Mobile Apps to Support Mental Health Response in Natural Disasters: Scoping Review

Journal of Medical Internet Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 26, С. e49929 - e49929

Опубликована: Март 23, 2024

Disasters are becoming more frequent due to the impact of extreme weather events attributed climate change, causing loss lives, property, and psychological trauma. Mental health response disasters emphasizes prevention mitigation, mobile (mHealth) apps have been used for mental promotion treatment. However, little is known about their use in components disaster management.

Язык: Английский

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What Is the Impact of Unemployment as an Adverse Experience? Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Meta-Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22(5), С. 696 - 696

Опубликована: Апрель 28, 2025

This meta-analysis examined how unemployment, a psychosocial stressor, influences post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD). It specifically explores unemployment as risk factor for trauma, with emphasis on CPTSD, investigates economic variables, including the GINI coefficient, potential moderators. A systematic search in Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed yielded 33 studies comprising more than 57,000 participants. Odds ratios (OR) were computed, random-effects model was used to synthesize findings. Meta-regression analyses conducted evaluate effects inequality (GINI) nominal gross domestic product (NGDP), but neither moderator reached statistical significance; this is addressed detail Discussion. The results revealed that significantly elevated (OR = 1.500; logOR 0.3826; PI: 0.457–4.702) CPTSD 2.180; 0.7430; 0.501–8.808), stronger impact CPTSD. These findings emphasize pivotal predictor especially broadening traditional focus interpersonal factors. They also highlight importance integrating variables into clinical assessments public health policies. Addressing both could be critical effective interventions prevention efforts, underscoring need further multidisciplinary research.

Язык: Английский

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Deepening Depression in Women Balancing Work–Life Responsibilities and Caregiving during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from Gender-Specific Face-to-Face Street Interviews Conducted in Italy

Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(11), С. 892 - 892

Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2023

Purpose: This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, quality life, and family functioning in a sample general female population, exploring difficulties encountered managing work responsibilities burden care when taking loved one. was, moreover, aimed at investigating factors capable influencing severe depressive symptomatology context socio-demographics, traumatic events, individual vulnerability, functioning. Method: The sampling method used this research was non-probability sampling. survey took place during Hospital Open Weekend (8–10 October 2021) organized by National Gender Observatory Women’s Health “Fondazione Onda” occasion World Mental Day. Results: A total 211 women were interviewed (mean age = 35.6, 53% living alone, more than 15% with financial difficulties, 47% exposed to 2009 L’Aquila earthquake). More 50% reported higher complexity their lives compared previous routine, no statistically significant differences between working non-workers, although latter obtained scores for poorer life. Compared non-caregivers, caregivers (22.3%) charge ones affected physical (10.9%) or psychiatric disabilities (11.4%) complained especially health perception (p 0.002), function 0.011), role limitations related problems 0.017), bodily pain 0.015), 0.004), social 0.007). Women caring people disorders seemed experience worsening vitality 0.003) 0.005). Approximately 20% symptomatology. Previous access services (O.R. 10.923; p 0.000), low level education 5.410; 0.021), management everyday 3.598; 0.045) found be main variables predictive psychopathology. Old age, good problem-solving skills, ability pursue personal goals identified as protective factors. Conclusions: underlined need support amongst emotionally vulnerable pre-existing conditions, partly reflecting cumulative effects traumas.

Язык: Английский

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Deepening Depression in Women Balancing Work-Life and Caregiving during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings of Gender-Specific Face-to-Face Street Interviews Conducted in Italy

Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2023

Purpose: This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, quality life, and family functioning in a sample general female population, exploring difficulties encountered managing work responsibilities burden care when taking loved one. The was moreover aimed at investigating factors capable influencing severe depressive symptomatology context socio-demographics, traumatic events, individual vulnerability, functioning. Method: During weekend devoted to Mental Health initiatives (October 8-10, 2021), 211 women were interviewed (47% exposed 2009 L’Aquila earthquake). Results: More than 50% reported higher complexity their lives during compared previous routine, with no statistically significant differences between working non-workers, although latter obtained scores for poorer life. Compared non-caregivers, caregivers (22.3%) charge ones affected by physical (10.9%) or psychiatric disabilities (11.4%) complained those caring people disorders seeming experience more worsening. Approximately 20% total symptomatology. Previous access health services (O.R. 10.923), low level education 5.410) management everyday 3.598) found be main variables predictive psychopathology. Old age, good problem-solving skills ability pursue personal goals identified as protective factors. Conclusions: underlined need support emotionally vulnerable pre-existing conditions, partly reflecting cumulative effects traumas.

