scholarly journals TESTING IN MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH: PROFESSIONAL HARDINESS QUESTIONNAIRE (ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION)

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 2799-2805
Author(s):  
Oleg Kokun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
General Level ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Professional Control ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Professional Fields

The aim: To develop and validate the English-language version of the Professional Hardiness Questionnaire (PHQ). Materials and methods: A total of 425 skilled English-speaking respondents (188 men, 237 women; aged 19–75 years, M = 34.12 ± 13.18 years) from different countries of various professions participated in a remote online survey. The results were used to validate the English-language version of the PHQ. English-language versions of six other measures were also used to check the PHQ’s competitive validity. Results: The 24-item PHQ determines eight indicators of professional hardiness: general level of professional hardiness; professional commitment; professional control; professional challenge; and the emotional, motivational, social and namely professional aspects of professional hardiness. We calculated means and standard deviations for each indicator and determined normative data (in points) for general level of professional hardiness, sorted into five levels: low, below average, average, higher than average and high. The PHQ had sufficiently high internal consistency (α = 0.76–0.90) and competitive validity. General level of professional hardiness was significantly correlated (r = 0.17–0.45; р < 0.001) with the scales of all of the additional six measures used. Conclusions: The professional hardiness of specialists in different professions should be examined, both to strengthen specialists’ hardiness and to prevent negative consequences of occupational stress on their mental health. It is also necessary to test the PHQ in various professional fields to clarify the quantitative indicators of professional hardiness for skilled people in various professions.

scholarly journals Development of Chinese mental health first aid guidelines for assisting a person affected by a traumatic event: a Delphi expert consensus study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Wenjing Li ◽  
Shurong Lu ◽  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
Brian Oldenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
English Language ◽  
Traumatic Event ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Expert Consensus ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Chinese Translation ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
English Speaking

Abstract Background People who experience traumatic events have an increased risk of developing a range of mental disorders. Appropriate early support from people in a person’s social network may help to prevent the onset of a mental disorder or minimize its severity. Mental health first aid guidelines for assisting people who have experienced traumatic events have been developed for high-income English-speaking countries. However, they may not be appropriate for use in China due to cultural and health care system differences. The aim of this study was to develop culturally appropriate guidelines for people providing mental health first aid to people affected by traumatic events in China. Methods A Delphi expert consensus study was conducted with two panels of experts in mainland China. Experts recruited to the panels included 32 professionals with expertise in the treatment of people affected by traumatic events and 31 people with lived experience of trauma or their carers. Panel members were sent a Chinese translation of the questionnaire used for developing English-language mental health first aid guidelines. This contained 168 items describing how to help people experiencing a potentially traumatic event. Panelists were asked to rate the importance of each statement for inclusion in the Chinese guidelines. They were also encouraged to suggest any additional statements that were not included in the original questionnaire. Statements were accepted for inclusion in the adapted guidelines if they were endorsed by at least 80% of each panel as very important or important. Results Consensus was achieved after three survey rounds on 134 statements for inclusion in the adapted guidelines for China, with 127 adopted from the guidelines for English-speaking countries and 7 new items from the comments of panelists. Conclusions While many of the statements are similar to the guidelines for English-speaking countries, the panelists adapted the guidelines to China’s context, including more detailed actions on how to discuss trauma and to help the person. These guidelines will be used to form the basis of a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training course for China, aimed at educating the public in providing support and advice to a person who is experiencing a potentially traumatic event. Further research is needed to investigate the use of the guidelines by the Chinese public and the implementation of MHFA training in appropriate settings in China.

scholarly journals Cultural adaptation of the mental health first aid guidelines for depression used in English-speaking countries for China: a Delphi expert consensus study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shurong Lu ◽  
Wenjing Li ◽  
Brian Oldenburg ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Anthony Jorm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
English Language ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Expert Consensus ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
First Aid Training ◽  
English Speaking

Abstract Background: Most people who meet the criteria for a diagnosis of depression in China do not receive treatment. Family and friends can play a role in recognising the signs of depression and encouraging the person to seek treatment. However, many of them may lack the knowledge and skills to offer such help. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt the existing English-language mental health first aid (MHFA) guidelines for helping a person with depression to the Chinese context. Methods: A Delphi expert consensus study was conducted, in which two Chinese expert panels of mental health professionals (with experience in the field of clinical management of depression, n = 37) and consumers and carers (with lived experience, n = 30) rated the importance of actions that could be taken to help a person experiencing depression in mainland China. Results: Data were collected over 3 survey rounds. In the 1st round questionnaire, 175 statements translated into Chinese from the English-language guidelines were presented to the expert panels and 12 new statements were generated from panellists’ comments. Of these 187 statements, 173 were endorsed for inclusion in the adapted guidelines for China. Conclusions: Although the adapted guidelines were still quite similar to the guidelines for English-speaking countries, they also incorporated some new actions for the Chinese context, including those relating to different ways of respecting the autonomy of a person with depression and the role of their families. Further research is needed to explore the use of these guidelines by the Chinese public, including how they may be incorporated in Mental Health First Aid training.

