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Torquati J, Lombardi C, Chazan Cohen R, Matthews A, Brophy-Herb H. Mindfulness, coping, and disruptions as predictors of college student distress at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH : J OF ACH 2023:1-12. [PMID: 38015160 DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2277184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Objective: This research examined how stressors experienced by college students within the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with their reports of psychological distress, mindfulness, and coping strategies. Participants: Students attending 11 universities in the U.S. (N = 464, M age = 20.72, SD = 3.90, 91% female, 61% White, and 77% non-Hispanic) in early childhood education, child development, and family science classes participated.Methods: Students completed an online survey about pandemic-related disruptions, depressive symptoms, mindfulness, coping, and demographics.Results: Students whose families had more financial difficulties reported more disruptions. Depression and avoidant coping were positively correlated with distress, while mindfulness was inversely correlated with distress and depression. Disruptions, family financial status, depressive symptoms, mindfulness, and avoidant coping significantly predicted distress, controlling for university site and student sex, age, race, and ethnicity in multiple regression analyses. Avoidant coping significantly moderated (amplified) the effect of disruptions on distress. Conclusions: College student well-being can be supported through Campus programming that includes mindfulness practices and alternatives to avoidant strategies for coping with stress.
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- Julia Torquati
- Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Social Work, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Yau SY, Lee CY, Lai HY, Lee CH. COVID-19-related stress among emergency physicians: a scoping review protocol on the stressors and coping strategies. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e068085. [PMID: 36868596 PMCID: PMC9990160 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This scoping review aims to identify the COVID-19-related stressors and the corresponding coping strategies among emergency physicians during and following the pandemic. INTRODUCTION In the midst of an unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, healthcare professionals confront a diverse set of difficulties. Emergency physicians are under immense pressure. They must provide frontline care and make quick decisions in a high-pressure environment. This can lead to a variety of physical and psychological stressors, including extended working hours, increased workload, personal risk of infection and the emotional toll of caring for infected patients. It is critical that they be informed of the numerous stressors they face, as well as the various coping methods accessible to them, in order to deal with these pressures. INCLUSION CRITERIA This paper will summarise the findings of primary or secondary investigations on emergency physicians' stressors and coping strategies during and following the COVID-19 epidemic. All journals and grey literature in English and Mandarin published after January 2020 are eligible. METHODS The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) method will be used to conduct the scoping review. A thorough literature search will be performed on OVID Medline, Scopus and Web of Science to find eligible studies, using the keywords related to emergency physicians, stress and coping strategies. Two reviewers will independently revise all of the full-text articles, extract data and evaluate the study quality. A narrative overview of the findings from included studies will be given. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This review will involve secondary analysis of published literature, and therefore ethics approval is not required. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist will be used to guide translation of findings. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and presented in conferences via abstract and presentation.
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- Sze-Yuen Yau
- (CG-MERC), Chang Gung Medical Education Research Centre, Linkou, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Proton and radiation therapy center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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DeMott B, Aziz S, Wuensch K, Dolbier C. Labor of love, or love of labor? Psychological capital's mitigating role in the relationship between workaholism and work stress. Work 2023; 74:341-352. [PMID: 36214008 DOI: 10.3233/wor-210467] [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: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Workaholism is conceptualized as a compulsive need to work incessantly, and it is related to numerous detrimental organizational and individual consequences. For that reason, it is imperative that researchers uncover possible variables that can alleviate its potentially harmful effects. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the relationship between workaholism, psychological capital (PsyCap), physical health, and work stress. The potential mitigating role that PsyCap could play between workaholism and physical health, as well as work stress, was also examined. METHODS Data on workaholism, PsyCap, physical health, and work stress were collected from 343 full-time faculty and staff from a large Southeastern university. RESULTS Results showed workaholism negatively related to physical health and positively related to work stress. Additionally, PsyCap had a positive relationship with physical health and a negative relationship with work stress. Moreover, PsyCap moderated the relationship between workaholism and work stress, such that as PsyCap increased, the relationship between workaholism and work stress weakened. CONCLUSIONS PsyCap may be a fairly simple and cost-effective intervention for organizations to implement, as it can be learned through short training sessions. By incorporating PsyCap, organizations may be able to help mitigate levels of stress in their employees, specifically among those who suffer from workaholism.
