Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Levels of Resilience and Burnout in Spanish Health Personnel during the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 17(15), С. 5514 - 5514

Опубликована: Июль 30, 2020

The number of health workers infected with COVID-19 in Spain is one the highest world. aim this study to analyse posttraumatic stress, anxiety and depression during pandemic. Associations between burnout, resilience, demographic, work variables are analysed. Cross-sectional data on 1422 were A total 56.6% present symptoms stress disorder, 58.6% 46% depressive disorder 41.1% feel emotionally drained. profile a worker greater would be person who works Autonomous Community Madrid, hospital, woman, concerned that he/she lives may infected, thinks very likely infected. risk for working 12- or 24-h shifts, being worried family member could High scores emotional exhaustion depersonalization factors mental health, resilience personal fulfilment protective variables. Data provided improve preventive measures occupational workers.

Язык: Английский

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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A syndemic perspective

One Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12, С. 100228 - 100228

Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2021

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected communities, populations, and countries throughout the world. As developed, extent to which disease interacted with already existing endemic, non-communicable infectious diseases became evident, hence deeply influencing health outcomes. Additionally, a synergistic effect been demonstrated also socio-economic, cultural, contextual determinants of seem contribute poorer accumulating social disadvantages. In this essay, using as starting point syndemic theory that translates cumulative intertwined factors between different epidemics, we argue is one issue nature failure acknowledge contributes weakened policy-making processes public responses ineffective policies programs.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19: Rethinking the Lockdown Groupthink

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 9

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2021

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic in 2020. In response, most countries world implemented lockdowns, restricting their population's movements, work, education, gatherings, and general activities attempt to “flatten curve” of COVID-19 cases. public health goal lockdowns was save population from cases deaths, prevent overwhelming care systems with patients. this narrative review I explain why changed my mind about supporting lockdowns. initial modeling predictions induced fear crowd-effects (i.e., groupthink). Over time, important information emerged relevant modeling, including lower infection fatality rate (median 0.23%), clarification high-risk groups (specifically, those 70 years age older), herd immunity thresholds (likely 20–40% immunity), difficult exit strategies. addition, on significant collateral damage due response pandemic, adversely affecting many millions people poverty, food insecurity, loneliness, unemployment, school closures, interrupted healthcare. Raw numbers deaths were interpret, may be tempered by placing number proper context perspective relative background rates. Considering information, a cost-benefit analysis finds that are far more harmful (at least 5–10 times so terms wellbeing years) than can be. Controversies objections main points made considered addressed. Progress depends considering trade-offs discussed here determine populations. close some suggestions for moving forward, focused protection truly at high risk, opening schools, building back better economy.

Язык: Английский

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From Shattered Goals to Meaning in Life: Life Crafting in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 11

Опубликована: Окт. 15, 2020

The novel COVID-19 pandemic has created an extraordinary situation for our generation, with many countries being on lockdown. With this new comes psychological challenges, not only health care workers and people suffering from COVID-19, but also the general population. Adapting to can be demanding. Experts have suggested that emotions during are very similar grief, experience emptiness sadness about loss of their normal lives, which even lead a meaning in life. In paper, we argue life crafting could offer way help cope renew sense meaning. A intervention is based theoretical insights multiple areas research, like positive psychology, expressive writing, salutogenesis framework. Life-crafting interventions find by focusing ideal future, helping them set goals, make concrete plans achieve those goals overcome obstacles. Since having clear purpose or been shown benefits, propose it effects pandemic. life-crafting chance evaluate time uncertainty rediscover guide through these difficult times.

Язык: Английский

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Optimizing Decision-Making Processes in Times of COVID-19: Using Reflexivity to Counteract Information-Processing Failures

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2021

The effectiveness of policymakers’ decision-making in times crisis depends largely on their ability to integrate and make sense information. COVID-19 confronts governments with the difficult task making decisions interest public health safety. Essentially, policymakers have react a threat, which extent is unknown, they are under time constraints midst immense uncertainty. stakes high, issues involved complex require careful balancing several interests, including (mental) health, economy, human rights. These circumstances render processes vulnerable errors biases processing information, thereby increasing chances faulty poor outcomes. Prior research has identified three main information-processing failures that can distort group lead negative outcomes: (1) failure search for share (2) elaborate analyze information not line earlier (3) revise update conclusions policies light new To date, it yet been explored how underlying these impact crisis. In this narrative review, we outline groupthink, narrow focus problem containing virus, escalation commitment may pose real risks handling result widespread societal damages. Hence, vital take steps maximize quality process increase positive outcomes as goes forward. We propose reflexivity—a deliberate discussing team goals, processes, or outcomes—as an antidote decision-making. Specifically, recommend evidence-based reflexivity tools could easily be implemented counter improve uncertain times.

Язык: Английский

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Predictors of Adolescent Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cognitive Reappraisal and Humor

Journal of Adolescent Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 69(5), С. 729 - 736

Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Community lockdowns in social networks hardly mitigate epidemic spreading

New Journal of Physics, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 23(4), С. 043039 - 043039

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2021

Abstract Community lockdowns and travel restrictions are commonly employed to decelerate epidemic spreading. We here use a stochastic susceptible-infectious-recovered model on different social networks determine when what degree such likely be effective. Our research shows that community effective only if the links outside of communities virtually completely sealed off. The benefits targeting specifically these links, as opposed uniformly at random across whole network, inferable beyond 90% lockdown effectiveness. And even then peak infected curve decreases by 20% its onset is delayed factor 1.5. This holds for static temporal networks, regardless their size structural particularities. Networks derived from cell phone location data online location-based platforms yield same results large family hyperbolic geometric network models where characteristic path lengths, clustering, structure can arbitrarily adjusted. complex connectedness modern human societies, which enables ease global communication lightning speeds news information spread, thus makes it very difficult halt spreading with top-down measures. therefore emphasize outstanding importance endogenous self-isolation distancing successfully arresting

Язык: Английский

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The effect of health literacy on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among community population in China: The moderating role of stress

Vaccine, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 40(32), С. 4473 - 4478

Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Social Distancing and COVID-19: Factors Associated With Compliance With Social Distancing Norms in Spain

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Сен. 14, 2021

This article describes patterns of compliance with social distancing measures among the Spanish population during coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It identifies several factors associated higher or lower recommended distancing. research is part a 67-country study, titled

Язык: Английский

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Aggressive measures, rising inequalities, and mass formation during the COVID-19 crisis: An overview and proposed way forward

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2022

A series of aggressive restrictive measures were adopted around the world in 2020–2022 to attempt prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading. However, it has become increasingly clear most (lockdown) response strategies may involve negative side-effects such as a steep increase poverty, hunger, and inequalities. Several economic, educational, health repercussions have fallen disproportionately on children, students, young workers, especially groups with pre-existing inequalities low-income families, ethnic minorities, women. This led vicious cycle rising issues. For example, educational financial security decreased along unemployment loss life purpose. Domestic violence surged due dysfunctional families being forced spend more time each other. In current narrative scoping review, we describe macro-dynamics that are taking place because public policies psychological tactics influence behavior, mass formation crowd behavior. Coupled effect inequalities, how these factors can interact toward aggravating ripple effects. light evidence regarding health, economic social costs, likely far outweigh potential benefits, authors suggest that, first, where applicable, lockdown should be reversed their re-adoption future avoided. If needed, non-disruptive. Second, is important assess dispassionately damage done by offer ways alleviate burden long-term Third, structures counterproductive assessed sought optimize decision-making, counteracting groupthink increasing level reflexivity. Finally, package scalable positive psychology interventions suggested counteract improve humanity's prospects.

Язык: Английский

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