Elderly caregivers of other elderly living with and without children: burden, optimism and coping strategies

Abstract This article aims to compare level of burden, optimism and coping strategies among elderly caregivers of other elderly individuals who reside with and without children. A cross-sectional study was with a sample of 301 elderly caregivers of elderly Brazilians seen in primary health care. Among the 301 caregivers interviewed, 44 resided with children and 257 did not. Evaluations involved the administration of the Zarit Burden Inventory, Spirituality Scale (optimism) and Coping Strategies Inventory. Either the Student’s t-test or the Mann-Whitney U-test was used for the comparisons between the two groups. Burden level was significantly higher among elderly caregivers who resided with children (p = 0.01). No significant differences were found with regard to optimism. Elderly caregivers who did not reside with children reported significantly greater use of coping strategies focused on the expression of negative emotions (p < 0.01), religiosity (p < 0.01) and the inhibition of negative emotions (p = 0.01). The elderly caregivers of other elderly individuals who resided with children had a higher level of burden and used coping strategies less than those who did not reside with children.

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Domestic violence and coping strategies among married adults during lockdown due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in India: a cross-sectional study

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2021.59 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-29

Author(s):

Priyanka Sharma ◽

Anita Khokhar

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Systematic Research ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Frontline Workers ◽

And Coping ◽

Study Participants

Abstract Background: There has been a reported increase in cases of domestic violence during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, however systematic research data is still unavailable. This study was conducted to find out domestic violence prevalence and coping strategies among married adults during lockdown due to COVID-19 in India. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among married men and women in the month of April 2020. Data regarding socio-demographic profile, domestic violence and coping strategies employed during lockdown was collected thorough google forms. 97.9% forms were completely filled by the respondents. Descriptive analysis was done. Results: Out of 94 study participants, about 7.4% (n=7) had faced domestic violence during lockdown. Out of these 7 participants, about 85.7% (n=6) reported increased frequency of domestic violence during lockdown. About half of the victims chose to ignore it (57.1%, n=4) or used yoga/meditation (42.9%, n=3) to cope. Conclusion: With about 7.4% study participants facing domestic violence during lockdown, it is necessary to study its detailed epidemiology in pandemics so that interventions like helpline numbers, screening of patients during tele-consultation, etc. which can be delivered even during lockdown with the help of healthcare and frontline workers could be devised to address this problem.

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Psychological Coping with Job Loss. Empirical Study to Contribute to the Development of Unemployed People

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15081787 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 1787 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Yolanda Navarro-Abal ◽

José Climent-Rodríguez ◽

María López-López ◽

Juan Gómez-Salgado

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Unemployed People ◽

Service Centre ◽

Public Employment Service ◽

Career Service ◽

And Coping

Having a job is an essential part of people’s development. Unemployment, on the contrary, is one of the most frustrating experiences of life with greater psychological consequences for people’s lives. In this sense, psychology has contributed to an increase in knowledge about the personal and social experience of unemployment. This article discusses indicators of anxiety and depression in unemployed people, modulating socio-demographic variables, and coping strategies involved in the higher and lower levels of anxiety and depression. For this, a sample of 244 unemployed people who are users of the Career Service Centre of the Andalusian Public Employment Service of the city of Huelva is used for a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study. The results show that only 5.7% of the participants do not have depressive symptoms. With regards to anxiety levels, 41.3% of participants have no anxiety. Unemployed people with high anxiety and depression scores have developed maladaptive coping strategies such as substance use, self-blaming, or denial. It is necessary to assess the importance of the unemployment process and the incorporation of appropriate coping strategies that facilitate new integration in the labour market, such as planification, emotional or social support and self-distraction between others.

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Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality as Predictors of Health in Elderly Individuals

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10113918 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 3918 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lovro Štefan ◽

Vlatko Vučetić ◽

Goran Vrgoč ◽

Goran Sporiš

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Sleep Duration ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Poor Sleep Quality ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Elderly Individuals ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Study Participants

The main purpose of the present study was to explore the associations of sleep duration and sleep quality with self-rated health. In this cross-sectional study, participants were 894 elderly individuals. Self-rated health, sleep duration, and sleep quality were self-reported. The associations were examined using multiple logistic regression analyses.After adjusting for sex, physical activity, smoking consumption, alcohol consumption, psychological distress, socioeconomic status, and chronic disease/s, sleeping <6 h (OR (Odds ratio) = 3.21; 95% CI (95 percent confident interval) 1.61 to 6.39), 6–7 h (OR = 2.47; 95% CI 1.40 to 4.36), 8–9 h (OR = 3.26; 95% CI 1.82 to 5.83), and >9 h (OR = 3.62; 95% CI 1.57 to 8.34) and having ‘poor’ sleep quality (≥5 points; OR = 2.33; 95% CI 1.46 to 3.73) were associated with ‘poor’ self-rated health. When sleep duration and sleep quality were entered simultaneously into the model, the same associations remained. Our findings provide evidence that both ‘short’ and ‘long’ sleep and ‘poor’ sleep quality are associated with ‘poor’ self-rated health. Thus, interventions that promote healthy sleep hygiene in the elderly are warranted.

