Lifestyle Variations Research Articles

An Empirical Correlation Between Work Stress and Occupational Performance Among Medical Practitioners: A Case Study

The modern age of professional competition and the post-COVID-19 situation led to the birth of stressful life. The lifestyle of medical practitioners becomes hectic and disturbing, affecting not only their profession but also their personal lives. This study identifies the factors like Role Overload & Responsibility (ROR), Lifestyle Variations (LV), Family Disruptions (FD), and Stringent Working Conditions (SWC) affecting the occupational performance of doctors. This was exploratory research that identified and validated antecedent work stress factors for the occupational performance of medical professionals in the national capital region. The factors were measured through a self-adapted questionnaire based on the five-point Likert scale. The validation of the factors was verified through the hypothesized model by using structural equation modeling (SEM) on their occupational performance. The study identifies that ROR and SWC affect the National Capital Region (NCR) medical practitioners' occupational performance. Moreover, this study has specific implications for medical professionals and provides the theoretical and practical basis for health issues during the job that severely impacts the employees' personal and professional lives. This study decodes the work stress buster factors that manipulated the effective occupational performance of the employees.

Conceptual Study on Ashmari w.s.r. to Urolithiasis

Ashmari is one of the most common diseases of Mutravaha srotas (urinary system) which occur due to improper functioning of the filtration in the kidney. Acharya Susruta considered Ashmari as a grave disease and fatal as death itself (Astamahagad). Due to food and life style variations, it has become a global problem varying its incidence as per geographical distribution, sex and age group. It is highly prevalent disease with high recurrence rate. Despite the wide range of conservative treatment options, untreated or poorly treated, urolithiasis could result in urinary tract infection, urinary obstruction, chronic kidney diseases, end-stage renal failure and hypertension etc. This article reviews the Ayurvedic concept of Ashmari regarding its classification, symptomatology, etiological factors as well as its contemporary science.

A study on influence of lifestyle and breakfast skipping on body image concern among post graduate students

Adolescence is a transitional period and college life is an important stage as at this time like behaviours are conducive to change. Dietary intake during adolescence contributes to lifelong eating habits and the development of early risk factors for disease in adulthood. Insight into breakfast consumption of adolescents is of public health concern, for several reasons as it has been associated with positive outcomes for diet quality, BMI status and lifestyle factors. Studies suggest that eating a breakfast which contains sufficiently balanced nutrients has a beneficial impact on both student health – in terms of nutrient intake height-toweight ratio and early physical development– and cognitive skills such as focused attention and memory recall. In the research study the researcher had studied aiming on the objectives like - to access association of body image in skipping breakfast, lifestyle of post graduate students, impact of skipping breakfast on memory and concentration, taking 46 (Female) post graduate students as sample size of Sambalpur University. According to the results of the current study it was found that 60.87 per cent agreed whereas 39.13 per cent denied, that students breakfast skipping shows an impact on memory and 82.6 per cent agreed whereas 17.4 per cent denied that they felt difficulty in doing their work and concentrate if they do not consume breakfast. As per BMI 54.35 per cent were under weight, 36.96 per cent were normal weight and 8.69 per cent were obese, respectively. A significant variation in life style and body image was observed.

Cultural differences in functional ability among elderly people in Birmingham, England, and Glostrup, Denmark

The purpose of this article is to compare patterns of functional ability among four groups of elderly people with different cultural backgrounds. The data originates from (1) a study of 369 65 to 74 year old people in Birmingham, born in England, the West Indies, and Asia, and (2) a study of 734 rafter homogeneous 70 year old people in Glostrup, Denmark. In both surveys functional ability was measured by interviews about Physical and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (PADL and IADL). With regard to PADL there were only a few differences between the four study populations, whereas larger differences were found in IADL. The general pattern was that the Glostrup population had better functional ability than the other study populations and that Asians had the poorest functional ability. The reasons for these differences may arise from different patterns of disease, variations in life style, and differing access to and response from social and health services in the four cultural groups.

Ethnic food practices of Asian Indians

Natives of East India who settle in the United States present a distinct challenge to nutrition professionals as they attempt to understand ethnic food practices of this population. These deeply ingrained food habits and distinctive styles of food preparation can be attributed to the diversity in religious traditions, geographic regions, and economic influence established in the homeland and brought with Asian Indians to the United States. These ethnic food practices and variations in life style in two cultures are discussed, and the uses of grains, legumes, dairy products, vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices in the daily diet are explored.

Nutrition and breast cancer

International comparisons have provided striking correlations between fat consumption and risk of breast cancer, but these comparisons do not often consider variations in life style. Case-control studies carried out in several countries showed no real association between fat intake and breast cancer. There is some evidence that vitamin A or carotenoid intake may exert a protective effect. Alcohol intake, on the other hand, seems to be positively associated with breast cancer risk. Elevated body weight, body mass, stature, and frame size have been found to be associated as risk factors for breast cancer in women. Animal studies found that caloric restriction inhibits growth of spontaneous and induced mammary tumors, an observation that held up even when the calorie-restricted animals ingest more fat than the ad-libitum-fed controls. College women who exercise have a lower incidence of breast cancer than their more sedentary classmates. Exercise is another means of reducing caloric availability.

New Haven Survey of Joint Diseases: XIV. Social Class and Behavior in Response to Symptoms of Osteoarthrosis

A characteristic of social systems that has long fascinated scholars is the division of society into classes or strata based on variations in wealth, power and prestige. The United States is noted for its egalitarian ideology, its belief in the existence of a greater opportunity for social mobility than in other countries, and for its lack of class consciousness. Nevertheless, economic position varies widely within American society and location in the economic spectrum affects many aspects of social behavior and life opportunities. Variations in life styles, mating and sexual behavior, child-rearing customs, values and so forth have all been linked to socioeconomic or social class position.1-3 The evidence indicates that response to illness and receipt of medical care are also influenced by position in this stratification system4-6 although the data available are not consistent. Knowledge of the impact of social class position on health is especially important because, as Parsons7 has pointed out, education and health are fundamental to achievement because they condition the individual's capacity to exploit whatever opportunities society has to offer. Therefore, access to health and educational services becomes a central problem of justice in a society such as this, with its emphasis on achievement, and equality of opportunity to achieve. Knowledge of the factors

Social Factors in Disease

Recognition of the influence of social and cultural factors in disease goes back to antiquity, though specification of the ways in which this influence is exerted still lacks pre cision. The effects of the social order on health and disease are many and varied. Social definitions determine the actions which persons and societies take in the face of given symptoms and disorders. Social practices may exert their effects di rectly on the organism and its physical capacities or may operate primarily through psychological processes which are linked to the maintenance of bodily equilibriums. In either instance, these effects tend to be nonspecific as to disease. Social status, variations in life styles, adaptation to new or stressful situations, work group structure, and family patterns have been found to be associated with differences in the in cidence of a variety of diseases. The intricacies of dealing with social factors in disease and the ramifications for the larger society are plainly seen in the case of smoking.