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Journal articles on the topic "Fear of pandemic"
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Kupietz, PhD, Kevin, and Lesley Gray, MPH. "Fear, history, stigma, and bias in the COVID-19 pandemic." Journal of Emergency Management 18, no. 7 (July 1, 2020): 177–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.0541.
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Introduction: The greatest enemy of a global pandemic is not the virus itself, but the fear, rumor, and stigma that envelopes people. This article explores the context and history of fear and stigma relating to pandemic, summarizing key actions to mitigate the harms during an active pandemic.Method: Our article draws from accounts in literature and journalist accounts documenting the relationship between infectious diseases and major disease outbreaks that have garnered fear and stigmatization. Results: Fear, stigma, and discrimination are not new concepts for pandemics. These social effects run the risk of diverting attention from the presenting disease and government responses. Reactions to fear, stigma, and discrimination risk sabotaging effective efforts to contain, manage, and eradicate the disease.Conclusion: Emergency managers have an important role in dispelling myths, disseminating appropriate and evidence-based information without exacerbating fears. Knowledge about the roots of fear and bias along with a good understanding of historical plagues and pandemics is vital to ensure those in the field of emergency management can effectively manage irrational fears.
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Mikhanova, Elizaveta V., and Nadezhda A. Tsvetkova. "Fears of 18–30-Year-Olds in Moscow and the Moscow Region in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Periods." Uchenye Zapiski RGSU 20, no. 1 (March 30, 2021): 85–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.17922/2071-5323-2021-20-1-85-95.
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The article contains the results of a study conducted at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic (April-May 2020) and after the abolition of self-isolation (July-August 2020) with the participation of 80 residents of Moscow and the Moscow region who joined the VKontakte social network group (40 men and 40 women aged 18–30). Applied: 1) ISAS questionnaire Yu. Scherbatykh and E. Ivleva, with the help of which the hierarchical structure of the actual fears of the subjects was studied; 2) V. Levy’s method (C-test); 3) multidimensional functional diagnosis of fear (DS). It is shown that at the peak of the pandemic, the male and female samples were dominated by fears of the consequences of the illness of loved ones, the illness of loved ones, and getting sick. At the same time, men were diagnosed with more pronounced fears of responsibility, as well as fears related to sexual function, and aggression towards loved ones; the female sample was distinguished by fears of spiders and snakes, for the heart, “exams”, war, confined spaces, depth, and public speaking. After the lifting of the quarantine in the male and female samples in the hierarchy of fears continued to lead the same fear; the intensity of fears decreased in both samples, however, women were more severe than in men, with increased additional parameters experiences of fear; women found to have a high sensitivity to the parameter “Effects of fear” – they have longer to recover and enter into the usual rhythm of life after the alarming situations of everyday life. The three most “active” fears are noted, the study of which will contribute to this: 1) fear of getting sick; 2) fear of aggression in relationships with loved ones (especially important for young men); 3) mental instability.
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Tateo, Luca, Giuseppina Marsico, and Jaan Valsiner. "The Pandemic Atmos-Fear." International Perspectives in Psychology 11, no. 2 (April 2022): 125–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/2157-3891/a000041.
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Abstract. Psychology has been challenged by its own terminological limitations, in which phenomena of large-scale, field-like kind force us to innovate with our theoretical tools. Phenomena with global impacts – epidemics, pandemics, famines, and the like – remain on the periphery of psychology’s theoretical efforts. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 is no different. Like previous pandemics, it reveals the difficulty of dealing with phenomena on a global scale and understanding the inherent organization of the cloud-like phenomena. Psychological research has mainly focused on individual traumatic experiences, impacts, and consequences. Less attention has been paid to how people in different societies make meaning of these changes in everyday life. Psychologically, people want to control the pandemic, while in reality we simply escape from it. All of the measures instituted in response to it are escape-oriented, not glorious accounts of winning a war on the invisible enemy. Theoretically, we learn from the current experience the relevance of how humans escalate and circumvent the proliferation of the panic of fear through building and demolishing borders in mind and society. We all are living in a sort of atmos-fear, a culturally cultivated state of affective limbo that is easy to trigger and difficult to modulate. How do human beings deal with this core issue of feeling safe/unsafe, and how does it affect individual and collective conduct? This paper attempts to demonstrate how the COVID-19 example can theoretically illuminate new perspectives of international psychology that will become increasingly more crucial in a future where global events are likely to recur.
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Nefedova, Tetiana. "SPECIFIC WOMEN FEARS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DEPENDING ON AGE AND HAVING CHILDREN." Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Series “Psychology”, no. 1 (11) (2020): 47–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/bsp.2020.1(11).9.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the reality of Ukrainian women. Strong movement restriction, social isolation, the disinclination of the health care system have caused stress and intense emotional fear reaction for their lives and future, future and health of their relatives and children. A survey conducted in the UK has shown that men are more likely to get worse symptoms and die from COVID-19. Other researches, which took place in different countries around the world, have shown that women are more worried, anxious and scared about the consequences of the spread of the coronavirus. The article highlights the actual women's fears during the COVID-19 pandemic. It analyses the relationship of women's emotional state to different fears and state/trait anxiety. The aim of the article is to determine the influence of special terms during the COVID-19 pandemic on the intensity of women fears depending on age and having children. Participants (n=140) were asked to complete the Questionnaire of Actual Specific Fears (Ju. Shherbatyh), the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the visual/verbal analogue fear ‘here and now' scale. The comparative analysis of two age-band groups has shown that there is no significant difference in the intensity of specific fears and anxiety for 25-44 and 45-60 age groups. It was found that women who have children are rather more worried about not getting ill with some disease, have much higher values of fear ‘here and now' and fear of heights as opposed to women who do not have children. The present study shows with what fears were women affected by during quarantine restrictions and the spread of the coronavirus. The article emphasizes the importance of the women psychological state, especially women who have children. It is obvious that additional researches are needed; they should explore specific fears connected with children and COVID-19. Further searches are seen in developing a system of psychological support for people who feel fear during the spread of different diseases and new probable pandemics.
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Ibrahim, Maria Salem, Hala Alibrahim, Abdullah Al Madani, Abdulaziz Alamri, Mohamed Bamashmous, and Abrar Tounsi. "Fear Factor in Seeking Dental Care among Saudis during COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 20 (October 9, 2021): 10589. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010589.
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The recent coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to major lifestyle changes. The present study sought to assess factors associated with fear to seek dental care during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study was conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. An online questionnaire was filled by a convenient sample of adult Saudi residents through mobile instant messaging application. The following measures were collected: sociodemographic characteristics, fear of COVID-19 using validated Fears of Illness and Virus Evaluation scale, fear to seek dental care, perceived health status, and COVID-19 experience. There were 826 participants involved in this study (541 females and 285 males, mean age: 38.8 ± 13.29 years). Fear to seek dental care was significantly higher among females, younger age groups, people who perceived poor general and oral health, and people who perceived high risk of contracting the virus in dental clinics. After controlling for confounders, fear to seek dental care was significantly higher among the age group of 35–44 years, those who perceived high and moderate risk of COVID-19 infection in dental clinics, and among participants who reported untreated dental conditions. Fear that Others Get Sick, Fear of the Impact on Social Life, and Behaviors Related to Illness and Virus Fears were significantly associated with high levels of fear to seek dental care. Within the study’s limitations, fear of COVID-19 negatively impacted the study population’s willingness to seek dental treatment. Factors such as age, perceived risk of COVID-19 infection in dental clinics, and untreated dental conditions were associated with fear to seek dental care.
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Razaq, Samar. "Treating the pandemic of fear." British Journal of General Practice 70, no. 696 (June 25, 2020): 342. http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20x710501.
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Verma, Inder M. "SARS: Fear of global pandemic." Molecular Therapy 7, no. 6 (June 2003): 711. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1525-0016(03)00158-8.
