BACKGROUND Leisure time is one of the most important aspects of life, especially for people with chronic diseases. The concept and types of leisure have frequently been evaluated in different socio-cultural populations. The aim of this study was to identify the nature of leisure activities among a sample of Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and classify the identified types of activ...

The purpose of the article is research psychological recreation within art tourism system. methodology based on methods scientific cognition and system analysis (deduction, induction, analysis, synthesis). Scientific novelty results lies in detection factors facilitating by means services. Conclusions. Difficult transformations characterising current situation Ukraine such as war, loss family m...

The evidence concerning the relative importance of physical activity, restorative experiences, and social interaction as mediators between exposure to nature and well-being has been inconsistent. We investigated whether there is a relationship between the average time used for nature-based recreation and emotional well-being and whether it is mediated through restorative experiences, social com...

Nature recreation conflicts with conservation, but its impacts on wildlife are not fully understood. Where recreation is not regulated, visitors to natural areas may gather in large numbers on weekends and holidays. This may increase variance in fitness in wild populations, if individuals whose critical life cycle stages coincide with periods of high human disturbance are at a disadvantage. We ...

Based on Article 31(1), the rights of child to rest and leisure, applying sociology childhood as our theoretical approach, we investigated leisure play among working children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data from 45 qualitative interviews shows that reasons behind work vary children. For some, primary motivation for is getting money recreation, while others are obliged help families. Accordingly,...

LAY SUMMARY Military personnel and Veterans receiving psychotherapy for mental health diagnoses such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often have only modest symptom improvement. The authors wondered whether participating in a therapeutic recreation creative arts group along with would aid recovery. A 12-week program called the my Social life, Expression, Leisure Food (mySELF) was created...

In psychiatric hospitals a variety of health team professionals contribute to the provision of services which help patients re-enter and function independently within the community. The therapeutic recreation specialist, as a member of the team, is responsible for addressing the individual's leisure-related needs. To facilitate change, team members employ a defined systematic process consisting...

HERE IS A great deal of factual information on the correlation between leisure/leisure activities and on the promotion and maintenance of physical health, but relatively little on their relationships with mental health. This is probably because physical health is relatively easy to define, whereas mental health is a much more abstract and subjective concept, implying causes and risk factors tha...