This study examined the impact of social and physical determinants of health on the mental health and wellbeing of women living in Long Beach, CA. The researchers found that living in the North region of Long Beach was associated with higher levels of depression, stress, lower maternal attachment and worse sleep quality. Additionally, Latina women reported lower maternal attachment and worse sleep quality compared to non-Latina women. The results suggest that social factors like ethnicity and neighborhood conditions can influence women's mental health and wellbeing after childbirth.
Barriers and facilitators for regular physical exercise among adult females n...Dr. Anees Alyafei
What stimulates and prevents females from regular physical exercise. Updated Comprehensive narrative review.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341220204_Citation_AlYafei_A_Albaker_W_2020_Barriers_and_Facilitators_for_Regular_Physical_Exercise_among_Adult_Females_Narrative_Review_2020
Barriers and facilitators for regular physical exercise among adult females n...Dr. Anees Alyafei
What stimulates and prevents females from regular physical exercise. Updated Comprehensive narrative review.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341220204_Citation_AlYafei_A_Albaker_W_2020_Barriers_and_Facilitators_for_Regular_Physical_Exercise_among_Adult_Females_Narrative_Review_2020
A presentation by Karen Nelson, MBA, MSW, RSW, of the Ottawa Hospital, made to social workers at their 2013 Annual Meeting. A very thorough overview with significant research supporting the link between Social Determinants of Health and healthcare outcomes.
If you don't then there can be many misunderstandings and fights. Be with them whenever you can and get to know them better. A lot of families now don't get to know each other too well because they're too busy. Plan some family time, like, a movie, or a family game, or even as little as eating dinner together.
A presentation by Karen Nelson, MBA, MSW, RSW, of the Ottawa Hospital, made to social workers at their 2013 Annual Meeting. A very thorough overview with significant research supporting the link between Social Determinants of Health and healthcare outcomes.
If you don't then there can be many misunderstandings and fights. Be with them whenever you can and get to know them better. A lot of families now don't get to know each other too well because they're too busy. Plan some family time, like, a movie, or a family game, or even as little as eating dinner together.
Social support among the Caregivers of Persons Living with Cancerinventionjournals
:The social support emphasize as the support given to any person in a troublesome or burdensome situation by family members, relatives as well as resources exerted by social connections, is effective in promoting physical health and feeling oneself good. The present study consisted of 300 caregivers of persons with cancer was selected based on simple random sampling, and with inclusion and exclusion criteria. Those patients satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria and attending both outpatient and inpatient services of cancer specialty hospital in KIDWAI Bangalore, Karnataka were selected randomly. The data was collected from the patients & caregivers of persons living with cancer who fulfill the inclusion/exclusion criteria were taken up for the study after their consent. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al, 1998) was administered to understand Perceived Social Support. The interviews and the instruments were administered by research experts.The Results suggest that there were poor social support found in caregivers of married, female, belong to rural domicile, illiterate, and,caregivers who were not heard about the treatment of cancer.
Determinants of health refer to the various factors that influence an individual's overall health status.
Dimensions of health, on the other hand, represent different aspects or components of health. I
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Running head: UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA 1
UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA 2
Union County, Georgia
Kimberly Crawford
January 30, 2017
Kaplan University
The following paper will answer the asked questions.
Name of County and State
Union County, Georgia.
County population with racial and gender breakdowns
As of July 1, 2015 estimates, the County population was 22, 267 individuals. Of this, 51.7% were Females, while as the males were 48.3%. The white people were 96.5%, the African Americans were 1.0%, the American Indian and Alaska Natives were 0.5%, Asians were 0.7%, Hispanics were 3.2%, and people with two or more races present accounted for 1.3%.
Number of Senior Citizens
The number of senior citizens was 32.5%.
Number of Disabled Individuals
The number of disabled individuals under the age of 65 was 13.9%.
Number of Children
The number of children was 16.1%.
Of the populations above, I choose the senior citizens. The first health concern for this population is elder abuse. At this age, this people are not able to actively take care of themselves like they would a while back. For this reason, they constantly required to be taken care of, in almost all the aspects of their lives. However, elder abuse is a common occurrence in which, the caregivers neglect this population so much, to the extent of some of them even dying. It is such a shame that such a thing might happen to such a delicate population. A second health concern for this population, is the risk of heath disease and other chronic diseases. According to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease is one of the leading killers for the senior citizens because at this age, they are delicate and their hearts are very weak (Motooka et al., 2006).
The senior citizens require a number of community health interventions and public policies, which are aimed at ensuring they lead a comfortable life. For instance, they should have access to caregivers when they cannot adequately take care of themselves (Takano, 2002). In addition, they should have access to proper diets, and they should be provided with as much assistance as possible when they are at home and in public places. They should also have regular medical check-ups, to ascertain their health conditions, as well as have access to a hospital and a personal doctor in case they need consultation before their regular sessions (Anderson, 2003). Regular exercises is also good for ensuring their lives are going on smoothly.
Health Risk Assessment
In the health risk assessment tests, I took the eating behaviour test. The questions asked basically were about the kind of foods and drinks that I take on a daily basis, how often I take the meals per day, the rate and posture at which I take the meals, my favourite comfort food, and the circumstances under which I take th ...