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Nakano, Atsuko, Akihiro Maeta, Yuri Takaoka, Keigo Saeki, Masaaki Hamada, Yukiko Hiraguchi, Tomoko Kawakami, et al. "Parents’ Fears about Hospital Visits and Trait Anxiety in the COVID-19 Pandemic." Healthcare 11, no. 8 (April 10, 2023): 1080. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081080.
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Anxiety in parents of children with allergic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic may impact hospital visits. This study explored the effect of the pandemic on parents’ fears about hospital visits and their relationship with their personality traits. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted between September 2020 and March 2021, with parents of children aged 0–15 years, who regularly visited 24 outpatient facilities for allergic disease. The survey included patient information, fears about hospital visits, desired information, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Responses were compared between parents with high and low trait anxiety. The response rate was 97.6% (2439/2500). The most common fear was “Fear of getting medical care as usual (85.2%)” and “Fear of COVID-19 infection during hospital visits (87.1%)”. High trait anxiety showed a significant association with “Fear of worsening of children’s allergies” (adjusted OR: 1.31, 95%CI: 1.04 to 1.65, p = 0.022), and “Fear of worsening of COVID-19 due to allergy” (adjusted OR: 1.52, 95%CI: 1.27 to 1.80, p < 0.01). Healthcare professionals should share updates on COVID-19 and healthcare system to reduce parents’ fear. Subsequently, they should communicate the importance of continuing treatment to prevent worsening of COVID-19 and avoid emergency visits, considering parental trait anxiety.
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Susanti, Evi, Layla Hana Marisa, and Endri Endri. "Determinants of sustainable consumption: Moderating role of pandemic fear." Innovative Marketing 18, no. 4 (November 28, 2022): 123–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/im.18(4).2022.11.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused consumers to fear and feel anxious about doing activities outside their homes, such as shopping. Thus, they switched to e-commerce for sustainable consumption. This study focuses on sustainable consumption represented with the variables of perceived effectiveness of e-commerce platform (PEEP), economic benefits, interactivity, and pandemic fear. This study uses the Uses and Gratification Theory (UGT) to determine consumer motivation and purchase intentions. It explores the relationship between PEEP, economic benefits, interactivity, and sustainable consumption, with pandemic fear as a moderating variable. The analysis was conducted from February to July 2021, with e-commerce being the object of study. The study uses purposive sampling based on the criteria of respondents who have made a transaction at least once in one of the marketplaces in Jakarta, Indonesia. An online survey was employed to test 95 respondents consisting of Millennials and Generation Z who are active e-commerce users in Indonesia. The moderated regression analysis (MRA) or interaction test was applied to analyze the data. The results of the study found that pandemic fear can moderate PEEP’s relationship with economic benefits and interactivity that can increase sustainable consumption. The research findings also prove that relying on interactivity in the buying process encourages them to use e-commerce. E-commerce can help consumers who are limited in making transactions due to fear of spreading the Covid-19 virus to fulfill sustainable consumption.
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Fino, Edita, Denis Mema, and Valbona Treska. "The Interpersonal Dimension of Pandemic Fear and the Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health: The Role of Coping Strategies." Healthcare 10, no. 2 (January 27, 2022): 247. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020247.
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(1) Background: Current COVID-19 research has mainly focused on negative outcomes associated with fear of the pandemic with the examination of potentially positive outcomes remaining underexplored. Based on the dual-factor model of mental health, which postulates positive and negative dimensions, we assessed the influence of COVID-19 fear on both negative and positive mental health outcomes and examined the mediational role of coping strategies. (2) Methods: A convenience sample of 231 respondents participated in an online survey reporting on measures of pandemic fear (SFS), distress (HADS), post-traumatic growth (PTGI) and individual differences in terms of coping strategies (CSI-SF). (3) Results: Respondents’ main concerns related with the pandemic highlighted the interpersonal and social dimensions implicated in fear of COVID-19. As expected, fear of the pandemic was associated not just with negative but also positive outcomes, while different coping strategies played a role in determining such effects. More specifically, disengagement coping mediated the effects of fear on anxiety and depression, whereas engagement coping was the only mediator of the relationship between COVID-19 fear and post-traumatic growth. (4) Conclusions: Approaches to promote psychological wellbeing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic should on the one hand be sensitive to the needs of the more vulnerable population groups, while on the other leverage existing resources to harness the potential for growth. Strengthening engagement coping in the context of fears triggered by the pandemic may constitute a valuable target to protect against negative and optimize positive mental health outcomes in the general population.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Fear of pandemic"
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Schwarzer, Kira. "SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic from a Criminological Perspective - Investigating Antisocial Behaviour Changes in Germany." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26428.
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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is not only a health crisis, but also shatters the socialand economic lives through regulations and social restrictions. As seen duringSARS 2002-2003, measures like social restrictions can impact behaviournegatively, leading to discrimination, stigmatisation and xenophobia. There is alack of studies on antisocial behaviour and crime during health crises, such aspandemics. Related studies on disaster and crime gave mixed results, with somesuggesting an increase in prosocial rather than antisocial behaviour. Using acriminological perspective, German news media from January 1, 2020 untilMarch 31, 2020 were analysed. These media sources were the tabloid Bild andtwo main elite newspapers, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Frankfurter AllgemeineZeitung. Analyses were conducted quantitatively based on frequencies, means andword counts. Additionally, a qualitative media content analysis regarding events,behaviour and story tone was undertaken. The aim was to reveal indications ofreported behavioural changes. For a complete overview, both antisocial andprosocial behaviours were included. Results indicate that antisocial behaviour,such as ignoring of governmental advice and rules, and discriminatory behaviours,as well as crimes like fraud became more prominent over time than prosocial andhelping behaviour. This study shows only a fragment of the situation in Germany,but highlights the importance of continuous assessments of human behaviourduring dynamic and critical times.
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Jansson, Öhlén Linn. "Fear of influenza vaccination in the event of an epidemic : Perceptions of threat and trust in two socioeconomically different areas of Stockholm." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Miljövetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-39222.
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In recent history, four influenza pandemics have occurred causing worldwide suffering. It is only a matter of time when a fifth pandemic will emerge. The willingness of the public to perform recommended precautionary actions is central for successful outbreak management, where the most important measure is vaccination. Trust in the health care system as well as personal perceptions of the threat of a pandemic can influence the publics willingness to perform precautionary actions. Aims: This study seeks to analyze how the public in two socioeconomically different areas of Stockholm perceive the threat of a possible future epidemic, their level of trust in the health system and what precautionary actions they are willing to perform. Methods: questioners with respondents from two socioeconomically different areas in Stockholm (Tensta and Danderyd) were gathered and have been statistically analyzed and interpreted using the health belief model and theories about trust. Results: The study showed that a higher level of perceived benefits of precautionary actions and a higher level of worriedness to get seriously ill if infected during an influenza epidemic were correlated with a higher level of willingness to follow precautionary actions. A significant association between unwillingness to vaccinate and perceived barriers to vaccination (that it can be harmful to the health) was also found. Trust in the health system was significantly lower in Tensta compared to Danderyd and higher trust in the health system was found to lead to higher perceived benefits of precautionary actions. Additionally, respondents with higher trust in information from the health care were generally more willing to vaccinate. Finally, no demographic determinants except age was shown to influence perceptions about precautionary actions and threat. Conclutions: Willingness to perform precautionary actions were influenced by worriedness, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, age and trust in the health care. Efforts might thus be needed to increase the trust in the health system in socioeconomically weak areas, as well as to increase the trust in influenza vaccination in general.
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Breska, Maria Weronika, and Martina Ideskär. "”Fake it til you make it”- Att vara sjuksköterska på frontlinjen under en pandemi : En kvalitativ intervjustudie." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-19693.
