scholarly journals Mental and Physical Health Status and Alcohol and Drug Use Following Return From Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (S1) ◽  
pp. S66-S73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan V. Eisen ◽  
Mark R. Schultz ◽  
Dawne Vogt ◽  
Mark E. Glickman ◽  
A. Rani Elwy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

scholarly journals Loneliness and Mental Health: Recommendations for Primary Care Intakes

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 215013272110271
Author(s):  
Marissa Godfrey ◽  
Pi-Ju Liu ◽  
Aining Wang ◽  
Stacey Wood
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Introduction/Objectives The healthcare intake process plays a significant role in informing medical personnel about patients’ demographic information, subjective health status, and health complaints. Intake forms can help providers personalize care to assist patients in getting proper referrals and treatment. Previous studies examined factors that could be included in intake forms independently, but this study analyzed loneliness, religiousness, household income, and social integration together to see how the combined effect influences mental and physical health status. This study aims to determine which of those 4 variables better inform patients’ mental versus physical health status. Methods One hundred and seventy-nine participants completed surveys, including the SF-12® Health Survey, measuring perceived physical and mental health, UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale, and a demographics questionnaire with questions about household income and time spent dedicated to religious practice, if applicable. Additionally, individuals answered social integration questions about how often they contact close family and friends or volunteer in the community. Using loneliness, household income, religiousness, social integration as independent variables, and controlling for demographic variables such as age, gender, and race, 2 regression models were built with Mental and Physical Health Composite Scores from the the SF-12® Health Survey as dependent variables. Results Loneliness was associated with mental health measures ( b = −2.190, P < .001), while household income was associated with physical health measures ( b = 0.604, P = .019) above and beyond other variables in the regression models. Conclusions Integrating the 3 loneliness questions into intake forms can help approximate an individual’s mental health status. This would allow the provider to be able to assess mental health problems more effectively and provide needed resources.

How College Students' Physical Health Relates to Coping

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 220-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria A. Leitschuh
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Medical Index ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between coping and physical health status was examined for 100 undergraduate students using the COPE scale and the Medical Index (formerly identified as the Cornell Medical Index). Using stepwise multiple regression, scores for COPE scales—alcohol or drug use, and focus on and venting of emotions accounted for significant amounts of variance (but only 10% and 5%, respectively) in the scores for physical health symptoms reported.

SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH STATUS IN HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth D. Phillips ◽  
Kathryn S. Mock ◽  
Christopher M. Bopp ◽  
Wesley A. Dudgeon ◽  
Gregory A. Hand
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

scholarly journals Health behaviours and mental and physical health status in older adults with a history of homelessness: a cross-sectional population-based study in England

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e028003
Author(s):  
Lee Smith ◽  
Nicola Veronese ◽  
Guillermo Felipe López-Sánchez ◽  
Eloise Moller ◽  
James Johnstone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

ObjectivesThis study compared (1) levels of engagement in lifestyle risk behaviours and (2) mental and physical health status in individuals who have previously been homeless to those of individuals who have not.DesignCross-sectional.ParticipantsData were from participants (n=6931) of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.MeasuresParticipants reported whether they had ever been homeless. We used regression models to analyse associations between homelessness and (1) cigarette smoking, daily alcohol consumption and physical inactivity, adjusting for sociodemographic covariates (age, sex, ethnicity, highest level of education, marital status and household non-pension wealth) and (2) self-rated health, limiting long-standing illness, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, quality of life and loneliness, adjusting for sociodemographics and health behaviours.Results104 participants (1.5%) reported having been homeless. Individuals who had been homeless were significantly more likely to be physically inactive (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.44 to 2.52), report fair/bad/very bad self-rated health (OR 1.75, 95% CI 1.07 to 2.86), have a limiting long-standing illness (OR 2.66, 95% CI 1.65 to 4.30) and be depressed (OR 3.06, 95% CI 1.85 to 5.05) and scored lower on measures of life satisfaction (17.34 vs 19.96, p<0.001) and quality of life (39.02 vs 41.21, p=0.013). Rates of smoking (20.2% vs 15.4%, p=0.436), daily drinking (27.6% vs 22.8%, p=0.385) and loneliness (27.1% vs 21.0%, p=0.080) were also elevated.ConclusionsThose who were once homeless have poorer mental and physical health outcomes and are more likely to be physically inactive. Interventions to improve their health and quality of life are required.

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