scholarly journals Le sfide alla salute psicofisica delle famiglie italiane nel periodo dell’emergenza Covid-19: uno studio pilota sull’impatto del burnout genitoriale in diverse categorie professionali

QUADERNI ACP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Teresa Di Fiore ◽  
Teresa Galanti ◽  
Gloria Guidetti ◽  
Daniela Marchetti ◽  
Paola Roma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Pediatric Age ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Objectives: to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemicon parenting in families with pediatric age childrenand examine how parental burnout can be influenced by the presence of one or more children with certified diagnosis of full-blown physical or psychological-psychiatric pathology. Methods: the sample consisted of 970 parents with pediatric age children who were administered a questionnaire on parental burnout. Results: mothers have a higher level of burnout. A significant main effect emerged with respect to the parents’ work: manual workers have higher burnout levels during quarantine. The presence of children with a certified diagnosis is a predictor of parental burnout. Conclusions: the primary pediatrician should care of potentially risky situations that undermine children mental and physical health, especially by supervising the decline of parental care both in families with cases of manifest pathology and in those in good health conditions.

scholarly journals Caregivers’ Mental Health and Somatic Symptoms During COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung S Park
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Objectives This study examines differences in the mental and physical health of the U.S. population during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic among 3 groups: noncaregivers, short-term caregivers (1 year or less), and long-term caregivers (greater than 1 year). Methods Data from the Understanding America Study are used to describe group differences in reports of psychological distress and somatic symptoms. Logistic and negative binomial regression models are used to examine whether these differences persist after adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, and prepandemic health conditions. To understand within-group differences in caregiving demands, the intensity of care provided by short-term and long-term caregivers, as well as selected patients’ health conditions are summarized. Results Adults’ mental and physical health varied substantially by caregiver status. Caregivers continued to fare worse than noncaregivers in terms of mental health and fatigue, and long-term caregivers were more likely to report headache, body aches, and abdominal discomfort than both short-term caregivers and noncaregivers, net of controls. The nature of caregiving differed between short-term and long-term caregivers, with the latter more likely to provide greater hours of care, and to be looking after patients with permanent medical conditions. Discussion Efforts to understand and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on population health should include caregivers, whose mental and physical health were already vulnerable before COVID-19.

scholarly journals A-194 The Impact of Emodiversity on Mental and Physical Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 989-989
Author(s):  
Rivera R ◽  
Carballea D ◽  
Ardila A
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Objective The purpose of this systematic review was to examine how emodiversity affects mental and physical health. Emodiversity has been described as an integral component of the human emotional ecosystem that can serve as a predictor for mental and physical health. Data Selection This review was conducted using the following databases: Taylor & Francis, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and ProQuest Central. Inclusion criteria consisted of peer-reviewed articles published in English between the years of 2011–2019. Keywords for the search included emodiversity, emotional diversity, emotion, neuroscience, physical health, and mental health. A total number of 20 articles were reviewed and 8 articles were retained. Data Synthesis Research indicated that lack of differentiated emotional experiences, specifically the continuity of negative emotional states, stimulates inflammatory responses that are associated with negative moods and traits, such as depression and anxiety. Furthermore, heightened systemic inflammation has been associated with poor health conditions, such as Type II Diabetes, insulin resistance, rheumatoid disease, and oxidative stress. On the other hand, the presence of differentiation in emotions may lead to adaptive coping and adjustment. Emodiversity is also considered a predictor of habits that may contribute positively to physical health, such as healthy diets, regular exercise, and refraining from smoking. Conclusion Articles reviewed suggest that emodiversity is a fundamental criterion for evaluating the human emotional ecosystem. Reviewed literature showed that the absence of emodiversity may be related to different mental health conditions and physical illnesses. Studies have shown that diverse emotional experiences are beneficial for mental and physical health.

The impact of economic crisis on mental and physical health in Italy

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
S. Tomassi ◽  
M. Ruggeri
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Behavioural Disorders ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Summary Background: The global crisis that began in 2007 has been the most prolonged economic recession since 1929. It has caused worldwide tangible costs in terms of cuts in employment and income, which have been widely recognised also as major social determinants of mental health (1, 2). The so-called “Great Recession” has disproportionately affected the most vulnerable part of society of the whole Eurozone (3). Across Europe, an increase in suicides and deaths rates due to mental and behavioural disorders was reported among those who lost their jobs, houses and economic activities as a consequence of the crisis.

