scholarly journals Psychological Distress and Quality of Life among Hospital Staff in India during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Lokesh Kumar Ranjan ◽  
Pramod R Gupta ◽  
Nilesh Maruti Gujar ◽  
Shefali Baraik
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Quality In Healthcare

Background: Hospital staff has been constant and at the forefront to provide treatment services to the patient with risk of COVID-19 infection. The fear and uncertainty forced by the COVID-19 pandemic have become a risk for physical and psychological health among health care professionals.Aim: To explore the stress, anxiety, depression, and quality of life among hospital staff working in general and mental health hospitals during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: The present survey was an online study among hospital staff in India. We received a total of 373 responses by the stipulated time from hospital staff - participants with written consent diverted for further study. Socio-demographic datasheet, quality of life (QOL- BREF), depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21) were included in the Google form.Results: The results showed 2.4% of depression, 6.3% of anxiety, and 5.9% of stress among hospital staff. Nursing staff, physicians, and lab technicians had higher stress, anxiety, and depression. The result also revealed 4.3% physical, 16.6% psychological, 65.4% social, and 21.7% environmental health had a poor level of QOL in hospital staff.Conclusion: Healthcare workers are stressed, anxious, and depressive while working in the COVID-19 pandemic situation. To sustain and develop quality in healthcare services, physical and psychological wellness programs can enhance mental health and quality of life among hospital staff.

scholarly journals Compassionate Coach and Psychological Quality of Life in Portuguese Athletes: Effect of Mediating Variables

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Sara Oliveira ◽  
Marina Cunha ◽  
António Rosado ◽  
Cláudia Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Competitive Sports ◽  
Social Safeness ◽  
Emotional Processes ◽  
Proposed Model

This study aimed to test a model that hypothesized that the compassionate coach, as perceived by the athletes, has an impact on athlete-related social safeness and psychological health, through shame and self-criticism. The sample comprised 270 Portuguese adult athletes, who practiced different competitive sports. The path analysis results confirmed the adequacy of the proposed model, which explained 45% of the psychological health’s variance. Results demonstrated that athletes who perceive their coaches as more compassionate tend to present higher levels of social safeness (feelings of belonging to the team) and of psychological health, through lower levels of shame and self-criticism. These novel findings suggest the importance of the adoption of supportive, warm, safe, and compassionate attitudes from coaches in athletes’ mental health. This study also offers important insights by suggesting that feelings of acceptance and connectedness in team relationships may be at the root of athletes’ emotional processes and well-being.

Quality of Life in Employee with Workaholism

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozlem Koseoglu Ornek ◽  
Nurcan Kolac
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Occupational Healthcare

Workaholism has been a growing issue among the labour force worldwide. However, there is no consensus between scholars about its definition yet. It might be described as “being overly concerned about work, driven by a strong and uncontrollable desire to work, and spending so much energy and effort on work that it impairs private relationships, personal hobbies/activities, and/or health”. Generally, people with specific personality traits may have an increased chance of developing workaholism. In addition, there are other factors, such as sociocultural characteristics, relationships with colleagues and significant others, and organizational culture might also play an important influence on developing workaholism. It causes many physical and psychological health problems, such as high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and family and lifestyle dissatisfaction, and a reduction in job satisfaction, presenteeism, and motivation. Putting all of this together, it is clear that workaholism has a negative influence on employees’ quality of life and overall well-being. Therefore, this study aimed at examining a variety of approaches to define “workaholism” in related literature, defining its etiology, related factors, outcomes, prevention, and treatment. The PubMed/Medline database was also used for related studies that were published in English. “Workaholism”, “obsessive–compulsive behavior”, and “quality of health” were used as keywords. It is crucial to take action to prevent people from becoming workaholics. Early diagnoses of workaholism, using predictive factors by occupational healthcare professionals in the workplace, would help decrease its impact on workers’ health, and an effective treatment of workaholism should be applied.

