This study analyzed the characteristics of United States public community college wellness programs to determine the relationship of institutional size or line item budgeting on (a) staffing, (b) departmental affiliation, (c) programming, and (d) facilities. Data were collected via mail surveys from 156 public community colleges within the United States. The population consisted of United States public community colleges with wellness programs. Two purposeful samples were utilized: a conference based sample consisting of those institutions which were represented at the 1993 Sixth Annual Community College Wellness Conference and a director identified based sample of community colleges which had been identified by state directors as having a wellness program. The review of literature examined (a) definitions of wellness, (b) goals/objectives of wellness programs, (c) components of wellness programs, (d) corporate wellness programs and, (e) wellness programs in educational settings. Methodological procedures included development of a 46 item survey instrument which consisted of 43 forced choice items, and three open-ended questions. Data did not support line item budgeting significantly relating to staffing, departmental affiliation, or programming, however. there was a significant relationship concerning facilities. Data also revealed there was no significant relationship between institution size and staffing, departmental affiliation, programming, or facilities. Final analysis includes a descriptive profile of community college wellness programs which should be useful to decision makers and advisory boards who are involved in planning and evaluation. / Ed. D.

The context of this research is the coping and wellness of call centre agents in a characteristically high-stress work environment. The purpose of the study was to construct a psychological coping profile by investigating the relationship between individuals‘ wellness-related dispositional attributes and their resiliency-related behavioural capacities which has been under researched in a call centre work environment. A quantitative cross-sectional survey approach was followed. The population comprised predominantly of a non –probability sample of (N=409) predominantly early career permanently employed black females employed in call centres in Africa. Correlation and multivariate statistics highlighted cognitive (cynicism and hardy-control), affective (managing own emotions) and conative (hardy-commitment) behavioural elements that should be considered in the psychological coping profile of call centre agents. Age and gender were also shown to be significant moderators of the relationship between the wellness-related attributes and the resiliency-related capacities. The main findings are reported and interpreted in terms of an empirically derived psychological coping profile. The findings may provide valuable pointers for the design of wellness intervention practices which add to the body of knowledge concerned with employee wellness in call centres / Industrial & Organisational Psychology / D.Litt. et Phil. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

The context of this research is the coping and wellness of call centre agents in a characteristically high-stress work environment. The purpose of the study was to construct a psychological coping profile by investigating the relationship between individuals‘ wellness-related dispositional attributes and their resiliency-related behavioural capacities which has been under researched in a call centre work environment. A quantitative cross-sectional survey approach was followed. The population comprised predominantly of a non –probability sample of (N=409) predominantly early career permanently employed black females employed in call centres in Africa. Correlation and multivariate statistics highlighted cognitive (cynicism and hardy-control), affective (managing own emotions) and conative (hardy-commitment) behavioural elements that should be considered in the psychological coping profile of call centre agents. Age and gender were also shown to be significant moderators of the relationship between the wellness-related attributes and the resiliency-related capacities. The main findings are reported and interpreted in terms of an empirically derived psychological coping profile. The findings may provide valuable pointers for the design of wellness intervention practices which add to the body of knowledge concerned with employee wellness in call centres / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / D.Litt. et Phil. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

