scholarly journals The therapeutic potential of truffle fungi: a patent survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 305-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Gajos ◽  
Florian Ryszka ◽  
Joerg Geistlinger
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Symptom Relief ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Cosmetic Industry ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Sedative Action ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Menopause Symptom

The purpose of this article is to research and retrieve patent information regarding the therapeutic use of truffles. Truffles have a unique value as a foodstuff and impact positively on human health and well-being. They are applied in such industries as the pharmaceutical industry and the cosmetic industry. Patent documentation available in the Espacenet network and the Patentscope service were analyzed by key word and patent specifications were examined to describe state of the art and to identify scientific research trends in therapeutic applications of truffles. Medicinal properties of truffles such as the anticancer or cardiovascular effect, a reduction in blood lipids, immunological resistance and increased energy were identified. Other therapeutic benefits include sedative action, prevention of hormonal imbalances in women, pre-menopause symptom relief, senile urethritis and prostate disorders, sleep disorders and increased absorption of calcium from milk. Truffles can also be used to alleviate symptoms of milk intolerance such as diarrhoea or bloating, to ease rheumatic pains and to treat and prevent further development or recurrence of senile cataract.

The Conceptualization of the Natural Environment in Healthcare Facilities: A Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-47
Author(s):  
Peggy Chi ◽  
Jennifer Gutberg ◽  
Whitney Berta
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Contact Frequency ◽  
Nature Contact ◽  
Health And Well Being

Objectives: To identify how the natural environment (NE) in healthcare has been conceptualized. Background: The NE appears to afford significant therapeutic benefits. A clear concept of the NE in healthcare affords a shared understanding from which to advance science to facilitate comparisons across contexts. In this article, the various meanings of the NE were brought together into one framework by which to map its themes and their relationships. Method: A scoping review was conducted using database searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Cochrane for articles published up to July 2018. The bibliography of the included articles were manually searched for published books. Results: This review includes 137 peer-reviewed articles and research-based books from 27 countries. A conceptual framework was developed to identify five themes that conceptualize the NE in healthcare: (1) definitions of the NE in healthcare, (2) processes of the NE in healthcare, (3) usages of the NE in healthcare, (4) opinions about the NE in healthcare, and (5) NE’s impacts on health and work outcomes in healthcare. These themes are filtered by the NE’s physical and programmatic designs; changes in one affect the others. Definitions of the NE are described as human-made space, located in the indoors and outdoors, containing elements of nature and designed with the purpose to positively influence humans. Processes are described as the participatory approach in NE's development and its therapeutic goals. Usages are categorized into nature contact, frequency of usage, and accessibility. Opinions are accounted for by perceptions, preference, and satisfaction. Outcomes are related to physical health, mental health and well-being and work. Conclusions: This framework contributes to the conceptual discussion and emphasizes NE’s complementarity to the biomedical healthcare system.

Multisector Partnerships Need Further Development To Fulfill Aspirations For Transforming Regional Health And Well-Being

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Siegel ◽  
Jane Erickson ◽  
Bobby Milstein ◽  
Katy Evans Pritchard
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Health And Well Being

scholarly journals Theoretical Issues in the Further Development of the Sense of Coherence Construct

2022 ◽  
pp. 569-579
Author(s):  
Jacek Hochwälder
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Perceived Wellness ◽  
Salutogenic Model ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Theoretical Issues ◽  
Health And Well Being

AbstractIn this chapter, the author discusses theoretical issues, including the dimensionality of the sense of coherence (SOC) scale, questioning whether the three components of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness can be measured separately or not; a plea for longitudinal data to study SOC as the causal variable; whether SOC can be strengthened and thus function as an outcome variable or not; the concept of domain-specific SOC; the concept of a boundary in the measurement of SOC; the dichotomization and trichotomization of SOC to investigate more thoroughly if a weak SOC or a strong SOC is crucial for health and well-being; the importance of relating SOC to salutogenic outcome measures such as perceived wellness or a healthy lifestyle; and additional issues such as the collective SOC, measuring other central constructs in the salutogenic model and the importance of literature reviews and meta-studies. Excellent recommendations are given for ways forward.

