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Sardarzehi R, Seyed Alinaghi SA, Kianimoghadam AS, Masjedi-Arani A, Bakhtiari M, Dehghan Manshadi SA, Mohraz M. An empirical test of the chronic illness quality of life model: the prominent role of barrier to health care and social support. AIDS Care 2024:1-10. [PMID: 39047158 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2024.2378375] [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: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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The Chronic Illness Quality of Life (CIQOL) model highlights satisfaction with life in individuals with a chronic illness (i.e., HIV-related diseases) determined by factors such as barriers to health care, AIDS-related discrimination, social support, physical well-being, and engagement coping. Despite the empirical evidence supporting the CIQOL model, its validation in the Iranian population has not yet been conducted. This study aimed to validate the CIQOL model among Iranian patients with HIV-related diseases. Four hundred fifty-two patients completed the study questionnaire including Barriers to Care Scale (BACS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Chronic Illness Anticipated Stigma Scale (CIASS), Social Provision Scale (SPS), The Functional Assessment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (FAHI), and the Brief COPE Scale. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data. The assumed model demonstrated an acceptable level of fit to study data. Findings showed that this model could explain 39% of variances in life satisfaction in Iranian patients with HIV-related diseases. Therefore, in psychological interventions aimed at enhancing life satisfaction, the CIQOL model factors especially barriers to health care and social support can be taken into consideration.
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- Reyhaneh Sardarzehi
- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Imam-Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Aghaei A, Qiao S, Chi Tam C, Yuan G, Li X. Role of self-esteem and personal mastery on the association between social support and resilience among COVID-19 long haulers. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31328. [PMID: 38818142 PMCID: PMC11137413 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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Although the COVID-19 mortality rate is declining, the number of individuals dealing with persistent COVID-19 symptoms is increasing worldwide, making long COVID a global public health concern. People with long COVID (long haulers) often deal with physical and mental stressors. Long haulers' psychological resilience could play a key role in coping with these stressors in intercorrelation with psychosocial resources. The current study aims to test a hypothesized relationship between social support and its functions (i.e., instrumental and emotional) and the resilience of long haulers through serial mediation by personal mastery and self-esteem. A cross-sectional and self-administered online survey was conducted among 460 individuals with long COVID recruited from COVID-19 Facebook support groups in the United States. Analyzing data indicated a positive correlation between social support and the resilience of long haulers. Structural equation modeling suggested that self-esteem and personal mastery fully mediated the association between social (instrumental) support and resilience. Personal mastery also mediated the association between self-esteem and resilience in social (instrumental) support models. However, in the emotional support model, the indirect effect was non-significant for the mediation by personal mastery and self-esteem. Findings suggest that social support, mainly instrumental support, may protect long haulers by promoting their resilience through self-esteem and personal mastery. This study emphasizes the importance of including social support services in designing programs for COVID-19 long haulers.
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- Atefeh Aghaei
- Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- South Carolina SmartState Center of Healthcare Quality, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- South Carolina SmartState Center of Healthcare Quality, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- South Carolina SmartState Center of Healthcare Quality, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- South Carolina SmartState Center of Healthcare Quality, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
- South Carolina SmartState Center of Healthcare Quality, Columbia, SC, USA
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Zhang S, Luo Y. Review on the conceptual framework of teacher resilience. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1179984. [PMID: 37546476 PMCID: PMC10398336 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1179984] [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: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks and adapt to new circumstances. Resilient teachers can handle these issues. In this case, it's proposed to interpret the recent decade's resilience research on teachers. Provide a conceptual framework for teacher resilience factors. The Scopus database was used to collect articles. The titles and abstracts of articles were read one by one. As a result, 22 articles were included in the data analysis. The country where the data were collected, the aims of the study, the education level which the participants working, the sample size, the scale used, and the variables included in the study are marked in the full text. Most studies were effect determination, correlation, or exploratory. Initially, age and gender inequalities among instructors were examined. Postgraduate instructors are more resilient than undergraduates. Psychological factors, workplace variables, and teacher competency and attributes are used to study teacher resilience. Teachers' resilience negatively impacts depression, stress, anxiety, well-being, and mood. Quality of life and well-being are positively connected. Job crafting, work engagement, and working environment are favorably connected, whereas job burnout and turnover intention are adversely correlated. Resilience was positively connected with emotion regulation, empathy, others' emotion evaluation, teacher competence, teacher self-efficacy, and self-esteem in teachers. Anger, anxiety, mindfulness, pleasure, social support, fear, and training affect teachers' resilience. Teachers' resilience affects stress, depersonalization, personal accomplishment, emotional exhaustion, children's resilience, job engagement, happiness, well-being, self-care, and success.
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- Shen Zhang
- School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou, China
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Bernuzzi C, Sommovigo V, Maffoni M, Setti I, Argentero P. A Mixed-method Study on the Bright Side of Organizational Change: Role Clarity and Supervisor Support as Resources for Employees’ Resilience. JOURNAL OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2023.2172057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Chiara Bernuzzi
- Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, Unit of Applied Psychology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Psychology Unit of Montescano Institute, Montescano (PV), Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, Unit of Applied Psychology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, Unit of Applied Psychology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Resilient or Vulnerable? Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Mental Health of Refugees in Germany. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19127409. [PMID: 35742657 PMCID: PMC9223737 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Even though the COVID-19 pandemic had consequences for the whole society, like during most crises, some population groups tended to be disproportionally affected. We rely on the most recent data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees to explore the resilience or vulnerability of refugees in the face of the pandemic. As the 2020 wave of the survey was in the field when the second nationwide lockdown started in December, we are able to apply a regression discontinuity design to analyze how refugees in Germany are coping with these measures. Our results reveal a negative effect of the lockdown on refugees' life satisfaction. Male refugees and those with a weaker support system face stronger negative outcomes than their counterparts. Since mental health is an important prerequisite for all forms of integration, understanding the related psychological needs in times of crisis can be highly important for policymakers and other stakeholders.
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Chu Y, Zhang Y, Wang S, Dai H. Resilience mediates the influence of hope, optimism, social support, and stress on anxiety severity among Chinese patients with cervical spondylosis. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:997541. [PMID: 36213904 PMCID: PMC9539388 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.997541] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cervical spondylosis (CS) is a potential stressor threatening mental health among affected individuals. This study was to analyze resilience level and associated factors among cervical spondylosis (CS) patients, and to explore the underlying mechanism of anxiety based on resilience-focused psychological variables. METHODS Resilience Scale-14 (RS-14), Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Herth Hope Index (HHI), Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) were used in this cross-sectional investigation among 250 CS patients. RESULTS The score of resilience was 65.58 ± 16.14. Hierarchical linear regression analysis revealed that hope, optimism, perceived social support, perceived stress, and whether having comorbid chronic diseases were the independent associates of resilience among CS patients, which explained 63.9% of the total variance. The structural equation model showed that hope, optimism, perceived social support and perceived stress affected anxiety via resilience, and hope and optimism also had direct effects on anxiety. CONCLUSION Chinese patients with CS had moderate level of mental resilience, which was independently related to hope, optimism, perceived social support, perceived stress, and whether having comorbid chronic diseases. Resilience played a mediating role between various psychological variables and anxiety. Improving the level of resilience, hope, optimism and perceived social support and reducing the level of perceived stress are important strategies to reduce anxiety level. Relevant healthcare professionals should put more focus on the mental problems of Chinese CS patients and help maintain good psychological status by improving their resilience and associated psychological variables thereof.
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- Yuying Chu
- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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- Centre for Mental Health Guidance, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China
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