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Evolving Definitions of Mental Illness and Wellness

open access: yesPreventing Chronic Disease, 2010
Understanding of the definitions of wellness and illness has changed from the mid-20th century to modern times, moving from a diagnosis-focused to a person-focused definition of mental illnesses, and from an “absence of disease” model to one that ...
Tara W. Strine, MPH   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A multi-country survey on access to healthcare and treatment services among individuals with critical medical care needs during the first wave of the pandemic

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Healthcare services were significantly interrupted during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present study was to determine the associations between sociodemographic factors and healthcare access during the first wave of ...
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

A multi-country study of the associations between HIV vulnerability status, perception of COVID-19 related stigma and post-traumatic stress symptoms during the first wave of the pandemic

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background This study investigated the associations between COVID-19 related stigma and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS); and the associations between PTSS and COVID-19 related stigma, HIV status, COVID-19 status and key HIV population status ...
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex differences in the experience of COVID-19 post-traumatic stress symptoms by adults in South Africa

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created multiple mental health challenges. Many residents in South Africa face pre-existing elevated levels of stress and the pandemic may have had varying impacts on sub-populations.
Ntombifuthi P. Nzimande   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Emotion of People Living with and without HIV

open access: yesHygiene, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic is a source of mental stress, particularly for special populations. The present study identified the associations between emotional distress and HIV status among adults in 152 countries during the first wave of the pandemic.
Joanne Lusher   +11 more
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Is self-reported depression, HIV status, COVID-19 health risk profile and SARS-CoV-2 exposure associated with difficulty in adhering to COVID-19 prevention measures among residents in West Africa?

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background The aim of this study was to determine whether self-reported depression, coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) health risk profile, HIV status, and SARS-CoV-2 exposure were associated with the use of COVID-19 prevention measures. Methods This
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Proposal of layered mental healthcare for mental well‐being [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare Technology Letters, 2021
Abstract A new concept, ‘Layered mental healthcare’ for keeping employees mental well‐being in the workplace to avoid losses caused by both absenteeism and presenteeism is proposed. A key factor forming the basis of the concept is the biometric measurements over three layers, i.e., behaviour, physiology, and brain layers, for ...
Masashi Kiguchi   +8 more
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Differences in adoption of COVID-19 pandemic related preventive behaviour by viral load suppression status among people living with HIV during the first wave of the pandemic

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2023
Background Adherence to antiretroviral therapy and COVID-19 preventive behaviours among people living with HIV during the pandemic has received little attention in the literature.
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental Health Without Well-being [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Medicine and Philosophy: A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine, 2021
AbstractWhat is it to be mentally healthy? In the ongoing movement to promote mental health, to reduce stigma, and to establish parity between mental and physical health, there is a clear enthusiasm about this concept and a recognition of its value in human life.
Wren-Lewis, Sam, Alexandrova, Anna
openaire   +3 more sources

Factors Associated With Experiences of Fear, Anxiety, Depression, and Changes in Sleep Pattern During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundMultiple facets of the pandemic can be a source of fear, depression, anxiety and can cause changes in sleep patterns. The aim of this study was to identify health profiles and the COVID-19 pandemic related factors associated with fear ...
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan   +56 more
doaj   +1 more source

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