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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (6 February 2023) | Viewed by 14485

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Dr. Ewa Puszczalowska-Lizis

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Medical College, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland
Interests: health prevention; healthy lifestyles

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Dear Colleagues,

Health behaviors are shaped from early childhood, and are influenced by various factors and personal models in the home, kindergarten, school, peer groups, and media. Body posture is a vital static–dynamic component of the human motor system, whose overall functionality is determined by a diversity of factors. Modern man is threatened by diseases of civilization which, in many cases are caused by living a fast-paced life, an excess of duties, and accumulation of incentives and information, situations in everyday life which increase psychophysical tension, stress, nervousness, and frustrations. This illustrates a need for further action to prevent the influence of negative factors on the health and comfort of modern man.

Given the overall gravity and sheer scale of these issues, any reports would contribute to greater awareness of these concerns, while at the same time granting them due prominence in scientific research.

The focus of this Special Issue is on broadening the knowledge of the impact of physical activity and health habits on the physical health and body posture of children, adolescents, and adults. I invite you to contribute to this Special Issue devoted to the assessment of body posture, foot structure, postural stability, physical activity, and health behaviors in people of different ages and from different social environments.

Dr. Ewa Puszczalowska-Lizis
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health behaviors
body posture
foot structure
postural stability
physical activity

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12 pages, 395 KiB

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Factors Associated with Body Image and Self-Esteem in Mastectomized Breast Cancer Survivors

by Sergio Álvarez-Pardo, José Antonio De Paz, Ena Montserrat Romero-Pérez, Kora Mónica Portilla-Cueto, Mario A. Horta-Gim, Jerónimo J. González-Bernal, Jessica Fernández-Solana, Juan Mielgo-Ayuso, Adrián García-Valverde and Josefa González-Santos

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 5154; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065154 - 15 Mar 2023

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Body image (BI) and self-esteem (SE) are two fundamental aspects in the evolution of breast cancer (BC), mainly due to surgery, treatment, and the patient’s conception of BI. A dissatisfaction with BI and low SE decreases the subject’s quality of life and increases the risk of recurrence and mortality by BC. The aim of this study is to find out if there is any degree of association between the sociodemographic data of the sample and their BI and SE. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 198 women diagnosed with BC, aged 30–80 years, in Mexico. Women’s BI and SE were assessed using two questionnaires, Hopwood Body Image Scale (S-BIS) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The results show significant differences in several items when the variable sense of humor is taken into account, indicating that women with a sense of humor report higher satisfaction with their BI and higher SE. The age also indicates a significantly better BI in women over 50 years of age, as well as the education level variable, where those women who had studied up to secondary reported higher satisfaction with their BI; the family history shows that those women without a family history report better SE. All these data are supported by stepwise regression, which shows that educational level and sense of humor are predictors of BI, and family history along with breast reconstruction and sense of humor are predictors as of SE. In conclusion, it is important to take into account the characteristics of women with BC, particularly age and sense of humor, in order to reduce the impact of the disease on their BI and SE with the help of a multidisciplinary team. Full article

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Foot Structure of Girls and Boys in the Final Stage of Early Childhood Taking into Account the Half-Yearly Age Ranges

by Ewa Puszczalowska-Lizis and Sabina Lizis

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010629 - 30 Dec 2022

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The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of foot structure in girls and boys in the final stage of early childhood, taking into account the half-yearly age ranges. The study was carried out among 800 children aged 3. The research tool was the podoscope CQ-ST. The collected research results were analyzed with the use of Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test. Statistically significant sex differences in the length of the right and left foot, the width of the right and left foot and Clarke’s angle of the right and left foot in each of the identified age groups were found. There were statistically significant differences in the length of the right and left foot, the width of the right and left foot, and the Clarke’s angle of the right and left foot were noted separately in girls and boys. Sexual dimorphism in foot length, foot width, and Clarke’s angle occurs in 3-year-old children. In each of the age groups, boys are characterized by longer and wider, and lower arched right and left foot. Characteristic features differentiating children in the 1st and 2nd age group are foot length, foot width and Clarke’s angle. Girls and boys in the 2nd age group have longer and wider, and higher arched right and left feet. This indicates a high dynamic of increases in the value of these features. Full article