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Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskor kommer alltid besitta en viktig roll i vårdandet av patienter där samhällsfarliga sjukdomar existerar. Covid-19 har resulterat i en förändrad vård och det finns idag bristande kunskaper kring hur svenska sjuksköterskor upplevde vården under pandemin. Syfte: Att undersöka sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda patienter med Covid - 19. Metod: Metoden som valdes var en kvalitativ intervjustudie med nio deltagande sjuksköterskor. Materialet analyserades utifrån en kvalitativ innehållsanalys enligt Graneheim& Lundman (2004). Resultat: I resultatet framkom det att känslorna varierade i upplevelsen av att vårda patienter med Covid-19. Det framkom en maktlöshetskänsla av att inte inneha kunskap om sjukdomen vilket ledde till psykisk stress hos sjuksköterskorna. Kunskapsbristen ledde också till en minskad trygghet och patientsäkerhet. Rädslan att själv bli smittad var lägre än att riskera smitta sina anhöriga. Dock var uppskattningen från patienterna en stor bidragande faktor att sjuksköterskor fortsatte gå till arbetet med glädje. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskor saknar kunskap och erfarenhet av att vårda patienter med Covid-19 vilket har haft stor betydelse för deras välmående samt patientsäkerheten. Användandet av skyddsutrustning har haft inverkan på den vård sjuksköterskorna bedrev. Det visade sig vara av stor vikt att ta hänsyn till vad sjuksköterskorna kände sig säkra i gällande skyddsutrustning. Upplevelsen av pandemin har varit påfrestande men mycket lärorik.Background: Nurses will always play an important role in the care of patients where socially dangerous diseases exist. Covid-19 has resulted in a change in care and today there is a lack of knowledge about how Swedish nurses experienced care during the pandemic. Aim: To investigate nurses' experiences of caring for patients with Covid - 19. Method: The method chosen was a qualitative interview study with nine participating nurses. The material was analyzed based on a qualitative content analysis according to Graneheim & Lundman (2004). Results: The result showed that the emotions varied in the experience of caring for patientswith Covid-19. There were feelings of powerlessness from not having knowledge about thedisease that have led to mental stress among the nurses. The lack of knowledge also led to reduced security and patient safety. The fear of becoming infected yourself was lower than the fear of infecting someone in their family. However, the appreciation from the patients and a major contributing factor was the reason why nurses returned to work with joy. Conclusion: Nurses lack knowledge and experience of caring for patients with Covid-19, which has been of great importance for their well-being and patient safety. The use ofprotective equipment has had an impact on the care provided by the nurses. It turned out to beof great importance to take into account what the nurses felt safe in current protective equipment. The experience of the pandemic has been stressful but very instructive.
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Abbas, Zaheer. "Is job embeddedeness good for individuals and organizations? : a conservation of resources theory perspective." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Aix-Marseille, 2021. http://theses.univ-amu.fr.lama.univ-amu.fr/211018_ABBAS_794mmypos352l841kinyph604vsoyv_TH.pdf.
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Durant ces cent dernières années, les chercheurs étudient le turn-over (roulement/rotation) volontaire des employés dans le but de trouver les raisons pour lesquelles les gens quittent leur poste de travail et leur organisation. Plusieurs modèles et théories de turn-over du personnel ont été́ proposés afin de trouver la solution à ce dernier. Pour la plupart, ces théories et modèles de turn-over tournaient autour des seuls facteurs organisationnels qui ignoraient le fait que l'individu fait partie d'un système social plus large ; de ce fait, leurs actions ne peuvent pas être expliquées sans tenir compte de l'impact de ces forces extérieures sur les relations entre l'employé́ et l'employeur. Néanmoins, au tournant du 21è siècle, les chercheurs ont officiellement commencé à intégrer les facteurs hors travail dans les modèles de recherche sur le turn-over volontaire des employés. L'une de ces théories, qui combine l'impact des forces organisationnelles et communautaires, est l'intégration au travail (job embeddedness). Malgré́ les avancées significatives de cette théorie, nos connaissances sont encore limitées quant à la manière dont les attachements familiaux à la communauté́ peuvent affecter la décision d'un individu de rester dans une organisation. Si les individus restent à cause de ces forces intérieures et extérieures ? : sont-ils aussi performants ? Comment leur santé psychologique est-elle affectée lorsque ces forces les obligent à rester dans un environnement de travail défavorable ? Dans la présente thèse, nous avons tenté de répondre à ces questionnements en menant trois études quantitatives distinctesResearchers have been studying the employees’ voluntary turnover for the last hundred years to find the answer to why people leave. Several turnover models and theories have been proposed in quest of finding the solution to employee turnover. For the most part, these theories and turnover models hovered around the organizational factors alone. Which ignored the fact that the individual is a part of a larger social system; therefore, their actions cannot be explained without considering the impact of these outside forces on employee & employer relationship. At the turn of the 21st century, however, the researcher formally started incorporating off-the-job factors into the voluntary turnover research models—one such theory which amalgamated the impact of organizational and community forces is job embeddedness. Despite significant advancement of this theory, our knowledge is still limited as to how family attachments to the community may affect an individual’s decision to stay in an organization? If individuals do stay due to these inside and outside forces: do they also perform? How is their psychological health affected when these forces cause them to remain in an adverse working environment? In the current thesis, we tried to answer these questions by conducting three separate quantitative studies. These three studies have collectively contributed to the theory and practice by demonstrating the importance of organizational, community and family influences on individuals’ turnover intentions, organizational citizenship behaviour and psychological wellbeing
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Birgersson, Johan, and Theodor Nilsson. "Upplevelser av rehabiliterande träning under COVID-19 pandemin för personer med reumatoid artrit : En kvalitativ intervjustudie." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-54038.
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Bakgrund: Personer med Reumatoid Artrit (RA) lider av en kronisk inflammatorisk sjukdom och behöver vara fysiskt aktiva genom hela livet för att minimera symptomen. COVID-19 pandemin kan ha förändrat hur träningen planeras och genomförs, samt hur fysioterapeuter planerar träningen. Syfte: Syftet är att undersöka hur patienter med RA och fysioterapeuter vid reumatologisk klinik upplever att COVID-19 pandemin har påverkat patienters träning i rehabiliterande syfte. Metod: I en kvalitativ intervjustudie intervjuades två fysioterapeuter och fyra personer med RA vid en reumatologisk klinik. Intervjuerna genomfördes via telefon eller videolänk, utifrån en semistrukturerad intervjuguide. Analys av data genomfördes genom manifest kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Sju kategorier framkom som beskriver faktorer som påverkar rehabiliterande träning för patienter med RA: betydelsen av träningsutrustning, följsamhet till träning, reaktioner på förändrade förutsättningar för träning, alternativa lösningar för att möjliggöra träning, träningslokalens tillgänglighet och betydelse, vädrets inverkan på upplevd möjlighet till träning och upplevda effekter av restriktioner för riskgrupper. Slutsats: Deltagarna var överlag positiva till träning under COVID-19 pandemin. Genomgående påtalades vikten av omgivningsfaktorer, som platsen där träning utförs och tillgänglig utrustning. Resultatet indikerar att oron för konsekvenserna av bristande träning var större än oron för att smittas av COVID-19Background: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis suffers from a chronic inflammatory disease. It is important that they incorporate physical activity throughout their life to minimize symptoms. The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed how they maintain physical activity, as well as how physiotherapist plan exercise. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate how individuals with RA and physiotherapists at a rheumatologic clinic experience that COVID-19 has impacted patients’ rehabilitation exercise. Method: In a qualitative interview study two physiotherapists and four individuals with RA at a rheumatologic clinic was interviewed. Interviews were carried out by phone or videolink using a semistructured interviewguide. Data analysis was a manifest qualitative analysis. Result: Seven categories describe factors that impacted individuals with RA’s rehabilitation exercise: the importance of training equipment, compliance with training, reaction to changing conditions for training, alternative solutions enabling training, the importance of locations for exercise and its availability, the impact of weather in relations to exercise, experiences of restrictions for individuals at risk. Conclusion: Participants were positively inclined towards exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of environmental factors and the equipment availability was recurring. The results indicate that concern regarding the consequences of reduced exercise was greater than contracting COVID-19.
