Well-being Of Users Research Articles

EXPLORING SCIENTIFIC DOMAIN OF OCCUPANCY ANALYSIS, POE, AND DT IN AECO INDUSTRY: A SCIENTOMETRIC APPROACH

Building occupancy patterns strongly influence organizational effectiveness during the operation and maintenance (O&M) phase. Actual occupancy is highly variable over time and differs from the static occupancy levels considered during design phases. Consequently, poor levels of space management, use, and cleanness are detected during the O&M phase, affecting user well-being and satisfaction. Occupancy monitoring and analysis are needed to achieve effective and efficient facility management (FM) and user well-being. The article explores the scientific domains of occupancy detection and analysis, and related main approaches, i.e., post-occupancy evaluations (POEs) and digital twins (DTs) in the architecture, engineering, construction and operation (AECO) industry. A scientometric approach through science mapping and data visualization is applied to analyze 386 bibliographic records from Scopus database. The temporal trend analysis and conceptual structure of the scientific domain are investigated, drawing a picture of the body of knowledge. The performed analysis uncovered the temporal distribution of the publications and the relationships among the topics. DT is a recent topic in the early stages of investigation, while POEs are mature approaches related to sustainability, energy efficiency, productivity, building performance optimization, and user satisfaction. Occupancy detection and analysis are related to FM but less investigated topics in recent years. The research aims to uncover possible research gaps and open challenges in the field for further research aiming to support the optimization of occupancy and space management in the O&M phase, increasing workplace adaptability to changing conditions and needs and user satisfaction and well-being over time.

Are humorous or distractor images more effective than self-compassion messages for combatting the negative body image consequences of social media? An experimental test of possible micro-intervention stimuli

Appearance-focused images on social media are thought to be particularly detrimental for body image. However, social media sites can also be used to encourage positive health behaviours. Three linked experiments with 620 Instagram users explored the protective capabilities of appearance-related self-compassion and appearance-related humorous messages for women’s body image during Instagram use. Using simulated Instagram browsing tasks, participants were exposed to a set of fitspiration Instagram posts mixed with either self-compassion or humorous body image messages, or appearance-neutral images. Results indicated that appearance-related self-compassion and humorous messages were not more effective at protecting against negative appearance and life satisfaction outcomes than appearance-neutral images, and did not influence appearance comparison (Experiment 1), even when the personal relevance to participants’ health was reinforced through experimental manipulation (Experiment 2). Rather, the presence of any image which did not contain pictures of women, regardless of image content, led to improved body image outcomes compared to exposure to fitspiration images alone (Experiment 3). Interpersonal factors such as the similarity of a female target’s appearance also influenced the nature of comparisons made. The study highlights the importance of diluting appearance-focused content with other social media images in ongoing research practice and for user well-being.

THE ROLE OF PEDAGOGY IN THE HOSPITAL SCOPE AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS

This work aimed to deepen the studies regarding the role of Pedagogy in the Hospital context and its Contributions. This work is divided into three chapters: the first presents a brief historical account of pedagogy in the Hospital environment in Brazil and the World, ‘’ the second goes deeper into the importance of pedagogy and its contribution in the hospital environment, finalizing the last chapter of the work of pedagogue and his experiences in the hospital. Making it possible to understand the need for intervention by the pedagogue from the existing point of view with an analytical look, positive or negative. objective, the well-being of children or users suffering from illness. With the support of theoretical references, the work clarifies the course of this educational area in Brazil, the Legal Bases that guide the theme, relationships between hospital educators and children, and the pedagogical projects existing in the Youth Children’s Hospital. The related research is called qualitative, the importance that Hospital Pedagogy exerts in hospitals, often helping in the treatment of children/adolescents.

