Care Of Oneself Research Articles

Assessment of Adverse Effects Associated with Antipsychotics in Patients with Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia causes major disruptions in a person's life, making it challenging to go to work or school, maintain a routine, interact with others, finish daily duties, or take care of oneself. This study aimed to assess adverse effects of antipsychotics in patients with schizophrenia. This study is relevant in identifying the side effects and improving the treatment options which HELPs reducing side effects and improved quality of life of patients. Antipsychotic drugs can lessen or alleviate psychotic symptoms like delusions and hallucinations. Antipsychotic medications can have side effects that range from being mildly unpleasant to extremely unpleasant. A total of 42 patients complying the inclusion criteria were included in the study among which The majority were in the age group of 35-44 and with male gender dominanc. The study observed no significant relationship between the occurrence of the side effects and age but found to have a significant relation between weight gain and male gender. The drug which was most prescribed was Risperidone, followed by Olanzapine. From this study it was evident that, side effects such as akathisia, tremors, insomnia, weight gain, dizziness, weight gain etc was due to second generation antipsychotics from usage over a longer period of time. This study observed that male age groups were more prone to get weight gain as side effect while taking second generation side effects. While no significant comparison with age was found. The study concluded that adverse effect can be attenuated by alternating the drugs instead of long term usage.

Moral sentiments and sustainable finance: A proposal for new market segmentation

This article revisits Smith's account of self-interest to critically explore challenges and debates surrounding sustainable finance in contemporary organizational and institutional settings. Adam Smith derives his notion of ‘self-interest’ as concerned with both ‘self-love’ (care for oneself) and ‘sympathy’ (care for others); elements that are increasingly siloed in contemporary business settings. Drawing inspiration from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (WoN) and the insightful wisdom of The Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS), this article aims to underscore how Smith's pivotal concepts, including sympathy, the impartial spectator, and justice, provide a strategic compass for characterizing demand within retail finance markets. More specifically, it argues for the potential for both demand and supply side considerations in sustainable finance to contemplate a more plural concept of self-interest. At the same time, it recognizes that currently available ESG (environmental, social, and governance) products are largely driven by ‘self-love,’ and as such, the ‘sympathy’ of investors is ignored, manipulated, or misplaced. To move beyond this socio-financial dilemma, we propose to segment sustainable finance into the ESG market and the SSI (social and sustainable investment) market, with the latter specifically addressing the demands for ‘sympathy.’ In this context, future work could explore and highlight the role of regulators in ensuring a Smithian self-interest in sustainable finance.

Health-related quality of life among older adults following acute hospitalization: longitudinal analysis of a randomized controlled trial

PurposeTo describe the longitudinal change of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) over 12 months from acute hospitalization in older adults ≥ 70 years (IMMENSE study), and associated factors, to investigate how a medication optimization intervention influenced this change.MethodsThe EQ-5D-3L was used at discharge and 1, 6 and 12 months after discharge during a randomized controlled trial including 285 participants. Multilevel logistic (EQ-5D-3L dimensions) and mixed model regression (EQ-5D-3L index scores, EQ-VAS) were used to explore the longitudinal change with/without the intervention, and associations with medications, comorbidities, and socioeconomic variables. Subgroup analyses were performed for non-long and long stayers with hospitalizations < or ≥ 14 days.ResultsEQ-5D-3L index scores significantly declined after 12 months (β −0.06 [95% confidence interval (CI:) −0.10–−0.02], p = 0.003). Non-long stayers showed significant improvement 1 month from discharge (β 0.05 [0.00–0.09], p = 0.040). The number of medications and receiving home-care services were the main factors associated with reduced HRQoL. Being home-dwelling was the main factor associated with higher HRQoL. Non-long stayers of the intervention group reported significantly higher EQ-VAS than the control group (β 4.02 [0.11–7.93], p = 0.044).ConclusionWe observed no significant difference in the longitudinal change in HRQoL between the two IMMENSE study groups over 12 months after hospitalization. However, the non-long stayer subgroup analysis indicates that the intervention may have had a long-term effect on HRQoL in some of intervention patients. The number of medications and the ability to live and care for oneself should be taken into consideration when planning future patient care and health-care services.Trial registrationThe trial was registered in clinicaltrials.gov on 28/06/2016 before enrolment started (NCT02816086).