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Richard, Paulette. "Agenda-setting and the media amplification of fear : the case of pandemic influenza coverage." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/21536.
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Domingues, Helena de Sá Machado. "Consumer vulnerability and well-being during pandemic environments : a comparative study between Portugal and Brazil." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/34828.
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This investigation aims to highlight the role of unique consumption contexts in consumers behaviours. Particularly, the present paper explores the relationship between consumer vulnerability and well-being during regular versus unique purchasing contexts through the specific case of the coronavirus pandemic. A sample of 397 consumers residing in Portugal and Brazil participated in this cross-cultural analysis. Quantitative data was collected via an online survey and analysed through structural equations modelling using PLS. The results show there is an inverse relationship between consumer vulnerability and well-being, which aggravates with the emergence of a pandemic. Furthermore, fear proved to mediate the effect of vulnerability on well-being partially. Besides, the multi-group analysis suggests that, typically, Portuguese consumers are more elastic to changes in the dimensions of consumer vulnerability than the opposite sample group. Moreover, the Refund Policies, Product Promotions and Purchase Ability are identified as, on average, the most affected constructs of consumer vulnerability during pandemic contexts. Overall, this research contributes to (1) the understanding of the relationship between consumer vulnerability and well-being, (2) the scientific knowledge regarding the role of unique contexts, such as an international pandemic, in influencing consumers vulnerability and well-being, (3) the conception of the mediating role of fear of health risk during pandemic settings, in enlarging the effects of consumer vulnerability on well-being, (4) the identification of the most affected constructs of consumer vulnerability during pandemic environments, and (5) the comprehension of socio-demographic characteristic’s capacity to influence consumers vulnerability experiences significantly.Esta investigação visa destacar o papel dos contextos de consumo únicos no comportamento dos consumidores. Posto isto, explora-se a relação entre a vulnerabilidade e o bem-estar dos consumidores durante contextos de compra regulares versus únicos, através do caso específico da pandemia do coronavírus. Participaram nesta análise transcultural 397 consumidores, residentes em Portugal e no Brasil. Os dados quantitativos foram recolhidos através de um questionário online e analisados por meio de um modelo de equações estruturais utilizando a técnica PLS – Partial Least Squares. Os resultados mostram que existe uma relação inversa entre a vulnerabilidade do consumidor e o bem-estar, e que este mesmo efeito se agrava com o surgimento de uma pandemia. Também se confirma que, durante uma crise epidémica, o medo a um risco de saúde medeia parcialmente o efeito da vulnerabilidade no bem-estar. Mais ainda, a análise multi-grupo sugere que os consumidores portugueses são mais reativos a mudanças nas dimensões da vulnerabilidade do que os consumidores do grupo amostral oposto. Por fim, conclui-se que as Políticas de Reembolso, as Promoções de Produtos e a Capacidade de Compra são, em média, os construtos da vulnerabilidade do consumidor mais afetados em contextos pandémicos. Posto isto, esta pesquisa contribui para (1) a compreensão da relação entre a vulnerabilidade e o bem-estar do consumidor, (2) o conhecimento científico sobre o papel de contextos únicos na vulnerabilidade e no bem-estar dos consumidores, (3) a conceção do papel mediador do medo durante cenários pandémicos (4) a identificação dos construtos mais afetados durante ambientes pandêmicos, e (5) a compreensão de que certas características sociodemográficas podem influenciar significativamente as experiências de vulnerabilidade dos consumidores.
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Harry, Sasha. "Predictors of Burnout for Frontline Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Well-Being, Satisfaction With Life, Social Support, Fear, Work Setting Factors, Psychological Impacts, and Self-Efficacy for Nursing Tasks." Thesis, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7916/d8-e37g-3k91.
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The online convenience sample of 249 nurses all treated COVID-19 patients in the past year—with 45.0% in the emergency department and 36.9% in intensive care. Nurses were 68.7% female with a mean age of 32.17 years, as well as mostly white (69.1%). Some 28.5% had COVID-19, with 16.1% testing positive more than once in the past year.
Using paired t-tests comparing scores for before versus during the pandemic, their physical health status and mental/emotional status were each significantly worse during the pandemic, their level of self-efficacy for performing nursing tasks was significantly worse during the pandemic, and their fear level was significantly higher during the pandemic. Nurses negotiated the pandemic with just moderate social support, while having moderate work setting concerns (e.g., safety), and rating the work climate as “to some extent” less favorable than before the pandemic.
Nurses suffered moderate burnout using the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory—while females suffered higher burnout than males (p = .000) and non-whites higher burnout than whites. Past month mean Perceived Stress Scale scores were moderate. Nurses used alcohol/drugs closest to 30% of the time to cope with stress, while 35.7% increased use during the pandemic. They reported moderate mental distress over the past year, while 61.0% reported insomnia, 57.4% anxiety, 39.0% depression, 35.7% trauma, and 27.3% received counseling. Nurses reported moderate well-being over the past two weeks, and moderately high satisfaction with life.
Backward stepwise regression found higher burnout significantly predicted by: fewer years working in nursing; higher Body Mass Index; more concerns at work (e.g., safety); higher past month perceived stress; higher past year mental distress; and, lower past two weeks’ well-being—with 52.2% of the variance predicted.
Qualitative data reinforce important recommendations.
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Mendes, Cindy Sousa. "COVID-19, Work-Related Quality of Life, and Psychosocial Risks through the Lens of Sexual Orientation." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/11903.
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Literature often demonstrates disparities and inequalities between sexual
orientations at the psychosocial level (Barrientos et al., 2010). This aspect comes from
the fact that most socio-political contexts are governed by a mentality based on the
domain of heteronormativity and heterosexism, which influences an environment of
stigma, discrimination, and disadvantage towards sexual minorities (Weber et al., 2018).
The COVID-19 pandemic required adaptations related to global measures to contain the
virus, and inevitably the changes and adjustments made had implications for the daily
life of the general population (Labrague & Santos, 2020). As a moment of exceptional
vulnerability, the pandemic may have had a stronger impact on social groups that already
had disadvantages and disparities (Schieman et al., 2020).
The objective of this Dissertation was to evaluate and understanding the impacts
and psychosocial risks that the COVID-19 pandemic had on sexual minorities that the
present work was developed, which was include two scientific studies. The first study has
a quantitative methodology and sought to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
on Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) through sexual orientation. The second study
used a qualitative methodology and sought to identify the psychosocial impacts of the
COVID-19 pandemic on gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. Both studies had a sample of
Portuguese language expression (Portugal and Brazil).
The results obtained revealed a disadvantage of sexual minorities in relation to
WRQoL during the pandemic, presenting more work stress, and lower levels of general
well-being, career satisfaction and overall WRQoL. On the other hand, the COVID-19
pandemic had psychosocial impacts on gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, namely in
terms of mental health, isolation, relationships, work, education, finance, changes,
coping and LGBTQI topics.