Digital Engagement and Wellbeing: The Impact of Museum Digital Resources on User Wellbeing During COVID-19

ABSTRACT The global “COVID-19” pandemic resulted in national lockdowns and the closure of museums to visitors. The pandemic had considerable negative impact on individual, community, and society wellbeing and changed museum practice, specifically through increased online presence. This pilot research sought to start to understand the impact online museum provisions had on individual wellbeing during the pandemic. It applied and adapted public health accredited measures to begin to provide empirical quantifiable evidence of the impact and significance of online museum resources on user wellbeing during the pandemic and to consider the value of digital technology within sustainable heritage practices. It sought to consider if the integration of wellbeing objectives into museum digital interpretative strategies could provide a mechanism to support sustainable museum practice and wider social, economic, cultural, and environmental sustainability agendas. This pilot research indicated that digital museum resources had specific and significant impact on user wellbeing and suggested that further research is needed to understand the impact of digital technology within museums and its impact and role in both improving wellbeing and reducing wellbeing inequality.

THE USE OF BAMBOO FACADES’ FREQUENCY TO IMPROVE APARTMENT USER’S WELL-BEING

Noise from the road exceeding 40 dB disturbs the room atmosphere and quality of rest in an apartment. The aim of this research will utilize the wind to swing the kinetic facade to create background noise that supports the user's well-being. The aim of this research is to invent a kinetic façade system that supports the apartment user's well-being. To achieve this, the research utilizes wind to blow kinetic facades to produce background noise which also reduces glare from sunlight thereby improving well-being. Experiments were carried out by comparing the results of measuring frequencies of bamboo musical instruments with solfeggio frequencies. The bamboo musical instruments analyzed included 18 angklungs, 3 windchimes and 21 variations of bamboo models. The frequencies obtained by the final model are close to that of solfeggio frequencies, namely 432Hz, 639Hz, 747Hz and 852 Hz. This can reduce Daylight Glare Probability (DGP) by 13.36%, 9.69%, and 5.01%.

On the outside looking in: Social media intensity, social connection, and user well-being: The moderating role of passive social media use.

On the outside looking in: Social media intensity, social connection, and user well-being: The moderating role of passive social media use.

Implications of Social Media Dependency in Pakistan

This article aims to provide a detailed discourse on the studies that have been conducted in the past four years to assess Pakistani individuals’ social media dependency, in the context of media system dependency theory, and its implications on the cognitive and behavioral aspects of their everyday lives. Skimming down to the conclusion, the article addresses strategies that could, if implemented, be beneficial for any hazardous consequences to the well-being of Pakistani social media users and suggests longitudinal studies for looking into the evolving patterns of social media dependency.

ПСИХОЛОГІЯ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНИХ ІНТЕРНЕТ МЕРЕЖ СУЧАСНИМИ УКРАЇНСЬКИМИ КОРИСТУВАЧАМИ

The article describes the peculiarities of using modern Internet networks and their psychological impact on the psychological well-being of Ukrainian users. On average, a modern person who owns a computer or smartphone spends on social networks from several minutes to several hours. The scale of humanity's involvement in social networks does not allow us to consider this activity as something insignificant. It is quite obvious that social networks are becoming the most important social phenomenon and influence society and an individual. The most frequently expressed concerns concern the impact of modern networks on users' psychological well-being (self-esteem, emotions, social interactions) and their mental health (anxiety, depression, loneliness, addiction). In this small review, we set out to consider the existing research evidence, dedicated to this problem and expand their research on this topic. As for attempts to independently escape from the embrace of the social network, users themselves sometimes evaluate these actions as "self-sacrifice" or "detoxification", i.e. quite clearly draw parallels between chemical addictions and Internet content addiction. On the other hand, it is assumed that social interaction in the network can improve psychological well-being, for example, through self-presentation or through establishing contacts with like-minded people, etc. It was established that the interviewees cannot monitor their own well-being and experience difficulties in describing their well-being after being in a social network. Subjects are internalized into virtual life, more than they realize. They prefer to write a message than to call in person. They communicate less with real friends, they prefer virtual communication. Text messages (emoticons, memes) are used more for communication. They choose entertainment content and consume news from social networks. A high level of trust in the information that users consume from social networks is revealed, it is worth noting that the respondents do not check this information for reliability. Therefore, there is a problem of propaganda and manipulation on the mass consciousness of people, this problem requires a more detailed study in further research. Respondents spend more free time on social networks than they wanted. Women are more dependent on social networks. Young women are guided by fashion, values and standards that they consume from social networks and prefer online dating. They do not prefer new virtual acquaintances, more older men and women are wary of virtual strangers. The questions that arise are reduced to the following: can it be argued that excessive activity in the social network reflects depressive tendencies of users; how social networks affect self-esteem and psychological well-being; to what extent social networks can become an object of addiction, by analogy with the well-known Internet addiction. All these features in one way or another affect the feeling of psychological well-being of an individual, so further research requires a detailed study of the influence of social Internet networks on the psychological well-being of an individual.

