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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...care for others, it is especially challenging for them to exercise, but it’s very important that they do so as regularly as they possibly can. PA can be seen as a potentially powerful intervention to enhance family carers’ health, reduce carers’ burden and use of care services. PA is also reported to reduce anxiety and depression, both of which carers are also often...
Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities
Miscellaneous

Open Minds - Diabetes and Depression: A Tale of Three Cities

...Care at The Open University. She has an international reputation for research in the psychosocial field of diabetes. Her research interests have two overlapping strands. The first focuses on the relationship between diabetes and mental health and its impact on the individual and on health service provision. The second strand is her commitment to taking an inclusive...
The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychological Risks in Reality TV and How Aftercare Should be Done

...care by programme makers. Another series of the hugely popular ITV show, Love Island, is still in the works despite the suicides of two former contestants, Mike Thalassitis and Sophie Gradon. On Twitter, former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson questioned the level of care given to people on the show: “Do we have to wait for one more death before other shows are...
Exploring family health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring family health

...adults care for a family member with a long-term illness or disability (White, 2013). It is estimated there may also be approximately 150,000 children in England and Wales who care for their ill or disabled parents in some way (Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2005). Research undertaken by Professor Saul Becker points to a hidden army of young carers with the number...
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Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments
Health, Sports & Psychology

Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments

...adults who had received palliative care worldwide. (Under review with Prospero) Vseteckova J, Horne J, Smith L, Trott M and Kentzer N (2020) Protocol: A systematic review on the prevalence of physical activity in informal / unpaid carers worldwide. Prospero - International Prospective register of Systematic Reviews
Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...care and welfare make a difference? ...This content is associated with The Open University's Early Childhood qualification. [A father and son are on the river in separate canoes, and the father is making the son laugh.] For many years, anxiety has been growing about the position of boys and young men. This is reflected in concerns about educational ‘underachievement’,...
Tricky Topics in Nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tricky Topics in Nursing

...adults when considering this procedure Chest auscultation Chest auscultation is when a stethoscope is used to assess a patient's respiratory system. This video demonstrates chest auscultation. Transcript Further information 1. Listen to breath sounds: watching videos on YouTube and other platforms which include different breath sounds will help you to become familiar with...
The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...caring responsibilities. The Open University helps get carers back into education and this article explains how much support is available...Find out about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses. The long-term shift towards an ageing population, lower use of institutional care, improved longevity of those with lifelong disabilities and reduced expenditure on...