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Han J, Lee H, Kim T, Lee S. Exploring the Impact of Positive Psychology-Based Virtual Music Therapy on Mental Health in Stressed College Students during COVID-19: A Pilot Investigation. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:1467. [PMID: 39120171 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12151467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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This study explored the effectiveness of a virtual music therapy program, based on positive psychotherapy principles, in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-four undergraduate students with partial PTSD were initially assigned to either an experimental group or a control group, with 11 participants in each group by the study's end. The experimental group underwent 15 video sessions of the therapy program, completing one session per weekday over 3 weeks. The program involved worksheets targeting goals aligned with positive psychology, such as positive affect, life meaning, personal strengths, gratitude, hope, and happiness. The activities included writing music autobiographies, creating and analyzing song lyrics, and exploring various music pieces. The effectiveness of the intervention was measured using the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale and the Korean Version of Positive Psychological Capital (K-PPC) before, immediately after, and 3 weeks post-program. The experimental group showed significant improvements in stress (F = 5.759, p < 0.05), anxiety (F = 4.790, p < 0.01), depression (F = 5.740, p < 0.01), self-efficacy (F = 3.723, p < 0.05), resilience (F = 4.739, p < 0.05), and the K-PPC total score (F = 3.740, p < 0.05) compared with the control group. These improvements were maintained at the 3-week follow-up. The findings suggest that positive psychology-based virtual music therapy can significantly enhance the mental health of highly stressed college students, especially during challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Jinwoo Han
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
- Department of Arts Therapy, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan 38430, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Health and Sport Science, Dongguk University-WISE, Gyeongju 38066, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea
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Liu Y. Psychological wellbeing with music therapy: the moderating role of health awareness, and strategic health management in post Covid-19 era. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:355. [PMID: 38886850 PMCID: PMC11184797 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01845-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Psychological problems are common among the people of every community. These psychological issues are leading people to mental health issues. Human well-being is required to be improved appropriately for the better health of the public. The objective of this research is to determine the influence of music therapy on the sustainable psychological well-being of the Chinese community. Furthermore, this research determines that moderating role of health awareness and strategic health management between music therapy and sustainable psychological well-being. METHOD The research used a sample of 384 collected with a random sampling method. For data collection, a cross-sectional method was adopted to collect data on a Likert scale questionnaire. The Health Awareness Scale, Music Therapy Scale, Sustainable Health Management Scale and Sustainable Psychological Wellbeing Scale was used in this research. RESULTS The findings of the research highlighted that there is a significant and positive influence of music therapy on the sustainable psychological well-being of the Chinese community. This research also concluded that there is a significant and positive moderating role of health awareness and strategic health management between music therapy and sustainable psychological well-being. The findings of this research are new and novel in the literature on psychological well-being. CONCLUSION This research has some theoretical and practical implications to advance the literature and practice for sustainable psychological well-being respectively. In clinical practice, music therapy can be effectively used to improve the psychological well-being of individuals with sustainability. The information related to health awareness and practice for strategic health management is also necessary for the clinical patients to improve their psychological well-being.
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- Yang Liu
- School of Architecture and Art Design, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China.
- Philippine Christian University, Manila, Philippines.
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Rubbi I, Roveri A, Pasquinelli G, Cadas C, Carvello M, Lupo R, Vitale E, Di Lorenzo P, Sangiorgi N, Conte L, Cremonini V. Can Music Reduce Stress and Anxiety in the Operating Room Team? Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Italy Healthcare Services. NURSING REPORTS 2024; 14:1079-1088. [PMID: 38804415 PMCID: PMC11130790 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep14020082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Music evokes positive emotions and reduces stress and anxiety. Operating room (OR) staff face various challenges which can lead to high levels of stress. The aim of the study is to assess whether listening to music during intraoperative phases improves the work environment by reducing anxiety and stress in the entire surgical team. METHODS A prospective observational study was conducted from February to September 2023, involving medical personnel, nursing staff, and nursing students. They were divided into two groups: Group 1 with music during surgical procedures, and Group 2 without music. Participants were administered two validated instruments: the Zung Anxiety Self-Assessment Scale (SAS) to measure anxiety, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule to assess emotions generating stress. Additional items were included for demographics, job satisfaction, and the organization method. RESULTS Music did not impact anxiety, but increased positive emotions while reducing negative ones. Music had an ancillary effect, highlighting the need for significant organizational interventions aimed at increasing operator satisfaction, including offering voluntary instead of mandatory assignments to nursing staff. CONCLUSIONS Music appears to reduce stress in the intraoperative team when supported by a positive work environment in which assigned operators have chosen to work in the OR.
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- Ivan Rubbi
- School of Nursing, University of Bologna, 48018 Faenza, Italy; (I.R.); (A.R.); (C.C.); (V.C.)
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- School of Nursing, University of Bologna, 48018 Faenza, Italy; (I.R.); (A.R.); (C.C.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- School of Nursing, University of Bologna, 48018 Faenza, Italy; (I.R.); (A.R.); (C.C.); (V.C.)
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- “Community Hospital”, Local Health Authority (ASL) of Romagna, 48121 Ravenna, Italy;
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- “San Giuseppe da Copertino” Hospital, Local Health Authority (ASL) of Lecce, 73043 Copertino, Italy;
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- Local Health Authority (ASL) of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy;
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- Multidisciplinar DH, Local Health Authority (AUSL) of Romagna, 48121 Ravenna, Italy; (P.D.L.); (N.S.)
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- Multidisciplinar DH, Local Health Authority (AUSL) of Romagna, 48121 Ravenna, Italy; (P.D.L.); (N.S.)
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Physics and Environment, Department of Mathematics and Physics “E. De Giorgi”, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
- Advanced Data Analysis in Medicine (ADAM), Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research Applied to Medicine (DReAM), Local Health Authority (ASL) Lecce and University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- School of Nursing, University of Bologna, 48018 Faenza, Italy; (I.R.); (A.R.); (C.C.); (V.C.)
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Kong W, Ren M, Wang H, Sun X, Feng D. Development of a Health Problem Prevention and Control Strategies Scale for Medical Rescuers Fighting Epidemics. Eval Health Prof 2024:1632787241246130. [PMID: 38598289 DOI: 10.1177/01632787241246130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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This study aimed to develop and validate a new scale to measure health problem prevention and control strategies employed by medical rescuers fighting epidemics. In Study I, a qualitative study, focus group discussion, and expert panel review were conducted to generate items that capture components of prevention and control strategies. In Study II, exploratory factor analysis was used to examine the scale's structure. In Study III, the scale's validity and reliability were assessed via confirmatory factor analysis, average variance extracted, composite reliability, and Cronbach's α. Data analysis was performed using Nvivo 12.0, SPSS 25.0, and Amos 23.0. The final scale was divided into three subscales (comprising 5 factors and 18 items on the Before Medical Rescue subscale, 6 factors and 28 items on the During Medical Rescue subscale, and 4 factors and 14 items on the After Medical Rescue subscale). The scale has excellent validity and reliability and can be used to measure the health problem prevention and control strategies of medical rescuers fighting epidemics.
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- Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, China
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Hohneck A, Reyser C, Usselmann R, Heinemann L, Weingaertner S, Reckling H, Schumacher G, Burkholder I, Merx K, Hofmann WK, Hofheinz RD. Hemodynamic and Stress Response After Sound Intervention with Different Headphone Systems: A Double-Blind Randomized Study in Healthy Volunteers Working in the Health Care Sector. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE 2024; 30:360-370. [PMID: 37819750 DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Objectives: Two headphone systems using different sound systems were compared to investigate the effects of a sound intervention on cardiovascular parameters, indicators of stress, and subjective feelings. Methods: One hundred volunteers who work in the health care sector reporting elevated workplace-related stress were enrolled and randomized to a 12-min sound intervention (classical music) with either conventional headphones ("MEZE 99 Classic") or with the same-but internally modified-headphone (called "Lautsaenger"). Cardiovascular parameters were measured with the VascAssist2.0, both before and after sound interventions. In addition, participants were asked to complete questionnaires on burnout risk and emotions/stress. Results: The study population consisted mainly of female participants (n = 83), with the majority being students (42%). Median age was 32.5 years (range 21-71). In terms of cardiovascular parameters, a significant reduction in aortic pulse wave velocity, as measure of arterial stiffness, and heart rate was observed within both treatment arms. Both systolic blood pressure and arterial flow resistance were reduced by sound intervention, while these effects were only documented with Lautsaenger. Treatment groups were comparable in terms of subjective feedback by participants: a significant increase in emotional wellbeing was achieved with both headphone systems. Conclusions: A single short-term sound intervention seems to be able to achieve objective cardiovascular improvements in healthy volunteers reporting subjective symptoms of workplace-related stress, using two different headphone systems. Moreover, significant emotional improvement was reported within both arms. Trial Registration: ISRCTN registry 70947363, date of registration August 13, 2021.
