Mental health and coping strategies in families of children and young adults with muscular dystrophies

Considering the importance of psychological variables on health-related processes, this study investigated the role of resilience and coping strategies in relation to health. The aim of this research was to explore the underlying association between these aspects for the better understanding of the effect of psychosocial variables on mental health in cancer. This information could lead to the design of adapted psychological interventions in cancer. Participants with different diagnosis of cancer were recruited (N = 170). They came from the Spanish Association Against Cancer of Biscay. Resilience was measured with the 10 items Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, coping with the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and mental health was measured as a global indicator through the SF-12 and the GHQ-12. A structural equation model (SEM) was conducted to test the effects between the constructs. Results showed that resilience and coping were significantly associated. Results reflected an absence of significant correlation between adaptive and disadaptive coping strategies. Resilience was the factor that most correlated with health outcomes (β = –.45, p < .001). However, disadaptive coping strategies did not correlate with resilience or mental health indicators. Findings in this study underscore the positive contribution of high levels of resilience and an adaptive coping on participants´ level of health. Disadaptive coping strategies did not reflect any positive relation with resilience or health indicators. Thus, promoting resilience and adaptive coping could be a significant goal for psychosocial and educational interventions in people with cancer.

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Evolution of Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Coping Strategies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Pilot Study

Journal of Palliative Medicine ◽

10.1089/jpm.2012.0162 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (11) ◽

pp. 1181-1184 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Sébastien Montel ◽

Laurence Albertini ◽

Claude Desnuelle ◽

Elisabeth Spitz

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

And Coping ◽

Lateral Sclerosis

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Refugee and asylum seekers’ experiences

Oxford Textbook of Migrant Psychiatry ◽

10.1093/med/9780198833741.003.0032 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 281-290

Author(s):

Rachel Tribe ◽

Angelina Jalonen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Case Studies ◽

Asylum Seekers ◽

Meaning Making ◽

Service Users ◽

And Coping ◽

Refugees And Asylum Seekers ◽

Asylum Seekers And Refugees

This chapter reviews the socio-political environment and legal factors that provide the context and influence the lived experience of many refugees and asylum seekers. These factors are considered in relation to flight, arrival, and settlement in a new country. How these contextual factors may impact upon refugees and asylum seekers, their sense of identity, and mental health will be reviewed. The chapter reflects upon the possible challenges faced by many refugees and asylum seekers, as well as arguing that the strengths, resilience, and coping strategies that many asylum seekers and refugees exhibit need to be adequately considered by clinicians, if a meaningful service is to be provided. The importance of clinicians being culturally curious and listening to service users’ meaning-making is vital. An overview of some other issues that clinicians may need to consider is provided. The chapter contains a number of case studies to illustrate the related issues.

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Mental Health among Children and Young Adults with Visual Impairments: A Systematic Review

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness ◽

10.1177/0145482x1711100503 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 111 (5) ◽

pp. 411-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Liv Berit Augestad

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Young Adults ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Longitudinal Design ◽

Visual Impairments ◽

Emotional Problems ◽

Small Sample ◽

Children And Young Adults ◽

Over Time

Introduction The purpose of this study was to summarize current scientific knowledge relating to the occurrence of mood disorders among children with visual impairments. Methods A systematic review was conducted of articles published between January 1998 and July 2016, inclusive. A total of 17 publications met the inclusion criteria, of which 15 reported studies with a cross-sectional design. The 17 publications represent 13 countries. Results The majority of the studies suggested that children and young adults with visual impairments had more emotional problems than did their sighted peers. In addition, girls with visual impairments more often experienced serious symptoms of depression and anxiety than did boys with visual impairments, a finding that was in line with results for the general population. Two studies with a longitudinal design suggested that emotional problems among children and young adults with visual impairments might lessen over time. Discussion Due to the different research purposes, study designs, definitions of visual impairment, participants’ age ranges, cultures, countries, small sample sizes, measurements, and analyses of mental health, the overall results of the reviewed studies were inconsistent. To give children the best opportunities for good mental health, there is a need for more knowledge and for further longitudinal and randomized studies of high quality. Implications for practitioners Social support, friendship, and independence in mobility seem to be important for enhancing the mental health of all children. Children with earlier onset and more severe visual impairments may be less likely to experience a reduction in their mental health problems over time.