Quality Of Life, Spirituality and Social Support among Caregivers of Cancer P...iosrjce
Caregiving can be both rewarding and challenging. Literature suggests that family caregivers may
experience increased symptoms of psychological and social malfunctioning. However, it may also provide one
with opportunities to renew relationships or feel connected to a higher power. The current study is an attempt to
investigate how caregiving influences a person’s general wellbeing. The sample consisted of 25 caregivers of
cancer patients and 25 appropriately matched control.World Health Organization- QOL (1991),
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support by Zimet, et al (1988) and Spiritual Perspective Scale by
Reed (1986) were used to asses QOL, Social support and spirituality respectively. The obtained data was
analyzed in SPSS using independent sample t-test. Results indicated a significant difference between Caregivers
and the control group on QOL, spirituality and social support.
A brief presentation about importance of social support and social networking in improving health outcomes, many times we tend to underestimate or feel not confidence about ourselves or our existence, this presentation focus on how important social support including you as an indivisual can help improve others' health outcomes and health behaviors. not necessarily have to be a doctor to be helpful to others.
SURVEY OF PERSONAL WELLBEING. REPORT & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
It is estimated that more than 450 million people in the world are affected by ‘disorders of the mind’, manifested by emotional or mental distress. The challenges for prevention and healing are significant, ranging from the social stigma that prevents people from seeking help, a lack of awareness in people themselves, insufficient resources and trained professionals, and the lack of culturally informed assessment and support.
As the world experiences unprecedented social and demographic change, wellbeing (‘social capital’) has risen up the political agenda for a complex mix of philosophical and economic factors. At the personal level, wellbeing enables us to live fulfilled lives.
CAREIF with the WPA conducted an international WELLBEING Survey to understand more about what constitutes ‘wellbeing’ in different cultures and settings, and how we can enhance personal wellbeing for individual and social benefit. This report will be launched at a CAREIF celebratory reception in the House of Lords (UK) on 26 October 2016.
You can download the Executive Summary here: wellbeing-executive-summary-v2
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Running Head: FINDINGS USED TO MAKE PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING AND POLICY DECISIONS 5
Findings Used to Make Public Health Planning and Policy Decisions
Unit 4 - HA560
March 28, 2016
There has been increased concern among policy makers, scientists and communities that health is greatly affected by a number of factors that occur in a person’s lifetime and in multi levels. Prevention is sententious to curb occurrence of any disease within the population, and it has to come first even if access to quality healthcare services is provided. To adequately promote health and prevent diseases, certain policies and factors need to be addressed mostly factors that are related to health behaviors.
Social psychology is all about understanding individuals’ behavior specifically in a social setting. Basically, social psychology focuses on factors that influence people to behave in certain ways in presence of others. The two greatest contributors in the field of social psychology were Allport (1920) and Bandura (1963). To begin with, according to Allport; he argued that the interaction of individuals with others or the presence of social groups can encourage the development of certain behaviors (Kassin, 2014). This is what Allport referred to as social facilitation, in his research he identified that an audience will facilitate the performance of an actor in a well learnt and understood task; however the performance of the same actor will decrease in performance on difficult tasks which are newly learnt, and this is contributed by social inhibition. The second contributor in the field of social psychology is Bandura (1963), in his work he developed a notion that behavior in the social world could be possibly modeled, and this is what he referred to as social learning theory. He gave his explanation with three groups of children who were watching a video where in the video an adult showed aggressiveness towards a “bobo doll” and the adults who displayed such behavior were awarded by another adult or were just punished. Therefore Bandura found that children who saw the adult being rewarded were found to be more likely to imitate that adult’s behavior.
Certain theories plays important roles in health assessment, and a theory is defined as a collection of concepts in specific area of concern or interest in the world that need explanations, intervening and prediction. Theories need to be backed up with evidence that tend to explain why things will happen in relation to current situations, and followed with some actions to turn situations in certain desirable ways. Health assessment can be defined as a plan of care that recognizes specific person’s health needs and how such needs will be addressed by healthcare system or any other health institutions (Jarvis, 2008). Generally, health assessment is the evaluation of health status through examination of physical and psychological concerns after looking at the health history of the victim assess ...
This webinar was developed by Child Trends in 2015 for the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) as a technical assistance product for use with OAH grant programs.
1. INTRODUCTION
Differences in mental health and wellbeing
in women living in Long Beach, Ca.
Angelina Majeno, MPH(c), Maria Morales, B.A., Arlene E. Garcia Lira B.A., Guido Urizar, Ph.D.