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- Anna Hohneck
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Hemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Corporate Health Management, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Nursing and Health, University of Applied Sciences of the Saarland, Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Rossi C, Oasi O, Colombo B. Personality characteristics, music-listening, and well-being: a systematic and scoping review. RESEARCH IN PSYCHOTHERAPY (MILANO) 2024; 27:742. [PMID: 38551511 PMCID: PMC11064775 DOI: 10.4081/ripppo.2024.742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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When researchers and clinicians try to identify appropriate and effective ways to improve well-being among different populations, music is often included in interventions or research projects. The existing literature has consistently reported interactions between the effects of personality traits and music listening. However, the interrelations between individual traits and well-being after music listening are still partially unclear. This systematic review, registered on PROSPERO, investigates the relationship between everyday music listening, individual characteristics - operationalized as stable and transient personality traits - and well-being. Articles were searched on PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, with a final result of 115 records. After eligibility screening, eight studies were included in the review. The results showed that both stable and transient personality traits influence music's effect on well-being. As a result of the scoping review, a theoretical perspective combining the emotional dimension, the principle of emotional congruence, and the dimension of music immersion and well-being was identified. Based on this knowledge, music listening could be systematically introduced into daily routines to improve everyday well-being and prevent or reduce stressful states.
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- Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Milan.
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Zhang D, Ma J, Lin Q, Yang C, Bo W, Xia Y, Wang G, Yang Y, Zhang J. Online-merge-offline (OMO)-based music therapy for asthmatic children during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Eur J Pediatr 2024; 183:1277-1286. [PMID: 38103101 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05361-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate online-merge-offline (OMO)-based music therapy (MT) as a complementary option for asthma management in pediatric patients. A total of 86 children diagnosed with mild asthma were enrolled and treated with the same drug therapy. They were assigned into three groups: Music I group (standard medical care plus a single individualized MT session along with singing training and breathing exercise), Music II group (similar as Music I as well as further wind instrument playing), and Control group (standard medical care). Primary endpoints included pulmonary function tests FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, MMEF 75/25, and PEF, c-ACT, PAQLQ, and PACQLQ. After 6 months of continuous intervention of MT, significant differences in FEV1, FVC, MMEF75/25, PEF, c-ACT score, PAQLQ, PACQLQ (p < 0.001), and FEV1/FVC (p < 0.05) were observed among Music I, Music II, and Control groups. Besides, FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, MMEF75/25, and PEF showed positive trends in Music I and Music II groups compared to those in Control group (p < 0.05). The c-ACT score of children was significantly increased in Music I (p < 0.001) and II (p < 0.001) groups in contrast with Control group. Children in Music I and II groups had better quality of life than those in Control group (PAQLQ, p < 0.001), and the parents in Music I and II groups also showed better quality of life than those in Control group (PACQLQ, p < 0.001). Conclusion: As a child-friendly, low-risk, and convenient intervention, the OMO-based MT has a positive impact on pediatric asthma management during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is Known: • A few findings proved the positive effect of MT on pediatric asthma. What is New: • Our study further proving the validation and effectiveness of MT with OMO-based model on pediatric asthma, wind instrument playing has a greater impact on pediatric asthma control via small airways and might be recommended to mix to singing and breathing to improve effectiveness of MT for asthmatic children.
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- Dandan Zhang
- Office of Pediatrics, Pediatric College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 227 South Chongqin Road, Shanghai, China
- Department of Music Education, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Music Education, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- Office of Pediatrics, Pediatric College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 227 South Chongqin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Music Education, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- Office of Pediatrics, Pediatric College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 227 South Chongqin Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Music Education, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Music Education, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Music Education, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No. 20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, China.
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Wang X, Huang W. Examining students' music listening willingness and engagement to foster their musical achievement and development in higher educational institutions. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3036. [PMID: 38321043 PMCID: PMC10847488 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52911-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Drawing upon self-determination theory, this study explores how listening music willingness (LMW) and music engagement (ME) impact musical development and achievement (MDA) via the mediating role of music aesthetic experience (MAE) and music listening behavior (MLB) among 299 university music students in Chinese higher educational institutions (HEIs). Employing structural equation modeling (SEM), the results reveal that LMW significantly influences MLB but not musical development and achievement. ME significantly affects both music aesthetic experience and MDA, with a significant correlation between MLB and MDA. Besides, the relationship between MAE and MDA is positively significant. Mediation analysis reveals that music listening behavior fully mediates the LMW-MDA relationship, while the relationship between ME and MDA is partially mediated by musical aesthetic experience. These findings offer insights for crafting music educational strategies emphasizing positive listening behavior, active engagement, and enriched aesthetic experiences to enhance effectiveness in HEIs. For policymakers particularly in China, understanding the pivotal role of MLB as a mediator between willingness and achievement suggests interventions targeting listening habits can positively influence overall MDA. Furthermore, recognizing the partial mediation by aesthetic experience in the relationship between engagement and MDA suggests programs enhancing musical aesthetic experiences could amplify the impact of music education initiatives.
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- Xiaokang Wang
- College of Music and Dance, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
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- College of Music and Dance, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Anger WK, Dimoff JK, Alley L. Addressing Health Care Workers' Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Interventions and Current Resources. Am J Public Health 2024; 114:213-226. [PMID: 38354343 PMCID: PMC10916736 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2023.307556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Background. Mental health is declining in health care workers. Objectives. To provide a comprehensive assessment of intervention literature focused on the support and treatment of mental health within the health care workforce. Search Methods. We searched online databases (e.g., Medline, PsycINFO). Selection Criteria. We selected manuscripts published before March 2022 that evaluated the target population (e.g., nurses), mental health outcomes (e.g., burnout, depression), and intervention category (e.g., mindfulness). Data Collection and Analysis. Of 5158 publications screened, 118 interventions were included. We extracted relevant statistics and information. Main Results. Twenty (17%) earned study quality ratings indicating design, analysis, and implementation strengths. Randomized controlled trials were used by 52 studies (44%). Thirty-eight percent were conducted in the United States (n = 45). Ninety (76%) reported significant changes, and 46 (39%) reported measurable effect sizes. Multiple interventions significantly reduced stress (n = 29; 24%), anxiety (n = 20; 17%), emotional exhaustion or compassion fatigue (n = 16; 14%), burnout (n = 15; 13%), and depression (n = 15; 13%). Authors' Conclusions. Targeted, well-designed mental health interventions can improve outcomes among health care workers. Public Health Implications. Targeted health care‒focused interventions to address workers' mental health could improve outcomes within this important and vulnerable workforce. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S2):S213-S226. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307556).
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- W Kent Anger
- W. Kent Anger and Lindsey Alley are with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Portland, OR 97233. Jennifer Dimoff is with University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- W. Kent Anger and Lindsey Alley are with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Portland, OR 97233. Jennifer Dimoff is with University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- W. Kent Anger and Lindsey Alley are with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Portland, OR 97233. Jennifer Dimoff is with University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Shushardzhan SV. Scientific Music Therapy Technologies in Mental Health Improving and Rehabilitation of Patients After Coronavirus Disease. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2024; 1458:77-87. [PMID: 39102191 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-61943-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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This article is devoted to the prospects of the Scientific Music Therapy (SMT) technologies utilized in mental health improving and rehabilitation of patients after COVID-19. Clinically detected that an expanded portion of patients have respiratory lacking and different symptoms of mental disorders, including stress, anxiety, depression, etc. The reason to present the SMT basics and technologies is their critical accomplishments in the optimizing the work of the nervous system and vital organs, also online, which is exceptionally real in pandemics. The article moreover presents the data of a clinical study about the utilized SMT innovations within the recovery of patients after COVID. That experience will be useful to improve the efficiency of the rehabilitation efforts of medical staff and psychologists.
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- Sergey V Shushardzhan
- The Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine Clinical Psychology and Music Therapy, Moscow, 143041, Russia.
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Rossi E, Marrosu F, Saba L. Music Therapy as a Complementary Treatment in Patients with Dementia Associated to Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 98:33-51. [PMID: 38427477 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex condition that affects various aspects of a patient's life. Music therapy may be considered a beneficial supplementary tool to traditional therapies, that not fully address the range of AD manifestations. Objective The purpose of this systematic review is to investigate whether music therapy can have a positive impact on AD patients and on which symptoms. Methods The main research databases employed have been PubMed and Cochrane, using the keywords "dementia", "music therapy", "Alzheimer", "fMRI", "music", and "EEG". Results After removing duplicates and irrelevant studies, 23 were screened using set criteria, resulting in the final inclusion of 15 studies. The total number of participants included in these studies has been of 1,196 patients. For the fMRI analysis the search resulted in 28 studies on PubMed, two of which were included in the research; the total number of participants was of 124 individuals. The studies conducted with EEG were found using PubMed. The initial search resulted in 15 studies, but after a more accurate evaluation only 2 have been included in the analysis. Conclusions Even though the data currently available is not sufficient to draw conclusions supported by robust statistical power, the impact of music therapy on AD neuropsychiatric symptoms deserves great interest. Further research should be ushered, possibly multicentric studies, led with neuroimaging and other recent techniques, which can eventually open views on the music role in improving the cognitive status in AD.
