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Mays KK, Paik S, Trifiro B, Katz JE. Coping during COVID-19: how attitudinal, efficacy, and personality differences drive adherence to protective measures. JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE 2024; 17:30-43. [PMID: 37092755 DOI: 10.1080/17538068.2023.2202009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people's lives since its initial outbreak and global spread in 2020. While the U.S. government and public health officials have recommended best practices such as social distancing, wearing a mask, and avoiding large public gatherings, these orders have been met with varying levels of acceptance from the public. Given the disparate compliance, this study builds on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) to explore individual differences and personal motivation factors in order to better understand what may influence one's likelihood to adhere to COVID-19 protective measures. METHODS A U.S. national survey (N = 2,049) was conducted April-May 2020, roughly one month after stay-at-home orders were issued in some states. Participants were asked to report their likelihood of taking individual and community protective measures. Multivariate hierarchical linear regressions were run to analyze the extent to which participants' concerns about COVID-19's impact, individual and collective self-efficacy, coping behaviors, and personality traits influenced the dependent variables. RESULTS Findings showed that COVID-19-related health concerns, collective efficacy, and proactive coping strategies were positively related to participants' likelihood of taking protective measures. Those with greater concerns about their general well-being and the economy, adverse coping strategies like denial and joking, as well as sensation-seeking personalities, were less likely to take protective measures. CONCLUSION The discussion considers how individual differences fit into broader global efforts to stem COVID-19. Practical implications for public health messaging are that communication may focus on facilitating efficacy in order to boost compliance with protective measures.
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- Kate K Mays
- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Autonomous Systems Policy Institute, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- College of Communication, Division of Emerging Media Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- College of Communication, Division of Emerging Media Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- College of Communication, Division of Emerging Media Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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Campos i Arnal A, Galiana L, Sánchez-Ruiz J, Sansó N. Cross-Sectional Study of the Professional Quality of Life of Palliative Care Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 12:4. [PMID: 38200910 PMCID: PMC10779173 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The display of compassionate care by palliative care professionals is of the utmost importance to the patients, their families, and even to their own professional well-being. Lately and, especially due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, palliative care professionals have been subjected to greater pressures stemming from their work environment, organizational standpoint, and emotional sense of view. Not only have these factors made it harder for professionals to deliver compassionate care to their patients, but they have also decreased their overall well-being. The aim is to study how sociodemographics, workplace characteristics, internal resources, and the COVID-19 pandemic-derived pressures have affected the professionals' capacity to perform compassionate care and their well-being while at the same time exploring the relationship between compassionate care and well-being. METHODS This study used a cross-sectional design with data gathered from Spanish palliative care professionals. The final sample was formed by 241 participants. They were surveyed about compassion, professional quality of life, well-being, sociodemographic data, working conditions, self-care, and coping with death competence, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analyses used were descriptive statistics, bivariate tests, and the construction of a structural equation model. RESULTS Compassion was predicted by the ability to control their workload and the ability to cope with death. Burnout was predicted by age, workload, workload control, self-care, material resources, and changes in teamwork. Moreover, compassion, age, workload control, and changes in teamwork and self-care were shown to significantly predict compassion satisfaction. When it comes to compassion fatigue, different variables were shown to predict it, those being compassion, control over the workload, social self-care, and the ability to cope with death. CONCLUSIONS Having a healthy lifestyle and an adequate social support system is key to maintaining professional well-being in the case of palliative care professionals. Inner resources such as the ability to perform self-care and the capacity to cope with death are of vital importance to taking care of these professionals. Thus, it would be beneficial to establish training programs focused on these aspects in the myriad of sanitary centers that perform these tasks, as these abilities are necessary to withstand the work-related pressures and, at the same time, be able to provide compassionate care for patients.
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- Adrià Campos i Arnal
- Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (A.C.i.A.); (J.S.-R.)
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- Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (A.C.i.A.); (J.S.-R.)
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- Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain; (A.C.i.A.); (J.S.-R.)
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of the Balearic Islands, 07120 Palma, Spain
- Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IDISBA), 07120 Palma, Spain
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Kiltz L, Fokkens-Bruinsma M, Jansen EPWA. Caught between relief and unease: How university students' well-being relates to their learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0292995. [PMID: 37917717 PMCID: PMC10621861 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Previous literature shows that university students are particularly vulnerable to psychological ill-being. Also throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, stressors ranging from uncertainty to disruption of social lives have influenced their well-being. Resilience as a psychological resource could help students deal with such crises. Furthermore, students' learning environment can substantially determine their well-being and resilience, by satisfying their basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. The present study aims to longitudinally investigate students' well-being and resilience in relation to their learning environment. To this end, we interviewed six participants, of which two were university students, two university teachers, one study advisor, and one student psychologist. With a longitudinal interview study with four dates of measurement, spanning the pre to mid-COVID-19 pandemic period, we gathered commentary about the evolution of student well-being, resilience factors, and the effects of the learning environment. To analyse the interview data, we used thematic inductive and deductive coding. The participants confirmed the postulated stressors, but also positive consequences for student well-being, including resilience growth. Interviewees also reported a variety of resilience factors, both within the individual (e.g. social support) and within academia (e.g., impaired student-teacher relationship, diminished sense of belonging). Furthermore, the interview data indicate changes in teaching related to students' needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which in turn have consequences for learning and engagement, including challenges, opportunities, and positive outcomes. These findings, connecting the learning environment to student well-being and resilience, may help reshape academic systems for the post-pandemic future.
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- Lisa Kiltz
- Behavioural and Social Sciences Faculty, Department Teacher Education, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Behavioural and Social Sciences Faculty, Department Teacher Education, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Behavioural and Social Sciences Faculty, Department Teacher Education, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Aloriney A, Almudawi NA, Almudairs FK, Aldehailan KS, AlAnazi MH, Almohaish RF, Badger-Emeka L. Comparing Job Satisfaction Among Healthcare Workers at Emergency Departments and Primary Healthcare Units During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Cureus 2023; 15:e44974. [PMID: 37829971 PMCID: PMC10566225 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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Background The primary healthcare professionals' work description changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, as was the case of all other healthcare departmental operation systems. Objectives This investigation compares job satisfaction between emergency department (ED) and primary healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic to ascertain the possible effect of the pandemic on healthcare providers. Methods A cross-sectional online self-assessment questionnaire consisting of 36 questions was distributed using available social media to target all frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in emergency departments and primary healthcare centres in Riyadh. The inclusive criterion was that the respondents should have been frontline HCWs during the pandemic era. The questionnaire was validated by a pre-test of responses of 10 frontline HCWs. This was to ensure the comprehensibility and validity of the questions. Thereafter, necessary corrections were made to the final questionnaire. Responses were collected with an Excel sheet (Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA), while data were analysed with SPSS version 23 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) and GraphPad Prism version 9.2.0 (GraphPad Software, San Diego, CA). Results The targeted sample size was 400; however, 159 HCWs responded to the questionnaire and were thus included in the investigation. There were more male (60.4%) than female (39.6%) respondents, the majority of whom were Saudi nationals (86.6%) while the remaining were non-Saudi nationals working in the Kingdom. Also, 67% of the respondents were emergency medical service professionals while the remaining (23%) were primary healthcare professionals. Significantly, 71.8% of the respondents (p < 0.05) disagreed with adequate enumeration, rewards, and chances of promotion compared to those who agreed (28.2%) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Job satisfaction was not significantly correlated to gender or the work departments (p > 0.05). Respondents significantly (p < 0.05) agreed to the competence of their supervisors, and liked their colleagues and work environment. Conclusion The study has shown that although supervision during the pandemic era was with competence; however, hours of work put in by these frontline emergency professionals were not adequately remunerated. Also, the services they provide seemed not to have been appreciated and hence did not lead to promotion either. Therefore, there was job satisfaction. As expected, the workload was huge while chances of promotion were lacking. These observations could lead to a substandard service should there be another pandemic. There is a need for all stakeholders to look into this more cautiously should there be another pandemic.
