scholarly journals Mental Health Screening of Healthcare Professionals Who Are Candidates for Psychological Assistance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11167
Author(s):  
Bernat-Carles Serdà ◽  
Maria Aymerich ◽  
Josefina Patiño-Masó ◽  
Mònica Cunill
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Regulation Mechanisms ◽  
Psychological Assistance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive

Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are among those most affected by the COVID-19 health emergency, with many presenting symptoms of anxiety and depression. Research shows that one of the factors involved in mitigating the impact of stressful situations is the use of cognitive emotional regulation mechanisms. The aims of this study were (a) to describe the functional and dysfunctional cognitive emotional regulation mechanisms (FRMs and DRMs) by gender, (b) to screen the main group of healthcare professionals who are candidates to receive psychological assistance based on FRMs and DRMs, and (c) to determine the HCP profile of candidates for psychological assistance. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. Data were obtained from an adhoc questionnaire—the Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-18), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), and the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The representative sample comprised 1452 HCPs. The results revealed significant differences between men and women in the use of DRMs. Women showed a higher use of catastrophizing (≤0.001) and rumination (0.008). The screening procedure detected that 7.5% (109 cases) of the HCPs were candidates to receive psychological support. According to the results of this study, age group (30–39 years old), professional activity (being a nurse or nursing assistant), and having psychological symptoms of anxiety and depression are variables that independently increase the probability of requiring psychological assistance. The gender variable was not found to be an independent factor when it comes to receiving psychological support. In conclusion, it is necessary to consider the influence of cognitive emotional regulation strategies employed by HCPs in the screening of candidates for psychological assistance and design effective interventions to reverse the emotional distress caused by COVID-19.

scholarly journals ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЕ И ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЕ ПОДХОДЫ К ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЮ ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ ПОМОЩИ ЖЕНАМ ПОГИБШИХ ПРАВООХРАНИТЕЛЕЙ ПРИ УТРАТЕ

World Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
Рыбык Л. А.
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
General Level ◽  
Scientific Heritage ◽  
Psychological Assistance ◽  
The Impact

The preambule gives the reasons for the relevance of the problem of experiencing the loss and grief of the perished law enforcers` wives in Ukraine, providing them with psychological counseling and the necessary psychological assistance based on the modern scientific heritage, world and local practical experience. The aim of the study is to examine the theoretical and practical approaches of providing psychological assistance to widows, as well as to analyze the impact of psychological assistance on the overall level of adaptive grieving.The main part reveals the main theoretical and practical approaches to the definition of varieties, structure and content of systemic psychological support based on extreme psychology and crisis intervention. It was noted the necessity of providing emotional support and psychological assistance at the early stages of experiencing grief and loss. It presents the brief description of the factors influencing psychological state of the person, who is in an emergency situation - the sudden death of a loved one.The concept of adaptive and non-adaptive ways of responding to stress factors, based on a study by E. Lindemann, is considered. Psychological reactions are described that correspond to different phases of a crisis state after a traumatic event, accordingly to the studies of D. Aguilera and J. Messick. The results of a comparative experimental psychological examination of the perished law enforcers` wives are set out in order to determine the significance of individual factors of socio-psychological adaptation for the formation of effective psych correctional programs. Statistically reliable data on the impact of psychological support on the general level of socio-psychological adaptation are obtained. In conclusion, it is stated the reasonability of providing the psychological assistance in case of loss, taking into account the hierarchy of personal problems. Experimentally proven that, when providing systemic psychological assistance, there is a tendency towards to of adaptability and emotional comfort indicators, decrease of level and moving away from problem situations avoidance.

scholarly journals Psychological Adjustment of Healthcare Workers in Italy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences in Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Secondary Trauma, and Compassion Satisfaction between Frontline and Non-Frontline Professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Trumello ◽  
Sonia Monique Bramanti ◽  
Giulia Ballarotto ◽  
Carla Candelori ◽  
Luca Cerniglia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Secondary Trauma ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Compassion Satisfaction ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Targeted Prevention ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Impact

