productive activities accompanied by a dense environment mean that people rarely have time to exercise. To increase the awareness and interest of the people of the city of Surabaya to exercise, it is necessary to have a sports facility with a special approach. Biophilic theory, especially the natural shapes and form approach, can be a solution to these problems. The return of nature's essence into the building can provide positive benefits for human physical and physical health. Previous research has discussed the determination of fitness center design criteria with the natural shapes and forms approach in Surabaya. In this follow-up journal, we will discuss the final result or application of the design criteria into an architectural work. The design method used is the force based framework method. The force in the design of this building in addition to the surrounding natural environment is the natural perception of the community which is transformed into architectural forms. It aims to increase interest in training and restoring the user's physical and psychological health without having to go far out of town to look for nature.

Effect of Elective Surgery Under General Anesthesia on Mental Status Variables in Elderly Women and Men: 10-Month Follow-Up

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Zucker Goldstein ◽  
Barry Steven Fogel ◽  
Bruce Leonard Young
Keyword(s):  
Mental Status ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Functional Change ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
And Function

Mental status changes were assessed and compared in 172 general surgical and orthopedic patients and 190 nonsurgical patients, all aged 55 and over, during a 10-month period. Assessments included a structured psychosocial questionnaire and standardized tests of cognition, affect, and function. The relationship of surgery, type of surgery, age, gender, and postoperative delirium to long-term postoperative decline was evaluated. Analyses of variance directly tested main effects pertaining to each of the five hypotheses and interactions of surgery with background variables. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses assessed the unique contributions of demographic and surgical variables to cognitive, affective, and functional change. None of the independent variables tested made a significant contribution to changes from baseline to long-term follow-up. The findings may be due to the physical and psychological health of this sample, and replication of this work in more impaired populations may be productive.

Internet Use and Face-to-Face Social Interaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 159-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangmoon Kim ◽  
Joong-Hwan Oh
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health

Using time-use data collected in South Korea and the United States, this study examines what Internet users would do if they did not spend time online and whether these activities would include face-to-face social interaction, an important condition for a sense of attachment, physical and psychological health, and social integration. In contrast to most previous studies, we attempt to control for unobserved individual heterogeneity by either using a fixed-effects method or identifying random non-users—Internet users who do not go online on a specific day. Moreover, our cross-cultural comparison helps find more generalisable effects of Internet use. Despite the inconsistent statistical significance in the US and some differences between societies, overall, the results indicate that online time displaces time spent on face-to-face interaction with family and non-family members.

scholarly journals Survival with Technology: Elderly Teachers’ Perspective Towards Emergency Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 98-114
Author(s):  
Faramarz Samifanni ◽  
Rose Leslie R Gumanit
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Cost Implications

This study analyzed the content of YouTube news clips on elderly teachers concerning emergency online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using traditional content analysis, the included news videos were transcribed, interview segments were translated and familiarized, dominant words were identified, data were coded, categorized, and themed. Four dominant words were highlighted: online, students, teachers, and pandemic. Three themes on technical challenges and support needs, health issues, and resilience emerged in the analysis. Results show that elderly teachers are persistent to adapt to emergency online learning despite the struggles they are facing. The analysis also highlights the negative effects of the sudden shift to emergency online learning on the physical and psychological health of elderly teachers. Furthermore, the elderly teachers, are ensuring students’ access to education even at their own cost. Implications to the country’s quality of education and suggestions of providing better technical and psychological health support to elderly teachers were presented.

scholarly journals Strategies for Young College Teachers' Self-Realization

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-329
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Ushakov
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Study Strategies ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Young Teachers

The research into social peculiarities, structure, and mechanisms of young teachers' self-realization is a relevant issue in modern sociological studies. The present paper features professional strategies that self-realization patterns. The research objective was to study strategies for professional self-realization employed by young teaching personnel of colleges. It was based on an authentic hybrid research complex, which included a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques: methods of included observation, in-depth interviews, expert interviews, and content analysis of regulatory documents. The analysis revealed three types of adaptive strategies for professional self-realization of young teachers: Strategy of Success, Strategy of Remonstrative Self-Realization, and Strategy of Forced Self-Realization. The article emphasizes the connection between social prosperity and the chosen strategy. Adaptive strategies force young teachers to comply with expectations of their social environment, which disagrees with the concept of self-realization. The humanistic non-adaptive strategy based on a free choice of patterns and modes of the teacher's work, which makes it possible to preserve physical and psychological health and save human resources.