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- Abdulmalik Aloriney
- Department of Family Medicine/Diabetology, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU
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- Department of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, SAU
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- Department of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU
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- Emergency Medical Services, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, SAU
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- Medical Microbiology Division, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, SAU
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Marair SA, Slater N. Middle Eastern nurses' views/experiences of work and well-being with the support measures during past disease outbreaks and COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:230. [PMID: 37400825 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01343-4] [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: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The potential psychological health impact of pandemics on nurses has been increasingly widely recognised, as have recommendations to establish support measures for nurses' well-being. Despite the availability of support measures significant number of nurses still experienced burnout and mental distress during Covid-19. Few efforts have been made in the wider literature to understand how nurses experience well-being support or how they perceive it affects their well-being during pandemics. In the Middle East, understanding and exploring well-being support measures during pandemics from nurses' perspectives has not received significant attention. OBJECTIVE To investigate nurses' perspectives and experiences of well-being support measures during prior pandemics and the Covid-19 pandemic in the Middle East. METHODS A systematic qualitative review was undertaken utilising the JBI model as a framework. Searches were carried out in databases comprised CINAHL, MEDLINE, NUsearch Library of Nottingham University and Google Scholar. Moreover, a manual search through reference lists for relevant studies were carried out. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Eleven studies were included in the review. The findings from the included qualitative studies were extracted using the JBI-QARI data extraction tool for qualitative research. The results were synthesised using a meta-synthesis in line with the JBI approach. RESULTS The included studies yielded an aggregate of 111 findings and were categorised into 14 categories, followed by four synthesised findings. These were: [1] nurses experienced challenges during MERS, yet different strategies were implemented by leaders and nurses to manage these challenges; [2] some well-being support measures were unfulfilled during Covid-19; [3] additional aspects compounded negatively on nurses' well- being; and [4] nurses showed maturity during Covid-19. CONCLUSION In comparison to prior health emergencies, well-being support measures during Covid-19 were not sufficiently adopted. Nurse policymakers and managers should consider these support measures to correspond with nurses' needs and explore the contextual factors that affect their implementation. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO (CRD42022344005).
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- Sara Ahmed Marair
- King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG1 5NT, UK.
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- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG1 5NT, UK
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Tufail M, Wu C. Navigating mental health in a post-COVID world: the experience of colorectal cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:418. [PMID: 37354379 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-07895-0] [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: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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The impact of the post-COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with colorectal cancer (CRC) was evaluated in a study with 465 cases and controls. Participants completed a questionnaire, and data analysis was conducted using SPSS software. Results showed a higher prevalence of emotional stress symptoms such as fear, depression, and worry among cases compared to controls. Additionally, cases reported greater physiological stress symptoms, such as low energy levels. The results also indicated that cases had higher rates of racing thoughts, pessimism, and avoidance of responsibilities compared to controls. These findings highlight the significant negative impact of the pandemic on individuals with CRC and the need for prompt attention and support.
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- Muhammad Tufail
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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Wu J, Xia Q, Miao Y, Yu C, Tarimo CS, Yang Y. Self-perception and COVID-19 vaccination self-efficacy among Chinese adults: A moderated mediation model of mental health and trust. J Affect Disord 2023; 333:313-320. [PMID: 37084973 PMCID: PMC10116156 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Optimal COVID-19 vaccination coverage is necessary to achieve community protection, and self-efficacy independently predict vaccination behavior. The current study examined the effect of self-perception on COVID-19 vaccination self-efficacy as well as potential mechanisms among Chinese adults. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted from four cities in China (n = 6781). Models 4 and 8 in Hayes' PROCESS macro were used to test models. RESULTS Self-perception (β = 0.128, 95 % CI: 0.093-0.163) and self-perception ∗ mental health (β = 0.009, 95 % CI: 0.003-0.014) were positively associated with trust in doctors and vaccine developers, while mental health was negatively related to trust in doctors and vaccine developers (β = -0.483, 95 % CI: -0.629-0.337). Self-perception (β = 0.149, 95 % CI: 0.138-0.161), trust in doctors and vaccine developers (β = 0.185, 95 % CI: 0.177-0.194) and self-perception ∗ mental health (β = 0.003, 95 % CI: 0.002-0.005) were positively associated with COVID-19 vaccination self-efficacy. Mental health was negatively related to COVID-19 vaccination self-efficacy (β = -0.101, 95 % CI: -0.151-0.051). LIMITATIONS This cross-sectional study collected data through online questionnaires. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated that the relationship between self-perception and COVID-19 vaccination self-efficacy was partially mediated by trust in doctors and vaccine developers. Both the correlation between self-perception and COVID-19 vaccination self-efficacy, and the relationship between self-perception and trust in doctors and vaccine developers were moderated by mental health. Findings confirm that increasing COVID-19 vaccination self-efficacy would be facilitated by improvements in self-perception, mental health, and trust in doctors and vaccine developers.
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- Jian Wu
- Department of Health management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Gaoxin district, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Health management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Gaoxin district, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Health management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Gaoxin district, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Health management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Gaoxin district, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Health management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Gaoxin district, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Health management, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, 100 Kexue Road, Gaoxin district, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Pourgholam N, Zareiyan A, Farsi Z, Abbasiyan K. Exploring perceived stress from caring for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in nurses: a qualitative study. J Res Nurs 2023; 28:38-50. [PMID: 36919106 PMCID: PMC9790853 DOI: 10.1177/17449871221131181] [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: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background The coronavirus pandemic has increased the perceived stress among people worldwide. The new coronavirus issue has recently put nursing staff under severe stress. Aims This study aimed to evaluate the stress perceived by nurses in caring for new coronavirus patients. Methods This qualitative conventional content analysis was conducted from February and March 2021. Twelve nurses working in the inpatient care wards for COVID-19 patients in Tehran hospitals were enrolled using purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews and collection continued until reaching data saturation. All interviews were recorded, transcribed, reviewed and analysed using the Graneheim and Lundman method. Results One main category, five categories and 19 sub-categories emerged from the data. The nurses experienced 'the process of transition from unknown conditions'. Caregiving stress, impression on all aspects of life, COVID as a strange disease, stress caused by patient characteristics and stress reduction over time were issues in the formation of stress in nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. Conclusions The findings indicated that nurses caring for COVID-19 patients experience varying levels of stress for a variety of interrelated reasons. Knowing how nurses perceive the stress of caring for patients with COVID-19 can aid in the development of practical steps to reduce stress and make nurses more comfortable.
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- Nima Pourgholam
- PhD, Public Health Department, School of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Associate Professor, Public Health Department, School of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Professor, Research and Community Health Departments, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Assistant Professor, Health Management Department, School of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Validity and Reliability of the COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Scale. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:vaccines11020317. [PMID: 36851195 PMCID: PMC9960202 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11020317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this research is to develop a scale that will evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of employees about COVID-19 and to test its validity and reliability. METHODOLOGY The methodological type of research was used between August-November 2020, under observation in organized industrial zones. Information was collected from a total of 543 employees. Confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analysis were performed for the value, item-total correlations and construct validity. SPSS 25.0 (IBM Inc., Armonk, NY, USA), Jasp 0.14 (University of Amsterdam) and Lisrel 9.1(Scientific Software International, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC, USA) programs were used in the analysis. RESULTS 83.1% of the participants in the study are male, the average age is 37.4 ± 8.0, 76.1% are married, and 49.4% are high school graduates. The Cronbach alpha value of the COVID-19 information part is 0.86 in total, the contamination information dimension is 0.71 and the protection information dimension is 0.84. The COVID-19 attitude section consists of four sub-dimensions and 13 items classified within the framework of the health belief model. In summary, the goodness of fit values for the knowledge, attitude and behavior sections, respectively, are: RMSEA values 0.05, 0.03 and 0.04; CFI values 0.98, 0.98 and 0.99; GFI values 0.97, 0.97 and 0.99. CONCLUSIONS It has been determined that the internal consistency of the COVID-19 knowledge, attitude and behavior scale conducted on employees is high and compatible, and its validity findings are sufficient. The scale is recommended as an applicable tool to measure COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and behaviors.
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Pozza A, Giangrasso B, Baldo D, Fort A, Millozzi G, Iocca F, Angelo NL, Pugi D, Gualtieri G, Lorenzi L, Gioia F, Bocci Benucci S, Fioravanti G, Coluccia A, Ferretti F, Casale S. Mobile opportunity against stress: Open study protocol on the effectiveness of a mobile platform for stress self-management in the post-pandemic era. Front Psychol 2023; 13:917574. [PMID: 36755986 PMCID: PMC9901297 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.917574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Mobile health platforms have shown promise in the management of various mental health conditions (including stress, anxiety, and depression) and cognitive behavioral strategies emerged as a popular and effective option offered by the platforms. This paper presents the protocol of a study aimed to test the effectiveness of a mobile platform that uses cognitive-behavioral strategies for stress self-management in the Tuscany region (Italy). The mobile app is adapted to the specific needs of each vulnerable population for which it is designed: young and older people, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs. The app will be evaluated on the following outcomes: (i) perceived susceptibility and severity of the pandemic situation, perceived benefits, and costs of preventive health behaviors, (ii) knowledge about Covid-19 preventive behaviors and negative consequences of social distancing, (iii) stress and psychopathological symptoms (i.e., anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms) and cognitive distortions. If successful, we expect that the platform could give various groups clinical benefits by providing symptom self-monitoring and early intervention, consolidating the number of mental health programs available, and decreasing barriers to treatment-seeking. This population-level approach has the potential to improve mental health outcomes in pandemic periods for many people.