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- Eleonora Rossi
- Department of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Hwang MH, Bunt L, Warner C. An Eight-Week Zen Meditation and Music Programme for Mindfulness and Happiness: Qualitative Content Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:7140. [PMID: 38063569 PMCID: PMC10706294 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20237140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Mental wellness can be related to healthier living, the learning process and working environments for people in the university community. A wide range of mental wellness programmes have been explored to provide students with pleasant and satisfying experiences. The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of integrating Zen meditation and music listening on the mindfulness and happiness levels of university music therapy students. A qualitative methodology was used, and data were collected through surveys and semi-structured interviews. To investigate various aspects of data regarding the role of the meditation and music (MM) programme for mindfulness and happiness, this study used thematic analysis within a qualitative research design. The findings of this study suggest that the 8-week Mindfulness Meditation (MM) programme is a potential approach for enhancing mindfulness, happiness and stress management. These results carry broader implications, particularly in terms of supporting mental health resources in higher education. Furthermore, the study contributes to the ongoing discussion regarding the positive impact of combining meditation and music to promote mental well-being. This integrated approach has the potential to strengthen coping strategies and further promote the integration of music and meditation practices in various contexts, including higher education.
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- Mi Hyang Hwang
- School of Health and Social Wellbeing, College of Health, Science and Society, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1DD, UK
- Department of Buddhist Studies, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Republic of Korea
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- School of Health and Social Wellbeing, College of Health, Science and Society, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1DD, UK
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- School of Health and Social Wellbeing, College of Health, Science and Society, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1DD, UK
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Neil-Sztramko SE, Belita E, Hopkins S, Sherifali D, Anderson L, Apatu E, Kapiriri L, Tarride JE, Bellefleur O, Kaasalainen S, Marr S, Dobbins M. What are effective strategies to respond to the psychological impacts of working on the frontlines of a public health emergency? Front Public Health 2023; 11:1282296. [PMID: 38131026 PMCID: PMC10733471 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1282296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the healthcare and public health sectors. The impact of working on the frontlines as a healthcare or public health professional has been well documented. Healthcare organizations must support the psychological and mental health of those responding to future public health emergencies. Objective This systematic review aims to identify effective interventions to support healthcare workers' mental health and wellbeing during and following a public health emergency. Methods Eight scientific databases were searched from inception to 1 November 2022. Studies that described strategies to address the psychological impacts experienced by those responding to a public health emergency (i.e., a pandemic, epidemic, natural disaster, or mass casualty event) were eligible for inclusion. No limitations were placed based on study design, language, publication status, or publication date. Two reviewers independently screened studies, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools. Discrepancies were resolved through discussion and a third reviewer when needed. Results were synthesized narratively due to the heterogeneity of populations and interventions. Outcomes were displayed graphically using harvest plots. Results A total of 20,018 records were screened, with 36 unique studies included in the review, 15 randomized controlled trials, and 21 quasi-experimental studies. Results indicate that psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and mind-body interventions may reduce symptoms of anxiety, burnout, depression, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, with the lowest risk of bias found among psychotherapy interventions. Psychoeducation appears most promising to increase resilience, with mind-body interventions having the most substantial evidence for increases in quality of life. Few organizational interventions were identified, with highly heterogeneous components. Conclusion Promoting healthcare workers' mental health is essential at an individual and health system level. This review identifies several promising practices that could be used to support healthcare workers at risk of adverse mental health outcomes as they respond to future public health emergencies.Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=203810, identifier #CRD42020203810 (PROSPERO).
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- Sarah E. Neil-Sztramko
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Center for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health, Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Maunder RG, Kiss A, Heeney N, Wallwork E, Hunter JJ, Johnstone J, Wiesenfeld L, Jeffs L, McGeer A, Lee K, Loftus C, Ginty L, Wilkinson K, Merkley J. Randomized trial of personalized psychological feedback from a longitudinal online survey and simultaneous evaluation of randomized stepped wedge availability of in-person peer support for hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2023; 84:31-38. [PMID: 37327633 PMCID: PMC10250283 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We tested if automated Personalized Self-Awareness Feedback (PSAF) from an online survey or in-person Peer Resilience Champion support (PRC) reduced emotional exhaustion among hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD Among a single cohort of participating staff from one hospital organization, each intervention was evaluated against a control condition with repeated measures of emotional exhaustion at quarterly intervals for 18 months. PSAF was tested in a randomized controlled trial compared to a no-feedback condition. PRC was tested in a group-randomized stepped-wedge design, comparing individual-level emotional exhaustion before and after availability of the intervention. Main and interactive effects on emotional exhaustion were tested in a linear mixed model. RESULTS Among 538 staff, there was a small but significant beneficial effect of PSAF over time (p = .01); the difference at individual timepoints was only significant at timepoint three (month six). The effect of PRC over time was non-significant with a trend in the opposite direction to a treatment effect (p = .06). CONCLUSIONS In a longitudinal assessment, automated feedback about psychological characteristics buffered emotional exhaustion significantly at six months, whereas in-person peer support did not. Providing automated feedback is not resource-intensive and merits further investigation as a method of support.
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- Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Canada
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- Microbiology and Lunenfeld-Tannenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Canada
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- Psychiatry, Sinai Health, Canada
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- Nursing Education and Academic Affairs, Sinai Health, Canada
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Colin C, Prince V, Bensoussan JL, Picot MC. Music therapy for health workers to reduce stress, mental workload and anxiety: a systematic review. J Public Health (Oxf) 2023; 45:e532-e541. [PMID: 37147921 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdad059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The physical and mental exhaustion of health care workers urgently needs to be addressed as a public health priority. Benefits of music on stress parameters have been extensively reported. METHODS We carried out a systematic review to examine the efficacy of music interventions on stress parameters by selecting studies conducted in genuine care stress conditions. To approach the potential benefit of music therapy (MT) versus music medicine (MM), we followed international music-based intervention guidelines. RESULTS Five outcomes were considered in our studies: stress, anxiety, mental workload, burnout risk and psychosomatic symptoms. Corresponding measures, including psychological, physiological questionnaires or stress biological parameters, showed significant results for the majority of them in music groups. Implications of music types, designs and limitations are discussed. Only one study compared MM and MT with an advantage for customized playlists over time. CONCLUSIONS In spite of heterogeneity, music interventions seem to significantly decrease stress parameters. The individual, customized supports with MT may be a crucial condition for this specific professional category. The impact of MT versus MM, the number of music sessions and the effect over time need to be explored.
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- Catherine Colin
- Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier inter-communal du Bassin de Thau, BP 475 Bd Camille Blanc, Sète 34 207, France
- Music Therapy Department, Paul Valery Montpellier 3 University, Route de Mende, Montpellier 34090, France
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- Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics (LIRMM), Montpellier University, 161, Ada Street, Montpellier Cedex 5, 34392, France
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- Music Therapy Department, Paul Valery Montpellier 3 University, Route de Mende, Montpellier 34090, France
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- Department of Medical Information, INSERM, Centre d'Investigation Clinique 1411, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier University, Montpellier Cedex 5, 34 295, France
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Kiss L, Linnell KJ. Reasons for participating in musical activities and their relationship with well-being during and before Covid-19. PSYCHOLOGY OF MUSIC 2023; 51:1013-1025. [PMID: 37163161 PMCID: PMC10160828 DOI: 10.1177/03057356221124034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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People tend to participate in musical activities-whether it is making or listening to music-for reasons that are related to basic psychological needs. This study explored whether the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) has changed the reasons for participating in musical activities and examined the relationship between these reasons and well-being during as well as before the pandemic. In total, 246 people (between 18 and 35 years) completed a survey during the pandemic, which contained questions relating to the reasons for participating in musical activities-namely the promotion of identity and agency, mood regulation, relaxation and company, enjoyment-and to subjective and eudaimonic well-being before and after the outbreak of the pandemic. Results showed that during the pandemic compared with before, people more often chose music to promote identity and agency, mood regulation, and relaxation and company. Two of the reasons that were invoked more often-namely identity and agency and mood regulation-positively predicted eudaimonic and subjective well-being, respectively, during the pandemic as well as before. Thus, people's reasons for participating in musical activities during the pandemic compared with before changed in a direction consistent with increasing both eudaimonic and subjective well-being.
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- Luca Kiss
- Luca Kiss, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London SE14 6NW, UK.
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Zhang L, Gao SY, Huang JH. Relationship between motivation for artistic activity engagement and happiness: mediating role of perceived stress and moderating role of gender. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04306-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Robins-Browne K, Lewis M, Burchill LJ, Gilbert C, Johnson C, O'Donnell M, Kotevski A, Poonian J, Palmer VJ. Interventions to support the mental health and well-being of front-line healthcare workers in hospitals during pandemics: an evidence review and synthesis. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e061317. [PMID: 36344001 PMCID: PMC9644079 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Pandemics negatively impact healthcare workers' (HCW's) mental health and well-being causing additional feelings of anxiety, depression, moral distress and post-traumatic stress. A comprehensive review and evidence synthesis of HCW's mental health and well-being interventions through pandemics reporting mental health outcomes was conducted addressing two questions: (1) What mental health support interventions have been reported in recent pandemics, and have they been effective in improving the mental health and well-being of HCWs? (2) Have any mobile apps been designed and implemented to support HCWs' mental health and well-being during pandemics? DESIGN A narrative evidence synthesis was conducted using Cochrane criteria for synthesising and presenting findings when systematic review and pooling data for statistical analysis are not suitable due to the heterogeneity of the studies. DATA SOURCES Evidence summary resources, bibliographic databases, grey literature sources, clinical trial registries and protocol registries were searched. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Subject heading terms and keywords covering three key concepts were searched: SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus (or similar infectious diseases) epidemics, health workforce and mental health support interventions. Searches were limited to English-language items published from 1 January 2000 to 14 June 2022. No publication-type limit was used. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two authors determined eligibility and extracted data from identified manuscripts. Data was synthesised into tables and refined by coauthors. RESULTS 2694 studies were identified and 27 papers were included. Interventions were directed at individuals and/or organisations and most were COVID-19 focused. Interventions had some positive impacts on HCW's mental health and well-being, but variable study quality, low sample sizes and lack of control conditions were limitations. Two mobile apps were identified with mixed outcomes. CONCLUSION HCW interventions were rapidly designed and implemented with few comprehensively described or evaluated. Tailored interventions that respond to HCWs' needs using experience co-design for mental health and well-being are required with process and outcome evaluation.