After the care journey: exploring the experiences of family carers of people living with dementia

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 2429-2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Jameson ◽  
Lynne Parkinson ◽  
Annie Banbury
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Person With Dementia ◽  
Primary Family

AbstractWhile the burden of caring for people living with dementia has been well documented, considerably less is known about how carers transition into post-care life. This study aimed to understand the experiences of primary family care-givers of people with dementia after the person with dementia has died. A specific focus of the research was understanding the barriers to transitioning into a positive post-care life, and facilitators that help sustain carers as they move forward after their care journey has ended. A qualitative exploratory, descriptive study was undertaken with nine primary carers for a family member who died with dementia (five spouses and four adult children). Semi-structured face-to-face or telephone interviews were conducted with carers between July and August 2016. Interview transcripts were analysed using a thematic approach. A number of factors that can act as barriers or facilitators to transition for carers were identified. Contextualising loss, restructuring identity, psychological health issues and the influence of social attitudes seemed to have a strong influence on carer outcomes. The findings highlight the need for further systematic social and informational support for carers to moderate post-care trajectories and improve carer transition.

scholarly journals Emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 338-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen A. Baikie ◽  
Kay Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Psychological Outcomes ◽  
Therapeutic Tool ◽  
Writing Paradigm ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Emotional Events ◽  
Do So

Writing about traumatic, stressful or emotional events has been found to result in improvements in both physical and psychological health, in non-clinical and clinical populations. In the expressive writing paradigm, participants are asked to write about such events for 15–20 minutes on 3–5 occasions. Those who do so generally have significantly better physical and psychological outcomes compared with those who write about neutral topics. Here we present an overview of the expressive writing paradigm, outline populations for which it has been found to be beneficial and discuss possible mechanisms underlying the observed health benefits. In addition, we suggest how expressive writing can be used as a therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma and in psychiatric settings.

scholarly journals Perceived Physical and Psychological Health in Middle Adulthood : Links to Marital Satisfaction, Age of Marriage, and SES

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-54
Author(s):  
Nilay Pekel Uludağlı ◽  
Şeyda Pekçetin
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Middle Adulthood ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Age Of Marriage

Background: The life course health development approach, as a new theoretical model relating to health, dwells on psychosocial factors as well as biological factors, and it proposes that the effects of developmental timing unfolding over one’s lifespan should be considered. Based on this theoretical model, as well as empirical studies relating to marriage and health, one of the psychosocial factors that may contribute to the health of middle-aged individuals is the marital relationship. Aims: The aim of this study – conducted with individuals in middle adulthood – is to investigate the relationships between marital satisfaction, age at the time of marriage, SES (socioeconomic status) and psychological and physical health. Method: Data was collected from middle-aged individuals between 40–69 years in Turkey (160 women and 142 men). The World Health Organization Quality of Life Measurement Tool, Brief Symptom Inventory, Marriage Life Scale, and a Demographic Information Form were used to assess the participants’ perceived physical and psychological health, their marital satisfaction, their age of marriage, and SES. Results: A path analysis indicated that the age of marriage was positively related, and perceived psychological health problems were negatively related to perceived physical health. Both marital satisfaction and SES were negatively related to perceived psychological health problems. Upon examination of the mediator role of psychological health problems and SES, it was observed that both marital satisfaction and SES were related to perceived physical health through perceived psychological health problems. Also, the age of marriage was related to perceived psychological health problems via SES. Conclusion: The findings showed that marriage is an important component in the evaluation of perceived health in middle age; individuals are healthier when they get married at a more mature age and have a positive marital relationship.

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