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{"title":"Physical and Psychological Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers, Including End of Life Care Providers.","authors":"Toral Shastri, Kunal Gawri, Estelamari Rodriguez, Richa Dawar","doi":"10.52965/001c.117641","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.117641","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused unprecedented distress in the community but has also resulted in significant physical and psychological exhaustion among healthcare workers (HCWs). This exhaustion could potentially lead to serious effects on our healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to gain more insight on the effect of COVID-19 on burnout among oncologists and other healthcare professionals at a large academic center.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 10-minute electronic questionnaire was distributed to actively employed physicians, APRNs, and PAs affiliated with the University of Miami. The survey encompassed a range of personal and professional characteristics, including stress related to COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The survey was distributed to a total of 739 HCWs, with 182 respondents (24.6%) completing the entire survey. The impact of the pandemic on these professionals included increased workload (59.5%), reduced leadership opportunities (32.2%), job insecurity (28.6%), and rescheduling of professional activities (22.2%). Out of the 182 respondents, 70 were primarily from the fields of Oncology and Palliative Care.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Several factors have contributed to increased physical and psychological stress among HCWs, such as extended working hours, sleep deprivation, job insecurity, the shift to telemedicine, the risk of contracting the virus and endangering their families, lack of childcare options, and the added pressure of homeschooling. This study serves as a foundation for more comprehensive research aimed at elucidating and guiding the development of wellness programs crucial for the overall well-being of HCWs.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"117641"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11132599/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emotional - Behavioral Difficulties and Prosocial Behaviour among Vietnamese Adolescents: the Role of Social Support.","authors":"Nguyen Thi Thuy","doi":"10.52965/001c.116967","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.116967","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In recent decades, a high prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents has been reported worldwide. In Vietnam, mental health problems such as emotional and behavioural difficulties are relatively common in the adolescent age group.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of emotional-behavioural problems and prosocial behaviours in Vietnamese adolescents and identify the role of social support in these adolescents' strengths and difficulties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A population sample of 582 adolescents from sixth to ninth grade from four secondary schools in Vietnam voluntarily participated by completing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (α = .64) and the Social Support Scale (α = .90).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The research results revealed that Vietnamese adolescents suffered from considerable levels of emotional-behavioural difficulties and prosocial behaviour problems. Through multible regression analysis, support from their families significantly predicted to decrease students' emotional and behavioural symptoms (β< 0; p< .05) and increasing prosocial behaviours (β> 0; p < .05). In contrast, friend support only contribute to protecting adolescents from behavioural problems (β = -.18; p < .05) and encouraged prosocial behaviours (β = .22; p < .05).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Family support had a central role in its positive contribution to reducing emotional-behavioural and prosocial behaviour problems. Friend support only decreased behavioural problems and encouraged prosocial behaviours. These results are interpreted that educators could limit adolescents' emotional-behavioural difficulties and encourage prosocial behaviours through social support from their families and friends.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"116967"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11093747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers.","authors":"Basant K Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou","doi":"10.52965/001c.94942","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.94942","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the focus on mental health, particularly on the coping strategies of healthcare workers who have faced unparalleled stress due to their pivotal role in addressing health disparities and determinants of health. Constantly operating in high-risk environments and managing the surge of critically ill patients, these professionals' psychological resilience has been sternly tested, necessitating robust assessment tools.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to refine the extensive 54-item Toulouse Coping Scale into a more pragmatic and less time-consuming instrument while preserving its statistical integrity, to support the mental well-being of healthcare workers.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>The setting for this study was amongst healthcare workers in Greece, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by significant psychological demands on medical staff.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted an unbiased exploratory factor analysis on the Toulouse Coping Scale's 54 items, drawing from a sample of 144 healthcare workers, adhering to strict methodological criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data completeness was achieved across the sample, which comprised 40 (28%) males and 104 (72%) females, predominantly aged between 31 and 50 years. The final instrument, encapsulating two domains with a total of nine questions, demonstrated strong internal consistency, with an eigenvalue of 3.438 for the first domain and 1.478 for the second, validated by a scree plot.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The streamlined TCS-9 scale facilitates a more rapid assessment of coping strategies while reducing redundancy. The two-domain structure ensures that the revised scale retains the original's thoroughness in a more concise form.</p><p><strong>Contribution: </strong>By enabling quicker and more efficient evaluations, the TCS-9 enhances the practicality of assessing coping mechanisms in healthcare settings, thereby contributing to the sustenance of health systems and the promotion of health equity.