scholarly journals Coping Strategies as Predictors of COVID-19 related Anxiety among General Physicians of Faisalabad

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
Dr Riffat Sadiq ◽  
Faiza Anwar
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
General Physicians ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Behavioral Disengagement ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Emergence of COVID-19 pandemic created numerous physical and psychosocial upheavals for all. Specifically, health care professionals are at great risk of being contaminated by this life-threatening virus; consequently, they may prone to fear and anxiety related to COVID-19 situation. Thus, the present study aimed to examine the coping strategies as predictors of COVID-19 in general physicians of Faisalabad. The present correlational study was done on general physicians working in the outpatient departments of public and private sector hospitals of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Demographic Information Form, Brief Cope Scale and COVID-19 related Anxiety Scale were used to meet the present objectives. Multiple regression analysis revealed  active coping (? = -.247, t(118) = -2.446, p < .05), venting (? = .332, t(118) = 3.959, p < .001), religion (? = -.274, t(118) = -3.058, p < .01), emotional support (? =.207, t(118) = 2.085, p < .05), behavioral disengagement (? = .336, t(118) = 3.873, p < .001), humor (? = -.199, t(118) = -2.659, p < .01) and substance use (? = .363, t(118) = 4.158, p < .001) as significant predictors of COVID-19 related anxiety in general physicians. Three types of coping strategies seemed effective in overcoming COVID-19 related anxiety among general physicians. However, venting, behavioral disengagement, emotional support and substance abuse may decrease the COVID-19 related anxiety, if are used less by general physicians at work. The present findings have implications for general physicians who need to use coping strategies which may effectively reduce their anxiety associated with COVID-19 situation.

scholarly journals Effect of coping strategies on acute stress during the COVID–19 pandemic in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Nefeli Paraskevi Strongylaki ◽  
Georgios Pilafas ◽  
Anastasia Dermati ◽  
Despina Menti ◽  
Georgios Lyrakos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Positive Reframing

Background: The psychological impact of quarantine, due to the SARS COVID-19 outbreak, was examined with a specific focus on the relationship between 7 coping strategies: (i) active coping, (ii) positive reframing, (iii) acceptance, (iv) use of emotional support, (v) religion, (vi) substance use and (vii) self-blame and acute stress. This study aimed to identify specifically which of those coping strategies could increase or decrease acute stress levels.Method and Material: The data collection took place during the lockdown and was performed using online surveys. The finale sample size reached up to 1154 Greek adults (age M= 40.51). Two adapted and translated scales were used to measure the variables of interest, including: Brief-COPE questionnaire as well as Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS).Results: “Active coping”, “acceptance”, “positive reframing” and “emotional support”, four of the coping strategies examined, that were found to be significantly associated with stress reduction. Meanwhile, “religion”, “self-blame” and “substance use” were not associated with stress reduction. Conclusions: This study initially provides an insight of acute stress and effective coping strategies associated with the quarantine period during the COVID – 19 pandemic in Greece. The outcome of this study equip support for the expected inflation of the mental health issues stemmed from the unusual stressors, and urge clinicians, mental health providers, and public agencies to assemble, in an attempt to make possible the widespread implementation of more effective and beneficial coping strategies.

scholarly journals The Psychological Effects of COVID-19 on University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 352-360
Author(s):  
Misbah Malik ◽  
Fasiha Altaf ◽  
Mehwish Gull
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The Masses

The worldwide spread of COVID-19 is inducing devastating effects on the physical and psychological health of the masses. This study was designed to identify the psychological effects of COVID-19 on university students in Lahore, Pakistan. A sample consisted of 125 students was selected conveniently form all public and private sector universities of district Lahore. A questionnaire comprising 34 statements related to psychological effects (including sleeping routine, eating habits, fear and anxiety, social interaction and mental wellbeing etc.) of COVID-19 on university students was used. The data collected through "google form" was analyzed through SPSS version 22. The results indicated that the COVID- 19 pandemic highly affects the social interaction of the students and inflict stress and anxiety among them. On the basis of the findings, it is recommended to keep university students engaged with healthy interactive activities and arrange some counselling sessions to minimize psychological effects to lead them to normal life.