The Economic and Socio-Cultural Impact of the Beauty Industry in the European Union

Abstract In recent years, the beauty industry has grown a lot and is now a big part of the economy in the European Union. This paper looks at how the beauty industry affects society and the economy. It talks about jobs, new ideas, consumer happiness, and economic growth. First, the paper gives an overview of the European beauty industry, including its size, structure, and main trends. Then, it discusses how the industry creates jobs, both directly and indirectly, in manufacturing, distribution, retail, and beauty services. The paper also talks about how the industry is good for innovation, such as developing new products, using technology, and making new marketing plans. Beyond the economy, it looks at how the beauty industry affects how people feel. It talks about how taking care of oneself can help people feel better about themselves and more confident. The paper also explores how the beauty industry influences culture and social norms, like fashion, beauty standards, and how people see beauty in society. Finally, the paper looks at the beauty industry’s contribution to the EU economy. It talks about how the industry helps with GDP, taxes, and investment from other countries. The paper also mentions how the industry supports new ideas, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in different regions

Conceptual study of vatakantaka

Pain is that one feature which can interfere with daily activities such as working, having a social life, taking care of oneself and others. Several problems can cause pain to develop in the back of the heel.Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. Plantar fasciitis is estimated to affect 1 in 10 people at some point during their lifetime and most commonly affects people between 40 and 60 years of age.Vatakantaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vata and kantaka which means a particular pain in the ankle.Walking in irregular or uneven ground, the structural deformity of foot or excessive strain on foot lead to provocation of vata and brings about severe pain in ankle joint which is referred to as Vatakantaka.Through this article an attempt is made to understand the nidana, samprapti, purvarupa, lakshana of vatakantaka which contributes in its manifestation.Snehana, swedana, virechana, raktamokshana, agnikarma are line of treatment explained in ayurveda.

Benefits of being part of a support group for caregivers of children with multiple disabilities: a qualitative study.

Motivation for the study. Filling a knowledge gap regarding support groups for caregivers of children with multiple disabilities. Main findings. Support groups are valuable spaces for social support and learning for caregivers of children with multiple disabilities. They facilitate resilience and coping strategies following the birth of a child with multiple disabilities. They promote the participation and empowerment of caregivers of children with multiple disabilities to address access barriers and advocate for the fundamental rights of children. Implications. It is important to promote and support support groups for caregivers of children with multiple disabilities. To explore the perceived benefits of participating in a support group of caregivers of children with multiple disabilities. A qualitative study with a focused ethnographic approach was conducted from October 2022 to February 2023, in which we applied convenience sampling. We included 20 caregivers of children with multiple disabilities. Information was collected through participant observation, focus groups, and semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was performed by applying Braun and Clark's proposals. The emerging themes were: social support network: integrating, informing, and helping each other; learning space: learning to take care and to take care of oneself; promoting empowerment: identifying and facing access barriers. We found that the support group functions as a social support network provides information, reduces uncertainty, and facilitates coping and resilience after the birth and upbringing of a child with multiple disabilities. It is a space where one learns to care for and take care of oneself and where empowerment for the defense of the rights of children with disabilities is promoted.

Aikido's contribution to practitioner's health

We developed an extension project at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), and includes students, teachers, other servers and the external community. Our goal with this article is to present the reports of our project members and discuss about the contributions of the practice of aikido in relation with health as an existential phenomenon and with the care of the self. Methods: Questionnaires were applied to collect data about the following information: 1) if you are part of the internal community (server, student or professor) or external to the university; 2) age; 3) practice time; 4) your opinion about what health is; 5) the impact of aikido practice on the practitioner's health; 6) whether aikido can be understood as a health practice. and were analyzed by theme content. Results: 34 practitioners volunteered to fill out our questionnaire. From the external community, 14 members answered the questionnaire, and from the internal community, one is a teacher, two are employees, and seventeen are students. From the reports, we are allowed to perceive health as a dynamic phenomenon made up of social, cultural, biological, emotional, and spiritual aspects, among others. Conclusion: Aikido addresses many of these spheres and promotes selfknowledge and caring for oneself and others, reflecting about their experiences and their health through interpretative elaborations of their own condition. Such attitude strengthens the idea that there is a hermeneutic dimension of health that has elements that can be narrated and analyzed.

