Pandemics: past, present, and future: multitasking challenges in need of cross-disciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary collaborative solutions

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 267 - 285

Published: July 23, 2024

The extensive history of pandemics has spanned many centuries, profoundly impacting societies, economies, and public health, thereby shaping the course in various ways. Advances medicine, science, health practices have played a pivotal role mitigating effects over time. This review explores scientific landscape contemporary pandemics, examining their diverse complex nature. It goes beyond biological aspects to consider socioeconomic, environmental, technological factors. Through lens, this study aims understand complexities contribute expanding knowledge base that helps humanity strengthen its defenses against global threats. By elucidating enigmas hopes foster more resilient prepared environment. Highlighting importance multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, transdisciplinary approach, exploration emphasizes critical need integrate biological, domains develop robust these challenges.

Language: Английский

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Progressive muscle relaxation alleviates anxiety and improves sleep quality among healthcare practitioners in a mobile cabin hospital: a pre-post comparative study in China

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: April 30, 2024

Objective To investigate the anxiety levels, sleep quality and potential risk factors of healthcare practitioners involved in management COVID-19 patients a mobile cabin hospital, further to assess impact progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on their levels quality. Methods We conducted pre-post self-controlled trial. Healthcare meeting inclusion criteria underwent daily 30-min PMR sessions for seven consecutive days. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were used subjects pre- post-intervention. Statistical analysis was performed using Wilcoxon test, Mann–Whitney U Kruskal-Wallis H Spearman rank correlation. Results A total 94 participants completed study. No statistically significant differences HAMA or PSQI scores observed between groups categorized based demographic variables such as age, sex, years education ( p > 0.05). score its components (excluding medication usage) exhibited positive correlation with psychological component < 0.05), somatic manifestations several PSQI. before after intervention 10.0 (8.0, 13.0) 8.0 (6.0, 9.0) respectively 0.001); (5.0, 6.0 (4.0, 9.5) 0.001). detection rates poor states, along severity, significantly decreased post-intervention Conclusion experience prominent issues hospital. can be an effective improving professionals during support periods However, trials larger samples are necessitated affirm these preliminary findings.

Language: Английский

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Differences in the Long-term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health and Professional Quality of Life of Resident and Specialist Physicians

˜La œMedicina del lavoro, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 114(2), P. e2023012 - e2023012

Published: April 13, 2023

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic created an extremely difficult situation for healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide. We aimed to compare the mental health and professional quality of life residents specialist physicians in a cohort Italian HCWs caring patients with about two years after start pandemic. Methods: In November 2021, online survey investigating emotional states depression, anxiety, stress, compassion satisfaction fatigue was administered (N= 78) at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome. Results: Our findings suggest that from 5 20% our still showed effects adverse psychological impact more than half them experienced medium levels as well level satisfaction. results also show those fewer clinical practice might be greater risk burnout (p= 0.021), anxiety stress symptoms (both ps= 0.027) develop lower (p=0.018). Moreover, factors potentially contribute poor health, seem differ between physicians. Conclusions: This overview presents one first pictures long-term on sample HCWs. it helps identify professionals who are most need support emphasises importance improving wellbeing these individuals especially during pandemic-like crisis long lasting effects.

Language: Английский

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Sleep disorders, stress coping strategies and neurobehavioral aspects: an outlook on the impact of covid‑19 in first‑year resident physicians

Biomedical Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(5)

Published: March 6, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the physical and mental health of healthcare professionals. present study explored relationship between sleep disorders, stress, coping strategies neurobehavioral aspects among young physicians during second wave pandemic. Through multi-assessment approach, this cross-sectional collected sociodemographic occupational data from first-year resident doctors in southern Italy. Subjective quality, chronotype, work-related approach mood state were assessed by administering validated questionnaires face-to-face interviews. Among 258 enrolled study, ~25% complained poor mainly male subjects [odds ratio (OR), 2.52]. Alcohol consumption resulted as risk factor for quality (OR, 1.97). None participants reported stress showing, contrary, high score vigor profile state, particular with previous working experience COVID patients prevention (P<0.040 P<0.035, respectively). Women more likely to adopt that involved search social support, confirming their tendency manage stressful situations through emotion-focused mechanisms. set these results represents sight attitude facing pandemic, its wave. has turned spotlight importance early diagnosis well-being. Further studies are performed monitor long-term consequences status.

Language: Английский

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Workload Is Associated with Anxiety and Insomnia Symptoms in an Italian Nationally Representative Sample of Public Health Medical Residents: The PHRASI Cross-Sectional Study

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(22), P. 2299 - 2299

Published: Nov. 17, 2024

Mental health disorders pose a substantial challenge for healthcare workers, particularly in the post-COVID-19 era. Public medical residents (PHRs) played pivotal role during pandemic and were significantly affected by heavy workload. This study aims to uncover potential associations between workload characteristics symptoms of anxiety insomnia Italian PHRs based on data collected 2022 through Health Residents' Anonymous Survey Italy (PHRASI) study.

Language: Английский

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Impacto en la Salud Mental del personal de salud de atención primaria frente al COVID 19 y el rol de la Psicoterapia

LATAM Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(5)

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

El 11 de marzo 2020 la Organización Mundial Salud declaró como pandémica enfermedad por el virus SARS-CoV-2, personal sanitario que brindó servicio atención médica y hospitalaria a nivel mundial no estuvo ajeno una desestabilización su salud mental. La presente investigación analizó impacto mental en primaria, trabajó primera línea frente pandemia COVID 19; así se examinó rol psicoterapia esta problemática pública. diseño metodológico tuvo cuenta un análisis teórico documental tipo descriptivo, revisión sistemática, enfoque cualitativo experimental con apoyo declaratoria Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) través las bases datos Web of Sciences Pubmed; dando resultado total 39 artículos científicos fueron utilizados revisión. Mismos evidenciaron elevada prevalencia Trastornos Depresivos, Ansiedad, del sueño – vigilia Trastorno Estrés Postraumático, finalidad solventar dicha Cognitiva Conductual innovar práctica sujetándose virtualidad, siendo este medio tratamiento más utilizado mejores resultados afecciones

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