Protocol for a partially nested randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the scleroderma patient-centered intervention network COVID-19 home-isolation activities together (SPIN-CHAT) program to reduce anxiety among at-risk scleroderma patients

Thombs, Brett D.; Kwakkenbos, Linda; Carrier, Marie Eve; Bourgeault, Angelica; Tao, Lydia; Harb, Sami; Gagarine, Maria; Rice, Danielle B; Bustamante, Laura; Ellis, Kelsey; Duchek, Delaney; Wu, Yin; Bhandari, Parash Mani; Neupane, Dipika; Carboni-Jiménez, Andrea; Henry, Richard; Krishnan, Ankur; Sun, Ying; Levis, Brooke; He, Chen; Turner, Kimberly A.; Benedetti, Andrea; Culos-Reed, S. Nicole; El‐Baalbaki, Ghassan; Hebblethwaite, Shannon; Bartlett, Susan J.; Dyas, Laura; Patten, Scott B.; Varga, John

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“…A sufficient level of information is therefore mandatory. Apart from this, individuals with high levels of burden should have access to interventions [ 4 , [16] , [17] , [18] ].…”

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Sleep disturbances, fear, and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 shut down phase in Germany: relation to infection rates, deaths, and German stock index DAX

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic impacts the whole world. So far, nothing is known about the course of psychological disturbances, such as fear, anxiety, and sleep disturbances of this pandemic over time in Europe. Methods Aim of this web-based survey was to assess the mental health burden of the German public over a period of 50 days after the COVID-19 outbreak. 16,245 individuals responded regarding sleep disturbances, COVID-19-fear, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7). Data were put in relation to infection rates, number of deaths and the German stock index. Results The specific fear increased rapidly in concordance with infection numbers. However, no relation to the number of deaths was found, COVID-19-fear developed reversed to the stock index. Initially, 13.5% of the respondents reported a reduced sleep quality, and 7.2% a moderate generalized anxiety; proceeding simultaneously with high peaks. Finally, more than twice as many respondents showed psychological burdens. Conclusion The COVID-19-fear decreased within six weeks to the level before the shutdown, indicating a habituation to the threatening situation. However, generalized anxiety remained elevated over time. Sleep disturbances, generalized anxiety as well as economical stock alterations develop in advance to infectiological trends which demands consequent and comprehensible information policies.

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“…A sufficient level of information is therefore mandatory. Apart from this, individuals with high levels of burden should have access to interventions [ 4 , [16] , [17] , [18] ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Sleep disturbances, fear, and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 shut down phase in Germany: relation to infection rates, deaths, and German stock index DAX

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“…This was a cross-sectional study that analyzed, separately, two waves of data from participants enrolled in the Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) COVID-19 Cohort [ 15 , 16 ]. We used baseline data (Wave 1) for initial validation and item selection, and data from Wave 2 (two weeks later) for verification.…”

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“…The SPIN COVID-19 Cohort was open for enrolment between April 9, 2020 and April 27, 2020 [ 15 ]. Participants were recruited from the ongoing SPIN Cohort [ 17 ] and additionally via social media and patient organization advertisements.…”

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“…People with SSc are representative of other groups of patients who are vulnerable due to a pre-existing medical condition; they are at risk of severe complications if infected due to lung involvement [ 12 , 13 ], general frailty [ 12 ], and the use of immunosuppressant drugs [ 14 ]. We used suggestions from 121 people with SSc and content analysis to develop a preliminary 15-item version of a fear measure for people with chronic medical conditions [ 15 ].…”

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Validation of the COVID-19 Fears Questionnaires for Chronic Medical Conditions: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network COVID-19 Cohort study

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Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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Objective Fear associated with medical vulnerability should be considered when assessing mental health among individuals with chronic medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective was to develop and validate the COVID-19 Fears Questionnaire for Chronic Medical Conditions. Methods Fifteen initial items were generated based on suggestions from 121 people with the chronic autoimmune disease systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma). Patients in a COVID-19 SSc cohort completed items between April 9 and 27, 2020. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and item analysis were used to select items for inclusion. Cronbach's alpha and Pearson correlations were used to evaluate internal consistency reliability and convergent validity. Factor structure was confirmed with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in follow-up data collection two weeks later. Results 787 participants completed baseline measures; 563 of them completed the follow-up assessment. Ten of 15 initial items were included in the final questionnaire. EFA suggested that a single dimension explained the data reasonably well. There were no indications of floor or ceiling effects. Cronbach's alpha was 0.91. Correlations between the COVID-19 Fears Questionnaire and measures of anxiety ( r = 0.53), depressive symptoms ( r = 0.44), and perceived stress ( r = 0.50) supported construct validity. CFA supported the single-factor structure (χ 2 (35) = 311.2, p < 0.001, Tucker-Lewis Index = 0.97, Comparative Fit Index = 0.96, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.12). Conclusion The COVID-19 Fears Questionnaire for Chronic Medical Conditions can be used to assess fear among people at risk due to pre-existing medical conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Dalam mengurangi penyebaran virus, sebagian wilayah di Indonesia telah menerapkan Pembatasan Sosial Skala Besar (PSBB). Dimana pembatasan interaksi sebagai tanggung jawab sosial yang bertujuan mengurangi penyebaran virus (Hamid, 2020), namun berdampak negatif secara sosial, psikologi dan depresi di sebagian kelompok tertentu (Thombs et al, 2020). Pembatasan sosial ini, juga diterapkan pada transportasi umum dan pribadi dengan tujuan mengurangi jumlah pasien COVID-19 (Yunus & Rezki, 2020).…”

