A Moderated Mediation Model of Cynical Distrust, Medical Mistrust and Anger on Vaccination Hesitancy in Nursing Staff DOI Open Access
Athanasios Tselebis,

Christos Sikaras,

Charalampos Milionis

et al.

Published: Sept. 20, 2023

During the pandemic, nurses experienced anger that stemmed from a sense of threat, frustration or even injustice. The purpose this study was to examine relationship between vaccination hesitancy, anger, cynicism and medical mistrust among nurses, as there are no relevant studies in literature. conducted online by completing self-report questionnaires. Dimensions Anger Reactions-5, 8-item "Cynical Distrust" scale Medical Mistrust Multiformat Scale were used. For two questions with 5-point used; one question examining hesitancy get vaccinated COVID-19 vaccine, another influenza vaccine. 387 (66 men 321 women) participated study. Nurses showed statistically greater for vaccine compared variation Vaccine Hesitancy explained scores Scale, Reactions Cynical Distrust Scale. mediated Total Hesitancy. significantly moderated indirect effect on through In conclusion, it is highly likely involved reported both activating schemas distrust others adopting antisystemic views system.

Language: Английский

Occupational Burnout and Insomnia in Relation to Psychological Resilience Among Greek Nurses in the Post-Pandemic Era DOI Creative Commons

Christos Sikaras,

Argyro Pachi,

Sofia Alikanioti

et al.

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 126 - 126

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Recent studies indicate that nurses experienced high levels of occupational burnout and insomnia during after the pandemic highlight resilience as a crucial competence for overcoming adversity. The aim this study was to assess burnout, insomnia, psychological explore their interrelations among Greek 14 months official ending which declared in May 2023. conducted online July 2024 included 380 currently working hospitals, who completed Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Brief Resilience (BRS). Overall, 56.1% exhibited symptoms 46.8% displayed signs burnout. Low scores were observed 26.3%. Multiple regression analysis indicated CBI explained 34.4% variance AIS scores, while an additional 3% by BRS. Mediation revealed operates protectively negative mediator relationship between insomnia. In conclusion, one year end remain high, whereas seems be retained at moderate levels. Consequently, there is urgent need regularly monitor risk implement resilience-building strategies combat improve symptoms.

Language: Английский

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Stress, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms, Burnout and Insomnia Among Greek Nurses One Year After the End of the Pandemic: A Moderated Chain Mediation Model DOI Open Access
Argyro Pachi,

Christos Sikaras,

Dimitrios Melas

et al.

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 1145 - 1145

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Background/Objectives: Several studies have reported alarming rates of mental health issues and sleep problems among nurses even in the post-pandemic era. The objective was to investigate prevalence stress, anxiety depressive symptoms, burnout insomnia Greece one year after end pandemic construct a mediation model evaluating impact stress on insomnia, chain mediating roles symptoms burnout, as well moderating role model. Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted online July 2024 included 380 hospital who completed Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) Athens Insomnia (AIS). Results: were 33.9% with 95% confidence interval (CI): [0.292, 0.390], 33.3% (95% CI: [0.284, 0.381]), 35% [0.302, 0.400]), 46.8% [0.399, 0.502]) 56.1% [0.509, 0.611]), respectively. Multiple regression analysis indicated that subscale DASS-21 explained 40.6% variance AIS, while an additional 7.6% by CBI another 1.3% rate DASS-21. Mediation revealed affected both directly indirectly through burnout. moderated path enhancing negative symptoms. Conclusions: proposed introduces certain factors influencing explains how changes any these effectuate other factors, offering insights for individualized interventions.

Language: Английский

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The individual determinants of morning dream recall DOI Creative Commons
Valentina Elce, Damiana Bergamo, Giorgia Bontempi

et al.

