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Tag: QUALITY OF LIFE
Students used their mobile phones for over 8 hours a day during lockdown
A recent study published by researchers from the University of Seville shows that university students make excessive use of their mobile phones.
Students used their mobile phones for over 8 hours a day during lockdown
Experts say a sedentary lifestyle increases mortality risk and excessive use of screens affects sleep quality
Missing rehab due to COVID-19 increased distress in women with breast cancer
Beyond the tragic surges in hospitalizations and deaths, the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted healthcare for people with a wide range of medical conditions – including cancer. For women recovering after breast cancer treatment, COVID-19-related interruptions in rehabilitation care led to emotional distress and other effects on health and well-being, reports a study in the October issue of Rehabilitation Oncology, official journal of the APTA Oncology, an Academy of the American Physical Therapy Association. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Study finds older persons underrepresented in COVID-19 treatment and vaccine trials
Exclusion poses risk to potential treatment efficacy and safety for older persons
Study shows Massachusetts response to COVID-19 in nursing homes helped stem infection rate
State’s innovative program can serve as a national model to ease the devastating impact of future pandemics like COVID-19 on frail nursing home residents
The psychosocial benefits of plastic surgery for young women with congenital breast asymmetry
Nearly all women have breasts that are slightly different from each other. However, some women have more marked differences in the size, shape, or position of the breasts even after development is complete – leading to negative effects on emotional well-being and self-image.
Loving-kindness meditation will make you happier
It’s more effective than compassion meditation
Grant facilitates research on behavioral development and cognitive aging over lifespan
UC Riverside psychologist Chandra Reynolds will lead the five-year research project
Nearly 20 percent of americans don’t have enough to eat
COVID-19 escalated numbers for minorities, people with obesity, women
Perspective on employment rates after spinal cord injury – 30 years after the ADA
Experts detail new paradigms of vocational rehabilitation that are fostering measurable progress in employment outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injury
Evidence-based vocational rehab practices raise employment rates after spinal cord injury
Kessler Foundation scientists detail benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by spinal cord injury
Vulnerable groups affected by public transit cuts amid pandemic
Study of public transport agencies across North America shows service cuts disproportionately affect lower-income and more vulnerable groups
Breast cancer surgery type, quality of life among younger women
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated differences in quality of life and other outcomes (including physical functioning, body image, sexual health, anxiety and depressive symptoms) by type of breast cancer surgery (such as mastectomy or breast conserving surgery) in women…
Teacher stress linked with higher risk of student suspensions, MU researcher finds
Study examines impact of teacher burnout on student behavior, discipline issues
Phone calls create stronger bonds than text-based communications
AUSTIN, Texas — After months of social distancing mandates, people are leaning heavily on technology for a sense of social connection. But new research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests people too often opt to send email or…
Mold now associated with food quality
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have studied a range of perceptions among Danes about good, healthy and safe foodstuffs. Their findings report that mold prone foods are considered to be more natural than those with long shelf lives. This per
Study of ‘shrink-smart’ towns expanding to include curriculum, big data
Iowa State’s rural smart shrinkage project has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build upon its pilot study examining whether there were towns in Iowa that have lost population but perception of quality of life has remained stable or improved.
Study of ‘shrink-smart’ towns expanding to include curriculum, big data
AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University research project to understand how shrinking small towns maintain quality of life has received another major grant to expand the team’s work. The rural smart shrinkage project, led by Kimberly Zarecor, professor of…
CAPPA scholars honored by Texas Society of Architects
Bell and Holliday receive 2020 Honor Awards for their contributions to the profession
Illinois professor uses LGBTQ voices in Beirut to understand daily violence, disruption
University of Illinois professor Ghassan Moussawi examines the daily survival strategies of Beirut’s LGBTQ residents in his new book ‘Disruptive Situations: Fractal Orientalism and Queer Strategies in Beirut’
Partnership leverages evidence-based practices to improve long-term care quality
Study shows US/Canadian partnership is making strides toward helping resource-strapped organizations improve patient outcomes
As rural western towns grow, so do their planning challenges
A new study examines the planning challenges that residents and officials in the rural mountain American West have been watching unfold for years
People with less body response to stress task had more PTSD signs after COVID-19 began
Study findings surprised researchers, who had expected the reverse, Baylor University researcher says
Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods doubles post-op delirium risk for older adults
Where you live can increase your risk for experiencing delirium after surgery. So said a study that showed older adults who live in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods are two times more likely to experience delirium after surgery than their counterparts…
How to help urban street commerce thrive
Associate Professor Andres Sevtsuk’s new book, “Street Commerce,” delves into the science of stores, streets, and public space
Manolis Kogevinas wins John Goldsmith Award
ISGlobal researcher receives the highest honour in the field of Environmental Epidemiology for his vital contributions to public health
Social distancing is instinctive but hard for humans and animals
Avoiding infectious disease is a protective instinct in humans and animals but the instinct to socialize often wins the day
Magnetic stimulation dramatically improves fecal incontinence
Painless magnetic stimulation of nerves that regulate muscles in the anus and rectum appears to improve their function and dramatically reduce episodes of fecal incontinence, a debilitating problem affecting about 10% of the population, investigators report. They have early evidence…
Punitive sentencing led to higher incarceration rates throughout adulthood for certain birth cohorts in North Carolina
Although U.S. crime rates have dropped significantly since the mid-1990s, rates of incarceration peaked in 2008, and still remain high. The standard explanation for this pattern is that all people exposed to the criminal justice system today are treated more…
The impacts of gentrification on transportation and social support
The historically Black district of Albina in Portland, Oregon, due to racist real estate practices, faced multiple displacement events between 1960 and 1990 with the construction of Interstate 5 through the heart of the neighborhood as well as wholesale destruction of hundreds of homes to make room for the Memorial Coliseum and various other urban renewal projects.
