scholarly journals Cross-sectional Study to Assess Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Staff Working in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girija Mahale ◽  
Yoshita Thadaney ◽  
Nidhi Purohit
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Proactive Coping ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Teaching

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an enormous strain on healthcare professionals who have been at war with the virus since a year now. It was important to understand the mental health care impacts so that timely interventions could be provided to those who were in need of support. This would provide them with the much-needed support as well as prevent them from burn out. However, understanding healthcare professionals’ innate capacities of resilience and proactive coping was important to provide a holistic picture. This project studied the stress, anxiety, resilience and proactive coping levels of 151 hospital staffers at a designated COVID-19 tertiary care teaching institution in Pune district. They were administered the four scales and it was found that most were experiencing moderate stress levels, normal levels of anxiety and scored high on resilience and proactive coping measures. A significant negative correlation between anxiety and resilience and positive correlation between resilience and coping was found. This study shows that adequate support from the hospital, innate reserves of resilience and adequate coping techniques were protective factors, preventing the distress levels from culminating into mental illness. The sample’s mean age of 34 years could have also been a positive factor. However, it is important to further study the chronic effects of stress on mental health and burnout, given the pandemic is ongoing.

scholarly journals Cross-sectional Study to Assess Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Staff Working in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Girija Mahale ◽  
Yoshita T hadaney ◽  
Nidhi Purohit
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Proactive Coping ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Teaching

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed an enormous strain on healthcare professionals who have been at war with the virus since a year now. It was important to understand the mental health care impacts so that timely interventions could be provided to those who were in need of support. This would provide them with the much-needed support as well as prevent them from burn out. However, understanding healthcare professionals’ innate capacities of resilience and proactive coping was important to provide a holistic picture. This project studied the stress, anxiety, resilience and proactive coping levels of 151 hospital staffers at a designated COVID-19 tertiary care teaching institution in Pune district. They were administered the four scales and it was found that most were experiencing moderate stress levels, normal levels of anxiety and scored high on resilience and proactive coping measures. A significant negative correlation between anxiety and resilience and positive correlation between resilience and coping was found. This study shows that adequate support from the hospital, innate reserves of resilience and adequate coping techniques were protective factors, preventing the distress levels from culminating into mental illness. The sample’s mean age of 34 years could have also been a positive factor. However, it is important to further study the chronic effects of stress on mental health and burnout, given the pandemic is ongoing.

scholarly journals Pattern and associated socio demographic factors of tobacco use among health care staff in a tertiary care setting at Faridabad

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 860
Author(s):  
Nidhi Prasad ◽  
Binay Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Facilities

Background: This study aimed at assessing prevailing pattern and risk factors of tobacco consumption among health care workers of tertiary care centre, in Faridabad.Methods: A cross-sectional approach was used. A sample of 306 participants included housekeeping and nursing orderly. Participants were interviewed during their lunch time. Semi structured questionnaire was used for data collection.Results: The overall prevalence of tobacco use was found to be 42.8% (n=306), of which (30.7%) prevalence among housekeeping’s compared to nursing orderlies (12.7%). The consumption of smokeless tobacco was higher among housekeeping staff. Khaini (45%) was the main consumption type, followed by hookah (21%) and cigarettes (19.5%) among the current tobacco user (n=133). The consumption of tobacco was found to be associated with gender (male), education, and nature of job (designation) at the hospital setting.Conclusions: Tobacco use is very common in hospital staff in Faridabad as reflected by results of our study. We should build on success encountered in banning smoking in educational institutions and healthcare facilities. This is important for their health and also overall health of patients also as they can influence the behaviour of people that surrounds them.

