scholarly journals Perceived Stress among Iranians during COVID-19 Pandemic; Stressors and Coping Mechanisms: A Mixed-methods Approach: Stress perçu chez les Iraniens durant la pandémie de la COVID-19; stresseurs et mécanismes d’adaptation: Une approche de méthodes mixtes

2021 ◽  
pp. 070674372110048
Author(s):  
Masoomeh Faghankhani ◽  
Faezeh Sodagari ◽  
Marjan Shokrani ◽  
Hamid Reza Baradaran ◽  
Alimohammad Adabi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Coping

Objective: New coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic socioeconomically affected the world. In this study, we measured the perceived stress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among Iranians to determine the groups at both extremes of the spectrum followed by identifying the stressors and coping mechanisms. Methods: This study was a mixed-methods study. We distributed a web-based 10-item perceived stress scale (PSS-10), to measure perceived stress score (PSS), through social networks from March 12 to 23, 2020. Then, we interviewed 42 students, 31 homemakers, 27 healthcare providers, and 21 male participants to identify the sources of stress and coping mechanisms. Results: Finally, 13,454 participants completed the questionnaires. The median and interquartile range (IQR) of the participants’ PSS was 21 (15-25). Students, homemakers, and healthcare workers (HCWs) showed a higher median (IQR) of PSS compared to other groups (23 [18 to 27], 22 [16 to 26], and 19 [14 to 24], respectively). Male participants showed a lower median (IQR) PSS (17 [12 to 23]). Content analysis of 121 participants’ answers showed that the most common stressors were school-related issues mentioned by students, family-related issues mentioned by homemakers, and COVID-19-related issues mentioned by healthcare providers. Male participants’ coping mechanisms were mostly related to the perception of their abilities to cope with the current crisis. Conclusion: Our participants clinically showed a moderate level of PSS. The main stressors among students, homemakers, and HCWs were related to their principal role in this period, and male participants’ coping mechanisms were inspired by the self-image retrieved from the social perspectives.

scholarly journals Inside the Lives of Hispanic Origin Ex-Convicts: Pre- and Post-Incarceration

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Yok-Fong Paat ◽  
Trina L Hope ◽  
Hector Zamora ◽  
Laura C Lopez ◽  
Christian Salas
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Hispanic Origin ◽  
The Social ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Depth Interviews

Using in-depth interviews, this study examined the social upbringing, subjective experiences and coping mechanisms of Mexican origin ex-convicts before and after their incarceration. Overall, our participants experienced multiple structural disadvantages prior to and following incarceration. Many grew up in environments with little social control—lacking good parenting or role models—and embedded in communities of concentrated poverty and criminality. Many also disclosed their struggles to survive, lack of positive influences and legitimate/constructive coping mechanisms. Contrary to public stereotypes that Mexican origin ex-convicts are hardcore criminals, many were convicted of non-violent drug-related charges and the majority aspired to a crime-free future. To reduce recidivism and minimize future re-offending, we suggest that clinical practitioners, social service providers and policy planners address the aforementioned needs and challenges that contributed to ex-convicts getting in trouble with the law to begin with.

scholarly journals The social cure of social prescribing: a mixed-methods study on the benefits of social connectedness on quality and effectiveness of care provision

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e033137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blerina Kellezi ◽  
Juliet Ruth Helen Wakefield ◽  
Clifford Stevenson ◽  
Niamh McNamara ◽  
Elizabeth Mair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Social Prescribing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Belonging ◽  
Group Memberships

ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the degree to which the ‘social cure’ model of psychosocial health captures the understandings and experiences of healthcare staff and patients in a social prescribing (SP) pathway and the degree to which these psychosocial processes predict the effect of the pathway on healthcare usage.DesignMixed-methods: Study 1: semistructured interviews; study 2: longitudinal survey.SettingAn English SP pathway delivered between 2017 and 2019.ParticipantsStudy 1: general practitioners (GPs) (n=7), healthcare providers (n=9) and service users (n=19). Study 2: 630 patients engaging with SP pathway at a 4-month follow-up after initial referral assessment.InterventionChronically ill patients experiencing loneliness referred onto SP pathway and meeting with a health coach and/or link worker, with possible further referral to existing or newly created relevant third-sector groups.Main outcome measureStudy 1: health providers and users’ qualitative perspectives on the experience of the pathway and social determinants of health. Study 2: patients’ primary care usage.ResultsHealthcare providers recognised the importance of social factors in determining patient well-being, and reason for presentation at primary care. They viewed SP as a potentially effective solution to such problems. Patients valued the different social relationships they created through the SP pathway, including those with link workers, groups and community. Group memberships quantitatively predicted primary care usage, and this was mediated by increases in community belonging and reduced loneliness.ConclusionsMethodological triangulation offers robust conclusions that ‘social cure’ processes explain the efficacy of SP, which can reduce primary care usage through increasing social connectedness (group membership and community belonging) and reducing loneliness. Recommendations for integrating social cure processes into SP initiatives are discussed.

scholarly journals Stress and Coping in Caregivers of Children with RASopathies: Assessment of the Impact of Caregiver Conferences

2020 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 235-242
Author(s):  
Athena Ganetsos ◽  
Ellyn Farrelly ◽  
Pilar Magoulas ◽  
David A. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Parental Age ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Demographic Surveys ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Child Age

AbstractThe study aimed to assess baseline stress and coping mechanisms among caregivers of children with RASopathies (i.e., cardiofaciocutaneous and Costello's syndrome) and the impact of attending biennial caregiver conferences. Caregivers completed the Perceived Stress Scale, Coping Health Inventory for Parents, and demographic surveys prior to family conferences, and 1- and 6-month postconferences. Baseline stress was increased and associated with child age, parental age, and number of conferences attended. After 1 month, caregiver stress was lowered among men and caregivers attending ≥2 support conferences.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress, Stressors, and Coping Mechanisms among Doctor of Pharmacy Students

Pharmacy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Beall ◽  
Renee DeHart ◽  
Robert Riggs ◽  
John Hensley
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Doctor Of Pharmacy ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals A STUDY ON PERCEIVED STRESS AND COPING MECHANISMS AMONG STUDENTS OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL IN SOUTH INDIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (38) ◽  
pp. 1889-1895
Author(s):  
Leyanna Susan George ◽  
Arjun Balasubramanian ◽  
Nimitha Paul ◽  
Leelamoni K
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
South India ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
And Coping
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