The positive and negative factors affecting graduate nurses' health and well-being during their first year of clinical practice in regional Australia

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Walker ◽  
C. Earl ◽  
L. Cuddihy
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Graduate Nurses ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Regional Australia ◽  
Negative Factors ◽  
Health And Well Being

Protective and risk socio-economic – environmental factors affecting mental health

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S572-S572
Author(s):  
M.I. Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Full Knowledge ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Over all generic, biological, environmental and socio-economic factors are attributing towards mental health and well being of a person. But among these socio-economic – environmental factors play a great role. It is very important to understand socio-economic – environmental protective and adverse factors affecting mental health. There is very dynamic interaction between individual attributes like socio-economic circumstances and environmental factors. The dynamic interactions of all these three factors determine the final outcome and status of mental health social well being. So, for our professionals particularly and community in general, it is very important to have full knowledge about all these factors. Because lack of managing and integrating of socio-economic-environmental factors, we will not be able to deliver quality psychiatric/psychological services. Community at large will also be ignorant of it and will not be able to play their roles towards healthy mental health formation. Moreover, these socio-economic – environmental factors are within our reach and can be modified.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The Implication of Wearables and the Factors Affecting Their Usage among Recreationally Active People

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8532
Author(s):  
Anna Hendker ◽  
Malte Jetzke ◽  
Eric Eils ◽  
Claudia Voelcker-Rehage
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Similar Amount ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Usage Behavior ◽  
Day Of The Week ◽  
Fitness Tracker ◽  
Consumer Devices ◽  
Health And Well Being

Regular physical activity (PA) is associated with health and well-being. Recent findings show that PA tracking using technological devices can enhance PA behavior. Consumer devices can track many different parameters affecting PA (e.g., number of steps, distance, and heart rate). However, it remains unclear what factors affect the usage of such devices. In this study, we evaluated whether there was a change in usage behavior across the first weeks of usage. Further we investigated whether external factors such as weather and day of the week influence usage behavior. Thirty nine participants received a Fitbit Charge 2 fitness tracker for a nine-week period. All participants were asked to wear the device according to their wishes. The usage time and amount of PA were assessed, and the influencing factors, such as weather conditions and day of the week, were analyzed. The results showed that usage behavior differed largely between individuals and decreased after five weeks of usage. Moreover, the steps per worn hour did not change significantly, indicating a similar amount of activity across the nine-week period when wearing the device. Further influencing factors were the day of the week (the tracker was used less on Sundays) and the temperature (usage time was lower with temperatures >25°). Tracking peoples’ activity might have the potential to evaluate different interventions to increase PA.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Well-Being Measure on Young Basketball Players: The NFAPW Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7987
Author(s):  
Jorge Lorenzo Calvo ◽  
Jorge García-González ◽  
Monica Flo García ◽  
Daniel Mon-López
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Negative Factors

Basketball is a sport in which, beyond the physical and technical skills, the psychological aspects are a decisive factor and could negatively affect the well-being of the player. The present study analyzes how 11 items belonging to two stakeholders (coach and player) could negatively affect the well-being of the athlete. A sample of elite young basketball players (n = 121) consisting of 55 males and 66 females, ranging in age from 16 to 23 (M = 20.12 ± 1.71), completed the Negative Factors Affecting Players’ Well-being (NFAPW) Questionnaire. This questionnaire was designed ad hoc and demonstrated good psychometric properties that confirmed that it is a valid and reliable instrument to measure how those factors negatively affect their well-being. The results showed that females have a greater perception of the factors that negatively affect their well-being, especially those related to the actions of the coach. However, no differences were found regarding the experience. Although this research provides an initial tool for measuring the well-being of the player during competition, future studies are encouraged to provide guidance to the coaches and players in dealing with the psychological variables in a better way.

scholarly journals Implementation factors affecting the large-scale deployment of digital health and well-being technologies: A qualitative study of the initial phases of the ‘Living-It-Up’ programme

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 867-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Agbakoba ◽  
Marilyn McGee-Lennon ◽  
Matt-Mouley Bouamrane ◽  
Nicholas Watson ◽  
Frances S Mair
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Normalisation Process Theory ◽  
Important Lesson ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Health And Well Being

Little is known about the factors which facilitate or impede the large-scale deployment of health and well-being consumer technologies. The Living-It-Up project is a large-scale digital intervention led by NHS 24, aiming to transform health and well-being services delivery throughout Scotland. We conducted a qualitative study of the factors affecting the implementation and deployment of the Living-It-Up services. We collected a range of data during the initial phase of deployment, including semi-structured interviews (N = 6); participant observation sessions (N = 5) and meetings with key stakeholders (N = 3). We used the Normalisation Process Theory as an explanatory framework to interpret the social processes at play during the initial phases of deployment. Initial findings illustrate that it is clear − and perhaps not surprising − that the size and diversity of the Living-It-Up consortium made implementation processes more complex within a ‘multi-stakeholder’ environment. To overcome these barriers, there is a need to clearly define roles, tasks and responsibilities among the consortium partners. Furthermore, varying levels of expectations and requirements, as well as diverse cultures and ways of working, must be effectively managed. Factors which facilitated implementation included extensive stakeholder engagement, such as co-design activities, which can contribute to an increased ‘buy-in’ from users in the long term. An important lesson from the Living-It-Up initiative is that attempting to co-design innovative digital services, but at the same time, recruiting large numbers of users is likely to generate conflicting implementation priorities which hinder − or at least substantially slow down − the effective rollout of services at scale. The deployment of Living-It-Up services is ongoing, but our results to date suggest that − in order to be successful − the roll-out of digital health and well-being technologies at scale requires a delicate and pragmatic trade-off between co-design activities, the development of innovative services and the efforts allocated to widespread marketing and recruitment initiatives.

scholarly journals Mental health of students living with food insecurity during the transition to university

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Howard ◽  
Erin Barker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Transition To University ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Health Deficit

The present study examined differences in mental health and well-being between students with and without suspected food insecurity during their transition to university. We drew on existing data from four samples of traditionally-aged, first-year undergraduates enrolled at large universities in three provinces (Alberta N = 199; Québec N = 299; Ontario N = 461 and N = 510). Students completed online surveys assessing a wide range of health-related behaviours and indicators, including food security. Poorer mental health (depression, anxiety, stress, low satisfaction with life) was consistently associated with food insecurity across samples. The magnitude of mental health deficit was comparable to socioeconomic disadvantage associated with food insecurity. Students with food insecurity are disproportionately launching their university careers with poorer mental health, revealing a critical point of intervention for these socioeconomically higher-risk students.

scholarly journals Key concepts in providing patient-centered care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Bechtold ◽  
Suzanne Fredericks
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Patient Centered Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Know How ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
Health And Well Being

In patient-centered care, the patient’s values, beliefs, and preferences regarding overall health and well-being are incorporated into the plan of care and implementation of all care-related activities. Most nurses are familiar with the concept of patient-centered care but may not know how to integrate this concept effectively into practice. This article presents an overview of patient-centered care and explains how to integrate it clinically, focusing on specific strategies. To apply patient-centered care to your clinical practice, you need to consider the five essential concepts below.

scholarly journals A Comparison of the Mental Health and Well-Being of Sexual Minority and Heterosexual First-Year Medical Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Przedworski ◽  
John F. Dovidio ◽  
Rachel R. Hardeman ◽  
Sean M. Phelan ◽  
Sara E. Burke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Medical Students ◽  
Health And Well Being
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