Development of the Clinical Short-Form Positive Resources Test

Objective Although healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced significant stress during the 2015 outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the factors associated with this stress remain unknown. Thus, the present study assessed burnout among HCWs during the MERS outbreak to identify the influential factors involved in this process.Methods This study was a retrospective chart review of the psychological tests and questionnaires completed by 171 hospital employees from two general hospitals that treated MERS patients. The tests included the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, Positive Resources Test, the questionnaires assessed exposure to the MERS outbreak event and perceptions about MERS.Results Of the 171 HCWs, 112 (65.5%) experienced disengagement and 136 (79.5%) suffered from exhaustion. Disengagement was associated with lower levels of purpose and hope, a higher perception of job risk, and exposure to the media. Exhaustion was associated with lower levels of purpose and hope, a higher perception of little control of the infection, a higher perception of job risk, prior experience related to infections, and being female.Conclusion Our results revealed the risk and protective factors associated with burnout among HCWs during an outbreak of MERS. These findings should be considered when determining interventional strategies aimed at ameliorating burnout among HCWs.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Factors Associated with Burnout among Healthcare Workers during an Outbreak of MERS

Seo

Kim

Yoo

et al. 2020

“…The positive resources were tested by POREST, which comprised of five factors with 23 items [29]. Each item is rated on a 5-point (1–5), and the five factors included optimism, purpose and hope, self-control, social support and resources, and caregiving [30,31].…”

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confidence: 99%

Frontal Alpha Asymmetry, Heart Rate Variability, and Positive Resources in Bereaved Family Members with Suicidal Ideation after the Sewol Ferry Disaster

Jang

Lee

et al. 2018

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ObjectiveAfter the Sewol ferry disaster, bereavement with suicidal ideation was a critical mental health problem that was accompanied by various neuropsychological symptoms. This study examined the frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA), heart rate variability (HRV), and several psychological symptoms in bereaved family members (BFM) after the Sewol ferry disaster. MethodsEighty-three BFM after the Sewol ferry disaster were recruited. We assessed FAA, HRV, and psychological symptoms, including depression, post-traumatic stress, post-traumatic growth factor, anxiety, grief, and positive resources, between BFM with the presence and absence of current suicidal ideation. ResultsCompared to BFM without suicidal ideation, BFM with suicidal ideation showed a higher FAA with right dominance. Significant differences in psychological symptoms were observed between the groups. In BFM with suicidal ideation, the low: high frequency (LF:HF) ratio correlated with social resources and support. ConclusionThe FAA and LF:HF ratio may be biomarkers that represent the pathological conditions of BFM with suicidal ideation. If researched further, they may shed light on the interaction between bereavement with suicidal ideation and social resources for therapeutic intervention.

“…The POREST measures five multi-dimensional positive resources: optimism, purpose/hope, self-control, social support, and care. The test comprises 23 items, and each is rated on a 5-point scale (from 1=not true to 5=very true) [ 14 ]. In the present sample, the Cronbach alpha for optimism, purpose/hope, self-control, social support, and care were 0.80, 0.80, 0.67, 0.70, and 0.82, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Personal resources are the ability to remain independent while completing daily tasks, even in potentially disadvantageous situations [ 12 , 13 ]. Personal resources include cognitive and emotional components as well as a behavioral component and efforts to promote an individual’s positivity and well-being [ 14 ]. In the cognitive domain, positive resources include not only how positively a person evaluates oneself but also the ability to think about oneself and the value of the world that can lead that person’s life in a desirable direction.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceived Stress, Positive Resources and Their Interactions as Possible Related Factors for Depressive Symptoms

Huh

Kim

Lee

et al. 2021

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Objective The present study aimed to explore how the patterns of interaction between stress and positive resources differ according to the severity of depression and which resources play the most important role among the various positive resources.Methods The study included 1,806 people who had visited a health screening center for a mental health check-up to evaluate the levels of perceived stress, positive resources, and depressive symptoms. The participants were divided into a depressive group (n=1,642, mean age 50.60, female 68%) and a non-depressive group (n=164, mean age 48.42, female 66.6%). We conducted hierarchical regression analyses and simple slope analyses to examine the interaction between perceived stress and positive resources.Results The interaction between perceived stress and optimism was significantly associated with depression in non-depressive groups. In depressive groups, the interactions between five types of positive resources (optimism, purpose in life, self-control, social support and care) and perceived stress were all significantly related to depression.Conclusion Interventions that promote optimism can be helpful for preventing inevitable stress from leading to depression. A deficiency in positive resources may be a factor in aggravating depression in stressful situations for people reporting moderate to severe depressive symptoms.