scholarly journals Sub-acute and long-term effects of ayahuasca on mental health and well-being in healthy ceremony attendants: A replication study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim I. van Oorsouw ◽  
Malin V. Uthaug ◽  
Natasha L. Mason ◽  
Nick J. Broers ◽  
Johannes G. Ramaekers
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Altered States Of Consciousness ◽  
Altered States ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
First Time ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Background and aims There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that the psychedelic plant tea, ayahuasca, holds therapeutic potential. Uthaug et al. (2018) demonstrated that a single dose of ayahuasca improved mental health sub-acutely and 4-weeks post-ceremony in healthy participants. The present study aimed to replicate and extend these findings. A first objective was to assess the sub-acute and long-term effects of ayahuasca on mental health and well-being in first-time and experienced users. A second aim was to extend the assessment of altered states of consciousness and how they relate to changes in mental health. Method Ayahuasca ceremony attendants (N = 73) were assessed before, the day after, and four weeks following the ceremony. Results We replicated the reduction in self-reported stress 4-weeks post ceremony, but, in contrast, found no reduction in depression. Also, increased satisfaction with life and awareness the day after the ceremony, and its return to baseline 4 weeks later, were replicated. New findings were: reduced ratings of anxiety and somatization, and increased levels of non-judging 4-weeks post-ceremony. We replicated the relation between altered states of consciousness (e.g., experienced ego dissolution during the ceremony) and mental health outcomes sub-acutely. The effects of ayahuasca did not differ between experienced and first-time users. Conclusion Partly in line with previous findings, ayahuasca produces long-term improvements in affect in non-clinical users. Furthermore, sub-acute mental health ratings are related to the intensity of the psychedelic experience. Although findings replicate and highlight the therapeutic potential of ayahuasca, this needs to be confirmed in placebo-controlled studies.

Review on few South Indian medicinal plants as antimicrobial agents

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. 4915
Author(s):  
Phani Kumari Uddandapu* ◽  
Venkateswar Rao, Y. ◽  
Chandrasekhara Naidu K.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Indian Medicinal Plants

The Plant kingdom is a storehouse of potential drugs. Plant derived medicines have made large contributions to human health and well-being. They play dual role in the development of new drugs. At first they act as a natural blueprint for the development of new drugs and secondly they can be used for the treatment of infectious diseases. Many evidences gathered from earlier studies which confirmed that the presence of variety of phytochemicals in plants contribute medicinal properties. In this present review, an attempt has been made to give an overview of few south Indian medicinal plants and their phytochemicals which are useful in the treatment of several infectious diseases.

Facilitated arts engagement with women veterans for health and well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Caroline Lenette ◽  
Tanja Johnston ◽  
Jandy Paramanathan ◽  
Sonia Poorun
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Women Veterans ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Art Making ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Collaborative Art ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Art Based Research ◽  
Arts Engagement ◽  
Health And Well Being

To demonstrate the health and well-being benefits of facilitated arts engagement with women veterans, we draw on a key practice-based example from the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum (ANVAM), an organization with expertise in collaborative art-making with veterans. We outline ANVAM’s framework and the processes art therapists use to create facilitated art exhibitions. We discuss how veterans’ involvement with art-making has therapeutic benefits, can contribute new knowledge on health and well-being, and convey nuances of gender-specific experiences. We briefly outline the trend in evidence from academic literature on arts-health research with veterans and the sparse creative research with women veterans to highlight the potential of art-based methods in veteran health and well-being research, given growing numbers and the expanding roles of women in defence. Arts-health research using diverse methods has yielded promising results in this field. As such, interdisciplinary, co-designed, and strength-based art-based research with women veterans can add to knowledge co-creation on this topic.

Experience, Development Trends And Problems of Implementing Corporate Employee Health and Well-Being Programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Валерия Коновалова ◽  
Valyeriya Konovalova
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Health ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Corporate Level

The article considers the accumulated experience and trends in the development of health management at the corporate level. The data of international and national studies are presented, indicating the benefits of using health programs for employee, employers and society as a whole, as well as highlighting the key problems arising in the management of employee health: when implementing corporate programs, it is not always clear and specific goals are established and data collection is organized , allowing to estimate their real results and efficiency; despite significant investments and efforts to stimulate participation in health and well-being programs, often employee participation continues to be at a rather low level (not least because of employee concerns about the use and confidentiality and protection of data obtained during implementation, discrimination); the studies point to marked differences in the assessment of the results of health and well-being programs by employers and employees; most of the programs for recovery and well-being are mostly reactive in nature, they are not aimed at solving existing problems, but not at preventing them, etc. The conditions necessary for the further development and effectiveness of corporate health and well-being management programs are justified.

