Gerakan masyarakat hidup sehat melalui kegiatan olah raga di masa adaptasi kebiasaan baru

Basically, in life, sport is a basic need for every human being at this time. Doing sports can prevent various diseases, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, injuries, and osteoporosis. In addition, exercise is also known to reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep quality and concentration levels, and increase self-confidence. During the current Covid-19 pandemic, exercise can be an alternative in maintaining immune conditions. Therefore, this service activity aims to build public awareness about the healthy living movement through sports activities. Partners in this activity are residents of the Lingkar Permai community, RT 06, totaling 20 people. The activity method is through the transfer of knowledge and practice, while the steps are 1) counseling, 2) practice, 3) mentoring, and 4) evaluation. The results of the activities include 1) the understanding of partners has increased after counseling, the increase has reached 58.06%, and 2) partners can do simple movements taught by the team. Assistance activities still need to be carried out continuously so that people are genuinely aware of healthy living.

Accept Anxiety to Improve Sleep: The Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Relationships between Mindfulness, Distress and Sleep Quality

It has been recently proposed that mindfulness can improve sleep quality through the mediating role on psychological distress and that acceptance may play a pivotal role in mindfulness beneficial effects. The aim of the present work was to understand the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on dispositional mindfulness, sleep, and distress, and on their relationships. In particular, we wanted to test the hypothesis that the detrimental effects of lockdown on sleep depended on mindfulness and distress (including anxiety and depression) and that the acceptance facet of mindfulness played the leading role. A longitudinal study based on self-report questionnaires was conducted on 39 Italian adults (M age = 35.03, SD = 14.02; 21 men) assessing mindfulness, distress, and sleep quality before (23 December 2019–8 March 2020) and during (27 April 2020–10 May 2020) the first Italian COVID-19 lockdown. Lockdown decreased mindfulness while increasing distress and sleep problems. Path analysis showed that the effects of lockdown on sleep were fully mediated by mindfulness and distress. Furthermore, a more detailed analysis showed that these effects were mainly dependent on the acceptance component of mindfulness working through anxiety. The present study confirms, in the context of the COVID-19 lockdown, a model according to which mindfulness, and specifically acceptance, influences sleep through the mediating role of distress.

What Is the Profile of Overweight Individuals Who Are Unsuccessful Responders to a Low-Energy Diet? A PREVIEW Sub-study

This study was performed to evaluate the profile of overweight individuals with pre-diabetes enrolled in PREVIEW who were unable to achieve a body weight loss of ≥8% of the baseline value in response to a 2-month low-energy diet (LED). Their baseline profile reflected potential stress-related vulnerability that predicted a reduced response of body weight to a LED programme. The mean daily energy deficit maintained by unsuccessful weight responders of both sexes was less than the estimated level in successful female (656 vs. 1,299 kcal, p < 0.01) and male (815 vs. 1,659 kcal, p < 0.01) responders. Despite this smaller energy deficit, unsuccessful responders displayed less favorable changes in susceptibility to hunger and appetite sensations. They also did not benefit from the intervention regarding the ability to improve sleep quality. In summary, these results show that some individuals display a behavioral vulnerability which may reduce the ability to lose weight in response to a diet-based weight loss program. They also suggest that this vulnerability may be accentuated by a prolonged diet restriction.

Factors associated to the sleep quality of medical students

Objective. To identify the factors associated with the sleep quality of medical students through the subjective indices of Pittsburg and Epworth. Method. It is an observational and analytical study, a sample consisting of 131 students who completed the form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire (PSQI), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Chi-square test to analyze possible associations between sleep quality and qualitative variables. Results. It found that 60.31% (ESS) of the participants presented daytime sleepiness disorders and 73.28% (PSQI) poor quality disorders. Conclusions. The results demonstrated the need to carry out an educational program among students to improve sleep quality and prevent health issues.

Breathing exercises for the treatment of anxiety symptoms

Breathing exercises have been used successfully to reduce the negative symptoms characterised anxiety and depression. One of the most effective methods of psychological counseling with students and other persons included in education sphere is breathing relaxation exercises, which can improve concentration, reduce anxiety, reduce heart rate, reduce muscle tension and improve sleep quality. The article presents the anatomical side of breathing exercises, physiological mechanisms and specific instructions for the practical use of the method.

Screening for Poor Self-Reported Sleep Quality at 12 Weeks in Post-Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Using the HF–Age–Gender (HAG) Index

To identify a screening tool for poor self-reported sleep quality at 12 weeks according to non-invasive measurements and patients’ characteristics in the first week after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), data from 473 mTBI participants were collected and follow-ups were performed at 12 weeks. Patients with previous poor self-reported sleep quality prior to the injury were excluded. Patients were then divided into two groups at 12 weeks according to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index based on whether or not they experienced poor sleep quality. The analysis was performed on personal profiles and heart rate variability (HRV) for 1 week. After analyzing the non-invasive measurements and characteristics of mTBI patients who did not complain of poor sleep quality, several factors were found to be relevant to the delayed onset of poor sleep quality, including age, gender, and HRV measurements. The HRV–age–gender (HAG) index was proposed and found to have 100% sensitivity (cut-off, 7; specificity, 0.537) to predicting whether the patient will experience poor sleep quality after mTBI at the 12-week follow-up. The HAG index helps us to identify patients with mTBI who have no sleep quality complaints but are prone to developing poor self-reported sleep quality. Additional interventions to improve sleep quality would be important for these particular patients in the future.