Preliminary analysis of characteristics of coping in a sample of outpatient with anxiety disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 156-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Grandinetti ◽  
A. Frustaci ◽  
G. Guerriero ◽  
S. Solaroli ◽  
L. Janiri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Cross Correlation Analysis ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Functional Investigation

IntroductionThe ways of coping with problems and emotions are particularly important in anxiety disorders. It is also likely that subjective functional styles help identify the mode of presentation of these disorders, regardless of diagnosis psychopathology.ObjectivesClinical and functional investigation of outpatients attending a third-level Anxiety Disorders Unit.AimsTo identify the most employed coping strategies and investigate whether different coping styles are linked to specific expressions of psychopathology by means of a cross-correlation analysis between dimensional measures of coping and characteristics of psychopathology.MethodsWe administered a set of instruments including SCL-90-R and Brief-COPE to 172 patients; categorical diagnoses according to DSM-IV-TR were as follows: GAD 80 (46.5%), 33 PD (19.2%), other miscellaneous 59 (34.3%). The statistical analyses of correlation between COPE and SCL scores were performed by means of Spearman's Rho.ResultsThe most represented (mean score >5) coping strategies include: active coping, planning, self-blame, instrumental support, emotional support, self-distraction, acceptance, venting. Venting, denial, behavioural disengagement, and use of emotional support, show positive correlations (p ≤ 0.04) with anxiety, phobic anxiety and GSI; self-blame with anxiety and GSI. Conversely, humour correlates (p ≤ 0.04) negatively with anxiety and GSI.ConclusionsCorrelations between high scores of GSI and specific coping strategies suggest possible mechanisms of interaction between functioning styles and expressions of psychopathology. The interpretation of these findings requires further investigation of interactive mechanisms, taking into account phases of activity or remission of the clinical syndrome.

scholarly journals Coping Strategies in Egyptian Ladies with Breast Cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. BCBCR.S14755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman A. Elsheshtawy ◽  
Warda F. Abo-Elez ◽  
Hala S. Ashour ◽  
Omar Farouk ◽  
Maha I. Esmael El zaafarany
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Positive Reframing ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Introduction A diagnosis of breast cancer regardless of the stage can be stressful, impact multiple spheres of life, and disrupt physical status, emotional and spiritual well-being, and personal relationships for the patient and family. In order to adapt, the patient ought to employ certain coping mechanisms. Individuals with terminal illness who utilize coping strategies have better quality of life compared to those who do not. Patients and Methods This study aimed to determine the strategies used by females with breast cancer to cope with such stress by using Brief COPE scale and the hospital anxiety and depression scale. The study included 56 female patients diagnosed with operable breast cancer at Mansoura Oncology Center before surgery. Results Large proportion of patients used acceptance, religion, and emotional support in coping with the stress of having breast cancer. Patients with depressive symptoms scored significantly higher venting while those with anxiety scored higher positive reframing, planning, and venting. Conclusion Efforts should be made to encourage women with breast cancer to use coping strategies that have been found to be helpful (eg, acceptance, emotional support, distraction, and active coping strategies).

scholarly journals Psychological Distress and Coping Strategies among Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-272
Author(s):  
Eman K. Alnazly ◽  
Anees A. Hjazeen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Fear And Anxiety