These results agree with the literature, as there are disparities between sexual
orientations, with more accentuated psychosocial impacts on sexual minorities during
the pandemic. The conclusions of these studies seek to highlight social groups that are
more vulnerable during the pandemic, to promote social and community policies to
change mentality and that value the integration and equality of minority social group.A atual situação pandémica mundial devido ao novo coronavírus, COVID-19 e a crescente e rápida propagação do vírus fez com que fosse declarado mundialmente como um problema de saúde pública (Velavan & Meyer, 2020). Inevitavelmente, esta situação acarretou impactos significativos em diversas áreas como a política, a economia e a sociedade (Ko et al., 2020; Lima et al., 2020). À semelhança da população em geral, verifica-se que também as minorias sexuais sofreram com consequências psicossociais decorrentes da pandemia (Salerno, Williams, et al., 2020). O domínio da hegemonia heterossexual como o paradigma sexual dominante, frequentemente reduz o acesso das pessoas LGB a recursos básicos, e faz com que habitualmente, as minorias sexuais já padecem de vulnerabilidades e desvantagens, que numa situação inesperada como a pandemia da COVID-19, podem ter sido exacerbadas (Farkas & Romaniuk, 2020; Harkness et al., 2020). Esta Dissertação tem como principal objetivo avaliar o impacto da pandemia COVID-19 na Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho (QVT) e os impactos e riscos psicossociais através de uma perspetiva de orientação sexual, em países de expressão de língua portuguesa. Neste sentido foram desenvolvidos dois estudos científicos. O primeiro estudo procurou avaliar o impacto negativo da COVID-19 na QVT em função da orientação sexual. Esta investigação utilizou a metodologia quantitativa, sendo um estudo transversal, descritivo e comparativo. A recolha de dados foi realizada online, a amostra foi recolhida por conveniência e composta por 1577 participantes de expressão de língua portuguesa (Portugal e Brasil). A média de idades foi de 33,70 e variou entre os 18 e os 74 anos. Maioritariamente a amostra era composta por heterossexuais (N=1396, 88,5%), 95 eram gays ou lésbicas (6,0%) e 87 eram bissexuais (5,5%). Foram utilizados quatro principais instrumentos, primeiramente um questionário sociodemográfico para a caracterização da amostra, um questionário para avaliação do medo da COVID-19 e outro para avaliação do impacto negativo da COVID-19 e por fim um questionário que avaliava a QVT. Através de uma análise de variância ANOVA, verificaram-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre orientações sexuais, para as dimensões da QVT e medo e impacto negativo da COVID-19, com principal desvantagem dos participantes bissexuais, os quais foram os que demonstraram mais elevados níveis de medo e impacto negativo da COVID-19 e menor perceção de QVT, bem-estar geral, interface casatrabalho e mais elevados níveis de stress no trabalho Estes resultados vão ao encontro do que era expectável de acordo com a literatura, evidenciando-se a necessidade de se desenvolver políticas organizacionais de igualdade entre orientações sexuais, que diminuam o clima de estigma e discriminação. No segundo estudo, procurou-se através de uma investigação qualitativa identificar os impactos psicossociais da pandemia COVID-19 em pessoas gays, lésbicas e bissexuais numa amostra de expressão de língua portuguesa. A literatura aponta frequentemente diferenças entre orientações sexuais em diversos domínios psicossociais (Pereira & Costa, 2016), verificando-se desvantagens de pessoas LGB, apresentando níveis mais baixos de saúde mental e riscos psicológicos (Gonzales et al., 2020). Os dados foram recolhidos através de uma entrevista online de forma assíncrona, e procurou a resposta à questão aberta “Enquanto uma pessoa que se identifica como gay, lésbica ou bissexual, elabore de que forma a pandemia da COVID-19 impactou a sua vida”. A amostra era composta por 65 participantes LGB, sendo que 32 eram portugueses e 33 brasileiros. A idade média variou entre os 34,48, sendo que metade da amostra (50,7%) se identificou como gay ou lésbica e a restante como bissexuais. Através de uma análise qualitativa de conteúdo foram identificados conceitos emergentes do texto, e foi utilizado um acordo entre negociadores, de forma a organizar e avaliar os temas. Os resultados obtiveram nove temas relevantes e dezoito subcategorias de temas, sendo os principais temas a saúde mental, isolamento, relacionamentos, trabalho, educação, finanças, mudanças de comportamento, coping e tópicos LGBTQI. As principais conclusões deste estudo, vão ao encontro de outras investigações encontradas na literatura, verificando-se que indivíduos LGB tendem a ser afetados de forma mais significativa por stressores psicossociais durante a pandemia (Phillips et al., 2020), o que pode indicar que a vulnerabilidade de grupos sociais minoritários poderá ter sido exacerbada. As conclusões destas investigações tornam evidente o desenvolvimento de fatores de proteção nas minorias sexuais, através da mudança de mentalidade nos contextos sociopolíticos que desenvolvam o sentimento de equidade e igualdade, para que os ambientes de discriminação sejam minimizados, de modo que em situações de vulnerabilidade como a pandemia da COVID-19 não existam impactos psicossociais acrescidos para grupos sociais minoritários.
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Silva, Madalena Rolo Fermoselle da. "Preditores de satisfação com a vida dos jovens adultos durante a pandemia de COVID-19." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/37003.
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A adultez emergente é um estádio de desenvolvimento entre a adolescência e a idade adulta,
repleto de diversas transições que, quando bem conseguidas, são cruciais para o bem-estar e
satisfação com a vida. Durante a pandemia da COVID-19, estas transições sofreram
disrupções, o que afetou a satisfação com a vida desta população. Perceber o impacto desta
pandemia na satisfação com a vida dos jovens adultos, surge assim como essencial, ao
mesmo tempo que importa compreender como variáveis individuais (como a resiliência, o
medo da doença e a consideração de consequências futuras) e relacionais (satisfação na
relação com os pais e na relação amorosa), se podem relacionar com a satisfação com a vida.
Para este efeito, foram recolhidos dados de uma amostra de 217 jovens adultos, residentes
em Portugal, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 30 anos (M=24,4, DP=3,06). Estes
participantes preencheram diversos questionários de autorrelato com o objetivo de medir
cada uma das variáveis acima descritas, nomeadamente, a Escala de Satisfação com a Vida,
a Escala de Consideração de Consequências Futuras, a Escala do Medo da COVID, a
Escala Breve da Resiliência, a Escala de Avaliação das Relações Românticas e, ainda, dois
itens referentes à satisfação com a relação com a mãe e com o pai. Foram conduzidas análises
de correlação, de regressão e de comparação de médias. Os resultados revelaram que apenas
a satisfação com a relação com o pai prediz a satisfação com a vida dos jovens adultos.
Adicionalmente, verificou-se que níveis mais elevados de resiliência, de consideração de
consequências futuras e da satisfação da relação com a mãe e com o pai, apresentam relação
com níveis mais elevados de satisfação com a vida desta faixa etária. Em jeito de conclusão,
promover as relações familiares, o reforço da resiliência e o conhecimento e comunicação
sobre a pandemia, parecem ser de grande importância para a satisfação com a vida dos jovens
adultos.Emerging adulthood is a developmental stage between the adolescence and the adulthood, full of various transitions that, when successfully accomplished, are crucial for one’s wellbeing and satisfaction with life. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these transitions suffered disruptions, which affected the level of life satisfaction of this population. Understanding the impact of this pandemic on the life satisfaction of young adults is thus of great importance, allowing, at the same time, for the understanding of how individual variables (such as resilience, fear of the disease and consideration of future consequences), and relational variables (such as satisfaction in the relationship with parents and with a partner) can be related to the satisfaction with life. For this purpose, data were collected from a sample of 217 young adults, residing in Portugal, with ages between 18 and 30 years old (M=24.4, SD=3.06). These participants completed several self-report questionnaires to measure each of the variables described above, namely, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Consideration of Future Consequences Scale, the Fear of COVID, a Brief Resilience Scale, a Relationship Assessment Scale and, finally, two items related to the satisfaction in the relationship with the mother and father. Correlation, regression, and mean comparison analyses were conducted. The results revealed that only satisfaction with the relationship with the father predicts the satisfaction with life of young adults. Also, it was noted that high levels of resilience, consideration of future consequences, and level of satisfaction with the relationship with the mother and father, show a connection with high levels of life satisfaction in this age group. Concluding, promoting a strong family relationship, the reinforcement of resilience and the knowledge and clear communication on the pandemic, may have significant impact on the life satisfaction of young adults.