scholarly journals Listening to the autistic voice: Mental health priorities to guide research and practice in autism from a stakeholder-driven project

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 822-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teal W Benevides ◽  
Stephen M Shore ◽  
Kate Palmer ◽  
Patricia Duncan ◽  
Alex Plank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Autistic Adults

Autistic adults are significantly more likely to experience co-occurring mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. Although intervention studies are beginning to be implemented with autistic adults to address mental health outcomes, little is known about what research autistic adults feel is needed, or what mental health outcomes are of value to them. The purpose of this article is to describe a project that involved more than 350 autistic adults and other stakeholders as coproducers of research priorities on mental health. Through a variety of methods including a large online survey, two large stakeholder meetings, and three face-to-face focus groups, the project team identified five top priorities for mental health research which should be incorporated by researchers and practitioners in their work with autistic adults. These included research to inform trauma-informed care approaches; societal approaches for inclusion and acceptance of autistic individuals; community-available approaches for self-management of mental health; evaluation of adverse mental health outcomes of existing interventions; and improvements in measurement of quality of life, social well-being, and other preferred outcomes in autistic adults. Lay Abstract Autistic adults commonly experience mental health conditions. However, research rarely involves autistic adults in deciding priorities for research on mental healthcare approaches that might work for them. The purpose of this article is to describe a stakeholder-driven project that involved autistic adults in co-leading and designing research about priorities to address mental health needs. Through a large online survey, two large meetings, and three face-to-face focus group discussions involving over 350 stakeholders, we identified five priorities for mental health research desired by autistic adults. These priorities and preferred outcomes should be used to guide research and practice for autistic adults.

P01-346-Current priorities of investigation of mental health of growing generation

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 348-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.Y. Semke
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Media ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
International Association ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Evolutionary Analysis ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Contemporary Medicine

Complex approach allows identifying from many-sided positions integrative trends in research of mental health of growing generation. The case in point is evolutionary analysis of risk factors, role of adverse microsocial environment, negative impact of exogenous-organic and endogenous harms. In this aspect of relevance is distinguishing and all-sided development of new branch of the contemporary medicine – micropsychiatry (for this there are interesting basic data on grounding and propriety of description ecological fetal syndrome reflecting, in particular, influence of microdoses of radiation of negative consequences of the Semipalatinsk polygon etc.). Avalanche-like growth of indices of child homelessness and neglect is explained by consequences of microsocial crisis that is experienced by Russian family: this makes extraordinarily relevant problem of social orphanhood. The great attention must be paid to problem of mental health care of participants of pedagogical process (in a-chain-like-way “parent-child-teacher”).Researchers and physicians of child-adolescent subdivision of SI Mental Health Research Institute TSC SB RAMSci conduct work on psychotherapy of childhood and adolescence. In addition, there are many-year results of trials in the field of child-adolescent transculturology, conducted under auspices of the International Association of Ethnopsychologists and Ethnopsychotherapists (with active participation of Siberian scientists and physicians).Efforts of young researchers and representatives of older generation promote the successful development of new media, organizing-medical and preventive technologies allowing resolving the complex of tasks in heightening and mastering “quality of life” of Russian families, strengthening of the individual and societal health of the population of various regions of the country.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Differentiation of Self and Psychological Adjustment to Separation

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 738
Author(s):  
Manuel Alfredo Moral ◽  
Carlos Alexis Chimpén-López ◽  
T. Richelle Lyon ◽  
José Carmelo Adsuar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Differentiation Of Self ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Bivariate Correlation ◽  
Linear Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