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- Beatrice DeMott
- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Mayo CO, Pham H, Patallo B, Joos CM, Wadsworth ME. Coping with poverty-related stress: A narrative review. DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2022.101024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ludvigsson J, Faresjö Å, Faresjö T. Breastfeeding and cortisol in hair in children. Int Breastfeed J 2021; 16:75. [PMID: 34620189 PMCID: PMC8499545 DOI: 10.1186/s13006-021-00419-8] [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: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background One of the most important protective health factors for children is breast-feeding, but the mechanisms for this effect are not fully elucidated. Our objective was to assess if the duration of breastfeeding influences cortisol in hair, used as a biomarker for stress in children still at school-age. Methods ABIS (All Babies in Southeast Sweden) is a prospective population-based child cohort study of 17,055 children born Oct 1st1997- Oct 1st 1999, with the aim to study development of immune-mediated diseases. Questionnaires were answered at birth and then at regular follow-ups, and biological samples were collected. As a biomarker of stress, we measured the child’s cortisol in hair collected at 8 years of age, those randomly selected N = 126 children among those with enough hair samples for analyses of hair at 8 years of age. Duration of breastfeeding had been registered as well as psycho-social factors related to breastfeeding and/or stress. Results There was a negative correlation (r = − 0.23, p = 0.01) between total duration of breastfeeding and hair cortisol levels at 8 years of age. In a multivariate analysis this association persisted (p = 0.01) even when adjusted for other potential intervening factors like age of mother at delivery and early psychosocial vulnerability in the family, an index based on 11 factors (Multivariate model: df = 5, adj R2 = 0.15, F = 5.38, p < 0.01). Conclusion Our results show that longer breastfeeding is associated with lower cortisol levels in the child many years later. These associations should be more elaborated in further studies, and these findings also give some implications for public health. Mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed their children also in the modern society, since breastfeeding promotes health in the child. This information could be given via the obstetric departments and later at the well-baby clinics.
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- Johnny Ludvigsson
- Crown Princess Victoria Children's Hospital and Division of Pediatrics, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 85, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Division of Community Medicine, Department of Health, Medicine and Care, Linköping University, SE-581 83, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Community Medicine, Department of Health, Medicine and Care, Linköping University, SE-581 83, Linköping, Sweden
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Pengpid S, Peltzer K. Elder abuse and health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults in India: results of a national survey in 2017-2018. J Elder Abuse Negl 2021; 33:327-341. [PMID: 34433374 DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2021.1970683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The study aimed to estimate the associations between elder abuse and poor physical health, poor mental health, and health risk behaviors in older adults in a national community-based survey in India. The study sample included 31,477 older adults (≥60 years) from a cross-sectional national community dwelling survey in India in 2017-2018. Results indicate that the prevalence of elder abuse in the past 12 months was 5.2%. In the adjusted logistic regression analysis, elder abuse was significantly positively associated with poor mental health and poor well-being (low life satisfaction, not happy, insomnia symptoms, depressive symptoms, loneliness, neurological or psychiatric problems, and lower self-rated health status), poor physical health (bone or joint disease, physical pain, gastrointestinal problems, incontinence, functional disability, underweight, and persistent headaches), fall and health care utilization. In addition, in unadjusted analysis, elder abuse was associated with poorer cognitive functioning, current tobacco use, and dizziness. Elder abuse among older adults in India is associated with poor physical health, poor mental health, and health care utilization, emphasizing the need to consider elder abuse in various physical and mental health contexts.