Язык: Английский

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Longitudinal trajectories of psychosocial functioning in patients with pre-existing mental disorders after one year of COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Psychiatric Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 172, С. 200 - 209

Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2024

Aims of the present study were to prospectively assess psychosocial functioning trajectories during COVID pandemic and possible impact sociodemographic variables, as well COVID-19 pandemic-related factors, on these trajectories, in a sample patients with pre-existing severe mental disorders. Moreover, we aimed at identifying predictors impairment over period 9 months pandemic. Patients recruited 3rd wave (T0, March-April 2021) while strict containment measures applied Italy, reassessed after 3 (T1, June-July 2021), 6 from T1 (T2- November-December 4th A 300 subject (out 527 subjects baseline) completed T2 evaluation. assessed by: Work Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) for functioning, Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item (GAD-7) anxiety symptoms, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depressive symptoms Impact Events Scale-Revised, post-traumatic symptoms. Cluster analyses identified 4 functioning: High, Stable Functioning group (N = 77), Improvement 62), Progressive Impairment 83) Persistent Severe 78) respectively. We found that higher WSAS score T0 (B 0.43, p < .001), PHQ scores baseline >10 2.89, .05), not living alone was be protective factor -2.5, .05). Results provides insights into vulnerability individuals psychiatric disorders times crisis. Study findings can contribute better understanding specific needs this population inform interventions support strategies.

Язык: Английский

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Perspective Chapter: Silenced Voices – Childhood, Trauma, and Dissociation

IntechOpen eBooks, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2024

This chapter explores the complex social construction of childhood, questioning how its perception has been shaped by historical, cultural, and political contexts. Through critical analysis, it examines conception childhood as a stage vulnerability dependence perpetuated power dynamics that render children invisible unprotected, facilitating abuses such sexual abuse. Additionally, dissociation is addressed defense mechanism that, while initially adaptive, can become significant obstacle to recovery victims, fragmenting their identity complicating therapeutic treatment. The text underscores need reexamine our perceptions practices surrounding promoting more holistic multidimensional approach not only responds trauma but also works prevent mitigate long-term effects. discussion includes importance early support implementation public policies empower full-rights subjects, highlighting urgency transforming structures perpetuate child vulnerability.

Язык: Английский

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Trauma and Mental Health: Individual and Collective Traumas

Sustainable development goals series, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 257 - 277

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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How mobile applications can support mental health response in disasters: A scoping review. (Preprint)

Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2023

Disasters are becoming more frequent due to the impact of extreme weather events attributed climate change, causing loss lives, property, and psychological trauma. Mental health response disasters emphasizes prevention mitigation, mobile (mHealth) apps have been used for mental promotion treatment. However, little is known about their use in components disaster management. This scoping review was conducted explore phone responses natural identify gaps literature. We identified relevant keywords subject headings comprehensive searches 6 electronic databases. Studies which participants were exposed a man-made included if sample also some hazard. Only full-text studies published English included. The initial titles abstracts unique papers screened by 2 independent authors. Full texts selected that met inclusion criteria reviewed reviewers. Data extracted from each paper synthesized using narrative approach based on outcome measures, duration, frequency apps, outcomes. reported according PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses extension Scoping Reviews). Of 1398 retrieved, 5 this review. A total 3 stress following while relief workers. interventions Training Life Skills, Sonoma Rises, Headspace, Psychological First Aid, Substance Abuse Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Behavioural Disaster Response Apps. different assessed effectiveness or efficacy app, feasibility, acceptability, characteristics app predictors use. Different measures assess apps’ as either primary secondary outcome. limited number exploring disasters. showed promising results. Mobile potential provide effective support before, during, after further research needed all hazards.

Язык: Английский

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Depression and Anxiety among Low and Middle-Income Turkish Women: The Roles of Coping, and Personal and Environmental Resources/Düşük ve Orta Gelirli Türk Kadınlarında Depresyon ve Anksiyete: Baş Etme ve Kişisel ve Çevresel Kaynakların Rolü

Kadin ve Demokrasi Dernegi, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июнь 23, 2023

Introduction: Psychosocial theory of mental well-being suggests that coping, socioeconomic status, environmental resources such as perceived and received social support, personal self-efficacy can be related to psychological well-being. The current study aims discuss differences in Turkish women with low middle-income. It also examine the among lower income women’s according receiving non-governmental organization (NGO) support. Finally, it studies link between level, self-efficacy, ways coping stress, depression, anxiety different levels. Method: Out 129 participated (Mage = 39.12), 60 are middle-in- come, 69 low-income. Twenty-eight those receive NGO Results: Findings indicates middle-income more effectively have high- er while low-income significantly report depressive symptoms. Low-income support symptoms, perceive less than without Hierarchical regression analysis reveals styles, associated depression. Moreover, styles anxiety. Conclusion: Personal like seem most significant predictors depression However, poverty is still a serious risk

Язык: Английский

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