Motivation
Inner state causing goal-directed behavior
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Hunger
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN aims to end hunger in Africa through a partnership with the African Union's CAADP framework, involving interventions such as improving food production, strengthening social protection, and integrating the right to food into national legislation.
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| 2024 |
Hunger
United Nations publishes annual report on food security and nutrition, with a focus on financing efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goals 2.1 and 2.2, led by FAO and co-authored by WFP, IFAD, WHO, and UNICEF.
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| 2023 | UNICEF released the report 'Undernourished and Overlooked: A Global Nutrition Crisis in Adolescent Girls and Women', detailing extensive malnutrition challenges faced by women worldwide. |
| 2023 | Global food insecurity reached an estimated 28.9 percent of the population, affecting approximately 2.33 billion people who were moderately or severely food insecure. |
| 2023 |
Occupational burnout
Lindsäter et al. conducted research on exhaustion disorder, identifying a comprehensive range of symptoms including tiredness, lack of energy, cognitive difficulties, and challenges in coping with stressors.
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| 2023 |
Occupational burnout
Meluch conducted a qualitative study on job burnout, exploring how employees feel vulnerable when disclosing burnout experiences and the perceived judgmental attitudes of coworkers.
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| 2023 |
Hunger
FAO report documented a sharp jump in hunger caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which leveled off in 2022.
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| 2022 | An estimated 691-783 million people worldwide faced hunger, with 2.4 billion people being moderately or severely food insecure - an increase of 391 million people compared to 2019. |
| 2022 | More than 1 billion adolescent girls and women suffered from undernutrition globally. In Niger, the percentage of women accessing a minimally diverse diet fell from 53% to 37%. |
| 2022 |
Occupational burnout
WHO's ICD-11 begins official use, modifying the definition of burnout and integrating neurasthenia into 'bodily distress disorder'.
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| 2022 | UNICEF reported over 1 billion adolescent girls and women suffering from undernutrition globally, highlighting a critical nutrition crisis. |
| 2022 | In 28 countries, at least 30% of children were still affected by stunting. |
| 2022 |
Hunger
FAO found 122 million more people experienced hunger compared to 2019, with concerns raised about food price increases following the invasion of Ukraine.
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| 2022 |
Hunger
A recovery occurred along with the economic rebound, though the impact on global food markets caused by the invasion of Ukraine limited the reduction in world hunger.
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| January 2022 |
Occupational burnout
The ICD-11 came into first use, with burnout classified as an occupational phenomenon, not a medical condition.
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| 2021 | UNICEF reported child malnutrition prevalence in South Asia at 14.8%, with India experiencing over 20% wasted children. |
| 2021 | Undernourished population peaked at 738.9 million people, representing 9.3% of the global population, demonstrating a continuing trend of increasing food insecurity. |
| 2021 |
Occupational burnout
Parker et al. identified the most useful treatment strategies for occupational burnout, including seeking support, exercise, mindfulness, improving sleep, and taking time off work.
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| 2021 |
Occupational burnout
The Sydney Burnout Measure (SBM) was released by Gordon Parker et al., capturing domains of exhaustion, cognitive impairment, and other related symptoms.
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| 2021 |
Occupational burnout
Estevez Corres et al. performed a meta-analysis identifying eight high-quality primary prevention studies focused on reducing emotional exhaustion in high-stress jobs.
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| 2021 | More than 3.1 billion people (42% of the global population) were unable to afford a healthy diet. |
| 2021 | Global child malnutrition statistics reported: 148.1 million children under five were stunted, 45 million were wasted, and 37 million were overweight or obese. An estimated 45% of child deaths were linked to undernutrition. |
| 2021 | Food insecurity for women dramatically increased to 126 million, more than doubling from 2019 levels. |
| 2021 |
Motivational interviewing
A study was conducted on Healthy Choices, an intervention developed using Motivational Enhancement Therapy (an adaptation of Motivational Interviewing), which found associations with reducing stigma among youth living with HIV.
