International journal of psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
8(2)
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2023
Background:
COVID-19
pandemic,
an
unprecedented
global
public
health
event,
is
a
potential
precipitating
factor
of
psychological
distress
especially
among
Health
Care
Workers
(HCWs)
in
developing
countries
already
operating
under
challenging
socioeconomic
conditions.
The
study
aims
to
assess
the
prevalence,
sociodemographic
patterns
and
predictors
stress,
anxiety
depression
during
Pandemic
HCWs
socio-economically
challenged
environment.
Methods:
A
cross-sectional
analytical
design
used
convenience
snowballing
techniques
enrol
386
from
institutions
Imo
State,
Nigeria
2nd
27th
October
2021.
structured
online
questionnaire
was
Kruskal
Wallis
H
test
Logistic
Regression
were
performed
at
significance
level,
p≤
0.05.
Results:
Prevalence
sample
median
levels
76.7%
(18.0),
32.6%
(43.8)
33.4%
(45.6)
respectively.
stress
following
subcategories
above
cut-off
point
(13.9)
highest
amongst
their
respective
subcategories.
Those
aged
20-29
years,
female,
single
also,
those
on
job
for
less
than
1
year,
who
usually
take
transport
are
without
training
infection,
prevention
control
(IPC).
Similarly,
females
IPC
(49.9)
(52.9)
However,
singles
compared
married
significantly
more
likely
experience
(OR:
1.84;
p=0.049).
male
either
1.76;
p=0.013)
or
1.88;
p=0.006).
Conclusion:
prevalence
appear
be
high
HCWs,
particularly
that
young,
female
single.
Therefore,
it
essential
even
though,
mental
psychosocial
support
services
should
accessible
all
priority
made
available,
accessible,
timely
International Journal of Public Health,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
67
Опубликована: Ноя. 17, 2022
Objectives:
We
determined
the
prevalence
of
psychological
distress,
and
associations
between
sociodemographic
factors,
anxiety,
depression,
COVID-19-related
experiences,
among
nurses
doctors
in
Nigeria.
Methods:
The
study
was
a
cross-sectional
descriptive
study,
conducted
over
month
(1st
July-31st
July
2021)
434
Health
Care
Workers
(HCWs)
[225
(51.8%)
209
(48.2%)
doctors]
from
two
tertiary
health
facilities
southwestern
Binary
logistic
regression
carried
out
to
determine
factors
associated
with
distress
(dependent
variable),
while
independent
variables
were
COVID-19
experience-related
factors.
Results:
moderate
severe
49.1%
5.8%,
respectively.
Individuals
who
had
first
degree
significantly
lower
odds
(AOR:
0.43;
p
=
0.037)
experiencing
being
nurse
2.03;
0.014),
higher
levels
anxiety
(1.28;
<
0.001),
depression
1.17;
0.005)
distress.
Conclusion:
There
is
high
level
experienced
by
these
workers.
Hence,
they
will
benefit
strategies
reduce
their
Health Policy and Planning,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
38(7), С. 777 - 788
Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2023
COVID-19
represented
an
unprecedented
challenge
for
health
workers
around
the
world,
resulting
in
strong
concerns
about
impacts
on
their
psychological
well-being.
To
inform
on-going
support
and
future
preparedness
activities,
this
study
documented
workers'
experiences,
well-being
coping
throughout
first
wave
of
pandemic,
Burkina
Faso,
Senegal
The
Gambia.
We
collected
data
from
68
primarily
clinical
staff
treatment,
maternity
emergency
departments
13
purposely
hospitals
laboratories
across
three
countries.
Following
in-depth
interviews
via
Zoom
(mid-May
to
September
2020),
we
regularly
followed
up
WhatsApp
until
end
2020.
used
a
mixed
deductive
inductive
coding
approach
framework
matrix
organize
analyse
material.
All
respondents
initially
assessed
situation
as
stressful
threatening.
Major
emotional
reactions
included
fear
own
infection,
being
risk
loved
ones,
guilt,
compassion,
anxiety
regarding
future.
Many
suffered
feeling
left
alone
with
emerging
crisis
unvalued
unappreciated,
particularly
by
governments
ministries
health.
Conversely,
drew
much
strength
valuation
direct
supervisors
team
members
and,
part,
also
patients,
friends
family.
observed
important
heterogeneity
between
places
work
individual
backgrounds.
Respondents
coped
various
ways,
strategies
manage
adverse
emotions,
minimize
infection
risk,
fortify
find
meaning
circumstances.
Coping
were
grounded
resources
rather
than
institutional
support.
Over
time,
normalized
fears
diminished
most
respondents.
With
view
towards
preparedness,
our
findings
underline
value
participation
transparent
communication,
routine
training
foster
skill
set
resilience
more
generally.
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 15, 2023
AbstractImportance:The
COVID-19
pandemic’s
effect
on
the
prevalence
of
anxiety
symptoms
among
healthcare
workers
remains
unclear.
