This Week In Wellbeing Measurement

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What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Subscribe for the premium version of this podcast: https://paperboy.fm/podcasts/measurement-and-metrics/subscribe

  1. 3d ago

    Who Bears Disaster Well-Being Losses? Plus: PGSI Under Rasch Pressure

    This week, wellbeing metrics are stress-tested for inequality: disasters impose larger losses on poorer people, BMI records miss many adults, and PGSI is challenged for public-health monitoring. Covers 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-05; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-10-29 – 2026-11-05. Top papers Association between parental death during childhood and health and wellbeing in adulthood in 22 countries and regions: a retrospective, outcome-wide analysis. The Decalogue of Urban Mobility: From Theoretical Framework to a Practical Index (UMDI) Climate Events and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Migration in Rural Bangladesh Problems with the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI): Is it fit for public health monitoring of gambling harms? An analysis with Rasch Measurement Theory. Inequalities in Routine BMI Recording in English Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study of 628 546 Adults With Implications for Diabetes and Obesity Care. Themes: mental health, wellbeing, machine learning, psychometrics, employee wellbeing, public health, sustainability, psychological wellbeing Methods: survey, qualitative, cross-sectional, cross-sectional study, quantitative, machine learning Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including kff.org — Public Opinion - Research and Data from KFF, webwire.com — ASICS Well-being Report 2026 Released Supporting ..., and news18.com — Work From Home Vs Office: How Changing Workplaces Are Affecting Jobs, Family Planning, Women's Careers. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Who Bears Disaster Well-Being Losses? Plus: PGSI Under Rasch Pressure
  2. Oct 29

    K6 in Sweden + Standby Time: Which Wellbeing Signals Become Actionable?

    From Sweden’s K6 validation to psychological standby time and Portugal’s medicine expenditure gap, the episode asks which wellbeing signals become actionable. Covers 2026-10-22 to 2026-10-29; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-10-22 – 2026-10-29. Top papers MINTAQAVIY IQTISODIY SALOHIYATNI BAHOLASHNING INTEGRAL INDIKATORLAR TIZIMINI TAKOMILLASHTIRISH Navigating Complexity Through Mixed Methods Research: Insights from a Large-Scale Interdisciplinary Environmental Study of Biodiversity and Human Wellbeing Time held in reserve: psychological standby time and the link between digital availability and employee wellbeing A macro-model for smart city development using citizens’ perspective: evidence from Indian smart cities From catastrophic health expenditures to the cost of unmet needs: New metrics for pharmaceutical access in vulnerable populations. Themes: mental health, wellbeing, machine learning, depression, public health, psychological distress, mental wellbeing, young adults Methods: survey, cross-sectional, qualitative, quantitative, longitudinal, systematic review Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including healthpolicyohio.org — 10/02/2026: CDC’s proposed redesign of health survey omits ..., news4jax.com — Study finds sharp increase in GLP-1 use among children ages 8 ..., and economictimes.indiatimes.com — success measurement - The Economic Times. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    K6 in Sweden + Standby Time: Which Wellbeing Signals Become Actionable?
  3. Oct 22

    Beyond GDP? Plus: thermal well-being and LLM stress metrics

    From Beyond GDP debates to Shenzhen wetland heat perception and LLM-derived daily stress scores, this episode asks when wellbeing metrics become fit for policy, care, and design. Covers 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-22; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-10-15 – 2026-10-22. Top papers Respectful Maternity Care Measurement: Two Indices A Review of Beyond GDP: History, Barriers, Opportunities, and Cautions Time to Measure the Outcomes of What Nurses Really Do. Metric Selection Framework: A Method for Optimizing Multidimensional Value Assessment of Resource Recovery Systems A Quality Improvement Initiative to Achieve Provincial Implementation of a Web-Based Family Satisfaction in ICU (FS-ICU) Survey to Inform Patient-Centered Care. Themes: mental health, psychological wellbeing, wellbeing, burnout, public health, physical activity, psychometrics, adolescents Methods: survey, qualitative, cross-sectional, quantitative, cross-sectional study, case-study Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including ua.news — Mexico presents six well-being reports — Mexico News Daily, ajmc.com — Contributor: Congress Can Bring Mental Health Care to ..., and the South China Morning Post — China doctor quits 20-year career to open steamed bun shop for mental health relief. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Beyond GDP? Plus: thermal well-being and LLM stress metrics
  4. Oct 15

    Food equity dashboards + billable hours: when metrics govern us

    New work shows wellbeing measures moving into dashboards, workplaces, neighborhoods, and landscapes, where they can reveal inequity but also steer behavior. Covers 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-15; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-10-08 – 2026-10-15. Top papers Making inequities visible: a call for participatory food system dashboards for SDG monitoring What Gets Measured, Gets Managed: Guidance for Recovery Measurement in Addiction Recovery Science. Perceived Stress, Burnout, and Training-Related Strain among Medical Interns in Chhattisgarh: A Statewide Analytical Study Longitudinal patterns of heterogeneous neighborhood collective efficacy and child maltreatment. Developmental Trajectories of Alcohol, Mental Health and Physical Health among American Indian and First Nation Adolescents: Understanding the Role of Land-Based Cultural Engagement, Family, and Peers. Themes: mental health, wellbeing, sustainability, psychological wellbeing, machine learning, student wellbeing, autism, AI Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, cross-sectional, longitudinal, mixed-methods Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including ua.news — Mexico presents six well-being reports — Mexico News Daily, economy.ac — Workplace Flexibility and the Return-to-Office Reversal for American Mothers, and legalserviceindia.com — Google €403 Million GDPR Fine: Ireland DPC Ruling on Location Data Explained. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Food equity dashboards + billable hours: when metrics govern us
  5. Oct 8

