scholarly journals Coping strategies, optimism, and resilience factors associated with mental health outcomes among medical residents exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 in Qatar

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malek Smida ◽  
Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth ◽  
Saleem Khaldoon Al‐Nuaimi ◽  
Zerak Al‐Salihy ◽  
Adeel Ghaffar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Resilience Factors

scholarly journals Factors associated with mental health outcomes among medical residents exposed to COVID-19

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S232-S232
Author(s):  
Mohamed Adil Shah Khoodoruth ◽  
Sami Ouanes ◽  
Malek Smida ◽  
Zerak Al-Salihy ◽  
Saleem Al Nuaimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Front Line ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Junior Residents

AimsThe aims of our study were to assess and to examine i. the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical residents working on the front and second line, ii. the association between coping strategies, resilience and optimism and different mental health outcomes like stress, anxiety, and depression among the medical residents’ workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and iii. the coping strategies used on the same sample with consideration of different factors like seniority, frontliner, gender and coping style.MethodAn electronic survey was sent to all medical residents in Qatar. Depression, anxiety and stress were assessed by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale – 21 Items. Professional quality of life was measured by the Professional Quality of Life measure. The coping mechanisms were assessed with the Brief-COPE, resilience by the Brief Resilience Scale, and optimism by the Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R).ResultOf the 640 medical residents contacted, 127 (20%) responded. A considerable proportion of residents reported symptoms of depression (42.5%), anxiety (41.7%) and stress (30.7%). Multivariate analysis of variance showed significant effects of seniority in residency, with junior residents having poorer outcomes. In addition, there was a statistically significant interaction effect with moderate effect sizes between gender and working on the front line, as well as gender, working on the front line and seniority, on mental health outcomes. The most commonly used coping strategies were acceptance, religion, and active coping. The least reported coping strategies were substance use and denial. Avoidant coping style scores were higher among junior residents (p = .032) and non-COVID-19 frontliners (p = .039). Optimism LOT-R score was higher in senior than in junior residents (p < .001). Another important finding is that optimism and resilience were associated with better mental health outcomes. In addition, we find that avoidant coping style is highly associated with depression.ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic may have a negative impact on junior residents’ mental health. Preventive measures to reduce stress levels and easy access to professional mental health services are crucial. This study also raises awareness among residency programs on the psychological and coping responses and strategies of medical residents.

scholarly journals THE SOCIOCULTURAL STRESS PROCESS MODEL APPLIED TO LONG-DISTANCE CAREGIVING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S557-S557
Author(s):  
Verena R Cimarolli ◽  
Amy Horowitz ◽  
Danielle Jimenez ◽  
Xiaomei Shi ◽  
Francesca Falzarano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Stress Process ◽  
Stress Process Model ◽  
Sociocultural Stress ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study investigated the impact of LDC on mental health utilizing the Sociocultural Stress Process Model as a conceptual framework. A path analytic model tested the impact of caregiving stressors (i.e. distance, frequencies of visits, hours spent helping, burden) and sociocultural values (i.e. familialism) on LDCs’ mental health outcomes (i.e. depression, anxiety), and resources (i.e. coping strategies, social support) which can mediate the association between stressors and mental health outcomes while controlling for socio-demographics. Results show that resources did not mediate the effects of stressors on the mental health outcomes. However, both higher depression and anxiety were associated with living closer to the care recipient (CR), less frequent visits, higher burden, being younger, being female, and less optimal income adequacy. In addition, higher depression was associated with lower use of coping strategies and higher education. Higher anxiety was also associated with lower levels of social support and higher familialism.

Factors Associated With Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Locally Recruited Aid Workers Assisting Iraqi Refugees in Jordan

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 660-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia B. Eriksson ◽  
Barbara Lopes Cardozo ◽  
Frida Ghitis ◽  
Miriam Sabin ◽  
Carol Gotway Crawford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Aid Workers ◽  
Iraqi Refugees ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Factors associated with mental health outcomes in emergency department healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
KA Rao ◽  
FCS Th'ng ◽  
CCM Mak ◽  
HN Neo ◽  
CU Ubeynarayana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. e203976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbo Lai ◽  
Simeng Ma ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Zhongxiang Cai ◽  
Jianbo Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Factors associated with mental health outcomes among patients with COVID ‐19 treated in the Fangcang shelter hospital in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingqi Gu ◽  
Yi Zhu ◽  
Fangzhong Xu ◽  
Juzhe Xi ◽  
Guangxing Xu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Mental Health Outcomes and Coping Strategies Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

2020 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Stephen Riaz ◽  
Yusra Saleem ◽  
Hina Hazrat ◽  
Faiza Ahmed ◽  
Ujala Sajid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Chronic Mental Health Sequelae of Climate Change Extremes: A Case Study of the Deadliest Californian Wildfire

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1487
Author(s):  
Sarita Silveira ◽  
Mariah Kornbluh ◽  
Mathew C. Withers ◽  
Gillian Grennan ◽  
Veerabhadran Ramanathan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Resilience Factors

Introduction. Weather-related disasters, such as wildfires exacerbated by a rise in global temperatures, need to be better studied in terms of their mental health impacts. This study focuses on the mental health sequelae of the deadliest wildfire in California to date, the Camp Fire of 2018. Methods. We investigated a sample of 725 California residents with different degrees of disaster exposure and measured mental health using clinically validated scales for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Data were collected at a chronic time-point, six months post-wildfire. We used multiple regression analyses to predict the mental health outcomes based on self-reported fire exposure. Additionally, we included vulnerability and resilience factors in hierarchical regression analyses. Results. Our primary finding is that direct exposure to large scale fires significantly increased the risk for mental health disorders, particularly for PTSD and depression. Additionally, the inclusion of vulnerability and resilience factors in the hierarchical regression analyses led to the significantly improved prediction of all mental health outcomes. Childhood trauma and sleep disturbances exacerbated mental health symptoms. Notably, self-reported resilience had a positive effect on mental health, and mindfulness was associated with significantly lower depression and anxiety symptoms. Conclusion. Overall, our study demonstrated that climate-related extreme events, such as wildfires, can have severe mental illness sequelae. Moreover, we found that pre-existing stressful life events, resilient personality traits and lifestyle factors can play an important role in the prevalence of psychopathology after such disasters. Unchecked climate change projected for the latter half of this century may severely impact the mental wellbeing of the global population, and we must find ways to foster individual resiliency.

scholarly journals Coping strategies mediate the associations between COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes in pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Khoury ◽  
Leslie Atkinson ◽  
Teresa Bennett ◽  
Susan M. Jack ◽  
Andrea Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
In Pregnancy
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