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- Supa Pengpid
- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.,Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa
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- Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South Africa.,College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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"Gone with the land": Effects of land expropriation on health and subjective well-being in rural China. Health Place 2021; 73:102614. [PMID: 34246530 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Few studies have investigated the relationship between land expropriation and health and subjective well-being (SWB) in China. This study examines the impacts of land expropriation on health and SWB among Chinese farmers aged 16-85 years and explores whether these impacts vary with socioeconomic conditions. METHODS We utilized longitudinal data from the China Family Panel Studies, a nationally representative survey. The analytic samples included over 10,000 individuals and over 30,000 person-year observations. Individual fixed-effects models were employed to eliminate the omitted-variable bias derived from time-constant unobserved confounders. RESULTS Land expropriation was harmful to health and SWB. First-time land expropriation increased the risks of physical discomfort, chronic diseases, hospitalization, and perceived health decline; raised the frequency of feeling depressed; and decreased self-rated health, life satisfaction, subjective social status, and confidence about the future. Repeated land expropriation and past land expropriation increased the risks of chronic diseases, raised depressive symptom severity, and lowered self-rated health and life satisfaction. Repeated land expropriation also elevated the risk of perceived health decline. In addition, preexisting household income per capita and baseline county-level GDP per capita buffered the adverse impacts of first-time land expropriation. CONCLUSION This study reveals the adverse impacts of land expropriation on health and SWB and highlights the importance of providing support to land-taken farmers to alleviate such detrimental effects.
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Hyun S, Ku X. How does power affect happiness and mental illness? The mediating role of proactive coping. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2020.1844515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- Seungju Hyun
- Department of Psychology, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Buck M, Böckelmann I, Lux A, Thielmann B. Die Rolle von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen im Umgang mit Arbeitsbelastungen und gesundheitliche Folgen. ZENTRALBLATT FUR ARBEITSMEDIZIN ARBEITSSCHUTZ UND ERGONOMIE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s40664-019-0336-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Kuang K. Reconceptualizing uncertainty in illness: commonalities, variations, and the multidimensional nature of uncertainty. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/23808985.2018.1492354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Kai Kuang
- Department of Communication Studies, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA, USA
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Evandrou M, Falkingham JC, Qin M, Vlachantoni A. Elder abuse as a risk factor for psychological distress among older adults in India: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e017152. [PMID: 29061615 PMCID: PMC5665217 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study examines the association between elder abuse and psychological distress among older adults in India and explores whether this association varies by the level of psychosocial and material resources. DESIGN The study uses a cross-sectional survey design. SETTING The data are drawn from a representative sample of 9589 adults aged 60 and above in seven Indian states-Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu-in 2011. STATISTICAL ANALYSES Secondary analysis, using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models, is conducted using the United Nations Population Fund project Building Knowledge Base on Ageing in India survey. Elder abuse (physical and/or emotional) emanating from family members in the previous month before the survey is examined. Multivariate models are run on the total analytical sample and for men and women separately. RESULTS The overall prevalence of psychological distress among persons aged 60 and over living in the seven Indian States is 40.6%. Among those older persons who experienced some form of physical or emotional abuse or violence in the last month, the prevalence of psychological distress is much higher than that in the general older population, at 61.6% (p<0.001). The results show that the experience of abuse is negatively associated with the mental health of older adults, and this relationship persists even after controlling for demographic and socioeconomic factors (OR=1.60, 95% CI 1.22 to 2.09). The findings also suggest that household wealth has an inverse relationship with mental health, with the association between experiencing elder abuse and reporting poor mental health being strongest among older people in wealthy households. CONCLUSIONS Elder abuse in India is currently a neglected phenomenon, and greater recognition of the link between abuse and mental health is critical to improve the well-being of vulnerable older adults, some of whom may be 'hidden' within well-off households.
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- Maria Evandrou
- Centre for Research on Ageing, ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Research on Ageing, ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Research on Ageing, ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Centre for Research on Ageing, ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Teixeira H, Marques D, Lopes A, Ziviani L, Magro J, Mente ÊD, Castro-e-Silva O, Galvão C, Mendes K. Anxiety and Stress Levels on Liver Transplantation Candidates. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:2333-2337. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The relationship between cortisol, stress and psychiatric illness: New insights using hair analysis. J Psychiatr Res 2015; 70:38-49. [PMID: 26424422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stress is an established important contributor to the development of mental illness and stress related disorders. The biology implicated in the homeostasis of pathological stress mechanisms is not fully established. One of the difficulties with current techniques is the limitation in capturing chronic levels of cortisol as an expression of stress levels in humans. Hair samples can be used to evaluate cortisol levels averaged over relatively long periods of time, therefore providing a more valid measure of chronic levels of this hormone. A highly replicable technique to measure long-term cortisol could prove pivotal in improving our understanding of the role of stress in psychiatric disorders. METHODS This review synthesises all the published studies relating hair cortisol concentration (HCC) to stress and to psychiatric disorders. It describes and summarises their findings with the aim of providing a summary picture of the current state of this line of research. RESULTS The strongest finding to date is the replicable increases in hair cortisol associated with stressful life events. Findings in psychiatric disorders are more sparse and inconsistent. There is some support for the presence of raised HCC in major depressive disorders, and for lowered HCC in posttraumatic stress disorder, suggesting chronic hypercortisolaemia and hypocortisolaemia respectively. CONCLUSIONS HCC is a promising methodology to study chronic cortisol levels with the potential to help characterise psychiatric and stress related disorders. The combination of chronic and acute cortisol measurements has the potential for more accurately determining different aspects of the stress response, and ultimately for the development of a biological marker to aid diagnosis and response to treatment.
