scholarly journals Psychological Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients With Mental or Physical Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Oppenauer ◽  
Juliane Burghardt ◽  
Elmar Kaiser ◽  
Friedrich Riffer ◽  
Manuel Sprung
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Psychological Disorders ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Physical Treatment ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Treatment ◽  
Public Lives

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) and the consequences of the pandemic on individuals’ social, economic, and public lives are assumed to have major implications for the mental health of the general population but also for patients already diagnosed with psychological disorders. The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with psychological disorders or physical health conditions in inpatient mental and physical treatment programs. A total 2710 patients completed COVID-19 related questions concerning their psychological distress and financial burden during the pandemic. Patients with psychological disorders reported the highest level of psychological distress and financial burden compared to patients with physical health conditions. Furthermore, most patients with psychological disorders attributed their individual psychological distress to the COVID-19 pandemic. In comparison to patients with physical health conditions, patients with psychological disorders are more strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and have an additional need for psychological/psychotherapeutic treatment due to the COVID-19 crisis. The findings stress the importance of continuous psychosocial support and availability of psychosocial support services for patients with psychological disorders during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Psychological distress trajectories in chronic physical health conditions.

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Caroline Debnar ◽  
Valerie Carrard ◽  
Davide Morselli ◽  
Gisela Michel ◽  
Nicole Bachmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Conditions

scholarly journals Relationship between Job Dissatisfaction and Physical and Psychological Health among Filipino Immigrants

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Patricia B. Strasser ◽  
A. B. de Castro ◽  
Gilbert C. Gee ◽  
David Takeuchi
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Filipino Immigrants

This study investigated the relationship between job dissatisfaction and psychological and physical health among Filipino immigrants in the United States. Cross-sectional data from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study were analyzed for 1,381 Filipino immigrants. The primary independent variable of interest was job dissatisfaction. Linear and negative binomial regression analyses were conducted to determine separate associations between job dissatisfaction and the outcomes of psychological distress and physical health conditions, respectively. Job dissatisfaction was positively associated with both psychological distress (β = 0.32, p < .001) and physical health conditions (β = 0.42, p < .001), controlling for sociodemographic variables such as age, gender, education, income, and job category. This community-based study demonstrated that job dissatisfaction has implications for health and well-being among an understudied, immigrant group of workers. Findings also suggest that job-related experiences should be considered when examining disparate health for immigrant, minority populations.

scholarly journals Relationship between Job Dissatisfaction and Physical and Psychological Health among Filipino Immigrants

AAOHN Journal ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. de Castro ◽  
Gilbert C. Gee ◽  
David Takeuchi
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Filipino Immigrants

This study investigated the relationship between job dissatisfaction and psychological and physical health among Filipino immigrants in the United States. Cross-sectional data from the Filipino American Community Epidemiological Study were analyzed for 1,381 Filipino immigrants. The primary independent variable of interest was job dissatisfaction. Linear and negative binomial regression analyses were conducted to determine separate associations between job dissatisfaction and the outcomes of psychological distress and physical health conditions, respectively. Job dissatisfaction was positively associated with both psychological distress (β = 0.32, p < .001) and physical health conditions (β = 0.42, p < .001), controlling for sociodemographic variables such as age, gender, education, income, and job category. This community-based study demonstrated that job dissatisfaction has implications for health and well-being among an understudied, immigrant group of workers. Findings also suggest that job-related experiences should be considered when examining disparate health for immigrant, minority populations.

Subgroups Of At-risk Workers With Chronic Physical Health Conditions: From The Manage At Work Trial

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Peters ◽  
William S. Shaw ◽  
Elyssa Besen ◽  
Robert K. McLellan ◽  
Torill H. Tveito
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Conditions

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic and Helsinki University Hospital Personnel Psychological Well-Being: Six-Month Follow-Up Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2524
Author(s):  
Tanja Laukkala ◽  
Jaana Suvisaari ◽  
Tom Rosenström ◽  
Eero Pukkala ◽  
Kristiina Junttila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Hospital Personnel ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Hospital District ◽  
Variation Explained

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unequally distributed extra workload to hospital personnel and first reports have indicated that especially front-line health care personnel are psychologically challenged. A majority of the Finnish COVID-19 patients are cared for in the Helsinki University Hospital district. The psychological distress of the Helsinki University Hospital personnel has been followed via an electronic survey monthly since June 2020. We report six-month follow-up results of a prospective 18-month cohort study. Individual variation explained much more of the total variance in psychological distress (68.5%, 95% CI 65.2–71.9%) and negative changes in sleep (75.6%, 95% CI 72.2–79.2%) than the study survey wave (1.6%, CI 0.5–5.5%; and 0.3%, CI 0.1–1.2%). Regional COVID-19 incidence rates correlated with the personnel’s psychological distress. In adjusted multilevel generalized linear multiple regression models, potentially traumatic COVID-19 pandemic-related events (OR 6.54, 95% CI 5.00–8.56) and front-line COVID-19 work (OR 1.81, 95% CI 1.37–2.39) was associated with personnel psychological distress but age and gender was not. While vaccinations have been initiated, creating hope, continuous follow-up and psychosocial support is still needed for all hospital personnel.

scholarly journals Dementia Caregiving, Care Recipient Health, and Financial Burdens

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 56-56
Author(s):  
Rashmita Basu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Health ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Care Recipient ◽  
Positive Feeling ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Financial Burdens ◽  
Health Deterioration ◽  
Retirement Study

Abstract Objective: While about 75% of people with ADRD receive care informally by their family members, relatively little is known about the effect of the quality of caregiving on maintaining carerecipient’s health and financial burden of out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare costs. The goal of this study is to examine the quality of caregiving on the out-of-pocket healthcare costs among ADRD patients and if caregiving prevents deterioration of physical health of carerecipients. Data and Sample: We used a nationally representative sample of people diagnosed with ADRD from the Aging Demographic and Memory Study, subsample of the Health and Retirement Study. The study sample includes carerecipients whose caregivers participated in the survey (N=261). Outcome measures: Primary outcomes were deterioration of carerecipients’ health (1=yes, 0=no) and annual OOP healthcare costs. The quality of caregiving is captured by if caregiving made them feel good, feel useful and fee closer to carerecipients. More than 70% caregivers reported that caregiving make them feel good or useful. About 60% of carerecipients’ physical health was maintained, and average out-of-pocket costs was $3,701/year ($0-$31,051). Multivariable logit for binary health outcome and OLS regression for OOP cost were estimated. Results: The likelihood of health deterioration was significantly lower for carerecipients whose caregivers reported that caregiving made them feel useful (AOR=5.1, 95% CI: 1.9- 14.5) and lower OOP remained significantly associated with presence of usefulness of caregiving (cost decrease, $3000 [95% CI: $6309-$918). Positive feeling of caregiving is independently associated with lower OOP cost and deterioration of physical health among ADRD patients.

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