Books on the topic "Fear of pandemic"
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Lilac, Lola. Lilac Underground: No Fear in Survivor Distortion. Brooklyn, NY: Lola Lilac, 2021.
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Harry, Sasha. Predictors of Burnout for Frontline Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Well-Being, Satisfaction With Life, Social Support, Fear, Work Setting Factors, Psychological Impacts, and Self-Efficacy for Nursing Tasks. [New York, N.Y.?]: [publisher not identified], 2021.
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Wuthnow, Robert. Be very afraid: The cultural response to terror, pandemics, environmental devastation, nuclear annihilation, and other threats. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Wuthnow, Robert. Be very afraid: The cultural response to terror, pandemics, environmental devastation, nuclear annihilation, and other threats. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.
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Zouche, Lucy La. Pandemic of Fear. Lulu Press, Inc., 2020.
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Piazza, Marco, and Corinna Guerra. Fear and Disruption of Habits During the Pandemic. Mimesis Edizioni, 2021.
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Wehrenberg, Margaret. Pandemic Anxiety: Fear, Stress, and Loss in Traumatic Times. Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 2021.
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Smith, Juanita. Pandemic Prayer Book: Set Your Heart Free from Fear. Independently Published, 2020.
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A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic. USA: Pinter & Martin, 2021.
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A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic. USA: Pinter & Martin, 2021.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Fear of pandemic"
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Dutta, Paramita. "Pandemic Fear." In Literary Representations of Pandemics, Epidemics and Pestilence, 150–59. London: Routledge India, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003294436-18.
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Scaffidi, Federica. "Pandemic, Fear and Social Innovation." In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 494–500. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06825-6_46.
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de Mesquita Silveira, Matheus. "From fear to anger." In Moral Challenges in a Pandemic Age, 52–72. New York: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003310129-5.
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Hughes, David A. "Fear and Threat." In “Covid-19,” Psychological Operations, and the War for Technocracy, 115–80. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41850-1_4.
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AbstractWestern governments have long used manufactured fear as a means of keeping the population susceptible to propaganda. A “pandemic” is a powerful fear concept; yet, there is no credible evidence of a viral pandemic in 2020. “Covid-19” does not meet any credible (pre-2009) definition of a “pandemic,” and attempts to present “Covid-19” as a new “Spanish flu” are bogus. The exaggerated threat of “Covid-19” was a function of military-grade propaganda, emanating from governments and the media, involving a barrage of terrifying images, messages, and “alert levels.” The BBC played a particularly culpable role in spreading fear. Death statistics were manipulated. Propaganda about hospitals being overwhelmed by “Covid-19” admissions camouflaged a sinister attack on public health. The primary purpose of face masks and PCR tests was to spread fear. Waves of fear/terror were sent by “new variants,” “immunity escape,” and the open letter by Geert Vanden Bossche. The spurious concept of “long Covid” projects the danger out into the future.
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Gunter, Barrie. "Lockdown Side-Effects: Public Fear." In Psychological Impact of Behaviour Restrictions During the Pandemic, 17–36. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003274377-2.
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Naugle, Danielle A., Natalie J. Tibbels, and Abdul Dosso. "‘The Label, It Sticks to Your Skin—You Had COVID’: Layering Stigma and Changes over Time onto the Extended Parallel Process Model in the Context of COVID-19 Risk Communication in Côte d’Ivoire." In Communicating COVID-19, 239–59. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41237-0_13.
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AbstractThe Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM) is a framework that describes how fear and perceived efficacy interact to shape behaviour. Fear is a natural response to a new and deadly pandemic like that caused by SARS-CoV-2 and fear often generates stigma. Qualitative research from Côte d’Ivoire suggests that risk communicators crafting fear appeals need to carefully consider how stigma is likely to interact with fear and perceived efficacy. Furthermore, responses to fear appeals change based on the phase of the pandemic; as the immediate threat wanes so does the ability to maintain protective behaviours in the longer term. Drawing on data from 24 focus groups and 27 in-depth interviews with members of the general population, health providers, survivors of COVID-19, and individuals who had lost a close family member to COVID-19 in Côte d’Ivoire, we integrate stigma and time into the EPPM to illustrate how fear, efficacy, and stigma shape behavior and evolve over time in response to the shifting landscape of the coronavirus pandemic in Côte d’Ivoire.
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Salisu, Afees A., and Lateef O. Akanni. "Constructing a Global Fear Index for the COVID-19 Pandemic." In Research on Pandemics, 178–99. London: Routledge, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003214687-13.
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Gunter, Barrie. "Media, Risk Perceptions and Fear." In Psychological Insights on the Role and Impact of the Media during the Pandemic, 121–34. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003274629-8.
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Lima, Laura Camara, and Gabriela Correia Netto. "Medical Work During the Pandemic, Risk Perception and Fear." In Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 739–45. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80744-3_92.
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GONZÁLEZ-VELASCOA, Carmen, and Marcos GONZÁLEZ-FERNÁNDEZ. "Has COVID-19 Pandemic Fear Affected Eurozone Stock Markets?" In Crises and Uncertainty in the Economy, 143–58. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3296-0_8.
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Semina, Iuliia Vladimirovna. "School fears of younger teenagers during the Covid-19 pandemic." In All-Russian scientific and practical conference. Publishing house Sreda, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31483/r-105357.
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This work is aimed at studying the features of the manifestation of learning fears in boys and girls of early adolescence during school time during normal times and during the transition to distance learning in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the study showed the presence of specific learning fears during the pandemic, as well as the relationship between the personality type of younger adolescents (masculine, feminine and androgynous) and learning fears such as “experiencing social stress”, “fear of a situation of knowledge testing”, “fear of not meeting expectations of others”, as well as “problems and fears in relationships with teachers”, “general school anxiety” and “low physiological resistance to stress”.
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Bitaab, Marzieh, Haehyun Cho, Adam Oest, Penghui Zhang, Zhibo Sun, Rana Pourmohamad, Doowon Kim, et al. "Scam Pandemic: How Attackers Exploit Public Fear through Phishing." In 2020 APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime Research (eCrime). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ecrime51433.2020.9493260.
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Dubovitskaya, Tat’yana, Aleksandr Shashkov, and Ekaterina Katan. "Behavioral responses to the pandemic." In Safety psychology and psychological safety: problems of interaction between theorists and practitioners. «Publishing company «World of science», LLC, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.15862/53mnnpk20-05.
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The article contains a description of the author's questionnaire, which allows identifying the types of behavioral response to the pandemic, developed in accordance with the terminology of Elizabeth Kübel-Ross. The article presents the results of a comparative study of behavioral responses to the pandemic (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, humility, fear) in men and women, citizens of Russia and Belarus. The interrelation of behavioral reactions and coping strategies of the individual is established.
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Pascal, Simona alexandra, and Sebastian Blidaru. "THE ROLE OF EMOTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANXIETY SYMPTOMS: AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC." In eLSE 2021. ADL Romania, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-21-032.
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Given the worldwide pandemic period, fear of COVID-19 and negative emotions represented a relatively new research interest in the anxiety disorders literature. Specifically, individuals who experience a high level of negative emotional states (disgust, fear, negative affect) and perceive them as being harmful, have an increased risk of developing anxiety symptoms. In the past year, studies were conducted also within the educational system, their purpose being to find out the student perspective on online education, daily life and socioeconomic effects, risky behaviours, mental health conditions, coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the objective of the present study was to identify possible associations between emotional states and fear of COVID-19, amongst students. Moreover, to test whether the relationship between disgust and anxiety symptoms is explained by fear of COVID-19, a mediation analysis was conducted. In the present research, 119 students filled in four scales for the following constructs: anxiety, disgust, fear of COVID-19, and positive and negative affect. Results showed significant relationships between emotional states and fear of COVID-19. Additionally, the mediation analysis emphasized that fear of COVID-19 explains the relationship between disgust and anxiety symptoms. These preliminary findings suggest that disgust may influence the occurrence and maintenance of a high level of anxiety amongst students. Given the pandemic period, these results could be a preliminary step for clinical practice to improve the anxiety symptoms assessment by targeting disgust and fear of COVID-19 as important emotions. Also, this study discussed other clinical and theoretical implications, limitations, and future research directions.