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Pavlidis M, Theodoridi A, Tsalafouta A. Neuroendocrine regulation of the stress response in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2015; 60:121-31. [PMID: 25748166 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The main objectives of this study were to investigate the dynamics of the cortisol stress response and the underlying molecular regulation in adult zebrafish exposed to acute and long-term stressors that differed in nature, duration and relative intensity. Fish showed a very rapid and prolonged increase in trunk cortisol concentrations, starting at around 15min and returning to basal levels at around 2h following exposure to acute stressors. In addition, acute stress affected significantly brain mRNA expression levels of several genes (corticotropin-releasing factor, crf; pro-opiomelanocortin, pomc; glucocorticoid receptor, gr; MR/GR ratio; prolactin, prl; hypocretin/orexin, hcrt; brain-derived neurotrophic factor, bdnf; c-fos). Exposure of fish to unpredictable relatively low-grade environmental and husbandry stressors (SP-1) did not affect the overall behaviour of fish, as well as trunk cortisol concentrations. Fish exposed to relatively higher-grade long-term stressors (SP-2) showed elevated cortisol levels as well as significant changes in most of gene transcripts. In particular, fish exposed to SP-2 showed statistically significant upregulation in brain gr, mr, prl and hcrt compared to SP-1 and control individuals. The highest mean values of bdnf transcripts were found in SP-2 exposed zebrafish and the lowest in control fish, while an approximately 5 to 6-fold upregulation was observed in c-fos mean relative mRNA levels of long-term stress-exposed fish, regardless of stressor intensity, compared to control zebrafish. In conclusion, we developed realistic acute and unpredictable long-term stress protocols, based on husbandry and environmental stressors and physical, chemical, mechanical and social stimuli that fish may experience either in nature or under intensive rearing conditions.
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- Michail Pavlidis
- University of Crete, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 2208, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- University of Crete, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 2208, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- University of Crete, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 2208, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Teresa GR, Díaz-Román TM. Vocal Hyperfunction in Parents of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. J Voice 2015; 30:315-21. [PMID: 25979790 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2015.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of habits and symptoms of vocal hyperfunction in the parents of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS Parents of 24 children with ADHD and 30 children of a control group completed a specific questionnaire to detect the hyperfunctional use of the voice (excessive talking, excessive loudness, talking too fast, and shouting), hoarseness, vocal fatigue, mental and physical fatigue, and the degree of parental concern for the vocal health of their child. RESULTS Parents of children with ADHD spoke more often, faster, and stronger than the parents of the control group; in addition, they also used a louder volume than they usually used when they spoke to their children. The parents manifested more vocal, mental, and physical fatigue than the parents of the control group. There was a significant correlation between the "concern" for the vocal health of their children with respect to vocal symptoms of the children, the habits of vocal hyperfunctioning, and the symptoms suffered by the parents. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the parents of children with ADHD change their vocal attitude when communicating with their children. Most likely, the increased concern of parents with ADHD children and their respective level of stress lead to hyperfunctional vocal usage. This subsequently leads to symptoms of vocal, physical, and mental fatigue at the end of the day.