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- Kate Robins-Browne
- Primary Care Mental Health Research Program, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Primary Care Mental Health Research Program, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Centre for Digital Transformation of Health Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
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- Primary Care Mental Health Research Program, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Department of Psychiatry, Melbourne Medical School, Facutly of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Emergency Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Primary Care Mental Health Research Program, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, Department of General Practice, Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Organizational support, training and equipment are key determinants of burnout among dialysis healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Nephrol 2022; 35:2077-2086. [PMID: 36040565 PMCID: PMC9425824 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-022-01418-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Burnout was already found to be an important factor in the professional landscape of nephrology prior to the COVID-19 outbreak and is expected to worsen during the pandemic. OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to assess pandemic experiences, perceptions, and burnout among Polish dialysis unit professionals in the COVID-19 period. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS A survey, which consisted of a Pandemic Experiences and Perceptions Survey (PEPS) and a Maslach Burnout Inventory was distributed online to Polish dialysis units. The study group comprised 379 participants (215 nurses, 148 physicians, and 16 respondents of other professions). RESULTS The pandemic largely affected or completely dominated the work of dialysis units according to 53.4% and 25.5% of nurses responding to the PEPS, respectively. Among physicians, the prevalence was 55.5% and 15.4% of participants, respectively. Serious or life-threatening risk was perceived by 72.1% and 11.9% of dialysis healthcare professionals, respectively. Furthermore, 74.6% of the study participants stated that their work in a dialysis setting amidst the pandemic was felt to be associated with serious risk for their relatives. Adequate personal protective equipment and information from management decreased burnout among dialysis staff. Burnout was lower in all dimensions among those participants who felt more in control of their exposure to infection, provided by proper training, equipment, and support (p = 0.0004 for emotional exhaustion, p = 0.0007 for depersonalization, and p < 0.0001 for feelings of personal accomplishment). CONCLUSIONS The COVID-19 pandemic has largely affected the work in dialysis units. Providing proper training, equipment, and support may decrease burnout among dialysis staff.
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Feneberg AC, Nater UM. An ecological momentary music intervention for the reduction of acute stress in daily life: A mixed methods feasibility study. Front Psychol 2022; 13:927705. [PMID: 36248548 PMCID: PMC9558284 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.927705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Despite the growing potential of mobile-based technologies, innovative interventions targeting the reduction of acute stress in daily life remain under-researched. Music listening is an easy-to-administer activity that is associated with lower levels of biological and self-reported stress. However, the application of music as an intervention in moments of acute stress in daily life remains to be examined. We developed a just-in-time intervention delivering music in moments of stressful experiences in daily life and tested its feasibility using a mixed methods approach. Methods: In this uncontrolled pilot study, the ecological momentary music intervention (EMMI) was tested by 10 chronically stressed women aged 23.5 ± 3.3 years. Over 18 consecutive days, whenever participants reported stressful experiences, they were encouraged to listen to a self-compiled playlist. Subjective stress levels and saliva samples were assessed at three time points per stress report (T0, upon reporting a stressful situation; T1, directly after music listening/15 min after T0 in case of no music listening; T2, 15 min after T1). We analyzed app-based log data, in-the-moment responses, questionnaire data, and semi-structured interview data. Results: On average, participants’ compliance with the study protocol lay at 70%. Overall, 65 stressful experiences were reported, 51 of which were followed by music listening, for an average duration of 12:53 min. Complete data (i.e., self-reports and saliva samples at all three time points) were provided for 46 stressful experiences. Participants reported immediate relaxation and distraction through music listening. The interviews revealed that the intervention was easy to use and that music listening in moments of perceived stress was viewed as a new and pleasant activity. Several aspects of the protocol (e.g., number of items and prompts) were identified, which should be improved in future studies. Conclusion: Since repeated stressful experiences in daily life can pose a threat to physical and mental integrity, interventions that are easily applicable and deliver support when needed most are necessary. Following minor adaptations, the EMMI can be considered as a feasible approach to target psychobiological stress responses in daily life, which is worthy of investigation in future larger-scale trials.
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- Anja C. Feneberg
- Department for Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- University Research Platform “The Stress of Life (SOLE) – Processes and Mechanisms underlying Everyday Life Stress”, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- University Research Platform “The Stress of Life (SOLE) – Processes and Mechanisms underlying Everyday Life Stress”, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- *Correspondence: Urs M. Nater,
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Scarlata E, Baroni M, Giordano F. MusicTeamCare (MTC): Theory and practice of clinical intervention for music therapists offering remote support to clients during emergencies. BRITISH JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/13594575221117968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic meant that people’s lives and work changed significantly across the world. Governments took measures such as social distancing, lockdowns and quarantine protocols to stem the spread of the pandemic. This had a significant impact on music therapy clinical practice, generating reflections and adaptations among the worldwide music therapy community, with several studies still underway. A number of professional music therapy organisations have explored methods for carrying out remote interventions. MusicTeamCare is an approach developed by three Italian Certified Music Therapists that could offer access to support in emergency and crisis situations. This approach is rooted in receptive music therapy theory, with particular reference to Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). MusicTeamCare was used for the first time in March to April 2020, with healthcare workers in Italy who were treating COVID-19 patients. This article outlines theoretical framework, development and evaluation phases of MusicTeamCare. Detailed explanations are given of the theoretical framework, methods of musical analysis, assessment and evaluation strategies, criteria for constructing the playlists and interactive triangulation between the Music Therapists in the research team.
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- Elide Scarlata
- PHD Student, Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
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- Department of Emergency and Organs Transplant, University of Bari, Italy
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Mak HW, Bu F, Fancourt D. Comparisons of home-based arts engagement across three national lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0273829. [PMID: 36044522 PMCID: PMC9432750 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Between March 2020 and March 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) experienced three lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the evident association between arts engagement and wellbeing, this study was designed to compare the predictors and patterns of home-based arts engagement during these lockdowns. Data analysed in this study were from the UK COVID-19 Social Study run by University College London. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify predictors of arts engagement and compare (i) respondents’ engagement levels during the first lockdown in April/May 2020 and their levels in pre-pandemic times (N = 23,086), (ii) their engagement levels during the second lockdown in November/December 2020 with their levels during the first lockdown (N = 11,481), and (iii) their engagement levels during the third lockdown in January/February 2021 with their levels during the first lockdown (N = 13,270). During first lockdown, 1 in 4 increased their arts engagement and 1 in 6 decreased it. Of those who increased, 2 in 5 maintained or further increased their engagement in subsequent lockdowns, but just 7% of those who had decreased their engagement increased it. Younger adults (aged 18–29) showed initial increases in first lockdown, whilst people who were not employed and those with a physical health condition showed decreases and people with a mental health condition showed changes during the first lockdown (both increases and decreases). Females and people with higher education showed continuous changes across the three lockdowns, with women being more likely to increase their engagement and those with higher education being less likely to decrease. People of ethnic minorities and those with higher income declined their engagement in the third lockdown. This study provides insight into levels of arts engagement across the three national lockdowns in the UK and suggests that the pandemic may have affected long-term cultural behaviours for some groups.
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- Hei Wan Mak
- Department of Behavioral Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Behavioral Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Behavioral Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care, University College London, United Kingdom
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Lekagul A, Piancharoen P, Chattong A, Suradom C, Tangcharoensathien V. Living through the psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of effective mitigating interventions. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e060804. [PMID: 35882462 PMCID: PMC9329730 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This review assesses interventions and their effectiveness in mitigating psychological consequences from pandemic. METHOD Published English literatures were searched from four databases (Medline, PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO) from January 2020 and September 2021. A total of 27 papers with 29 studies (one paper reported three studies) met inclusion criteria. Cochrane risk-of-bias tool is applied to assess the quality of all randomised controlled trials (RCT). RESULTS All studies were recently conducted in 2020. Publications were from high-income (13, 44.8%), upper middle-income (12, 41.4%) and lower middle-income countries (3, 10.3%) and global (1, 3.5%). Half of the studies conducted for general population (51.7%). One-third of studies (8, 27.6%) provided interventions to patients with COVID-19 and 20.7% to healthcare workers. Of the 29 studies, 14 (48.3%) were RCT. All RCTs were assessed for risk of biases; five studies (15, 35.7%) had low risk as measured against all six dimensions reflecting high-quality study.Of these 29 studies, 26 diagnostic or screening measures were applied; 8 (30.9%) for anxiety, 7 (26.9%) for depression, 5 (19.2%) for stress, 5 (19.2%) for insomnia and 1 (3.8%) for suicide. Measures used to assess the baseline and outcomes of interventions were standardised and widely applied by other studies with high level of reliability and validity. Of 11 RCT studies, 10 (90.9%) showed that anxiety interventions significantly lowered anxiety in intervention groups. Five of the six RCT studies (83.3%) had significantly reduced the level of depression. Most interventions for anxiety and stress were mindfulness and meditation based. CONCLUSIONS Results from RCT studies (11%, 78.6%) were effective in mitigating psychological consequences from COVID-19 pandemic when applied to healthcare workers, patients with COVID-19 and general population. These effective interventions can be applied and scaled up in other country settings through adaptation of modes of delivery suitable to country resources, pandemic and health system context.
