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Filter by:The current COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than 3 million people worldwide across more than 200 countries. In the United Kingdom alone, at the end of April, there were almost 160,000 confirmed cases with more than 20,000 deaths. This has undoubtedly had significant physical and economical impact on the public. Healthcare workers are at high risk of developing life-threatening infectious diseases with increased exposure to patients' blood and bodily fluids. As such, health care workers arguably experience heightened anxiety and are predisposed to greater negative psycho-social impact from the current COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to evaluate the physical and psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers. This will be performed in two phases. In phase 1, investigators will collect information to evaluate the current psychiatric symptom profile (in particular, screening for anxiety or depression related symptoms), alcohol use, sleep-related complaints and overall well-being among healthcare workers who participate in this survey (with a focus on junior doctors). In addition the association of these mental health and behavioural parameters with the prevalence of stressful occasions, such as long-hours, unpredictability of work / redeployment, availability of personal protection equipment and concerns regarding family/relationship and self will be assessed. In phase 2, investigators will then reassess for the development or progression of psychiatric symptoms, use of alcohol and other substances, behavioural or interpersonal relationship changes as well as physical well-being at 6 weeks and 4- months. Physical well-being is assessed through the presence of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection and absence from work. Specifically, investigators will study the impact of variable provision of personal protection equipment (supply and training), extended working hours, and concern for well-being of family members, on work morale and anxiety levels. Another aim is also study the longer term mental health consequences of the current pandemic on health care workers.
The impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare workers is enormous. This longitudinal study investigates the prevalence of mental health problems and the quality of life of healthcare workers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Underlying risk factors are also examined. Health care workers of the different Covid-19 cohort and transit wards, as well as the intensive care unit and (psychiatric) emergency services of the Ghent university hospital will be included, as well as the health care workers of 6 non-Covid-19 wards.
Mental health problems in adolescents are a global problem and are becoming more prevalent in Hong Kong. Indeed, the rising incidence of emotional disturbances, adjustment and eating problems, depression, and suicidal tendencies have become major public health concerns. Over the past few decades, Hong Kong has experienced a significant change in family structure, with an increase in small nuclear. Therefore, children may be overprotected by parents and become more fragile and less resilient to psychological distress, in the meantime, parents' high expectations for children's academic increase the pressure on the teenagers. As resilience can promote better mental well-being with reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms, It is crucial for healthcare professionals to collaborate with youth centers in the community to build effective health promotion programs in schools that can enhance the resilience of adolescents and foster the development of their coping mechanisms and positive mental well-being so that adolescents can better combat mental health problems and lead healthier lives. Adventure-based training rests on a theory of experiential learning, which involves a four-step model of concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation, and active experimentation. In adventure-based training, participants are required to join the activities which are psychologically and physically demanding. They may experience frustration and anxiety in the earlier stages, but this is potentially therapeutic as it can facilitate the process of concrete experience by encouraging them to accept an innovative approach in dealing with challenges. During the adventure process, the emphasis is placed on changing the dysfunctional and negative actions of team members into functional and positive actions, and on the interaction between team members in accomplishing different challenging tasks. Participants experience difficulties and look for possibilities, and with the proper guidance, facilitation and intervention of instructors the objectives of the training are achieved. Successful experience of this kind can facilitate the personal development and enhance the resilience and self-esteem of participants.
A quasi-experimental trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this combination in promoting happiness, perceived stress, sleep quality, experience on meditation, and life satisfaction among institutionalized older adults in Taiwan.
This study intends to develop a 3DVR-based horticultural therapy intervention to explore the health effectiveness among older adults
The investigators will implement and evaluate an integrated, evidence-based bundle of family-centred, pediatric emergency mental health and addictions care.
The investigators performed a randomised controlled trial with 202 healthy university students in the Oslo area, with 50:50 in a yoga intervention group and a waitlist control group. Measures included symptoms of depression and anxiety, sleep problems, heart rate variability (HRV), well-being and mindfulness at week 0 (baseline), week 12 (post-intervention) and week 24 (follow-up).
The primary aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of a profound school teacher training programme to teach a mindfulness-based programme (.b) in Danish schools on the pupils self-reported mental well-being at seven months. The secondary aims are to evaluate i) the effectiveness of the profound school teacher training programme to teach the .b-programme in Danish schools on the pupils self-reported mental well-being post intervention (at five months).
Adequate access to mental health is one of the most important problems facing the VA and VISN 19. Mental health patients who are stabilized and recovered should be transitioned back to primary care to increase availability in mental health for new patients, and to signal to recovered patients that they are successfully recovered. Because there are currently no methods to identify who is recovered or tools and processes to assist in transitions, few patients 'graduate' mental health. The FLOW program consists of an algorithm to identify patients who are potentially appropriate for transition, a user-friendly online report to communicate this information to providers, materials to explain this process to patients and providers, and an electronic medical record (EMR) note template to document the transition. The investigators are partnering with VISN 19 to evaluate this program using a stepped wedge design with 9 sites randomly allocated into 3 steps in the wedge. Sites will receive an evidence-based implementation facilitation approach. The investigators will evaluate the number of patients transitioned, success of those transitions, and patient and provider satisfaction.
The aim of this study is to investigate whether an internet-based psychological training program will enhance performance and affect mental health related factors in elite ice hockey players. The psychological training program is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a modern form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and is delivered over the internet (hence called "I-ACT"). Elite players in Sweden will be invited before the 2019/2020 season. I-ACT will start for enrolled participants during the first week of October 2019 (30th September- 2nd October depending on the schedule of the particular league; approximately 5 games have then been played in the leagues eligible for participation). I-ACT consists of seven weekly modules/chapters with ACT content and participants also have a psychological trainer in the program that they can contact via a chat function on the web platform. Participants will have completed I-ACT the 17th of November 2019. When I-ACT starts in October, other eligible players will have the opportunity to leave their notice of interest for participation in the study and to take part of I-ACT in a later stage of the season. This concurrent "waiting list" is not a waiting list control group in any sense. It only gives further eligible players the opportunity to enroll in the study for a consecutive start of the psychological training program. I-ACT will start for this second group of players during the last week in november (25th November 2019), and finish I-ACT the 12th January 2020. These two consecutive groups of I-ACT participants will be considered the experimental group. However, due to the length of the ice hockey season the second group will only have follow-up measurements at 1 month for female players (the women's league ends in February 2020) and 2 months for male players (the men's leagues ends in March 2020). Official statistics will be collected from the leagues and enrolled participants will be compared to non-participant players in the leagues to compare the effectiveness of I-ACT on ice hockey performance. Only within-group comparisons will be made for secondary outcome measures.