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Jammu: Further strengthening the campaign to make the general public aware about the ill effects of cardiovascular diseases, Dr Sushil Sharma, Head, Department of Cardiology, Government Medical College, Jammu, in association with SVS Charitable Trust, conducted a Cardiac Disease Awareness and Health Check-up Camp at SVS Degree College, Rajouri.The camp was inaugurated by Sri Sri 1008 Swami Vishwatamanand Ji Maharaj and Dr Sushil Sharma amidst reverent and devotional Vedic prayers for universal peace and good health for all.
At the beginning, Sri Sri Swami Vishwatamanand Ji Maharaj stated that wellness is more than simply the absence of disease. Wellness is an active process towards a healthier, happier and more fulfilling life, and it includes not only physical aspects but also psychological and emotional aspects. A related term, well-being, can be defined as a cognitive and affective evaluation and appraisal of one’s life, including physical health, satisfaction, happiness and fulfillment. Well-being serves as an umbrella term to describe a range of evaluations people make of their lives, including physical and mental health, economic situation, social support and community connections, opportunities for growth and ability to achieve goals, and a general sense of purpose and satisfaction with life.
While interacting with people, Dr. Sushil stressed that spirituality and medical awareness can help improve the quality of life of people with chronic diseases, especially with regard to cardiovascular diseases. Negative psychological health includes depression, chronic stress, anxiety, anger, pessimism and dissatisfaction with current life. Positive psychological health is also multifaceted and is characterized by a sense of optimism, a sense of purpose, gratitude, resilience, positive affect (i.e. positive emotions) and happiness. An important goal of treatment of chronic heart diseases is to maintain and improve quality of life by controlling symptoms and promoting useful life activities. Living with heart-related illness and maintaining a treatment plan are stressors that patients have to deal with, so dealing with new situations is key to achieving this important goal.
He further argued that the impact of religiosity on cardiovascular health reminds us, as clinicians, that our patients are not simply people with one or more physical medical conditions, but human beings whose physical as well as psychological aspects must be considered. Therefore, we must strive to reduce the negative aspects of psychological health and promote an overall positive and healthy state. The mind, heart and body are interrelated and interdependent. Factors, conditions and conditions (both physical and psychological) that affect one of these three components of a person may also affect the other two. It is well established that systemic factors and conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia can have adverse effects on the heart and the broader cardiovascular system, he said.
Others who contributed to the drive included Dr Vidushi Badial, Dr Shahbaz Khan, Dr Poonam Jagiassi, Dr Paras Khanna, Dr Amritpal Singh, Dr Shyam Singh, Dr Gurureen Khur, Dr Maneesh Sharma, Dr Kunal Sharma, Dr Sourabh Gupta, Dr Mahesh Jagiassi, Dr Rimjeem and Dr Hari Om. Paramedics and volunteers who were part of the team included Amnish Dutta, Rajinder Singh, Rohit Nayyar, Rahul Vaid, Nirvail Singh Bali and many volunteers from SVS Charitable Trust.
