The Impact of Unemployment on Mental and Physical Health, Access to Health Care and Health Risk Behaviors

Pharr, Jennifer R.; Moonie, Sheniz; Bungum, Timothy J.

doi:10.5402/2012/483432

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“…There exists also mental-health related selection effects during job loss and job search, but they are weak (Wanberg, 2012). Mental health seemed to be impacted by the source of unemployment, voluntary versus involuntary, with those who were voluntarily unemployed having mental health scores similar to those who were employed (Pharr, Moonie, & Bungum, 2012). Moreover, after more than a half of year of unemployment, Legend: PA -physical activity, Mdn -median, IQR -inter-quartile range, H -Kruskal-Wallis test, η 2 -effect size, p -significance value, significant values are in bold there are negative mental health issues, and the unemployed tend to satisfy their mental and social needs with more difficulties (Chobotová, Šlachová, Tomášková, & Šplíchalová, 2003).…”

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Physical activity of inhabitants in the Czech Republic with regard to their employment

Sigmundová¹,

Sigmund²,

Frömel³

2012

Acta Gymnica

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BACKGROUND:The absence of a paid job has been especially in economically advanced countries associated with a range of negative factors. Unemployment is not only a factor influencing the quality of life but it is also a correlate of physical activity (PA).OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyze physical activity in a random sample of inhabitants of the Czech Republic with regard to employment. It focuses not only on total PA but also on PA intensity and its different types.METHODS: The level of performed PA and its types were assessed using the IPAQ questionnaire, internationally standardized long administrative version of the questionnaire (Craig et al., 2003). The questionnaire estimates PA and sitting done in last seven days and compares PA of vigorous and moderate intensity, walking and sitting in the context with other personal, demographic and environmental factors. The data were gathered in autumn 2007. This study comprises data of 1514 women and 1458 men aged 25-54 years old.RESULTS: Employed men and women show more vigorous PA and walking than the unemployed. In moderate PA, there are no differences regarding employment and age. PA carried out at home and around the house, and leisure time PA are the same in both employed and unemployed women. Significant differences in total weekly PA between employed and unemployed respondents have been found only in women in the age category of 30-34 years.CONCLUSIONS: There are no difference in moderate PA regarding employment and age. Significant differences in vigorous PA advocate for involving the unemployed into community service and similar work activities.

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confidence: 99%

Physical activity of inhabitants in the Czech Republic with regard to their employment

Sigmundová¹,

Sigmund²,

Frömel³

2012

Acta Gymnica

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“…Rather, prolonged unemployment worsened mental health for Australian males. Pharr et al (2012) observed in their study that the unemployed had poorer perceived mental health profiles and poorer access to health care services than the employed. In addition, duration of unemployment was significant in predicting the severity of health outcomes.…”

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Psychological Effects of Youth Unemployment in Ghana

Amissah¹,

Nyarko²

2017

Journal of Social Sciences

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This study investigated the psychological effects of youth unemployment in Ghana. Youths within the ages of 18 and 35 years in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana constituted the research population. A sample of 362 youths, comprising both the employed (n = 172) and the unemployed (n = 190), were purposively selected. The employed youths served as a control group for comparative analyses. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted. The Hopelessness Depression Symptom Questionnaire (HDSQ), the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ), the Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale and the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) were used to assess psychological health (i.e., depression, cognitive distortions, self-esteem and suicidality) of the respondents. The Pearson r test, the Linear Regression test and the Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) test were used to analyze the data. The findings showed poorer psychological health among unemployed youths than employed youths. Duration of unemployment significantly predicted poorer psychological health among the youths. The findings and their implications are discussed with references to the existing literature and theories.

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“…1, Agustus 2014 memperoleh akses kepada pelayanan kesehatan jika dibandingkan bukan pengangguran. 17 Tampaknya hal yang sama juga terjadi pada pengangguran di DKI Jakarta.…”

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Optimalisasi Sistem Pelayanan Kesehatan Berjenjang pada Program Kartu Jakarta Sehat

Idris

2014

Kesmas: National Public Health Journal

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AbstrakPeningkatan jumlah kunjungan pasien ke rumah sakit pada awal masa pemberlakuan program Kartu Jakarta Sehat (KJS) disebabkan belum optimalnya sistem pelayanan kesehatan berjenjang. PT Asuransi Kesehatan (PT Askes) bersama Dinas Kesehatan DKI Jakarta melakukan berbagai upaya dalam bentuk paket intervensi untuk mengoptimalkan sistem tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi efektivitas paket intervensi PT Askes dan Dinas Kesehatan DKI Jakarta dalam meningkatkan optimilisasi sistem rujukan pelayanan kesehatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan survei potong lintang dengan metode pengambilan sampel acak pada puskesmas di DKI Jakarta terhadap hasil intervensi PT Askes. Hasil intervensi diukur melalui wawancara pada kepala puskesmas atau petugas yang mewakili. Data dianalisis menggunakan tes statistik nonparametrik, yaitu uji Wilcoxon dan regresi Generalized Linear Model. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Oktober 2013 hingga Februari 2014. Terdapat perbedaan bermakna pada keempat indikator, terjadinya peningkatan kunjungan peserta KJS dipengaruhi oleh ketersediaan tempat tidur, jumlah peserta KJS terdaftar, intervensi dalam bentuk regulasi, serta persentase pengangguran terbuka. Meskipun ada perbedaan signifikan setelah dikelola PT Askes, hal ini belum cukup membentuk persepsi puskesmas untuk berpendapat bahwa PT Askes memiliki andil dalam mengoptimalkan sistem pelayanan kesehatan berjenjang pada program KJS.Kata kunci: Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi DKI Jakarta, KJS, pelayanan kesehatan berjenjang AbstractIncreasing the number of patient visits to the hospital at the beginning of the implementation Healthy Jakarta Card (KJS) program was claimed to be associated with optimization of health care referral system. PT Asuransi Kesehatan (PT Askes) with the DKI Jakarta Department of Health Service made efforts to improve the optimalization that system. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention PT Askes's and DKI Jakarta Departement Of Health's packages in improving the optimization of health care referral system. This study used a cross sectional survey with a random sampling method in primary health centers in Jakarta related with the result of PT Askes's intervention package. The result of intervention were conducted by interview to the head of the primary health center or officer representing. Data were analyzed with nonparametric statistical tests, using the Wilcoxon test and Generalized Linear Regression Model. The study was conducted in October 2013 until February 2014. There were significant differences between the four indicators, an increase in visits KJS participants are influenced by the availability of beds, number of participants registered KJS, intervention in the regulation, and the percentage of open unemployment. Although there were significant differences after managed by PT Askes, these efforts were not enough to make primary health centers perception that PT Askes has contributed to the optimization of health care referral system in KJS program .

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The Impact of Unemployment on Mental and Physical Health, Access to Health Care and Health Risk Behaviors

Cited by 80 publications

References 27 publications

Physical activity of inhabitants in the Czech Republic with regard to their employment

Physical activity of inhabitants in the Czech Republic with regard to their employment

Psychological Effects of Youth Unemployment in Ghana

Optimalisasi Sistem Pelayanan Kesehatan Berjenjang pada Program Kartu Jakarta Sehat

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