scholarly journals Stay Home—The Impact of Social Distancing in Families during COVID-19 Lockdown: The Case of Cyprus

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 354
Author(s):  
Gregory Neocleous
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
Impact On Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Usual Pattern

Everyone has experiences that make them feel upset, disappointed, or fatigued. When these types of feelings are combined with certain life events or situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, they often lead to mounting tension and stress. A crisis is a disruption or breakdown in a person’s or a family’s normal or usual pattern of functioning. The aims and objectives of this study are to explore how lockdown and social distancing had an impact on family relations in Cyprus and to what extent affected stress level of participants. By examining the impact of social distancing among adults 18 and older (N = 160), valuable conclusions were extracted. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to strengthen the idea of using alternative approaches in social preventions and/or interventions in crisis in order to deal with stress. The study argues that the disruption of usual patterns of functioning, in addition to other psychosocial and economic factors, diminishes the quality of life, resulting in tension and stress in a family environment. On the other hand, findings from the current study indicate an enhancement of relationships in challenging times, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Family support in older institutionalized people

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Mª del Mar Molero ◽  
Mª del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes ◽  
José J. Gázquez ◽  
Erica Sclavo
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Residential Context ◽  
Degree Of Satisfaction ◽  
Assess Quality

Social changes, life events, and the difficulties that accompany ageing can lead to situations of loneliness and, in the worst cases, isolation. In cases of institutionalization, the attenuating effect of family support may increase when people are faced by the need to deal with a new life stage like old age. The goal of this study was to analyze the frequency and type of family contacts that are maintained in old people's residences, as well as the old people's degree of satisfaction with such contacts. A sample of 50 institutionalized people over 70 years of age completed the Cuestionario de Evaluación de Calidad de Vida en contexto Residencial (CECAVI-R, in Spanish, the Questionnaire to Assess Quality of Life within a Residential Context). The results show that the oldest people in the residences have more frequent family contacts. Taking gender into account, the frequency of family contacts varied as a function of the visitor (grandchildren, siblings, etc.). Lastly, the analysis of satisfaction with family relations was positive, and the younger inmates displayed the least satisfaction.

A criança com doença falciforme e a família: revisão integrativa

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Cristina Rodrigues Gesteira ◽  
Regina Szylit Bousso ◽  
Maira Deguer Misko ◽  
Carolliny Rossi de Faria Ichikawa ◽  
Patrícia Peres de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

Aim:  To  identify  scientific  evidence  about  families  of  children  with sickle  cell  disease.  Method:  An  integrative  review  of  the  search  used the  following descriptors:  anemia  sickle  cell;  hemoglobin  SC  disease;  hemoglobin sickle;  family; family  relations;  and,  child.  The  search  was  carried  out  for  literature  in  Portuguese, English,  and  Spanish.  The  search  used  databases  such  as  MEDLINE,  LILACS,  CINAHL, and PubMed, and looked for articles published between January 2005 and January 2015. Results:   There   were   16   articles   selected  that   originated  the   following  thematic categories: the impact of sickle cell disease on the family, psychosocial effects on family dynamics,  child's  quality  of  life,  and  family  and  social  support/support  networks. Discussion:  The  studies  report  that  the  family  remains  the  main  provider  of  care  for children  with  sickle  cell  disease,  and  that  families  faces  challenges  in  achieving comprehensive care and fighting for their children’s quality of life. C onclusion: This evidence  will  provide  support  for  multi-professional  teams  in the  construction  of continuous care for the families of children who are sickle cell patients.