California State University, Long Beach
MEASURES RESULTS
PURPOSE
q A multitude of health disparities affect people residing
in the North, West Central, and Southwest regions of
Long Beach, CA. These include shorter life
expectancies, higher hospitalization rates, higher rates
of diabetes and asthma, and higher homicide rates
(City of Long Beach, DHHS, 2013).
q Social, economic, and environmental factors including
income, educational attainment, and access to green
space also differ greatly across areas of Long Beach;
with the North, West Central, and Southwest areas
having lower household incomes, less access to
recreational spaces, and smaller percentage of high
school graduates (City of Long Beach, DHHS, 2013).
q The built environment and neighborhoods in which
mothers live can have a great impact on their mental
health and wellbeing by affecting social relationships,
and capacity to deal with stress (Evans, 2003).
q In this study we sought to explore two questions:
1. How do social and physical determinants of health
(age, marital status, ethnicity, and geographic
region of Long Beach in which women live) impact
women’s mental health (i.e. postnatal depression
and perceived stress)?
2. How do social and physical determinants of health
(age, marital status, ethnicity, and geographic
region of Long Beach in which women live) impact
women’s wellbeing (maternal-infant attachment,
social support, and quality of sleep)?
Mental Health
Depression Stress
Predictor variables B SE(B) Β ∆R2 B SE(B) β ∆R2
Step 1: Social
Determinants of health
Age -.03 1.00 -.04 .00 -.19 .14 -.15 .03
Marital Status -.92 1.26 -.89 .01 -.78 1.76 -.05 .00
Ethnicity -.76 1.38 -.07 .00 -.71 1.92 -.04 .00
Step 2: Physical
determinants of health:
Neighborhood
North Long Beach 5.71 2.57 .38* .03 9.26 3.61 .41* .03*
West Long Beach 3.68 2.16 .35 .01 4.54 3.03 .30 .00
East Long Beach 3.37 2.34 .27 .03 5.02 3.27 .28 .00
*p < .05
Research aim 1: How do social and physical determinants of health impact women’s
mental health (i.e. postnatal depression and perceived stress)?
Wellbeing
Maternal-infant
attachment
Social support Sleep quality
Predictor variables B SE(B) β ∆R2 B SE(B) β ∆R2 B SE(B) β ∆R2
Step 1 :Social
determinants of health
Age .09 .10 .11 .01 .09 .29 .04 .00 .07 .06 .12 .01
Marital Status -1.05 1.22 -.10 .00 -3.80 3.65 -.12 .01 -.20 .75 -.03 .01
Ethnicity -3.19 1.33 -.27* .07* -.08 4.02 -.00 .00 2.40 .83 .32** .10**
Step 2: Physical
determinants of health
North Long Beach -3.59 2.49 -.23 .06* -20.39 7.20 -.45** .14*** 1.72 1.56 .18 .04
West Long Beach .44 2.09 .04 .00 -3.27 6.04 -.11 .00 -.28 1.31 -.04 .00
East Long Beach -.49 2.27 -.04 .00 -3.24 6.56 -.09 .00 -.09 1.43 -.01 .00
*p < .05, **p<.01, ***p<.001METHODS
q Procedure: Women who participated in a longitudinal
study on pregnancy and health completed an
interviewer-administered survey at 3 months post-
partum. Data were coded, entered, and verified by
trained research assistants. Hierarchical multiple
regression analyses were conducted.
q Participants: 100 low-income women (μ age= 26.00,
sd=6.26), 71% Latina. Participants’ zip codes were
coded based on L.B. Police Dept. Patrol Divisions.
Mental
Health
Postnatal
Depression
Edinburgh
Postnatal
Depression
Scale (EPDS)
10-item measure that identifies
risk for perinatal depression.
Higher scores indicate
depressed mood.
Perceived
Stress
Perceived
Stress Scale
(PSS)
14-item measure assessing life
situations that are perceived as
stressful. Higher scores indicate
higher levels of perceived stress.
Wellbeing
Maternal
Attachment
Maternal
Fetal
Attachment
Scale (MFAS)
Measures the interactions
between a mother and their
child. Higher scores indicate a
higher degree of attachment
between mother and baby.
Sleep
Quality
Pittsburgh
Sleep
Quality
Index (PSQI)
19 item measure assesses sleep
quality and disturbances
throughout a one- month
period. Higher scores represent
worse sleep quality.
Social
Support
Medical
Outcomes
Study Social
Support
(MOS)
20-item questionnaire that
measures a variety of different
types of social support. Higher
scores indicate higher levels of
social support.
Research aim 2: How do social and physical determinants of health impact women’s
wellbeing (maternal-infant attachment, social support, and quality of sleep)?
SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS
Areas of
Long Beach
Higher levels of
depression
and perceived
stress were
associated
with living in
North Long
Beach. Age,
marital status,
and ethnicity
were not
associated
with mental
health
markers.
Lower levels of maternal attachment and worse sleep quality were associated with being a Latina. Lower
levels of maternal attachment and social support were reported by women living in North Long Beach.
CONCLUSIONS
q Latina women and those living in the North region of Long Beach showed worse outcomes compared to
their non-Latina counterparts and those living in other areas of Long Beach or outside Long Beach.
q These findings complement previous literature that has documented negative health outcomes in the
North region of Long Beach. Given that people living in this area already face a myriad of health
challenges, it is important to advance our understanding of what factors are driving these issues.
Acknowledgements: This research was supported by the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development.
Many thanks to the mothers who participated in this study. For more information For more information on this and other related
projects visit: www.csulb.edu/~gurizar/index.htm.