Introduction: This study sought to explore and describe the interpretation which adolescents ascribe to the term wellness at a selected high school in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Methods: A qualitative research design was utilized. Nine focus-group discussions were conducted among 58 adolescents. Sample was selected purposefully and collected data was analyzed using open coding. ...

In this interview with social scientist Paul H. Ray, Ph.D., Pathways associate editor Lisa Reagan connects the dots between her insights from 15 years of holistic family wellness advocacy and Ray’s investigation of Cultural Creatives, a growing segment of the Western population transforming mainstream culture. Driven by their holistic values, integrated worldview and ability to synthesize vast ...

BACKGROUND Wellness retreats use many complementary and alternative therapies within a holistic residential setting, yet few studies have evaluated the effect of retreat experiences on multiple dimensions of health and well-being, and no published studies have reported health outcomes in wellness tourists. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of a week-long wellness-retreat experience in wellness ...

More people are accepting the self-care concept in natural health regimens as the complementary and alternative medicine has become a key driver for wellness foods industry business. Many wellness food companies rely on multi-level marketing—directly selling products through individuals’ social networks—frothier business development. Few people are able to succeed in promoting this complex perc...

conclusions it is suggested that for addiction rehabilitation and relapse prevention, health practitioners should not only provide an intervention program to their patients, but they should design a program for families to participate in the treatment as well so that patients can function at a higher level of wellness. therefore, the family participation program should be reinforced as part of ...

BACKGROUND An increasing body of evidence associates a high level of sitting time with poor health outcomes. The benefits of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activities to various aspects of health are now well documented; however, individuals may engage in moderate-intensity physical activity for at least 30 minutes on five or more days of the week and still exhibit a high level of sitt...

The current practice of health education often fails to harmonize with the multidimensional, dynamic, and functional nature of health as generally defined within our profession. As a stepchild of the medical and public health professions, we have inherited a preoccupation with physical health as the most worthy outcome measure for most of our programs. Yet other dimensions of health seem equall...

Stories of Liminality: Living With Life-Threatening Illness 35 Anne Bruce, Laurene Sheilds, Anita Molzahn, Rosanne Beuthin, Kara Schick-Makaroff, and Sheryl Shermak Leadership Lessons in Global Nursing and Health From The Nightingale Letter Collection at the University of Alabama at Birmingham 44 Doreen C. Harper, Kimberly S. Davey, and Pamela N. Fordham Practice The Feasibility of a Holistic W...