scholarly journals : Development and validation of tool for screening occupational mental health and workplace factors influencing it

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rakesh Balachandar ◽  
Asha Ketharam ◽  
Srikala Bharath
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Community Control ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Workplace Factors ◽  
The One ◽  
Occupational Background

Introduction:Occupational mental health is one of the key entity for ideal work place. Earlier studies have identified certain workplace factors to influence the mental health of the worker. “Workload”, “Reward”, “Community”, “Control”, “Values” and “Fairness” are the key areas identified in occupational psychology that determine the mental health of the worker. An imbalance in these factors may lead to negative occupational mental health, i.e. burnout. The burnout, a psychological syndrome is combination of emotional exhaustion, depletion of compassion and sense of reduced accomplishment. To note, the concept of occupational mental health in nation with second largest workforce is nascent. Further, the utility of existing western tools in Indian context is limited by multiple factors such as less comprehensibly, culturally inappropriate, patented and other factors. Hence, a tool was developed to screen the occupational mental health and workplace areas. Methods and results:Conventional steps involved in psychological tool development, viz. construct identification, drafting of pertinent questions, content validation, field testing of questions and others were adopted. After series of steps, a tool for screening the occupational mental health consisting of 21 questions and screening the key constructs influencing the mental health at workplace (workplace assessment) consisting of 25 questions were developed. Each of these questions sought responses using a 3-point scale i.e. “Never”, “Sometimes” and “Always”. As intended, the questions were relatively simple, shorter, comprehensible and compliant (no rejections) as observed by the feedback obtained during the pilot (feasibility) study involving 58 consenting volunteers. The tool was explored on larger sample involving workforce from various occupational background in addition to screening of the general mental health using general health questionnaire 5 (GHQ 5). The screening tool exhibited adequate test - retest reliability, internal consistency / reliability (cronbach’s α > 0.73) and correlation (correlation coefficient > 0.6) with the general mental health in larger evaluation of 153 consenting workers.Conclusion: Present study attempted to develop tool for screening adverse occupational mental health (burnout) and workplace factors that are known to be detrimental for mental health. Considering the magnitude of workforce and relatively naïve the concept of occupational mental health in the country, a tool (such as the one reported in the study) for screening the mentioned constructs are need of the hour. Hence, the proposed simple and easy to administer tool, would aid in recognizing the burnout and aid in early diagnosis and management of those requiring intervention.

scholarly journals Relationship between social competences and the sense of general mental health and intensity of stress among nurses

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Chrzan-Rodak ◽  
Barbara Ślusarska ◽  
Grzegorz Nowicki ◽  
Alina Deluga ◽  
Agnieszka Bartoszek
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Social Competences

Introduction: Social competences are indispensable in occupations reliant on interpersonal interactions, such as in medical professions, e.g. nursing, conditioning not only the effective construction of interpersonal relationships, but ever more often emphasizing a positive impact on strengthening coping skills in stressful situations. The object of our study was to assess the connection of social competences with the sense of general mental health and intensity of stress in the group of nurses.Materials and methods: In the study took part 291 nurses (ages 23–63, mean job seniority 11 years, SD = 10.22). We used the Social Competence Questionnaire (KKS) according to Anna Matczak, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), as adapted by Zygfryd Juczyński and Nina Ogińska-Bulik, and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) in the adaptation of Zofia Makowska and Dorota Merecz to collect information for the study.Results: Stress intensity among respondents averaged 16.83 points (SD = 4.47). In the 4 analyzed indicators of the GHQ-28, the mean point score was: somatic symptoms M = 8.45, anxiety and insomnia M = 8.75, functional disorders M = 8.07, depression symptoms M = 2.46. 38.1% of the results of the level of general mental health were in the range 5–6, which is the average level of mental health perceived in the group of nurses.Conclusions: The level of perceived stress among more than half of the surveyed group of nurses was average (52.6%). The level of social competences is not significantly correlated with the intensity of stress experienced. The level of general mental health of 38.1% of the nurses fell in the range of average. The level of social competences significantly correlates with the general mental health status of the nurse respondents (R = -0.254, p < 0.001).

