scholarly journals Teaching Anxiety, Stress and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluating the Vulnerability of Academic Professionals in Mexico through the Adapted COVID-19 Stress Scales

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Luis Delgado-Gallegos ◽  
Gerardo R. Padilla-Rivas ◽  
Erika Zuñiga-Violante ◽  
Gener Avilez-Rodriguez ◽  
Daniel Arrellanos Soto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Asymptomatic Patient ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Compulsive Checking ◽  
Teaching Anxiety ◽  
Academic Professionals

To mitigate the COVID-19 infection, many world governments endorsed the cessation of non-essential activities, such as the school attendance. Thereby, forcing the evolution of the teaching model to the virtual classroom. In the present work we show the application of a modified version of the adapted COVID-19 stress scales (ACSS) which also included teaching anxiety and preparedness, and resilience for academic professionals in Mexico, during the unprecedented transformation of the education system undergone in the COVID-19 quarantine. Most of the studied variables: gender, age, academic degree, household occupants, having a disease, teaching level, teaching mode, work hours, resilience, teaching anxiety and preparedness, and fear of being an asymptomatic patient (FOBAP), showed significant statistical correlation between each other (p<0.050) and to the 6 areas of the ACSS (danger, contamination, social economical, xenophobia, traumatic stress and compulsive checking). Our results further showed that the perceived stress and anxiety, fell into the category of absent to mild with only the danger section of the ACSS falling into the moderate category. Finally, resilience generated throughout the quarantine, seems to be a predictor of the adaptation the academic professional has undergone to cope with stress.

scholarly journals Teaching Anxiety, Stress and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluating the Vulnerability of Academic Professionals in Mexico Through the Adapted COVID-19 Stress Scales

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Luis Delgado-Gallegos ◽  
Gerardo R. Padilla-Rivas ◽  
Erika Zuñiga-Violante ◽  
Gener Avilés-Rodriguez ◽  
Daniel Arellanos-Soto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Attendance ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Compulsive Checking ◽  
Teaching Anxiety ◽  
Teaching Paradigm ◽  
Academic Professionals ◽  
Very High

To mitigate the COVID-19 infection, many world governments endorsed the cessation of non-essential activities, such as the school attendance, forcing a shift of the teaching model to the virtual classroom. From this shift, several changes in the teaching paradigm derived, in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, which could have an impact in academic professional's mental health. In the present work we show the application of a modified version of the adapted COVID-19 stress scales (ACSS) which also included teaching anxiety and preparedness, and resilience for academic professionals in Mexico. These scales were applied during the unprecedented transformation of the education system undergone in the COVID-19 quarantine. Most of the studied variables: gender, age, academic degree, household occupants, having a disease, teaching level, teaching mode, work hours, resilience, teaching anxiety and preparedness, and fear of being an asymptomatic patient (FOBAP), showed significant statistical correlation between each other (p < 0.050) and to the 6 areas of the ACSS (danger, contamination, social economical, xenophobia, traumatic stress, and compulsive checking). Our results further showed that the perceived stress and anxiety fell into the category of Absent to Mild, with only the danger section of the ACSS falling into the Moderate category. Finally, the resilience generated throughout the quarantine was very high, which seems to be a predictor of adaptation the academic professional has undergone to cope with stress.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Stress in Healthcare Professional During COVID-19 Pandemic in Northeast México: A Remote Fast Survey Evaluation, the Use of an Adapted COVID-19 Stress Scale

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Luis Delgado-Gallegos ◽  
Rene de Jesus Montemayor-Garza ◽  
Gerardo R. Padilla-Rivas ◽  
Hector Franco-Villareal ◽  
Jose Francisco Islas
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Work Area ◽  
The Us ◽  
Compulsive Checking ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Survey Evaluation

The world is currently, subjected to the worst health crisis documented in modern history; an epidemic led by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). At the epicenter of this crisis, healthcare professionals continue working to safeguard our well-being. To the regular high levels of stress, COVID new heights even more to healthcare professionals so depending on the area, specialty, and type of work. Here we investigated what are the tendencies, or areas most affected. Through an adaptation of the original COVID-stress scale, we developed a remote, fast test designed for healthcare professionals of the Northeastern part of Mexico, an important part of the country with economic and cultural ties to the US. Our results showed 4 key correlations as highly dependent: Work area – Xenophobia (p < 0.045), Work with COVID patients - Traumatic stress (p < 0.001) and Total number of COVID patients per day – Traumatic stress (p < 0.027), and Total number of COVID patients - Compulsive checking and reassurance. Overall concluding that normal levels of stress have increased (mild – moderate). Additionally, we further determine that the fear of being an asymptomatic patient (potential to spread without knowing) continues being a concern.