Communications Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

Abstract Evidence suggests that (almost) everyone dreams during their sleep and may actually do so for a large part of the night. Yet, dream recall shows interindividual variability. Understanding factors influence is crucial advancing our knowledge regarding dreams’ origin, significance, functions. Here, we tackled this issue by prospectively collecting reports along with demographic information psychometric, cognitive, actigraphic, electroencephalographic measures in 217 healthy adults (18–70 y, 116 female participants, 101 male participants). We found attitude towards dreaming, proneness to mind wandering, patterns are associated probability reporting upon morning awakening. The likelihood recalling content was predicted age vulnerability interference. Moreover, appeared be influenced night-by-night changes showed seasonal fluctuations. Our results provide an account previous observations inter- intra-individual variability recall.

Language: Английский

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A Moderated Mediation Model of the Influence of Cynical Distrust, Medical Mistrust, and Anger on Vaccination Hesitancy in Nursing Staff DOI Creative Commons
Athanasios Tselebis,

Christos Sikaras,

Charalampos Milionis

et al.

European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(11), P. 2373 - 2387

Published: Oct. 29, 2023

During the pandemic, nurses experienced anger that stemmed from a sense of threat, frustration, or even injustice. The purpose this study was to examine relationship between vaccination hesitancy, anger, cynicism, and medical mistrust among nurses, as there are no relevant studies in literature. This conducted online by completing self-report questionnaires. Dimensions Anger Reactions-5, 8-item “Cynical Distrust” scale, Medical Mistrust Multiformat Scale were used. For two questions with 5-point scale used: one question examining hesitancy get vaccinated COVID-19 vaccine, another influenza vaccine. In total, 387 (66 men 321 women) participated study. Nurses showed statistically greater toward vaccine compared variation explained scores Scale, Reactions, Cynical Distrust Scale. mediated total hesitancy. Reactions significantly moderated indirect effect on through conclusion, it is highly likely involved reported both activating schemas distrust others adopting anti-systemic views system.

Language: Английский

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Family support, anger and aggression in health workers during the first wave of the pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Argyro Pachi,

Maria Anagnostopoulou,

A. Antoniou

et al.

AIMS Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(3), P. 524 - 537

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Anger is considered as one of the basic human emotions, constituting affective component aggression. In first year pandemic, intense pressure on healthcare workers resulted in deterioration their psychosocial problems.The aim this study to investigate relationship between family support, anger, and aggression.The present included physicians nurses who completed an online survey Dimensions Reactions-5 (DAR-5), a Brief Aggression Questionnaire (BAQ) Family Support Scale (FSS). Before completing questionnaires, participants were asked state gender, years work, age, profession.Fifty-three men 190 women participated study. Almost one-third had positive score DAR-5 scale. Male displayed lower scores compared women. Female FSS men, but higher when with earlier measures. Regression showed that 15.2% variance BAQ can be explained by scores, additional 3.8% while 2.3% working experience. Mediation analysis highlighted role support negative mediator relationship.During there was increase sense among female health workers. One-third increased anger scores. acts preventing derailing into worker programs, it seems necessary entail specific section management.

Language: Английский

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Nightmare distress, insomnia and resilience of nursing staff in the post-pandemic era DOI Creative Commons
Argyro Pachi, Athanasios Tselebis,

Christos Sikaras

et al.

AIMS Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(1), P. 36 - 57

Published: Dec. 20, 2023

The pandemic has led to notable psychological challenges among healthcare professionals, including nurses.

Language: Английский

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Association of Mediterranean Diet Adherence with Sociodemographic, Anthropometric, and Lifestyle Factors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece DOI Open Access
Eleni Pavlidou, Sousana Κ. Papadopoulou,

Maria Mentzelou

et al.