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- Garcia-Real Teresa
- Department of Philosophy and Research Method in Education, Faculty of Education Science, University of La Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
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Wong JYH, Fong DYT. Anxiety mediates the impact of stress on psychosomatic symptoms in Chinese. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2014; 20:457-68. [DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2014.951372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mendes K, Lopes A, Martins T, Lopes G, Ziviani L, Rossin F, Castro-e-Silva O, Galvão C. Relevance of Anxiety and Stress Levels on Sleep Quality After Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:1822-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) selected for low fear of humans are larger, more dominant and produce larger offspring. Animal 2014; 8:1498-505. [PMID: 24910136 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731114001426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Many traits associated with domestication are suggested to have developed as correlated responses to reduced fear of humans. Tameness may have reduced the stress of living in human proximity and improved welfare in captivity. We selected Red Junglefowl (ancestors of all domestic chickens) for four generations on high or low fear towards humans, mimicking an important aspect of the earliest period of domestication, and tested birds from the third and fourth generation in three different social tests. Growth and plumage condition, as well as size of eggs and offspring were also recorded, as indicators of some aspects of welfare. Birds selected for low fear had higher weight, laid larger eggs and generated larger offspring, and had a better plumage condition. In a social dominance test they also performed more aggressive behaviour and received less of the same, regardless of whether the restricted resource was feed or not. Hence, dominance appeared to increase as a consequence of reduced fear of humans. Furthermore, egg size and the weight of the offspring were larger in the less fearful birds, and plumage condition better, which could be interpreted as the less fearful animals being better adapted to the environment in which they were selected.
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Holmqvist S, Santtila P, Lindström E, Sala E, Simberg S. The Association Between Possible Stress Markers and Vocal Symptoms. J Voice 2013; 27:787.e1-787.e10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2013.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Geuna S, Brunelli F, Perino MA. Stressors, stress and stress consequences during long-duration manned space missions: a descriptive model. ACTA ASTRONAUTICA 1995; 36:347-356. [PMID: 11540600 DOI: 10.1016/0094-5765(95)00115-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Keeping crew members in good health is a major factor in the success or failure of long-duration manned space missions. Among the many possible agents that can affect the crew's general well-being, stress is certainly one of the most critical because of its implications on human health and performance, both physical and mental. Nevertheless, very few studies have been performed on this fundamental issue and none of them has addressed it in its entirety, considering its diverse physical and psychological aspects. In this work, a descriptive model is proposed to expound the mechanism and sequence of events which mediate stress. A critical analysis of the information provided by past manned spaceflights and by dedicated research performed in analogous environments is presented, and an extrapolation of the available data on human stress in such extreme conditions is proposed. Both internal and external stressors have been identified, at physical and psychosocial levels, thus providing the basis for their early detection and preventive reduction. The possible negative consequences of stress that may lead to disease in crewmembers are described. Finally, the most effective instruments which may be of help in reducing space-related human stress and treating its negative consequences are suggested.
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- Istituto di Ricerche Psicologiche, Psichiatriche e Neurologiche "Ernesto Lugaro", Torino, Italy
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Reflective practice offers a way to structure learning within supervision by paying attention to aspects of practice within reflected experiences, in such ways that the issues can be identified, understood, and worked through to resolve contradictions between desired outcomes and actual practice. In this process, emerging personal knowledge of practice is juxtaposed with relevant theory in such a way that the manager is able to meaningfully assimilate theory into his or her practice as appropriate. This paper illustrates how an H-grade unit nurse manager identified a number of situational management issues through reflecting and sharing experiences in a group clinical supervision milieu (over a period of 15 weeks). Clinical supervision is being advocated as a means to ensure practitioner development of effective practice (Vision for the Future, Department of Health 1993).
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Abstract
Hans Selye's theoretical propositions and empirical findings provided many of the principles currently used in stress research, and are often cited as scientific bases for nursing theory, research and practice. His General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) has been a useful model for realizing the physiologic processes involved in the relationship between stress and acute illness, and the evolution of diseases such as cancer. The GAS can also serve as a useful paradigm for understanding the symptomatic expression and progression of a chronic physical illness, however. This paper analyses the physiologic processes of stress from this perspective, proposing that individuals with a chronic illness are at risk for experiencing acute symptomatic distress and/or exacerbations of their illness in response to stress. Specific examples involving chronic disease are cited and several additional insights gained from this approach are proposed.
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Affiliation(s)
- N K Leidy
- College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721
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