scholarly journals Analysis of Psychosocial Adjustment in the Family During Confinement: Problems and Habits of Children and Youth and Parental Stress and Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena P. Andrés-Romero ◽  
Juan M. Flujas-Contreras ◽  
Mercedes Fernández-Torres ◽  
Inmaculada Gómez-Becerra ◽  
Pilar Sánchez-López
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Psychological Difficulties ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The COVID-19 health crisis has led to a dramatic change in dynamics and habits of families, which may be a factor involved in the development and maintenance of problems and difficulties in children. The present study is a cross-sectional study that aims to describe and analyze the relationship between the difficulties in psychological adjustment and the change of habits of the infant-juvenile population as perceived by their parents and their stress and resilience during the total confinement of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, as well as analyzing the course of the changes and the relationships between weeks 3 to 6, that is, the score of different participants in each week of the confinement. The sample is comprised of 883 parents of children and adolescents between 3 and 18 years of age. Children’s psychological adjustment, children’s habits, parental stress, and parental resilience were assessed by parents. The results show that parents perceive a change in the habits and psychological difficulties in their children. At the same time, our results describe parents with a high level of stress and resilience, with differences depending on the children’s ages. The time of confinement accentuates the perception of parents about the psychological difficulties of their children and parental stress, as well as a decrease in resilience. These difficulties are reduced when the parent has resilience competencies. These results show that the resilience of parents mediate the relationship between parental stress and psychological problems of their children. These results shows that COVID-19 lockdown had a considerable effect on families, both on children and parents. Some practical implications based on results are provided.

scholarly journals Media Exposure Related to the PTSS During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Risk Perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiqing Wang ◽  
Ling Jiang ◽  
Shuang Ma ◽  
Qinian Chen ◽  
Chengbin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Media Exposure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to assess the relationship between media exposure and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and to highlight the underlying mechanisms mediated by risk perception.Methods: This survey was conducted online in China from February 1st to February 10th, 2020. A total of 2,858 Chinese citizens aged ≥18 years from 31 provinces and autonomous regions were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional study. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess media exposure, PTSS, and risk perception.Results: The prevalence of respondents with heightened PTSS scores was 22.2%. After controlling for covariates, media exposure (more than five times a day) was significantly and positively associated with a high level of PTSS (B = 4.11, p < 0.001), and risk perception (worry and severity) significantly mediated the relationship between media exposure and PTSS (all 95% CIs did not include 0).Conclusions: Based on these findings, the frequency of media exposure was associated with PTSS. Risk perception (worry and severity) mediated the relationship between media exposure and PTSS. The mental health, particularly PTSS, of the general population should be closely monitored and “infodemics” should be combatted while addressing the COVID-19 outbreak; cognitive interventions may be promising.

The Relationship of Mother's Spiritual Well-being and Forgiveness with Mother-to-infant Attachment in Women Referring to Maternity Hospital Affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
Hanieh Dehestani ◽  
Zeinab Moshfeghy ◽  
Fatemeh Ghodrati
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Background: The mental health of the mother has a great influence on the health of her fetus. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the mother's spiritual well-being and forgiveness with maternal-fetal attachment (MFA). Methods: This is a descriptive-analytic cross-sectional study. A sample of 200 female participants was selected by applying a simple sampling method among the mothers hospitalized in 3 clinics during the period of 2017-2018. The Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Health and Pollard & Anderson Forgiveness Questionnaires were used toassess the correlation between the spiritual health and forgiveness of the mother with MFA. Results: The relationship between attachment parameters including sentimental and emotional behaviors (r = 0.365, p = 0.0001), near-proximity-keeping behaviors (r = 0.261, p = 0.002), care behaviors (r = 0.339, p = 0.0001), mother’s attention to baby (r = 0.19, p = 0.026), versus all attachment behaviors (r = 0.349, p = 0.0001) and high level of spiritual well-being was significant, whereas the relationship between the mother’s forgiveness score and all the attachment components was not meaningful. However, the high level of forgiveness score was significant with all of the attachment components (p<0.0001). Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between the mother’s mental health and forgiveness and the attachment versus its components. It is recommended that in order to reduce the stress level and promotion of MFA, training courses for spiritual programs and mechanisms for the creation of forgiveness should be scheduled in the pregnancy plans.

