Future Lifestyle Research Articles

SELF

The self is a phenomenon that begins to form from the first years of life, continues its development, can be affected by life events, and may have an impact on the mental and physical conditions of individuals. A professional nursing care is possible if a nurse is able to plan the patients' care, by discovering and figuring out their behaviors and placing their subjectivity at the center of the care. Nurse should not only assess the individuals but also consider how they see and perceive themselves and their positive and negative judgments about themselves. The aim of this review is to explain the concepts of self, self-esteem, and low and high self, which have a determining power in the future life style and relationships of individuals and they obtain by interacting with their circle and receive feedback from them. Another aim of the study is to examine importance of the factors associated with self-concept and the effects of these factors on the mental and physical conditions of individuals in planning of nursing care.

FUTURISTIC STYLE OF BUILDING HOUSES AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE CITY OF RUSSIA

Over the centuries, engineers and architects have developed ways to create taller, more durable creations using revolutionary materials. But what is the future of building technology? When it comes to futuristic technology, people tend to think in terms of things like flying cars, robots, or virtual reality, but the technological advance that is likely to affect our future lifestyle is most associated with the houses in question. The article discusses the formation and development of the futuristic style of building houses, the use of this style in Russia and the impact of building technologies on the environment.

A Study on Associations between the Exercise Habits and Subjective Health Perceptions of Adolescents in Area of Seoul: Focusing on Middle School Students

PURPOSE: To provide physical activity vitalization plans of exercise habits among adolescents by analyzing the association between the formation of proper exercise habits and subjective health perceptions.METHODS: This study analyzed exercise habits and subjective health perceptions of adolescents using the survey conducted in 2020 in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.RESULTS: This study found that there were significant differences between happiness and health recognitions. In addition, the more days of aerobic exercise, high intensity exercise, and strength exercise led to higher levels of happiness recognition. Lastly, strength exercise for at least three times a week recognized themselves as being relatively healthier than those with different numbers of exercise days.CONCLUSIONS: This study concluded that exercise habits are positively related to the subjective health recognition and they felt that healthy life-long activity would be beneficial for the future lifestyle.

Blending work and leisure: a future digital worker hybrid lifestyle perspective

ABSTRACT Work performed by digital means is one of many societal transformations caused by the prevalence and continuous adoption of digital technologies. Free of the constraints of location and time, digital work has the potential to disrupt the mental and physical separation of work from leisure. Using an exploratory qualitative approach based on narrative futuring, work and leisure orientations of future digital workers are imagined in relation to digital technologies. Insights were obtained from twenty-five digital workers who were asked to imagine their digital worker selves in 2030. Borrowing from aspects of the Serious Leisure Perspective supported by the Mobility and Connectivity paradigms, future types of digital workers are proposed. Findings indicate a trend towards increased dissolution of the distinction between work and leisure. Implications for the organizations managing this type of worker are discussed, along with reflections on the changing nature and meaning of work and leisure.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS IN BASICS OF HEALTH CARE

The purpose of the research is to explore the state of theoretical and practical training of future teachers in formation of skills and knowledge for schoolchildren’s health preservation. To implement the research goal, the following tasks have been set: to establish the state of scientific exploration for the problem of forming health preservation competence in psychological-pedagogical research works; to reveal the situation with training future teachers in formation of skills and knowledge for schoolchildren’s health care. To perform the said tasks, the following methods of research are applied: theoretical – analysis of academic sources and literature on the problem of forming health preservation competence in future teachers and healthy lifestyle in schoolchildren; empirical – questionnaire-based survey and mathematical analysis of the obtained results. As a result of the research, the issue of training future teachers in schoolchildren’s health care has been highlighted. Theoretical-methodological aspects of training future teachers for health preservation activities at institutions of comprehensive secondary education have been revealed. The practical importance of forming healthy lifestyle in future teachers in the course of studying medical and biological subjects has been demonstrated.The research involved a questionnaire survey of higher education applicants at the Bachelor level which focused on issues of forming health preservation competence, professional knowledge, skills and habits of maintaining healthy lifestyle for schoolchildren.