Background: The emergence of COVID-19 has a significant impact on nurse’s overall health. The severity and magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic means it is extremely likely that health-care professionals will experience psychological distress as a result of their direct contact with patients who have contracted the infection. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate levels of psychological distress among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, determine the associated factors, and identify nurses’ coping strategies. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional design. Overall, 130 nurses answered online questionnaires. The questionnaires measured sociodemographic characteristics, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and the Brief Coping Inventory. Results: Nurses have a moderate level of fear (mean score: 24.34 ± 13.43) and depression (43.8% of the sample), and severe anxiety (73.8%) and stress (45.4%). Anxiety and fear were positively correlated (r = .675, p < .001). Independent t-tests revealed that female nurses had higher psychological distress and fear than male nurses (p = 0.015 and p = 0.038, respectively). Nurses who cared for patients who had tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 and those who had a friend or family member who had tested positive had higher fear and psychological distress than their respective counterparts (p < .001 and p = .010, respectively). Working more hours was moderately correlated with fear and anxiety (p = 0.016). Nurses were found to generally adopt maladaptive coping styles. Conclusion: Through careful study of the factors determined through this research to be associated with psychological distress among nurses, the health-care community can better prepare to mitigate nurses’ emotional and psychological toll in future pandemic situations. Working with patients who have tested positive for COVID-2019 causes psychological distress for nurses.

scholarly journals Bacterial contaminants of operation theatre settings in public and Private Sector Hospitals in Gojra.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (08) ◽  
pp. 1612-1616
Author(s):  
Sobia Noreen ◽  
Muhammad Ibrahim Yamin ◽  
Ayesha Ajmal ◽  
Muhammad Ajmal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Gram Staining ◽  
Bacterial Contaminants ◽  
Diffusion Technique ◽  
High Hazard ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The study aims to recognize bacterial colonization of surfaces and equipment’s in operation theaters and to determine the bacteriological contamination of air in OTs in Gojra. Objectives: To identify the bacteriological colonization of surfaces, inanimate objects, air, in the operation room facilities and antibiotic susceptibility profile of the isolates at tehsil Gojra hospitals. Study Design: One Group Pre and Post-experimental study. Settings: Department of Surgery THQ Hospital Gojra. Period: 1st January 2019 to 31st July 2019. Material & Methods: Operation theatres sampled and left vacant for more than one-hour before sampling. Settle pate method used for sampling of air by using agar plates and swab method for sampling of surfaces and equipment. Bacterial isolates identified by colony morphology. Gram Staining, Antibiotic Susceptibility testing done by disc diffusion technique. Conclusion: There is a high hazard for the occurrence of surgical site infections because of the significant level of pollution observed in our study. The results emphasize the need for proper cleaning, scrubbing techniques, improved disinfection and sterilization methods and regular fumigation of operation theatres to prevent the cause of infection and maintain a safe environment for the patients and health care professionals.

scholarly journals ASSESSING STRESS COPING METHODS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN DISTRICT PESHAWAR PAKISTAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
Naveeda Sarwar ◽  
Saima Abid ◽  
Ghulam Sarwar Khan ◽  
Bilquis Hassan ◽  
Baber Awan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Medical Colleges

Background: Stress coping methods are used by the individuals to overcome daily stresses. It is important to maintain stress within limits for normal functioning and productivity of a human being. Medical students come across many stress factors during their medical training. Stress coping is divided into Adaptive and Non-adaptive coping, students using adaptive coping strategies (ACS) are considered to have positive coping methods and results in long term constructive outcomes i.e. improved self-esteem, stronger social bonds and wisdom, while students using non-adaptive coping strategies are at risk of mental health issues. Our objective was to evaluate stress coping methods among medical students of public and private medical colleges of district Peshawar. Methods: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Data was collected using convenient sampling technique from 200 medical students of both Public and private sector of district Peshawar. Equal numbers of boys and girls were selected from age groups of 18-25 years. Demographic variable along with methods to cope stress were collected using validated pre-tested questionnaire called "Brief cope scale (BCS) of Urdu version by Akhtar (2005)". Standard cut off value of 56 was used to differentiate between students having adaptive or mal-adaptive coping styles. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS. Results: Students of public medical college scored M=71.78 with SD=8.955 while students of private medical colleges scored M=69.20 with SD 10.07. Conclusion: The findings of the study suggest that undergraduate students in medical collages have non-adaptive coping methods rather than adaptive ones. Female students used more adaptive coping skills than male students. Students in public sector had better coping skills than students of private medical colleges.

