Psychosocial occupational risk factors present in the work environment of paramedics

Environmental Medicine, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 25(3-4), С. 66 - 71

Опубликована: Март 13, 2023

1. Expert Forecast on Emerging Psychosocial Risks Related to Occupational Safety and Health. http://osha.europa.eu/en/publi... (access: 11.01.2023). Google Scholar

Язык: Английский

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Mentalizing Capacity Partially Mediates the Relationship Between Attachment and Stress, Depression, and Anxiety in Social Work Students

Clinical Social Work Journal, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 51(4), С. 339 - 353

Опубликована: Июль 13, 2023

Abstract Social work students experience high levels of stress, which makes them vulnerable to stress-related disorders such as depression. Attachment security has been associated with better stress regulation . Another factor that is closely attachment mentalization, i.e., the ability reflect about one's own and others’ mental states, may also influence way people cope stress. The main aim study was investigate impact mentalization on depression, anxiety in social students. 460 completed short version "Experiences Close Relationships-Revised questionnaire” (ECR-RD8), “Relationship Questionnaire” (RQ-2), “Certainty About Mental States (CAMSQ), “Perceived Stress Scale” (PSS-10) well “Patient Health (PHQ-9) “Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) a cross-sectional research design. majority current (71.1%) were assigned an insecure style reported noticeably anxiety. Insecurely attached showed even higher compared securely Moreover, results indicate have mentalizing skills (partially) mediated effect perceived Due importance for regulation, health, quality relationships, programs promoting should be implemented education programs.

Язык: Английский

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Impacts of Post Critical Incident Seminar on emergency service personnel: The critical incident–related experiences and psychological state

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 65(2), С. 240 - 251

Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2023

Introduction Post Critical Incident Seminar (PCIS) is an intervention originally developed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for supporting law enforcement officers who have faced critical incidents (CIs) at work. In Finland, police forces arranged modified PCIS regularly since 2012, but first emergency service personnel was organized in 2020. consists psychoeducation, peer support, and mental health professional support/Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Previous international studies are scarce. Our research question this: After 6 months, how do participated describe impacts on experiences psychological state evoked CI that reason to apply it? Methods The data consisted individual interviews months after attending PCIS. number participants this study 15 (94%). analyzed qualitatively with inductive content analysis. Results incident‐related afterward were divided into five main categories: social changes, new perspectives sensations, components, future‐oriented processes, abilities actions. Conclusions can multilevel caused a CI. These reflected, example, their inner experience, choices, emotions, actions, relationships others different areas life. As result PCIS, personnel's relationship CIs past ability function future change. Further needed investigate long‐term

Язык: Английский

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Association of Negative Life Events and Psychological Well-being among Paramedical Staff

MIGRATION LETTERS, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 21(1), С. 158 - 166

Опубликована: Окт. 25, 2023

Background: Paramedical staff are essential to healthcare services and often encounter negative life events that can influence their psychological well-being. This research aimed elucidate the connection between well-being of paramedical personnel in Multan City, Punjab, Pakistan. Methods: The study utilized a correlational approach involved purposive sample 196 from multiple medical institutions. Negative Life Events Scale (Wills et al., 1992) Psychological Well-being (Ryff & Keyes, 1995) were used as instruments. Pearson's correlation coefficient was evaluate relationship specified variables. Results: analysis revealed significant (r = -0.48, p < 0.01). found be predictor well-being, explaining 23% variance assessments. who experienced higher frequency reported lower levels well-being. Conclusion: results this shed light on importance addressing impact staff. These findings serve call action for development specialized interventions support structures help these professionals cope with effects events. By proactively concerns, institutions create more supportive environment improve overall insights have potential inform institutional policies, mechanisms staff, future into mental health considerations environments.

Язык: Английский

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Psychosocial risk and protective factors for the health and well-being of professionals working in emergency and non-emergency medical transport services, identified via questionnaires

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Сен. 5, 2017

Medical transport (MT) professionals are subject to considerable emotional demands due their involvement in life-or-death situations and exposure the serious health problems of clients. An increase demand for MT services has, turn, increased interest study psychosocial risk factors affecting workers this sector. However, research thus far has not distinguished between emergency (EMT) non-emergency (non-EMT) services, nor sexes. Furthermore, little emphasis been placed on protective involved. The main objective present is identify any existing differential - reasons work setting (EMT non-EMT) or gender various workers.Descriptive transversal with responses from 201 professionals.The scores obtained scales our as indicators future were more unfavourable non-EMT than they EMT workers. Work setting, but gender, was able account these differences.The different generally favourable we surveyed those previous samples.The significant differences observed personnel raise important questions regarding organization companies that carry out both at same time territory. relationships among set risk/protective suggests a need further investigation into working conditions well consideration workers' sense coherence subjective well-being against occupational burnout syndrome.

Язык: Английский

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