Emergency situations have been associated with negative psychological adjustment outcomes in healthcare professionals, although studies on the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic amongst Italian health workers are limited. The main aim of this study was to investigate the psychological adjustment of healthcare professionals during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, evaluating differences according to working or not with patients affected by COVID-19 and in areas with a more severe spread of this pandemic. Healthcare professionals’ attitudes toward psychological support were analyzed. The levels of anxiety, depression, psychological stress, and professional quality of life (compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue) and attitudes toward psychological support were measured among 627 Italian healthcare workers (mean age = 40.55 years; SD = 11.49; range: 27–72). Significantly higher levels of stress, burnout, secondary trauma, anxiety, and depression were observed among professionals working with COVID-19 patients. Higher levels of stress and burnout and lower levels of compassion satisfaction were detected in professionals working in areas with higher rates of contagion. No interaction effects were found between working (or not) with patients affected by COVID-19 and working (or not) in areas with a more severe diffusion of this pandemic. Finally, in the group of professionals who worked with COVID-19 patients, the percentage of professionals who thought to ask for psychological support was twice that of the group that did not work with COVID-19 patients. The overall findings indicate that the mental health of frontline healthcare workers requires further consideration and that targeted prevention and intervention programs are necessary.

Emotional burnout health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-159
Author(s):  
R. Kerimbayeva ◽  
◽  
U. Zhamirova ◽  
A. Abdrakhmanova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Psychological Assistance ◽  
Emotional Burnout ◽  
The Impact

Article about the state of experiencing the syndrome of «emotional burnout» in the non-standard mode of work of medical workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue of the impact of many negative factors on the professional activity of doctors, in connection with the Declaration of an emergency situation in Kazakhstan, an outbreak of coronavirus infection, is being considered. In the treatment of coronavirus infection, external and internal psychological causes of burnout syndrome in medical workers were identified. It is characterized by manifestations of emotional burnout, which are manifested in professional communication with feelings of fatigue, emotions, weakness, indifference, and anxiety. The issues of reducing the psychological state of medical workers in the conditions of coronavirus, their stress resistance, high anxiety, emotional will, features of self-control and management were considered. In the context of a pandemic, it is proposed to provide psychological assistance to medical workers, and state support for their work is recommended.

scholarly journals The Impact of Anxiety and Depression on the Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrysoula Vasilopoulou ◽  
Eirini Bourtsi ◽  
Sophia Giaple ◽  
Ioannis Koutelekos ◽  
Paraskevi Theofilou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Family Status ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Quality Of Life Index ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Impact

<p><strong>PURPOSE:</strong> This study was to explore the impact of anxiety and depression on the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.</p> <p><strong>MATERIAL &amp; METHODS:</strong> The sample studied consisted of 395 hemodialysis patients. Data was collected by the completion of a specially designed questionnaire for the needs of the present study which apart from socio-demographic and clinical, it also included HAD<sub>S</sub> scale to assess the level of anxiety and depression as well as the scale Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index (MVQOLI) to assess patients’ quality of life.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The results of this study showed that 47.8% had high anxiety levels and 38.2% had high levels of depression. The average total score of quality of life was found to be 17.14. It was also shown that the total score of quality of life presented statistically significant association with family status (p=0.007), educational level (p&lt;0.001), the number of children (p=0.001), patients’ adherence to doctors' orders (p=0.003) and proposed diet (p=0.002) and the relations of patients with healthcare professionals and the other patients (p&lt;0.001). The multiple linear regression showed that the overall quality of life score was statistically associated with the levels of depression after adjusted for possible confounders. More specifically, it was found that total score of quality of life was 2.5 and 4.4 points lower for patients with moderate and high levels of depression, respectively, compared to patients with low levels of depression (p&lt;0.001).</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Evaluation<strong> </strong>of anxiety and depression in conjunction with quality of life in hemodialysis patients should be an integral part of the therapeutic regimen.</p>

scholarly journals Assessment of performance of midwives and pediatricians in preparation for receiving a neonate immediately after birth. A prospective observational study.