An analysis of the barriers and enablers to implementing the Safewards model within inpatient mental health services.

Mental health inpatient units can provide a sanctuary for people to recover from mental illness. To support a therapeutic environment, the safety and well-being of service users and staff need protection through reduced conflict and containment rates. The Safewards model identifies 10 interventions to prevent conflict and containment. This paper aims to present barriers and enablers to implementing Safewards by analysing current literature on the Safewards model. It will also compare the Safewards model to New Zealand's Six Core Strategies. In a systematic search of 12 electronic databases following the PRISMA flow chart, 22 primary studies were included in this analysis. JBI tools were used for quality appraisal and deductive content analysis was used to organize and interpret data. Four categories were identified: (a) designing the Safewards interventions and implementation; (b) staff participation and perception of Safewards; (c) healthcare system influences on Safewards implementation; (d) service user participation and perception of Safewards. To support successful Safewards implementation in future practice, this review recommends that Safewards implementation is enabled through robust design of the Safewards interventions and implementation methods; staff participation and positive perception of the Safewards model; a resourced healthcare system that prioritizes Safewards implementation; service user awareness and participation in Safewards interventions. Interactionist perspectives may support the implementation of Safewards. This analysis is limited by research settings mostly being inpatient adult services and inadequate capturing of the service user voice. An ongoing review of barriers and enablers is important for supporting future Safewards implementation.

Understanding non-motorists' views on automated vehicle safety through Bayesian network analysis and latent dirichlet allocation

Automated vehicles (AVs) hold great promise for creating a safer, more efficient, more equitable, and more sustainable transportation system. However, the rapid adoption of AVs requires a thorough understanding in their coexistence with the human environment in the current roadway network, particularly with respect to interactions between AVs and non-motorists. Bike Pittsburgh (BikePGH) conducted a 2019 survey to examine non-motorists' perceptions of AV safety. Using Bayesian network (BN) analysis, the study identified key factors such as safety perception, AV technology knowledge, and real-world interaction experiences that influence non-motorists' overall perception of AV safety using BikePGH survey data. The study also explored several counterfactual scenarios to gain insights into non-motorists' viewpoints on AV safety. Notably, the study found that the differences in the ways of AVs and human-driven vehicles interacted with non-motorists at intersections played a crucial role in shaping survey participants' opinions. By taking into account the key insights identified in this study, policymakers can develop evidence-based strategies to achieve sustainable urban mobility goals while ensuring the safety and well-being of all road users, particularly non-motorists.

Comparison of two methods for assessing the pollen allergy risk of urban parks in Chengdu City, China

The urban green space is an important inducer of pollen allergy. In recent years, the incidence of pollen allergy in China has increased from 5 % to 17.8 %, and it still rapidly increases. However, only few assessment methods of pollen allergy risk have been developed and applied in the urban green spaces. The feasibility and the accuracies of the assessment results of these methods has been unknown. Therefore, in this paper, the two best-known methods, total pollen concentration monitoring method and urban green zone allergenicity index (IUGZA) method, were both used to assess the pollen allergy risk of the same urban park (the People’s Park of Chengdu City, China). The impact factors and prediction consistency of both models were compared. The results showed that the proportion of medium and highly allergenic tree species reached up to 75.93 % in People’s Park. The total IUGZA value of this park was 0.69. A total of 36,171 pollen grains were collected here. The average pollen concentration of this park was 125.88 grains/cm2 per day. Both methods showed that the pollen allergy risk of the People's Park was the highest in spring. Correlation analysis showed that no vegetation characteristics of this park were correlated with IUGZA values and total pollen concentration. However, pollen concentration was extremely significantly correlated with air temperature and solar radiation in autumn and winter. Kendall’s concordance coefficient identified a super high consistency between total pollen concentration and IUGZA values in this park. This result means that both methods for assessing the risk of pollen allergy are effective. Based on the total pollen concentration, a polynomial formula was established for succinctly calculating the IUGZA. A three-step greening strategy is proposed to minimize the volume of allergen production and increase the well-being of users of urban parks in Chengdu City.