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"94942"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11018451/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140863249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do social support and self- efficacy play a significant role in substance use relapse?","authors":"Mariam A Al-Ziadat","doi":"10.52965/001c.94576","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.94576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to investigate if social support and self-efficacy play a significant role in substance use relapse. To this end, 197 substance users responded to the modified measures of social support and self-efficacy questionnaire. The participants reported moderate levels of social support and self-efficacy. In addition, the results indicated that there are gender differences in social support level in favour of males and there were differences in social support level in the duration of substance use between less than one year and one year- less than two years also between one year- less than two years and ten years and more in favour of one year- less than two years. Furthermore, the results revealed differences in self-efficacy levels in accordance with substance use status in favour of those without relapse. But there was no difference in self-efficacy level with regard to gender or duration of substance use. Moreover, the findings indicate that self-efficacy and duration of substance use play a significant role in substance use relapse but this is not the case with social support. It was concluded that giving more attention to female social support and to the self-efficacy among substance users are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"94576"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10963257/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140295198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploration of the Motivational Factors that Influence the Maintenance of Health.","authors":"Misha Choudry, Latha Ganti","doi":"10.52965/001c.115356","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.115356","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to identify motivators influencing individuals' commitment to maintaining positive health trajectories across different demographics. The primary objective is to leverage this knowledge to enhance patient-physician relationships and improve the quality of care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A web-based survey collected data from 204 randomly selected participants aged 16 and older. The survey assessed participants' self-rated health, health-related habits, and motivators for a healthy lifestyle. Open-ended responses were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants had a mean self-rated health score of 6.24 (scale: one to ten). Motivation scores for health-related factors averaged 3.25 (scale: one to five), with caregiving responsibility scoring 3.07 (scale: one to five), mainly among women. Motivators related to personal productivity and values scored 3.44 (scale: one to five), while cultural or religious beliefs scored lowest at 2.89 (scale: one to five). Common themes from free responses included longevity, quality of life, personal well-being, family, independence, prevention of complications, health goals, finances, and faith, listed by frequency. Among participants, only 30% had chronic diseases, but 80% of those with chronic conditions were motivated to improve their health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This survey gathered valuable data on motivators for maintaining positive health trajectories. The findings have implications for improving patient-physician relationships and healthcare delivery. Understanding individuals' motivators can inform tailored interventions and personalized care approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"115356"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10963256/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140295199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cancer caregivers are primarily motivated by love and sense of duty.","authors":"Avi Gupta, Cate Hurley, Rohan Mangal, Anjali Daniel, Latha Ganti","doi":"10.52965/001c.92643","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.92643","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer is a debilitating disease for which patients often need caretakers to help them live their lives and complete basic activities. This study aims to characterize the burden of the caretaker. A 14-question survey was sent out to randomly selected United States cancer caretakers to analyze the social, emotional, and physical burden of their caretaking. The results show that a majority of caretakers are direct family to the patient (69.5%). The patients' cancers are often in early stages with about 54.5% having stage 1 cancer and 22.5% having stage 2 cancer while only 8.5% had stage 3 cancer and 17.8% had stage 4 cancer. When asked about their motivation, caretakers most often do it because of love (58.82%) with family responsibilities/duty being the second highest reason (35.56%). When asked about their biggest burden, many caretakers said that grief was the biggest issue (30.50%) with mental health issues also being troublesome (28%). 75.6% of respondents said that being a cancer caretaker has negatively impacted their mental health from either anxiety (37.29%), depression (33.9%), or other conditions (4.41%). When asked about the negative impacts of being a caregiver, 43.5% stated they faced high financial costs to give care, and 35% stated they met a lack of social support or lost friends. In comparison, 33% stated they had negative physical impacts. The number of participants who face overwhelming or high stress nearly quintupled from baseline, from 13% to 59.5%. This cross-sectional survey of US adults demonstrates that there are clear negative impacts on cancer caregivers on their physical, financial, social, and mental health. These data underscore the importance of taking care of patients' caregivers.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"92643"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10950200/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of mothers' stress on their infants' stress level: A preliminary study.","authors":"Shinnosuke Ikeda, Hisashi Mitsuishi","doi":"10.52965/001c.93908","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.93908","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In a previous study, mothers' stress was demonstrated to affect the stress of their infants. However, stress is a multi-layered concept, and there is a lack of studies on the type of stress that influences infant stress.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined how various types of mothers' stress influence their infants' stress by measuring stress that emanates from COVID-19, child rearing, and stress levels based on speech and cortisol in saliva.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was conducted in two phases, and the stress of 21 mother-infant dyad were evaluated using questionnaires, participants' saliva, and voice recording.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results demonstrated that maternal stress increased infant stress, rearing stress decreased infant stress, and COVID-19 stress did not affect infant stress. Furthermore, there was no relationship between stress measured using questionnaires and stress measured using saliva, indicating that these factors independently affect infant stress.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is clear that stress is multi-layered and that it is necessary to grasp each of the various stresses and their relationship appropriately.