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
Lambros Mpoltsis ◽  
Emmanuel Stamatakis ◽  
Theodoros Xanthos ◽  
Nicoletta Iacovidou ◽  
Athanasios Chalkias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Item Checklist ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Erc Guidelines

Background. The 2015 European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Guidelines for Resuscitation and support of transition of babies at birth stress the importance of adequate preparation by the healthcare professionals who are going to receive the newborn immediately after birth in order to avoid preventable neonate deterioration. Midwives and pediatricians are the healthcare professionals in the frontline of neonate reception. Methods. Based on the 2015 ERC guidelines we created a 9-item checklist of indispensable actions for correct preparation for neonate reception after vaginal delivery or cesarean section. 78 midwives and 39 pediatricians were included in this prospective observational study. The impact of prior neonate life support training (NLS) on their performance was also assessed. Results. Regarding preparation for neonate reception, participants performed significantly better when the neonate was delivered by vaginal delivery (mean score 7.21±1.77 vs 5.45±1.55 for cesarean section, p<0.0005). Furthermore, midwives performed significantly better (performance score 6.88±1.87) than pediatricians even when subgroup analysis was performed for residents (5.40±1.59, p=0.002) and consultants (5.46±1.47, p=0.002). Previous NLS training resulted in significantly higher performance scores (6.57±1.81 vs 5.18±1.91 for no NLS training, p=0.004). Conclusions. In the present study midwives performed better than consultant and resident pediatricians in preparing for receiving a neonate immediately after birth and neonatal life support training led to significantly better performance when compared to particiants with no prior NLS training. To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess these skills in midwives and pediatricians.

scholarly journals Psychological Inflexibility and Loneliness Mediate the Impact of Stress on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Healthcare Students and Early-Career Professionals During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Bonilla-Sierra ◽  
Alexis Manrique-G ◽  
Paula Hidalgo-Andrade ◽  
Pablo Ruisoto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Inflexibility ◽  
Healthcare Students ◽  
The Impact

Background: The current mental health state of healthcare professionals and students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador remains understudied and how to improve their mental health is a challenge.Objective: This study aimed to explore the anxiety and depressive symptomatology among healthcare students and professionals in Ecuador and to examine the role of psychological inflexibility, loneliness, and psychological stress as predictors of anxiety and depression symptoms.Methods: A total of 191 undergraduate and graduate healthcare students in clinical practice (early-career healthcare professionals) in Ecuador were surveyed between January and March 2021 using standardized measures of psychological stress (PSS), psychological inflexibility (AAQ), loneliness (UCLA), alcohol consumption (AUDIT-C), and anxiety and depressive symptomatology (PHQ). Macro Process for SPSS (models 4 and 7) were used to test mediation effects.Results: Alcohol consumption varied between men and women and anxiety and depression symptomatology was generally low among the sample. Psychological inflexibility and loneliness mediated the impact of stress on anxiety and depressive mood in participants, regardless of gender and previous personal history of COVID-19.Discussion: Implications of psychological inflexibility and the prevention and coping with stress in healthcare professionals during COVID-19 are further discussed.

scholarly journals Psychological assistance to patients after laryngectomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
G. A. Tkachenko ◽  
S. O. Podvyaznikov ◽  
A. M. Mudunov ◽  
Е. V. Gusakova
Keyword(s):  
Laryngeal Cancer ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Check List ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Symptom Check List ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Psychological Assistance ◽  
Group 1

The study objective is to assess the effectiveness of psychological support to patients with laryngeal cancer after laryngectomy. Materials and methods.This study included 36 male patients aged between 45 and 62 years with morphologically verified stage II–IV (Т3–4N0–2М0) laryngeal cancer treated in the Department of Head and Neck Tumors, N. N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in 2011–2016. Patients were randomized into two groups. Group 1 included 14 patients who received antitumor therapy alone. Group 2 comprised 22 patients who additionally received psychological support. Patients’ mental state was assessed before treatment and 6 months after its completion using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Symptom Check List-90 Revised. Two patients from Group 1 and 1 patient from Group 2 were excluded from the study at the first stage. Results. We found that patients in both groups had severe psychopathological symptoms (including depression, interpersonal sensitivity, and severe distress) six month after treatment completion (according to the Symptom Check List-90 Revised). Patients who received psychological support demonstrated higher level of depression than healthy controls, but it was still significantly lower than that in patients who received no psychological assistance. Similar results were obtained by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: patients who received psychological support had significantly lower level of depression than patients who had no psychological support (8.3 ± 0.9 vs 10.2 ± 0.6 points respectively). Conclusion. Patients with laryngeal cancer who received psychological assistance (including cognitive behavioral psychotherapy) demonstrated significantly lower level of depression 6 months after treatment completion compared to those who received no psychological support.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN THE CONVENTION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
pp. 365-370
Author(s):  
Diana Romanovska ◽  
Roksolana Mintianska
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Psychological Service ◽  
Psychological Assistance

