scholarly journals Status of men’s health in Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 142 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Larry Goldenberg
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Health Movement ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Gender Specific

Men are more likely to die of cancer, heart disease, or diabetes at younger ages than women – a reality that is compounded by the reluctance of men to utilize health care services. In addition to reduced life expectancy, men can also expect to live fewer healthy years than their female counterparts. As gynecologists and obstetricians have led the women’s health movement in addressing gender-specific gaps in care, urologists are well poised to take on a leadership role to advocate for and address men’s health initiatives.

The Effect of “IHAPIM” Program on Health Perceptıons and Health Responsıbılıtıes of Immıgrant Men: A Study Protocol Two- Group Double-Blind RCT (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Korkmaz
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Health Perceptions ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Immigrant Men

BACKGROUND Few of the improving men's health programs are based on masculinity values, men's preferences, and interests. Studies show that programs prepared using gender-specific approaches are more effective in men's health and provide more positive contributions to men's health. Addressing the immigrant men's health and male-specific health issues in this program shows that this program is gender-specific. OBJECTIVE The study purpose of examining the effect of the “IHAPIM” program on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies of immigrant men. METHODS We make an effort to report this randomized controlled trial to comply with the SPIRIT. The population size consists of 95 immigrant men who live in the north of Turkey. The study, between March 2020–March 2021, was held in the two districts predominantly immigrants live. The participants were randomly divided into the experimental and control group. The experimental (N = 49) received a short‐term IHAPIM program (5 weeks, 1 hr per week, 10 hr in total). Each group’s intervention performed by researchers. The immigrant men’ health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies measured before “IHAPIM” program performed and three month after “IHAPIM” program performed. Measurements were obtained during pre-and post‐test from the experimental and control group (N = 46). In this study, participants and statistician who conducted the research blinded. RESULTS The results showed that both the levels of health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies were significantly different between the two study groups (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study is anticipated to provide a piece of significant evidence of the health promotion interventions for immigrants men performed by researchers and efficacy of health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men group. It is assumed that health promotion interventions specific to male gender and sensitivity to immigrants' language lead to beneficial results on health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies in immigrant men. Suppose the “IHAPIM” program perform in practice by public health nurses. It can be effectively improved immigrant men’s health variables such as health perceptions, health responsibilities, perceived stress level, attitudes towards utilizing health care services, and the types of coping strategies. CLINICALTRIAL NCT04831463

MAN Model: Health Promotion

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Denner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion

Despite the efforts of the health care industry to raise men's awareness and participation in attending to their own health needs, men continue to be very poor consumers of health care services (Gibson & Denner, 2000). The MAN model is a model of disease prevention and health promotion that seeks to improve and create pathways for men and adolescents to better access the Health Care System (Gibson & Denner, 2000). If men at present do not come to the health services, then men's health programs may need to journey to where men are gathered. The MAN Model was developed to address specifically this problem of reaching men and getting them to discuss their health concerns in a culturally relevant way. Apart from social and sporting venues, the workplace also represents another significant culturally relevant site for men's health discussions. Men's health in the workplace is subject to the same social, economic, cultural and environmental factors as health in the community (Noblet & Murphy, 1995). The MAN Model has developed a pathway for the education and empowerment of males to deal with their health needs preventively rather than reactively both in the community and the workplace.

scholarly journals A Primary Health Care Approach to Men's Health in Community Health Settings: It's Just Better Practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Bentley
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Approach

Promoting men's health in primary care settings such as general practice is now common, but what might primary health care for men's health look like in community health settings? This paper reports on case studies of diverse community-based health and wellbeing services for men in South Australia. The programs selected as case studies include Aboriginal men, gay men and homosexually active men, men from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, older men, middle-aged men, fathers, young men, as well as services that focus on childhood sexual abuse and violence intervention. The case studies share the following main features - they have a social view of health, use a primary health care approach with an emphasis on prevention, address issues of access and equity, use social justice principles, and work across a number of sectors. These features were integrated into a socially just primary health care framework for men's health in community health settings. Socially just primary health care can address health inequities within men's health that are related to, among other things, class, race, ethnicity and sexuality. Socially just primary health care services can work collaboratively with women's health on common concerns such as violence intervention and childhood sexual abuse. Moreover, socially just primary health care services reflect local concerns, where health professionals work with men rather than acting as outside experts.