Парадоксы доброты в контексте просоциального поведения: анализ современных концепций

&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective. &lt;/strong&gt;Analysis of the modern concepts of kindness as a moral and ethical construct and a predictor of prosocial human behavior, to identify paradoxes of kindness, indicating the multidimensionality and multidirectionality of the content of kindness, the ambivalence of the consequences of manifestation and the ambiguity of interpretation by the subjects of interaction. &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background. &lt;/strong&gt;In the modern information technology world, the problem of preserving the human in man and his moral cultural code is clearly identified, which is clearly intensifying in an era of uncertainty, instability and global risks. Kindness as a virtue and value, a personal quality and one of the predictors of prosocial behavior, having an interdisciplinary status, is studied in sufficient detail by various researchers, but not all of their results are presented in the domestic literature, and therefore their consolidation and clarification of the &amp;ldquo;kindness&amp;rdquo; construct in within the framework of social psychology. &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions. &lt;/strong&gt;Main conclusions. The concept of &amp;ldquo;kindness&amp;rdquo; is clarified as an ethical construct of the individual and a predictor of prosocial behavior, as well as a social norm that regulates interpersonal interactions, strengthens trust and ensures social connections. &amp;ldquo;Paradoxes&amp;rdquo; of kindness have been identified, containing multidirectional psychological orientations &amp;ndash; care for the Other and care for oneself, ambivalent consequences of showing kindness and its ambiguous interpretation by the subjects of interaction. The prospects for empirical research aimed at studying subjective ideas about kindness, diagnosing its modes, and identifying socio-psychological mediators and moderators are identified.&lt;/p&gt;

Autonomous Navigated IOT Enabled Smart Wheel Chair - A Healthcare and Mobility solution

WHO disability statistics indicate that about 8 million people worldwide, or 1% of the total population, suffer from a mobility handicap. It is also known that the elderly residents in the area cannot move independently. Many hospital patients can force their hand with assistance but cannot move independently. We also understand that real-time health monitoring is necessary for patients, the elderly, and individuals with impairments. Therefore, this work aims to develop and provide a smart wheelchair that can be controlled with a single hand gesture and tracks many health indicators, such as blood pressure, body temperature, oxygen saturation, and pulse rate, using an Internet of Things-based real-time health monitoring system. Users can effortlessly maneuver the wheelchair using simple gesture control enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT), promoting independence and enhancing general well-being. This innovative approach to healthcare and mobility meets users' urgent requirements and establishes a new benchmark for assistive technology, a significant advancement in technology and healthcare. The benefit of this strategy is that the caregiver can view all of these health indicators and the wheelchair user's GPS location using a smartphone application. Taking care of oneself while employed by a firm might be easy.

Children’s cognition and attitudes during long-term cancer treatment: an ethnographic study

BackgroundCancer treatment for children is typically long-term and difficult, and the experience is unique for each child. When designing child-centred care, individuals’ values and preferences are considered equally important as...

Male vulnerabilities and stereotypes in the social representations of prostate cancer

In society, cancer is commonly associated with an incurable and disabling disease that causes damage beyond the biological scope, impacting the psychological and sociocultural dimensions of cancer patients. From a cultural point of view, men construct narratives about prostate cancer based on their experiences and social contexts, expressing moral, ethical, and sociopolitical elements attributed to the cause of this type of cancer. We sought to understand the causes of prostate cancer as represented by men living with this type of cancer and its repercussions on self-care. A descriptive, qualitative study based on the Theory of Social Representations was conducted with 31 men diagnosed with prostate cancer treated at a High Complexity Oncology Unit. Data were collected from April to June 2022 by in-depth, individual, and semi-structured interviews. The corpus was inserted into the ALCESTE software. Alcohol intake, smoking, sexual promiscuity, and not taking care of oneself were the main behaviors understood as causes of cancer, which generates self-responsibility and guilt for the illness. Social representations of these causes, translated into behaviors not aligned with what social morality dictates as right, have repercussions on the moralizing notion of cancer as punishment, in which the disease expresses the patient's character, anchored in the Judeo-Christian religious discourse, which reduces the sociopolitical burden of male vulnerabilities and reinforces stereotypes from patriarchal society.