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Egyptian Educators’ Online Teaching Challenges and Coping Strategies during COVID-19

Arab World English Journal ◽

10.24093/awej/vol12no4.19 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 279-301

Author(s):

Ola Hafez ◽

Yasmine Salah El-Din

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Academic Institution ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Teaching Online ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Teaching Context ◽

Technical Issues ◽

And Coping

The present descriptive study investigated the challenges experienced and the coping strategies used by Egyptian university educators from different institution types while teaching online during the pandemic. The cross-sectional study drew participants (N = 222) from three different academic institution types, private universities, public universities, and adult education institutions, who responded to a survey that examined the technical, professional, administrative, social, and psychological challenges teachers encountered as well as their coping strategies. Data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Results indicated that the challenges and coping strategies reported by teachers varied according to the teaching context and the requirements of each academic institution. The most reported challenges experienced were exhaustion, internet problems, technical issues, and anxiety. Despite the challenges, participants reported a few positive effects, including feeling more productive, being motivated to learn something new, feeling appreciated by the students and administration, and feeling confident using online teaching tools. Results also revealed that the participants used social and professional strategies to cope with the circumstances accompanying the sudden shift to online teaching. The results indicated how challenges faced by educators from different institution types may diminish with more training on, and experience with, online teaching, forming communities of practice as well as other coping strategies they developed. Such findings should be helpful to educators, institutions, and policymakers in different academic institutions all over the world and in various teaching contexts.

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Study of parenting styles, family functioning and its relation to coping strategies in children of specific learning disorder

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ◽

10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20200096 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 230

Author(s):

Enagandula Rupesh ◽

Shipra Singh ◽

Alka A. Subramanyam ◽

Ravindra M. Kamath

Keyword(s):

Family Functioning ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Family Assessment Device ◽

Institutional Ethics ◽

Support Seeking ◽

And Coping

Background: Families of children with disabilities otherwise experience higher stress; and relation between parenting styles and coping of children is well known. Parental factors and family functioning may play a role in shaping the child, especially having issues like SLD. The objective is to study was coping strategies of children with SLD, parenting styles of their parents, their family functioning and relation of these with each other.Methods: It is a cross-sectional study undertaken after Institutional Ethics Committee approval, parent’s consent and child’s assent. Participants were 100 consecutive children, diagnosed with SLD, 9-13 years of age. Tools used were: Semi-structured proforma, Parenting Practices Questionnaire, Family Assessment Device and Children’s Coping Strategies Checklist Revision 1.Results: Authoritarian parenting style was significantly was associated with less use of ‘active’ and ‘support seeking’; and increased use of ‘distraction’ and ‘avoidance’ strategies. High scores on Authoritative style was associated with ‘active’ and ‘support seeking’ strategies. Avoidance coping strategy was associated with poor (high scores) and active coping strategies with higher (low scores) on problem solving, communication, and general family functioning.Conclusions: Parenting practices and family functioning can be pivotal in determining child’s attitude and coping. Assessment of this can be routinely included in child evaluation.

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Music-based emotion regulation and healthy and unhealthy music use predict coping strategies in adults with substance use disorder: A cross-sectional study

Psychology of Music ◽

10.1177/0305735619854529 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 030573561985452 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael J. Silverman

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Substance Use Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Adaptive Coping ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

And Coping

While many people use music for emotion regulation, there is a dearth of empirical inquiry investigating if music-based self-regulatory factors correlate with and predict coping in adults with substance use disorder (SUD). The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore music-based emotion regulation, healthy and unhealthy music use, and coping strategies in adults with SUD on a detoxification unit via correlational and multiple regression analyses. Participants ( N = 194) completed the Brief Music in Mood Regulation Scale, the Healthy-Unhealthy Music Scale, and the Brief COPE. Correlations and multiple regression analyses were conducted to determine which music-based emotion regulation factors were related to and predicted coping. There were a plethora of significant relationships between music-based factors and coping. Regression results indicated that solace predicted acceptance and entertainment predicted venting. Healthy music use predicted active coping and humor, while unhealthy music use predicted venting, denial, behavioral disengagement, and self-blame. Generally, unhealthy music use predicted maladaptive coping while healthy music use predicted adaptive coping. As music use is common for people with SUD, it seems that music-based emotion regulation training may have the possibility to augment adaptive coping skills with the ultimate goal of increasing the likelihood of recovery.

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Challenges and coping strategies faced by female scientists—A multicentric cross sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0238635 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (9) ◽

pp. e0238635 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Farah Naaz Fathima ◽

Phyllis Awor ◽

Yi-Chun Yen ◽

Nancy Angeline Gnanaselvam ◽

Fathiah Zakham

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Scientists ◽

And Coping

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Perceived stress and coping strategies among ICU nurses in government tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Annals of Saudi Medicine ◽

10.5144/0256-4947.2019.48 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 48-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Homood Alharbi ◽

Abdualrahman Alshehry

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tertiary Hospitals ◽

And Coping

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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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Characteristics of Cyberstalking Behavior, Consequences, and Coping Strategies: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Sample of Italian University Students

Future Internet ◽

10.3390/fi11050120 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 120 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tatiana Begotti ◽

Daniela Acquadro Maran

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Police Officers ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Coping ◽

The University ◽

The Impact ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare victims of one type of cyberstalking (OneType) with victims of more than one type of cyberstalking (MoreType) regarding (1) the impact of cyberstalking and (2) attitudes related to telling someone about the experience of cyberstalking and the coping strategies used by victims. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to over 250 students at the University of Torino. Results: About half of the participants experienced at least one incident of cyberstalking. Among them, more than half experienced more than one type of cyberstalking. Victims suffered from depression more than those who had never experienced cyberstalking. No statistically significant difference emerged for anxiety. The coping strategies used by MoreType were more varied than those used by OneType victims of cyberstalking. Moreover, MoreType victims told someone about their victimization more than OneType victims. Conclusion: The work presented suggests implications for health care professionals, police officers, and government. For example, our suggestion is to pay attention to cyberstalking victims and provide flyers in schools, universities, and cafeterias that explain the risk of certain online behaviors and their consequences in physical and emotional spheres.

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