Community co-selection of measures to evaluate the health and wellbeing impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community running groups.

Physical activity participation can improve the physical health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The evaluation of physical activity programmes can elicit a clearer understanding of where these impacts occur and to what extent. We describe applying a collaborative approach to the selection of a set of measures that can be used to examine health and wellbeing impacts of Indigenous community running groups. Physical activity, health and wellbeing measurement tools previously used with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were collated. Participants in the collaborative process were nine female running group members aged 30+ years from a regional New South Wales (NSW) town. The Indigenous research method, Yarning, explored views of participating in the group on health and wellbeing and how these could be measured using those collated measurement tools. Runners described participating for holistic physical, mental and social reasons and stated the importance of the group participating together and providing social support to each other. There was broad support for the identified physical activity, lifestyle, physical health, and social and emotional wellbeing measures, with social networks and sports injuries identified as additionally relevant. Co-selecting measures to evaluate a physical activity programme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants can better inform the development of relevant future healthy lifestyle programme evaluation, revealing factors that may be missed as relevant by researchers. SO WHAT?: This process presents an example of determining evaluation measures with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants that could be applied more broadly to evaluation design.

User centred design and energy efficient packaging collection infrastructure supporting circular future lifestyles

The collection and recycling of packaging and life cycle assessments have traditionally been developed from a technical perspective, not including the actors in the chain. How recycling should be done depends on who you ask, and whether you look at the issue from an energy, material, legal or user perspective. FTI, the Packaging and Newspaper Collection organization is responsible for better circularity and collecting these fractions in Sweden’s municipalities. When recyclable materials end up in the wrong place, it causes problems leading to increased energy use in the life cycle. The ongoing project Tjårven, aims to reduce energy use in connection with packaging collection, as well as potential energy gains in the second stage of the packaging life cycle, by redesigning packaging collection from a user centred perspective. To do this, design interventions are developed based on observed and self-reported user behaviour, a literature review of state-of-the-art collection infrastructure and an understanding of the system developed using actor-based LCA methodology. The latter methodology is used to show the energy use in the lifecycle, including the actions of the actors in the chain. The interventions developed will be tested through a case study that will be evaluated to see if it helps to achieve more energy efficient collection infrastructure, allowing for better circularity and therefore more sustainable future lifestyles. The present article presents the first part of the project, summarizing the results from the user centred observations, literature review and initial actor-based LCA model.

Inside a Microapartment: Design Solutions to Support Future Sustainable Lifestyles

The purpose of this study wass to assess the interior design solutions of residential microflats built in large European cities in countries from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). A sample consisting of thirty representative microflats with a floor area below 35 m2 was selected for the study. The flats were intended for either permanent or temporary occupancy and were built over the past fifteen years. The research field covered several large European cities, where demand for such units is high. Comparative analyses of different microflat interior design models were performed. The objective of the study was to determine which contemporary microflat interior design solutions (such as space layout, furniture layout, and design, color, and material design) are optimal and the most commonly used. Sets of design solutions applied in microflats were collected and documented. The study used a range of research methods, including a review of the literature, websites, field research, and comparative analysis. The set of presented interior design solutions and the conclusions drawn from the analyses can be useful to architects and interior designers who design microflats and residential units with greater floor areas, or flats where effective use of floor area is crucial (e.g., student housing). It is also worth mentioning that the existing literature on microflats focuses primarily on the United States and Australia and not Europe, and discusses the economics and ecology of inhabiting microflats.

Alternative Approaches for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management: Future Perspective, Herbal, Dietary, Lifestyle, Psychological, Nutritional Intervention and Healthcare

Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease autoimmune disorder that develops when our immune system attacks the tissues near joints due to the release of chemicals and enzymes. Although the exact pathogenesis of the disease has yet to be determined, studies indicate that cellular proliferation of synoviocytes results in pannus formation, which damages cartilages and bones. Recent research also supports the role of free radicals in the disease's pathogenesis. For rheumatoid arthritis treatment, a variety of anti-inflammatory and other types of drugs are available. However, long-term use of such types of pharmacological drugs is associated with serious side effects. As a result, herbal remedies, lifestyle, nutritional, probiotics, dietary and psychological interventions provide a rich source of anti-arthritic agents along with management of rheumatoid arthritis. This review focused on pathogenesis, treatments approaches for RA, mechanism of action, patents of marketed products. Tailored made approaches for arthritis management helps the scientists and researchers for finding newer leads, promotes growth and development of herbal industries, significantly improving health.