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- Andrea Pozza
- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Santa Maria Alle Scotte University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Khan R, Fatima T, Ramayah T, Awan TM, Kayani ZK. Community Safety Behavior in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic. ILLNESS, CRISES, AND LOSS 2023; 31:73-99. [PMID: 36605779 PMCID: PMC9638507 DOI: 10.1177/10541373211033962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to explore the behavior and lifestyle of individuals in response to the coronavirus that the safety behavior of people in the coronavirus disease of 2019 pandemic. Hence, the study integrates the theory of planned behavior and the health belief model to understand the behavioral change in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The current study is qualitative therefore, a survey-based online questionnaire was used for data collection from university students and staff (faculty and nonfaculty) residing in top-tier cities of Pakistan, nonprobability convenient sampling was used to approach the audience. A two-stage approach was used to test the model using partial least square (variance-based structural equation modeling). The reliability and validity of the measurement model indicate that the data is reliable and valid. Outcomes prove all the relationships as proposed by the study, except for the impact of perceived barriers on intention and individual safety behavior. Perceived barriers act as obstacles that abstain individuals from following the standard operating procedures. The research agenda provides new insights into the fields of marketing, health care, consumer behavior, and behavioral studies. It contributes to the existing literature in the field of social marketing by studying the behavior and changes in the behavior of people in the global pandemic.
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- Ruqia Khan
- Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
- Internet Innovation Research Center, Newhuadu Business School, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
- Department of Management, Sunway University Business School, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
- Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
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- Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Mukhtar S. COVID-19 feminist framework and biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective for social workers and mental health practitioners to manage violence, abuse, and trauma against children, women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ during and post-COVID-19. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK 2023; 66:93-106. [PMID: 36687135 PMCID: PMC9843293 DOI: 10.1177/00208728211067158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This article explains the integrated implementation of a COVID-19 Feminist Framework (CFF) and biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective (BPSS-P) on the inclusive equitability of social service providers, practitioners, and policy-developers on global platforms. Mechanisms of CFF and BPSS-P entail the process to address/mitigate institutional inequities, mental health issues, violation of human rights, race/sex/gender-based violence, abuse, and trauma amid COVID-19. This discourse is about raising consciousness, collective liberation, wellbeing, and equality for women, children, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and gender-diverse people. This article further discusses social workers and mental health practitioners' uniqueness for short-term and long-term support for emotional, cognitive-behavioral, and psychosocial repercussions on the individual and community levels.
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- Sonia Mukhtar
- Sonia Mukhtar, University of Management and
Technology, C-II Block C 2 Phase 1 Johar Town, Lahore 54770, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Karadas C, Topal CA, Ozbay SÇ, Kanbay Y, Ay A. The mediating effect of Covid-19 risk perception on the correlation between levels of mindfulness and preventive health behavior in nursing students. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2022; 41:62-67. [PMID: 36428076 PMCID: PMC9303062 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and its effect on developing preventive health behaviors, and to examine the mediating role of COVID-19 risk perception on this effect. DESIGN AND MEASURES This study used a descriptive and correlational study design. RESULTS The level of mindfulness, accompanied by COVID-19 risk perception caused a.104-unit increase in developing preventive health behavior. CONCLUSIONS The findings revealed that the indirect effect of the level of mindfulness on developing preventive health behavior was at a significant level; therefore, it is concluded that COVID-19 risk perception mediates the correlation between level of mindfulness. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The present study is important to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and the effect of these on developing preventive health behaviors.
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- Canan Karadas
- School of Health, Nursing Department, Yozgat Bozok University Akdagmadeni, Yozgat, Turkey.
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
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Zhu W, Zou H, Song Y, Ren L, Xu Y. Understanding the impact process of vaccine adoption for COVID-19. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2022; 18:2099166. [PMID: 35905384 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2099166] [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: 12/15/2022] Open
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Vaccination for the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) provides an effective approach for the general improvement of social safety and individual health. To date, few studies have analyzed the adoption of COVID-19 vaccines from an entire impact process perspective. Using the health belief model (HBM) and the valence theory, this research evaluates the impact process of vaccine adoption for COVID-19. The respondents in this study were individuals who have been vaccinated in China. The effective sample included 595 individuals. Four valuable and novel findings are identified through this research. First, neither perceived susceptibility nor perceived severity has a statistically significant impact on the benefits from vaccination, threats from vaccination and self-efficacy. Second, benefits from vaccination produce a significant positive effect on self-efficacy and vaccine adoption. Third, threats from vaccination produce a significant negative effect on self-efficacy and vaccine adoption. Fourth, both self-efficacy and cues to adoption produce a significantly positive impact on vaccine adoption. Our theoretical model, which is the main contribution of this research, indicates that individual vaccine adoption is simply a process that leads from behavioral cognition to behavioral intention, rather than from psychological perception to behavioral cognition and then from behavioral cognition to behavioral intention.
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- Wenlong Zhu
- Business School, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Business School, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Business School, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Central Laboratory, Qingdao Stomatological Hospital, Qingdao, China
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Dominguez-Rodriguez A, Martínez-Arriaga RJ, Herdoiza-Arroyo PE, Bautista-Valerio E, de la Rosa-Gómez A, Castellanos Vargas RO, Lacomba-Trejo L, Mateu-Mollá J, Lupercio Ramírez MDJ, Figueroa González JA, Ramírez Martínez FR. E-Health Psychological Intervention for COVID-19 Healthcare Workers: Protocol for its Implementation and Evaluation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191912749. [PMID: 36232049 PMCID: PMC9566813 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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(1) Background: Healthcare workers have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital interventions have been carried out that have been effective with this population; however, few have been reported in Latin America. Our aim is to describe the components and methods to evaluate the feasibility and utility of an online multi-component psychological intervention for healthcare workers in Mexico during COVID-19. (2) Methods: This study is a randomized clinical trial with two arms: (1) self-applied intervention and (2) intervention delivered online by therapists. The participants are randomly assigned to one arm, receiving the same treatment contents in both groups. The "Personal COVID" intervention consists of an internet platform containing 9 nuclear and 3 complementary modules. The objectives of the intervention are: (1) to reduce anxiety, depressive symptoms, burnout, and compassion fatigue, and (2) to increase the quality of life, sleep quality, self-care, and their skills to give bad news. The protocol has been registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT04890665). (3) Discussion: This protocol is designed according to the highest scientific standards following the SPIRIT guidelines. The "Personal COVID" intervention is expected to be of high efficacy in treating the emotional distress of healthcare workers and promoting their health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Departamento de Clínicas de Salud Mental, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-3310585200
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 54090, Mexico
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 54090, Mexico
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- Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Health Sciences Area, Valencian International University, 46002 Valencia, Spain
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- Maestría en Psicología de la Salud, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco 44340, Mexico
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Keskin G, Gümüşsoy S, Taşdemir Yiğitoğlu G. The effect of hopelessness on the perceived partner behaviors during Covid-19 pandemic process. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2022; 58:2800-2810. [PMID: 35762210 PMCID: PMC9350409 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.13127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE It is aimed to evaluate the effect of hopelessness on the perceived partner behaviors during Covid-19 pandemic process in Turkey. DESIGN Descriptive. METHODS Totally, 486 participants have been included in the study. FINDINGS It has been found that there is a positive correlation between codependence, disconnection, controlling subdimension and hopelessness in both women and men (p < 0.05). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS In the study, the women and men who evaluate their partners as dependent, disconnected and controlling are hopeless.
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- Gülseren Keskin
- Atatürk Health Care Vocational School, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Atatürk Health Care Vocational School, Ege University, Bornova, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
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Patel R, Foster T. Longitudinal assessment of physician wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry Res 2022; 316:114739. [PMID: 35917651 PMCID: PMC9323205 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Physician wellness was greatly impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Busy clinical services, personal safety concerns, changing guidelines, and compassion fatigue weighed on physicians. Although studies have examined physician wellness, few have studied how it changed over time. A survey about wellness was distributed to 299 physicians at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital-Indianapolis March 2020, July 2020, November 2020, and March 2021. Physicians also free-texted about their well-being during the pandemic. Participation rates over the four time periods averaged 22.23%. Responses were compared among the time periods using Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher's Exact Tests. Six wellness factors (anxiety, worry about becoming ill, worry about infecting family, worry about caring for children, concern about personal finances) were reported as worse after the pandemic began, but statistically significantly improved over the course of the study. In contrast, seven wellness measures (increased issues with depression, frustration, hopelessness, fatigue, dread going to work, worry about missing work, worry about caring for family), that also worsened after the pandemic began, did not statistically improve over time. Physician wellness was impacted by the pandemic; however, not all measures followed the same course over time. Longitudinal assessments of wellness can help inform programs to best support physicians.
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- Rita Patel
- Ascension Peyton Manning Children's Hospital, Pediatrics.