A Survey on Health Care Services Using Wireless Sensor Networks

2015 ◽  
pp. 132-151
Author(s):  
Sunilkumar S. Manvi ◽  
Manjula R. B.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The Individual

Although the present technology has aided in development of high-technology-based disease detection machines, potential medicines and devices, the well-being of the individual remains a challenge. Human beings are struggling to control diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, hypertension, insomnia, heart disease, and diabetes due to non-availability of patient's real-time data for comprehensive study and analysis. Smart health centre environments represent the evolutionary developmental step towards intelligent health care. The Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) with pervasive and ubiquitous computing may be a solution for this predicament. WSNs are a key technology for ambient assisted living. The concept of WSN is used to measure the various health parameters like blood pressure, blood clot, allergy, ECG, cholesterol, RBCs, etc. In this chapter, the authors highlight the importance of WSNs with respect to health care services and discuss some of its challenging applications for diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, asthma, and heart disease. They delineate the challenges that researchers face in this area that may lead to future research.

A Survey on Health Care Services Using Wireless Sensor Networks

2013 ◽  
pp. 587-606
Author(s):  
Sunilkumar S. Manvi ◽  
Manjula R. B.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The Individual

Although the present technology has aided in development of high-technology-based disease detection machines, potential medicines and devices, the well-being of the individual remains a challenge. Human beings are struggling to control diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, hypertension, insomnia, heart disease, and diabetes due to non-availability of patient’s real-time data for comprehensive study and analysis. Smart health centre environments represent the evolutionary developmental step towards intelligent health care. The Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) with pervasive and ubiquitous computing may be a solution for this predicament. WSNs are a key technology for ambient assisted living. The concept of WSN is used to measure the various health parameters like blood pressure, blood clot, allergy, ECG, cholesterol, RBCs, etc. In this chapter, the authors highlight the importance of WSNs with respect to health care services and discuss some of its challenging applications for diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, asthma, and heart disease. They delineate the challenges that researchers face in this area that may lead to future research.

scholarly journals A protocol study of participatory action research: integrated care pathway for pregnant women with heart disease in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suryani Yuliyanti ◽  
Adi Utarini ◽  
Laksono Trisnantoro
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Care Services

Abstract Background Heart diseases are increasingly identified as an important indirect cause of maternal mortality in several cities in Indonesia. The management of pregnancy with heart diseases requires a multidisciplinary approach, and interprofessional collaboration practice (IPCP) is critical to improving the quality of patient care. To enable the effective implementation of IPCP, integrated care pathways (ICPs) are needed to define the roles and responsibilities of the health professionals involved. This study aims to examine the obstacles and enabling factors of IPCP, to develop and use ICPs in the implementation of IPCP in health care services for pregnant women with heart diseases. Methods A participatory action study consisting of four stages (diagnostic, planning, implementation, and evaluation) will take approximately 2 years after consensus of ICPs are made. The primary data collection process will employ consensus, observations, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews throughout the four stages, while secondary data from referral documents and medical records will be collected mainly during the diagnostic and evaluation stages. The findings are being analysed and will then be used to develop an ICPs through consensus building at the planning stage to be applied in the implementation stage. Finally, the implementation outcome, including acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, and feasibility of IPCP, will be assessed in the evaluation stage. All qualitative data will be analysed thematically by two coders using NVIVO 12 software. Discussion This research aims to assess the needs of IPCP, develop and use the ICPs in the implementation of IPCP in health care services for pregnant women with heart diseases. Findings from this study will be used for health service planning and policy making to strengthen practice of IPCP during the referral process. As a result, pregnant women with heart disease will have better access to high-quality services at every health care facility to reduce maternal mortality. Trial registration Retrospectively registered in the ISRCTN registry with study ID ISRCTN82300061 on Feb 6, 2019.

scholarly journals GENDER-SPECIFIC PREVALENCE OF COMORBIDITIES AND USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN GERMAN CENTENARIANS

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 537-538
Author(s):  
D. Draeger ◽  
T. Zahn ◽  
P. v. Berenberg-Goßler ◽  
G. Paul ◽  
J. Neuwirth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Use Of Health Care

scholarly journals Sydänkuntoutus ja erikoissairaanhoidon palvelujen käyttö

Kuntoutus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
Juhani Julkunen ◽  
Tuula Lehikoinen ◽  
Mila Gustavsson-Lilius ◽  
Hannu Vanhanen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Special Health Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Number Of Visits ◽  
Special Health

