An Analysis of the Lifestyle and Mental Health Status of Adult People Living in Dhaka City: A Cross-Sectional Study in Post COVID-19 Era

Introduction: The Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 affected all the megacities of the world and made the mental health and lifestyle of people paralyzed. According to different studies, such difficulties were different in scale in different cities depending on the demographic attributes of the people. This phenomenon has created the essence of the current study to examine the health conditions in terms of their mental health, lifestyle, and demographic attributes during and immediate past of the COVID-19 era. Method: It was a cross-sectional study covering the people of Dhaka City Corporation. For this purpose, a multistage sampling method was applied, under which the respondents were selected randomly and a self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaire was developed based on the DASS 21, as it was suitable to measure the components of mental health in the form of depression, anxiety, and stress. Descriptive analysis and cross-tabulation were applied to find out the association between dependent and independent variables, whereas, a chi-square test was performed to examine the hypothesis. Finally, multivariate analysis was done to find out the risk factors. Three logistic regression models were developed for three dependent variables. Result: The findings of the analysis revealed that the lifestyle of people had severely influenced the components of their mental health conditions during and immediate past of COVID-19 in the Dhaka City Corporation, which varies to some extent depending on the demographic attributes of those. Conclusion: The above findings are statistically significant enough to conclude about the essence of taking preventive measures regarding mental health issues in the future. However, the limitations of this study-keeping it within the urban areas and the educated people, have also created the venue for future researchers to move with their research endeavors in the rural areas nationwide and thus generalize the results.

The effectiveness of a 17-week lifestyle intervention on health behaviors among airline pilots during COVID-19

Purpose:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a 17-week,3-component lifestyle intervention for enhancing health behaviors during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.Methods:A parallel-group(intervention and control)study was conducted amongst 79 airline pilots over a 17-week period during the COVID-19 pandemic.The intervention group(n=38)received a personalized sleep,dietary,and physical activity(PA)program.The control group(n=41)received no intervention.Outcome measures for sleep,fruit and vegetable intake,PA,and subjective health were measured though an online survey before and after the 17-week period.The changes in outcome measures were used to determine the efficacy of the intervention.Results:Significant main effects for time￡group were found for International Physical Activity Questionnaire-walk(p=0.02)and for all other outcome measures(p<0.01).The intervention group significantly improved in sleep duration(p<0.01;d=1.35),Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score(p<0.01;d=1.14),moderate-to-vigorous PA(p<0.01;d=1.44),fruit and vegetable intake(p<0.01;d=2.09),Short Form 12v2 physical score(p<0.01;d=1.52),and Short Form 12v2 mental score(p<0.01;d=2.09).The control group showed significant negative change for sleep duration,Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score,and Short Form 12v2 mental score(p<0.01).Conclusion:Results provide preliminary evidence that a 3-component healthy sleep,eating,and PA intervention elicit improvements in health behaviors and perceived subjective health in pilots and may improve quality of life during an unprecedented global pandemic.

Lifestyle factors in the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)

Confinement to the home and psychological distress due to the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemicmay lead to harmful health behaviors,such as overeating,sedentary behavior with reduced physical activity,elevated alcohol and tobacco use and increased screen time causing impaired sleep.All of these behaviors areassociated with non-communicable diseases and can interfere with immunity.While no foods,single nutrientsor dietary supplements are capable of preventing infection with COVID-19,a balanced diet containing sufficientamounts of macronutrients and diverse micronutrients is a prerequisite of an optimally functioning immunesystem.High-energy“Western”diets and obesity are major risk factors for a more severe course of COVID-19.Alcohol use and tobacco also have detrimental effects on the immune system.Therefore,population-wide bodyweight control,reduction of smoking rates and limitation of alcohol consumption are important preventivemeasures.Furthermore,sufficient restorative sleep is needed for adequate immune functioning.Appropriatelifestyle changes in regard to nutrition,exercise,sleep,smoking and alcohol intake may help shift the populationdistribution of infection risk and aid in preventing severe COVID-19 disease.Large-scale surveys should explorethe effects of lifestyle changes,and the provision of reliable lifestyle information and effective interventions toindividuals and communities during the pandemic is a pressing need.

Health Behavior Changes among Maternity Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Maternity nurses are frontline health professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic who may confront life-altering challenges. Studies that evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on maternity nurses’ daily lifestyles are limited. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the changes in health-enhancing behaviors, such as eating habits and lifestyle behaviors, during the COVID-19 pandemic among nurses working in a maternity hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that surveyed maternity nurses working in a major government maternity hospital in Kuwait. Data were collected between January and February 2021. Results: A total of 336 participants completed the questionnaire. Normal weight was perceived by 88 (26.2%) of the participants, while 56 (16.7%) had a Body Mass Index indicating obesity. Weight gain during the pandemic was reported by 128 (38.1%) participants and 91 (27.1%) of the sample gained one to three kilograms. The findings showed low adherence to the Mediterranean diet 5.3 ± 2.5 points. Sleep hours decreased significantly during the crisis, with 113 (33.6%) of participants sleeping 7 to 9 hours during the COVID-19 situation compared to 136 (40.5%) before the pandemic (p Conclusion: Maternity nurses revealed low adherence with the healthy diet, with almost a third of participants having self-reported weight gain. Further, the sleeping patterns and the practicing of physical activities were negatively affected by COVID-19 pandemic.