Adolescent Humour and Its Relationship with Psychological Adjustment

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Abhijeet Singh ◽  
Arif Ali ◽  
Maria Choudhary ◽  
Rini Gogoi ◽  
Nilesh Maruti Gujar
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Difficulty Score

Background: Adolescence is a transition phase towards adulthood. There is a correlation between humour and psychosocial adjustment. Aim: To assess the level of humour among adolescents and to see its relationships with their general psychological adjustment. Methods and Materials: The present study is a cross-sectional study. Convenience sampling was used to select the school and total enumeration method was used for the selection of the respondents (school-going adolescent). School going adolescents between the ages of 13-17 years were included. They were assessed with their consent using a Socio-demographic Datasheet, Richmond Humour Assessment Instrument, Beck Depression Inventory, Interaction Anxiousness Scale, Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire, Academic Expectation Stress Inventory and Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Results: Humour has a significant negative correlation with the emotional problems and significant positive correlation with pro-social behaviour and total difficulty score. Moreover, it was found that humour has a significant positive correlation with self-efficacy. In regression analysis, it was found that conduct problems and pro-social behaviour contribute significantly to the prediction of humour among adolescents; though, accounting only for 1.08% variance. Remaining 98.9% was attributed to a variable not included in the study. Conclusion: Humour can lead to an improvement in psychological adjustment among adolescent.

scholarly journals Suicidal Ideation among People with Depression in Mental Hospital, Kabul-Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
Akehsan Dahlan ◽  
Mahjabin Shahid ◽  
Mohamad Ghazali Masuri
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
High Level ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship

Depression affects one's feeling and thinking, leading to a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in activities. Depression could lead to suicidal ideations, decrease a person's ability to functions and quality of life.  A cross-sectional study was conducted to 143 samples to determine the relationship between demographic variables, depression, suicidal ideation, social support and distress.  The findings show that the level of suicidal ideation is high, and there is a relationship between variables under study.  The main predictors of the suicidal ideation were the high level of distress and low social support level among the study participants. Keywords: Depression; suicidal ideations; mental health eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i16.2619

scholarly journals Plasma n-3 fatty acids and psychological distress in aboriginal Cree Indians (Canada)

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2343-2351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Lucas ◽  
Éric Dewailly ◽  
Carole Blanchet ◽  
Suzanne Gingras ◽  
Bruce J Holub
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Docosapentaenoic Acid ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
James Bay Cree ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractObjectiveTo examine the relationship between psychological distress (PD) and plasma n-3 long-chain (LC) PUFA, i.e. EPA, docosapentaenoic acid (DPAn-3) and DHA.DesignPopulation-based, cross-sectional Santé-Québec Health Survey (1991). Participants were categorized as high-level PD if they scored over the 80th percentile of the PD Index in the Santé-Québec Survey; non-distressed subjects were those who scored less than this cut-off. Associations between tertiles of n-3 fatty acids (FA) and the risk of high-level PD were expressed as odds ratios, with the lowest tertile as the reference group.SettingQuébec, Canada.SubjectsData were analysed from a representative sample of 852 James Bay Cree Indian adults aged 18 years and over.ResultsProportions of n-3 FA were statistically significantly lower in the PD than in the non-distressed group. After adjustment for confounders, EPA was the only individual n-3 FA significantly associated with the risk of high-level PD. Combinations of EPA + DHA or EPA + DPAn-3 + DHA or the sum of n-3 were also associated with the risk of high-level PD. Compared with the lowest tertile of EPA + DHA, the OR for high-level PD was 0·89 (95 % CI 0·59, 1·36) for the second and 0·56 (95 % CI 0·32, 0·98) for the third tertile, after controlling for confounders.ConclusionsIn the present retrospective, cross-sectional study, we found that proportions of n-3 LC PUFA in plasma phospholipids, markers of n-3 LC PUFA consumption from fish, were inversely associated with PD.

scholarly journals Spirituality, moral injury and mental health among Chinese health professionals

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhizhong Wang ◽  
Faten Al Zaben ◽  
Harold G. Koenig ◽  
Yuanlin Ding
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Moral Injury ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Causal Nature ◽  
The Relationship