Orientador: Tânia Ruiz / Coorientador: Regina Stella Spagnuolo / Banca: Walter Vitti Júnior / Banca: Mirian Celeste Ferreira Dias Martins / Banca: Luciana de Souza Chauí Mattos Berlinck / Banca: Ondalva Serrano / Resumo: As manifestações artísticas podem contribuir para a promoção da saúde, favorecendo a expressão de sentimentos, sensações e percepções, pois ajudam a libertar-nos da rigidez e dos aprisionamentos que se manifestam como doenças. O presente estudo, realizado com idosos, no município de Botucatu/SP, teve como objetivo desenvolver e validar um modelo teórico representativo sobre as experiências desses idosos com a Arte, ao longo da vida, possibilitando a compreensão dessas experiências, e sua contribuição para o estado do bem estar pessoal e coletivo, visando influenciar Políticas Públicas de Saúde , subsidiando o efetivo exercício dessa prática na promoção da saúde física e mental. Os dados foram colhidos por meio de entrevistas não estruturadas, do tipo focalizadas e gravadas em sistema digital. Foram entrevistadas 07 pessoas de 60 anos e mais. O referencial metodológico usado foi a Grounded Theory e o referencial teórico o Interacionismo Simbólico. Da análise dos dados emergiram três fenômenos: O FAZER ARTÍSTICO ACONTECENDO NUM CONTEXTO FAVORÁVEL; A ARTE AMPLIANDO SENTIDOS E DESENVOLVENDO EMOÇÕES; A ARTE COMO ELEMENTO TRANSFORMADOR / Abstract: The artistic manifestations may contribute to health promotion, encouraging expression of feelings, sensations and perceptions because of the release of stiffness and imprisonments that manifest as disease. The present study, conducted with elderly, in Botucatu / SP, aimed to develop and validate a theoretical model representing the experiences of these elderly people with art, lifelong, enabling the understanding of experiences with art, and its contribution for the state of personal and collective well-being to influence Public Health Policies, supporting the effective exercise of this practice in promoting physical and mental health. Data were collected through unstructured type of focused and recorded on digital system interviews. 07 persons aged 60 years and over were interviewed. The methodological framework used was the Grounded Theory and Symbolic Interactionisn theoretical framework. Analysis of the data revealed three phenomena: THE ARTISTIC BACKGROUND TO FINDING A FAVORABLE; DEVELOPING EMOTIONS THROUGH ART, ART AS A TRANSFORMER ELEMENT / Doutor

Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-17T19:33:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-08-20. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-06-18T12:48:03Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000831020.pdf: 1578746 bytes, checksum: e3f5d6af5706db515dbf0f62db5cf4ef (MD5) / Foi realizado um estudo de intervenção, com grupo controle, para avaliar o impacto de uma atividade educativa em grupo (AEG) sobre o consumo de frutas e hortaliças (FH) de agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) de um município de pequeno porte do interior do estado de São Paulo. Foram constituídos dois grupos: grupo intervenção (n=16), formado por agentes que participaram de cinco sessões de grupo e uma oficina culinária; e grupo controle (n=30), formado por agentes não participantes. Para aferir o consumo de FH, em gramas e em porcentagem da energia da dieta, foram aplicados, antes e 90 dias após a intervenção, um recordatório de 24h e dois registros de consumo em 24 horas; um destes, referente a um fim de semana. O impacto da intervenção foi avaliado mediante análises de medidas repetidas com ANOVA seguida de teste Tukey ou gama seguida de teste de comparação múltipla, caso a distribuição das variáveis fosse, ou não, simétrica. Foram também comparadas as distribuições dos indivíduos dos dois grupos de acordo com os estágios de mudança de comportamento segundo o Modelo Transteorético, antes e após a intervenção, mediante teste qui-quadrado de tendência. Também houve avaliação de processo e do efeito da intervenção na visão dos ACS participantes. O incentivo ao consumo de FH realizado pelos ACS dos dois grupos, juntos às famílias assistidas por eles, também foram comparados, três meses após a intervenção. Todas as análises foram feitas utilizando o programa SAS for Windows, versão 9.3. Em todos os testes foi fixado o nível de significância de 5%, ou o p-valor correspondente. O grupo que participou da intervenção aumentou significativamente o consumo de hortaliças (em gramas e percentual calórico) quando comparado com o grupo controle, efeito não observado para o consumo de frutas. Em relação aos estágios de mudança de comportamento, 60% dos ACS do grupo intervenção modificaram... / This intervention study assessed the impact of a group education activity on the consumption of produce (fruits and non-starchy vegetables) by community health agents from a small municipality in the state of São Paulo. The intervention group (n=16) consisted of agents who participated in five group sessions and a cooking workshop, and the control group consisted of agents (n=30) who did not participate in those activities. Produce intake in grams and percentage of total energy intake was investigated by one 24-hour dietary recall and two 24- hour food records(one weekday and one weekend day). The three instruments were administered before and 90 days after the intervention. The impact of the intervention was assessed by repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by the Tukey's test or gamma followed by multiple comparison test depending on variable distribution (symmetric or not). The chi-square test for trend compared the distributions of the individuals in the two groups before and after the intervention according to the stages of change of the transtheoretical model. The participants also assessed the intervention and its effect. The study also investigated the impact of the two groups on the produce intake of the families they visited. The data were treated by the software SAS for Windows version 9.3 with a significance level of 5% or corresponding p-value. The non-starchy vegetable intake (in grams and percentage of total energy intake) of the intervention group increased significantly, but not the fruit intake. The produce intake in grams and percentage of total energy intake also did not change. Sixty percent of the intervention group increased their produce intake against 25% of the control group. All participants in the intervention group reported positive repercussions associated with the intervention, citing greater awareness of the importance of healthy food habits most. The intervertion group ...