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Semina, Iuliia Vladimirovna. "Features of the impact of the transition to distance learning during the Covid-19 pandemic on the level of anxiety and the appearance of learning fears in students of younger adolescence." In All-Russian scientific and practical conference. Publishing house Sreda, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31483/r-105418.
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The article is aimed at studying the impact of the transition to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic on the psycho-emotional state of students of younger adolescence, namely on the level of anxiety and the appearance of specific learning fears. This topic does not lose its relevance to this day, because some schools still use this format, and it is important for adults (teachers and parents) to know and understand the condition of students. The results of the study showed a high level of anxiety of students during the transition to distance learning and such educational fears as the fear of a situation of testing knowledge on camera, the fear of technical failure and other educational fears specific to this format.
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Özen, Ercan, and Bahattin Hamarat. "Covid-19 fear and benefit of teleworking." In International Scientific Conference “30 Years of Economic Reforms in the Republic of Moldova: Economic Progress via Innovation and Competitiveness”. Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53486/9789975155618.04.
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This study aims to reveal that the Covid-19 fear level of employees in the Turkish financial sector during the Covid-19 period and the perceived benefit level from the teleworking practice in this period. For this reason, data of 388 financial institutions employees were obtained by the online survey. Data were analyzed by calculating the statistical values. Although the results of the analysis show that the employees feel the fear of Covid-19 significantly, the fear of virus infecting their loved ones shows the highest level of fear. The study findings show that the perceived benefit of individuals due to teleworking is not very high. The results obtained in the study can be used as a policy tool in vaccination campaigns, and will also serve as a guide for teleworking practices during and after the pandemic.
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Faisal, Faisal. "Fear the Corona Pandemic? Avoid with Social Distance Using Online Art Learning Development." In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Islamic Studies, ICIS 2020, 27-28 October 2020, Ponorogo, Indonesia. EAI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.27-10-2020.2304167.
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Yan, Sijin. "The Fearful Ethical Subject: On Fear, Moral Education, and Levinas in the Pandemic." In 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. Washington DC: AERA, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1686952.
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Panok, Vitalii, and Iryna Tkachuk. "Social-Psychological problems of pedagogues in conditions pandemic of COVID-19." In National Events on WMHD in Ukraine. N-DSA-N, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.32437/nmhdup2021.4.
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Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic may have hit the education industry the hardest, but the socio-psychological effects of quarantine are still poorly understood. A group of scientists from the Ukrainian SMC of practical psychology and social work of the NAES of Ukraine has conducted a study of the socio-psychological problems that have arisen for teaching staff of general secondary education establishments in the context of the pandemic. Purpose. The research was carried out during the implementation of the scientific topic «Overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the activities of the psychological service of the educational system» on the order of the National Research Fund of Ukraine. Design\approach\methodology. The study was conducted by interviewing educators through Google forms. Most of the questions contained a 10-step scale. In processing the data, all respondents’ answers were grouped into 5 categories: "yes", "more likely to", "more likely not", "no", "don’t know/it’s hard to say". The survey was attended by 3,209 teaching staff from general secondary education institutions from all regions of Ukraine, 45% from urban areas, 55% from rural areas; among which 92% were women and 8% were men. Results. Among the results, researchers highlighted the difficulties and fears of educators caused by the pandemic. The fears and complexities of the profession were distributed as follows. 1. The fear of getting infected (infecting family members) is common to 78.2% of the surveyed. 40.9% of the interviewed felt this fear to the greatest extent. However, 9.3% found those fears irrelevant. 2. Problems associated with the use of ICT in educational activities (lack of competence) — 53.2%. Among those, 22.2% have major difficulties and 31% have minor difficulties. Only 15.7% consider themselves fully competent. 3. 73% of educators noted difficulties in involving children in distance learning. This was the main problem for 12.8% of respondents. 4. «It is difficult to adhere to all anti-epidemic requirements in an educational institution to protect students» — 69.5% stated that this is one of the most significant problems of professional activity. 5. Emotional exhaustion, loss of emotional balance, excessive fatigue. 58.7% said that the problem was significant, of which almost 18% said it was very significant. 6. 51.1% of respondents indicated that they were unable to communicate with students' parents regarding monitoring the quality of their students' knowledge. Of these, 8.7% rated it with the highest score. 7. Health related difficulties (consequential of COVID-19). 31.2% of educators consider this problem to be relevant, while 8.9% rated it as very relevant. 30.4% of those interviewed denied the existence of such a problem. Conclusions Taking into account the results of the study, the most relevant areas in the work of the psychologists in the educational system are the following: ● prevention among educators and students of the COVID-bullying; ● working with negative emotional states of participants in the educational process and increasing their stress tolerance; ● providing socio-educational assistance to children and families in difficult life situations, and forming positive life prospects. Keywords. COVID-19 pandemic; pedagogues; social-psychological problems; fear of getting infected; emotional exhaustion
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Paessler, Alicia, Sheila Boyle, Stephen Marks, Nicos Kessaris, and Jelena Stojanovic. "689 Children undergoing kidney transplants during the pandemic and their families feel significant fear." In Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Abstracts of the RCPCH Conference–Online, 15 June 2021–17 June 2021. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-rcpch.144.
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Goolsbee, Austan, and Chad Syverson. Fear, Lockdown, and Diversion: Comparing Drivers of Pandemic Economic Decline 2020. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, June 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w27432.
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Etu, Egbe-Etu, Imokhai Tenebe, Ankur Parma, Likhitha Yelamanchili, Dang Minh Nhu Nguyen, Louis Tran, and Ihor Markevych. Twilytics: A Social Perception Analysis of Public Transit Systems during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mineta Transportation Institute, September 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2210.
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In the United States, public transit ridership in 2020 declined by 79% compared to 2019 levels. With lockdowns implemented during the early days of the pandemic, direct human-to-human interactions migrated to virtual platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit). Social media platforms have aided researchers in answering numerous questions about current societal dilemmas, including COVID-19. This study investigates the public’s perception of transit systems via a social media analysis given the emergence of vaccines and other COVID-19 preventive measures. Findings revealed themes of fear and confusion concerning the use of public transportation during the pandemic. The public had doubts regarding the vaccines’ impact on transportation and movement throughout 2021, with most users concerned about the proliferation of new variants. Twitter users were concerned about the travel bans placed on African countries amidst the Omicron variant and urged the government to remove the bans. These findings will help bridge the gap between public health, transport, and commuter needs by helping transportation authorities and city planners better understand the social perception of transit systems during a pandemic.
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Ala, Sílvia, Francisco Ramos, and Inês Relva. Psychological impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the mental health of university students - PRISMA Systematic Review. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, January 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2023.1.0006.
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Review question / Objective: Our goal will be to assess the impact on mental health of university students by comparing data from studies during and after contingency measures imposed to contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and to identify potential risk and protective factors for mental health. The results will be important for designing appropriate psychological interventions and mental health resources needed by university students. The research question was constructed following the PECO strategy. P=Population includes university students. E= exposure comprises contingency measures (confinement/social isolation/quarantine). C= comparison of studies conducted during and after the contingency measures (confinement/social isolation/quarantine) imposed by the pandemic of COVID-19. O= outcome immediate effect or consequences such as psychological impacts (depression, stress, anxiety, well-being, fear, burnout). Thus, the main question to be asked is: "What is the psychological impact caused by the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic on students' mental health during and after the contingency/restriction measures (confinement/social isolation/quarantine)?"