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The impact of confinement in the psychosocial behaviour due COVID-19 among members of a Brazilian university

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764020971318 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002076402097131

Author(s):

Heloísa Monteiro Amaral-Prado ◽

Filipy Borghi ◽

Tânia Maron Vichi Freire Mello ◽

Dora Maria Grassi-Kassisse

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

University Environment ◽

Final Exams ◽

And Coping ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

Background: The current situation due COVID-19 may cause an eminent impact on mental health because the confinement restrictions. Aims: The aim of this study was to analyze and compare perceived stress, resilience, depression symptoms and coping strategies on the members of University of Campinas, in Brazil, before and during the outbreak of the COVID-19. Methods: Volunteers over 18 years of both sexes, members of the University of Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil answered instruments related to perceived stress, depression, resilience and coping strategies during final exams at the end of semester during 2018 to 2020. Results: We obtained 1,135 responses (893 before COVID-19 and 242 during COVID-19). The volunteers did not show significant differences for perceived stress, depressive signs and resilience before and during the pandemic. In both periods, men exhibited lower scores for perceived stress and depression and higher scores for resilience when compared to women. Undergraduate and graduate students exhibited higher perceived stress scores, more pronounced depressive signs and lower resilience, and employees and professors presented lower scores for perceived stress, depressive signs and greater resilience. Conclusions: These first months of confinement did not directly affect the scores of perceived stress, depression and resilience, however, each subgroup adapted to the new routine by changing the coping strategy used. This study suggests the importance of monitoring the mental health of member in the university, especially in times of epidemic, in the search for policies that aim to improve the resilience of the population and seek positive and effective coping strategies within the university environment.

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Doing and rethinking. Building resilience with men

Mental Health Review Journal ◽

10.1108/mhrj-12-2014-0045 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 185-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mark Robinson ◽

Steve Robertson ◽

Mary Steen ◽

Gary Raine ◽

Rhiannon Day

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Mental States ◽

Content Type ◽

Context Sensitive ◽

Before And After ◽

Resilience Intervention ◽

And Coping

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present findings from an evaluation of a mental health resilience intervention for unemployed men aged 45-60. The focus is on examining the place of activities within a multi-dimensional men’s mental health programme, and exploring interactions between social context factors and models of change. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on before and after survey data and qualitative interviews, to report results concerning effectiveness in changing men’s perceived resilience, to consider project processes concerning activities, social support and coping strategies, and to situate these within wider environments. Findings – The programme significantly raised the perceived resilience of participants. Activities were engaging for men, while the complex intersection between activities, social networking, and coping strategies course provided opportunities for men to develop resilience in contexts resonant with their male identities. Research limitations/implications – A limitation is that the evaluation could not measure longer term impacts. Practical implications – The paper discusses emerging considerations for resilience building, focusing on gender-sensitive approaches which can engage and retain men by focusing on doing and talking, in the contexts of men’s life-course, highlighting embodied (male) identities not disembodied “mental states”, and facilitating social support. There are challenges to recruit men despite stigma, support men to speak of feelings, and facilitate progression. Social implications – Potential exists for gender-aware programmes to sustain salutogenic change, co-producing social assets of peer support, male-friendly activities, and context sensitive course provision. Originality/value – The paper adds fresh evidence of gendered intervention approaches, including effects on male resilience. Application of a context-sensitive change model leads to multi-component findings for transferring and sustaining programme gains.

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Psychological Impairment and Coping Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Students in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2020.397 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Muhammad Salman ◽

Noman Asif ◽

Zia Ul Mustafa ◽

Tahir Mehmood Khan ◽

Naureen Shehzadi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Depression Score ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Brief Cope ◽

Significant Impairment ◽

Psychological Impairment ◽

And Coping

Abstract High levels of stress are expected when crises affect people’s lives. Therefore, this web-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among university students from Pakistan to investigate the psychological impairment and coping strategies during COVID-19 pandemic. Google forms were used to disseminate the online questionnaire to assess anxiety (Generalized Anxiety disorder-7), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and the coping strategies (Brief-COPE). A total of 1134 responses (age 21.7±3.5 years) were included. The frequency of students having moderate-severe anxiety and depression (score ≥ 10) were ≍ 34% and 45%, respectively. The respondents’ aged ≥ 31 years had significantly lower depression score than those ≤ 20 years (p = 0.047). Males had significantly less anxiety (6.62 ± 5.70 vs 7.84 ± 5.60, p = 0.001) and depression (8.73 ± 6.84 vs 9.71 ± 7.06, p = 0.031) scores. Those having family member, friend or acquaintances infected with disease had significantly higher anxiety score (8.89 ± 5.74 vs 7.09 ± 5.56, p < 0.001). Regarding coping strategies, majority of respondents were found to have adopted religious/spiritual coping (6.45 ± 1.68) followed by acceptance (5.58 ± 1.65), self-distraction (4.97 ± 1.61) and active coping (4.81 ± 1.57). In conclusion, COVID-19 cause significant impairment on mental health of the students. The most frequent coping strategy adopted by students were religious/spiritual and acceptance coping. During epidemics mental health of students should not be neglected.

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