Combining Revealed and Stated Preferences to design a new urban park in a metropolitan area of North-Western Italy

Inclusive and participatory decision-making is a sustainable option for governments and decision-makers to support real transformation and planning of policies and actions. Investigating and gathering the various views and opinions of stakeholders and citizens is particularly effective because it opens up a range of possibilities in co-constructing the city of the future. Among urban areas requiring planning, Urban Green Infrastructures (UGIs) represent spaces designed to improve the character of neighborhoods, as well as to increase the well-being of users. To achieve these goals, planners should adopt a design approach in which UGIs projects are shaped by local community concerns rather than by market conventions in urban design. Focusing on green recreational areas, this study employs an integrated approach combining Revealed (RP) and Stated Preferences (SP) to investigate citizens' preferences regarding urban parks. In particular, the experiment combines Travel Cost Method (TCM) and Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) for supporting a requalification project in an ex-industrial area of Turin (Italy). In this way, it was possible to understand which facilities can contribute to increasing the citizens’ well-being and the overall efficiency of the UGIs provision and maintenance. The proposed methodology represents an operational and replicable procedure to support different renewal projects in which citizens' opinions are crucial for developing long-term sustainable socio-ecological plans and actions.

Well-Being as an Effective Aspect in the Perception of Vital In-between Spaces within Art and Architecture Faculties

In recent years, well-being has become an increasingly important consideration integrated with functional aspects in the design of educational spaces due to its significant impact on the built environment. Although the features of educational spaces have been explored in a myriad of studies, the potential of in-between spaces has not been well explored. This paper reveals the significance of in-between spaces in educational buildings beyond their functional use as the fundamental circulation within a building, indicating that they also play a dynamic role through their design as elastic gathering spaces that encourage informal interactions and link users psychologically and visually, which affects their well-being. However, the potential of these spaces is often overlooked compared to the main educational spaces. Additionally, during the design process, there seems to be a tendency to reduce these spaces to a bare minimum, in favor of exploiting larger spaces, which shows that they are regarded as merely connecting points or transitional spaces. The research problem addressed here is the lack of a clear, adequate understanding of the effect of designing in-between spaces on the productivity and well-being of users, as there are no criteria regarding in-between space designs to enhance well-being. The current paper aims to evaluate the reality of the in-between space design within the art and architecture faculties of Jordanian universities according to the perception of faculty members and students based on well-being requirements. Accordingly, a survey was designed to address the 11 key criteria identified in the literature, including (1) physical features and visual appearance; (2) size and design of in-between spaces; (3) circulation and movement space zoning; (4) ergonomics and furnishing; (5) lighting; (6) colors and finishing; (7) acoustics; (8) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; (9) visual communication and instructional tools; (10) social and cultural spaces; and (11) accessories. The paper utilizes a mixed approach through survey and observation, where the findings are analyzed from three case studies to reveal the dimensions that need to be taken into account and developed to meet the needs of users. The results of the study demonstrate that the specific dimensions of circulation and movement, ergonomics and furnishings, colors and finishing, and accessories must be taken into account to create an interactive environment that advances the educational process and therefore enhances productivity.