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| 2020 | Global undernourishment significantly increased to 701.4 million people, marking a sharp rise from previous years, potentially due to global economic disruptions. |
| 2020 | Experts estimated that COVID-19 could double the number of people at risk of suffering acute hunger, with potential for over 128,000 additional child deaths under 5 due to undernutrition. |
| 2020 |
Occupational burnout
Salomonsson et al. found that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) was more effective than Return to Work Intervention (RTW-I) for reducing stress in workers with exhaustion disorder.
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| 2020 | 900 million women and children were diagnosed with anemia, often caused by iron deficiency. |
| 2020 | In Niger, women's access to a minimally diverse diet was at 53%, before a significant decline. |
| 2020 | Ghattas et al. study revealed that the probability of overnutrition is significantly higher in higher-income families compared to disadvantaged families. |
| 2020 |
Occupational burnout
The Occupational Depression Inventory was published as a potential replacement for burnout assessment scales like the MBI.
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| 2020 |
Hunger
COVID-19 pandemic caused a sharp increase in the number of people suffering from undernourishment.
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| April 2020 |
Hunger
Concerns raised that the COVID-19 pandemic could double global hunger, with WFP warning of potential increase from 135 million to 265 million acutely hungry people by end of 2020.
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| 2019 | Baseline year when food insecurity affected 49 million women globally. |
| 2019 | Baseline year for measuring food insecurity before significant increases, with 2.4 billion people moderately or severely food insecure. |
| 2019 | The Lancet Commission published a report suggesting an expanded definition of malnutrition to include all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other dietary risks. |
| 2019 |
Hunger
Global Hunger Index report highlights increasing hunger levels since 2015 and explores the relationship between hunger and climate change, noting that areas most vulnerable to climate change have experienced significant increases in hunger.
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| 2019 |
Hunger
SOFI report found a strong correlation between increases in hunger and countries that had suffered an economic slowdown.
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| 2018 |
Occupational burnout
A survey by the Gothenburg regional government's Institute for Stress Medicine revealed that patients identified 'sick leave' and 'advice on physical activity' as the two most important drivers of recovery from exhaustion disorder.
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| 2018 |
Hunger
FAO edition focused on extreme weather as a primary driver of the increase in hunger, finding rising rates to be especially severe in countries with agricultural systems sensitive to extreme weather variations.
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| June 2018 |
Occupational burnout
ICD-11 was released, with a new entry coded as 'QD85 Burn-out', classifying it as an occupational phenomenon rather than a medical condition.
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| June 2018 |
Occupational burnout
The new version of ICD (ICD-11) was released, with an entry for 'Burn-out' coded as QD85, classified under 'Problems associated with employment or unemployment'.
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| 2017 | Global estimation revealed that nearly one in three persons worldwide had at least one form of malnutrition, including wasting, stunting, vitamin or mineral deficiency, overweight, obesity, or diet-related noncommunicable diseases. |
| 2017 | United Nations estimated 821 million undernourished people worldwide, despite global food production capable of feeding around 12 billion people. |
| 2017 | Global iodine deficiency was reported to affect two billion people worldwide. |
| 2017 |
Hunger
FAO report identified three principal reasons for the recent increase in hunger: climate, conflict, and economic slowdowns.
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| 2017 |
Hunger
A report highlighted the severe health impacts of hunger on seniors, showing they are 60% more likely to experience depression and 40% more likely to develop congestive heart failure when facing food insecurity.
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| 2016 |
Motivational interviewing
A Cochrane review examined 84 trials on motivational interviewing (MI) for alcohol misuse in young adults, finding no substantive or meaningful benefits for preventing alcohol misuse or alcohol-related problems.
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| 2015 |
Hunger
Millennium Development Goals expired, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) became the new global development framework, with Goal 2: Zero Hunger setting targets to end hunger by 2030.
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| 2015 | Compact2025 partnership launched, led by the International Food Policy Research Institute, to provide evidence-based advice for ending hunger and undernutrition by 2025. |
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