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the General Mental Health in Sweden: No Observed Changes in the Dispensed Amount of Common Psychotropic Medications in the Region of Scania

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Wolfschlag ◽  
Cécile Grudet ◽  
Anders Håkansson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Psychotropic Medications ◽  
Interrupted Time Series Analysis ◽  
Swedish Population ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The One

Some first investigations have focused on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the general mental health after its outbreak in 2020. According to multiple self-reporting surveys, symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression have risen worldwide. Even some studies based on health care records start to be published, providing more objective and statistically reliable results. Additionally, concerns have been raised, to what extend the access to mental health care has been compromised by the COVID-19 outbreak. The aim of this study was to detect changes in prescription trends of common psychotropic medications in the Swedish region of Scania. The monthly dispensed amounts of selected pharmaceuticals were compared from January 2018 until January 2021, regarding the prescription trends before and after the outbreak of COVID-19. Using an interrupted time series analysis for each medication, no general trend changes were observed. On the one hand, a possible deterioration of the general mental health could not be confirmed by these results. On the other hand, the access to mental health care did not seem to be impaired by the pandemic. When interpreting findings related to the COVID-19 pandemic, regional differences and country-specific approaches for coping with the pandemic should be considered. The Swedish population, for instance, never experienced a full “lock-down” and within Sweden the time point of the outbreak waves differed regionally. In general, the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on mental health are still unclear and need to be investigated further in an international comparison.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATIONS OF GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS WITH SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DAYTIME SLEEPINESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-199
Author(s):  
R.S. Schierholz ◽  
I. Zavgorodniy ◽  
S. Darius ◽  
I. Böckelmann
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Subjective Sleep

ASSOCIATIONS OF GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS WITH SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DAYTIME SLEEPINESS Schierholz RS, Zavgorodniy I., Darius S., Böckelmann I. Purpose: Sufficient sleep quality plays a significant role for long-term physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of general mental health symptoms with sleep quality and daytime sleepiness. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey with 84 included participants (female: n = 42, male: n = 42) was conducted. General mental health symptoms were assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), sleep quality was measured with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and daytime sleepiness was evaluated with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Statistical differences were calculated using two-sample t-test and Mann-Whitney U test. For correlation analyses Spearman’s rank correlation was used. Results: Subjects with poor sleep quality reached higher scores in the GHQ-12 and in the ESS than subjects with good sleep quality, but the difference regarding the ESS was not significant. Higher GHQ-12 scores were associated with higher PSQI scores but not with higher ESS scores. Conclusions: Major findings show strong evidence of an association between general mental health symptoms and sleep quality with poor sleepers having a more disturbed mental health than good sleepers. Further evidence of the interrelationship between subjective sleep quality and general mental health symptoms was found. Keywords: Mental health, Work ability, Stress, Sleep, Insomnia   Абстракт ЗВ’ЯЗОК ЗАГАЛЬНИХ СИМПТОМІВ ПСИХІЧНОГО ЗДОРОВ'Я З СУБ'ЄКТИВНОЮ ЯКІСТЮ СНУ ТАІНДИВІДУАЛЬНОЮ ДЕННОЮ СОНЛИВІСТЮ Робін Себастьян Шірхольц*, Ігор Завгородній, Сабіна Даріус, Ірина Беккельман Мета: Достатня якість сну відіграє важливу роль для тривалого фізичного та психічного здоров’я. Метою цьогодослідження було вивчення залежності загальних симптомів психічного здоров’я від якісті сну та денноїсонливості. Матеріали та методи: Було проведено перехресне опитування за участю 84 учасників (жінки: n = 42, чоловіки: n= 42). Загальні симптоми психічного здоров’я оцінювали за допомогою Анкети загального здоров’я (GHQ-12), яка містить 12 пунктів; якість сну оцінювали за допомогою Пітсбургського опитувальника якості сну (PSQI), а денну сонливість оцінювали за Шкалою сонливості Епворта (ESS). Статистичні відмінності розраховувались за допомогою двопробного t-тесту та U-тесту Манна-Вітні. Для кореляційного аналізу було використано рангову кореляцію Спірмена. Результати: Суб'єкти з низькою якістю сну показали більш високі показники у GHQ-12 та ESS, ніж суб'єкти із хорошою якістю сну, але різниця щодо ESS була несуттєвою. Більш високі показники GHQ-12 були пов'язані з більш високими показниками PSQI, але не з більш високими показниками ESS. Висновки: Основні результати виявляють вагомі докази зв'язку між загальними симптомами психічного здоров’я та якістю сну людей, які погано сплять, та людей з міцним сном. У людей з поганим сном більш виражені порушення психічного здоров’я. Були знайдені додаткові докази взаємозв'язку між суб'єктивною якістю сну та загальними симптомами психічного здоров'я. Ключові слова: Психічне здоров'я, працездатність, стрес, сон, безсоння    Абстракт СВЯЗЬ ОБЩИХ СИМПТОМОВ ПСИХИЧЕСКОГО ЗДОРОВЬЯ С СУБЪЕКТИВНЫМ КАЧЕСТВОМ СНА И ИНДИВИДУАЛЬНОЙ ДНЕВНОЙ СОНЛИВОСТЬЮ Робин Себастьян Ширхольц, Игорь Завгородний, Сабина Дариус, Ирина Беккельманн Цель: Достаточное качество сна играет важную роль для долгосрочного физического и психического здоровья. Целью данного исследования было изучение связи общих симптомов психического здоровья с качеством сна и дневной сонливостью. Материалы и методы. Было проведено перекрестное исследование с 84 участниками (женщины: n = 42, мужчины: n = 42). Общие симптомы психического здоровья оценивали с использованием Общего опросника здоровья (GHQ-12), содержащего 12 пунктов; качество сна оценивали с помощью Питтсбургского опросника качества сна (PSQI), а дневную сонливость оценивали по Шкале сонливости Эпворта (ESS). Статистические различия рассчитывали с использованием двухпробного t-теста и U-теста Манна-Уитни. Для корреляционного анализа была использована ранговая корреляция Спирмена. Результаты: Субъекты с плохим качеством сна показали более высокие баллы в GHQ-12 и в ESS, чем субъекты с хорошим качеством сна, но разница в отношении ESS не была значительной. Более высокие показатели GHQ-12 были связаны с более высокими показателями PSQI, но не с более высокими показателями ESS. Выводы: Основные результаты обнаруживают убедительные доказательства связи между общими симптомами психического здоровья и качеством сна людей, которые плохо спят, и людей с крепким сном. У людей с плохим сном более выражены нарушения психического здоровья. Были найдены дополнительные доказательства взаимосвязи между субъективным качеством сна и общими симптомами психического здоровья. Ключевые слова: психическое здоровье, трудоспособность, стресс, сон, бессонница