scholarly journals Changes in Quality of Life and Loneliness Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults Participating in Therapist-Guided Digital Mental Health Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Gould ◽  
Chalise Carlson ◽  
Ana Jessica Alfaro ◽  
Christina F. Chick ◽  
Martha L. Bruce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Mental Health Interventions

Background: This study aimed to examine the effects of a 12-week multicomponent mobile app-delivered intervention, the Meru Health Program (MHP), on mental health quality of life (QoL) and loneliness among the middle-aged and older adults with depression symptoms.Methods: The eligible participants (M age = 57.06, SD = 11.26 years) were enrolled in the MHP, a therapist-supported mobile intervention. Using a non-randomized pre-post design, change in mental health QoL [WHO QoL Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) psychological health] and loneliness (UCLA Loneliness Scale) from baseline to post-treatment were examined. Time of enrollment [pre- vs. post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] was included as a between-subjects factor in the repeated measures analyses.Results: Forty-two participants enrolled prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; eight enrolled after the pandemic began. Among the pre-COVID-19 enrollees, increase in mental health QoL, F(1, 38) = 12.61, p = 0.001, η2 = 0.25 and decreases in loneliness emerged, F(1, 38) = 5.42, p = 0.025, η2 = 0.13. The changes in mental health QoL, but not loneliness, held for the combined sample, such as post-COVID-19 enrollees, F(1, 44) = 6.02, p = 0.018, η2 = 0.12. The regression analyses showed that increases in mindfulness were associated with the increased mental health QoL and decreased loneliness.Conclusion: Therapist-supported digital mental health interventions, such as the MHP, have the potential to improve mental health QoL and decrease loneliness among the middle-aged and older adults. The findings for loneliness may not hold during the periods of mandated isolation. Instead, therapists supporting digital interventions may need to tailor their approach to target loneliness.

scholarly journals Quality Of Life Among Patients With Depression

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Matovic ◽  
Slobodan Jankovic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Unipolar Depression ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Depressed Patients ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Depression is a disease of great social and medical importance. Quality of life can correlate with severity of manifested depression. The aim of our study was to determine whether people with unipolar depression have a poorer quality of life than healthy individuals, in what areas they have poorer quality of life and how socio-demographic characteristics and different therapies impact quality of life. The survey was conducted among 110 subjects, of which 55 were patients diagnosed with depression using ICD-10 criteria at the Psychiatric Clinic in Kragujevac and 55 were healthy subjects. Quality of life was evaluated by The Quality of Life Questionnaire compiled by the WHO. Quality of life was compared between the two groups and within research groups, depending on the applied therapy. There were statistically significant differences in quality of life between the groups: physical health - 49.64 versus 70.84, p=0.000; psychological health - 38.69 versus 69.85, p=0.000; social relations - 53.73 versus 64.89, p=0.004; living conditions - 54.58 versus 66.7, p=0.000, and in overall quality of life - 75.41 versus 96.00, p=0.000. The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference in quality of life between applied therapies. The overall quality of life of depressed patients did not depend on marital status or gender of the respondents. Depressed patients generally have a low quality of life in all domains and in overall quality of life. To improve of mental health, oOne of the primary goals to improve mental health should be to improve quality of life among depressed patients.

scholarly journals RETENTION IN MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 879-887
Author(s):  
Saranya YS ◽  
◽  
Suja Joseph ◽  
Aby Mathew T ◽  
Annie Susan Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Maxillofacial Region ◽  
Maxillofacial Prosthesis ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Shape And Size

Defects in the maxillofacial region can be congenital or acquired, and may negatively affect their physical and psychological health, hence such defects require rehabilitation to improve the quality of life. Maxillofacial prosthesis helps in substituting these missing body parts. The mode of retention is always challenging. Apart from the various modes of retention available, a thorough treatment planning can give a better quality of maxillofacial prostheses. The type of retentive to be given depends on several factors such as the shape and size of the defect, the systemic conditions and the age of the patient. Using ideal retentive aids along with the aesthetic, functional and economic factors helps in achieving successful outcomes.