Cross-disciplinary Prevalence and Associated Factors for Work-Related Discomfort in Users of Ultrasonography: Implications for Sonography Professionals and Health Care Administrators

Objective: Work-related discomfort is a pervasive issue among ultrasonography users. The Sonography Work Systems (SWS) framework was constructed as a means of examining relationships within and across components of the sonography work systems, work processes, and work/worker outcomes. A database of ultrasonography users was established as a foundation for a longitudinal survey study to examine worker health and well-being and explore the most salient work systems and process factors associated with work-related discomfort. Materials and Methods: An estimated 100 000 unique ultrasonography users were invited to complete the online questionnaire through an e-mail campaign. Snowball sampling occurred through social media posts and encouragement for respondents to share the survey link with colleagues. The questionnaire included items that examined participant demographics, selected constructs from the SWS, and the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal discomfort, visual discomfort, and headaches. Individual and multi-factorial regression models were conducted to examine SWS factors associated with the likelihood of experiencing the three types of work-related discomfort. Results: A total of 3659 valid responses were included in the analysis, with 86% of respondents reporting that they regularly experienced musculoskeletal discomfort that they directly attributed to their work. About half (54.2%) of the respondents have engaged in sonography-related ergonomics training, and respondents indicated using adjustable equipment approximately 74% of the time. Workplace culture was rated as primarily positive, but respondents indicated that employers implement only two of seven commonly recommended ergonomic policies and procedures. Working in an organization with more policies, using adjustable equipment more frequently, taking more work breaks, engaging in a positive work culture, and minimizing interruptions to workflow were key factors associated with reduced likelihood of work-related discomfort. Conclusion: This study provides a new framework for examining and addressing factors that contribute to ultrasonography users’ experience of work-related discomfort. Despite increased participation in ergonomics training and the use of adjustable equipment, the prevalence of work-related discomfort remains high among ultrasonography users. The findings highlight the need for attention to be directed at organizational factors and work processes to identify and implement evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well-being of medical ultrasound users.

The Effect of Short Video on People’s Subjective Well-being

In recent years, short video has developed rapidly and gradually become a daily companion in the mobile era. Short video has become the main market and attract lots of users in China. Would short video influence Chinese people’s subjective well-being and how it affect people’s happiness is worth to be examined.This research is conducted following 3 objectives: (1)To study the current use of short video among users. (2)To analyze the relationship between short video and users’ subjective well-being. (3) To study the differences of the effects of short video usage on subjective well-being of users of different ages. This research uses in-depth interview and literature Research Method.The findings are as followed: (1) The users spend long time on watching short video, and people watch different length of short video. (2) In terms of preference content, young people prefer entertainment and leisure, and middle-aged and elderly people prefer videos that focus on skills in life and self-improvement. (3) In general, some interviewees think that short videos can improve their subjective well-being, but some interviewees have no obvious feeling about it. (4) Short videos would influence users’ positive affect and negative affect, which involves all ages. In terms of the life satisfaction after watching short video, most of the interviewees think their life satisfaction has no change or is improved. (5) There are many factors influence users’ subjective well-being, include personality trait, comparative psychology, the time spending on short video, the length of short video, the content of short video, intelligent push function, page desire, frequency of use and professions. (8) There are some differences on the effect effects of short video usage on subjective well-being of users of different ages.

Drought release and post-drought changes in herbaceous composition and diversity in two land uses subjected to selective bush control in a semi-arid Kalahari savanna

Land degradation due to bush encroachment and drought threatens the well-being of land users and forage production in the semi-arid savannas of southern Africa. This study aimed to analyse how herbaceous vegetation in the Kalahari savanna can recover from drought, and how this is affected by previously implemented bush control measures. We compared plant species composition and diversity of the herbaceous layer across a drought-release (2021) and post-drought (2022) year within two land use types (game and livestock) in bush-encroached and controlled areas, respectively. Diversity decreased significantly during the post-drought year. Annual species dominated in the drought-release year, which were replaced by perennial forbs and dwarf shrubs in the post-drought year. Selective bush control enhanced herbaceous species abundance and richness due to decreased competition. The species richness was higher in the game ranch compared to the cattle farm during the drought-release year. Herbaceous abundance, however, increased on the cattle farm. The management strategies, feeding behaviour and animal movement may have contributed to these differences in these two contrasting land use types. This study showed that herbaceous plant communities can recover rapidly after a drought period and in areas where bush control was applied.