Concept of health and disease in naturopathy: an overview in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

Naturopathy is a traditional health care science having its own concepts of health and healing rooting through nature.It is a non-pharmacological system of health care which derives its disease causing and health keeping principles from fundamental natural elements(Panchamahabhutas)viz.Prithvi,Jala,Vayu,Agni,and Akash.The imbalance among these five elements individually or in respect to others creates disease and in turn also forms the basis of healing if such imbalances are corrected.This paper reviews the simple concepts of naturopathy referring to health and disease and contextualises them to the on-going pandemic which has affected the entire world.An extensive manual and digital search of the relevant literature was done related to naturopathy in order to compile the review.This review is important from the perspectives that in the current pandemic the cure is still not evident from any corner of the world and from any system of medicine.Therefore such simple health keeping strategies from naturopathy seem to be of much relevance.

Dance Movement Therapy: A Promising Lifestyle Intervention in the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD),a progressive multicomponent malady with high morbidity and mortality,is an important public health challenge,throughout the world.Despite remarkable progress in its diagnostic and therapeutic modalities,significant number of patients,especially the elderly,continue to suffer from distressing dyspnoea and harrowing extra-pulmonary manifestations limiting their daily activities,with resultant exercise intolerance.Dance Movement Therapy(DMT),a pleasurable and feasible exercise,has been found to be equally efficacious when compared to routinely prescribed physical exercises.Moreover,it has aesthetic expression,attractive to both genders irrespective of age,tempting to those with disabilities,and a fruitful tool in developing self-confidence.During the current stressful situation,caused by COVID-19 pandemic,the COPD patients,notably those over 70 years,are particularly vulnerable to intensification of symptoms and some of them may experience serious disorders of mental illness.Home isolation,social distancing,limiting outdoor activities and prohibiting participation in group exercises,though being appropriate prophylactic measures,are likely to add to already existing physical inactivity and heighten stress and depression,with deleterious effects on overall well-being.Solo dancing,while restricted to home,is a highly accessible,doable,sustainable and well rewarding alternative.

Emergency Protective Measures and Strategies of COVID-19:From Lifestyle to Traditional Chinese Medicine

This article reviews various aspects of COVID-19,including its current status,its side-effects,emergency pro-tective measures and strategies from lifestyle to traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)for fighting against the SARS-CoV-2,and its major variants(Delta and Omicron),with the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic,which include“Carassius auratus lifestyle”for high effective isolation,social and high-tech medical strategies,tradi-tional Chinese herbs“Bark-Flower-Fruit-Grass-Leaf-Nucleolus(seed)-Root(BFFGLNR)”,and the combination of Chinese and western medicine.As a choice,little is known whether the Chinese acupuncture is an effective method for confirming and suspecting COVID-19 patients,which include imported and asymptomatic cases.Def-initely,acupuncture has been proven effective treatment for the recovery of COVID-19 cases.However,further animal experiments and clinical trials are required to confirm its effects and disclose underlying mechanisms.In conclusion,these emergency protective measures and strategies for COVID-19 will help to effectively combat the SARS-CoV-2 and its variants during the pandemic and post-COVID-19 era.

论“生活方式战疫”的中国经验

中国在抗击新冠病毒斗争中取得的决定性胜利,不仅为防控传染性病毒大流行和公共卫生建设积累了宝贵经验,也为中华民族的成长和振兴积累了巨大财富,需要认真总结经验。依据马克思历史唯物主义生活方式观和中国抗疫的实践创造,建立了“生活方式战疫”范畴概念的解释框架,侧重从九个方面总结了抗疫的中国经验。以不断满足人民美好生活需要为发展战略目标的“新发展阶段”,突出特点是生活者主体对美好生活实现的参与度和能动性更加突显和重要,为发挥新时代生活方式的社会建构功能,要突出解决三方面问题:用完整科学的生活方式概念指导生活方式建设;哲学社会科学的理论创新要进入主体性范畴概念生成领域;突出“生活型社会”政策导向,制定和实施生活方式文明建设的指导方针和行动方案。

Transference of the“Albergo Diffuso”Model to Spain:Regeneration of Uninhabited Rural Areas

In recent years,human health and user wellbeing have become more important in contemporary society and urban quality.This has been highlighted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world.Generating open-air urban spaces constitutes an opportunity to design walkable areas and paths that can produce direct positive effects on environmental health and indirect consequences on“lifestyles”.This design vision can be implemented within small localities where there are still important continuities and long-term relationships between the human scale of public spaces and the sense of place related to historic/traditional infrastructural pathways.The interest of various international research and of the WHO(World Health Organization)itself extends the subject of public health to the relationship of the individual with the environment,and with the rest of the social interactions,considering the latter a factor that can affect the reduction of illnesses.In order to act in the direction of improving people’s health,to determine the conditions for a life free of diseases and disabilities,and to generate cities and common spaces of use capable of encouraging the adoption of healthy and active lifestyles by people of all ages,the research makes a comparison between possible interventions in Italy and Spain.