The Fitness Barometer: A Best Practice Example for Monitoring Motor Performance With Pooled Data Collected From Practitioners.

Introduction: Motor Performance (MP) in children is an important resource for their future active lifestyle and health. Monitoring of MP is crucial to derive information of trends and to implement specific programs on the base of current MP levels. A variety of MP assessment tools exist, making it difficult to determine a “gold-standard” for assessment and to compare the findings. In Germany, the German Motor Test 6–18 (GMT 6–18) and Kinderturntest Plus 3–10 (KITT+ 3–10) are widely used MP assessment tools. The aim of this paper is to show which key questions can be answered within the context of a best practice example of a MP assessment tool and what can be derived from this for a practical application (the Fitness Barometer).Methods: The raw data of the Fitness Barometer was collected with the MP assessment tools GMT 6–18 and KITT+ 3–10 from 2012 through 2020. Data was pooled anonymously with the e-Research infrastructure MO|REdata and categorized into percentiles for MP and BMI. Overall, we included data of 23,864 children for the statistical analyses. T-tests for independent samples, percentage frequency analysis, descriptive statistics (chi- square-test) and single analysis of variance were conducted.Results and Discussion: Children tested reached a mean value of 57.03 (SD = 18.85). Of the sample, 12.7% children were overweight or obese and there is a significant difference between age groups [ = 178.62, p < 0.001, Cramer V = 0.09; n = 23.656]. The relationship between BMI category and mean value of MP was significant [F(4,19,523) = 224.81, p < 0.001]. During 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, mean value of endurance and speed decreased [Welch's F(1,573) = 8.08, p = 0.005; Welch's F(1,610) = 35.92, p < 0.001]. The GMT 6–18 and KITT+ 3–10 are valid, objective, reliable, and economic MP assessment tools for monitoring MP levels and derive added practical value. Specific programs and interventions should focus on the findings of these. The Fitness Barometer is a best practice example how a standardized assessment tool of monitoring MP point to trends on which practical evidence-based suggestions can be derived with many various partners and expertise.

Improvements in Diet and Physical Activity-Related Psychosocial Factors Among African Americans Using a Mobile Health Lifestyle Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health: The FAITH! (Fostering African American Improvement in Total Health) App Pilot Study.

