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Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact
May 4, 2020
Mitigating the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: A Digital Learning Package
Blake et al. present a free digital learning package to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers. The e-package was designed through an agile methodology consisting of public involvement activities and content and technical development with iterative peer review. It outlines actions for team leaders, guidance on communication and reducing…
April 29, 2020
The impact of the COVID19 pandemic and initial period of lockdown on the mental health and wellbeing of UK adults
White and Boor assess the mental health and wellbeing impacts of COVID19 in 600 adults during the initial phase of the lockdown in the UK using an online survey that included COVID19-related questions, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the WHO-5, and the OXCAP-MH. Self-isolating prior to lockdown, increased feelings of isolation, and having COVID19-related…
April 24, 2020
Geographical distance to the epicenter of Covid-19 predicts the burnout of the working population: Ripple effect or typhoon eye effect?
This study investigated how the geographical distance of working adults to the epicenter of Wuhan predicts their burnout – emotional, physical and mental exhaustion due to excessive and prolonged stress. The results showed that working adults’ distance to the epicenter of Wuhan had an inverted U-shaped relationship with their burnout. This study may be useful…
April 23, 2020
Prevalence and predictors of PTSS during COVID-19 outbreak in China hardest-hit areas: Gender differences matter
The prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress symptoms (PTSS) in China’s hardest-hit areas a month after the COVID-19 outbreak was 7%. Women reported significant higher PTSS in the domains of re-experiencing, negative alterations in cognition or mood, and hyper-arousal. Participants with better sleep quality or less frequency of early awakenings reported lower PTSS. Professional and effective mental…
April 22, 2020
The effect of COVID-19 on youth mental health
Liang et al conducted a study to assess and investigate factors of mental health among youth groups after COVID-19 occurrence in China. They report that nearly 40.4% of the sampled youth had psychological problems and 14.4% PTSD symptoms. They conclude that an infectious diseases outbreak, such as COVID-19, may have an immense influence on youth…
April 17, 2020
Mental health problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak
Gao et al conducted a cross-sectional survey among 4,872 adult Chinese citizens during Jan 31 to Feb 2, using an online survey to assess the prevalence of mental health problems and the association with social media exposure (SME). The prevalence of depression, anxiety and combination of depression and anxiety (CDA) was 48%, 23% and 19%,…
April 14, 2020
“We’re staying at home”. Association of self-perceptions of aging, personal and family resources and loneliness with psychological distress during the lock-down period of COVID-19
A cross-sectional survey of 1,310 Spanish people evaluated stress and loneliness against demographic factors, such as age and sex. The authors found that negative self-perceptions of aging and lower age, together with family and personal resources, are associated with loneliness and psychological distress, but that older adults with positive self-perceptions of aging seem to be…
April 13, 2020
Symptom Cluster of ICU nurses treating COVID-19 pneumonia patients in Wuhan, China
Yifan et al investigated the symptoms and causes of Somatic Symptom Disorders of 140 ICU nurses treating COVID-19 patients. They reported 5 major symptoms: chest-discomfort-and-palpitation, dyspnea, nausea, headache, and dizziness. Symptoms were classified into 3 clusters: Cluster A, breathing and sleep disturbances; Cluster B, gastrointestinal complaints and pain; and Cluster C, general symptoms. Results provide…
April 7, 2020
Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID-19 infection on addictive disorders
While summarizing many of the issues that pose as particular threats to people with addictive disorders during this COVID-19 pandemic, Marsden et al suggest that this pandemic may increase the extent and severity of some addictive disorders; and call for a coordinated effort to mitigate these problems and to find innovative ways of continuing to…
COVID-19: Peer Support and Crisis Communication Strategies to Promote Institutional Resilience
Based on the authors’ observations of HCW stress during the SARS outbreak, they describe an approach to enhance the well-being and resilience of HCWs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Three strategic principles that may be helpful include: 1) provide leadership focused on resilience, 2) structure crisis communications to provide information and empowerment and 3)…
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