Many individuals suffer negative mental health consequences such as anxiety and depression following separation from a romantic partner and/or co-parenting conflict due to divorce. Consequently, treating the psychological aftermath of divorce and partner separation remains a predominant concern for mental health practitioners. According to family systems theory, high interdependence and low differentiation of self are associated with a lessened capacity for managing anxiety or adapting to stressful events since intense emotions may inhibit the ability to cope. To assess the relationship between differentiation of self and psychological adjustment to separation, 84 divorced adults completed an online survey. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that a model based on fusion with others, I-position, and emotional cutoff was a statistically significant predictor of lonely/negativity. Bivariate correlation analyses confirmed significant linear relationships between fusion with others, lonely/negativity, and co-parenting conflict. No differences between genders were found. There is a continuing need to develop interventions to address the negative consequences of divorce, help reduce emotional suffering, and encourage healthy co-parenting. Individuals struggling with psychological adjustment post-divorce, or those seeking education for managing the psychological effects of divorce and co-parenting, may benefit from counseling strategies that incorporate an assessment of differentiation of self and psychological adjustment to separation.

scholarly journals Adaptation of the Russian version of the ASAS health index

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Z. Gaidukova ◽  
A. I. Akulova ◽  
A. P. Rebrov ◽  
A. G. Bochkova ◽  
S. Ya. Startsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Health Index ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Russian Version ◽  
Filling Time ◽  
Reverse Translation ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Impact

ASAS health index (ASAS HI) is a comprehensive tool developed on the basis of the international system of ICF (the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) to quantify the health of patients with spondyloarthritis (SPA), including ankylosing spondylitis (AS). ASAS HI is a questionnaire containing 17 questions, each related to a specific ICF pool (pain, emotions, sleep, sexual function, mobility, self-care and communication). ASAS HI additionally includes 9 questions (ASAS EF Item Set) to assess the impact of environmental factors on the health of the patient with SPA. The aim is a Russian translation and adaptation of the ASAS HI (including ASAS EF Item Set). Material and methods. Translation of ASAS HI and ASAS EF Item Set from English into Russian and its adaptation were carried out in five stages: the stage of direct translation; the stage of synthesis of translations and formation of the Russian version; the stage of reverse translation from Russian into English; the stage of comparison of the original English-language questionnaire with the result of reverse translation and the formation of the final Russian-language version; field test. Results and discussion. Three researchers performed an independent translation of ASAS HI (including ASAS EF Item Set), after which the fourth researcher created and agreed on a single Russian version of the questionnaire. Then two volunteers, for whom English is the main language, performed a reverse translation of ASAS HI from Russian into English (reverse translation). An independent researcher has compared the original and the resulting reverse translated English version of the ASAS HI, and then the three translators performed the joint correction of the text of the three questions, differing in English-language versions. The obtained second Russian-language version of ASAS HI (including ASAS EF Item Set) was tested by 10 patients with SPA: AS – 60%; non-radiological axial spondylitis (NR axSPA) – 40%, men – 60%; mean age – 32±12 years; duration of symptoms – 7.5±2.2 years; BASDAI index – 3.39±3.04; ASAS HI – 6,96±3,35.The average time to fill the questionnaire – 2,2±1,18 min. Patients rated the Russian version of the questionnaire as clear, easy to fill in and comprehensively characterizing health problems related to SPA. The results of testing Russian-speaking patients are comparable with the results obtained in testing 206 patients with SPA from 19 non-English-speaking and 4 English-speaking countries (AS – 65%; men – 59.7%; mean age – 42.4±13.9 years; duration of symptoms – 11.2±11.0 years; BASDAI – 3.8±2.3; ASAS HI – 7.1±4.4; filling time – 2.6±1.6 min). Conclusion. During the study translation and adaptation of the Russian version of ASAS HI, which is a tool for comprehensive assessment of health and function of patients with SPA, including AS were performed.

scholarly journals Negative psycho-emotional consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in risk groups

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 66-74
Author(s):  
Elvira B. Karpova ◽  
Ekaterina A. Nikolaeva
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Health Group

Background. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with a threat to somatic health and human life, poses a challenge to people’s mental health. The search for predictors of the negative consequences of the pandemic for the mental health is an urgent task for the psychological community. Objective. to test the assumption that the psychological impact of a pandemic may be more significant for people with a potentially more severe course of the disease and an increased likelihood of death (representatives of the risk group), than that of the general population, and can be accompanied by more pronounced psychoemotional disorders. Design. In the first two months after the introduction of restrictive measures for the COVID-19 epidemic, an online survey of the population was conducted on social networks using valid methods suitable for screening studies. We used a specially developed questionnaire and included psycho-diagnostic techniques in the “Google questionnaire” format. The study involved 449 people aged 12 to 82 years old, average age 30 years old, moda1 – 22 years old. The sample was divided into the main and control groups. The main group – the risk group – was 81 people, the size of the control group or the conventionally named “health group” – 368 people. Results. It was revealed that the commitment to self-isolation is not associated with the respondents’ belonging to the risk group. Despite the discovered connection between belonging to the risk group and the fear of contracting coronavirus infection, psycho-emotional disorders at a statistically significant level of significance were more often diagnosed in the “health group” (45%), and 26% in the risk group. Among the members of the risk group, a high level of experience of loneliness is less common (1% versus 8% for the “health group”). Conclusion. On the whole, the results showed a significant negative effect of the new conditions on the mental state of people. The hypothesis that people from the risk group turned out to be more susceptible to psycho-emotional distress during the period of self-isolation has not been confirmed. The most active part of the population appeared to be most vulnerable to distress. For them the current situation turned out to be frustrating to their usual needs.