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"93908"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10950203/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Tobacco Consumption Among University Students in Malaysia.","authors":"Chui Yi Chow, Md Zobaer Hasan, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil","doi":"10.52965/001c.94232","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.94232","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tobacco consumption is one of the major public health concerns worldwide. Moreover, alternative tobacco and nicotine products (ATNPs) are growing in popularity, especially among young adults in the past decade. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors of tobacco consumption among university students. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 338 university students of a private Malaysian university from March to April 2021. Data was collected using a self-administered online questionnaire with items including sociodemographic information, user status of tobacco consumption and types of tobacco product used. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and simple and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed using the IBM SPSS version 26.0 to analyse the data. The prevalence of tobacco consumption in this study was 8.6% and the main tobacco product used was manufactured cigarettes. In Pearson's chi square test and Fisher's exact test, current use of tobacco was significantly associated with nationality, ethnicity, religion, school, current level of education and parents, siblings and friends use of tobacco (<i>p</i><0.05). In simple and multiple logistic regression analysis, being non-Malaysian, Indian, Muslim, year 4 student and having parents or siblings who used tobacco, all had statistically significant associations with the current use of tobacco (<i>p</i><0.05). Findings of this study showed that the use of tobacco among university students is concerning and warrants the need to develop and implement a strategic anti-tobacco program to limit this behaviour among university students.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"94232"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10927316/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140102779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Breaking the Silence: Exploring Peritraumatic Distress and Negative Emotions in Male and Female Physical Domestic Violence Victims.","authors":"Pasquale Caponnetto, Vittorio Lenzo, Alberto Sardella, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Mirko Casu, Maria C Quattropani","doi":"10.52965/001c.92900","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.92900","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Domestic violence is a widespread problem affecting individuals, families, and communities worldwide. Peritraumatic distress is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems among victims, but research on men's experiences is limited.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We analyzed data from 48 physical domestic violence victims (16 males and 32 females) to compare their levels of peritraumatic distress and negative emotions, and to examine the types of aggressors they faced.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used descriptives to summarize sample characteristics and Peritraumatic Distress Inventory scores and used statistical tests such as Mann-Whitney U, Shapiro-Wilk, Levene's test, contingency tables, and chi-square to investigate differences and associations between variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Female victims of domestic violence had significantly higher scores on the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory than male victims and experienced significantly higher levels of negative emotions than male victims, including impotence/inability to react, sadness, anger/frustration, loss of control, fear, guilt, and shame. Husbands and domestic partners were the most frequent aggressors against female victims, while wives and ex-wives were the most frequent aggressors against male victims. In addition, partners were found to be the most frequent type of aggressor in the sample. Descriptive statistics, box plots, and scatter plots were used to provide a clear picture of the sample characteristics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Female victims of domestic violence reported higher levels of peritraumatic distress and negative emotions compared to men victims. Partners were the most frequent type of aggressor in the sample.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"92900"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10908590/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140023195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The use of ecological momentary assessment for family caregivers of adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review.","authors":"Areum Han, Laurie A Malone, Hee Yun Lee, Jiaqi Gong, Ryan Henry, Xishi Zhu, Hon K Yuen","doi":"10.52965/001c.93907","DOIUrl":"10.52965/001c.93907","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) as a real-time data collection method can provide insight into the daily experiences of family caregivers.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This systematic review aimed to synthesize studies involving EMA completed by family caregivers of adults with chronic conditions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search was conducted within six databases for articles published from the inception of the database through September 2023. We extracted the characteristics of the included studies and data on EMA-specific methods to determine the quality of the included studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 12 studies involving EMA completed by family caregivers of adults with chronic conditions were identified, with almost all studies focused on caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's or dementia-related conditions. The average compliance rate across the included studies was 75%, below the recommended rate. In addition, most of the included studies did not collect the family caregivers' daily activities and care contexts in their responses (i.e., affect, stress, well-being, care demand, and fatigue) to the EMA prompts.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This review showed that using EMA to collect information on family caregivers of adults with chronic health conditions appeared feasible and acceptable. However, the methodology or design of using EMA to collect caregiver information in this population is still preliminary. The limited number of existing studies that have used EMA to capture the daily experiences of family caregivers does not provide key information that could improve understanding of caregivers' emotional experiences and well-being in real-life situations. We identified gaps in the literature that warrant additional EMA studies for this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":51865,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"93907"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10908591/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140023196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}