Stressors related to the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and the Ukraine crisis, and their impact on stress symptoms in Germany: analysis of cross-sectional survey data DOI Creative Commons
Roland Weierstall‐Pust, Thomas Schnell,

Philipp Heßmann

и другие.

BMC Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 22(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 30, 2022

Abstract Background Climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and Ukraine crisis are considered unprecedented global stressors, potentially associated with serious health consequences. However, simultaneous effects of these stressors not yet understood, making it difficult to evaluate their relative contribution population burden potential future manifestations in clinically significant psychiatric disorders. This study aimed at disentangling three stressor groups on current sub-clinical stress symptoms. Methods A cross-sectional, representative survey was conducted two months after outbreak war Germany. Proportional quota sampling applied for age, gender, income, regional characteristics. Data were recruited by means an online survey. 3094 data sets (1560 females) included. Age ranged from 18–89 ( M : 50.4 years; SD 17.2). The Subclinical Stress Questionnaire (SSQ-25) served as main outcome measure. In collaboration a professional media agency, 20 items generated capture salient stressors. three-factor exploratory structural equation model confirmed appropriateness this scale. Results (1) Differences subjective rankings revealed that related rated most worrying, followed climate pandemic (Generalized-Linear-Model: Epsilon = .97; F (1.94, 6001.14) 1026.12, p < .001; η 2 .25). (2) linear regression R .39), only meaningful predictors ill-health (standardized β .48). did predict symptom profiles present sample. (3) Older male individuals report less and/or severe symptoms, although effect sizes small (range: .11—.21). An older age also reduced impact Conclusions Researchers sciences must consider overlapping Although change mark including economic threats, still has profound be relevant factor

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Temporomandibular Disorders and Bruxism Outbreak as a Possible Factor of Orofacial Pain Worsening during the COVID-19 Pandemic—Concomitant Research in Two Countries DOI Open Access
Alona Emodi‐Perlman, Ilana Eli, Joanna Smardz

и другие.

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 9(10), С. 3250 - 3250

Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2020

Background: In late December 2019, a new pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) infection began to spread around world. The situation gave rise severe health threats, economic uncertainty, and social isolation, causing potential deleterious effects on people’s physical mental health. These are capable of influencing oral maxillofacial conditions, such as temporomandibular disorders (TMD) bruxism, which could further aggravate orofacial pain. Two concomitant studies aimed evaluate effect current possible prevalence worsening TMD bruxism symptoms among subjects selected from two culturally different countries: Israel Poland. Materials Methods: Studies were conducted cross-sectional online surveys using similar anonymous questionnaires during lockdown practiced in both countries. authors obtained 700 complete responses 1092 first step, data concerning TMDs compared between second univariate analyses (Chi2) performed investigate anxiety, depression, personal concerns pandemic, TMD, their aggravation. Finally, multivariate (logistic regression models) carried out identify study variables that had predictive value symptom aggravation Results: results showed has significant adverse psychoemotional status Israeli Polish populations, resulting intensification symptoms. Conclusions: can result thus lead increased

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What can internet users' behaviours reveal about the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? A systematic review DOI Open Access
Vincenza Gianfredi, Sandro Provenzano, Omar Enzo Santangelo

и другие.

Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 198, С. 44 - 52

Опубликована: Июль 5, 2021

Язык: Английский

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How Has the COVID-19 Crisis Affected the Academic Stress of University Students? The Role of Teachers and Students DOI Creative Commons
Jesús de la Fuente, Mónica Pachón-Basallo, Flávia H. Santos

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2021

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have required substantial adjustments in terms university teaching-learning processes. aim this study was to verify whether there were significant differences between academic year 2020 and two preceding years factors symptoms stress. A total 642 students (ages 18-25 years) participated by filling out validated self-reports during months from March August 2020. Using an ex post facto design, SEM analyses simple multiple ANOVAs performed. Structural results showed that stress teaching process had a predictive value for learning process, emotions, burnout, being man factor predicting negative emotion. In similar way, inferential revealed no effect but did show gender on experiences pandemic. Aside certain specific aspects, global studying outbreak not triggered process. From these results, we draw implications guidance interventions with teachers students.

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Impact of COVID-19 First Wave on Psychological and Psychosocial Dimensions: A Systematic Review DOI Creative Commons

Viola Filindassi,

Chiara Pedrini,

Clarissa Sabadini

и другие.

COVID, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 2(3), С. 273 - 340

Опубликована: Март 9, 2022

A systematic review of the literature investigating effects COVID-19 pandemic on psychological and psychosocial factors was completed. Published examined using electronic databases to search such as beliefs media persuasion, social support, coping, risk perception, compliance distancing; anxiety, stress, depression, other consequences that impacted mental health among pandemic. total 294 papers referring first wave (December 2019–June 2020) were selected for review. The findings suggested a general deterioration health, delineating sort “psychological syndrome”, characterized by increased decreased well-being sleep quality. effect dimensions interest not same everyone. Indeed, some socio-demographic variables exacerbated repercussions occurred due In particular, healthcare workers young women (especially those in postpartum condition) with low income levels education have been shown be least resilient

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Factors associated with serious psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional internet-based study DOI Creative Commons
Takashi Yoshioka, Ryo Okubo, Takahiro Tabuchi

и другие.

BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 11(7), С. e051115 - e051115

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2021

To investigate the factors associated with serious psychological distress (SPD) during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

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Perceived Stress of Quarantine and Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Global Survey DOI Creative Commons
Nguyen Tien Huy, Nguyen Tran Minh Duc, Shamael Thabit Mohammed Alhady

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Май 17, 2021

Understanding of the perceived stress and coping strategies adopted by people is important for contemplating consequences a pandemic on mental health globally. In this study, we intended to assess status under quarantine/isolation globally during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Gender and the pandemic: Associations between caregiving, working from home, personal and career outcomes for women and men DOI Creative Commons
Vasilena Stefanova, Lynn Farrell, Ioana M. Latu

и другие.

Current Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 42(20), С. 17395 - 17411

Опубликована: Дек. 30, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic lockdowns have led to an increase of caregiving and household responsibilities for many employees while working from home. We aimed investigate whether there was a gender imbalance in the division labour within families during pandemic, this associated with differences personal outcomes (work-family conflict, burnout) as well career-related (career self-efficacy aspirations). Participants were 240 heterosexual individuals or without who lived partner worked home pandemic. They completed self-report questionnaires indicated domestic tasks their household, extent which they experienced burnout work-family career aspirations self-efficacy. findings showed significant imbalance, such that female caregivers spent significantly less time on work compared other groups more male lockdown. There direct effect women, women performed lockdown relative tasks, negative self-reported were. Among men, did not predict outcomes. Overall, our study distributions duties is professional are caregivers. Practical implications discussed accounting context its influence wellbeing outcomes, particularly women.

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Emergency Stress, Hardiness, Coping Strategies and Burnout in Health Care and Emergency Response Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Monia Vagni, Tiziana Maiorano, Valeria Giostra

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Июнь 21, 2022

Stress is a growing problem in the general population, but most especially for workers responding to COVID-19 crisis. The present study examines stress and Burnout Health Care Emergency Responders during third COVID wave Italy. In addition, we explore value of psychological Hardiness positive coping strategies as protective factors against ill-effects stress.Over 5-month period 2021, surveys were administered across all Italian regions several groups including (N = 220), (firefighters, civil protection, ambulance personnel; N 121), volunteer Red Cross 328), comparison group 400) drawn from General Population Italy.Results showed that among groups, had highest levels Stress, while volunteers relatively lower levels. workers, lowest sample. biggest impact on was seen health care Emotional Exhaustion Depersonalization. Multiple regression results operates moderator effects Depersonalization aspects Burnout, focused Stopping Negative Thoughts-Emotions also moderating effects.These suggest would benefit additional training hardiness skills.

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The Importance of Behavioral and Native Factors on COVID-19 Infection and Severity: Insights from a Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study DOI Open Access

Hani Amir Aouissi,

Mohamed Seif Allah Kechebar,

Mostefa Ababsa

и другие.

Healthcare, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10(7), С. 1341 - 1341

Опубликована: Июль 19, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on global scale. Understanding the innate and lifestyle-related factors influencing rate severity of is important for making evidence-based recommendations. This cross-sectional study aims at establishing potential relationship between human characteristics vulnerability/resistance to SARS-CoV-2. We hypothesize that virus not same due cultural ethnic differences. A was performed using an online questionnaire. methodology included development multi-language survey, expert evaluation, data analysis. Data were collected 13-item pre-tested questionnaire based literature review 9 December 2020 21 July 2021. statistically analyzed logistic regression. For total 1125 respondents, 332 (29.5%) positive; among them, 130 (11.5%) required home-based treatment, 14 (1.2%) intensive care. significant most influential infection age, physical activity, health status (p < 0.05), i.e., better activity significantly reduced possibility infection, while older age increased it. negatively associated with acceptance (adherence respect) preventive measures positively tobacco smoking regularly increases infection. suggests importance behavioral compared ones. Apparently, individual behavior mainly responsible spread virus. Therefore, adopting healthy lifestyle scrupulously observing measures, including vaccination, would greatly limit probability prevent severe COVID-19.

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The Psychological and Social Impacts of Curfew during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study DOI Open Access
Ahmad Salman, Fatima Al-Ghadban, Kennedy Sigodo

и другие.

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 13(15), С. 8464 - 8464

Опубликована: Июль 29, 2021

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Kuwait led to a nationwide curfew between 22 March and August 2020. purpose of this study was evaluate the impact COVID-19 during on Kuwaiti citizens residents. A cross-sectional survey used collect data from residents over age 21 through an online questionnaire shared via social media, including WhatsApp Facebook. Data collection occurred 18 June 15 July 679 respondents (57.9% females 42.1% males; 67.7% nationals 32.3% non-Kuwaiti nationals) were analyzed. Symptoms depression reported among 59.8% 51.0% males, extremely severe 20.4% 13.6% males. Approximately 42.0% 37.8% males under psychological distress, with 15.1% 9.1% experiencing or distress. Over third (34.9%) tensions violent behaviors family members, 22.1% verbal physical abuse. Among 26.4% behaviors, 12.2% Extremely associated being female (2.00 times), aged 21–29 (4.56 members physically inactive (1.64 smoking cigarettes (3.02 having poor very quality sleep (1.75 times). Severe distress (3.09 21–49 (3.68 ill-health conditions diseases (1.83 tension (3.56 (3.06 (2.20 Findings indicate that people living experienced negative impacts, such as attributable pandemic-related restrictions. Unpartnered are more mentally vulnerable than partnered 50. support urgent need for targeted interventions improve health support, coping mechanisms specific related stress, counseling systems, provision accessible acceptable services using telehealth.

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