COVID-19 stress, resilience, and job loss concerns in people with chronic conditions and disabilities

IF 1.2 Q3 REHABILITATION

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI:10.3233/jvr-221211

Roberta Thimbriel, B. Urkmez, Beatrice Lee, Emre Umucu

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: People experience higher levels of psychological distress during times of crisis, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. Resilience is a psychological resource that helps people to recover from adverse events. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resilience on COVID-19-related stress and worry about job loss in people with chronic conditions and disabilities (PwCID). METHODS: The Perceived Stress Questionnaire -8 (PSQ-8) and the Brief Resilience Scale were used to measure COVID-19-related stress and resilience, respectively. Demographics were also assessed. A two-step hierarchical regression and binary regression analyses were conducted. RESULTS: A moderate amount of perceived stress and resilience with mean scores of 2.45 (SD = 0.69; range 1-4) and 3.17 (SD = 0.98; range 1-5), respectively, were found among the 269 participants. Resilience (β=-0.44, p < 0.001) was significantly associated withCOVID-19-related stress after controlling for demographic variables. Results also revealed that those with higher resilience scores had lower probability to worry about job loss. CONCLUSION: PwCID who have higher scores on resilience reported lower levels of COVID-19-related stress. Resilience can be cultivated among PwCID for better psychological outcomes during times of crisis. Vocational rehabilitation counselors can implement strategies to improve resilience in PwCID.

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慢性疾病和残疾人面临的压力、复原力和失业问题

背景:在危机时期，例如当前的COVID-19大流行，人们会经历更高程度的心理困扰。弹性是一种心理资源，可以帮助人们从不良事件中恢复过来。目的:本研究的目的是确定韧性对慢性疾病和残疾人士(PwCID)与covid -19相关的压力和失业担忧的影响。方法:采用感知压力问卷-8 (PSQ-8)和简易恢复力量表分别测量新冠肺炎相关压力和恢复力。人口统计数据也进行了评估。采用两步层次回归和二元回归分析。结果:中等程度的感知应激和恢复力得分平均为2.45分(SD = 0.69;范围1-4)和3.17 (SD = 0.98;范围1-5)，分别在269名参与者中被发现。在控制人口统计学变量后，恢复力(β=-0.44, p < 0.001)与covid -19相关压力显著相关。结果还显示，弹性得分较高的人担心失业的可能性较低。结论:韧性得分较高的PwCID报告的covid -19相关压力水平较低。可以在PwCID中培养弹性，以便在危机时期获得更好的心理结果。职业康复咨询师可以实施策略来提高残疾患者的心理弹性。

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Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation REHABILITATION-

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

33.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： The Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation will provide a forum for discussion and dissemination of information about the major areas that constitute vocational rehabilitation. Periodically, there will be topics that are directed either to specific themes such as long term care or different disability groups such as those with psychiatric impairment. Often a guest editor who is an expert in the given area will provide leadership on a specific topic issue. However, all articles received directly or submitted for a special issue are welcome for peer review. The emphasis will be on publishing rehabilitation articles that have immediate application for helping rehabilitation counselors, psychologists and other professionals in providing direct services to people with disabilities.