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- Angkana Lekagul
- International Health Policy Program, Amphur Muang, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- International Health Policy Program, Amphur Muang, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Psychiatry, Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Rahmati F, Khalili R. Investigating the effectiveness of psychological interventions in response to stress, anxiety, and depression in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: A systematic review. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2022; 11:203. [PMID: 36003242 PMCID: PMC9393944 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_923_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused different kinds of psychological consequences. Identifying and providing psychological plans and protocols can be effective in promoting patients' mental health. The study was conducted to investigate the effect of psychological interventions in response to stress, anxiety, and depression in COVID-19 patients. The present study was performed based on a systematic review. The studies were done by using different combinations of keywords in databases such as Science Direct, ProQuest, PubMed, and Google scholar search engines and in Persian databases such as Magiran, SID, Iranmedex from July 25 to September 7, 2020. Out of 4533 articles that were found after extensive search, 9 articles were evaluated and qualitatively analyzed for data extraction with the 2010 consort checklist. The final articles were from different countries of China, the USA, France, Italy, and Iran and were about COVID-19 patients and their health-care providers. Interventions ranged from relaxation, music therapy to mental health and extensive psychological skills including adaptation methods, mindfulness and self-care, and crisis management. Anxiety was the highest and then stress and depression were the next indicators. The results showed a positive effect of these interventions on stress, anxiety, depression, and even the quality of life, sleep and family and child function. The number of studies in this field is increasing. We see a variety of psychological and educational interventions every day. It is hoped that by designing standard protocols for psychological intervention, effective steps can be taken to improve the mental health of patients and health-care providers.
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- Fatemeh Rahmati
- Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Life Style Institute, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10061027. [PMID: 35742076 PMCID: PMC9222815 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10061027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Healthcare workers (HCWs) have suffered physical and psychological threats since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mind-body modalities (MBMs) can reduce the long-term adverse health effects associated with COVID-specific chronic stress. This systematic review aims to investigate the role of MBMs in managing the mental health of HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. A comprehensive search was conducted using 6 electronic databases, resulting in 18 clinical studies from 2019 to September 2021. Meta-analysis showed that MBMs significantly improved the perceived stress of HCWs (standardized mean difference, −0.37; 95% confidence intervals, −0.53 to −0.21). In addition, some MBMs had significant positive effects on psychological trauma, burnout, insomnia, anxiety, depression, self-compassion, mindfulness, quality of life, resilience, and well-being, but not psychological trauma and self-efficacy of HCWs. This review provides data supporting the potential of some MBMs to improve the mental health of HCWs during COVID-19. However, owing to poor methodological quality and heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes of the included studies, further high-quality clinical trials are needed on this topic in the future.
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Yıldırım D, Çiriş Yıldız C. The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Breathing and Music Therapy Practice on Nurses' Stress, Work-Related Strain, and Psychological Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Holist Nurs Pract 2022; 36:156-165. [PMID: 35435877 PMCID: PMC8997019 DOI: 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Infectious diseases cause psychological problems for health care workers and especially nurses. Nurses who provided coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients with care experience negative feelings such as stress, work-related strain, discomfort, and helplessness related to their high-intensity work. The aims of this study are to investigate the effect of the mindfulness-based breathing and music therapy practice on stress, work-related strain, and psychological well-being levels of nurses who provided COVID-19 patients with care. This randomized controlled trial was conducted in a COVID-19 department at a university hospital in Turkey. Nurses who care for patients infected with COVID-19 were randomly divided into an intervention group (n = 52) and a no-treatment control group (n = 52). The intervention group received mindfulness-based breathing and music therapy. In data collection, the Personal Information Form, State Anxiety Inventory, Work-Related Strain Scale, and Psychological Well-Being Scale were used. The data from the study showed that mindfulness-based breathing and music therapy decreased stress and work-related strain (P < .05) and increased psychological well-being (P < .05). The control group showed no statistically significant changes on these measures (P > .05). The mindfulness-based breathing and music therapy practice reduced nurses' stress and work-related strain and increased psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Dilek Yıldırım
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul Aydin University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul Aydin University, İstanbul, Turkey
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"Did You Bring It Home with You?" A Qualitative Investigation of the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Victorian Frontline Healthcare Workers and Their Families. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19084897. [PMID: 35457765 PMCID: PMC9027899 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Concerns regarding the physical and mental health impacts of frontline healthcare roles during the COVID-19 pandemic have been well documented, but the impacts on family functioning remain unclear. This study provides a unique contribution to the literature by considering the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline healthcare workers and their families. Thirty-nine frontline healthcare workers from Victoria, Australia, who were parents to at least one child under 18 were interviewed. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Five superordinate and 14 subordinate themes were identified. Themes included more family time during lockdowns, but at a cost; changes in family responsibilities and routines; managing increased demands; healthcare workers hypervigilance and fear of bringing COVID-19 home to their family members; ways in which families worked to “get through it”. While efforts have been made by many healthcare organisations to support their workers during this challenging time, the changes in family functioning observed by participants suggest that more could be done for this vulnerable cohort, particularly with respect to family support.
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Cheng FK. Debate on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination. ETHICS, MEDICINE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 21:100761. [PMID: 35097181 PMCID: PMC8784578 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemep.2022.100761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Since January 2020, worldwide public health has been threatened by COVID-19, for which vaccines have been adopted from December 2020. DISCUSSION Although vaccines demonstrate effectiveness against this disease, vaccine hesitancy reveals concerns towards short-term and long-term side effects or adverse reactions such as post-inoculation death. Mandatory vaccination is used to provide herd immunity, but is refutable due to infringement of human rights and autonomy. Furthermore, the evidence testifies that vaccination cannot guarantee prevention of infection or re-infection, resulting in public resentment against this coercive measure, whilst post-inoculation anxiety continues. PERSPECTIVE This discussion suggests a holistic approach, involving the collective efforts of governments, medical experts and individuals, through basic preventive measures and alternative therapy to live with COVID-19 in a healthy and resourceful manner.
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Rapid Evidence Review of Community Engagement and Resources in the UK during the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Can Community Assets Redress Health Inequities? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19074086. [PMID: 35409769 PMCID: PMC8998387 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Community engagement, such as participating in arts, nature or leisurely activities, is positively associated with psychological and physiological wellbeing. Community-based engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated informal and local mutual aid between individuals. This rapid evidence review assesses the emergence of community-based arts, nature, music, theatre and other types of cultural engagement amongst UK communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we focus on all community engagement with a sub-focus on provisions accessed by and targeted towards vulnerable groups. Two hundred and fifty-six resources were included that had been created between February 2020 and January 2021. Resources were identified through Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, MedRXic, PsycharXiv and searches for grey literature and items in the public domain. The majority reported services that had been adapted to become online, telephone-based or delivered at a distance from doorsteps. Several quality assessment frameworks were used to evaluate the quality of data. Whilst a number of peer-reviewed, grey literature and public domain articles were identified, less than half of the identified literature met quality thresholds. The pace of the response to the pandemic may have meant that robust evaluation procedures were not always in place.
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Côté J, Aita M, Chouinard MC, Houle J, Lavoie-Tremblay M, Lessard L, Rouleau G, Gélinas C. Psychological distress, depression symptoms and fatigue among Quebec nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Nurs Open 2022; 9:1744-1756. [PMID: 35199497 PMCID: PMC8994967 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Aim To describe the state of health of Quebec nursing staff during the pandemic according to their exposure to COVID‐19, work‐related characteristics and sociodemographic factors (gender, generational age group). State of health was captured essentially by assessing psychological distress, depression symptoms and fatigue. Design and methods A large‐scale cross‐sectional study was conducted with 1,708 nurses and licenced practical nurses in Quebec (87% women, mean age of 41 ± 11 years). The survey included several questionnaires and validated health‐related scales (psychological distress, depression symptoms and fatigue). The STROBE guidelines were followed in reporting the study's findings. Results Results showed that the prevalence of psychological distress and depression symptoms was moderate to severe. Women, generation Xers and Yers, nurses who cared for COVID‐19 patients and those with a colleague who was infected with COVID‐19 at work scored higher for fatigue, psychological distress and depression.