Made available in DSpace on 2015-06-17T19:34:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-02-25. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-06-18T12:48:28Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000831511.pdf: 1674779 bytes, checksum: 2c6efe4e8773cf5d69d16d7242e67d9e (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / As manifestações artísticas podem contribuir para a promoção da saúde, favorecendo a expressão de sentimentos, sensações e percepções, pois ajudam a libertar-nos da rigidez e dos aprisionamentos que se manifestam como doenças. O presente estudo, realizado com idosos, no município de Botucatu/SP, teve como objetivo desenvolver e validar um modelo teórico representativo sobre as experiências desses idosos com a Arte, ao longo da vida, possibilitando a compreensão dessas experiências, e sua contribuição para o estado do bem estar pessoal e coletivo, visando influenciar Políticas Públicas de Saúde , subsidiando o efetivo exercício dessa prática na promoção da saúde física e mental. Os dados foram colhidos por meio de entrevistas não estruturadas, do tipo focalizadas e gravadas em sistema digital. Foram entrevistadas 07 pessoas de 60 anos e mais. O referencial metodológico usado foi a Grounded Theory e o referencial teórico o Interacionismo Simbólico. Da análise dos dados emergiram três fenômenos: O FAZER ARTÍSTICO ACONTECENDO NUM CONTEXTO FAVORÁVEL; A ARTE AMPLIANDO SENTIDOS E DESENVOLVENDO EMOÇÕES; A ARTE COMO ELEMENTO TRANSFORMADOR / The artistic manifestations may contribute to health promotion, encouraging expression of feelings, sensations and perceptions because of the release of stiffness and imprisonments that manifest as disease. The present study, conducted with elderly, in Botucatu / SP, aimed to develop and validate a theoretical model representing the experiences of these elderly people with art, lifelong, enabling the understanding of experiences with art, and its contribution for the state of personal and collective well-being to influence Public Health Policies, supporting the effective exercise of this practice in promoting physical and mental health. Data were collected through unstructured type of focused and recorded on digital system interviews. 07 persons aged 60 years and over were interviewed. The methodological framework used was the Grounded Theory and Symbolic Interactionisn theoretical framework. Analysis of the data revealed three phenomena: THE ARTISTIC BACKGROUND TO FINDING A FAVORABLE; DEVELOPING EMOTIONS THROUGH ART, ART AS A TRANSFORMER ELEMENT

