P.660 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in a community-based population in Portugal: a case-control observational study

Santos, Glenn-Milo; Jesús, María de; Silva, T.; Matos, Joel Chavez; Miranda, Isabel Menéndez; Fernandes, Valcler Rangel; Murta, Felipe; Almeida, Gabriel Augusto Régis Paulo Neto de; Murta, I.; Andrade, Anny Beatriz Costa Antony de; Firmino, Horácio

doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.09.484

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…3 A Portuguese study that compared a group of people (n ¼ 120) diagnosed with COVID-19 with a contemporaneous control group (n ¼ 120) not diagnosed with COVID-19 found a significant increase in the levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms in the COVID-19 group. 4 It is noteworthy that the mental health effects of COVID-19 will compound the effects on people living in rural and farming communities who have already been affected by natural disasters such as bushfires, causing ongoing distress and disability. 5 Darling Downs is a farming region in Queensland, Australia, approximately 127 km west of Brisbane, Queensland's capital city.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bringing organisations together during a pandemic: the case of an intersectoral community support group

Gardiner¹,

Martin

2021

Aust. Health Rev.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, posing multiple challenges to healthcare organisations and communities. The Darling Downs region in Queensland, Australia had its first positive case of COVID-19 confirmed in March 2020, which created understandable anxiety in the community. The Vulnerable Communities Group (VCG) was established to address this anxiety through open lines of communication to strengthen community resilience. This case study reports the evaluation of the VCG, plus lessons learned while establishing and running an intersectoral group, with stakeholders from more than 40 organisations, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. An anonymous online survey with closed and open-ended questions was administered to participants. Data were subject to descriptive statistical tests and content analysis. Four categories were developed from the free text data for reporting: ‘Knowledge is power’, ‘Beating isolation through partnerships and linkages’, ‘Sharing is caring’, and ‘Ripple effects’. Whilst open communication and collaboration are always essential, they can be critically important during times of crisis. The VCG initiative is one example of tackling the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic through bringing the community together. What is known about the topic? The COVID-19 pandemic has caused immense strain on the global community. It has thrust healthcare professionals and community leaders into an unforeseen situation, with little information being available on how to effectively deal with the pandemic to negate its effects. What does this paper add? This paper reports on the establishment and evaluation of the Vulnerable Communities Group (VCG) in the Toowoomba, Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, using a community of practice framework. It provides insight into how to establish and retain an intersectoral community of practice group during rapidly changing and challenging times, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the implications for practitioners? Practitioners can use a community of practice framework to establish and evaluate an intersectoral group, as described in our paper, to enhance community connectedness to reduce isolation and share information and resources to help negate the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bringing organisations together during a pandemic: the case of an intersectoral community support group

Gardiner¹,

Martin

2021

Aust. Health Rev.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Burnout and technostress during the COVID-19 pandemic: the perception of higher education teachers and researchers

Marrinhas,

Santos,

Salvado

et al. 2023

Front. Educ.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on working conditions of teachers and researchers, jeopardizing their mental health and increasing the risk of burnout and technostress. The purpose of this study was to assess the experiences of burnout and technostress among higher education teachers and researchers during the pandemic. A total of 333 participants responded to an assessment protocol which included the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) and the Computer-Induced Distress scale (CID). The protocol was disclosed via email during a 2-month period and data was collected using Microsoft Forms. The results verified the prevalence of burnout and technostress, confirmed the existence of significant differences between sociodemographic groups and found correlations between the BAT and the CID. The findings indicate moderate levels of burnout and technostress, suggest several influence factors to their development, and show a relationship between burnout and technostress. Implications of this study are discussed, reenforcing education, training, decent work, and wellbeing as the main challenges for human being to support a sustainable development. As there are few studies in this area, there is a need to pay more attention to mental health issues and needs among teachers and researchers, such the ones related to burnout and technostress, to promote their well-being, as well as to education for sustainable development.

show abstract

P.660 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in a community-based population in Portugal: a case-control observational study

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Bringing organisations together during a pandemic: the case of an intersectoral community support group

Bringing organisations together during a pandemic: the case of an intersectoral community support group

Burnout and technostress during the COVID-19 pandemic: the perception of higher education teachers and researchers

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About