scholarly journals Comparative Assessment of Drug Drug Interactions Among Public and Private Sector Hospitals

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1002-1004
Author(s):  
Hammad Ahmed Butt ◽  
M Zeeshan Anwar ◽  
Akram Shahzad ◽  
Ammara Khan ◽  
Hina Aslam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Drug Interactions ◽  
Eye Drops ◽  
Medical Patients ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Background: Drug drug interactions (DDIs), being one of the most preventable drug related hazards having serious life threatening adverse consequences or at least results in therapeutic failure . Aim : T o confirm the drug drug interactions among medical patients at private and public sector hospitals of Jhelum and Kharian . Study d esign: Comparative study. Methodology: The collected data was analyzed for drug interactions. P atients who were being prescribed less than two drugs along with topical drugs (ointments, creams, ear drops and eye drops) were excluded. Information on prescriptions was retrieved from the hospital prescription. SPSS for windows version 20.0 was used to analyze the data. Results were presented as frequency and percen tage. Results: The results showed that the public sector showed 1640 drug interactions, that is 75%; on the other hand, the private sector showed 260 drug interactions, that is 41%. Conclusions: We concluded that frequency of drug interactions were more in public sector hospitals. Hence, a possible reason for such a result could be the greater patient load on public sector hospitals and less number of appointed doctors in such facilities. Keywords: Adverse Drug I nte raction, Drug Related Problems and Drug Drug Interaction.

Coping Strategies and Posttraumatic Growth in Prison

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siebrecht Vanhooren ◽  
Mia Leijssen ◽  
Jessie Dezutter
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Profound Change ◽  
Relationship Qualities ◽  
Behavioral Disengagement

Recent qualitative studies have highlighted posttraumatic growth as a profound change in offenders’ self-perception, relationship qualities, purposes, and meaning in life. We examined coping strategies as possible predictors of posttraumatic growth during incarceration in a sample of 365 prisoners. Coping strategies such as seeking emotional support, religious coping, and searching for meaning predicted posttraumatic growth in a positive way. Psychotherapy and chaplaincy were associated with higher levels of posttraumatic growth. Behavioral disengagement predicted posttraumatic growth in a negative way.

scholarly journals ПОЛНИ АСПЕКТ СТРАТЕГИЈА СУОЧАВАЊА СА СТРЕСОМ И ЊИХОВЕ ПОВЕЗАНОСТИ СА ПОТЕНЦИЈАЛОМ ЗА РАЗВОД

TEME ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 965
Author(s):  
Ивана Стризовић ◽  
Јелена Шакотић-Курбалија ◽  
Биљана Трифуновић
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Short Form ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
The Relationship

The study was conducted in order to determine the relationship between the coping strategies and divorce potential in couples. Based on the Levinger’s Model of cohesiveness and Bodennman’s stress-model, the existence of gender differences in coping with stress was expected, and that the non-adaptive coping skills were to be positive about the potential for divorce, while the adaptive strategies of coping with stress should be linked with a lower potential for divorce. 378 couples have participated in this study. The instruments used were the Brief COPE Scale (Carver, 1997) and a short form of the Martial Instability Index (Booth, Johnson & Edwards, 1983; retrieved from Tadinac et al., 2005). The results showed that the woman in dealing with stressful situations use self-destruction, denial of problems and venting, and also search for emotional and instrumental support. On the other hand, in dealing with stressful situations, males abuse substances. Using logistic regression it was showed that within both males and females there are significant differences between the coping strategies and divorce potential. Looking at the results more precisely, the males who deny the problem, use emotional support, rarely use venting, accept problems and rarely self-blame themselves have greater divorce potential. On the other hand, women who more frequently use emotional support and venting have greater divorce potential. The results are in line with the basic theoretical assumptions of this study.

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