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- Ascension-St. Vincent Hospital-Indianapolis, Graduate Medical Education
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Li Y, Abbas Q, Manthar S, Hameed A, Asad Z. Fear of COVID-19 and secondary trauma: Moderating role of self-efficacy. Front Psychol 2022; 13:838451. [PMID: 36160588 PMCID: PMC9490413 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.838451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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COVID-19 has affected millions of people around the globe. People's mental health, especially those of nurses, has been primarily affected by the fear of this virus. More focus has been paid to vaccination and treatment of the virus, but less attestation has been given to addressing the mental health of people affected by the virus. Empirical studies show that different external factors are not easily manageable and controllable by the individual. This study preliminarily explores the connection between fear of COVID-19 and secondary traumatic stress in nurses. Further, it examines the moderating effects of occupational self-efficacy on the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and secondary traumatic stress. Data for the study was collected from the nurses of six large hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. The final analysis was performed on 243 samples. Studies on COVID-19 suggest that increased occupational self-efficacy decreases fear and its impact. This study offers insights for managers to develop stress management programs and provide proper training and counseling sessions to the nurses to motivate them emotionally. Theoretically, this study broadens the understanding of the theory of emotions by using the pandemic as a stressor. Future studies may explore different roles of occupational self-efficacy and study its influential role in managing different kinds of emotions explained by the theory of emotions. Managers at the workplace could design different self-efficacy training for nurses to increase their self-motivation to fight different types of stress they face at the workplace.
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- Yaling Li
- Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Management Science, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Science, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Science, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Management Science, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Components Affecting the Promotion of COVID-19 Disease Prevention Behaviors among Iranian Students: A Qualitative Study by Using the PRECEDE Model. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:7807401. [PMID: 36033561 PMCID: PMC9410811 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7807401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background COVID-19 is a social health problem. Several risk factors threaten students, and schools can provide a suitable environment for managing and performing health promotion programs. Given the extensive spread of the disease and the existence of multilevel components affecting the adoption of preventive behaviors, understanding the views and opinions of the audience about the barriers and facilitators affecting the behavior using qualitative studies can be one of the ways to have a successful intervention. Materials and Methods This was a qualitative study performed by a directed content analysis method while using the PRECEDE model (predisposing, reinforcing, enabling constructs in educational diagnosis and evaluation). In total, 38 individuals (teachers, parents, and students) were entered into the study using the purposive sampling method. Data were collected by semistructured interviews, and the implemented data were systematically classified into five stages (condensed meaning units, code, subcategory, category, and theme) and were arranged and analyzed. Results The findings are classified into three themes of predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors. In addition, perceived sensitivity, perceived intensity, mental beliefs, behavior outcome evaluation, and perceived power were considered as subcategories of predisposing factors, whereas normative beliefs and motivation for adherence to protocols were subcategories of reinforcing factors, and control beliefs were subcategories of enabling factors. Conclusion Our findings could be used as a guide to design educational interventions aiming at promoting COVID-19 prevention behaviors in schools.
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Chilanga E, Dzimbiri M, Mwanjawala P, Keller A, Mbeya RA. Religion, politics and COVID-19 risk perception among urban residents in Malawi. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1430. [PMID: 35897087 PMCID: PMC9326149 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13858-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Majority of Malawians have not yet adopted COVID-19 mitigation measures despite having knowledge about its infectivity, morbidity, and fatality. Understanding drivers of hesitancy to adoption of COVID-19 mitigation measures is critical as it can inform prevention programs. This study explores Malawians' COVID-19 risk perception, and the associated constraints in the adoption of mitigation efforts. A Health Belief Model (HBM) approach was used to understand perceived factors that undermine public health COVID-19 messages to reduce the spread of the pandemic in Malawi. METHODS The study applied rapid appraisal and photovoice qualitative inquiry to comprehend risk perception regarding COVID-19. We purposively selected 52 participants from three major cities in Malawi. Audio and video interviews were transcribed verbatim, and transcripts were coded manually to derive key themes and concepts. RESULTS The study identified that social factors particularly religious and political beliefs influenced COVID-19 risk perception. Specific religious beliefs pertaining to individuals recognizing signs of the 'Christian apocalypse' were particularly associated with lower risk perceptions. Politically, participants believed COVID-19 lockdown measures were a ploy by the then-ruling party to remain in power. CONCLUSION The study suggests that religious beliefs and political environment undermine self -perceived risk of contracting COVID-19 among urban dwellers in Malawi. We recommend that diverse actors in Malawi should collaborate to promote the dissemination of accurate COVID-19 discourses and reduce the severity of the pandemic's impact in Malawi.
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- College of Education, Health, and Society, Miami University, Oxford, USA
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- School of Social Work, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Basic Science, University of Livingstonia, Livingstonia, Malawi.
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Deng H, Seelig MI, Sun LY. Understanding Chinese international students' perception of flu vaccination on U.S. college campuses. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2022:1-9. [PMID: 35881811 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2103381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: This study examines Chinese international students' underlying beliefs and overall perception of the flu vaccination to inform effective health promotion efforts on U.S. college campuses. Participants: Data were collected in March 2020. Participants (N = 189) were recruited via email at a southeastern university in the U.S. Methods: Incorporating theory recommendations and recent vaccine-related research findings, this study designs a Four-Factor Measurement Model through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine Chinese international students' perception of flu vaccination. Results: Chinese international students' health beliefs, particularly their perceived susceptibility of the influenza virus, was the most important factor to explain their perception of flu vaccination. While normative beliefs were the least influential factor to account for Chinese international students' perception of flu vaccination, these students valued healthcare providers' opinions immensely. Conclusions: This study suggests the Four-Factor Measurement Model will help measure Chinese international students' perception of flu vaccination and can be applied to future vaccine-related research.
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- Huixin Deng
- Department of Communication Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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- Department of Interactive Media, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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- Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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Hyun WI, Son YH, Jung SO. Infection preventive behaviors and its association with perceived threat and perceived social factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: 2020 community health survey. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1381. [PMID: 35854280 PMCID: PMC9294775 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13755-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study examined why some individuals have not properly performed health prevention behavior during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We used data from a community health survey conducted by public health centers in South Korea to identify factors affecting COVID-19 prevention behavior in urban and rural areas. Also, we examined whether individual-level demographic, socio-psychological, and structural variables affected COVID-19 prevention behavior by referring to a model explaining individuals' health prevention behavior. In particular, the study is significant as not many other measures were suggested besides compliance with personal quarantine rules during the early phase of the pandemic in 2020. We hope that the results of this study will be considered in further analysis of infection preventive behavior and in future health crises. METHODS Probability proportional and systematic sampling were used to collect data in 2020 from 229,269 individuals. After exclusion, the valid data from 141,902 adults (86,163 urban and 44,739 rural) were analyzed. We performed t-tests and analyses of variance to ascertain the differences in COVID-19 preventive behaviors according to demographic characteristics, and a post-hoc analysis was conducted using Scheffé's test. Factors that affected participants' COVID-19 preventive behaviors were analyzed using multiple regression analyses. RESULTS The variables significantly influencing COVID-19 preventive behaviors in urban areas were age, gender, living with two or more people, educational level, monthly household income, working status, influenza vaccination, daily life stress, and perceived threat. In rural areas, age, gender, living with two or more people, education level, influenza vaccination, daily life stress, perceived threat, and perceived social factors were significantly associated with increased COVID-19 preventive behaviors. CONCLUSIONS Several demographic characteristics were associated with urban and rural residents' COVID-19-related preventive behaviors. A different approach is needed for the two regions in future policy. Future studies should aim to improve the power of the model and include other factors that may be related to COVID-19 preventive behavior.
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- Woo In Hyun
- College of Nursing, Ewha Woman's University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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- College of Nursing, Ewha Woman's University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Nursing, Ewha Woman's University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea
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Rana W, Mukhtar S, Mukhtar S. Countering Emotional and Psychological Manipulation Abuse by Cultivating Resilience, Meaning, and Well-Being Among Victims of Male Intimate Partner Violence-Working Frontline Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Lockdown: A Qualitative Study. Asia Pac J Public Health 2022; 34:671-674. [PMID: 35703401 DOI: 10.1177/10105395221107139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Waleed Rana
- Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- University of the Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.,Dulwich Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Ali H, Mamun MA, Gianchand N, Aijaz A, Samir K, Hyder S, Pakpour AH, Ullah I, Asghar MS. Association between COVID-19 preventive behavioral changes and anxiety in Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional pilot study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022; 78:103805. [PMID: 35611114 PMCID: PMC9121649 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 has turned into emergent psychological impacts across cohorts with devastating consequences related to preventive measures. Health organizations recommended some preventive measures (e.g., wearing masks, frequent handwashing, etc.) to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. However, performing these behaviors may increase anxiety among populations. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the role of behavioral changes to prevent COVID-19 infection and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Subjects and methods The present cross-sectional study was conducted for 10 days during July 2020 among the general public of Karachi after the imposition of lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a sample size of 331 participants. The questionnaire consisted of three parts i.e., (i) socio-demographics, (ii) perception and preventive behaviors towards COVID-19, and (iii) anxiety-related questions using the Urdu Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7). The data was analyzed using logistic regression to investigate the association between behavior change and anxiety. Results Almost half of the participants (i.e., 48.9%) reported being anxious. Although most of the participants were compliant with preventive behavioral changes in their daily lives but no associations between preventive behaviors and anxiety were found. There were significant associations between anxiety and some of the socio-demographic variables (i.e., gender: females were more anxious; age group and marital status single participants were more anxious). Conclusion Based on the present findings, it is clearly evident that Pakistani people are suffering psychiatric problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, appropriate initiatives should be adopted as soon as possible. Besides, COVID-19 related preventive behavioral measures are highly recommended to practice without putting anything back for psychological fears.