Drexel study: Measuring social networks of young adults with autism
Researchers have laid the groundwork to show how interpersonal relationships, and the resources they provide, could impact autistic youth’s adult outcomes
MU researchers aim to improve classroom behavior, student well-being and performance
$4.5 million in grants will help implement classroom interventions for teachers, students
Robot technology for everyone or only for the average person?
People come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and with different needs; robot technology needs to reflect that
Public health consequences of policing homelessness
Two weeks ago, Colorado State Patrol troopers began clearing out nearly 200 residents from homeless encampments that surround the Colorado Capitol. The enforcement of city ordinances like camping bans, park curfews and obstructions of public passageways is lawful. But the…
Impact of family income on learning in children shaped by hippocampus in brain
TORONTO, ON – A new study by a team of researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T) has identified the region of the brain’s hippocampus that links low income with decreased memory and language ability in children. Previous…
Personal connections key to climate adaptation
Connections with friends and family are key to helping communities adapt to the devastating impact of climate change on their homes and livelihoods, a new study shows. The research found people are more empowered to respond when they see others…
Childhood connection to nature has many benefits but is not universally positive, finds review
A connection to nature is complex, as well as positive emotions, it can generate negative emotions linked to issues like climate change
What will our cities look like after COVID-19?
The past few months have been a highly unusual time as people sheltered in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Schools, streets and stadiums fell silent, tourist hot spots became ghost towns, and sidewalk traffic largely consisted of grocery…
Research explores the impacts of mobile phones for Maasai women
Mobile phones have the power to change the lives of women living in remote communities by reducing barriers to information and increasing access to local economies. However, the introduction of new technologies can hamper efforts to empower women by increasing…
Building dementia friendly churches
A project to help church communities become more ‘dementia friendly’ has had a significant impact across the country.
Men scoring higher on ‘man box’ scale are prone to violence, mental illness
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 5, 2020 – Researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US found that men who harbor more harmful attitudes about masculinity — including beliefs about aggression and homophobia — also tend toward bullying, sexual harassment, depression and…
Report: Even in more diverse districts, school segregation still exists
Education prof leads efforts to raise awareness of, address issue
How women and men forgive infidelity
Infidelity is one of the most common reasons that heterosexual couples break up. Researchers who have studied 160 different cultures find this to be true worldwide.
‘Selfish and loveless’ society in Uganda really is not
Study busts 50-year-old myth by anthropologist that spread among media and public
How does ridesourcing substitute for public transit network?
New research by SMART finds that one third of ridesourcing substitutes public transit
Desert island discs: Music listened to in younger years defines us forever, research finds
Researchers at the University of Westminster and City University of London analysing the music record choices of guests on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs programme has found that the music we listen to between the age of 10 and 30 define us for the rest of our lives.
When is someone old?
According to a new study published in PLOS ONE, understanding how to assess who is elderly is a crucial first step for our understanding of population aging.
New book shows meditation can aid governmental efforts to bring peace and heal divisions
An Antidote to Violence: Evaluating the Evidence — publication date June 26, 2020
We feel connected when we move together in time with music
Go dancing! A new study from Aarhus University, Denmark, suggest that then moving together with music, synchronous movements between individuals increase social closeness.