scholarly journals Determination of Quality of life in patients with chronic renal disease undergoing hemodialysis; a tertiary care experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tayyab Shera ◽  
Syeda Beenish Bareeqa ◽  
Syed Ijlal Ahmed ◽  
Syeda Sana Samar ◽  
Muhammad Mishkat Junaid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Renal Disease ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Chronic Renal Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
P Value

<p align="justify"><strong><em>OBJECTIVE: </em></strong><em>Our objective is to determine the quality of life in chronic renal disease patients, to evaluate the pros and cons of dialysis in improving the QOL and to suggest an improved system of healthcare services provided to the patients.</em><em></em></p><p align="justify"><strong><em>INTRODUCTION: </em></strong><em>Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. In medicine, Dialysis</em><strong><em> </em></strong><em>is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure. Chronic renal disease has many complications which can decrease the Quality of Life.</em><em></em></p><p align="justify"><strong><em>MATERIAL AND METHODS: </em></strong><em>A prospective case control study was conducted on 40 patients admitted to urology department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore for hemodylasis. </em><em>Data was collected on a preformed questionnaire of WHO about quality of life. Some demographic variables like age, education and income of the patient were added to the standard WHOQoL questionnaire.</em><em></em></p><p align="justify"><strong><em>RESULTS: </em></strong><em>WHOQoL questionnaire for both case and control groups had a significant p-value in four domains including overall quality of life (p=0.001), physical health (p=0.001), psychological health (p=0.001) and environmental health (p=0.001).</em><em></em></p><p align="justify"><strong><em>CONCLUSION: </em></strong><em>CKD treatment and in particular dialysis can decrease the quality of life due to multiple effects. The major aspects of life affected in an individual undergoing dialysis are physical health, psychological health and environmental health.</em><em></em></p><p align="justify"> </p>

scholarly journals The Gardening Activities to Reduce Postpartum Stress in Japanese Postpartum Women: Preliminary Evidence from Pilot Single-Arm Trial Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuka Kotozaki
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Post Test

Abstract Objective There is a need for safer and more effective programs to address postpartum women's mental health dysfunction. The objective of this study was to clarify the effects on mental health, including postpartum depression, by implementing Japanese postpartum women with gardening activities by a pilot single-arm trial. Results 15 women about a year after giving birth, recruited through newspaper advertisements, took part in this pilot study. I used the Japanese version of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) score as the primary outcome measure. Secondary outcome measures were parenting stress, anxiety, and quality of life (QOL). Data collected at pre and post-test were analyzed using a paired t test. The EPDS, stress regarding parents, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)-state, and STAI-trait of post-test were significant decreased than pre-test (p < 0.05). Also, physical health and psychological health of the World Health Organization Quality of life 26 (WHOQOL-26) of post-test were significantly increased than pre-test (p < 0.05). The gardening activity might be promising for mitigating depressive mood in postpartum women.

scholarly journals Health and Quality of Life of Family and Professional Caregivers of Dependent Elderly: A Comparative Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Noelia Flores ◽  
Cristina Jenaro ◽  
Lourdes Moro ◽  
Raluca Tomşa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Dependent Elderly

The work presented aims to analyze the similarities and differences in health and quality of life of family caregivers and professionals serving seniors in a position of dependency. Specifically, the results presented were obtained from the evaluation of 600 caregivers, of which 33.83% are family and 66.17% are professionals, to determine their burden or stress experienced, as well as their physical and psychological health and their overall, work, family and social quality of life. The results indicate that there are differences between the two groups of caregivers. The family caregivers have higher levels of overload and have poorer physical and psychological health as a result of their tasks. Professional caregivers experience greater satisfaction with life in general and in other factors such as work, family and social relationships. Finally, this justifies the need to implement interventions to improve the health of caregivers.

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