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Howard, Joanna, Oluwafunmilayo Para-Mallam, Plangsat Bitrus Dayil, and Philip Hayab. Vulnerability and Poverty During Covid-19: Religious Minorities in Nigeria. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/creid.2021.013.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has had direct and indirect effects on religiously marginalised groups, exacerbating existing inequities and undermining ambitions for those ‘furthest behind’ to be reached and supported through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The intersection of religious identity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, gender, and age compound vulnerability to violence and its impacts. This policy briefing, written by Dr Joanna Howard, Professor Oluwafunmilayo Para-Mallam, Dr Plangsat Bitrus Dayil, and Dr Philip Hayab, draws on research into the experiences of the pandemic by religious minorities living in Kaduna and Plateau states in Nigeria and finds that the pandemic deepened pre-existing ethno-religious fault lines. Exacerbated by ongoing insecurity, it contributed to increased poverty, with women particularly affected, and worsening mental health, with people experiencing fear, frustration, and depression. There are also long-term consequences for development; for example, on children’s education.
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Heyns,, Christof, Rachel Jewkes,, Sandra Liebenberg,, and Christopher Mbazira,. The Hidden Crisis: Mental Health on Times of Covid-19. Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2019/0066.
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[This Report links with the video "The policy & practice of drug, alcohol & tobacco use during Covid-19" http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/171 ]. The COVID-19 pandemic is most notably a physical health crisis, but it strongly affects mental health as well. Social isolation, job and financial losses, uncertainty about the real impact of the crisis, and fear for physical well-being affect the mental health of many people worldwide. These stressors can increase emotional distress and lead to depression and anxiety disorders. At the same time, there are enormous challenges on the health care side. People in need of mental health support have been increasingly confronted with limitations and interruptions of mental health services in many countries. In May 2020, the United Nations already warned that the COVID-19 pandemic has the seeds of a major mental health crisis if action is not taken. The panel discussed and analysed mental health in times of the COVID-19 pandemic with reference to South Africa, Nigeria, Germany and Spain.
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Schmid, Juan Pedro, and Xavier Malcolm. The Fear Factor: A Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation on the Economic Risk of an Ebola Scare in the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008451.
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This brief presents simulations of an Ebola scare in the Caribbean, including three highly tourism-dependent economies, The Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica. On the basis of the experience of Mexico in 2009 with swine flu, we simulate a short but sharp drop in tourist arrivals resulting from tourists' worries about Ebola. The Caribbean is special in that tourism contributes directly and indirectly up to half of its GDP. The simulations indicate that the volatility of tourism combined with that dependence creates significant vulnerability for the region. Under the worst-case scenario, a noticeable impact could be expected even in countries with a smaller dependence on tourism. In addition, declines could also be expected for employment and revenues. However, 'pandemic scares' can be short-lived and the simulations indicate that the Caribbean would be able to absorb a short tourism drop. The intensity and duration of the outfall in tourism would depend on the real and perceived preparedness of the affected countries, highlighting that countries in the Caribbean need to not only avoid or minimize any Ebola cases but also ensure that tourists perceive these countries as safe places.
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Sureshbabu, Keertana, Egbe-Etu Etu, Susan Summerville, Ankur Parmar, and Gaojian Huang. Exploring the Use of Public Transportation Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey. Mineta Transportation Institute, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2204.
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Public transportation is an essential part of many older adults’ lives, but the pandemic presented new challenges for the vulnerable population. Adults aged 65 years and older experienced additional challenges, such as limited mobility options (e.g., lack of buses or trains in service due a combination of government lockdowns, fear of contracting or spreading the virus, and driver shortages in certain areas) because of the pandemic, which may have resulted in more age-related declines in perceptual, cognitive, and physical functioning. This study explores how older adults living in major metropolitan cities in the United States used and perceived public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research team conducted an online survey through the Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) crowdsourcing marketplace, a platform that offers opportunities to recruit a larger number of participants from diverse geographic locations. 260 respondents completed the survey. Eligibility included: (1) residing in the United States, (2) being aged 55 years or older (the oldest age that can be selected on MTurk), and (3) having an approval rating of 90% or above (i.e., the percentage of the workers’ submitted tasks approved by survey requesters, offered by the MTurk platform). Overall, older adults reported that they had changed travel patterns since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, experienced challenges in using public transportation, and expressed concerns about catching the SARS-CoV-2 virus while using public transportation. Mobile technology (e.g., a transportation navigation app) was perceived as a good option for finding public transportation information, but needs improved user experience and accessibility. These findings may help transit agencies develop effective strategies for improving transportation services and increasing policymakers’ awareness of older adults’ need for accessible public transportation.
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Alfaro, Laura, Ester Faia, Nora Lamersdorf, and Farzad Saidi. Social Interactions in Pandemics: Fear, Altruism, and Reciprocity. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w27134.
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Cantor, Amy, Heidi D. Nelson, Miranda Pappas, Chandler Atchison, Brigit Hatch, Nathalie Huguet, Brittny Flynn, and Marian McDonagh. Effectiveness of Telehealth for Women’s Preventive Services. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.23970/ahrqepccer256.
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Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness, use, and implementation of telehealth for women’s preventive services for reproductive healthcare and interpersonal violence (IPV), and to evaluate patient preferences and engagement for telehealth, particularly in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Data sources. Ovid MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, Embase®, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases (July 1, 2016, to March 4, 2022); manual review of reference lists; suggestions from stakeholders; and responses to a Federal Register Notice. Review methods. Eligible abstracts and full-text articles of telehealth interventions were independently dual reviewed for inclusion using predefined criteria. Dual review was used for data abstraction, study-level risk of bias assessment, and strength of evidence (SOE) rating using established methods. Meta-analysis was not conducted due to heterogeneity of studies and limited available data. Results. Searches identified 5,704 unique records. Eight randomized controlled trials, one nonrandomized trial, and seven observational studies, involving 10,731 participants, met inclusion criteria. Of these, nine evaluated IPV services and seven evaluated contraceptive care, the only reproductive health service studied. Risk of bias was low in one study, moderate in nine trials and five observational studies, and high in one study. Telehealth interventions were intended to replace usual care in 14 studies and supplement care in 2 studies. Delivery modes included telephone (5 studies), online modules (5 studies), and mobile applications (1 study), and was unclear or undefined in five studies. There were no differences between telehealth interventions to supplement contraceptive care and comparators for rates of contraceptive use, sexually transmitted infection, and pregnancy (low SOE); evidence was insufficient for abortion rates. There were no differences between telehealth IPV services versus comparators for outcomes measuring repeat IPV, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, fear of partner, coercive control, self-efficacy, and safety behaviors (low SOE). The COVID-19 pandemic increased telehealth utilization. Barriers to telehealth interventions included limited internet access and digital literacy among English-speaking IPV survivors, and technical challenges and confidentiality concerns for contraceptive care. Telehealth use was facilitated by strategies to ensure safety of individuals who receive IPV services. Evidence was insufficient to evaluate access, health equity, or harms outcomes. Conclusions. Limited evidence suggests that telehealth interventions for contraceptive care and IPV services result in equivalent clinical and patient-reported outcomes as in-person care. Uncertainty remains regarding the most effective approaches for delivering these services, and how to best mobilize telehealth, particularly for women facing barriers to healthcare.
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Romero, Nancy Stephany Viorato, Diana Cecilia Tapia Pancardo, Graciela González Juárez, and Alba Luz Robles Mendoza. Multimodal stress interventions focused on nursing students in the new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic: Systematic review. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, April 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2023.4.0097.
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Review question / Objective: The purpose of this study is to present a synthesis of knowledge about the effects of carrying out theoretically and pedagogically supported multimodal interventions in the stress management of nursing students in the new normality, favoring their health. physical and mental, reducing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, distress , anxiety and fears. Eligibility criteria: Studies that include in their participants Nursing undergraduate students over 18 years of age, who have had multimodal interventions for stress management, anxiety on their return to the new normality, after the COVID-19 pandemic.