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2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-103
Author(s):  
Anna A. Bekhter ◽  
Alexander V. Gagarin ◽  
Olesya A. Filatova

The relevance of the study is determined by the role of the adaptation processes of first-year students to the university environment, which is the most important (preliminary) stage for: (a) their successful overcoming of various learning difficulties; (b) comfortable and constructive interaction with teachers and other students; and (c) search and application of adaptive behavior strategies due to new living conditions. The development of proactive coping is a key factor in the students efficient learning activity because it represents a platform for their personal growth. The aim of the study is to determine the possibilities of diagnostics and development of reactive and proactive coping behavior in first-year students. The study involved 272 first-year students at Pacific National University (including 136 students of an experimental group who sought help from the University Psychology Center in 2019 and 136 first-year volunteer students as a control group). The following methods were used for diagnostics: Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) , adapted by E.P. Belinskaya et al., Ways of Coping Questionnaire by R. Lazarus, adapted by T.L. Kryukova et al., Hardiness Survey by Salvatore Maddi adapted by D.A. Leontyev and E.I. Rasskazova, Time Perspective Inventory (TPI) by Ph.Ge. Zimbardo, adapted by A. Syrtsova et al. and Reflexivity Diagnostics Method by A.V. Karpov. As a result, the first-year students showed low levels of developed reactive and proactive coping, high levels of social and emotional support as well as escape-avoidance, average levels of strategic planning and search for informational support, and a reduced level of reflective, predictive resource. It is shown that the search for social, emotional and informational support is the basis for constructing adaptive behavior strategies. It is confirmed that self-control and the category of the future are moderating for all types of proactive coping. The conducted cluster analysis made it possible to identify three profiles, which differ in the levels and content of reactive and proactive behavior (non-adaptive, reactive and active with a tendency to proactive). Repeated measurements show that individual and group forms of psychological intervention cause changes in the indicators of reactive-proactive coping behavior, which can be regarded as a positive dynamics in the development of behavior in students of the experimental group. Finally, a conclusion was formulated about the possibilities of using various forms of psychological support (individual counseling, trainings, and self-help groups) in optimizing the first-year students proactive coping behavior.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-240
Author(s):  
Hetty Anggraini ◽  
Nurul Ramadhani

This study was aims to explore, describe, and analyze parent support for the speech delay early childhood. This study used to the qualitative method of the research subject is both parents of children who experience speech delay in Kalisari village. This study was used to three methods of data collection, namely observation, interviews, and documentation. The data analyze used to descriptive qualitative. Based on the results of the discussion that has been described it can be concluded that parent support that has been given to children who experience speech delay is informational support, assessment support, instrumental support, emotional social support, and real support. Of the five supports, the researchers concluded that the support often used by subjects was informational support, namely parents provided support through the provision of good advice and advice, giving instructions by installing pictures in the refrigerator so that the twins could understand the food taken and want to say food they took, and provided information by taking the twins for a walk to get a new vocabulary.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 661-661
Author(s):  
Hye Soo Lee

Abstract While older Koreans have growing access to Internet, they still lag in actual utilization. This study examined effects of different information support sources on Internet utilization and whether these were mediated by Internet skills and technology attitudes among older men and women. This study used secondary data from 2019 Digital Divide Survey conducted by National Information Society Agency of Korea. The sample consisted of 1,031 Korean Internet users aged 60+, including 495 men and 536 women. Support sources included personal and professional. Skills were measured by ability to use specific features of mobile devices such as smartphones (seven items), while utilization was measured by the use of mobile devices for specific reasons (25 items). Serial mediation analyses using both skills and attitudes were conducted separately according to gender and support sources, covarying for demographics and health. In general, information support was positively associated with utilization. For men, personal informational support was mediated by technology attitudes only. For women, professional informational support was mediated by both Internet skills and technology attitudes, but the serial indirect effect was not significant for this model. The other two models showed significant serial mediation effects through Internet skills and technology attitudes, in this order. Only women had significant direct associations between information support and Internet utilization. Regardless of the source, informational support is positively associated with older Koreans’ Internet utilization. Professional support for men and personal support for women may be most beneficial for greater Internet utilization.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asres Bedaso ◽  
Jon Adams ◽  
Wenbo Peng ◽  
David Sibbritt