BackgroundAfrican Americans continue to have suboptimal cardiovascular health (CVH) related to diet and physical activity (PA) behaviors compared with White people. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are innovative platforms to improve diet and PA and have the potential to mitigate these disparities. However, these are understudied among African Americans.ObjectiveThis study aims to examine whether an mHealth lifestyle intervention is associated with improved diet and PA-related psychosocial factors in African Americans and whether these changes correlate with diet and PA behavioral change.MethodsThis study is a retrospective analysis evaluating changes in diet and PA-related self-regulation, social support, perceived barriers, and CVH behaviors (daily fruit and vegetable intake and moderate-intensity PA [MPA] per week) in 45 African American adults (mean age 48.7 years, SD 12.9 years; 33/45, 73% women) enrolled in the FAITH! (Fostering African American Improvement in Total Health) app pilot study. The intervention is a 10-week, behavioral theory–informed, community-based mHealth lifestyle intervention delivered through a mobile app platform. Participants engaged with 3 core FAITH! app features: multimedia education modules focused on CVH with self-assessments of CVH knowledge, self-monitoring of daily fruit and vegetable intake and PA, and a sharing board for social networking. Changes in self-reported diet and PA-related self-regulation, social support, perceived barriers, and CVH behaviors were assessed by electronic surveys collected at baseline and 28 weeks postintervention. Changes in diet and PA-related psychosocial factors from pre- to postintervention were assessed using paired 2-tailed t tests. The association of changes in diet and PA-related psychosocial variables with daily fruit and vegetable intake and MPA per week was assessed using Spearman correlation. Associations between baseline and 28-week postintervention changes in diet and PA-related psychosocial measures and CVH behaviors with covariates were assessed by multivariable linear regression.ResultsParticipants reported improvements in 2 subscales of diet self-regulation (decrease fat and calorie intake, P=.01 and nutrition tracking, P<.001), one subscale of social support for healthy diet (friend discouragement, P=.001), perceived barriers to healthy diet (P<.001), and daily fruit and vegetable intake (P<.001). Improvements in diet self-regulation (increase fruit, vegetable, and grain intake, and nutrition tracking) and social support for healthy diet (friend encouragement) had moderate positive correlations with daily fruit and vegetable intake (r=0.46, r=0.34, and r=0.43, respectively). A moderate negative correlation was observed between perceived barriers to healthy diet and daily fruit and vegetable intake (r=−0.25). Participants reported increases in PA self-regulation (P<.001). Increase in social support subscales for PA (family and friend participation) had a moderate positive correlation with MPA per week (r=0.51 and r=0.61, respectively).ConclusionsOur findings highlight key diet and PA-related psychosocial factors to target in future mHealth lifestyle interventions aimed at promoting CVH in African Americans.

Healthy lifestyle interventions across diverse workplaces: a summary of the current evidence.

Workplaces provide a unique opportunity to deliver health promotion interventions to their workers. This review summarizes evidence from the most recent studies (September 2019 to April 2021) of workplace healthy lifestyle interventions and identifies gaps in the literature and key aspects for successful future workplace lifestyle interventions. Recent intervention studies have focused on four health domains: (1) multicomponent wellness programs, (2) healthy diet interventions, (3) physical activity interventions, and (4) mental health/sleep interventions. Within each group of studies, there was significant heterogeneity in study length, intervention components, and worker populations. Nonetheless, most studies across all categories showed positive associations between healthy lifestyle interventions and improved worker health. Although recent literature has shown an overall positive trend between healthy lifestyle interventions implemented at the workplace and improvements in markers of health and wellbeing, further research should include longer follow-up periods, more objective measures of wellbeing, evaluation of worker performance, and analogous interventions between studies to identify the most effective interventions to improve worker health and wellness.

Multistage Responsive Materials for Real‐time, Reversible, and Sustainable Light‐Writing

AbstractStimulus‐responsive materials with designable integrated functions bridge the intelligent systems in future lifestyles with the Internet of Things (IoT). The growing trend for IoT and corresponding advanced devices will involve a great number of electronic disposables, which may place heavy burdens on the environment. Here, an elaborately designed multistage responsive material is reported for real‐time, reversible light‐writing based on organized stage‐by‐stage responsive behaviors and polarity‐dependent physicochemical fluorescence response, where the stimulus is accurately delivered through a completely reversible “light‐heat‐fluorescence” pathway. The resulted materials can be pollution‐freely written by hand‐controlled near‐infrared laser within 5 s, spontaneously erased within 20 s, and exhibit excellent re‐writing ability (more than 5000 times while the variance of chromaticity coordinates &lt;0.0008), which is difficult to achieve by traditional laser writing technologies. This study is a step toward high‐performance long‐life functional devices based on reversible multistage responsive materials for future IoT lifestyles.

Associations between cardiometabolic risks and physical activity in early adulthood: a cross-sectional study

ObjectivesYoung adults’ physical activity (PA) is a foundation of creating future healthy lifestyles. The purpose of this study was to explore differences in PA, sedentary behaviour, walkability and health beliefs...