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- José Côté
- Faculté des Sciences Infirmières, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Research Chair in Innovative Nursing Practices, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Centre de Recherche, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculté des Sciences Infirmières, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Sainte-Justine Hospital Pediatric Research Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Nursing Department, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivieres, QC, Canada.,Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada
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- McGill University Ingram School of Nursing, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Centre of Research, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Université du Québec à Rimouski - Sciences de la santé, Rimouski, QC, Canada.,Interdisciplinary Chair in Health and Social Services for Rural Populations, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada.,Centre de recherche du CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches, Sainte-Marie, QC, Canada
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- Research Chair in Innovative Nursing Practices, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Centre de Recherche, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- McGill University Ingram School of Nursing, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal du Québec, Centre for Nursing Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Branjerdporn G, Bowman C, Kenworthy S, Stapelberg NJC. Interventional Response of Hospital and Health Services to the Mental Health Effects of Viral Outbreaks on Health Professionals. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:812365. [PMID: 35273530 PMCID: PMC8902291 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.812365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The aim of this integrative review was to examine the impact of past viral epidemics on staff mental health interventional responses, with a specific focus on healthcare provider response in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following PRISMA methodology, databases were searched for relevant articles. A total of 55 articles with a range of methodologies (e.g., commentary papers, cohort studies, qualitative studies) were included to ensure broad coverage of this rapidly emerging research area. The literature showed that many healthcare providers implemented a variety of wellbeing initiatives to support their staff during a viral outbreak. Most of these interventions, however, were not formally evaluated. Interventions included leadership/team support; online psychoeducational resources and updated information on the pandemic; respite spaces; peer support outreach; staff resilience training; telephone hotline support; staff support groups; and individual counseling. Staff were generally supportive of the initiatives offered by hospital and health services, with certain interventions being more appreciated (e.g., staff respite areas). Rapid, locally, and culturally appropriate workplace-based responses may counter the negative mental health impact on staff; but a stepped response is required for a smaller number of staff at risk of mental illness, or those with pre-existing mental illness. Systematic Review Registration: Unique Identifier: CRD42020222761.
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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Health care providers are experiencing increased stress during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. While it is understood that increased stress leads to burnout, limited research has been conducted to evaluate advance practice nurse response to coronavirus disease 2019, and more specifically, self-identified modalities that may decrease stress in the workplace or at home. This pilot study evaluated advance practice nurse-perceived burnout and evaluated perceived needs and/or perception of modalities aimed at reducing stress and improving well-being, such as essential oils, quiet room, soothing music, art therapy, pet therapy, and mobile applications, that could be easily accessed in the workplace.
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Sound Healing: Mood, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being Interrelationships. RELIGIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/rel13020123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Psychosocial stress, tension, and depression are quite common in many parts of the developed world. Integrative medicine techniques which may potentially increase spiritual and emotional well-being may be useful in combating chronic psychosocial stress, as well as challenges with depression and excessive tension. The present observational study examines the effect of singing-bowl sound healing on emotional and spiritual well-being and particularly examines interrelationships between changes in spiritual well-being with changes in tension and depressed mood post-sound healing. Participants experienced a sound healing environment of vibrational musical instruments such as singing bowls (bell-like instruments), gongs, and other vibrational instruments. Sixty-two participants were examined in an observational study using singing-bowl sound healing. Emotional and spiritual well-being were examined by utilizing standardized questionnaires. Results revealed significant correlations between improvements in scores of spiritual well-being and reductions in scores of tension and depression post-sound healing. Moreover, effects varied by age of the study participants. Specifically, the association between spiritual well-being improvement and depression improvement was strongest for ages 31–40, while spiritual well-being improvement and tension improvement associations were strongest for ages 51–60. Implications for applying sound healing meditations as a potential low-cost, low-technology therapeutic technique are discussed for emotional and spiritual well-being.
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Gardiner E, Baumgart A, Tong A, Elliott JH, Azevedo LC, Bersten A, Cervantes L, Chew DP, Cho Y, Crowe S, Douglas IS, Evangelidis N, Flemyng E, Horby P, Howell M, Lee J, Lorca E, Lynch D, Marshall JC, Gonzalez AM, McKenzie A, Manera K, Mehta S, Mer M, Morris AC, Nseir S, Povoa P, Reid M, Sakr Y, Shen N, Smyth AR, Snelling T, Strippoli GFM, Teixeira-Pinto A, Torres A, Viecelli AK, Webb S, Williamson PR, Woc-Colburn L, Zhang J, Craig JC. Perspectives of patients, family members, health professionals and the public on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. J Ment Health 2022; 31:524-533. [PMID: 34983279 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2021.2022637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has seen a global surge in anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and stress. AIMS This study aimed to describe the perspectives of patients with COVID-19, their family, health professionals, and the general public on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. METHODS A secondary thematic analysis was conducted using data from the COVID-19 COS project. We extracted data on the perceived causes and impact of COVID-19 on mental health from an international survey and seven online consensus workshops. RESULTS We identified four themes (with subthemes in parenthesis): anxiety amidst uncertainty (always on high alert, ebb and flow of recovery); anguish of a threatened future (intense frustration of a changed normality, facing loss of livelihood, trauma of ventilation, a troubling prognosis, confronting death); bearing responsibility for transmission (fear of spreading COVID-19 in public; overwhelming guilt of infecting a loved one); and suffering in isolation (severe solitude of quarantine, sick and alone, separation exacerbating grief). CONCLUSION We found that the unpredictability of COVID-19, the fear of long-term health consequences, burden of guilt, and suffering in isolation profoundly impacted mental health. Clinical and public health interventions are needed to manage the psychological consequences arising from this pandemic.
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, United States
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care, School of Medicine Denver, Denver Health and University of Colorado Anschutz, United States
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Editorial and Methods Department, Cochrane, London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Critical Care and Pulmonology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Critical Care Centre, CHU Lille, and Lille University, Lille, France
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- Nova Medical School, CHRC, Polyvalent Intensive Care Unit, Sao Francisco Xavier Hospital, CHLO, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.,Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, OUH Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Evidence Based Child Health Group, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pulmonology, Respiratory Intitute, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona (UB), CIBERES, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Cochrane Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Evidence-based Medicine center, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Deka S, Tiwari P, Tripathi KM. Raga todi intervention on state anxiety level in female young adults during COVID-19. MATERIALS TODAY: PROCEEDINGS 2022; 57:2152-2155. [PMID: 34963878 PMCID: PMC8696384 DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.12.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Brault A, Vaillancourt G. Group Telehealth Music Therapy With Caregivers: A Qualitative Inquiry. J Patient Exp 2022; 9:23743735221107241. [PMID: 35734471 PMCID: PMC9208043 DOI: 10.1177/23743735221107241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Informal caregivers of older adults are faced with increased responsibilities as health and social systems fail to respond to the rising demands associated with the aging populations. For many caregivers, the COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted their access to already sparse supportive resources, highlighting the importance of varying service delivery methods to meet caregivers’ needs. This qualitative study explored the experiences of informal caregivers of older adults who took part in group telehealth music therapy. Semi-structured interviews with 5 women caregivers were conducted. Through a thematic analysis process, the following themes were identified: (a) affordances of group telehealth music therapy, (b) challenges of group telehealth music therapy, and (c) music as a health resource. Telehealth considerations, clinical implications, as well as ways to support caregiver agency are discussed.
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- Annabelle Brault
- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Concordia University, Montréal, QC, Canada
- Annabelle Brault, Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Concordia University, 1455 Boulevard de Maisonneuve W, Montréal, QC, H3G 1M8, Canada.
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Abraham A, Jithesh A, Doraiswamy S, Al-Khawaga N, Mamtani R, Cheema S. Telemental Health Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review and Evidence Gap Mapping. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:748069. [PMID: 34819885 PMCID: PMC8606591 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.748069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted telemedicine use for mental illness (telemental health). Objective: In the scoping review, we describe the scope and domains of telemental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from the published literature and discuss associated challenges. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, and the World Health Organization's Global COVID-19 Database were searched up to August 23, 2020 with no restrictions on study design, language, or geographical, following an a priori protocol (https://osf.io/4dxms/). Data were synthesized using descriptive statistics from the peer-reviewed literature and the National Quality Forum's (NQF) framework for telemental health. Sentiment analysis was also used to gauge patient and healthcare provider opinion toward telemental health. Results: After screening, we identified 196 articles, predominantly from high-income countries (36.22%). Most articles were classified as commentaries (51.53%) and discussed telemental health from a management standpoint (86.22%). Conditions commonly treated with telemental health were depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. Where data were available, most articles described telemental health in a home-based setting (use of telemental health at home by patients). Overall sentiment was neutral-to-positive for the individual domains of the NQF framework. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that there was a marked growth in the uptake of telemental health during the pandemic and that telemental health is effective, safe, and will remain in use for the foreseeable future. However, more needs to be done to better understand these findings. Greater investment into human and financial resources, and research should be made by governments, global funding agencies, academia, and other stakeholders, especially in low- and middle- income countries. Uniform guidelines for licensing and credentialing, payment and insurance, and standards of care need to be developed to ensure safe and optimal telemental health delivery. Telemental health education should be incorporated into health professions curricula globally. With rapidly advancing technology and increasing acceptance of interactive online platforms amongst patients and healthcare providers, telemental health can provide sustainable mental healthcare across patient populations. Systematic Review Registration: https://osf.io/4dxms/.