Sydänkuntoutuksen vaikuttavuutta on perinteisesti arvioitu käyttäen osoittimina vaaratekijöiden alenemista, kuolleisuutta, työkyvyn palautumista sekä elämänlaadun kohenemista. Huomattavasti vähemmän on selvitetty sitä, onko sydänkuntoutuksella yhteyttä myöhempään terveyspalvelujen käyttöön. Tämä tutkimus on toinen osa hanketta, jossa selvitettiin yli 60-vuotiaiden sepelvaltimotautipotilaiden kuntoutusohjelman toimivuutta ja vaikuttavuutta satunnaistetulla, kontrolloidulla tutkimusasetelmalla. Tämän tutkimuksen toisen vaiheen tavoitteena oli selvittää iäkkäille sydänpotilaille suunnatun kuntoutusohjelman mahdollinen yhteys myöhempään erikoissairaanhoidon palvelujen käyttöön sekä tutkia, mitkä perussairauteen, vaaratekijöihin tai toimintakykyyn liittyvät tekijät voisivat selittää palvelujen käyttöä. Hankkeeseen osallistui kaikkiaan 312 sepelvaltimotautipotilasta, jotka oli satunnaistettu kuntoutusryhmään ja vertailuryhmään. THL:n Hilmo-tietokannasta laskettiin kahden ja puolen vuoden ajalta erikoissairaanhoidon toimenpiteiden ja käyntimäärien summa, jossa otettiin huomioon sydän- ja verisuonitautien hoidon vuoksi tapahtuneet käynnit ja toimenpiteet. Tulokset osoittivat, että lähes puolella osallistujista (44,8 %) ei ollut lainkaan rekisteriin merkittyjä erikoissairaanhoidon käyntejä tai toimenpiteitä 2,5 vuoden seurantajakson aikana. Palveluja käyttäneiden käyntimäärät vaihtelivat yleisimmin (41,7 %) välillä 1–5/seurantajakso, ja vain 13,3 %:n osalta käyntejä tai toimenpiteitä oli tätä enemmän. Kajoavien toimenpiteiden osuus kaikista käynneistä oli vain 1,6 %. Kuntoutusinterventioon osallistuneiden ja verrokkien välillä ei ollut eroa palvelujen käytössä. Voimakkaimmin käyntimääriä selittäväksi tekijäryhmäksi osoittautuivat fyysistä suoritus- ja toimintakykyä kuvaavat muuttujat, erityisesti rasituskokeen tulos. Kuntoutuksen menetelmien kehittämisen kannalta tämän tutkimuksen tulokset tukevat tuoreimpia suosituksia, jotka korostavat fyysisen toimintakyvyn kohentamisen ja säilyttämisen merkitystä myös iäkkäämpien sepelvaltimotautipotilaiden kohdalla. AbstractRehabilitation of elderly coronary heart disease patients and use of special health care services. Results of a randomized, controlled trial Risk factor levels, mortality, and physical as well as psycho-social functioning have traditionally been used as out-come criteria for efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation. Less is known about the possible impact of cardiac rehabilitation on use of later health care services. This report is the second part of a project where the feasibility and efficacy of an age-tailored rehabilitation program for cardiac patients over 60 years of age was evaluated. A controlled, randomized design was used. Subjects in the intervention group participated in a weekly organized, ten-day rehabilitation program. Control group participated in same assessments (including risk factor evaluation with laboratory tests and questionnaires, and exercise test), otherwise they were treated and followed-up according to usual care. The aim of this second part of the study was to evaluate if the applied rehabilitation program had any impact on the use of special health care services during the following two and half years. And, furthermore, to investigate which disease related, risk factors and/or indicators of functional capacity might predict use of services. Participants were 312 coronary heart disease patients (mean age 69,5 yrs, women 46,8 %) recruited from health centers in cities of Helsinki and Vantaa. For each patient, the number of visits or interventions related to vascular health, and recorded as a special health care service was calculated from the Hilmo-register, provided by the National Institute for Health and Wellfare. Also, data of mortality and causes of death were received from Statistics Finland data base. Results showed that nearly half (44,8 %) of the participants had no registered visits or interventions in special health care because of vascular health problems. The number of visits for those who had used special health care varied usually (41,7 %) between one to five, and only for 13,3 % of participants the total number of visits exceeded five. The total number of invasive interventions was only 11, i.e., 1,6 % of all visits. Between the two study groups there was no difference in the number of special health care visits or interventions. The most significant predictors of high number of visits were factors related to poor physical functioning, especially a low functional capacity in the clinical exercise test. Even statistically significant raw correlations of some socio-demographic factors such as old age and living alone for men with the number of visits lost their significance when analyzed together with indicators of physical functioning. In sum, the results of this study support the recent recommendations for cardiac rehabilitation which underline the importance of promotion and maintenance of good physical functioning also among elderly coronary patients. Key words: coronary heart disease; cardiac rehabilitation; health services; ageing; physical fitness

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