Background Moral injury has been found to be prevalent among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Aims The present study examines the relationship between spirituality, moral injury, and mental health among physicians and nurses in mainland China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method An online cross-sectional study was conducted involving 3006 physicians and nurses in mainland China, where the COVID-19 pandemic has caused high rates of hospital admission and death. The Moral Injury Symptoms Scale-Health Professional was administered, along with measures of mental health and spirituality. Hierarchical linear regression modelling was used to examine the mediating and moderating role of moral injury in the relationship between spirituality and mental health. Results Spirituality was positively correlated with moral injury (β = 2.41, P < 0.01), depressive symptoms (β = 0.74, P < 0.01) and anxiety symptoms (β = 0.65, P < 0.01) after controlling sociodemographic variables. Moral injury significantly mediated the relationship between spirituality and both depression and anxiety, explaining 60% (0.46/0.76) of the total association between spirituality and depression and 58% (0.38/0.65) of the association with anxiety. No moderating effect of moral injury was found on the spirituality–mental health relationship. Conclusions Although they were the findings of a cross-sectional study, these results suggest that concern over transgressing moral values during the pandemic may have been a driving factor for negative mental health symptoms among Chinese health professionals for whom spirituality was somewhat important. Future longitudinal studies are needed to determine the causal nature of these relationships.

scholarly journals Farmers’ And Retailers’ Knowledge Level Associated with Pesticide Distribution and Application in Horticultural Production Centers in Karo Regency, North Sumatera

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catur Hermanto ◽  
Rasiska Tarigan ◽  
Agustina E. Marpaung ◽  
Rina C. Hutabarat
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Correction Coefficient ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Vegetable Farmers ◽  
Pesticide Distribution ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

The description of the agriculture success is inseparable from the level of knowledge of retailers and farmers on the effective use of pesticides in the field. This study aimed at evaluating the relationship between the level of knowledge of retailers and farmers on the distribution and use of pesticides in vegetable production centers in Karo Regency. The research was  Berastagi Experimental Farm from August to September 2016. The research method used in the survey was a cross-sectional study approach. The selection of districts was done purposively based on the highest number of retailers, the largest horticultural planting area, and the number of vegetable farmers per district. The number of research samples was 10 respondents per district. To analyze the relationship between variables, we used Spearman's range correction coefficient calculation and validity test using SPSS correlation 17. The results exhibited that the level of knowledge of retailers and farmers in Karo regency is low about the functions, codes, and formulations of all pesticides that have been distributed. The level of knowledge of vegetable farmers on the use of pesticides in Karo district is low, seen from the high level of use, increasing concentration of pesticides and high frequency of spraying, as well as mixing fungicides and insecticides 2 types of pesticides with different codes and active ingredients. The relationship of farmers' knowledge with their age, education and the length of farming experience significantly influenced the perception and attitude of using pesticides to control pest attacks in their lands of cultivation.

scholarly journals Anxiety and Competence Achievement of Midwifery students During Midwifery Clinical Practice of Maternal Neonatal Emergency

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Anis Kusumawati ◽  
Titi Savitri Prihatiningsih ◽  
Yayi Suryo Prabandari
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Clinical Instructors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Student Preparedness ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Anxiety is often experienced by students when following clinical education. Anxiety at moderate level is required for the learning process, but at high level it lowers the learning. The objective is to determine the level of anxiety, competency achievement, the relationship between them and the things that are perceived by the students and the clinical instructors when following clinical practice.Methods: A quantitative, cross sectional study using questionnaires to 42 midwifery students continued with the qualitative by in-depth interviews with three students and six clinical instructors.Results: The level of anxiety was no to mild anxiety by 19.05%, mild to moderate anxiety by 66.67%, and moderate to severe anxiety by 14.28%. Around 2.38% of the students earned a grade of a B, 45.24% earned a B + and 52.38% earned an A. The relationship between the level of anxiety and competency achievement was shown with an r value of -0.043.Conclusion: The level of anxiety in clinical practice of midwifery students was mild to moderate, and the competency achievement was excelent. There was a negative and very weak correlation between the level of anxiety and competency achievement. Things perceived by the student following clinical practice were a matter of personalization, innovation, individualization, involvement, task orientation, and satisfaction, while things perceived by the clinical instructors were a matter of time constraints, much work load, student preparedness, student ability level, challenge to patient, student motivation, and hospital environments.