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- Amit Abraham
- Institute for Population Health, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
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- Institute for Population Health, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
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- Institute for Population Health, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
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- Institute for Population Health, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
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Music and mood regulation during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258027. [PMID: 34669731 PMCID: PMC8528311 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Music listening can be an effective strategy for regulating affect, leading to positive well-being. However, it is unclear how differences in disposition and personality can impact music's affective benefits in response to acute and major real-world stressful events. The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to study how music is used to cope with stress, loss, and unease across the world. During the first month of the spread of the COVID pandemic, we used an online survey to test if people from four different countries used music to manage their emotions during quarantine and if the functions of music depended on empathy, anxiety, depression, or country of residence. We found a positive relationship between the use of music listening for affect regulation and current well-being, particularly for participants from India. While people with stronger symptoms of depression and anxiety used music differently, the end result was still a positive change in affect. Our findings highlight the universality of music's affective potency and its ability to help people manage an unprecedented life stressor.
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Srolovitz M, Borgwardt J, Burkart M, Clements-Cortes A, Czamanski-Cohen J, Ortiz Guzman M, Hicks MG, Kaimal G, Lederman L, Potash JS, Yazdian Rubin S, Stafford D, Wibben A, Wood M, Youngwerth J, Jones CA, Kwok IB. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Music Therapy and Art Therapy. J Palliat Med 2021; 25:135-144. [PMID: 34665661 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Palliative care is provided by an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and other disciplines based on need. Music therapists and art therapists are becoming increasingly available to palliative care teams and are advancing the diverse and unique clinical services available to effectively meet the holistic needs of patients with serious illnesses and their families. This article provides a concrete exploration of clinical music therapy and art therapy within palliative care and hospice paradigms, with discussion of therapists' training and expertise, therapeutic approaches within the setting of interprofessional team-based care, and discussion of evidence-based symptom management and outcomes supporting the inclusion of music and art therapies within medical education and clinical employment.
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- Melissa Srolovitz
- Penn Medicine Hospice, Penn Medicine at Home, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Penn Medicine Hospice, Penn Medicine at Home, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
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- VNA Hospice of the Treasure Coast, Vero Beach, Florida, USA
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- The School of Creative Arts Therapies, Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.,Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Penn Medicine Hospice, Penn Medicine at Home, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Art Therapy Program, The George Washington University, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
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- Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Palliative Care Consult Service, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Palliative Care Service, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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Roese NA, Merrill J. Consequences of the COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany: Effects of Changes in Daily Life on Musical Engagement and Functions of Music. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:10463. [PMID: 34639763 PMCID: PMC8507817 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The current study investigated how music has been used during the COVID-19 pandemic and how personal factors have affected music-listening behavior. During the shutdown in Spring 2020 in Germany, 539 participants took part in an online survey reporting on functions of music listening, attributes of listened music, and active engagement with music, retrospectively before and during the pandemic. Next to these implicit questions, participants were asked to describe the changes they explicitly noticed in handling music during COVID-19, their current worries, and their new everyday life during the pandemic as well as personality traits and stress reactivity. A logistic regression model was fitted, showing that people reduced their active engagement with music during the lockdown, and the function of killing time and overcoming loneliness became more important, reflecting the need for distraction and filling the silence. Before the lockdown, music was listened to for the function of motor synchronization and enhanced well-being, which reflects how people have lost both their musical and activity routines during the lockdown. The importance of in-person engagement with music in people's lives became particularly evident in the connection between worries about further restrictions and the need for live music.
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- Natalie Alexa Roese
- Institute of Music, University of Kassel, Mönchebergstr. 1, 34125 Kassel, Germany;
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- Institute of Music, University of Kassel, Mönchebergstr. 1, 34125 Kassel, Germany;
- Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Grüneburgweg 14, 60322 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Giordano F, Rutigliano C, De Leonardis F, Rana R, Neri D, Brienza N, Santoro N. Covid-19 and absence of music therapy: Impact on mother-child dyad during invasive procedures in pediatric oncology. ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY 2021; 75:101839. [PMID: 34334856 PMCID: PMC8316673 DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2021.101839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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During COVID-19 pandemic, Italian pediatric oncology departments were obliged to adopt restrictive measures to minimize the risk of in-hospital infections in frail patients and staff members. Access to the wards was significantly reduced and music therapy (MT) activities were suspended. The aim of this study was to compare the level of anxiety and sedation in pediatric patients undergoing invasive procedure before (T1), during(T2) and after(T3) the pandemic, with and without the presence of MT. From January to September 2020, all children aged 2–15 with oncological and hematological diseases undergoing to invasive procedure were enrolled. During T1 and T3 children received preoperative preparation with MT by a certified music-therapist. In T2 they received music or video by clinical staff. Preoperative anxiety scores were measured with the m- YPAS scale. Interviews with mothers were performed. The average consumption of drugs used was analyzed. Significant differences in preoperative anxiety levels between scores in T1, T2 (p.value = 0,0000014) and in T2, T3 (p.value = 0,0000031) were observed. No difference between T1-T3 (p.value = 0,96). Higher dosage of midazolam in T2 (1,14 mg 0,189) compared to T1 (0, 71 mg 0,399) and T2 (1,14 mg 0,189) were observed. Mothers also recorded higher scores on anxiety and stress without music therapy.
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- Filippo Giordano
- University of Bari, School of Medicine, Section of Pediatric Hemathology-Oncology, University Hospital of Bari, Italy.,Section of Pediatric Hemathology-Oncology, University Hospital of Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pediatric Hemathology-Oncology, University Hospital of Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pediatric Hemathology-Oncology, University Hospital of Bari, Italy
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- Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Italy
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- University of Bari, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Italy
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- Section of Pediatric Hemathology-Oncology, University Hospital of Bari, Italy
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Morse KF, Fine PA, Friedlander KJ. Creativity and Leisure During COVID-19: Examining the Relationship Between Leisure Activities, Motivations, and Psychological Well-Being. Front Psychol 2021; 12:609967. [PMID: 34290635 PMCID: PMC8288551 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.609967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Social distancing policies have been implemented around the world to reduce the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These measures have included temporary restrictions on mass gatherings and the closure of public facilities, limiting the pursuit of leisure activities such as travel while allowing more time for at-home pursuits, including creative activities such as gardening and painting. Previous research has demonstrated the benefits of physical activity for psychological well-being during COVID-19, but less attention has been given to the potential benefits of creative pursuits, such as arts and music. The present study investigated changes in the pursuit of creative, non-creative, and physical leisure activities and the relationship between engaging in leisure, the motivations for and barriers to pursuing these activities, and psychological well-being during COVID-19. A total of 3,827 participants from 74 countries completed an online leisure activities questionnaire and the World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index. Logistic regression indicated that gender, age, social distancing adherence, and employment status significantly predicted leisure engagement during COVID-19. Compared to sports and outdoor pursuits, participation in creative activities was generally more likely to increase during this period, while participation in non-creative activities was less likely to increase. Multiple linear regression indicated that maintaining or increasing time on leisure activities significantly predicted well-being during COVID-19, with increased time spent on home crafts and artisanship, fine arts, musical and performing arts engagement, sports and outdoor pursuits, niche and IT interests, and language activities each predicting higher well-being outcomes. Motivations such as seeking creative expression and mental stimulation, keeping fit, and maintaining social connections also predicted higher well-being. These findings suggest that participation in both physical and creative leisure activities may offer protective benefits for well-being during COVID-19, and that strategies to promote engagement in creative activities should also be considered in future guidance for mental health during periods of lockdown or isolation.
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- K. F. Morse
- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom
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Bertuzzi V, Semonella M, Bruno D, Manna C, Edbrook-Childs J, Giusti EM, Castelnuovo G, Pietrabissa G. Psychological Support Interventions for Healthcare Providers and Informal Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of the Literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18136939. [PMID: 34203529 PMCID: PMC8297206 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare providers and informal caregivers were at an increased risk of adverse mental health effects. This systematic review provides a summary of the available evidence on the content and efficacy of the psychological support interventions in increasing mental health among healthcare providers and informal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: PubMed, Google Scholar, PsychINFO, and Scopus databases were systematically searched for relevant articles, and the methodological quality of selected articles was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Results: A search of electronic databases identified five reports based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. All psychological support interventions for caregivers were delivered digitally. Despite the large heterogeneity of the selected studies, the findings support the efficacy of mental health interventions in reducing distress and burnout, while promoting self-efficacy and well-being in both healthcare providers and informal caregivers. Conclusion: Since mental health problems are expected to increase during, and as a result of, the COVID-19 pandemic, and digital tools might offer a range of mental health treatments to meet the unique and immediate needs of people, further research is needed to test the cost-effectiveness of digital psychological interventions.
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- Vanessa Bertuzzi
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (V.B.); (D.B.); (C.M.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (V.B.); (D.B.); (C.M.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (V.B.); (D.B.); (C.M.); (G.C.)
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- Evidence-Based Practices Unit, University College London and Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, London N1 6EB, UK;
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (V.B.); (D.B.); (C.M.); (G.C.)
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, 20145 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: (E.M.G.); (G.P.)
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (V.B.); (D.B.); (C.M.); (G.C.)
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, 20145 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy; (V.B.); (D.B.); (C.M.); (G.C.)
- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, 20145 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence: (E.M.G.); (G.P.)