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Analisis Penerapan Metode Pembelajaran Sistem Blok di Masa Pandemi COVID-19: Studi Kasus Politeknik STMI Jakarta

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2020

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Abstrak: Pandemi Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) mewabah secara lokal yang kemudian menyebar luas keseluruh dunia. Diketahui melalui data WHO 29 Mei 2020 tercatat penyebaran kasus COVID-19, setidaknya 5.796.257 penduduk dunia yang terinfeksi dan 362.483 penduduk dinyatakan meninggal. Di Indonesia sendiri, terdapat 25.216 penduduk terinfeksi dan 1.520 meninggal. Hal ini, tentunya berimbas buruk pada keseluruhan sektor, baik itu sektor ekonomi maupun pendidikan. Pada Penerapan Pembatasan Sosial Skala Besar (PSBB) yang diterapkan di Jakarta dan beberapa wilayah di Indonesia dinyatakan kurang efektif sehingga beralih ke era new normal. Dengan penerapan era new normal di masa pandemik COVID-19 memberi tantangan tersendiri pada dunia pendidikan sehingga dibutuhkan metode pembelajaran yang sesuai. Paper ini, bertujuan menerapkan pembelajaran sistem blok dimasa pandemi Covid-19 dengan menganalisis peminatan mahasiswa dan dosen di lingkungan Politeknik STMI Jakarta, dengan cara membagi dua bagian kelompok mahasiswa. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan angket dan skala likert sebagai peneliaian tingkat efektivitas penerapan metode pembelajaran sistem blok. Pengolahan data mengunakan metode pearson moment product, yang selanjutnya dilakukan uji validitas, uji reliabilitas dan linearitas pada software Perangkat Lunak. Dari hasil analisis dan pengolahan data secara hipotesis statistik dinyatakan pembelajaran sistem blok dapat diterapkan, ditentukan dari minat mahasiswa dan dosen. Abstract: Pandemic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) locally, which later spread throughout the world through local transmission, the spread of this virus, started in the years of 2020. Based on WHO data May 29, 2020, recorded the spread of COVID-19 cases, at least 5,796,257 infected world population, and 362,483 populations were declared dead. In Indonesia, there were 25,216 infected inhabitants and 1,520 died. This matter, affects the whole sector, whether it is economic and educational sectors. In the implementation of a Large-scale social restriction (PSBB) applied in Jakarta and some regions in Indonesia are considered less effective so that the switch to the era new normal. With the implementation, a new era in the COVID-19 pandemic will give a challenge to education so that appropriate methods of learning are needed. This paper aims to implement the block system learning in the Covid-19 pandemic period by analyzing the specialization of students and lecturers in the Polytechnic STMI of Jakarta environment, by dividing the two groups of student groups. The data collection method uses a questionnaire and Likert scale as an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the block system learning method. Data processing using the Pearson moment product method, which then performed the validity, reliability, and linearity tests on the software. From the results of the analysis and processing of data in a statistical hypothesis, it stated that block system learning can be applied, determined from the interests of students, and lecturers.

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Protocol for a partially nested randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the scleroderma patient-centered intervention network COVID-19 home-isolation activities together (SPIN-CHAT) program to reduce anxiety among at-risk scleroderma patients

Cited by 24 publications

References 74 publications

Sleep disturbances, fear, and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 shut down phase in Germany: relation to infection rates, deaths, and German stock index DAX

Sleep disturbances, fear, and generalized anxiety during the COVID-19 shut down phase in Germany: relation to infection rates, deaths, and German stock index DAX

Validation of the COVID-19 Fears Questionnaires for Chronic Medical Conditions: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network COVID-19 Cohort study

Analisis Penerapan Metode Pembelajaran Sistem Blok di Masa Pandemi COVID-19: Studi Kasus Politeknik STMI Jakarta

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