Embroidering a Light and Foldable Photovoltaic Gauze Kerchiefs

With the development of flexible electronics, energy fabric is a promising alternative for the power supply for them. Sustainable solar‐harvesting textile with comfortable wearing experience and stylish appearance are essential to the future lifestyle for driving smart electronics. Different from form the photovoltaic textile based on a shuttle‐flying process, the couching embroidery process is another traditional textile technology by reliably stitching ribbons and wires at any desired length onto fabric to make nice‐looking fabric at an industrial scale. Photovoltaic textiles woven from shuttle‐flying process may be too thick for a light and breathable summer dress. Herein, a foldable and stretchable all‐solid photovoltaic gauze kerchief with colorful patterns is presented, which was directly assembled from short photoanode cables via an industrial‐scalable couching embroidery strategy. Due to a reliable electric connection, the light and breathable textile, which is comfortable for summer wearing, can provide any desired electric output for wearable electronics. Furthermore, the couching embroidering technology can also offer ideas for other functional fiber devices to integrate on the textile, which will render the textile with almost unlimited functions in the commercial application.

Highly aligned graphene/biomass composite aerogels with anisotropic properties for strain sensing

Flexible sensors are of great interests for future applications in the next-generation intelligent lifestyles. However, available fabrication methods exhibit shortages such as tedious preparation process and non-environmentally friendly matrix, while the obtained sensors usually possess poor ability to discriminate stress from different directions. Here, we propose a highly sensitive aligned graphene/sodium alginate (SA) aerogel sensor with anisotropic properties fabricated through a facile unidirectional freezing method. The resulted orientated nanostructure combined with designed SA/Ca2+ network endows the aerogel with desired anisotropic properties and enhanced mechanical properties. The anisotropic performance data of resistance, strain sensitivity and compressive strength between the two directions reach up to 57, 3 and 1.5 times respectively. Moreover, the obtained sensors can be used in expression recognition and real-time health monitoring owing to the excellent sensitivity and desired anisotropic conductive response ability. This work is a step toward bio-based high-performance anisotropic strain sensors, which opens up new opportunities for the design and fabrication of advanced intelligent electronic devices for future lifestyles.

Conspiracy architecture in the face of globalization

In the current era of panic, “globalization” appears at its most fragile state, which was considered as the only way to progress, and may have been so already in our current era, but the outbreak of the Corona virus epidemic came to reveal amazing weaknesses of globalization to generate a conspiracy architecture facing globalization and evoke an identity It maintains the unity of the various buildings to benefit from the epidemic crisis. As for the current circumstances, the Corona pandemic has created what is called social separation and domestic stone and obligated many of us to stay at home and work remotely. There will come a day and this situation will end, God willing, and we will return to our offices, markets, and family connections, but there will still be affected on our future lifestyle. And from here many questions were asked first: What is the role of the architect in solving the epidemic crisis, and can we change the design method to make it healthier? Will a unified identity appear for our cities and future buildings after the spread in the epidemic, the closure of shops, and the spread of mobile cars to sell goods?From this research came to think about finding solutions that show the role of the architect in how to deal with such epidemiological cases, which formed the goal of the research. Where the research relies on the inductive approach by defining all the vocabulary of research from identity and globalization with the epidemic crisis sweeping the world today to reach the deductive (deductive) approach to search for new vocabulary that ranges from the year to the most specific to define the subject of the research through the imposition of hypotheses such as the extinction of identity in a time Beyond the epidemic, globalization dominating the various buildings, or coming up with a new identity that carries unified characteristics to unify the different buildings after the end of the epidemic crisis, to reach valuable results that prove the conspiracy theory’s validity in the face of globalization.

Breast Cancer Survivors’ Preferences and Barriers Related to ICT-Based Diet and Physical Activity Interventions