Konsep Kepribadian Seorang Muslimah Milenial Pada Era Revolusi Industri (Telaah Buku Amazing Stories)

In this modern and advanced era, the challenges of becoming a pious Muslim woman are much greater and more difficult. Personality means a series of normative human behavior, the norms of which are derived from the Koran, Sunnah and Ijtihad. An increasingly advanced civilization could also be a factor in the collapse of morals and morals. The progress and decline of Islamic generations cannot be separated from women. So there is a need for a female figure to be a role model, namely Fatimah Az-Zahra. Fatimah is a role model and exemplary example in her great qualities. The method used in this research is a qualitative research method, a type of library study research using content analysis. Muslim women are respected and given honor in Islam. Taking care of oneself, cleansing one's morals, covering one's private parts, wearing a hijab and dressing respectably are very noble and beautiful attitudes for Muslims. The character of Fatimah Az-Zahra greatly influences the development and personality of Muslim women in the current era. And Fatimah Az-Zahra's character can be a role model for shaping good human behavior for the development of her personality.

Gaya Hidup Bersih dan Sehat di Sekolah Dasar

A clean and healthy lifestyle is a health behavior that is realized through caring for oneself, family members and other people in the environment. Cultivating a healthy lifestyle is not just about washing hands, but throwing away rubbish so that students are exposed to a clean and healthy lifestyle. The researcher aims to conduct a literature review regarding clean and healthy lifestyles in elementary schools. Several PHBS programs researched from various articles show that clean and healthy lifestyles include washing hands, exercise, healthy snacks and proper waste disposal. Researchers used a technique (Systematic Literature Review). The target of this research is elementary school educators, because teacher awareness in educating children to behave in a clean and healthy lifestyle is still low. From the results of this research, it is hoped that teachers can teach and introduce clean and healthy lifestyles to children and provide several supporting services in implementing PHBS.

The assessment of musculoskeletal disorders, quality of life, and comorbidities in older people in Bangladesh.

Musculoskeletal disorders are debilitating conditions that significantly impact the state of health, especially in older people. The study, which employed a cross-sectional design and practical sampling, included 206 participants among them 124 (62.2%) were men and 82 (39.8%) were women, from all over Bangladesh with musculoskeletal issues of varying severity and impact. The mean age of the participants was 64.9 (SD 4.3). The study was carried out between January and June of 2022. The majority of participants experienced musculoskeletal pain. Back pain was the most commonly complained of symptom among the participants (74.9%). It was also common to have limited mobility as a result of arthritic change, which eventually affected daily activities like taking care of oneself. To improve the health of the older adult population, more studies must be conducted to identify the many factors that contribute to musculoskeletal issues. The development of effective prevention and rehabilitation programs must then be based on this knowledge.

Gaya Hidup Bersih Dan Sehat Di Sekolah Dasar

A clean and healthy lifestyle is a health behavior that is realized through caring for oneself, family members and other people in the environment. Cultivating a healthy lifestyle is not just about washing hands, but throwing away rubbish so that students are exposed to a clean and healthy lifestyle. The researcher aims to conduct a literature review regarding clean and healthy lifestyles in elementary schools. Several PHBS programs researched from various articles show that clean and healthy lifestyles include washing hands, exercise, healthy snacks and proper waste disposal. Researchers used a technique (Systematic Literature Review). The target of this research is elementary school educators, because teacher awareness in educating children to behave in a clean and healthy lifestyle is still low. From the results of this research, it is hoped that teachers can teach and introduce clean and healthy lifestyles to children and provide several supporting services in implementing PHBS.

Exploring the construct of meaning in life among the senior undergraduate student

&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;The meaning in life is a fundamental human behavior that plays an essential role in self-development. The concept of meaning in life continues to focus on researchers using various theoretical perspectives. This study explored the construct of meaning in life from the vantage point of undergraduate students in their final year. They were chosen by considering the severity of the developmental tasks that must be completed during this time. By using the mixed-method approach, the study found the concept of meaning in life through the qualitative method. Some themes were related to the meaning of life, namely: experiencing a number of important events, being devoted to religion, learning from life, feeling positive emotions, benefiting others, interacting socially, and caring for oneself. The study was followed by a quantitative method through exploratory factor analysis and found that the construct of the meaning in life consisted of three factors, namely: facing difficult and severe situations, getting lessons from unpleasant situations, and thinking flexibly when dealing with various situations. This measurement model could be used in the development of meaning in life theory. Practically, it becomes the reference in solving the life problems.&lt;/span&gt;

Attentive pairwise interaction network for AI-assisted clock drawing test assessment of early visuospatial deficits

