About this Research Topic
The Social Determinants of Health (SDH) are defined by the World Health Organization as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life”. Social determinants, as well as psychosocial factors, are elements that have a significant influence on people's health and well-being. These factors include psychological, social and also cultural aspects, which can affect a person's behavior and health. These psychosocial determinants may include stress, education, poverty, social exclusion, discrimination and violence. Such factors can act as protective or, on the contrary, increase the risk of physical and mental illness and affect the quality of life of individuals.
The aim of this topic is to highlight the importance of social determinants and psychosocial factors in promoting people's health and well-being. It is crucial to update our knowledge on the level of impact of these factors on the health of individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted differences in access to health services and care provision in different populations with significant variations in these types of factors. For health professionals, analyzing the influence of psychosocial factors on health in different populations will allow the design of more targeted interventions to ensure an improvement in people's well-being and quality of life. For health managers, updating this evidence will also make it possible to improve the implementation and organization of different health promotion and care services. Finally, for communities and families, such knowledge will ensure improvements in health education programs and in the provision of informal care, respectively. Therefore, the aim of this collection of articles focuses on providing useful information for health professionals, health managers and other actors interested in improving people's quality of life through knowledge and understanding of psychosocial factors and their impact on the health status of different populations.
This research topic covers a wide range of social determinants and psychosocial factors that affect health and well-being, including culture, education, work, family, gender and sexuality. Authors can explore these issues in depth and provide examples and evidence to support their arguments. Authors are also encouraged to provide practical information for health professionals and others interested in improving people's health and well-being through interventions and policies based on an understanding of these psychosocial factors. This collection will seek contributions that are representative of the different factors. Because of the editorial line of the journal, priority will be given to submissions that document the impact of social determinants on psychological well-being.
The aim of this topic is to highlight the importance of social determinants and psychosocial factors in promoting people's health and well-being. It is crucial to update our knowledge on the level of impact of these factors on the health of individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted differences in access to health services and care provision in different populations with significant variations in these types of factors. For health professionals, analyzing the influence of psychosocial factors on health in different populations will allow the design of more targeted interventions to ensure an improvement in people's well-being and quality of life. For health managers, updating this evidence will also make it possible to improve the implementation and organization of different health promotion and care services. Finally, for communities and families, such knowledge will ensure improvements in health education programs and in the provision of informal care, respectively. Therefore, the aim of this collection of articles focuses on providing useful information for health professionals, health managers and other actors interested in improving people's quality of life through knowledge and understanding of psychosocial factors and their impact on the health status of different populations.
This research topic covers a wide range of social determinants and psychosocial factors that affect health and well-being, including culture, education, work, family, gender and sexuality. Authors can explore these issues in depth and provide examples and evidence to support their arguments. Authors are also encouraged to provide practical information for health professionals and others interested in improving people's health and well-being through interventions and policies based on an understanding of these psychosocial factors. This collection will seek contributions that are representative of the different factors. Because of the editorial line of the journal, priority will be given to submissions that document the impact of social determinants on psychological well-being.
Keywords: Social determinants, psychosocial factors, health, well-being, behavior, health education
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