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Owen, Dudley Asbury (1840–1931) and Sarah Ann (St. John) (1845–1895)
No full textDudley and Sarah Owen, with two of their children, sailed on the Pitcairn in 1894 for mission service in the South Pacific, where the family’s contribution included helping to establish sanitariums in Samoa and New Zealand
O\u27Ffill, Richard Wesley (1940–2020)
No full textRichard O’Ffill, minister, missionary, educator, revivalist, and author, was a gifted organizer whose leadership was critical to expanding the purpose and international scope of Seventh-day Adventist Welfare Services (SAWS) in the years leading up to its renaming as Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in 1984
Meet Liana Lianov
No full textSimon Matthews (Wellcoaches Australia) and Darren Morton (Avondale University) introduce the passionate people making a difference in the pioneering field of lifestyle medicine. In this episode Simon Matthews (Wellcoaches Australia) and Darren Morton (Avondale University) introduce Liana Lianov as a passionate person leading the movement to promote the science of positive psychology and health in health care
7 Dimensions of Wellness: Physically Energised (Nutrition)
No full textThe 7 Dimensions of Wellness is a 9-part short documentary series that explores pathways for enhancing our overall health and wellbeing. Join Darren Morton as he speaks to leading experts, conducts fun experiments and presents fascinating insights into how we can live our best life
7 Dimensions of Wellness: Emotionally Thriving
No full textThe 7 Dimensions of Wellness is a 9-part short documentary series that explores pathways for enhancing our overall health and wellbeing. Join Darren Morton as he speaks to leading experts, conducts fun experiments and presents fascinating insights into how we can live our best life
The Lift Project: Together Feels Better
No full textThe Lift Project is an evidence-based mental health and wellbeing program that draws together the findings of over 400 studies from the disciplines of Neuroscience, Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology. The program is endorsed by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the Global Positive Health Institute. Approximately 25,000 world-wide have engaged with the program
The Lift Project: Motion Creates Emotion
No full textThe Lift Project is an evidence-based mental health and wellbeing program that draws together the findings of over 400 studies from the disciplines of Neuroscience, Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology. The program is endorsed by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the Global Positive Health Institute. Approximately 25,000 world-wide have engaged with the program
Lifestyle Medicine and Stress Management
No full text“Stress” is ubiquitous in modern society, and it has been fur- ther exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the report titled Stress in America 2020: A National Mental Health Crisis, issued by the American Psychological Association, it was concluded that the United States is in the midst of a stress-related mental health epidemic that could result in serious long-term health consequences. While there are many catalysts of stress, frequently reported sources in the United States include finances, work, relationships, ill-health, and, more recently, existential concerns about the future of the nation and climate change.
Stress is unequivocally linked to poor health outcomes, as detailed in this article, due to both its physiologic and behavioral effects. Accordingly, the provision of stress management techniques constitutes an integral component of leading lifestyle medicine interventions. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine considers stress management to be one of the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine, alongside healthful eating, physical activity, sleep, social connection, and the avoidance of risky substances.4 Notably, many of the pillars of lifestyle medicine are also evidence-based approaches for managing stress, demonstrating the interconnectedness of these pillars of health and well-being.
This article examines the reciprocal relationship between stress and health and builds a case for the importance of stress management knowledge for family physicians in the prevention, management, and treatment of chronic diseases. It also explores lifestyle medicine practices for managing stress, with special attention given to mindfulness-based activities, and provides practical strategies for managing stress
Patient Perspectives of Healthcare associated Infection: You don\u27t know what impacts it will have on your life
No full textBackground: Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are not present on admission but contracted while a patient is undergoing hospital treatment. While the prevalence of HAIs, their causes and treatments have been researched in varied contexts to date, the patients’ perspectives of contracting and living with the consequences of HAI remains under-researched.
Objective: To explore the patients’ experience of having an HAI.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative phenomenological study which drew on data from semi-structured interviews to explore the lived experiences of patients who had recently contracted an HAI while in hospital. Participants were recruited from two Australian hospitals during 2019 and 2021. Telephone interviews were conducted with ten participants by two research team members and transcripts from these interviews were qualitatively analysed using a thematic coding process to identify the patients’ perspectives of contracting an HAI.
Results: The participants had a range of different HAIs. The participants described how the experience of having an HAI can be very isolating and distressing from the patient perspective, with life-long implications. This contributes to our understanding of the way in which patients are impacted emotionally and mentally as a result of contracting an HAI.
Conclusion: There is a need for improved, person-centred communication about the source, treatment, and prognosis of HAIs. The findings from our study indicate the importance of considering patients’ voices in their own health car