scholarly journals Life101 Enhances Healthy Lifestyle Choices in Pre-Health Undergraduate Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-58
Author(s):  
Mahtab Jafari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Stress levels in college students are increasing at an alarmingly fast pace. To combat this rising tide, universities need effective tools to promote student well-being and help them to recognize and manage their stress. One approach is to teach students basic lifestyle skills to cope with stress and achieve wellness. This is important as it not only increases students’ retention within a chosen field of study, but assists them to achieve personal and academic success. To inspire our undergraduate students to adopt healthy lifestyle choices, a once-weekly course titled “Life101” was developed with topics that focused on students’ wellness such as stress management, emotional intelligence, financial management, nutrition, and exercise. Classes were taught through a combination of lecture, multimedia videos, and discussions. Here, we share our observational findings outlining the potential benefits (short- and long-term) for students participating in Life101. Based on pre- and post-course survey data from students, both in-class and online, Life101 had a significant positive impact on the lifestyle of our students. The main outcomes from this study were: 1) both in-class and online courses resulted in positive lifestyle changes in our students; 2) online students showed greater mastery of course topics compared to their in-class peers; and 3) long-term benefits from the course were reported after a one-year follow-up. Although, this collective positive impact may suggest that offering Life101 to undergraduate students can serve to improve students’ mental and physical health, a prospective study is needed to confirm these findings.

Positive Aging

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Sierpina ◽  
Beverly Lunsford
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Positive Aging ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Aging Services ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Choices

While we cannot control all the factors involved in aging, there is much we can do as individuals and as a society to contribute to continued improvements in our well-being and longevity. Tomorrow’s healthy aging requires creating options for older adults by funding and providing exceptional, evidence-supported aging services within our communities. It also involves educating health care providers and older adults and their families about the most current interventions for optimizing dynamic, positive aging. Those options include creative expression through music, dance and other physical activities, art, theater, poetry, journaling, life reflection, meditation, and more. Healthy lifestyle choices can and must become a norm for positive aging.

scholarly journals Using a Whole Person Approach to Support People With Cancer

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie J. Polley ◽  
Rachel Jolliffe ◽  
Emily Boxell ◽  
Catherine Zollman ◽  
Sarah Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Improved models of care are needed to meet all the support needs of people with cancer, which encompass psychological, emotional, physical, spiritual, sexual, occupational, social and existential needs. The aim of this article is to ( a) evaluate short- and long-term impacts of using a whole person approach to support people with cancer on the Living Well with the Impact of Cancer Course (LWC) and ( b) use these data to inform strategic decisions about future service provision at Penny Brohn UK. Methods. Longitudinal mixed-methods service evaluation (n = 135). Data collected included health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (FACIT-SpEx); Concerns (types and severity–MYCaW); lifestyle behavior (bespoke questionnaire), and participants’ experiences over 12 months postcourse. Results. Statistically and clinically significant improvements from baseline to 12 months in severity of MYCaW Concerns (n = 64; P < .000) and mean total HRQoL (n = 66; P < .000). The majority of MYCaW concerns were “psychological and emotional” and about participants’ well-being. Spiritual, emotional, and functional well-being contributed most to HRQoL improvements at 12 months. Barriers to maintaining healthy lifestyle changes included lack of support from family and friends, time constraints, and returning to work. Three to 6 months postcourse was identified as the time when more support was most likely to be needed. Conclusions. Using a whole person approach for the LWC enabled the needs of participants to be met, and statistically and clinically significant improvements in HRQoL and MYCaW Concerns were reported. Qualitative data analysis explored how experiencing whole person support enabled participants to make and sustain healthy lifestyle changes associated with improved survivorship. Barriers experienced to making health behavior change were also identified. These data then informed wider and more person-centered clinical provision to increase the maintenance of positive long-term behavior changes. Comparison of whole person approaches to cancer treatment and support and standard care are now urgently needed.