The urgency of the problem is determined by the growing need of participants in the educational process affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 for psychological assistance, and the lack of research that would help school psychologists, social educators to provide quality educational services in distance learning. The purpose of the article is to present the results of research on the psychological support of the educational process in quarantine, to present the experience of the scientific and methodological center of practical psychology and social work of Chernivtsi In-Service Teacher Training Institute, to determine strategies for scientific and methodological support of psychological services in pandemics and distance learning. The article analyzes the quantitative indicators of online activities, the subject of appeals to psychological services by students, parents, teachers during quarantine, Internet resources used in the process of psychological assistance in distance learning. It has been established that quarantine has reduced the productivity of the psychological service of educational institutions, caused restrictions in professional activities. School psychologists fulfilled their professional workload with students only by 18.8%, and social educators − by 9.7%. Many students were not covered by psychological support, socio-pedagogical assistance, and were left «alone» with their problems and difficulties at home. According to the results of the research, the strategies of scientific and methodological support of the activity of psychological service specialists are determined: development of autopsychological competence and self-regulation; development of digital competence; development of tools for professional activity on harmonization of psycho-emotional state, restoration of mental health in victims of the COVID-19 pandemic participants in the educational process.

scholarly journals The environmental friendliness of teachers’ communicative behavior in the context of education digitalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 463-480
Author(s):  
Rano I. Sunnatova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Communicative Behavior ◽  
Emotional Component ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
11Th Grade

Introduction. The digitalization of the school educational environment predetermined new factors leading to special requirements for all subjects of the educational space. However, this situation did not create a new problem in the “teacher – students” system; it only strengthened the relevance of studying the interaction between teachers and students, taking into account new forms of interaction. The research purpose is to define the environmental friendliness of teachers’ communicative behavior as a condition determining: the achievement of respect for the student’s personality, the teacher’s self-respect, and the creation of a subject-joint and/or subject-generative types of interaction with students. Materials and methods. The study involved 72 teachers and 402 7th-11th grade students of the Moscow general education school. The teachers were offered three methods aimed at studying the characteristics of self-attitude, communicative qualities and the formation of their subjectivity. Students were offered two methods: “Personal resource for subjectivity formation” and “Laziness or reasons for unwillingness to learn”. Research results. The links between the characteristics of self-attitude and the emotional component of communicative characteristics were revealed through the use of the Spearman coefficient: acceptance of the student’s personality with “self-respect” – 0.399*; “self-belief” – 0.344**; “self-control” – 0.382**. The creation of trust relationships, respectively: 0.364**; 0.473**; 0.292**. All values are at * p <0.05; ** p <0.001. Also, connections with universal educational actions (UEAs) and communicative characteristics were identified: communicative UEAs and “the formation of belief in one’s own capabilities in a student” – -0.328; “the ability to refrain from pressure on the student’s personality” – -0.319. Regulatory UEAs were identified in a similar way – -0.412** and -0.304* at p <0.05. Using Fisher’s angular transformation, the authors revealed the links between self-belief and satisfaction with teachers’ attitude among 8th-9th grade students φ*=3.101; respectively, among 10th-11th grade students φ*=3.132 at p <0.01. Discussion and conclusion. The obtained results on the impact of characteristics of the teacher’s self-attitude on the emotional component of interaction with students prove the need to introduce psychological support for teachers’ activities into practice. The teacher’s professional activity as one of the key subjects in education yet remains without the necessary psychological support.

scholarly journals The Psychological Support of the Children With the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 360-370
Author(s):  
Z. Akhmetova
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Hyperactive Children ◽  
Psychological Assistance

The purpose of the article is to analyze theoretically the method of psychological support and its capacity in the system of provision of psychological assistance to children with the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The psychological support is the system of the professional activity of a psychologist, focused on the needs, interests and goals of the child; the process of interaction and cooperation of the supporter and the child with the aim to assist the child by creating the socio-psychological conditions for self-cognition, searching for ways to self-management, searching for self resources of the child and his environment for harmonious development and overcoming the difficulties. The article presents the relevance of psychological support for the hyperactive children, shows the main attributes of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as its concomitant disorders related to cognitive, emotional-volitional, behavioral spheres, as well as in the field of personality and interpersonal relationships. The article presents the main features and stages of the psychological support for children with this syndrome.

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