Mental health care for international Chinese students affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

Zhai, Yusen; Du, Xue

doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30089-4

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“…Seven publications (correspondence, n = 6; commentary, n = 1) have identified particular populations that may be more vulnerable to the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of these have provided suggestions regarding interventions and service provision. The vulnerable groups identified by these authors include older adults , the homeless (Tsai and Wilson, 2020), migrant workers (Liem et al, 2020), the mentally ill (Yao et al, 2020a;Zhu et al, 2020), pregnant women (Rashidi Fakari andSimbar, 2020) and Chinese students studying overseas (Zhai and Du, 2020).…”

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“…With regards to the other populations listed above, specific issues raised include the high rates of pre-existing depressive symptoms in the elderly and their lack of access to mental health services ; the fears of involuntary admission or imprisonment among the homeless which may act as a barrier to mental health care (Tsai and Wilson, 2020); the need for outreach and social support among migrant worker populations to reduce the risk of common mental disorders (Liem et al, 2020); the relationship between COVID-19related stress and anxiety and adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes (Rashidi Fakari and Simbar, 2020); and the potential discrimination and stigmatization faced by Chinese students overseas during the pandemic, leading to anxiety and stress-related disorders (Zhai and Du, 2020). In all these cases, close collaboration between psychiatrists and specialities from other branch of medicine, as well as with local authorities and health workers in the community, is essential.…”

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COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

Rajkumar

2020

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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Background: Currently, there are few studies analyzing how COVID-19 has impacted the chiropractic profession. A recent paper, however, analyzed changes made to chiropractic practice by comparing the 7 different international regions represented by the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC). In overall healthcare, there is limited research on specialty-based stress levels both before and during COVID-19. Our survey was conducted to collect self-reported data on how COVID-19 has affected U.S. doctors of chiropractic. Methods: An electronic survey was sent to U.S. chiropractors nationwide via social media and email. The survey collected personal and practice demographic information, o ce protocols, changes made during COVID-19, chiropractic profession opinions/stances, information related to stress, and personal beliefs/opinions. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: 750 U.S. chiropractors responded. Just over half of respondents reported moderate levels of stress, and just over 30% reported severe levels due to a variety of reasons related to both personal and professional circumstances. The primary stressors were nancial and business concerns. The highest stress levels were among employers responsible for others. A majority reported beliefs that the chiropractic profession should not advertise that spinal manipulation provides any immune system bene t. 13% of the respondents believed chiropractors should be marketing immune bene ts during this time. A shift toward telehealth was reported, with 18% adding it to their services. Conclusion: Stress levels were high across the population. A range of opinions existed regarding spinal manipulation and immunity bene ts. The majority reported there was not su cient evidence to support such a belief; however, a group of respondents believed that chiropractors should be marketing immune-enhancing bene ts to the population. A logical next step would be to study why such beliefs persist. This information may be useful in better understanding how chiropractors have experienced the global effects of COVID-19 across the United States. Background A novel coronavirus emerged from Wuhan, China in December of 2019. International travel and community spread allowed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to quickly become a global pandemic in early 2020. The rst case of COVID-19 in the United States was con rmed in January 2020 (1). By May 12, 2020, there were over 1.3 million con rmed cases in the U.S. along with more than 80,000 deaths. This has increased subsequently (2). The federal government offered guidance to limit spread (3), but governors of individual states were directed to make their own decisions regarding their response (4). This led to heterogeneous responses across the U.S. with many but not all states implementing stay-at-home orders (5). These orders have had profound economic effects, where even the healthcare sector has suffered. This sector of the U.S. economy has seen an 18% drop in healthcare spending with multiple health systems reporting drops ...

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Section: Literature Related To the Mental Health Risks Of Covid-19 Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

Rajkumar

2020

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

3,044

126

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“…This stress may lead to unfavorable effects on the learning and psychological health of students [30][31]. International students staying far from home are not only worried about their health, safety, and education but they also have a huge number of concerns for the wellbeing of their families [32]. Questions arise: Are universities taking proactive measures to support the mental health and well-being of students?…”

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Closure of Universities Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact on Education and Mental Health of Students and Academic Staff

Sahu

2020

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“…Since there is no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19 there are a number of suggested strategies in the control like social distancing [4] and personal hygiene practices. Even then, the pandemic has led to severe global socioeconomic disruption, [5] and discrimination to foreigners [6].…”

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Factors influencing the epidemiological characteristics of pandemic COVID 19: A TISM approach

Priyadarsini¹,

Suresh

2020

International Journal of Healthcare Management

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The COVID 19 is a pandemic having an epidemic nature influencing the human health and economy in a global level. The major limitation to overcome the issue is the lack of potential vaccines or effective medicines to treat or control the disease. Considering the shortness of time to act, the purpose of the paper was to identify and categorise the climatic, sociobiological factors that influence the global super-spread of the epidemic using a theory building approach, 'Total Interpretive Structural Modelling' (TISM). MICMAC analysis of the identified factors, based on their interdependence categorized the triggering factors, air temperature, humidity, age, airflow and ventilation, responsible for the increased mortality rate of COVID 19 compared to SARS and MERS. So the model explains why the temperate countries of similar climatic zones and aged people are more vulnerable. It also predicts the susceptibility of countries based on their geographic locations and upcoming climatic conditions which were found to be influential in sustaining longevity and aerosol spread of the virus. Since many of these factors remain unaltered or out of human control, the linkage factors identified in this paper; change in host behaviour and number of contacts can be given priorities in order to overcome the situation. Furthermore, this is the first attempt made to understand epidemiological characteristics of COVID 19 using TISM approach.

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Mental health care for international Chinese students affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

Cited by 372 publications

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COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

COVID-19 and mental health: A review of the existing literature

Closure of Universities Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Impact on Education and Mental Health of Students and Academic Staff

Factors influencing the epidemiological characteristics of pandemic COVID 19: A TISM approach

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