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- Hyder Ali
- Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.,Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
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- CHINTA Research Bangladesh, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh.,Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahanirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
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- Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.,Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
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- Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.,Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Kabir Medical College, Gandhara University Peshawar, Pakistan.,Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Berni I, Menouni A, Filali Zegzouti Y, Kestemont MP, Godderis L, El Jaafari S. Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Morocco: Applying the Health Belief Model. Vaccines (Basel) 2022; 10:vaccines10050784. [PMID: 35632540 PMCID: PMC9146917 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10050784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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To identify factors that influenced Moroccans’ intention to get a COVID-19 vaccine, a cross-sectional survey among a Moroccan sample was conducted based on Health Belief Model constructs. Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived barriers, perceived benefits, self-efficacy, cues to action, and intention to receive vaccine data were collected and analyzed using a structural equation model (SEM). The survey was completed by 3800 individuals; 57.2% were men, 44.5% were aged 30 to 44, and 44.6% were married. After controlling for confounders, being a woman and having a chronic disease were associated with higher acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. The strongest predictor for the intention of receiving a vaccine was participants who were married. Most of the HBM constructs were shown to be significantly associated with vaccine acceptance. Susceptibility and Benefits were the strongest predictors of acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine (standardized path coefficient, SPC = 0.23), followed by Severity (SPC = 0.22). Conversely, given the negative correlation between barriers and intention (SPC = −0.08), it is necessary to maintain a high level of transparency regarding the vaccines’ safety. Our study provides guidance for an implementation of vaccination strategies, intending to bolster the overall COVID-19 immunization program.
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- Imane Berni
- Cluster of Competency “Health and Environment”, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco or (A.M.); (Y.F.Z.); (S.E.J.)
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- Cluster of Competency “Health and Environment”, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco or (A.M.); (Y.F.Z.); (S.E.J.)
- Environment and Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Katholic Universiteit of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
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- Cluster of Competency “Health and Environment”, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco or (A.M.); (Y.F.Z.); (S.E.J.)
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- Institute for the Analysis of Change in Contemporary and Historical Societies, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;
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- Environment and Health Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Katholic Universiteit of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
- IDEWE, External Service for Prevention and Protection at Work, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Cluster of Competency “Health and Environment”, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes 50000, Morocco or (A.M.); (Y.F.Z.); (S.E.J.)
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Mukhtar S, Mukhtar S. The Hidden Shadow Pandemic of Marital Rape During COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak: A Critical Role of Women’s March for Awareness of Rape, Consent, and Sexual and Reproductive Rights. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSEXUAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/26318318221089415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction: Aurat March–the women’s rights movement has left an indelible imprint on a contradictive ensemble of a revolutionary women’s rights demand in a conventional socializing segment of society. Women’s March is an intersectional, intergenerational and inclusive feminist discourse centrally concerned with the health, education, engagement, advocacy, gender equality, freedom and empowerment. Anecdotal discourse of Aurat March, enacted amidst COVID-19 pandemic, is centrally concerned with achieving space in private and public sphere and equal sexual and reproductive rights in the marriage institution. Method: A broad research of literature and online data base related to marital rape using PsycINFO, PsycNet, PubMed, ERIC, EMBASE, Scopus, Google Scholar and Elsevier was undertaken. Manual searches of the specific intimate partner violence journals (e.g., Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Family Issues) and news articles were also included. Result: This analysis provides epistemological and media representation grounds for strategy and intervening analysis on the re-construction of the narrative of semantics of stereotyped gender roles. Further, this paper is embedded in the measure of women’s rights, bodily autonomy, sexual and reproductive rights, differential context of consent between sex and rape within the institution of marriage.
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- Sonia Mukhtar
- Institute of Clinical Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Dulwich Center, Adelaide, Australia
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- College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Konaszewski K, Muszyńska J, Skalski SB, Surzykiewicz J. Development and Psychometric Properties of the Health Belief Scales toward COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study in North-Eastern Poland. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095424. [PMID: 35564819 PMCID: PMC9101536 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095424] [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: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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In the study, we evaluated the psychometric properties of the Health Belief Scales Toward COVID-19 Vaccine, including the structure, reliability and validity of the scale. Psychometric properties were assessed on a general sample of 472 Polish participants aged between 19 and 69 years (M = 25.43). The procedure consisted of completing the Health Belief Scales Toward COVID-19 Vaccine, the World Health Organization’s 5-item Well-being Index (WHO-5) and demographic questions. The presented research results obtained using the measure indicate that it can be considered to be a reliable and valid research tool. A four-factor solution demonstrated a good fit to the data: χ2/df = 3.90, RMSEA = 0.079, AGFI = 0.913, GFI = 0.951, CFI = 0.960, TLI = 0.941. The reliability measures for the overall index of the Health Belief Scales Toward COVID-19 Vaccine were: Cronbach’s α = 0.88 and McDonald’s ω = 0.87. The Health Belief Scales Toward COVID-19 Vaccine total score correlated negatively and weakly with the WHO-5 score. The Health Belief Scales Toward COVID-19 Vaccine proved to be a valid and a reliable tool to assess attitudes towards vaccination in four dimensions consistent with the HBM.
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- Karol Konaszewski
- Faculty of Education, University of Bialystok, 15328 Bialystok, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-691476387
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- Faculty of Education, University of Bialystok, 15328 Bialystok, Poland;
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- Faculty of Philosophy and Education, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, 85072 Eichstätt, Germany;
- Faculty of Education, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, 01938 Warsaw, Poland
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ARABAN MARZIEH, KARIMY MAHMOOD, ROUHANI MOHAMMADRREZA, KOOHESTANI HAMIDREZA, STEIN LYNDA. Addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic in an Iranian Sample: Health Beliefs and Respondent Characteristics Associated with Preventive Behaviors. JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 2022; 63:E12-E18. [PMID: 35647367 PMCID: PMC9121666 DOI: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2022.63.1.2063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has become a grave threat to public health. Along with vaccination, preventive behaviors are still an important part in controlling in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to investigate health beliefs and sample characteristics associated with COVID-19 preventive health behaviors among an Iranian sample. Preventive behaviors are still an important part in controlling in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This is a cross-sectional study, using a multi-stage randomized sampling method. Participants (N = 250 males and 236 females) were recruited from health centers in Saveh, Iran. Self-administered questionnaires included sociodemographic information, health behaviors, and constructs associated with the Health Beliefs Model (HBM). Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, analysis of variance, and multiple regression with significance level set at α ≤ 0.05. Results Perceived disease susceptibility (β = 0.44, P< 0.001), self-efficacy to enact preventative behaviors (β = 0.24, P < 0.01), education (β = 0.20, P < 0.001), non-smoking status (β = 0.14, P < 0.01), marital status (β = 0.10, P < 0.03), and perceived barriers to disease preventative behaviors (β = -0.10, P < 0.04) were important predictors of prevention practices for COVID-19, and accounted for 61.4% (adjusted R2) of the variance associated with preventive behavior for COVID-19. Conclusion As there is accepted therapy for COVID-19, it is especially important to control COVID-19 through behavior change. Results indicate that two behavioral constructs that have the most impact on prevention are perceived disease susceptibility and self-efficacy. Therefore, public health initiatives are needed to enhance perceived susceptibility to the disease and improve self-efficacy to perform preventative behaviors in spite of perceived barriers.
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- MARZIEH ARABAN
- Department of Health Education and Promotion, Public Health School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of medical sciences, Saveh, Iran
- Correspondence: Mahmood Karimy, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran - E-mail: Tel./Fax: +988642343395
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of medical sciences, Saveh, Iran
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- Psychology Department, University of RI, Kingston, RI; Behavioral & Social Sciences Dept., Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI; RI Training School, Cranston, RI; Center for Prisoner Health & Human Rights, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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Rana W, Mukhtar S, Mukhtar S. Job satisfaction, performance appraisal, reinforcement and job tasks in medical healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Int J Health Plann Manage 2022; 37:2345-2353. [PMID: 35411574 PMCID: PMC9087389 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Medical healthcare profession is under immense stress since the COVID‐19 pandemic outbreak on global scale, and medical healthcare professionals are enduring occupational challenges which entail frontline and non‐frontline duties, appraisal and satisfaction with their job. The present study examined perceived job satisfaction as a mediating variable that affects the relationship between performance appraisal and reinforcement on performing job tasks among medical healthcare professionals during COVID‐19. A sample (N = 550) was selected from public and private hospitals' medical healthcare professionals (n = 300 males, and n = 250 females). The results showed that perceived job satisfaction mediates the relationship between performance appraisal and reinforcement on job tasks in medical healthcare professionals. This study could help stakeholders, medical board regulations, mental health practitioners, employers and employees to increment sources which could establish feasible healthcare planning and management. The study has significant implications in mental healthcare, crisis management, human resource planning, effective performance and improvement in well‐being of medical workforce's psychological health. Medical healthcare providers as employees in a hospital are experiencing occupational challenges during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Perceived job satisfaction mediates the relationship between performance appraisal and reinforcement in their assigned frontline or non‐frontline job tasks during COVID‐19 pandemic. Mental healthcare planning and management of medical healthcare professionals is vital to ensure the availability of health services.