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Physical Performance Tests in Adult Neck Pain Patients with and without Clinical Myelopathic Signs: A Matched Case-Control Study

by Mon Mon Hnin Lwin, Rungthip Puntumetakul, Surachai Sae-Jung, Weerasak Tapanya, Uraiwan Chatchawan and Thiwaphon Chatprem

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(16), 10331; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610331 - 19 Aug 2022

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Patients with neck pain may experience cervical myelopathy, this may be detected by clinical myelopathic signs, although they did not have any symptom of myelopathy, except having neck pain. Decreasing physical performance is one symptom of cervical myelopathy that can lead to reduced quality of life in the elderly, however, in adult neck pain with clinical myelopathic signs have not been evaluated. Therefore, this research aimed to compare physical performance in two groups of adult patients with neck pain: those with and without clinical myelopathic signs. A total of 52 participants, gender, age, and body mass index (BMI) matched were allocated into 2 groups of 26 subjects with neck pain, those with, and without, clinical myelopathic signs. The grip and release test, nine-hole peg test, ten second step test and foot-tapping test were evaluated. The group of neck pain participants with clinical myelopathic signs exhibited greater impairment in all the tests than the group without clinical myelopathic signs (p < 0.001). Effect sizes (Cohen’s d) were grip and release test: 2.031, nine-hole peg test: 1.143, ten second step test: 1.329, and foot-tapping test: 0.798. Neck pain participants with clinical myelopathic signs demonstrated reduced physical performance. Physical performance tests may need to assessed in adult patients with neck pain who had clinical myelopathic signs. Full article

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Field Study of Postural Characteristics of Standing and Seated Smartphone Use

by Yi-Lang Chen, Kuan-Hsiang Chen, Yu-Cheng Cheng and Chien-Ching Chang

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(8), 4583; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084583 - 11 Apr 2022

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Prior investigations have been primarily conducted in a laboratory to examine the effects of the smartphone use on the neck and head positions, whether these results are applicable to actual conditions is still unknown. This field survey thus analyzed the neck flexion (NF), head flexion (HF), gaze angle (GA), and viewing distance (VD) of smartphone users in public areas in Taipei, Taiwan. Six hundred smartphone users (300 men and 300 women) were photographed sagittally in standing, supported sitting, or unsupported sitting postures while using a smartphone. Results showed that women had significantly less NF and HF and shorter VDs than male users. Regardless of gender, higher NF was observed for standing than for sitting. Women had similar NF and HF while sitting supported and unsupported, but both were significantly lower than those while standing. By contrast, male users had higher NF and HF during unsupported sitting than during supported sitting. The NF (45°–50°) was much greater than the recommended maximum safe NF of 15°. Women may be at higher risk of visual strain because of shorter VD. Full article

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Effects of Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordotic Angle Correction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

by Vanja Dimitrijević, Tijana Šćepanović, Vukadin Milankov, Miroslav Milankov and Patrik Drid

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(8), 4906; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084906 - 18 Apr 2022

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Lumbar lordosis is one of the most important parts of the spine, which is of special importance due to its unique position and direct contact with the pelvis. The aim of this study was to combine the results of several studies and to evaluate the magnitude of the effect of different Lumbar lordotic angle correction programs through meta-analysis. This study has been developed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement. Four databases were searched for articles collection: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The key search terms were: “Lumbar Lordotic angle”, “Lordosis”, “Hyperlordosis”, “Corrective exercise”, and “Low back pain. “The articles included in our study were limited to original articles written only in English that met the following inclusion criteria: (1) participants with lumbar lordosis or hyperlordosis or low back pain; (2) different programs of corrective exercises were applied; (3) Lumbar lordotic angle used as outcome measures. Ten studies are included in our systematic review and meta-analysis. The effect size for the Lumbar lordotic angle outcome was (SMD = 0.550, p ˂ 0.001, moderate effect size). Subgroup analysis for Lumbar lordotic angle: Subgroup Younger group (SMD = 0.640, p ˂ 0.001), Subgroup Older group, (SMD = 0.520, p ˂ 0.001). Subgroup Treatment (SMD = 0.527, p ˂ 0.001), Subgroup No treatment (SMD = 0.577, p = 0.002). This was the only outcome assessed in our analysis. The current meta-analysis indicates that different correction methods have a positive effect on subjects with lumbar lordosis or hyperlordosis. In the following research, we should try to determine which corrective methods have the best effects. Full article

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