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(19), P. 4123 - 4123

Published: Sept. 24, 2023

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected several aspects of people’s lifestyle worldwide. Healthy dietary patterns and their bioactive components may improve or even co-treat the negative impacts in mental health daily life. aim this survey is to evaluate potential effect Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence against COVID-19-induced complications. Methods: This a cross-sectional performed on 3721 adults aged between 18 65 years old, which aims association MD with multiple sociodemographic, anthropometric, factors during period. Results: study supported evidence that elevated compliance was independently related female gender, better economic status, no smoking, increased risk abdominal obesity, higher physical activity levels, greater prevalence adequate sleep quality, quality life, reduced probability anxiety depression by adjusting for confounders. Conclusions: aspect Further research strongly recommended exploring possible beneficial effects complications

Language: Английский

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The Psychosocial Considerations for Behaviour Change, Mental Health, and Work-Related Satisfaction in Preregistration Nurses, during Coronavirus Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Andrew E. P. Mitchell

Perspectives In Psychiatric Care, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2024, P. 1 - 10

Published: May 17, 2024

The mental health of healthcare workers was affected by physical and psychological challenges during the pandemic. aim to study how psychosocial considerations can help manage behaviour change, health, work satisfaction nurse trainees in UK COVID-19 pandemic 2021. This cross-sectional involved ninety-nine students. Participants’ anxiety, fear coronavirus, perceived were measured GAD-7, FCV19S, COM-B scales assessed using descriptive, correlational, linear regression analysis. significant zero-order correlations between job fear, significant. They indicated moderate strength that allowed for further inferential development find best predictors satisfaction. findings suggested 50% showed anxiety above ≥8 cut-off on 48% scored high FCV19S. There a effect year groups (F (2, 99) = 4.25, p=0.02 , η2 0.081), with Tukey post hoc test showing difference training years 1 2 p=0.015 . A found variables change ( p0.001 ) p=0.011 factors satisfaction, explaining 53.4% variance. Conclusion. Satisfaction associated higher levels low which adds previous literature education. Future implications must examine ways alleviate effects support policies curricula address this need.

Language: Английский

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Anxiety, insomnia and family support in nurses, two years after the onset of the pandemic crisis DOI Creative Commons

Christos Sikaras,

Maria Tsironi, Sofia Zyga

et al.

AIMS Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 252 - 267

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause serious physical and mental problems for health professionals, particularly nurses.To estimate the prevalence of anxiety insomnia evaluate their possible association with family support received by nurses two years after onset pandemic.In total, study participants were 404 (335 females 69 males) a mean age 42.88 (SD = 10.9) 17.96 12) working as nurses. Nurses from five tertiary hospitals in Athens constituted population who completed questionnaires State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Insomnia Scale (AIS) Family Support (FSS), months November December 2021. Regarding demographic occupational characteristics, gender, experience recorded.60.1% showed abnormal scores state anxiety, 46.8% trait 61.4% insomnia. Women higher on subscales scale compared men (p < 0.01 p 0.05 respectively), while they lower score FSS without statistical significance > 0.05). Positive correlations 0.01) found between State Inventory, Trait AIS, all them high negative correlation 0.01). Age As shown mediation analysis, relationship was mediated whereas appeared be dependent support.Nurses continue levels feel less supported families than first year pandemic. appears significant indirect effect seems affect anxiety.

Language: Английский

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The individual determinants of morning dream recall DOI Creative Commons
Valentina Elce, Damiana Bergamo, Giorgia Bontempi

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 23, 2024

Evidence suggests that (almost) everyone dreams during their sleep and may actually do so for a large part of the night. Yet, dream recall shows interindividual variability. Understanding factors influence is crucial advancing our knowledge regarding dreams' origin, significance, functions. Here, we tackled this issue by prospectively collecting reports along with demographic information psychometric, cognitive, actigraphic, electroencephalographic measures in 204 healthy adults (18-70 y, 113 females). We found attitude towards dreaming, proneness to mind wandering, patterns are associated probability reporting upon morning awakening. The likelihood recalling content was predicted age vulnerability interference. Moreover, appeared be influenced night-by-night changes showed seasonal fluctuations. Our results provide an account previous observations inter- intra-individual variability recall.

Language: Английский

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