scholarly journals Cultural adaptation of the mental health first aid guidelines for depression used in English-speaking countries for China: a Delphi expert consensus study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shurong Lu ◽  
Wenjing Li ◽  
Brian Oldenburg ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Anthony Jorm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
English Language ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Expert Consensus ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
First Aid Training ◽  
English Speaking

Abstract Background: Most people who meet the criteria for a diagnosis of depression in China do not receive treatment. Family and friends can play a role in recognising the signs of depression and encouraging the person to seek treatment. However, many of them may lack the knowledge and skills to offer such help. The aim of this study was to culturally adapt the existing English-language mental health first aid (MHFA) guidelines for helping a person with depression to the Chinese context. Methods: A Delphi expert consensus study was conducted, in which two Chinese expert panels of mental health professionals (with experience in the field of clinical management of depression, n = 37) and consumers and carers (with lived experience, n = 30) rated the importance of actions that could be taken to help a person experiencing depression in mainland China. Results: Data were collected over 3 survey rounds. In the 1st round questionnaire, 175 statements translated into Chinese from the English-language guidelines were presented to the expert panels and 12 new statements were generated from panellists’ comments. Of these 187 statements, 173 were endorsed for inclusion in the adapted guidelines for China. Conclusions: Although the adapted guidelines were still quite similar to the guidelines for English-speaking countries, they also incorporated some new actions for the Chinese context, including those relating to different ways of respecting the autonomy of a person with depression and the role of their families. Further research is needed to explore the use of these guidelines by the Chinese public, including how they may be incorporated in Mental Health First Aid training.

scholarly journals What Outcomes in Community Mental Health Research Are Important to Caregivers of People With Schizophrenia? An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of an Online Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naonori Yasuma ◽  
Takuma Shiozawa ◽  
Makoto Ogawa ◽  
Makiko Abe ◽  
Momoka Igarashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mental Health Research ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Research Outcomes

Abstract Objective: This study investigated outcomes in community mental health research that were important to caregivers of people with schizophrenia. Using an online survey conducted from August 1–31, 2020, data were collected from caregivers belonging to the LINE Schizophrenia Family Association. Caregivers identified outcomes important in community mental health research. Two researchers categorized caregivers’ statements into research outcomes.Results: A total of 132 caregivers completed the online self-reported questionnaire, and 296 caregiver statements were identified. Qualitative analysis identified 17 outcome categories. The caregivers tended to value having more free time, maintaining an appropriate relationship with people with schizophrenia, and being able to cope with their symptoms. This exploratory study newly demonstrates the outcomes that caregivers of people with schizophrenia consider important in community mental health research. The findings may be useful in selecting outcomes for future studies of caregivers.

The Polish Translation of the MDS

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Niehuis
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
English Language ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
English Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
Language Measures

Three studies sought to translate the Relationship Disillusionment Scale (RDS-English Version) into Polish, evaluate the new scale’s psychometric properties, and extend previous validation work on the instrument. After translation and back-translation of the RDS-English Version, Study 1 administered the RDS-English Version to 20 bilingual university students in Poland, followed two months later by the Polish-language version RDS-PL. Cross-language test-retest reliability was .59. Study 2 administered the RDS-PL to 318 individuals in an online survey, who completed additional Polish-language measures to examine convergent and discriminant validity. Confirmatory factor analyses generally supported a one-factor solution for the RDS-PL. Significant correlations in the expected direction with variables such as relationship commitment, relationship depth, forgiveness-benevolence, and resentment-avoidance supported the convergent validity of the RDS-PL. Study 3, which surveyed 280 bilingual individuals online, documented invariance of RDS-PL factor loadings between ever-married and non-married participants. In addition, several Polish- and English-language variables (e.g., satisfaction, conflict intensity/reactivity, commitment, intimacy) correlated with the RDS-PL (more strongly in married than unmarried participants), further supporting the convergent validity of the RDS-PL. Studies 2 and 3 also provided modest support for its discriminant validity.

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