ELSAH (electronic smart patch system for wireless monitoring of molecular biomarkers for healthcare and wellbeing): definition of possible use cases.

The ELSAH (electronic smart patch system for wireless monitoring of molecular biomarkers for healthcare and wellbeing) project has received funding from EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 825549). Its aim is to develop a wearable smart patch-based microneedle sensor system that can simultaneously measure several biomarkers in users' dermal interstitial fluid. This system could have several use cases based on continuous glucose and lactate monitoring: early detection of (pre-) diabetes mellitus, increasing physical performance through optimal carbohydrate intake, achieving a healthier lifestyle through behavioral changes based on the interpretation of glucose data, performance diagnostics (lactate threshold test), control of optimal training intensities corresponding with certain lactate levels, or warning of diseases/health threats, such as the metabolic syndrome or sepsis associated with increased lactate levels. The ELSAH patch system has a high potential of increasing health and wellbeing in users.

Validation of the Fanger Model and Assessment of SBS Symptoms in the Lecture Room

The indoor environment of buildings significantly affects the well-being and health of room users. Experiencing thermal discomfort reduces concentration and productivity during study or work, causing drowsiness, fatigue or deterioration in general well-being. The study focuses on presenting the results of the questionnaire study on the symptoms of sick building syndromes (SBS), namely: dizziness, nausea, eye pain and nasal mucosa, experienced by 69 students during a lecture in a large and modern auditorium of Kielce University of Technology. The results show that many students experienced SBS symptoms, which seem to have affected their concentration during the class. The article also discusses the thermal sensations of the students with a focus on comparing the obtained results with the Fanger model of thermal comfort. The discrepancy between the model calculation results and the experimental data has been observed and discussed.

Sosyal Medya Ruminasyon Ölçeği’nin Türkçe’ye Uyarlanması ve Sosyal Medya Kaygısı ile İlişkisi

The common usage of social media has raised some concerns over the psychological well-being of users in recent years. Thus, examining the role of social media use on the well-being of individuals has gained more importance. The goal of the present study is two-sided. Firstly, it aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Social Media Rumination Scale. Secondly, it aims to test the link between social media anxiety and social media rumination, which are two psychological phenomena observed in social media. This study was conducted with 467 university students (female 69%, Mage = 21.90, and SD = 2.88). Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed the single-factor model of the Social Media Rumination Scale; however, one item was eliminated due to the poor loading of this item to the factor (Item 10). Moreover, only the shared content anxiety, one of the subscales of the Social Anxiety Scale for Social Media Users, predicted social media rumination controlling for gender and the average social media use duration. Given the limited research to measure rumination and anxiety with specially designed tools in social media contexts, this study provided the first direct evidence that social media rumination is related to social media anxiety.

Examining the impacts of fitness app features on user well-being

Drawing on the self-regulation theory, the current paper explores the impacts of two types of fitness app feature sets (i.e., personal-oriented and social-oriented features) on users’ health behavior and well-being. The results from fitness app users show that both personal-oriented features and social-oriented features of fitness apps can significantly improve exercise adherence and social engagement of users. Users’ exercise proficiency level negatively moderates the relationship between social-oriented features and (a) exercise adherence and (b) social engagement. High levels of social engagement promote users’ physical adherence to exercises. Exercise adherence and social engagement both enhance users’ subjective well-being, but their impacts on different dimensions of well-being vary. Furthermore, regardless of specific features, sufficient use of fitness apps, in general, can significantly help users lead more positive and healthier lives by maintaining exercise adherence, reducing emotional exhaustion, and improving their satisfaction with the overall quality of life. Our findings offer important insights into the underlying mechanisms that help explain fitness app features on users’ well-being, and on a practical level, provide suggestions for mobile app developers in designing better fitness app products and for exercisers in optimizing the benefits of fitness technology adoption.