scholarly journals Reduced Sleep Duration and Sleep Efficiency Were Independently Associated With Frequent Nightmares in Chinese Frontline Medical Workers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Qi Lin ◽  
Ze-Xin Lin ◽  
Yong-Xi Wu ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Zhao-Nan Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Efficiency ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Frequent Nightmare

ObjectivesNightmares were related to emotion and behavioral problems and also emerged as one of the core features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Our study aimed to investigate the associations of frequent nightmares with sleep duration and sleep efficiency among frontline medical workers in Wuhan during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.MethodsA total of 528 health-care workers from the province of Fujian providing medical aid in Wuhan completed the online questionnaires. There were 114 doctors and 414 nurses. The age, sex, marital status, and work situation were recorded. A battery of scales including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were used to evaluate subjects’ sleep and general mental health. Frequent nightmares were defined as the response of at least once a week in the item of “nightmare” of PSQI.ResultsFrequent nightmares were found in 27.3% of subjects. The frequent nightmare group had a higher score of PSQI-sleep duration and PSQI-habitual sleep efficiency (frequent nightmares vs. non-frequent nightmares: PSQI-sleep duration, 1.08 ± 0.97 vs. 0.74 ± 0.85, P &lt; 0.001; PSQI-habitual sleep efficiency, 1.08 ± 1.10 vs. 0.62 ± 0.88, P &lt; 0.001). Reduced sleep duration and reduced sleep efficiency were independently associated with frequent nightmares after adjustment for age, sex, poor mental health, and regular sleeping medication use (reduced sleep duration: OR = 1.96, 95% CI = 1.07–3.58, P = 0.029; reduced sleep efficiency: OR = 2.17, 95% CI = 1.09–4.32, P = 0.027). Subjects with both reduced sleep duration and sleep efficiency were also associated with frequent nightmares (OR = 2.70, 95% CI = 1.57–4.65, P &lt; 0.001).ConclusionThe present study found that sleep duration and sleep efficiency were both independently associated with frequent nightmares among frontline medical workers in Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic. We should pay attention to nightmares and even the ensuing PTSD symptoms among subjects with reduced sleep duration or sleep efficiency facing potential traumatic exposure.

