A Study Examining the Differences in Stress Levels and Coping Mechanisms of Parents with Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract Aim: This study aims to assess the stress levels, stress busters (stress relievers), and coping mechanisms among Saudi dental practitioners (SDPs) during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Methodology: Self-administered questionnaire was sent to SDPs via Google forms. Cohen’s stress score scale was used for stress evaluation, and the mean scores were compared based on age, gender, qualification, and occupation. In addition, comparisons of the utilization of stress coping mechanisms and stress busters based on gender, age, and occupation were evaluated. Descriptive statistics were carried out using SPSS (Version 21.0, Chicago, Illinois, USA). Results: A total of 206 SDPs (69% males and 31% females) participated in the study. Male SDPs showed a higher score than females (P>0.05). SDPs around 50 years and above obtained high-stress scores (25±7.4) as compared to other age groups (P<0.05). The occupational level showed higher stress scores (22.6 ± 4.6 than the other occupation groups (P<0.05). The majority of the SDPs used watching TV/mobile/computer (80%) as a stress buster, followed by binge eating (64%), exercise (44%), smoking (32%), do it yourself (DIY-23%), and meditation (17%). Conclusion: SDPs are experiencing stress levels during this COVID-19 pandemic time. Male SDPs above 50 years and private practitioners showed higher levels of stress scores. An overall commonly used stress buster was smoking in males and meditation in females.

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PENGARUH TINGKAT STRES TERHADAP MEKANISME KOPING PASIEN KANKER BERBASIS MANAJEMEN TERAPI KANKER

Care Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Kesehatan ◽

10.33366/jc.v8i3.1262 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 346

Author(s):

Yesiana Dwi Wahyu Werdani

Keyword(s):

Cancer Patients ◽

Short Form ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Therapeutic Management ◽

Maladaptive Coping ◽

Radiation Group ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Physical Impact ◽

And Coping ◽

Management Groups

The management of cancer therapy is useful to improve the survival of cancer patients, but it has a physical impact on various functions of the body's organs. It can lead to stress and affect individual coping mechanisms. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of stress levels on coping mechanisms of cancer patients based on cancer therapeutic management. This study used a mix method design and sequential explanatory approach. The population was cancer patients at the Indonesian Cancer Foundation, East Java Branch, Surabaya. The number of sample were 32 patients taken by total sampling method. The instrument used perceived stress scale and coping strategies inventory short form. The result of ordinal regression test and nagelkerle's pseudo R-Square in chemotherapy group 0.013 and R 0.621, in radiation group 0.016 and R 0.597, in chemoradiotherapy group 0.010 and R 0.737. It means that stress levels has a significant effect on individual coping mechanisms in all cancer therapeutic management groups. On the qualitative results showed that stress and maladaptive coping mechanisms caused by side effects of therapy, financial, relationships with caregiver was less harmonious, less able to think positively. The complexity of therapeutic stressors and the presence of poorly managed of external factors made respondents more likely to have maladaptive coping mechanisms.

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Police Officer Stress and Coping in a Stress-Awareness Era

Police Quarterly ◽

10.1177/1098611120984162 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109861112098416

Author(s):

Kerry Lynne Edwards ◽

Yvonne M. Eaton-Stull ◽

Sarah Kuehn

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Community Relations ◽

Policy Recommendations ◽

Statistical Correlations ◽

Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Community Conflict ◽

Police Community Relations ◽

And Coping

This study was conducted as controversy and turmoil engulfed police worldwide. Police-community conflict was widespread and conceivably increased officers’ stress levels. Because stress affects officers’ health and job performance, it is important to understand the phenomenon. This study was designed to ascertain officers’ stress levels, coping mechanisms, and perspectives regarding police-community relations, their perceived stress-related needs, and their perceptions of departmental assistance. Participants (N = 128) were police officers across several jurisdictions of various sizes in the northeastern United States. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected; analytic methods included statistical correlations and regression, as well as qualitative, thematic analysis. Results indicated the following: Participants experienced stress across multiple areas; some coping mechanisms predicted higher expressions of stress, as did certain perspectives of police-community relations and years in law enforcement. Participants’ perspectives of their needs and their suggestions for action contributed to data-driven policy recommendations regarding both prevention and symptom reduction approaches.

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Exploring the Psychological Stress, Anxiety Factors, and Coping Mechanisms of Critical Care Unit Nurses During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Saudi Arabia

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.767517 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Shaimaa Ahmed Awad Ali ◽

Samar Salah Eldin Mohamed Diab ◽

Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Critical Care ◽

Psychological Stress ◽

Critical Care Unit ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Stress Levels ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

And Coping

Background: The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) throughout the world leads to a series of modifications of several National Health Service organizations, with a potential series of psychological consequences among nurses.Methods: This study was undertaken to assess the psychological stress, anxiety factors, and coping mechanisms of critical care unit nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-sectional research design was employed, and the convenience sample consisted of 469 nurses working at several hospitals in Saudi Arabia during the period from July to September 2020. This study used the Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Coping Mechanism, and Nursing Stress scale.Results: Interestingly, more than one-third and one-quarter of the studied nurses had severe and moderate anxiety levels, respectively. In addition, the most anxiety-causing factors included providing care for their infected colleagues and worrying about infecting their families. More than one-quarter and slightly less than half of the studied nurses had high and moderate stress levels, respectively. Furthermore, more than half of the participants had low coping mechanisms and one-quarter had moderate coping mechanisms. In addition, there was a strong positive correlation between anxiety and stress levels, and there was a strong negative correlation between coping mechanisms and stress and anxiety levels.Conclusions: Collectively, this study explored the psychological stress, anxiety factors, and coping mechanisms among critical care unit nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak in Saudi Arabia. Continuous educational programs for nurses on using coping mechanisms should be developed in combination with teaching preventive measures for defining a psychological intervention plan within a mandatory occupational health surveillance program. This study recommends that constructive planning and necessary provision of supportive measures by the legal authorities and policymakers protect nurses and minimize their psychological stress to fulfill high-quality nursing care.

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