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Lathabhavan R, Vispute S. Examining the Mediating Effects of Stress on Fear of COVID-19 and Well-being Using Structural Equation Modeling. Int J Ment Health Addict 2021; 20:2681-2689. [PMID: 34025306 PMCID: PMC8130788 DOI: 10.1007/s11469-021-00541-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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This study focuses on the effects of fear factor due to COVID-19 on stress and well-being of college students in India. The authors conducted a cross-sectional survey among 625 Indian students across various Indian universities and structural equation modeling (SEM) has been performed for analyzing the data. The findings of the study show a positive effect of fear of COVID-19 on stress with β = .27, p < 0.05, and a negative effect on well-being (β = -.13, p < 0.05). The results also depicted the mediating role of stress between fear of COVID-19 and well-being. Therefore, it is suggested that measures must be taken by individuals, society, and policy makers to include mental health maintenance in the pandemic response activities. Further longitudinal studies in different geographical regions and demographics can provide a more generalized understanding of the relationship between the pandemic and mental health. The limitations, policy implications, and suggestions are discussed.
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Campbell Q, Bodkin-Allen S, Swain N. Group singing improves both physical and psychological wellbeing in people with and without chronic health conditions: A narrative review. J Health Psychol 2021; 27:1897-1912. [PMID: 33913360 DOI: 10.1177/13591053211012778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The aim of this narrative review was to establish a link between psychological and physical wellbeing in people with and without chronic health conditions who participated in group singing. Four databases were searched (PubMed, WoS, MEDLINE, and Scopus) using a systematic search method. Articles were screened, yielding 19 suitable articles. In most studies that were included group singing led to an increase in both psychological and physiological wellbeing. The major impacts were on affect and depression and anxiety.Group singing positively affects both physical and psychological wellbeing in people with and without chronic health conditions. No direction of causality could be established.
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Hurwitz ER, Krumhansl CL. Shifting Listening Niches: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Psychol 2021; 12:648413. [PMID: 33981274 PMCID: PMC8107223 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The term "listening niche" refers to the contexts in which people listen to music including what music they are listening to, with whom, when, where, and with what media. The first experiment investigates undergraduate students' music listening niches in the initial COVID-19 lockdown period, 4 weeks immediately after the campus shut down abruptly. The second experiment explores how returning to a hybrid semester, the "new normal," further affected these listening habits. In both experiments, the participants provided a list of their most frequently listened-to songs during the respective period of time. From these, they identified one song that seemed most associated with this period, their "signature song," and stated why this song seemed relevant. These reasons were coded on nine underlying themes. Three clusters were found to underlie the themes: (1) emotional responses (2) memory associations, and (3) discovery of new music. We identified songs and reasons for selecting them that represented the three clusters and related these to the lyrical content. Compared to before the pandemic, participants in both experiments report listening more in general and on Spotify, but there were no differences in listening between lockdown and the new normal. Whom they were listening with shifted overtime from family members to significant others and finally to other friends and roommates. These results demonstrate how students listen to and find new music that is meaningful to them during this unprecedented pandemic.
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Van Kerrebroeck B, Maes PJ. A Breathing Sonification System to Reduce Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Psychol 2021; 12:623110. [PMID: 33912105 PMCID: PMC8071851 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.623110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Since sound and music are powerful forces and drivers of human behavior and physiology, we propose the use of sonification to activate healthy breathing patterns in participants to induce relaxation. Sonification is often used in the context of biofeedback as it can represent an informational, non-invasive and real-time stimulus to monitor, motivate or modify human behavior. The first goal of this study is the proposal and evaluation of a distance-based biofeedback system using a tempo- and phase-aligned sonification strategy to adapt breathing patterns and induce states of relaxation. A second goal is the evaluation of several sonification stimuli on 18 participants that were recruited online and of which we analyzed psychometric and behavioral data using, respectively questionnaires and respiration rate and ratio. Sonification stimuli consisted of filtered noise mimicking a breathing sound, nature environmental sounds and a musical phrase. Preliminary results indicated the nature stimulus as most pleasant and as leading to the most prominent decrease of respiration rate. The noise sonification had the most beneficial effect on respiration ratio. While further research is needed to generalize these findings, this study and its methodological underpinnings suggest the potential of the proposed biofeedback system to perform ecologically valid experiments at participants' homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Bavo Van Kerrebroeck
- Department of Art History, Musicology and Theatre Studies, Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music (IPEM), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Martínez-Castilla P, Gutiérrez-Blasco IM, Spitz DH, Granot R. The Efficacy of Music for Emotional Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Spain: An Analysis of Personal and Context-Related Variables. Front Psychol 2021; 12:647837. [PMID: 33897554 PMCID: PMC8062927 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The strict lockdown experienced in Spain during March-June 2020 as a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis has led to strong negative emotions. Music can contribute to enhancing wellbeing, but the extent of this effect may be modulated by both personal and context-related variables. This study aimed to analyze the impact of the two types of variables on the perceived efficacy of musical behaviors to fulfill adults' emotional wellbeing-related goals during the lockdown established in Spain. Personal variables included age, gender, musical training, personality, resilience, and perception of music's importance. Contextual variables referred to living in a region with a high COVID-19 impact, perception of belonging to a risk group, being alone, having caring responsibilities during confinement, and amount of time of music listening as compared to prior to the crisis. The study was conducted retrospectively during August-December 2020, when the strict lockdown was over in Spain. An online survey was disseminated among the general population and groups of musicians, and the answers of 507 adults (from 18 years on, 73.9% females, 51.3% musically trained adults) were analyzed. Only personal, but not COVID-19 context-related variables, showed an impact on music's efficacy. The youngest age group of adults and those with musical training reported the highest efficacy of music for wellbeing enhancement, and music's importance was found to be the main significant predictor of music's perceived efficacy. Our findings suggest that the people who have been reported to be emotionally more vulnerable during the lockdown, due to either a strong impact on their daily lives or their lower resilience, perceive a higher benefit from musical behaviors. Being musically trained, even for a small number of years, also leads to a perception of higher efficacy of music for the achievement of emotional wellbeing goals. However, this effect is explained by the musically trained individuals' higher perception of music's importance. Although musical behaviors can be generally considered as important for wellbeing enhancement, our study highlights who are the potential individuals who could benefit the most from music-related activities for obtaining better levels of wellbeing, at least within the current context of the COVID-19 crisis.
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- Pastora Martínez-Castilla
- Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychology and The Jerusalem School of Business Administration, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Musicology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Interventions to address mental health issues in healthcare workers during infectious disease outbreaks: A systematic review. J Psychiatr Res 2021; 136:319-333. [PMID: 33636688 PMCID: PMC7880838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Considering the importance of evidence on interventions to tackle mental health problems in healthcare workers (HCWs) during pandemics, we conducted a systematic review, aiming to identify and summarize the implemented interventions to deal with mental health issues of HCWs during infectious disease outbreaks and report their effectiveness. Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, CINAHL and PsycInfo electronic databases were searched until October 2nd, 2020. Primary-data articles, describing any implemented interventions and their effectiveness were considered pertinent. Studies were screened according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria and subsequently data extraction was performed. Twenty-four articles, referring to SARS, Ebola, Influenza AH1N1 and COVID-19 were included. Interventions addressing mental health issues in HCWs during pandemics/epidemics were grouped into four categories: 1) informational support (training, guidelines, prevention programs), 2) instrumental support (personal protective equipment, protection protocols); 3) organizational support (manpower allocation, working hours, re-organization of facilities/structures, provision of rest areas); 4) emotional and psychological support (psychoeducation and training, mental health support team, peer-support and counselling, therapy, digital platforms and tele-support). These results might be helpful for researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers to develop evidence-based sustainable interventions and guidelines, aiming to prevent or reduce the immediate and long-term effect of pandemics on mental health status of HCWs.
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Vidas D, Larwood JL, Nelson NL, Dingle GA. Music Listening as a Strategy for Managing COVID-19 Stress in First-Year University Students. Front Psychol 2021; 12:647065. [PMID: 33868120 PMCID: PMC8047110 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought rapid changes to travel, learning environments, work conditions, and social support, which caused stress for many University students. Research with young people has revealed music listening to be among their most effective strategies for coping with stress. As such, this survey of 402 first-year Australian University students (73.9% female, M age = 19.6; 75% domestic and 25% international) examined the effectiveness of music listening during COVID-19 compared with other stress management strategies, whether music listening for stress management was related to well-being, and whether differences emerged between domestic and international students. We also asked participants to nominate a song that helped them to cope with COVID-19 stress and analyzed its features. Music listening was among the most effective stress coping strategies, and was as effective as exercise, sleep, and changing location. Effectiveness of music listening as a coping strategy was related to better well-being but not to level of COVID-19 related stress. Although international students experienced higher levels of COVID-19 stress than domestic students, well-being was comparable in the two cohorts. Nominated songs tended to be negative in valence and moderate in energy. No correlations were found between any self-report measure and the valence and energy of nominated coping songs. These findings suggest that although domestic and international students experienced different levels of stress resulting from COVID-19, music listening remained an effective strategy for both cohorts, regardless of the type of music they used for coping.
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- Dianna Vidas
- UQ Music, Dance & Health Research Group, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- UQ Music, Dance & Health Research Group, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- UQ Music, Dance & Health Research Group, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
- School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- UQ Music, Dance & Health Research Group, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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