Orientador: Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite Carvalhaes / Coorientador: José Eduardo Corrente / Banca: Silvia Justina Papini / Banca: Betzabeth Slater Villar / Resumo: Foi realizado um estudo de intervenção, com grupo controle, para avaliar o impacto de uma atividade educativa em grupo (AEG) sobre o consumo de frutas e hortaliças (FH) de agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) de um município de pequeno porte do interior do estado de São Paulo. Foram constituídos dois grupos: grupo intervenção (n=16), formado por agentes que participaram de cinco sessões de grupo e uma oficina culinária; e grupo controle (n=30), formado por agentes não participantes. Para aferir o consumo de FH, em gramas e em porcentagem da energia da dieta, foram aplicados, antes e 90 dias após a intervenção, um recordatório de 24h e dois registros de consumo em 24 horas; um destes, referente a um fim de semana. O impacto da intervenção foi avaliado mediante análises de medidas repetidas com ANOVA seguida de teste Tukey ou gama seguida de teste de comparação múltipla, caso a distribuição das variáveis fosse, ou não, simétrica. Foram também comparadas as distribuições dos indivíduos dos dois grupos de acordo com os estágios de mudança de comportamento segundo o Modelo Transteorético, antes e após a intervenção, mediante teste qui-quadrado de tendência. Também houve avaliação de processo e do efeito da intervenção na visão dos ACS participantes. O incentivo ao consumo de FH realizado pelos ACS dos dois grupos, juntos às famílias assistidas por eles, também foram comparados, três meses após a intervenção. Todas as análises foram feitas utilizando o programa SAS for Windows, versão 9.3. Em todos os testes foi fixado o nível de significância de 5%, ou o p-valor correspondente. O grupo que participou da intervenção aumentou significativamente o consumo de hortaliças (em gramas e percentual calórico) quando comparado com o grupo controle, efeito não observado para o consumo de frutas. Em relação aos estágios de mudança de comportamento, 60% dos ACS do grupo intervenção modificaram... / Abstract: This intervention study assessed the impact of a group education activity on the consumption of produce (fruits and non-starchy vegetables) by community health agents from a small municipality in the state of São Paulo. The intervention group (n=16) consisted of agents who participated in five group sessions and a cooking workshop, and the control group consisted of agents (n=30) who did not participate in those activities. Produce intake in grams and percentage of total energy intake was investigated by one 24-hour dietary recall and two 24- hour food records(one weekday and one weekend day). The three instruments were administered before and 90 days after the intervention. The impact of the intervention was assessed by repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by the Tukey's test or gamma followed by multiple comparison test depending on variable distribution (symmetric or not). The chi-square test for trend compared the distributions of the individuals in the two groups before and after the intervention according to the stages of change of the transtheoretical model. The participants also assessed the intervention and its effect. The study also investigated the impact of the two groups on the produce intake of the families they visited. The data were treated by the software SAS for Windows version 9.3 with a significance level of 5% or corresponding p-value. The non-starchy vegetable intake (in grams and percentage of total energy intake) of the intervention group increased significantly, but not the fruit intake. The produce intake in grams and percentage of total energy intake also did not change. Sixty percent of the intervention group increased their produce intake against 25% of the control group. All participants in the intervention group reported positive repercussions associated with the intervention, citing greater awareness of the importance of healthy food habits most. The intervertion group ... / Mestre

Thesis (MTech (Nursing))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018 / Health risks are continuing to be a challenge worldwide. Globally, young people aged 15-24 are amongst the most vulnerable groups. It was revealed that between 2007 and 2010, the rate of HIV infection increased in this age group. In sub-Saharan Africa, three out of four new HIV infections are amongst girls aged 15 to 19 years of age. Young women aged 15 to 24 are twice more likely to live with HIV than men in 2019. South Africa is the country with the largest human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected population in the world, with an estimated 7 million people living with HIV and 380 000 new HIV infections in 2015. University students are a very important group of young people because they are being prepared for the world of work and to assume leadership roles. However, they are the group most exposed to a range of health risks, particularly regarding sexuality and HIV/AIDS. The aim of this study was to explore potential health risk factors amongst students at a Higher Education Institution (HEI) in the Western Cape with regard to sexuality and HIV/AIDS. The objectives of the study were to explore the factors that may increase health risk behaviours amongst students at an HEI and to discover and describe the knowledge university students have regarding potential health risks related to sexuality and HIV/AIDS. A qualitative research design was employed. Focus group interviews were done to collect data and a thematic content analysis was employed to analyse the data. Results revealed that the university students engaged in high-risk sexual behaviours, such as transactional sex, casual sex, multiple partner sexual relationships and unprotected sex. Such behaviours lead to a high-risk of contracting STIs and HIV/AIDS. Among the factors that were found to be contributing to these risky behaviours, was the new-found freedom of being away from the supervision of parents. Peer pressure at HEIs, as well as abuse of alcohol and drugs, also contribute to risky behaviours. Recommendations were that there should be organised and measured approaches to expose both lecturers and the students to HIV/AIDS education through an integrated curriculum design. There should be teamwork amongst lecturers, support staff and students to create powerful discussions and an exchange of ideas to clarify issues regarding HIV/AIDS, sexuality and other related topics to reduce high-risk behaviours and promote solid constructive attitudes amongst the university community.

Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science at the University of Zululand, 2005. / The impact of HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/ acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is devastating worldwide especially among tertiary institutions whose constituencies are within the age bracket between 15-45 years. Unfortunately there is still no cure for the disease, and one way of controlling the rampant nature of the pandemic is through educational and enlightening interventions backed by appropriate information. The aim of the study was to assess the framework, nature and scope of the institutional response as well as the appropriateness of HIV/AIDS information dissemination interventions developed and employed by institutions of higher learning in South Africa for the prevention of the spread of the pandemic. The study was informed by theoretical framework grounded on the Diffusion of Innovations theory. Both qualitative and quantitative research design and methodologies were employed largely through survey, observation and document analysis. The study targeted HIV/AIDS service providers, health centers and institutional libraries within all public universities and technikons in South Africa. The respondents within institutions were identified largely through non-probability sampling techniques such as snowball and purposive sampling. The study mapped out the HIV/AIDS response of the higher education sector in relation to programmes offered and strategies and methods that are used to manage the pandemic and disseminate information. The findings reveal that the response of the higher education sector to HIV/AIDS is not uniform, but there is a positive move towards strong management of HIV/AIDS and information diffusion. Secondly, it is observed that the disease has some impact on institutional mandates such as teaching, learning, research and community service. Unexpectedly, the study confirmed widely held views that are also reported in related studies, that the response of academic institutions to the disease is still characterized by silence, denial, discrimination and stigma as most institutions do not address the disease openly. Thirdly, it was established that in those institutions where there is an AIDS Centre the response seemed to be more systematic and well guided as compared to those that relied on the services of the health centre. Fourthly, there was no distinction made in terms of the nature and strength of the institutional response between service providers that had higher academic qualifications and those that did not have. Most highly qualified respondents though had other academic responsibilities, dealt with HIV/AIDS as additional job. Fifthly, it was easy to distinguish between historically advantaged and disadvantaged institutions, as the tatter had interventions that were underdeveloped and limited in scope and depth. Similarly, universities as compared to technikons demonstrated more intense interventions and better resource provision. Sixth, in most institutions management supports the institutional HIV/AIDS management and response. This involvement was evident through observation on the nature of the response, capacity buildings and resources on the ground. However, it was sadly observed that this executive commitment to HIV/AIDS seemed to be overridden by other priorities such as the reconfiguration and reconstruction of the sector. Further, noted that all institutions have HIV/AIDS policies, but some of them have not implemented these policies. Seven, though the Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme is coordinating the HIV/AIDS response within the whole sector, it does not seem to have all the answers for the systemic problems that are cropping up. Eight, HiV/AlDS information is disseminated by the institutional libraries, HIV/AIDS service providers and health centers. Mostly, information is disseminated in print form while other modem media seemed to be underutilized and repackaging is not extensively done due, partly, to shortage of resources and capacities. The study found strong link between the theoretical models earlier mentioned and results of the study. Specifically, these theories confirmed the importance of the content of HIV/AIDS messages and the value of horizontal and vertical communication strategies. The study recommends that the institutional response needs to be revamped and redesigned to improve the traditional information dissemination strategies that are used by most academic institutions. Information dissemination strategies should be designed in line with current trends in socio-cultural and political lifestyles of young people. However, though there are still flaws and inefficiencies, the sector is responding positively to the epidemic and efforts are being made to synchronize and coordinate the systemic response. The study recommends further research on feasibility, applicability and effectiveness of the centralized coordination of the higher education HIV/AIDS response. It also recommends that the higher education sector should be more involved in the initiative of the Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme to make valuable contributions based on experiential encounters. Similarly, strategies should be rapidly implemented to redress past imbalances in relation to strengthening capacities and resources of previously disadvantaged institutions to enable them to deal effectively with the disease. Other issues have been unearthed and a model for effective HIV/AIDS management and information diffusion in the sector suggested.

The primary research question to be answered from this study was: to what degree have school districts in the County of San Bernardino been able to respond to federal legislation mandating the design and implementation of local school wellness policies. A major finding was that the majority of districts have not yet implemented nutrition and wellness policies.