Formation of the Economic Model and the Impact of Economic Factors on the Health of Russian Population

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 2557
Author(s):  
Tamara G. ROMANOVA ◽  
Valentina D. BATOMUNKUEVA ◽  
Tatiana K. GYRGENOVA ◽  
Nataliya V. MONGOLOVA ◽  
Roman Zh. TSYDYPOV
Keyword(s):  
Federal District ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Public Benefit ◽  
Level Model ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The article is about the influence of economic factors on the health quality of the population as a public benefit. Health of the individual has an important role in national economy, both in processes of formation of public health, and in reproduction of quality of a manpower. The review of the indicators of evaluation test of health of the population applied in the Russian practice is given in article. Health of the population and economy of the state have close interrelation and interdependence: not only the economy influences health of the population, but also health of the population affects the economy of the state. The technique allowing to assess economic damages from loss of health on the basis of which economic losses from mortality of the population at working-age in Siberian Federal District are estimated is presented. The economic three-level model of health upgrading of the population allows to reveal paths of health upgrading for improvement of economy in the country is developed. The three-level model reflects preventive character with obligatory selection of the measures accompanying achievement of the main task – to upgrade the population health as the public benefit and to increase the level of economy.

scholarly journals RELATION BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF FAMILY RELATIONS OF STUDENTS AND SELECTED FIELD OF STUDY

2017 ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Milica Tosic Radev ◽  
Dušan Todorović
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Early Experience ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
The Family ◽  
Selection Of

Early experience, forms of behaviour that parents expressed towards a child and the family environment in which a child grew up have a significant effect on the formulation of attitudes, needs and interests that later on influence professional orientation and the choice of occupation (Roe, 1956).The research was conducted on a sample of 448 students from 6 different faculties and attempt to examine the possible connection between the quality of family relationships of the student and  his/her professional interests, evaluated through education type, i.e. through selection of the field of study.  The quality of family relationships were operationalized by the Family quality of interactions scale - KOBI (Vulić - Prtorić, 2004).The results indicated differences in the expression of family dimensions between students of different faculties. The students of detached, technical sciences have a weaker feeling of having their mother’s acceptance, while the individuals from the group of students with the strongest feeling of rejection from both parents choose the field of psychology for their studies. Our results indicate the existence of differences between the subsamples of students in their experience of the family that go beyond gender differences, and suggest the need for further, more detailed research which could discover deeper, inner initiators that guide an individual’s choice of profession. 

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS IN THE CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT OF SME

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 1215-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav BELAS ◽  
Lubos SMRCKA ◽  
Beata GAVUROVA ◽  
Jan DVORSKY
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Interest Rate Risk ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Credit Risk Management ◽  
The Impact

Numerous research studies deal with the issue of researching the impacts on credit risk determinants in the SME segment. The study of economic factors that are easier to quantify from methodological point of view, and which prevent complex evaluation of causality of interest rate risk and the discovery of various social barriers dominate. This consistent fact forms a platform in designing the research to introduce a model of dependency of effective credit risk management in the SME segment on significant social and economic factors. Empirical research was carried out in the Czech business environment in 2017 on a sample of 352 enterprises. The structural analysis modeling (SEM) was the main analytical method. The research results confirmed the fact that an effective approach to managing the SME’s credit risk is determined by a number of factors of a noneconomic nature. The most important are education and family environment. These are followed by economic factors, such as a relationship with banks, financial knowledge in the area of capital and payment discipline. The multi-spectral dimension of the findings and causality also opened up a wide discussion and prepared a high-quality data research base for further deeper exploration of this issue.