scholarly journals Dysfunctional coping mediates the relationship between stress and mental health in health care staff working amid COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Warchoł-Biedermann ◽  
Przmysław Daroszewski ◽  
Grażyna Bączyk ◽  
Krzysztof Greberski ◽  
Paweł Bugajski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: The cross-sectional study aimed to assess the stress outcomes in health care staff working during the Covid-19 pandemic and to explore the role of coping in the relationship between stress outcomes and mental health dimensions with Preacher & Hayes's mediation analysis. Subjects and methods: 170 participants including physicians (n=41; 24.1%), nurses (n=114, 67.1%) and paramedics (n = 15, 8.8%) with a mean age of 37.69 ± 12,23 years and an average seniority of 14.40 ±12.32 years. were administered The Toronto Alexithymia Scale– 20 (TAS – 20), Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), the Emotional Processing Scale (EPS) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). The data were analyzed by estimation of simple correlation coefficients and a Preacher and Hayes's mediation procedure. Results: Participants reported elevated levels of stress (7-8 sten on the sten scale developed for the PSS-10 questionnaire). Statistically significant differences in the stress levels between nurses, paramedics and physicians could not determined. In contrast, significant association between mental health outcomes and occupational category could not be found. Coping mediated the relationship between coping strategies and mental health outcomes. A positive and significant relationship was observed between stress, dysfunctional coping strategies and mental health. Conclusion: Our observations support the assumption about a controlling role of coping in the relationship between work-related stress and mental health outcomes in the medical staff working amid pandemic.

Measuring Attitudes of Mental Health Care Staff Toward Suicidal Patients

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie Aish ◽  
Inga-Lill Ramberg ◽  
Danuta Wasserman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Suicidal Patients

SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among the Health Care Staff of an Ophthalmological Reference Centre, a Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Fátima Sofía Magaña-Guerrero ◽  
Diana Hinojosa Trujillo ◽  
Beatriz Buentello-Volante ◽  
José Eduardo Aguayo-Flores ◽  
Edgar Alonso Melgoza-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reference Centre

scholarly journals DEMENTIA CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATIONS IN TRAINING ACROSS SETTINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S379-S379
Author(s):  
Mary F Wyman ◽  
Verena R Cimarolli ◽  
Robyn Stone
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff

Abstract It is well-established that there is a critical shortage of trained health care staff who can deliver high-quality behavioral health services to persons with dementia. The development of innovative professional training curricula, and effectively implementing and sustaining such programs, is a key element in addressing this workforce crisis. This symposium highlights cutting-edge efforts being conducted across the continuum of care, to train health care professionals to support optimal behavioral health for persons with dementia. In the outpatient setting, Wyman et al. present data from a survey of mental health clinicians on their perspectives about working with persons with dementia and caregivers, revealing critical gaps in knowledge and skills to target in continuing education programming. Wray and colleagues focus on integrated behavioral health in primary care, discussing how geriatric experts can most effectively contribute to improved assessment and treatment within this setting. Koepp presents an innovative program to transform outpatient mental health care for persons with dementia through provider training and consultation. In the residential care setting, Reinhardt and colleagues report on the implementation of a comprehensive approach to the alleviation of behavioral health problems through training direct care staff in person-directed care in nursing homes. Finally, Karel et al share how VA interprofessional nursing home teams learn and sustain an evidence-based program to address behavioral concerns among residents with dementia. The discussant will lend a deep expertise in research and policy related to the geriatric workforce to her remarks on the presentations.

Prevalence of reported suicidal behaviour in the general population and mental health-care staff

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 1189-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
INGA-LILL RAMBERG ◽  
DANUTA WASSERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Age And Sex

Background. Higher rates of suicidal behaviour have been reported among staff in mental health care than in the general population. However, no studies of these two groups have been carried out simultaneously, using the same methods. This study aims to investigate whether they differ in terms of age- and sex-standardized prevalence of suicidal behaviour.Methods. Identical questions about suicidal behaviour were addressed in the same year to a random sample of the general population and to mental health-care staff in Stockholm. Life weariness among the latter was also investigated.Results. Age- and sex-standardized past year prevalences of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts were found to be similar among mental health-care staff and the general population. Lifetime prevalence of both suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts was significantly higher among mental health-care staff than among the general population. Psychologists/social workers have a higher probability of: lifetime thoughts of life is not worth living; death wishes; and, suicidal thoughts, than nurses/assistant nurses.Conclusions. Reports on lifetime prevalence of suicidal behaviour may be biased in populations that are not reminded of these problems in everyday life. Data on past year prevalence of suicidal behaviour show clearly the similarity between the general population and the mental health-care staff.

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