Hence,
an
investigation
into
their
and
changes
before
during
pandemic
is
needed.Objective:To
provide
a
comprehensive
summary
internationally
to
compare
this
pandemic.Data
Sources:A
literature
search
was
conducted
using
Medline,
PubMed
databases,
Embase
for
observational
studies
from
establishment
in
January
1963,
1989,
respectively,
August
2022.Study
Selection:A
standardized
strategy
applied
databases
with
keywords
assembled
three
categories,
including
“healthcare
workers”,
“anxiety
symptoms”,
“miscellaneous”.
The
inclusion
criteria
were:
(I)
evaluation
employed
hospitals;
(II)
measured
through
validation
tools
or
questionnaires;
(III)
published
English.
exclusion
no
overall
provided;
case
series,
reports,
intervention
research,
commentaries.Data
Extraction
Synthesis:The
protocol
developed
based
PRISMA
guidelines.
pooled
95%
confidence
interval
(CI)
were
estimated
random
effects
model.Main
Outcome(s)
Measure(s):The
articles
analyzed
according
subgroups
divided
time
conducted,
participant
occupations,
locations,
screening
instruments,
publication
years.Results:A
total
358
cross-sectional
373
estimates
65
countries
included.
41.4%
(95%
CI,
39.3-43.4).
40.7%
CI:
34.1-47.3)
41.2%
39.1-43.3),
respectively.
Compared
pandemic,
higher
identified
nurses,
residents,
physicians
pandemic.Conclusions
Relevance:A
considerable
proportion
have
experienced
symptoms,
global
increasing
pandemic.
Further
research
needed
determine
effective
prevention
treatment
strategies,
particularly
pandemic.Systematic
review
registration:CRD42022370819.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2023
Nowadays,
there
is
a
growing
consideration
of
people's
mental
health
through
awareness
programs,
policies,
and
practices
promoted
by
international
aid
agencies
non-governmental
organizations.
Psychologists
patients
are
major
actors
in
health,
their
images
socially
co-constructed.
Nevertheless,
still
lot
confusion
about
who
"psychologists"
"patients"
or
what
psychologist
does.
This
muddle
may
underline
stereotypes
broadly
speaking
stigma
related
to
health.
Therefore,
confronting
directly
the
ideas
"psychologist"
"patient"
could
be
little
step
challenging
making
order
panorama
In
our
study,
we
focus
on
implicit
contextual
premises
that
shape
particular
framings
around
which
patient
culturally
reach
this
goal,
have
investigated
discourses
multiple
points
view
behind
social
image
from
different
sources
domains:
psychology
online
forums,
university
websites,
an
survey.
From
methodological
perspective
according
pragma-dialectical
approach,
identified
all
standpoints
arguments
various
conceptions
patient.
We
made
explicit
lay
each
argumentative
inference
via
Argumentum
Model
Topics.
Based
these
analyses,
reconstructed
distinct
at
stake
domains.
The
findings
show
huge
power
constructing
stigmatization
people
toward
particular,
observed
more
domain
defined,
institutional
dominate
over
individual
ones;
contrary,
informal
domains,
heterogenous
prominent.
Our
study
underlines
it
only
substituting
old
with
new
unimagined
ones
can
change
subjacent
very
core
prototypical
world's
images.
International journal of psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
8(2)
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2023
Background:
COVID-19
pandemic,
an
unprecedented
global
public
health
event,
is
a
potential
precipitating
factor
of
psychological
distress
especially
among
Health
Care
Workers
(HCWs)
in
developing
countries
already
operating
under
challenging
socioeconomic
conditions.
The
study
aims
to
assess
the
prevalence,
sociodemographic
patterns
and
predictors
stress,
anxiety
depression
during
Pandemic
HCWs
socio-economically
challenged
environment.
Methods:
A
cross-sectional
analytical
design
used
convenience
snowballing
techniques
enrol
386
from
institutions
Imo
State,
Nigeria
2nd
27th
October
2021.
structured
online
questionnaire
was
Kruskal
Wallis
H
test
Logistic
Regression
were
performed
at
significance
level,
p≤
0.05.
Results:
Prevalence
sample
median
levels
76.7%
(18.0),
32.6%
(43.8)
33.4%
(45.6)
respectively.
stress
following
subcategories
above
cut-off
point
(13.9)
highest
amongst
their
respective
subcategories.
Those
aged
20-29
years,
female,
single
also,
those
on
job
for
less
than
1
year,
who
usually
take
transport
are
without
training
infection,
prevention
control
(IPC).
Similarly,
females
IPC
(49.9)
(52.9)
However,
singles
compared
married
significantly
more
likely
experience
(OR:
1.84;
p=0.049).
male
either
1.76;
p=0.013)
or
1.88;
p=0.006).
Conclusion:
prevalence
appear
be
high
HCWs,
particularly
that
young,
female
single.
Therefore,
it
essential
even
though,
mental
psychosocial
support
services
should
accessible
all
priority
made
available,
accessible,
timely