scholarly journals The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life, physical and psychosocial wellbeing in breast cancer patients and survivors – a prospective, multicenter cohort study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia A Bargon CA ◽  
Marilot CT Batenburg ◽  
Lilianne E van Stam ◽  
Dieuwke R Mink van der Molen ◽  
Iris E van Dam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Active Treatment ◽  
Emotional Functioning ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Psychosocial Wellbeing ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTPurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social distancing and lockdown measures are having a substantial impact on daily life and medical management of people with breast cancer. We evaluated to what extent these changes have affected quality of life and physical, and psychosocial wellbeing of people (being) treated for breast cancer.MethodsThis study was conducted within the prospective Utrecht cohort for Multiple BREast cancer intervention studies and Long-term evaluation (UMBRELLA). Shortly after the implementation of COVID-19 measures, extra questionnaires were sent to 1595 cohort participants, including standard UMBRELLA quality of life (EORTC) questionnaires. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) were compared to the most recent PROs collected within UMBRELLA before COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 on PROs was evaluated using mixed models analysis.ResultsIn total, 1051 patients (66%) completed the questionnaires. One third (n = 327, 31%) reported a higher threshold to contact their general practitioner due to COVID-19. A significant deterioration in emotional functioning was observed (82·6 to 77·9, p < 0.001) and 505 (48%, 95% CI 45-51) patients reported moderate to severe loneliness. Small significant improvements were observed in QoL, physical-, social- and role functioning scores. In the subgroup of 51 patients under active treatment, there was a strong deterioration in social functioning (69·8 to 5·0, p = 0·03).ConclusionDue to COVID-19, patients (being) treated for breast cancer are less likely to contact physicians, and experience a deterioration in emotional functioning. Patients undergoing active treatment report a strong drop in social functioning. One in two patients reports (severe) loneliness. Online applications facilitating peer contact and e-mental health interventions could support mental health and social interaction times of total lockdown or social distancing.

scholarly journals Down syndrome – a challenge for Latvian health care and education system

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 03008
Author(s):  
Julija Cirule-Galuza ◽  
Strale Ilze ◽  
Solvita Jegorenko ◽  
Liga Priedena ◽  
Erika Gintere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Genetic Disorder ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder. From 1997 to 2015, 473 DS patients were born in Latvia. Prenatal diagnosis allows terminating pregnancies with high risk of DS. The aim of our research was to assess the impact of environmental quality (family and extra-familial care) on the child's development, range of services for DS patients, and to identify the optimal early support system. Families and specialists were interviewed to analyze differences between children in families and institutional care clients. State financial support for a DS child in the family is less than to a child in institutional care, and does not provide adequate rehabilitation services. Conclusion: the environment (family/institution, available resources, and rehabilitation services) where the child grows up after the birth, determines both their quality of life and level of independence development. If the somatic problem-solving path is clear, then social integration needs to be improved. Support of inter-professional teams for the families is necessary immediately after the diagnostic statement in order to ensure a more favourable family environment and to reduce the risk of institutionalization. Despite the potentially higher early intensive rehabilitation costs, in the course of time we can predict that it will provide an economic effect on the state and improve the patient and their family's quality of life.

LIFE EVENTS, CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, ACHIEVEMENT EXPECTATION, AND DEPRESSION AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENTS

1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siu-Kau Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

Recent studies have consistently found that recent life events are related to depressive symptoms among children and adolescents. A supportive environment is frequently demonstrated to moderate the impact of life events. However, most of the studies focus only on the family environment, while the school environment is grossly neglected. The present study examines the effect of social support and achievement efficacy on depression and its possible moderating role among 3,582 early adolescents. It is found that a supportive environment and a sense of achievement expectation have a direct beneficial effect on adolescents, but only achievement expectation demonstrates the moderating effect. The implications of the findings are discussed.

The Impact of Familial and Environmental Factors on the Adjustment of Immigrants

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vered Slonim-Nevo ◽  
Julia Mirsky ◽  
Ludmila Rubinstein ◽  
Bernhard Nauck
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Perceived Discrimination ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

This study examined the impact of family interaction, perceived discrimination, stressful life events, and the hosting country on the adjustment of Israeli and German immigrants. Results show that changes in self-esteem between the 1st year of immigration and 2 and 4 years later were significantly related to family relations: the better the functioning, the greater the improvement. The patterns of relationships in the family, however, only partially explained changes in psychological well-being and language proficiency. Perceived discrimination explained discrepancies over time in psychological well-being among fathers and adolescents and the discrepancies in language proficiency among mothers: the lower the discrimination, the greater the improvement. Adult immigrants who experienced more stressful life events presented deterioration in their psychological well-being over time. Finally, adults who immigrated to Germany were more likely to acquire the new language than their counterparts who immigrated to Israel.

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