scholarly journals Mental Health of Adults Treated in Adolescence with Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Program or Observed for Idiopathic Scoliosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maciej Płaszewski ◽  
Igor Cieśliński ◽  
Roman Nowobilski ◽  
Tomasz Kotwicki ◽  
Jacek Terech ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
General Mental Health ◽  
Retrospective Data Collection ◽  
Potential Benefits

Objective. To examine general mental health in adult males and females, who in adolescence participated in a scoliosis-specific therapeutic exercise program or were under observation due to diagnosis of scoliosis.Design. Registry-based, cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection.Methods. Sixty-eight subjects (43 women) aged 30.10 (25–39) years, with mild or moderate scoliosis (11–36° Cobb angle), and 76 (38 women) nonscoliotic subjects, aged 30.11 (24–38) years, participated. The time period since the end of the exercise or observation regimes was 16.5 (12-26) years. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) scores were analyzed with theχ2andUtests. Multiple regression analyses for confounders were also performed.Results. Intergroup differences of demographic characteristics were nonsignificant. Scoliosis, gender, participation in the exercise program, employment, and marital status were associated with BDI scores. The presence of scoliosis and participation in the exercise program manifested association with the symptoms. Higher GHQ-28 “somatic symptoms” subscale scores interacted with the education level.Conclusions. Our findings correspond to the reports of a negative impact of the diagnosis of scoliosis and treatment on mental health. The decision to introduce a therapeutic program in children with mild deformities should be made with judgment of potential benefits, risks, and harm.

Employment, Unemployment, and Response to the General Health Questionnaire

1986 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 807-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Layton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Social Dysfunction ◽  
Change Scores ◽  
General Mental Health

The 60-item General Health Quesitonnaire was given to 101 men facing compulsory redundancy, and again 6 mo. later, to investigate the possible causal link between unemployment and mental ill-health. Those subjects who subsequently reported being jobless showed a significant increase in general, minor, nonpsychotic psychiatric morbidity, and in particular endorsed items forming the derived subfactor Anhedonia. For subjects who reported being reemployed, a significant improvement in general mental health was noted. Change scores between groups were significant on the gross GHQ scale, Anhedonia, and Social dysfunction + loss of confidence.

Stigmatisation of mental illness in the workplace: evidence and consequences

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 102-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Bezborodovs ◽  
G. Thornicroft
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Stigma And Discrimination ◽  
Workplace Stigma

SummaryWork plays an important part in everyday life. For people experiencing mental health problems employment may both provide a source of income, improved self-esteem and stability, and influence the course and outcomes of the disorder. Yet in many countries the work-place consistently surfaces as the context where people with mental health problems feel stigmatised and discriminated the most. This paper will review the existing evidence of stigma and discrimination in the workplace, consider the consequences of workplace stigma on the lives of people experiencing mental health problems, and discuss implications for further action.

Occupational Stress, Mental Health and Attitude Towards Mental Illness of Nursing Staff Working in General and Psychiatric Hospital: A Comparative Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh Lukose ◽  
Abdul Azeez E.P.
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Role Overload

Nurses are identified as one of the professional groups with high level of job related stress and related issues. The magnitude of the problem this segment faces is very intensive as a large number of them are women. They are victimized for multiple roles in the home and hospital. Stressors for nurses are always been identified with workload, dual role and pressures which are associated with demands of the existing working environment. The nature of illness/diseases a nurse dealing with has significant effects on the stress and mental health level. Healthcare professionals dealing with psychiatric illness and other chronic/traumatic conditions faces more stress while comparing to the other domains of healthcare. The present study is a cross sectional hospital based study carried out at four centres and 100 samples were collected by judgmental sampling method which consisted of 50 female nursing staff from general hospital and same number from psychiatric hospitals. A socio-demographic data sheet along with General Health Questionnaire was administered and those who have satisfactory health have been considered as further samples. Mental health, stress level, and attitude towards mental illness were analyzed. The results shows that psychiatric nursing staff scored higher in overall occupational stress index and in the subs-domains of role overload, role ambiguity, role conflict, role unreasonable group and political pressure compared to general nursing staff. Also the mental health inventory total score is negatively correlated with role overload sub-domain of occupational stress index scale. Present study implicates the need of comprehensive psycho-social management plans for the professionals working in psychiatric hospitals.

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