A Powerful Antidote to Physician Burnout: Intensive Healthy Lifestyle and Positive Psychology Approaches

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110066
Author(s):  
Liana Lianov
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Lifestyle Interventions ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Physician Burnout ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Persistent Symptoms

Burnout rates among physicians are rapidly rising. Leaders in the movement to address burnout have made the case that health care workplaces need to foster a culture of well-being, including trusting coworker interactions, collaborative and transparent leadership, work-life balance, flexibility, opportunities for meaningful work and for professional development, and effective 2-way communication. The rationale for focusing on organizational change to prevent burnout has pointed to persistent symptoms of burnout even when individual healthy lifestyle interventions are adopted. However, a case can be made that the lifestyle interventions were not implemented at the level of intensity recommended by the lifestyle medicine evidence-base to secure the desired improvement in physical and mental health when facing significant personal and environmental stressors. The lifestyle medicine community has the ethical mandate to advocate for intensive healthy lifestyle approaches to burnout prevention, in conjunction with organizational supports. By combining comprehensive and intensive lifestyle changes with organizational cultures of well-being, we can more effectively turn the tide of physician burnout.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Preventive Health Care and Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Low Income Families: A Qualitative Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha A. Fleary ◽  
Reynolette Ettienne-Gittens ◽  
Robert W. Heffer
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Preventive Health Care ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Choices

This paper examines Head Start parents’ perceptions of preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices and Head Start administrators’ perceptions of the needs of parents they serve. To address the preventive health of the population, it is necessary that we explore perceptions, risks, and protective factors of preventive health. Focus groups were conducted with parents and administrators to elicit this information and to obtain suggestions for improving preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices among this group. Overall, nutrition and physical activity emerged as themes in parents’ definition of preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices. They further identified social support and education as major protective factors for engaging in preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices. Results of this study can be used to inform research and practice to develop interventions to increase preventive health and healthy lifestyle choices among low income families.

Passport to Health: An Innovative Tool to Enhance Healthy Lifestyle Choices

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Vaczy ◽  
Brenda Seaman ◽  
Kathleen Peterson-Sweeney ◽  
Carol Hondorf
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Innovative Tool ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Choices

scholarly journals Cholesterol versus Inflammation as Cause of Chronic Diseases

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panchal ◽  
Brown
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Mediators ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Platelet Activating Factor ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Tsoupras and colleagues have postulated, in a recent review in Nutrients, that the key to reducing the incidence of cardiovascular disease is to control the activities of inflammatory mediators such as platelet-activating factor (PAF) by diet, exercise, and healthy lifestyle choices [...]

scholarly journals Healthy lifestyle choices: could sense of coherence aid health promotion?

2007 ◽  
Vol 61 (10) ◽  
pp. 871-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. W J Wainwright ◽  
P. G Surtees ◽  
A. A Welch ◽  
R. N Luben ◽  
K.-T. Khaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle Choices

The impact of intergenerational programs on children and older adults: a review

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rosaria Gualano ◽  
Gianluca Voglino ◽  
Fabrizio Bert ◽  
Robin Thomas ◽  
Elisa Camussi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Intergenerational Programs ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Final Selection ◽  
Reporting Data

ABSTRACTBackground:Elderly are at particular risk of social isolation. This condition significantly affects health; on the contrary, social involvement can be extremely advantageous. In this context, intergenerational programs improve interactions between different ages. Then, we conducted a review regarding intergenerational programs, to summarize the effects of these activities on both elderly and children.Methods:Our review followed the PRISMA statements. We considered papers reporting data about intergenerational programs involving children (preschool and elementary) and elderly.Results:The final selection obtained 27 sources. Ten studies evaluated children's outcomes outlining the positive impact of intergenerational programs upon children's perception of elderly. The effects on older participants were variegated considering well-being, depression, self-reported health, and self-esteem. Moreover, the retrieved studies outlined the importance of a careful organization and of a specific training for all staff members. The staff involved in similar programs appeared, overall, highly satisfied.Discussion:The positive impact on children of intergenerational programs is proved at both short- and long-term. Moreover, despite the different outcomes considered and the variable results, these programs resulted overall beneficial on elderly participants. Finally, similar activities resulted feasible even in case of older adults with dementia.

scholarly journals Lifestyle Choices Can Augment Female Sexual Well-Being

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Finley
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Lifestyle Choices ◽  
Sexual Wellbeing ◽  
Multiple Causes

Female sexual wellbeing is complex and it’s an important part of a comprehensive approach to women’s health. Unfortunately, this aspect of health often is not discussed during medical appointments which can be isolating for female patients. Low libido is the most common female sexual dysfunction. There are multiple causes of low libido that may be physical, cultural, emotional, medical psychological or due to her relationship with her partner. A healthy lifestyle is one way to help women overcome low libido and a few examples include exercise, mindfulness and yoga. Ultimately, these lifestyle approaches can enhance sexual satisfaction.

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