The Pharmacists of Physical Activity: Physiotherapists Empowering Older Adults’ Autonomy in the Self-Management of Aging with and Without Persistent Conditions

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(7), P. 834 - 834

Published: April 6, 2025

Aging has been thought to be factual, inherited, and obligatory. However, aging can divided into primary (i.e., inevitable physiological changes) secondary age-associated changes driven by life choices, environment, society) aging. The impact of social norms choices is why no two 70-year-olds look the same. choice that appears have strongest on physical activity. Research continues highlight power mitigating age-related losses via activity debunking notion such as falls, frailty, functional decline are inevitable. Physiotherapists healthcare professionals who reverse or slow down prevent from occurring. health profession's experts in movement science, whose interventions primarily center around medicine. Thus, physiotherapists function pharmacists well-positioned prescribe dosages needed for wellness promotion well disease prevention management. This paper provides guidance perspective physiotherapist exercise prescription most optimal consumable an older population.

Language: Английский

Discrimination of older peers is associated with workplace age discrimination: moderation by occupational health literacy

BMC Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Nov. 15, 2024

Abstract Background Workplace Age Discrimination Experienced (WADE) can be disorientating and detrimental to well-being. Hence, older employees would like avoid it, but those who experience it may discriminate against their peers. WADE associated with of Peers (ADP), this relationship moderated by Occupational Health Literacy (OHL). Aim This study aimed assess the association ADP ascertain whether is OHL. Methods A cross-sectional design based on a research-reporting checklist was adopted. Measures confounding common methods bias were utlised or minimise bias. The participants 1025 middle-aged (average age = 58 years) permanent residents Accra, Ghana. Hierarchical Linear Regression (HLR) analysis utilised analyse data. Curve estimation among used assumptions governing HLR analysis. Results OHL positively ADP, negatively in ultimate models incorporating covariates. more at moderate higher OHL, which signified positive moderation WADE-ADP Conclusion Older discrimination work are likely lower ADP. Qualitative studies needed understand why related

Language: Английский

Work Reward Moderates the Association Between Work Effect and Workplace Violence Among Medical Staff in China

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: Volume 17, P. 5763 - 5774

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

Purpose: Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers is a significant public health issue in China and globally. Although the effort–reward imbalance theory claimed that work rewards may moderate relationship between effort WPV, quantitative evidence limited. This study aimed to examine if reward could associations WPV medical staff based on theory. Methods: cross-sectional study, which was conducted 12 hospitals Shandong, China. Data collected from 3426 were analyzed this study. Work evaluated by working hours night shift times per month (NSWM), monthly income perceived social status. occupational characteristics, physical disease, social-demographic variables also Results: There 1788 (52.2%) staff, who reported experience of workplace violence. Working hours, NSWM, status associated with (all p < 0.001). Monthly or verbal ( 0.05), NSWM Conclusion: (verbal violence), be explained model. These findings can translated into practices control staff. Keywords: violence, times, income, status,

Language: Английский