The impact of child maltreatment on the mental and physical health of child victims: a review of the evidence

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Eileen Vizard ◽  
Jenny Gray ◽  
Arnon Bentovim
Keyword(s):  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Child Victims ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Female Genital

SUMMARY This article gives a general overview of the current situation in relation to a range of widely recognised and also newly identified types of child maltreatment. The academic and clinical evidence relating to the impact of child maltreatment on the mental and physical health of child victims is substantial and steadily increasing in volume. New types of abuse are being identified, and changing environmental circumstances, which exacerbate the possibility of widely recognised types of child maltreatment occurring, are also being described. These include multi-type maltreatment, female genital mutilation and online child maltreatment. Serious questions may arise regarding neglect of the moral and social development of children and young people who become addicted to online gaming and pornography. Multiple national and local definitions of each of these existing and new forms of maltreatment have been created, some of which are covered here. The impact of these abuses on the physical and mental health and development of child victims in families or settings where abuse or neglect has occurred is discussed.

scholarly journals Expressed Emotion Towards Individuals with Mental and Physical Health Conditions: A Structured Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Лариса Засєкіна
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
British Journal ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Family Psychology ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Expressed Emotion (EE) is a well-validated measure of the family environment of individuals with mental and physical conditions that examines relatives’ critical, hostile and emotionally overinvolved attitudes towards a family member with a condition. This review focuses on studies of EE on containing data of the impact of Expressed Emotion on the course of chronic illnesses and clinical outcomes in mental and physical health conditions. The structural literature review is based on the search of articles in peer-reviewed journals from 1991 to November, 2018 in the databases Psyc-Info and PubMed. Taken together, these results suggest that there is an association between EE towards patients with both physical and mental conditions and  a poor clinical and personal recovery. Interestingly, the lower levels of EE towards individuals with a condition were observed  in partners comparatively with parents, adult children and relatives. However, the results have been obtained only from two populations with dementia and Type I diabetes and have been considered as important issue for future research.   References Ayilara, O., Ogunwale, A., & Babalola, E. (2017). Perceived expressed emotion in relatives of patients with severe mental illness: A comparative study. Psychiatry research, 257, 137-143. Bogojevic, G., Ziravac, L., & Zigmund, D. (2015). Impact of expressed emotion on the course of schizophrenia. European Psychiatry, 30, 390. Brown, G. W., Birley, J. L. T., & Wing, J. K. (1972). Influence of family life on the course of schizophrenic disorders: A replication. British Journal of Psychiatry, 121, 241–258. Chan, K. K., & Mak, W. W. (2017). The content and process of self-stigma in people with mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(1), 34-43. Cherry, M. G., Taylor, P. J., Brown, S. L., & Sellwood, W. (2018). Attachment, mentalisation and expressed emotion in carers of people with long-term mental health difficulties. BMC Psychiatry, 18(1), 257. Coomber, K., & King, R. M. (2013). Perceptions of carer burden: differences between individuals with an eating disorder and their carer. Eating Disorders, 21(1), 26-36 Engel, G. L. (1977). The need for a new medical model: a challenge for biomedicine. Science, 196(4286), 129-136. Flanagan, D. A., & Wagner, H. L. (1991). Expressed emotion and panic fear in the prediction of diet treatment compliance. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 30, 231–240. Hooley, J. M., & Parker, H. A. (2006). Measuring expressed emotion: An evaluation of the shortcuts. Journal of Family Psychology, 20(3), 386. Rienecke, R. D., Lebow, J., Lock, J., & Le Grange, D. (2015). Family profiles of expressed emotion in adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa and their parents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 46(3), 428-436. Safavi, R., Berry, K., & Wearden, A. (2018). Expressed emotion, burden, and distress in significant others of people with dementia. Journal of Family Psychology, 32(6), 835. Romero-Gonzalez, M., Chandler, S., & Simonoff, E. (2018). The relationship of parental expressed emotion to co-occurring psychopathology in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Research in developmental disabilities, 72, 152-165. Wearden, A. J., Tarrier, N., Barrowclough, C., Zastowny, T. R., & Rahill, A. A. (2000). A review of expressed emotion research in health care. Clinical Psychology Review, 20(5), 633-666. Wearden, A. J., Tarrier, N., & Davies, R. (2000). Partners' expressed emotion and the control and management of Type 1 diabetes in adults. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 49(2), 125-130.

scholarly journals The Impact of Peer Support on Patient Outcomes in Adults With Physical Health Conditions: A Scoping Review

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellie Grant ◽  
Louise Johnson ◽  
Apostolos Prodromidis ◽  
Peter V Giannoudis
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
The Impact

Life under domes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oda Molden ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Healthcare Intervention ◽  
Urban Settings ◽  
Plant Life ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

‘Life under domes’ is set in a futuristic world after considerable further destruction has led to inhospitable, unstable weather conditions. While this has pushed human, animal and plant life into new urban settings inside domes that are safe for living, there seems to be a positive and hopefully energy contained within these domes. Technology is highly advanced and humans, robots, and artificial intelligence seem to live and work peacefully side-by-side, ensuring healthy ecosystems, fostering biodiversity, and good mental and physical health alike. Building domes and a variety of ecosystems within them becomes a healthcare intervention in itself, as it provides shelter and rehabilitative spaces for humans, plants and animals. In its exploration of new tasks for both well-established and new reasons, ‘Life under domes’ transports a sense that future societies cannot repeat what has happened ‘out there’ before. To have good health, the environmental must be protected wherever we are.

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