Abstract Background Pregnancy can be a stressful period for most women and their family members, and the mental wellbeing of pregnant women can face serious challenges. Social support can play a role in improving the psychological well-being of pregnant women by enhancing the stress coping ability and alleviating stressful conditions. The current study aimed to assess the mediating effects of social support in the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms as well as anxiety symptoms during pregnancy among Australian women. Methods Of the 8,010 women who completed Survey 6 of the 1973–78 Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) cohort in 2012, those who reported being pregnant (n = 493) were included in the current analyses. Antenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the 10 item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D-10) scale, and the 9-item Goldberg Anxiety and Depression scale (GADS) respectively. The 19 item-Medical Outcomes Study Social Support index (MOSS) was used to examine social support. A parallel mediation model was used to explore the mediational role of each domain of social support between perceived stress and antenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms. Result The study found that emotional/informational support has a partial mediating effect on the relationship between perceived stress and antenatal depressive symptoms (β = 0.371, 95% CI: 0.067, 0.799) and on the relationship between perceived stress and antenatal anxiety symptoms (β = 0.217, 95% CI: 0.029, 0.462). Affectionate support/positive social interaction and tangible support was found to play no significant mediation role between stress and antenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms. Conclusions Emotional/informational support appears to play a mediating role in the relationship between stress and antenatal depressive as well as between stress and antenatal anxiety symptoms. In order to further protect pregnant women from the effects of stress, policy makers and maternal health professionals are advised to develop community-based social support programs to enhance prenatal psychosocial support and ensure pregnant women have adequate emotional/information support.


Author(s):  
Ilya V. Borisov ◽  
Valeria Alexandrovna Bondar ◽  
Mikhail M. Kanarsky ◽  
Yulia Y. Nekrasova ◽  
Natalya Vladimirovna Reutova ◽  
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Medical rehabilitation is a complex, long-term and financially costly process of restoring the physiological functions of the body after injuries and the consequences of past diseases. The need for an individual approach to each life situation necessitates the search and development of new technologies in the method of providing rehabilitation assistance. One of the principles of a successful rehabilitation process is continuity, which, in most cases, is disrupted after the transfer of patients to the outpatient stage. The 21st century, in contrast to the previous one, is distinguished by more accessible technologies for everyday and individual use. A separate category of patients are patients with the consequences of brain damage, socialization and the return of the ability to self-serve for whom is one of the most difficult in rehabilitation practice. One of these technologies is distance rehabilitation, which provides the principle of continuity, social and informational support for relatives who provide care for patients on an outpatient basis.


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 4018-4018
Author(s):  
Abigail Kerschner ◽  
Allen Hodge ◽  
Alexis Williams ◽  
Patrica Sheean ◽  
Kathleen Jensik ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Multiple Myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematologic malignancy in the U.S., with higher rates observed in older adults and Black individuals (Kazandjian, 2016). Owing to therapeutic advances and greater access to frontline therapy with autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT), more patients with MM now survive in excess of 5-10 years (Costa et al., 2017), with no difference in post-transplant outcomes by race/ethnicity (Hari, et al. BBMT 2010). Many survivors struggle with fatigue, bone pain, bone fractures, and kidney disease. Poor body composition may be partly responsible, as studies show that MM survivors have a high incidence of being overweight or obese (Greenfield, 2014). These collective factors highlight the value of developing evidence-based lifestyle interventions to meet the needs of this diverse group of survivors. Typically, MM survivors treated with ASCT are not considered for lifestyle trials under the assumptions that: 1) there is limited interest, 2) exercise could be unsafe or pose additional burden, or 3) changes in physical activity and/or nutrition would have little impact on their disease trajectory. However, a few studies demonstrate that personalized exercise programs are not only safe, but also improve quality of life in MM survivors (Groeneveldt, 2013 & Smith, 2015). Less is known about dietary interventions or those that combine diet and physical activity, and no studies have intentionally included diverse patient populations. We report the results of an exploratory study aimed to inform the development of a lifestyle program tailored to meeting the needs of the diverse MM survivor community. Methods: We recruited a convenience sample of MM survivors who were at least 100 days post-ASCT with ECOG status 0-1 through treating oncologists, with the goal of including equal representation of females/males and white/Black participants. Participants completed an online survey targeting diet using the validated Block Fat/Sugar/Fruit/Vegetable Screener, physical activity using the Godin Leisure Physical Activity Index, social support and quality of life (QOL) using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). PROMIS scores are reported using a common metric (T-score with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10), which has been normalized to the US population. Higher scores represent more of that domain. Interviews focused on health behaviors, unmet needs, and preferences/interests regarding a lifestyle intervention program. Results: 38 MM survivors (54% white, 46% Black, 54% female, 46% male) participated. Mean age was 60.37 ± 20.06years old, 74% married, 100% had health insurance. Education and income varied widely. Overall, participants, of which 76% had obesity, reported good QOL and high social support. However, QOL challenges included reduced physical function (43.85 ± 9.49), fatigue (52.61 ± 8.53), and pain (52.85 ± 10.77). Comparisons by race reflected no differences, but significant gender differences were evident for perceived emotional support (p = 0.026), informational support (p= 0.001), instrumental support (p = 0.011), and companionship (p = 0.048), with female participants reporting higher perceived support in these areas. The majority reported insufficiently or moderately active lifestyles and diets that did not meet guidelines. Qualitative data showed that most had not received lifestyle counseling from their healthcare team (55%), were not aware of the American Cancer Society guidelines (83%) and were interested in a lifestyle program (87%). Predominant themes regarding survivors' desires for the program included: 1) social support, 2) guided/personalized exercise, 3) meal preparation support, and 4) flexibility. Notably, participants also stated that mental health support, opportunities to mentor others, and disease management information would be helpful to them at this point in their survivorship. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the substantive need for and interest in lifestyle change support among a diverse sample of MM survivors. In addition to providing structure for improved diet and exercise, a program of this kind has the potential to provide social and informational support for survivors. This could be particularly beneficial to male MM patients, who have lower perceived support in their survivorship compared to their female counterparts. Disclosures Hari: Millenium: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Sanofi: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Adaptive Biotech: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Celgene-BMS: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Karyopharm: Consultancy; GSK: Consultancy, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Oncopeptides: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Speakers Bureau. Chhabra: GSK: Honoraria. D'Souza: Imbrium, Pfizer, BMS: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen, Prothena: Consultancy; Sanofi, Takeda, Teneobio, CAELUM, Prothena: Research Funding.


