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Sociodemographic variations of belief in life after death across 22 Countries

Scientific Reports
Belief in life after death is among the oldest forms of spiritual belief, found in nearly every world civilization and religion. While several national surveys highlight differences in afterlife beliefs across countries, none have explored the ...
Zhuo Job Chen, Richard G. Cowden, Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Thomas Breedlove, Blake Victor Kent, R. Noah Padgett, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +7 more
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TV-kiosk: An Open and Extensible Platform for the Wellbeing of an Ageing Population [PDF]

, 2012
The ageing population is becoming a growing challenge to society. User-centered ICT solutions adapted to elderly can play a prime role in dealing with these challenges. This paper presents TV-kiosk, an open and extensible TV-based platform that aims to stimulate social interaction, avoid isolation and deliver information.
Maarten Steenhuyse, Jeroen Hoebeke, Ann Ackaert, Ingrid Moerman, Piet Demeester   +4 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time to diagnosis for a rare disease: managing medical uncertainty. A qualitative study

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background People with a rare disease commonly experience long delays from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis. Rare diseases are challenging to diagnose because they are clinically heterogeneous, and many present with non-specific symptoms common to many
Christine Phillips, Anne Parkinson, Tergel Namsrai, Anita Chalmers, Carolyn Dews, Dianne Gregory, Elaine Kelly, Christine Lowe, Jane Desborough   +8 more
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Effect of a baby‐friendly workplace support intervention on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2021
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first 6 months of life is crucial for optimizing child growth, development and survival, as well as the mother's wellbeing.
Elizabeth W. Kimani‐Murage, Calistus Wilunda, Teresia Njoki Macharia, Eva Watiri Kamande, Peter Muriuki Gatheru, Tadesse Zerfu, Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet, Laura Kiige, Susan Jabando, Lynette Aoko Dinga, Betty Samburu, Richard Lilford, Paula Griffiths, Debra Jackson, France Begin, Grainne Moloney   +15 more
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Sitting in Many Camps—Innovative Approaches and Methods for First Nations‐Led Research Into Indigenous Peacebuilding

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2021, a desktop review was conducted of published references to First Nations peoples' approaches to conflict and its management in Australia (Project Stage One), culminating in a report published in 2024. This article focuses on Project Stage Two, a complex, innovative research undertaking building on the findings of Stage One, and being ...
Helen Bishop, Alysoun Boyle, Tania Sourdin, Bin Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boys Do Cry: what do Australian men think of a music video encouraging them to talk about their mental health struggles?

BMC Public Health
Background Suicides by men account for three-quarters of all Australian suicides. This increased risk may relate to the traditional masculine norm of ‘self-reliance’, which can hinder men from seeking help when experiencing mental health difficulties. We
Angela Nicholas, Simone Scotti Requena, Simon Rice, Zac Seidler, Maria Ftanou, Justine Fletcher, Jane Pirkis   +6 more
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An Examination of Schizotypy, Creativity, and Wellbeing in Young Populations

Behavioral Sciences
A wide array of scholarship has revealed the somewhat paradoxical relationship between creativity and mental health. On the one hand, substantial evidence demonstrates that certain forms of mental illness are associated with enhanced creativity. On the other hand, considerable evidence also confirms that engagement in creative pursuits improves ...
Harrison E. Chapman, Sarah L. Asquith, Anna Abraham   +2 more
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‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn, Kate D'Cruz, Mark Brown, Jacinta Douglas, Dianne Winkler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source