Yoga as a Complementary Therapy for Social Media Generation’s Well Being

Sensing Subjective Well-Being from Social Media

Subjective Well-being(SWB), which refers to how people experience the quality of their lives, is of great use to public policy-makers as well as economic, sociological research, etc. Traditionally, the measurement of SWB relies on time-consuming and costly self-report questionnaires. Nowadays, people are motivated to share their experiences and feelings on social media, so we propose to sense S...

Is Yoga effective in well-being sensation?

Introduction: Yoga means unity of body and mind which has been as traditional medicine in the East for 3-5 thousands years and recently it is utilized as a complementary/alternative medicine in the West. Many surveys have been undertaken to evaluate the physiologic function and positive effects of yoga in physical, mental and social health. Methods: This semi-experimental study was conducted ...

Social Media as a Catalyst for Policy Action and Social Change for Health and Well-Being: Viewpoint.

This viewpoint paper argues that policy interventions can benefit from the continued use of social media analytics, which can serve as an important complement to traditional social science data collection and analysis. Efforts to improve well-being should provide an opportunity to explore these areas more deeply, and encourage the efforts of those conducting national and local data collection o...

Yoga – a laborious way to well-being: patients’ experiences of yoga as a treatment for hypertension in primary care

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to describe patients' experience of yoga as a treatment for hypertension, as well as their experience of living with hypertension. DESIGN Qualitative interview study Method and materials: In 2013-2014, in southern Sweden, patients with hypertension from three health care centres were invited to participate in a randomised controlled trial on yoga for hyperte...

Does personal social media usage affect efficiency and well-being?