    Can Life’s Essential 10 predict healthspan? Plus: flood wellbeing

    This week’s papers turn wellbeing into sharper instruments, from Life’s Essential 10 and flood-related discourse to loneliness, unemployment, and household time allocation. Covers 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-08; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-10-01 – 2026-10-08. Top papers A population-level assessment framework for flood-related wellbeing from public discourse in Ireland Associations of Life's Essential 10 with Mortality and Healthspan Free of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Findings in Two Nationwide Cohorts. Factors associated with loneliness and social capital in a large volunteer sample of adults in England Neighbourhood and school predictors of adolescent internalising symptoms and wellbeing: a scoping review 10 Years of BRAVE Self-Help Service Delivery for Child and Adolescent Anxiety in Australia: Open Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. Themes: wellbeing, mental health, emotion regulation, older adults, digital wellbeing, gender differences, elderly care, higher education Methods: qualitative, survey, quantitative, cross-sectional, RCT, longitudinal Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including ua.news — Mexico presents six well-being reports — Mexico News Daily, superkalam.com — Atal Vayo Abhyudaya Yojana: Eldercare & Silver Economy, and carbonbrief.org — Daily Briefing: Climate on agenda at UNGA | 'Release' oil reserves. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Can Life’s Essential 10 predict healthspan? Plus: flood wellbeing
  6. Oct 1

    Blue Well-being Index climate losses + T-Index travel gains

    Wellbeing measures look sharper when they test lived access, durability, sustainability, and routine signals rather than counting only what is easy to observe. Covers 2026-09-24 to 2026-10-01; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-09-24 – 2026-10-01. Top papers Frameworks and methodologies for food policy evaluation: a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature (2015–2026) Climate change is projected to widen global inequalities in ocean-derived wellbeing Experiencing medical desertification: A care-seeker-centered qualitative comparison across rural and urban sites in France and Slovenia. Social Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) Indicators: Do They Matter? The Power of Data: Assessing Primary Care Performance Using Routinely Collected Emergency Department Data Themes: mental health, wellbeing, psychological wellbeing, sustainability, public health, loneliness, adolescents, older adults Methods: survey, qualitative, quantitative, cross-sectional, case-study, systematic review Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including ua.news — Mexico presents six well-being reports — Mexico News Daily, wageindicator.org — Living Wage and Mental Health: Understanding the Connection, and sundayguardianlive.com — Trump Plans Child Care Subsidies for Stay-at-Home Parents Using Federal Funds Meant for Working Families; JD Vance Pushes $9,000 Benefit for Married Couples. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Blue Well-being Index climate losses + T-Index travel gains
  7. Sep 24

    Can Dashboards Catch What Single Scores Miss? Plus: Digital Harms

    New work from Uzbekistan inequality to European nature futures asks whether richer dashboards reveal burdens, risks, and trade-offs that single wellbeing scores miss. Covers 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-24; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-09-17 – 2026-09-24. Top papers Toward a multidimensional fitness paradigm: a critical review and agenda for science, practice, and policy Multidimensional Inequality in Uzbekistan Systems Thinking for Global Health: How Planetary Health and the Wellbeing Economy Can Restore the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’ Transformative Potential Intent to impact: United States case studies on equity measurement in energy efficiency programming ESG PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK FOR OIL AND GAS ORGANIZATIONS: A COMPREHENSIVE KPI CALCULATION MODEL Themes: wellbeing, wearable technology, mental health, student wellbeing, burnout, life satisfaction, psychometrics, patient-reported outcomes Methods: survey, cross-sectional, qualitative, quantitative, longitudinal, case-study Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including mexicobusiness.news — Mexico Joins PAHO's Regional Mental Health Survey, worldhappiness.foundation — Measuring What Matters? A Critical Review of the World, and news.inbox.lv — Members of the European Parliament call for EU law to ... Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Can Dashboards Catch What Single Scores Miss? Plus: Digital Harms
  8. Sep 18

    Measuring What Matters? Plus: SWEMWBS and Nature-Based Therapy

    Across 95 qualified entries, the episode follows a tension between what institutions can count and what wellbeing frameworks, homes, clinics, and environments need to reflect. Covers 2026-09-10 to 2026-09-17; 5 free papers from 40 selected papers. What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Episode covers 2026-09-10 – 2026-09-17. Top papers Measuring What Matters - or What Can Be Measured? Social Impact as Sensemaking Smart Cities, Artificial Intelligence, and Territorial Justice Evaluating seven nature-based therapy interventions to reduce stress in at-risk adults: protocol for a multicentre experimental study across four European countries (GreenME Project) Residential Crowding and Mental Health in Built Residential Environments: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Environmental-Psychological Mechanisms, and Design Implications First application of the conservation and human use index (CHUI) for the evaluation of coastal social-ecological conditions across ten european case studies Themes: mental health, wellbeing, physical activity, adolescents, burnout, leadership, university students, women's health Methods: survey, qualitative, quantitative, cross-sectional, longitudinal, RCT Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including link.springer.com — A comparative “report card” wellbeing assessment of 22 ..., mexicobusiness.news — Mexico Joins PAHO's Regional Mental Health Survey, and kiro7.com — Survey: How health tracking is affecting Americans' sleep and mental health. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Measuring What Matters? Plus: SWEMWBS and Nature-Based Therapy

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What counts as progress, and who gets counted? Explore the tools, tradeoffs, and evidence behind wellbeing metrics, from GDP alternatives and resilience indicators to mental health, aging, climate, and care. Subscribe for the premium version of this podcast: https://paperboy.fm/podcasts/measurement-and-metrics/subscribe