The present work addresses the question of psychological distress of the caregivers of patients with dementia. The research covers caregivers residing in Russia and Kazakhstan. The thesis starts with concluding the pre-existing knowledge on the research question, from which the author develops the methods for collection of the primary data. Methodology of the research is designed to analyze the data in a qualitative approach. The thesis builds an understanding of the state of psychological distress in which caregivers of Kazakhstan and Russia live in. To do that, the author conducted a survey with range of multiple choice and open questions that examined the stress triggers and proof of the existence of stress in their lives based on answers. A total of 52 active caregivers answered to a survey consisting of 22 questions. The results show that Russian and Kazakhstani caregivers experience moderate to severe levels of psychological distress due to insufficient funding and informational support, among other reasons.


2021 ◽  
pp. 558-569
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bastami ◽  
Firoozeh Mostafavi ◽  
Arash Ardalan ◽  
Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh

Objective: Social support is one of the predictors of nutrition behaviors. Therefore, measuring and improving the level of support is necessary to improve students’ nutritional status. The purpose of this study was to design instruments and evaluate their psychometric properties for the evaluation of social support for breakfast and snack consumption. Methods: This methodological study was carried out from 2016 to 2018. The qualitative phase was performed in 3 Iranian cities: Isfahan, Khorramabad and Tehran. The quantitative phase was completed in Isfahan only. Initially, 2 questionnaires were developed using the results of the qualitative research. Subsequently, we assessed the face, content, and construct validity of both instruments. Results: The maternal support questionnaire consisted of 3 dimensions, including mother-sponsored support, family life pattern, and school-based collaboration, which explained 55.35% of the instrument’s variance. The school support questionnaire comprised 2 dimensions including informational support and instrumental support, which explained 54.52% of the variance in the results. Conclusions: These instruments can be used to measure and improve social support by designing, implementing, and evaluating community-based campaigns and interventions to improve breakfast consumption and snacking behaviors among children and youth at home and in school.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-58
Author(s):  
Prima Daniyati Kusuma

Background: The role of parents is very influential in determining how the health of children in the future. Mothers may take on a larger role than fathers, especially in daughter development, due to gender similarities and past experiences. As with the problem of menstruation, it is certain that the mother has more experience than the father. The first menstruation usually occurs in the age range of 10-16 years or in early adolescence in the middle of puberty before entering the reproductive period. Objective: To determine the description of maternal support for mentally retarded adolescents in dealing with menstruation. Method: This research uses descriptive analytical research method, which is a research method conducted to create an objective picture or description of a situation. The sample in this study were mothers with mentally retarded adolescent children. The sampling technique used is total sampling. Results: Emotional support for menstrual hygiene in mentally retarded children is in the good category of 50% and 50% sufficient. Apprecition support for menstrual hygiene in mentally retarded children is in the sufficient category (57.1%). Instrumental support for menstrual hygiene in mentally retarded children is in the sufficient category (85.7%). Informational support for menstrual hygiene in mentally retarded children is in the sufficient category (71.4%). Conclusion: The aspects contained in the social support of menstrual hygiene from the mother, namely informational support, appreciation support, instrumental support, and emotional support play a significant role in influencing menstrual hygiene behavior. Keywords: maternal support, menstrual hygiene, mental retardation


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Shynkaruk ◽  
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S Kharchenko ◽  

The article considers the role of lexicographic electronic resources in the information support of "lifelong learning" in the context of constant development. Lexicographic electronic resources that are freely available on the Internet are described. Emphasis is placed on the peculiarities of their use in adult education. It is emphasized that the use of lexicographic electronic resources will help increase the language competence of the learner.


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