Due to considerable occupational challenges and stressors, classical musicians might face increased risk for mental health issues, compared to the general population. As such, scholars have highlighted the importance of developing psychological resilience in musicians. Nevertheless, this important psychological characteristic has remained understudied within music psychology. The present study therefore examined the relationship between mental health issues and resilience. Using a cross-sectional survey design, a total of 64 musicians (including both music students and professionals) participated in this study. Results highlight that symptoms of depression/anxiety were relatively high within the current population. Moreover, music students experienced significantly more symptoms compared to professional musicians. Both resilience and general physical health were found to be negatively associated with mental health issues. The results highlight the need for further research into mental health issues in music students and provide preliminary evidence for the importance of psychological resilience in classical musicians.
Purpose:The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) recommends researchers to investigate a widevariety of behavioural and health outcomes. However, researchers often investigate only a part of occupationalhealth (OH) in relation to light. A literature study (2002–2017) regarding the relationship between office lightingconditions and OH was performed to identify gaps and methodological issues.Method:The OH outcomes investigated in this paper were grouped according to the International Classificationof Diseases and analysed per category: physical and physiological health, mental health, eye health, sleep param-eters and visual comfort.Results:Findings from the literature study (20 eligible papers) showed that all OH aspects were mostly but notexclusively measured subjectively. Furthermore, most studies investigated only a fraction of office lighting par-ameters and OH aspects.Conclusions:It seems that Correlated Colour Temperature (CCT) and illuminance mainly correlate with OH.However, this may also be explained by gaps and methodological issues in studies described in eligible papers.Based on the literature study, an overview was composed elucidating gaps and methodological issues of officelighting and OH studies. It can be used to design and target the purpose of light and health research.
Introduction: The ROTOS Foundation, dedicated to Occupational Therapy (OT) and Occupational Science (OS) research, is one of three branches of OT-Europe, alongside education and practice. Its vision is to enhance the lives of European citizens by uniting OT and OS researchers under a single, influential voice to highlight the impact of their work.Objectives: To connect OT and OS researchers across Europe, fostering collaboration and maximizing the societal impact of their research.Approach: ROTOS is developing Research Interest Groups (RIGs), specialized networks that bring together professionals with shared research interests. These groups aim to integrate OT and OS perspectives into impactful research benefiting individuals and communities.Practice Implications: RIGs are led by committed researchers who voluntarily coordinate activities within their expertise areas. Each RIG serves as a hub for knowledge exchange, supporting members in sharing ongoing projects, inspiring innovation, and fostering collaboration on research initiatives and grant applications.Contribution to the OT Profession: ROTOS plays a pivotal role in advancing OT and OS research in Europe. By establishing RIGs, it cultivates a collaborative and dynamic research environment, promotes the dissemination of cutting-edge knowledge, and advocates for the societal benefits of OT. Strengthening the research network ensures that OT and OS research continues to drive meaningful change, ultimately enhancing the well-being of individuals and communities across Europe.
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Dutch society faces major future challenges putting populations’ health and wellbeing at risk. An ageing population, increase of chronic diseases, multimorbidity and loneliness lead to more complex healthcare demands and needs and costs are increasing rapidly. Urban areas like Amsterdam have to meet specific challenges of a growing and super divers population often with a migration background. The bachelor programs and the relating research groups of social work and occupational therapy at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences innovate their curricula and practice-oriented research by multidisciplinary and cross-domain approaches. Their Centres of Expertise foster interprofessional research and educational innovation on the topics of healthy ageing, participation, daily occupations, positive health, proximity, community connectedness and urban innovation in a social context. By focusing on senior citizens’ lives and by organizing care in peoples own living environment. Together with their networks, this project aims to develop an innovative health promotion program and contribute to the government missions to promote a healthy and inclusive society. Collaboration with stakeholders in practice based on their urgent needs has priority in the context of increasing responsibilities of local governments and communities. Moreover, the government has recently defined social base as being the combination of citizen initiatives, volunteer organizations , caregivers support, professional organizations and support of vulnerable groups. Kraktie Foundations is a community based ethno-cultural organization in south east Amsterdam that seeks to research and expand their informal services to connect with and build with professional care organizations. Their aim coincides with this project proposal: promoting health and wellbeing of senior citizens by combining intervention, participatory research and educational perspectives from social work, occupational therapy and hidden voluntary social work. With a boundary crossing innovation of participatory health research, education and Kraktie’s work in the community we co-create, change and innovate towards sustainable interventions with impact.
De Regionale Kenniswerkplaats Jeugd en Gezin Centraal is een netwerk van ouders, jeugdigen, praktijkorganisaties, gemeenten, opleidingen en kennisinstituten in de jeugdregio’s Eemland, Lekstroom, Utrecht-West en Zuidoost Utrecht. De netwerkpartners delen bestaande kennis en ontwikkelen samen nieuwe kennis om (boven)regionale jeugdvraagstukken aan te pakken.Doel De Regionale Kenniswerkplaats Jeugd en gezin Centraal heeft als doel het genereren, verzamelen en delen van kennis om jeugdigen zo gezond, veilig en kansrijk mogelijk te laten opgroeien. Resultaten De resultaten van de projecten binnen deze werkplaats volgen. Looptijd 01 september 2020 - 01 september 2024 Aanpak De netwerkpartners hebben relevante jeugdvraagstukken verzameld en beschreven in een kennisagenda die jaarlijks geactualiseerd wordt. Deze vormt de basis voor de werkplaatsactiviteiten. De werkplaats start een vierjarig project rondom het vergroten van mentale weerbaarheid omdat veel jeugdigen (prestatie)druk en ongezonde stress ervaren. Gelijktijdig zijn kortlopende projecten mogelijk over actuele onderwerpen die aansluiten op de kennisagenda. Downloads & links Podcast over schoolstress en prestatiedruk, gemaakt door Social Work studenten. Kennisagenda Jongerensamenvatting Regionale Kenniswerkplaats Jeugd en Gezin Centraal {pdf} Samen leren en verbeteren in de regio: regionale kenniswerkplaatsen jeugd van start. Nieuwsbericht ZonMw april '20 Samenwerking met kennispartners We werken samen in een netwerk van ouders, jeugdigen, praktijkorganisaties, gemeenten, opleidingen en kennisinstituten in de jeugdregio’s Eemland, Lekstroom, Utrecht-West en Zuidoost Utrecht: Altrecht GGDrU Jeugdhulpregio Eemland Jeugdhulpregio Lekstroom Jeugdhulpregio Utrecht West Jeugdhulpregio Zuid Oost Utrecht Kenniscentrum Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie Nationale Jeugdraad Nederlands Centrum Jeugdgezondheid Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health Nederlands Jeugd Instituut Pharos SAVE Midden-Nederland SWV de Eem SWV (VO) Eemland Trimbos-Instituut UMCU Universiteit Utrecht UW Ouderplatform Youké