Dementia is a debilitating neurological condition which impairs the cognitive function and the ability to take care of oneself. The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is widely used to detect dementia, but differentiating normal from borderline cases requires years of clinical experience. Misclassifying mild abnormal as normal will delay the chance to investigate for potential reversible causes or slow down the progression. To help address this issue, we propose an automatic CDT scoring system that adopts Attentive Pairwise Interaction Network (API-Net), a fine-grained deep learning model that is designed to distinguish visually similar images. Inspired by how humans often learn to recognize different objects by looking at two images side-by-side, API-Net is optimized using image pairs in a contrastive manner, as opposed to standard supervised learning, which optimizes a model using individual images. In this study, we extend API-Net to infer Shulman CDT scores from a dataset of 3108 subjects. We compare the performance of API-Net to that of convolutional neural networks: VGG16, ResNet-152, and DenseNet-121. The best API-Net achieves an F1-score of 0.79, which is a 3% absolute improvement over ResNet-152’s F1-score of 0.76. The code for API-Net and the dataset used have been made available at https://github.com/cccnlab/CDT-API-Network.

Is There an Association between the Use of Social Media and Self-Rated Health?

This study sought to determine the association between social media and self-rated health. This study used the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey for American adults. A statistical analysis was conducted using Chi-square and multivariable logistic regression. Of the 6018 study participants, the majority reported that they were in excellent/very good and good health (82.9%, n = 4930). More than half (58.2%, n = 3268) of the respondents reported that they visited a social media site almost every day in the past 12 months, while 76.8% (n = 4843) reported that they never interacted with people who had similar health or medical issues on social media. There was no association between everyday visits to a social media site, interaction with people with similar health/medical issues on social media, or watching a health-related video on social media and self-rated health. Those who had full-time employment were more likely to rate their health as excellent/very good/good (AOR: 2.394, 95% Conf. Int: 1.820-3.149) compared to those with no full-time employment. Marital status, confidence in taking care of oneself, education, and current smoking were associated with self-rated health. This study showed that the use of social media which included the watching of health-related videos was not associated with self-rated health.

Different ways of taking care of oneself. How Argentinean gay men negotiate COVID-19 protocols for hooking-up

ABSTRACT Since the beginning of pandemics, Argentinean gay men continued to have sexual experiences. However, when doing so, they did not just break the lockdown, but renegotiate care practices. That negotiation was part and parcel of engaging in an ephemeral network of mutual assistance. This paper aims to analyse the heterogeneous ways of caring among gay men who looked for other men to have sexual intercourse during the Pandemic lockdown. Based on 11 in-depth interviews with Argentinean gay men – aged from 24 to 45—, we explore how these men renegotiated COVID-19 care measurements when hooking up during pandemic times. Instead of portraying them as careless, we describe different ways in which they renegotiated caring. Considering those arrangements as tactics and micro resistances opposed to the disciplinary official discourse, we analyse actual practices of care that engaged in an ephemeral network of mutual assistance. The paper is organised into four sections. The first section briefly outlines official sanitary measurements in Argentina, characterised by an early lockdown that lasted several months. The second section describes the qualitative methodological approach of the research. The third section lists the theoretical discussions about virtual dating, hooking up and care practices. The fourth section settles the analysis of the ways these gay men developed their tactics becoming “responsible in their own ways”.

A Group Intervention Combining Self-Hypnosis and Self-Care in Oncology: Implementation in Daily Life and Perceived Usefulness

ABSTRACT Multicomponent mind-body interventions are increasingly studied in oncology to improve patients’ quality of life (QOL). However, the respective usefulness of each of their components or their long-term use by the participants are rarely assessed. In this study, 95 women with different cancer diagnoses participated in a self-hypnosis and self-care group. Different questionnaires were administrated before (T1), right after (T2), 3 to 4 months after (T3), and 1 year after (T4) the intervention. After the intervention, 97.5% of the participants regularly practiced any kind of relaxation (vs. 50% at baseline), especially hypnosis. The different components of the intervention (i.e., being in a group, hypnosis exercises during the sessions and at home, self-care tasks, and discussions during the group sessions) were all considered to be very useful (M = 6.91–7.75/10). One year after the intervention, the 10 most used techniques were mainly concrete activities to take care of oneself. This intervention seems very relevant for women who had cancer. Our results allow a first reflection about the mechanisms of action of our intervention. Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03144154). Registered on the 1st of May 2017.