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- University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.,Dulwich Center, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Barberis N, Cannavò M, Cuzzocrea F, Verrastro V. Suicidal Behaviours During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Review. CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHIATRY 2022; 19:84-96. [PMID: 35601250 PMCID: PMC9112993 DOI: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Objective Novel COVID-19 disease has become a major concern worldwide, and a recent line of research warned that the context of the COVID-19 pandemic may be a major risk factor for developing severe suicidal behaviors. A broad systematic review is needed to cover the studies that have already assessed the potential underlying factors for suicidal behaviors in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. Method A total of 52 studies met the inclusion criteria, and data were then described according to the subsequent categories: (1) countries where the studies were carried out; (2) factors impacting suicidal behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak; and (3) examination of the observed populations. Results Findings of the current systematic review suggest that there is a certain amount of heterogeneity in factors impacting suicidal behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak, with economic downturn, psychiatric vulnerability, isolation and quarantine, health concerns, and relational difficulties being the most prominent reasons for developing suicidal behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak. Conclusions Timely interventions are needed to prevent suicidal behaviors in both the clinical and general populations, and in this regard, the creation of standard procedures may speed up the process.
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Remote and at-home data collection: Considerations for the NIH HEALthy Brain and Cognitive Development (HBCD) study. Dev Cogn Neurosci 2022; 54:101059. [PMID: 35033972 PMCID: PMC8762360 DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The NIH HEALthy Brain and Cognitive Development (HBCD) study aims to characterize the impact of in utero exposure to substances, and related environmental exposures on child neurodevelopment and health outcomes. A key focus of HBCD is opioid exposure, which has disproportionately affected rural areas. While most opioid use and neonatal abstinence syndrome has been reported outside of large cities, rural communities are often under-represented in large-scale clinical research studies that involve neuroimaging, in-person assessments, or bio-specimen collections. Thus, there exists a likely mismatch between the communities that are the focus of HBCD and those that can participate. Even geographically proximal participants, however, are likely to bias towards higher socioeconomic status given the anticipated study burden and visit frequency. Wearables, ‘nearables’, and other consumer biosensors, however, are increasingly capable of collecting continuous physiologic and environmental exposure data, facilitating remote assessment. We review the potential of these technologies for remote in situ data collection, and the ability to engage rural, affected communities. While not necessarily a replacement, these technologies offer a compelling complement to traditional ‘gold standard’ lab-based methods, with significant potential to expand the study’s reach and importance.
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Tawfik AM, El Desouky ED, Salem M. Egyptians’ Perceptions of COVID-19: Applying the Health Belief Model: A Cross-sectional Study. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.7990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Many studies have found that assessing COVID-19 preventive behaviors using the health belief model (HBM) to understand both motives and fears is critical to better controlling the disease.
AIM: The aim of the study was to assess the perceptions of social distancing as a preventive measure during the COVID-19 pandemic using the HBM among a sample of the Egyptian population.
METHODS: An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey distributed through one of Egypt’s most popular social media platforms. Four hundred and seventy people responded to the survey. The survey constructed of two sections; the first section for sociodemographic data and Section 2 was for HBM constructs of self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility, and severity to COVID-19 prevention benefits and barriers.
RESULTS: More than half of the participants (59.8%) were in the age range of 20–29, with an average age of 29.0 ± 6.4 years. Two hundred ninety-seven participants (63.2%) were females; 60.2% lived in the canal region; 57.9% were single; and 70% had university degrees. There were statistically significant differences regarding gender; females’ perceived higher scores in almost all model constructs (benefits, susceptibility, severity, self-efficacy, and total score). Many statistically significant differences were observed; those who were older than 30 years had higher scores in barriers, benefits, self-efficacy, and total score than younger ones. Similarly, married participants reported higher scores in barriers, benefits, self-efficacy, and total score than younger ones. Postgraduate education perceived higher scores than university in benefits, susceptibility, self-efficacy, and total score.
CONCLUSION: In the present study, the majority of respondents had relatively high perceived benefits, severity, and self-efficacy, with the lower perceived self-COVID-19 susceptibility but higher for family members. Females perceived higher scores in almost all model constructs (benefits, susceptibility, severity, self-efficacy, and total score).
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Liu H. Official social media and its impact on public behavior during the first wave of COVID-19 in China. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:428. [PMID: 35241057 PMCID: PMC8893355 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12803-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 pandemic, official social media became a critical channel for the public to obtain pandemic information. No matter the positive function or negative effect of information dissemination, it involves the public's risk perception and behavior. This study was designed to contribute to the existing research on how official social media information quality (IQ) and risk perception (RP) affect preventive behavior (PB) and continued use behavior (CB) of official social media during the first wave of COVID-19. METHODS The required data were extracted from a national online survey of the Chinese Mainland during March 24-30 2020, a random sample was asked to participate in the survey (n = 666). Data analysis was performed using regression analysis, structural equation modeling, mediating effect analysis, and one-way ANOVA analysis. RESULTS The results show that IQ (10.010 ± 3.568) has direct and indirect positive impact on PB (9.475 ± 3.571), and has a low significant positive indirect impact on CB (3.739 ± 1.566). The IQ has a significant positive impact on RP (β = 0.548), which show that there is no "risk perception paradox" in COVID-19. Furth more, this study also provides new evidence indicating that RP mediates the relationship between IQ and PB. According to the region, gender, age and annual income, and there are significant differences in PB and CB. CONCLUSION The study findings have remarkable implications for improving the information quality and public behaviors. Too high or too low level of risk perception is not conducive to pandemic prevention and control. Official social media should indirectly affect information flow through the reasonable supply of pandemic information and constantly improve the quality of pandemic information to avoid public's undue panic and excessive health concerns during this ongoing outbreak and subsequent national public emergency events.
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- Huan Liu
- School of Journalism and New Media, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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Tajeri Moghadam M, Zobeidi T, Sieber S, Löhr K. Investigating the Adoption of Precautionary Behaviors Among Young Rural Adults in South Iran During COVID-19. Front Public Health 2022; 10:787929. [PMID: 35186836 PMCID: PMC8847444 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.787929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for public health worldwide. Reducing the incidence of the disease requires protective measures to prevent virus transmission. Understanding those factors influencing preventive behavior is the first step in preventing the spread of the disease. This study investigates factors affecting youth intention and preventive behaviors in the face of COVID-19 through the health belief model by using a cross-sectional survey collected through an online questionnaire. The sample comprises 304 rural youth in South Iran who were selected through a random sampling technique. The results reveal that perceived severity, perceived benefits, public health beliefs, perceived self-efficacy, and the cue to act positively and significantly affect preventive behaviors. The model explains 59% of variance changes in rural youth preventive behaviors during COVID-19. Cue to action is the strongest and self-efficacy was the weakest determinant of youth's preventive behavior. This study confirms that the HBM framework has appropriate predictive power and is an effective tool for investigating preventive behaviors during COVID-19. These results provide important policy implications for the development of policies that aim to avoid the further spread of COVID-19 between young citizens.
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- Maryam Tajeri Moghadam
- Department of Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
- Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria
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- Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany
- Institut für Agrar- und Gartenbauwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
- Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria
- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) e.V., Müncheberg, Germany
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Karl JA, Fischer R, Druică E, Musso F, Stan A. Testing the Effectiveness of the Health Belief Model in Predicting Preventive Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Romania and Italy. Front Psychol 2022; 12:627575. [PMID: 35095628 PMCID: PMC8789680 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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We use a cultural psychology approach to examine the relevance of the Health Belief Model (HBM) for predicting a variety of behaviors that had been recommended by health officials during the initial stages of the COVID-19 lockdown for containing the spread of the virus and not overburdening the health system in Europe. Our study is grounded in the assumption that health behavior is activated based on locally relevant perceptions of threats, susceptibility and benefits in engaging in protective behavior, which requires careful attention to how these perceptions might be structured and activated. We assess the validity of the HBM in two European countries that have been relatively understudied, using simultaneous measurements during acute periods of infection in Romania and Italy. An online questionnaire provided a total of (N = 1863) valid answers from both countries. First, to understand individual difference patterns within and across populations, we fit a General Linear Model in which endorsement was predicted by behavior, country, their interaction, and a random effect for participants. Second, we assess the effect of demographics and health beliefs on prevention behaviors by fitting a multi-group path model across countries, in which each behavior was predicted by the observed health belief variables and demographics. Health beliefs showed stronger relationships with the recommended behaviors than demographics. Confirming previously reported relationships, self-efficacy, perceived severity, and perceived benefits were consistently related to the greater adoption of individual behaviors, whereas greater perceived barriers were related to lower adoption of health behaviors. However, we also point to important location specific effects that suggest that local norms shape protective behavior in highly contextualized ways.