ObjectivesTo establish the preferences and perceived barriers related to physical activity and diet programming of breast cancer survivors (BCS) to inform the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based lifestyle interventions. MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study of 197 BSC aged 18 years or older and diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or Stage I-IV breast cancer. The BCS were recruited during routine oncology appointments at a Midwestern cancer center. A survey was conducted to query survivors’ level of interest in, preferences for, and perceived barriers to participating in an exercise and dietary intervention program, with a specific emphasis on ICT-based programming. ResultsOverall, 85% of BCS reported they would consider participating in exercise and diet intervention research. Approximately 45% of participants reported that they had received diet and/or exercise information as part of their cancer care. However, only 15% of the participants received such information from healthcare professionals with the appropriate expertise (e.g., Dietitian, Exercise Specialist). Over two-thirds of the participants reported frequent use of mobile devices and the internet, and 80% indicated comfort using these devices (e.g., tablet, smart phone). The top three preferred formats for an ICT-based diet and exercise intervention program were “website”, “mobile apps” and “e-mails”. Older participants (>60 years) were more likely to report a preference for e-mails while younger participants (<60 years) were more likely to report a preference for websites or mobile apps. The most common perceived barriers to participation in a lifestyle intervention included fatigue, family responsibility and work. ConclusionsMost BCS in this study were interested in exercise and diet interventions and would be comfortable with an ICT-based format with a preference for delivery via websites, mobile apps or e-mails. Future ICT-based lifestyle interventions should be designed with consideration of BCS’ age, barriers, facilitators and other characteristics. Funding SourcesUSDA-NIFA Hatch Project 1,011,487

Diet and nutrition in patients who have received pelvic radiotherapy: A mixed-methods study to explore dietary habits, nutritional awareness, and experiences of nutritional care

ObjectivesIndividuals who have survived cancer may benefit from dietary modifications to improve quality of life and future health outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore dietary habits and experiences of nutritional support in patients with a cancer diagnosis who have received radiotherapy to the pelvic area. MethodsA mixed-methods approach was used. Individuals diagnosed with a pelvic cancer (anal, bladder, rectal, and cancers of the reproductive organs), either undergoing or having completed pelvic radiotherapy 6 to 24 mo previously, were invited to participate in a postal survey. A purposive subsample was also invited to take part in telephone interviews. Thematic analysis of interview data was undertaken and integrated with data from quantitative analysis. ResultsThe survey was completed by 254 (38%) respondents. Two-thirds of respondents (170) reported dietary changes since diagnosis; most notable changes were reduction of sugary foods (48%) and alcohol (41%). Receipt of support from the health care team was significantly associated with dietary change (odds ratio, 3.26; 95% confidence interval, 1.58–6.75); however, only 43% (108) had received dietary support from the health care team. Of the respondents, 68% (171) said they would like to receive additional dietary support. The effect of the condition on diet was highlighted in the theme “Impact of diagnosis and treatments on dietary choices.” Self-management of disease was influenced by personal resources, social resources, comorbidities and disabilities, influence of work, regaining normality, and barriers to dietary changes. ConclusionLack of routine provision of nutritional care to patients after a cancer diagnosis and patient interest in this area highlighted unmet needs in managing diet-related problems and leading a healthy future lifestyle.

Impact Assessment of Urban Pull-factors to cause Uncontrolled Urbanization: Evidence from Pakistan

Uncontrolled urbanization is a global phenomenon, currently sweeping through developing countries like Pakistan. Being the 6th most populous country, its strategic urban locations receive a humongous migrant influx. A prime victim is Hyderabad, Pakistan, the Sindh’s second-largest urban settlement after Karachi that experiences enormous urban problems due to immense urbanization. Hence, the study aims to propose policy implications to curtail Hyderabad’s urbanization. The objective of this study is to measure the impacts of pull-factors in perception of migrants so that the policy implications could be proposed on most responsible factors. For this study, 3 urban Talukas (a district’s subdivision) of district Hyderabad were selected. While a sample of 400 migrants was procured using purposive and snowball sampling techniques for the questionnaire survey. Utilizing a large survey data, the results were obtained using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. Results showed a significant impact of economic and socio-cultural pull-factors like better employment opportunities, higher income probability, job security, easy access to facilities, better outlook and hope for the future, and comfortable and diverse lifestyle in causing immense urbanization. Nevertheless, desire for independence and access to basic social services appeared to have a negative impact. The proposed policy implications on significant pull-factors could be considered as a first step to handle uncontrolled urbanization. Moreover, the study is significant as it particularly contributes to apprehend Hyderabad’s various interrelated urban issues. In general terms, this research can be considered as a role model for high-density third world cities suffering from relatable urban malaise.