Fear, Stress, and Knowledge regarding COVID-19 in Nursing Students and Recent Graduates in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isai Arturo Medina Fernández ◽  
Sonia Carreño Moreno ◽  
Lorena Chaparro Díaz ◽  
Ruth Magdalena Gallegos-Torres ◽  
Josué Arturo Medina Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Compulsive Checking ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Socioeconomic Consequences

Objective. The study sought to correlate fear, stress, knowledge regarding COVID-19 in Nursing students and recent graduates in Mexico. Methods. Correlational design, sample comprising 912 nursing students and graduates during the last 18 months from public and private universities of Mexico. To measure the variables, the study applied the instrument Fear of COVID-19 Scale, knowledge subscale of the scale Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19, and the instrument COVID Stress Scale. Results. Relationship was found of the age variable with fear, danger of contamination, traumatic stress, knowledge and minor socioeconomic consequences (p<0.05). Likewise, relationship was observed of fear with stress regarding COVID-19, danger of contamination, socioeconomic consequences, xenophobia, traumatic stress, and compulsive checking (p<0.05). Stress and knowledge explain the presence of fear regarding COVID-19 in 50.3%, and fear and knowledge explain stress regarding COVID-19 in 50.4%. Conclusion. Nursing students and recent graduates have high levels of stress and fear, besides low level of knowledge. The presence of high stress and low knowledge predict fear regarding COVID-19. Interventions are required on knowledge, stress, and fear regarding COVID-19 in the population studied.

scholarly journals Fear, Stress, and Knowledge regarding COVID-19 in Nursing Students and Recent Graduates in Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isai Arturo Medina Fernández ◽  
Sonia Carreño Moreno ◽  
Lorena Chaparro Díaz ◽  
Ruth Magdalena Gallegos-Torres ◽  
Josué Arturo Medina Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Compulsive Checking ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Socioeconomic Consequences

Objective. The study sought to correlate fear, stress, knowledge regarding COVID-19 in Nursing students and recent graduates in Mexico. Methods. Correlational design, sample comprising 912 nursing students and graduates during the last 18 months from public and private universities of Mexico. To measure the variables, the study applied the instrument Fear of COVID-19 Scale, knowledge subscale of the scale Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19, and the instrument COVID Stress Scale. Results. Relationship was found of the age variable with fear, danger of contamination, traumatic stress, knowledge and minor socioeconomic consequences (p<0.05). Likewise, relationship was observed of fear with stress regarding COVID-19, danger of contamination, socioeconomic consequences, xenophobia, traumatic stress, and compulsive checking (p<0.05). Stress and knowledge explain the presence of fear regarding COVID-19 in 50.3%, and fear and knowledge explain stress regarding COVID-19 in 50.4%. Conclusion. Nursing students and recent graduates have high levels of stress and fear, besides low level of knowledge. The presence of high stress and low knowledge predict fear regarding COVID-19. Interventions are required on knowledge, stress, and fear regarding COVID-19 in the population studied.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Stress in Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Northeast Mexico: A Remote, Fast Survey Evaluation, Using an Adapted COVID-19 Stress Scales

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7624
Author(s):  
Juan Luis Delgado-Gallegos ◽  
Rene de Jesús Montemayor-Garza ◽  
Gerardo R. Padilla-Rivas ◽  
Héctor Franco-Villareal ◽  
Jose Francisco Islas
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Compulsive Checking ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Survey Evaluation

The world is currently subjected to the worst health crisis documented in modern history: an epidemic led by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). At the epicenter of this crisis, healthcare professionals continue working to safeguard our well-being. To the regular high levels of stress, COVID-19 adds even more so to healthcare professionals in particular, depending on their area, specialty, and type of work. Here we investigated what are the tendencies or areas most affected. Through an adaptation of the original COVID-stress scales, we developed a remote, fast test designed for healthcare professionals in the northeastern part of Mexico, an important part of the country with economic and cultural ties to the United States. Our results showed four key correlations as highly dependent: work area–xenophobia (p < 0.045), work with COVID patients–traumatic stress (p < 0.001), total number of COVID patients per day–traumatic stress (p < 0.027), and total number of COVID patients–compulsive checking and reassurance. Overall, we concluded that normal levels of stress have increased (mild–moderate). Additionally, we determine that the fear of being an asymptomatic patient (potential to spread without knowing) continues being a concern.

Stress, Traumatic Stress: Is There a Difference?

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-224
Author(s):  
D. L. Creson
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress
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