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- Johannes Alfons Karl
- School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.,D'Or Institute for Research and Education, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centre for Applied Behavioral Economics, Department of Applied Economics and Quantitative Analysis, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Economics, Society and Politics, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- Centre for Applied Behavioral Economics, Department of Applied Economics and Quantitative Analysis, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Suess C, Maddock J, Dogru T, Mody M, Lee S. Using the Health Belief Model to examine travelers' willingness to vaccinate and support for vaccination requirements prior to travel. TOURISM MANAGEMENT 2022; 88:104405. [PMID: 34456412 PMCID: PMC8380459 DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Data from a survey of 1478 travelers and multistep group structural equation model analysis revealed that the Health Belief Model constructs of cues to action (trust in third-party information sources), perceived severity of and susceptibility to COVID-19, and beliefs about the protection benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine, subsequently elicited willingness to vaccinate and beliefs that others should vaccinate prior to travel and enhanced support for pre-travel vaccination mandates. Also, significant differences in the perceived protection benefits of the vaccine and willingness to vaccinate were found across groups of travelers who travel more or less frequently and those with and without a prior positive test for COVID-19. The study provides a theoretically informed understanding of the dynamics that may enable the success of important health-related travel policy in the wake of COVID-19 and future pandemics and identifies the communication mechanisms that must be leveraged by governments and travel authorities in enforcing policy.
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- Courtney Suess
- Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, 77840, USA
- Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853 USA
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- School of Public Health, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, 77840, USA
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- Dedman School of Hospitality, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32306, USA
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- School of Hospitality Administration, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, 77840, USA
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Mukhtar S, Mukhtar S, Rana W. A Public Health Perspective of "My Body, My Choice" in Aurat March of Pakistan: A Crisis of Marital Rape During COVID-19 Pandemic. Asia Pac J Public Health 2022; 34:439-442. [PMID: 35040351 DOI: 10.1177/10105395211072500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Sonia Mukhtar
- University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Al-Khidmat Foundation Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
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Yıldırım M, Güler A. COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, preventive behaviors, and mental health in Turkey. DEATH STUDIES 2022; 46:979-986. [PMID: 32673183 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1793434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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This study tested whether the levels of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) severity, self-efficacy, knowledge, and preventive behaviors predicted mental health. Participants were 3190 Turkish adults (50% women; M age = 38.76, SD = 10.43 years) who completed online self-reported questionnaires. Most participants (55.11-64.42%) had inadequate knowledge about COVID-19 and were highly engaged in preventive behaviors. COVID-19-related severity, self-efficacy, and preventive behaviors correlated with mental health. Regression analysis showed that COVID-19 severity, self-efficacy, and preventive behaviors uniquely predicted mental health over and above gender, age, and chronic diseases. Findings may underscore the development of interventions aiming to improve mental health of individuals during pandemic.
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- Murat Yıldırım
- Department of Psychology, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey
- Department Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Sociology, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey
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Rosero DV, Soto Mas F, Sebastian R, Guldan S, Casanova V, Nervi L. COVID-19 Prevalence and Prevention Behaviors Among US Certified Organic Producers. J Occup Environ Med 2021; 63:e937-e943. [PMID: 34623976 PMCID: PMC8630927 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE There is a scarcity of data on the impact of the pandemic in farmers. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of certified organic producers through a 28-item self-reported paper or electronic survey. Analysis included descriptive statistics, Cronbach α to measure the internal consistency of a six-item prevention scale, and correlation and regression analyses. RESULTS A total of 344 records were computed. Infection rate among producers was 6.4%. Sex and farm size were the most statistically significant predictors of prevention behaviors. Women reported more use of prevention methods (β = 0.333, P < 0.001) and those with 50 or more certified organic acres reporting less use of prevention methods (β = -0.228, P < 0.001). Mask wearing was significantly related to lower COVID-19 prevalence. CONCLUSIONS Determining prevalence and understanding how farmers follow prevention behaviors is essential for health care and public health interventions and policies.
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- Daisy V Rosero
- College of Population Health, University of New Mexico (Ms Rosero, Dr Soto Mas, Dr Nervi); Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation-Southwest Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Ms Sebastian); Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Alcalde Sustainable Agriculture Science Center, New Mexico State University, Alcalde, New Mexico, (Dr Guldan); SW Ag Center & School of Community & Rural Health, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas (Dr Casanova)
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Borhany H, Golbabaei S, Jameie M, Borhani K. Moral Decision-Making in Healthcare and Medical Professions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. TRENDS IN PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [PMCID: PMC8598100 DOI: 10.1007/s43076-021-00118-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, healthcare and medical professions face challenging situations. The high number of COVID-19 infected patients, scarce resources, and being vulnerable to the infection are among the reasons that may influence clinicians’ moral decision-making. Furthermore, healthcare workers may be carriers of coronavirus, resulting in their social interactions to involve moral decision-making. This study aimed to investigate the effect of working in the frontline on psychological and cognitive factors and how these factors influence moral decision-making in clinicians during the pandemic. Further, we evaluated the impact of these factors on compliance with social distancing. Clinicians who worked in hospitals allocated to coronavirus disease patients participated in our study. We designed an online survey containing eight dilemmas to test moral decision-making in clinicians. Information on clinicians’ behavior and psychological state during the COVID-19 pandemic including the degree of respect to social distancing, sources of stress, and dead cases of COVID-19 they confronted with were collected. First, the relation between these measures and moral decision-making was assessed. Next, we used multiple regression analysis to evaluate the degree to which these factors can predict variances in morality. Based on our results, clinicians’ most important source of stress was the infection of their families. Stress, estimated chance of self-infection, job satisfaction, and age predicted utilitarian behavior among them. Moreover, age, number of death cases of COVID-19 they confronted, perceived risk of infection, and stress were positively correlated to compliance with social distancing. Our results have critical implications in implementing policies for healthcare principals.
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- Hamed Borhany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Maqsood A, Abbas J, Rehman G, Mubeen R. The paradigm shift for educational system continuance in the advent of COVID-19 pandemic: Mental health challenges and reflections. CURRENT RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 2021; 2:100011. [PMID: 38620741 PMCID: PMC7832654 DOI: 10.1016/j.crbeha.2020.100011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background The coronavirus pandemic appeared as the worst global health disaster of the century. Since the advent of the Second world war-2, humankind has experienced the most challenging health emergencies. The novel respiratory disease (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan at the end of December 2019. Aim The study focuses on providing education through the educational system with a mode of delivery using digital solutions with a new paradigm method. Method This research incorporates the statistical data related to the Pakistani Ministry of Health's coronavirus epidemic to draw the results. Results WHO reported more than 51.949 million confirmed COVID-19 patients in more than 200 territories and countries. This epidemic caused more than 1.282 million deaths; however, more than 36.49 million people have recovered from the infection of the deadly disease COVID-19, as of November 11, 2020. The COVID-19 has put forward unique challenges in personal and social life spheres. The precautionary measures, including social distancing, called for abrupt closure of educational institutions, leaving the digital solutions as the primary mean of continuity in educational activities. Conclusion The current review looks into the dynamics of embracing the change in the educational system, ranging from delivery mode to shifting to a new paradigm moving to digital solutions. This study looks into the challenges, issues, barriers, and success parameters of Pakistan's online learning management system. From the preparedness phase to the actual implementation of the learning system at higher education, the level is noteworthy. The private sector has provided higher, secondary, and primary levels; the private sector came forward to maintain learning continuity. The review suggests a way forward ahead for the educational system's continuity and sustainability in the coronavirus pandemic and educational institutions' crises.
