COVID-19 behavioral health and quality of life

Hansel, Tonya Cross; Saltzman, Leia Y.; Melton, Pamela A.; Clark, Tanisha L.; Bordnick, Patrick S.

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-05042-z

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“…The pandemic has shown that in times of acute threat of Covid, health care is the most important component of people's lives. The proportion of individuals who perceive the item 'staying healthy' as the most important (grade 5) has increased, which is consistent withHansel et al (2022). AsFedchenko & Danker (2015) state, physical and mental health is a prerequisite for the competitiveness of individuals in the labour market.…”

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“…Due to concerns about the future, households are trying to save, which works well for highincome households (MacGee et al, 2022) but is a problem for low-income households, which are often unable to pay their bills (Findling et al, 2021) and therefore incur debts (MacGee et al, 2022). In a pandemic, the quality of life for some individuals declines greatly, and they struggle just to stay healthy and meet basic human needs (Hansel et al, 2022). Changes in individuals' lives can affect their behaviour and competitiveness in the labour market, which Sabetova (2016) summarises as total abilities, competencies and motives.…”

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Competitiveness of Individuals in the Labour Market During the Pandemic

Antošová¹,

Hazuchová²,

Stávková³

2022

JOC

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed the behaviour of individuals and companies. This study aims to determine changes in the labour market behaviour of economically active individuals in the context of the pandemic and to identify competitive segments in this period. For this purpose, a representative survey (n = 3079) conducted in the Czech Republic was used. The paper’s contribution is a perspective of individuals’ behaviour and their perception of the situation. Based on subjective perceptions, respondents provided an assessment of their living situation before and during the pandemic, expressing their opinion on the importance of selected aspects of quality of life, such as their health, active social contacts, creation of financial savings, ability to pay bills, leisure time and coping with stressful situations. The results of a Wilcoxon test showed that individuals re-evaluated each aspect of life and that the pandemic changed the importance for all of them (except leisure time). This change is also reflected in their psyche, attitude towards work organisation, digitalisation and other factors; these were applied in a cluster analysis, which resulted in the identification of three segments in the group of employees in the labour market (competitive individuals, surviving individuals and those reluctant to respond to change). For the group of entrepreneurs, two segments emerged (flexible and loss-creating), while for the unemployed group, the typical segment can be described as dissatisfied and Covid victims. The names of these segments indicate their behaviour and provide possibilities for future use.

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Competitiveness of Individuals in the Labour Market During the Pandemic

Antošová¹,

Hazuchová²,

Stávková³

2022

JOC

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“…Social distancing, self-isolation, and various restrictions that people faced in all around the world during the last 2.5 years affected mental health of people, particularly those in younger age (16). Recent studies have shown that both self-efficacy and quality of life declined significantly in individuals due to COVID-19 pandemic (17,18). Moreover, our study was conducted in a time frame where the highest COVID-19 cases were reported in Turkey (19).…”

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Çocukluk çağı başlangıçlı multipl skleroz hastalarında öz yeterlilik ve sağlıkla ilişkili yaşam kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi

ÖNCEL¹,

SOLMAZ

2022

Türkiye Çocuk Hast Derg

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Objective: To assess the self-efficacy level and health-related quality of life in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) patients. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between January-April 2022 at Hacettepe University Department of Pediatric Neurology using The Pediatric Rating of Chronic Illness Self-Efficacy (PRCISE) Scale and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Results: Twenty-nine POMS patients with a median age of 16.4 years (F/M: 20/9) were included in the study. The mean PRCISE Scale score was 101.8±22.4 and the mean PedsQL score was 66.5±16.2. Both scores were lower than previously reported in the literature. Conclusion: Lower self-efficacy and HRQoL levels might be attributed to fatigue which is common in POMS. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life should be addressed in patients with POMS.

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“…Multiple and long-term disasters can negatively affect behavioral health, with the extensive literature noting the association among cumulative adversities and poor mental and physical health outcomes (Felitti, 2002;Shrira et al, 2010;Finkelhor et al, 2013;Lowe et al, 2013). Similar patterns of mental health concerns, for example, increased anxiety, depression, and decreased quality of life, are expected given the many hardships associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, a type of biological disaster (Osofsky et al, 2020;Hansel et al, 2022). It is urgent to use lessons learned from past disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Gulf oil spill, to focus growth-based services following the many shared adversities due to the ongoing pandemic.…”

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Mechanisms of recovery: Community perceptions of change and growth following multiple disasters

Osofsky

Saltzman

et al. 2022

Front. Psychol.

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Introduction and purposeThe geographic location of the Gulf South leaves communities in continuous threat, response, and recovery disaster cycles. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 provided an opportunity to study disaster mental health. Less than 5 years after the storm, many Hurricane Katrina survivors were impacted again by the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill. Despite adversities impacting Gulf communities, over 90% of participants reported they were resilient. The purpose of this study was to improve the understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to strengths following adversity in communities affected by repeated disasters. Specifically, we focused on survivor perceptions of personal, spiritual, or community changes in efforts to describe community resilience and posttraumatic growth (PTG).MethodsParticipants were recruited through a quantitative survey and community flyers. Participants represented southeastern Louisiana, in areas impacted by hurricanes and the oil spill—for a total of five focus groups and 41 participants. Focus groups began by asking each participant to provide a brief overview of their disaster survival story and three additional guiding strengths-based questions. Data were transcribed using Dragon Speech Recognition software. A total of 963 unique responses were analyzed and coded.ResultsThe following themes were identified: connectedness (n = 259), coping (n = 94), spirituality (n = 60), adaptability (n = 47), and self-reliance (n = 23). Participants noted a growth mindset from the disasters and also acknowledged coinciding negative experiences (n = 154) associated with community change and loss, where subthemes included change in connectedness (n = 97), crime (n = 26), and feeling like an outsider (n = 31).Discussion and implicationsThese findings help scholars and mental health practitioners better understand the lived experiences of PTG in a community of survivors impacted by recurring traumatic experiences. In keeping with previous literature, PTG and negative experiences associated with trauma are not mutually exclusive, but occur simultaneously. Our results offer a holistic picture of coping with cumulative or repeated traumas and suggest that connectedness, coping, and spirituality provide important buffers to negative psychosocial outcomes.

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COVID-19 behavioral health and quality of life

Cited by 45 publications

References 82 publications

Competitiveness of Individuals in the Labour Market During the Pandemic

Competitiveness of Individuals in the Labour Market During the Pandemic

Çocukluk çağı başlangıçlı multipl skleroz hastalarında öz yeterlilik ve sağlıkla ilişkili yaşam kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi

Mechanisms of recovery: Community perceptions of change and growth following multiple disasters

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