scholarly journals The Psychometric Properties of the Meaning of Home and Housing-Related Control Beliefs Scales among 67–70 Year-Olds in Sweden

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 4273
Author(s):  
Yadanuch Boonyaratana ◽  
Eva Ekvall Hansson ◽  
Marianne Granbom ◽  
Steven M. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Beliefs ◽  
Housing Environment ◽  
Conceptual Equivalence ◽  
Meaning Of Home ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Health And Well Being

Background: The housing environment is important for health and well-being among older people, and it is important to consider both physical and perceived aspects of housing. Psychometrically sound scales are necessary to assess perceived housing. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of two instruments that measure perceived aspects of housing among a younger cohort of older adults in Sweden. Methods: A random sample of 371 participants aged 67 to 70 years (mean 67.9 (SD = 0.98)) was used. Participants lived in ordinary housing in the south of Sweden. Data on perceived aspects of housing were collected with the Meaning of Home Questionnaire (MOH) and the Housing-Related Control Beliefs Questionnaire (HCQ). Internal consistency, corrected item–total correlations, floor and ceiling effects, and construct validity were analyzed. Results: Cronbach’s alphas for all four subscales of MOH and two of three subscales of HCQ had acceptable levels (α > 0.50). Some items from both scales had low item–total correlations. All subscales, except for one from HCQ, had good construct validity. Conclusion: While both instruments had some limitations, all subscales with one exception had adequate psychometric properties. When used in different national contexts, further development may be necessary to achieve conceptual equivalence.

scholarly journals Animal-Assisted Play: A Strategy for Promoting Children’s Physical Activity Play

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Boisvert ◽  
W. Andrew Harrell
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Agency Risk ◽  
Health And Well Being

This article explores how animal-assisted play might be used as a strategy in playwork to support children’s right to play, enrich their play experiences, encourage their physical activity play and better their health and life quality. Children’s interactions with pets or companion animals in free play or animal-assisted activities (AAA) can yield therapeutic benefits by increasing physical and mental health and well-being and also offer possibilities for more outdoor play, agency, risk-taking, fun and enjoyment, as well as high-quality play experiences. We invite playwork practitioners to consider the important role of animals in children’s lives and the potential value of animal-assisted play in creating opportunities for enriching children’s play and life quality.

scholarly journals Music and dance in respiratory disease management in Uganda: a qualitative study of patient and healthcare professional perspectives

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. e053189
Author(s):  
Keir EJ Philip ◽  
Lucy L Cartwright ◽  
Debra Westlake ◽  
Grace Nyakoojo ◽  
Ivan Kimuli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Management ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Chronic Respiratory Disease ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Health And Well Being

IntroductionMusic and dance are increasingly used as adjunctive arts-in-health interventions in high-income settings, with a growing body of research suggesting biopsychosocial benefits. Such low-cost, low-resource interventions may have application in low-resource settings such as Uganda. However, research on perceptions of patients and healthcare professionals regarding such approaches is lacking.MethodsWe delivered sample sessions of music and dance for chronic respiratory disease (CRD) to patients and healthcare professionals. Seven participants took part in one singing and dance sample session. One patient completed only the dance session. We then conducted an exploratory qualitative study using thematic analysis of semistructured interviews with healthcare professionals and patients regarding (1) the role of music and dance in Ugandan life and (2) the perceived acceptability and feasibility of using music and dance in CRD management in Uganda.ResultsWe interviewed 19 participants, made up of 11 patients with long-term respiratory conditions and 8 healthcare professionals, who were selected by purposeful convenience sampling. Four key themes were identified from interview analysis: music and dance (1) were central components of daily life; (2) had an established role supporting health and well-being; and (3) had strong therapeutic potential in respiratory disease management. The fourth theme was (4) the importance of modulating demographic considerations of culture, religion and age.ConclusionMusic and dance are central to life in Uganda, with established roles supporting health and well-being. These roles could be built on in the development of music and dance interventions as adjuncts to established components of CRD disease management like pulmonary rehabilitation. Through consideration of key contextual factors and codevelopment and adaptation of interventions, such approaches are likely to be well received.

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