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- Aneela Maqsood
- Head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Old Presidency Rawalpindi, 46000 Pakistan
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- Antai College of Economics and Management (ACM), School of Media and Communication (SMC), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, 200240 Shanghai, China
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- Director of Gazail Mental Health Services, Ltd. Surrey, United Kingdom
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- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), No. 92 West Dazhi Street, Nangang District, 150001 Heilongjiang, Harbin, China
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Krägeloh CU, Alyami M, Alyami H, Alwaily M, Alhuwaydi AM, Henning MA. Physical Distancing and Hand Washing During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Saudi Adults: the Role of Fear, Perceived Seriousness, and Health Knowledge. Int J Ment Health Addict 2021; 21:1-14. [PMID: 34658682 PMCID: PMC8513565 DOI: 10.1007/s11469-021-00674-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Christian U. Krägeloh
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakakah, Al Jouf Saudi Arabia
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- Centre of Medical and Health Sciences Education, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Li L, Niu Z, Li H, Griffiths MD, Mei S, Jiang H, Deng Z, Xin J. Latent profile analysis of mental health among Chinese healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2021; 27:1963-1976. [PMID: 34619996 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2021.1990364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The mental health of individuals has become increasingly important during the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Given the number of healthcare staff that are helping to treat the victims of COVID-19 all over the world, there is a lack of research concerning the mental health of healthcare staff, and of the prior studies carried out, the research has been relatively descriptive and has not used more sophisticated types of analyses (e.g. latent profile analysis [LPA]). The aim of the present study was to investigate profiles of mental health among Chinese healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample comprised of 456 healthcare staff, and participants completed an online survey including individual information and their working status during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey included the Chinese Mental Health Scale (MHS-C), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). Utilizing the LPA, two profiles of mental health (good mental health and poor mental health) were identified for Chinese healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to those with a good mental health profile, those with poor mental health profile had significantly higher scores on SAS and SDS. Female healthcare staff had higher mental health disturbances than males. Taking care and protecting the mental health of healthcare staff is very important in the fight against COVID-19. The need for employers to implement positive and effective measures among mental healthcare staff is likely to help them to cope better with mental health issues and improve mental health, as well as enhance resilience. Healthcare staff with good mental health can dedicate themselves to better nursing practice and nursing education during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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- Li Li
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- International Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, China
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- Department of Science and Technology Administration, First People Hospital of Kunshan, Kunshan, China
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- Department of Law and Culture, Suzhou Municipal Party School, Suzhou, China
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Yazdanpanah M, Zobeidi T, Tajeri Moghadam M, Komendantova N, Löhr K, Sieber S. Cognitive theory of stress and farmers' responses to the COVID 19 shock; a model to assess coping behaviors with stress among farmers in southern Iran. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION : IJDRR 2021; 64:102513. [PMID: 36570385 PMCID: PMC9766011 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Better understanding the capacity of farmers to react to the COVID-19 pandemic shock requires analyzing their coping mechanisms. This study investigates the relationship between coping style and coping behaviors with COVID-19, identifying the psychological factors affecting them based on the cognitive theory of stress. Perceived government support is added to the original model as a predictor for coping style and behavior. Cross sectional survey data was collected among farmers living in Dashtestan county of Bushehr province in southern Iran (N = 377). To determine the strength of the model, structural equation modeling (SEM) was performed. We find that demand appraisal and perceived collective efficacy have a positive, direct, and significant effect on coping style and an indirect effect on behaviors. Coping style and perceived government support are significantly related to behavior. The research model predicts 63% and 31% of variance changes in coping style and behavior, respectively. The results of this study provide empirical evidence on how people cope with the COVID-19 shock as well as useful information for designing and implementing health and social programs and policies in the agricultural communities.
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- Masoud Yazdanpanah
- Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Khuzestan, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Iran
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- Advancing Systems Analysis Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria
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- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Muncheberg, Germany
- Urban Plant Ecophysiology, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Germany
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- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Muncheberg, Germany
- Ressource Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Zlotnick C, Dryjanska L, Suckerman S. Factors linked to accessing COVID-19 recommendations among working migrants. Public Health Nurs 2021; 39:24-32. [PMID: 34562327 PMCID: PMC8662113 DOI: 10.1111/phn.12982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Objectives Guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM), this study explored factors associated with accessing COVID‐19 health information. Design/sample A cross‐sectional study design was used. Sample Migrants (n = 259) employed in Israel prior to the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic were recruited. Measurements The on‐line questionnaire included: The Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Brief Resilience Coping Scale and Immigrants' Language Ability scale. Results Migrants obtaining COVID‐19 information when issued were more likely to have decreased employment or unemployment after COVID‐19 government restrictions (OR = 1.98; CI = 1.03, 3.89; p < .05) and more likely to have a better language ability (OR = 1.20; CI = 1.10, 1.32, p < .0001), but they were less likely to use family and/or friends as their COVID‐19 health resource (OR = 0.54, CI = 0.30, 0.96; p < .05). Migrants encountering the most employment difficulties were: female (p < .05), older age (p < .05), unmarried (p < .01), with unstable finances (p < .0001), and in Israel less than 5 years (p < .01). Conclusions Migrants with more precarious employment had more societal disadvantage (i.e., women, older age, unmarried, poorer socioeconomic status, and newer migrants) and relied on informal and potentially inaccurate, health sources. Public health officials aiming to decrease COVID‐19 infection must improve health information access to all members of society, particularly at‐risk groups such as migrants.
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- Cheryl Zlotnick
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health & Welfare Science, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
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- Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, La Mirada, California
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Rezaei-Kalat A, Javanbakht A, Jafarzadeh Esfehani R, Reza Fayyazi Bordbar M. A Computerized Platform for Screening and Management of Psychological Characteristics of Healthcare Providers during Novel Coronavirus Infection. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2021; 46:402-405. [PMID: 34539016 PMCID: PMC8438347 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2021.89183.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Afsaneh Rezaei-Kalat
- Paychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Blood Borne Infections Research Center, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR)- Khorasan Razavi, Mashhad, Iran
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Zhou C, Yue XD, Zhang X, Shangguan F, Zhang XY. Self-efficacy and mental health problems during COVID-19 pandemic: A multiple mediation model based on the Health Belief Model. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2021; 179:110893. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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da Silva FCT, Barbosa CP. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in an intensive care unit (ICU): Psychiatric symptoms in healthcare professionals. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021; 110:110299. [PMID: 33716042 PMCID: PMC7948677 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION During the COVID-19 pandemic period, the structure of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) activities changed fast. It was observed that the mental and physical health of the frontline workers reached levels of extreme clinical and psychological concern. OBJECTIVE Understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the front-line clinical team in the ICU environment, as well as reveal what proposals are being made to mitigate the clinical and psychological impacts that this group experiences. METHOD A systematic review was made following the PRISMA protocol (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis). We included any type of study on health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with results about their mental health. We were, therefore, interested in quantitative studies examining the prevalence of problems and effects of interventions, as well as qualitative studies examining experiences. We had no restrictions related to study design, methodological quality or language. RESULTS Twenty-one studies reported on the urgent need for interventions to prevent or reduce mental health problems caused by COVID-19 among health professionals in ICU. Eleven studies demonstrated possibilities for interventions involving organizational adjustments in the ICU, particularly linked to emotional conflicts in the fight against COVID-19. CONCLUSION The disproportion between the need for technological supplies of intensive care medicine and their scarcity promotes, among many factors, high rates of psychological distress. Anxiety, irritability, insomnia, fear and anguish were observed during the pandemic, probably related to extremely high workloads and the lack of personal protective equipment.
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine of ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
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Exploring Predictors of Social Distancing Compliance in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2021; 17:e32. [PMID: 34369342 PMCID: PMC8523977 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2021.262] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Through the application of the Health Belief Model, this study sought to explore how relationships between perceived susceptibility, severity, and benefits of social distancing recommendations, as well as psychological factors, may impact compliance with COVID-19 social distancing recommendations in the United States. METHODS Between October and November 2020, a convenience sample of English-speaking adults in the United States completed an online, cross-sectional survey which included items assessing beliefs around threats (e.g., perceived susceptibility and severity), response efficacy (e.g., perceived benefits), psychological factors (e.g., stress and COVID-specific anxiety), and compliance with social distancing measures (e.g., avoiding social gatherings). RESULTS Social distancing compliance was positively associated with perceived susceptibility of COVID-19 (b = 0.42, P < 0.05) and perceived benefits of social distancing recommendations (b = 0.81, P < 0.01). No significant associations were found between perceived severity of COVID-19 (P = 0.38), general stress (P = 0.28), COVID-19-related anxiety (P = 0.12), and compliance. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 and perceived benefits of social distancing measures significantly increased compliance with social distancing recommendations in this convenience sample of U.S. adults.
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Troglio da Silva FC, Neto MLR. Psychiatric disorders in health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res 2021; 140:474-487. [PMID: 34153902 PMCID: PMC7990799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION During the COVID-19 pandemic period, the structure of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) activities changed fast. It was observed that the mental and physical health of the frontline workers reached levels of extreme clinical and psychological concern. OBJECTIVE Understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the front-line clinical team in the ICU environment, as well as reveal what proposals are being made to mitigate the clinical and psychological impacts that this group experiences. METHOD A systematic review was made following the PRISMA protocol (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis). We included any type of study on health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with results about their mental health. We were, therefore, interested in quantitative studies examining the prevalence of problems and effects of interventions, as well as qualitative studies examining experiences. We had no restrictions related to study design, methodological quality or language. RESULTS Twenty-one studies reported on the urgent need for interventions to prevent or reduce mental health problems caused by COVID-19 among health professionals in ICU. Eleven studies demonstrated possibilities for interventions involving organizational adjustments in the ICU, particularly linked to emotional conflicts in the fight against COVID-19. CONCLUSION The disproportion between the need for technological supplies of intensive care medicine and their scarcity promotes, among many factors, high rates of psychological distress. Anxiety, irritability, insomnia, fear and anguish were observed during the pandemic, probably related to extremely high workloads and the lack of personal protective equipment.
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- Research Productivity Scholarship at the Faculty of Medicine of Juazeiro do Norte - FMJ/Estácio, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil.
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