scholarly journals The menopausal symptoms and depressive symptoms were efficacy of interaction between levels and duration of exercise in perimenopausal women:a cross- sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang-shuang Wei ◽  
Zhi-fen Zhang ◽  
Wen-hua Liu ◽  
Shan-shan Tang ◽  
Jian Huang
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Long Duration ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Level ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Depressive disorder often adversely affects psychosocial and physical functioning. Exercise is one of the most commonly used alternatives for mood disorders and menopausal symptoms during the menopausal transition. This study aimed to investigate the interaction between levels and duration of exercise and their effects on menopausal symptoms and depressive symptoms. Methods We enrolled 512 healthy women aged 40–60 years. Exercise history, menopausal symptoms (MKS), and depressive symptoms (HAMD) were determined based on self-report. Menopausal symptoms and depressive symptoms was analyzed using a 2-way analysis of variance(ANOVA) with levels of exercise and duration of exercise as factors, respectively. Significant main effects or interactions were examined using Fisher’s Least Significant Difference (LSD) tests. Specific planned comparisons were made using Bonferroni corrections. Results There were interactions between levels and duration of exercise on the change in menopausal symptoms and depressive symptoms, respectively[ F (6,512) = 3.597, F (6,512) = 2.128, p <0.05]. Pairwise comparisons of the interaction revealed that, with moderate duration of exercise, those women who did high level of exercise had lower scores of MKS and HAMD than those who seldom exercised ( P <0.05). Short or long duration of exercise and low or high levels of exercise was not effective at reducing scores of MKS and HAMD( p >0.05). Conclusions The relationship between exercise and menopausal symptoms had a U-shaped trend. The relationship between exercise and depressive symptoms also had a U-shaped trend.

scholarly journals Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Kepatuhan Minum Obat Pasien Hipertensi Peserta Prolanis di Puskesmas Pringapus Kabupaten Semarang

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Galih Adi Pramana ◽  
Ragil Setia Dianingati ◽  
Novita Eka Saputri
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Enabling Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Duration Of Therapy ◽  
Analytic Design ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Relationship

Hipertensi merupakan faktor penting sebagai pemicu penyakit tidak menular seperti penyakit kardiovaskuler yang lain. Kepatuhan minum obat bagi pasien penyakit kronis seperti  hipertensi sangat penting karena dengan minum obat secara teratur dapat mengontrol tekanan darah pasien.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi kepatuhan minum obat pasien hipertensi di puskesmas pringapus kabupaten semarang. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif analitik menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional Study, Pengumpulan data dilakukan secara prospektif dengan cara memberikan kuisioner MMAS-8 kepada pasien yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari 41 pasien yang mengisi kuisioner 15 pasien memiliki tingkat kepatuhan tinggi dan 26 pasien memiliki tingkat kepatuhan rendah. Hasil analisis hubungan antara kepatuhan dan faktor yang memungkinkan memberikan pengaruh adalah sebagai berikut kelamin = 0,15; umur = 0,56; pendidikan = 0,03; pekerjaan = 0,78; lama terapi = 0,42; jenis obat hipertensi yang didapatkan = 0,59 serta banayaknya obat yang dikonsumsi = 0,66. Dari hasil yang didapatkan dapat disimpulkan bahwa faktor pendidikan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepatuhan minum obat pasien hipertensi sedangkan faktor kelamin, umur, pekerjaan, lama terapi, jenis obat hipertensi yang didapatkan serta banayaknya obat yang dikonsumsi tidak  berpengaruh signifikan  terhadap kepatuhan minum obat pasien.Kata kunci : Kepatuhan, obat, hipertensi, prolanis, MMAS-8Hypertension is an important factor as a trigger for non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases. The adherence in using drugs for patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension is very important because taking medication regularly can control a patient's blood pressure. This study aims to analyze what factors influence compliance with taking medication for hypertensive patients at the pringapus health center in Semarang district. This study used a descriptive analytic design using a cross sectional study approach. Data collection was conducted prospectively by giving MMAS-8 questionnaire to patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results showed that from 41 patients who filled out the questionnaire 15 patients had a high level of adherence and 26 patients had a low level of adherence. The results of the analysis of the relationship between adherence and the enabling factors for influencing were the following sex = 0.15; age = 0.56; education = 0.03; employment = 0.78; duration of therapy = 0.42; the type of hypertension drug obtained = 0.59 and the drug consumed is usually = 0.66. From the results obtained it can be concluded that educational factors have a significant effect on adherence to taking medication for hypertensive patients while genital factors, age, occupation, duration of therapy, types of hypertension drugs obtained and usually the drugs consumed do not significantly influence compliance with patient medication.Keywords: Compliance, medication, hypertension, prolanis, MMAS-8

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