Psychological Factors and Consequences of Psychosocial Stress During the Pandemic

Maruta, Natalya A; Markova, Marianna; Kozhyna, Hanna; Aliieva, Tetiana; Yuryeva, Lyudmyla; Abdryakhimova, Tsira B; Пшук, Н. Г.; Skrypnіkov, A. M.

doi:10.36740/wlek202109126

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“…Threats of coronavirus disease, violation of the usual life stereotype, restriction of leisure activity, harmful interest in news about the pandemic, usage of tobacco are important in the me chanisms of distress development. These conditions increase the risk of stress, anxiety and depression [9]. Therefore, patients with mental disorders should be considered a vulnerable group for COVID-19 infection, and the results of this study are of particular significance and value in predicting development of mental disorders and optimizing treatment after an infectious disease in people suffering from neurotic and affective disorders during this pandemic or subsequent ones.…”

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Comparative characteristics of symptoms in neurotic and affective patients after COVID-19

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Koval²,

Швед³

et al. 2022

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Background. COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected people’s mental health and created new barriers for those who have already suffered from mental illnesses. Objective. The aim of the study was to compare the symptoms of mental disorders in neurotic and affective patients, who recovered from COVID-19. Methods. The features of disorders during the pandemic in 35 neurotic and 31 affective patients were analysed. The Hamilton anxiety and depression scales (HAM-A, HAM-D), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Schulte tables, Jacobson short-term memory study were used. Results. Moderate and severe anxiety was more likely to develop in neurotic patients (34.29% and 37.14%, respectively), mild and moderate – in affective ones (38.71% and 32.26%). Neurotic patients had a higher level of depression (moderate – by 31.42%, severe – by 48.57%) than affective patients (mild – by 32.26%, severe – by 35.48%). The degree of memory loss was higher in affective patients (51.62% – low, 35.48% – very low) than in neurotic ones (41.94% – low, 20.00% – very low). Most of patients had reduced attention. Insomnia severity was higher in patients with neurotic disorders (25.72% – subthreshold, 45.71% – moderate) than in affective patients (38.71% – subthreshold, 22.58% – moderate). A higher level of anxiety and depression severity was observed in patients who had COVID-19 in 2021 than in those who had it in 2020, while the severity of insomnia and memory impairment – vice versa. Conclusion. Anxiety, depression, insomnia, memory and attention loss were detected. Anxiety and depression were more severe in neurotic patients but the degree of memory loss was higher in affective patients.

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Comparative characteristics of symptoms in neurotic and affective patients after COVID-19

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“…The factors of online teaching and learning that worsen mental health and lead to stress, anxiety, and depression during pandemic restrictions were investigated [11], [12], [14]. Scholars studied the pandemic impact on psychological state of different professional groups such as medical workers [23]; University teachers [8]; University students [1], [20] and others.…”

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University Teachers’ Psychological State During the Stress of Online Education after Pandemic in Wartime in Ukraine

Костікова

Holubnycha

Sytnykova

et al. 2023

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Online education is a world need. Many universities continue providing online education. The first stress from pandemic and online teaching went on and university teachers managed to cope it. The next stress from wartime in Ukraine came and online teaching goes on, so university teachers manage to cope it again. The purpose of the research is to show university teachers’ psychological state during online education after pandemic in wartime in Ukraine. For achieving the stated purpose, we applied the methods of analysis and synthesis, questionnaire, calculating methods, in particular, MS Excel. The questionnaire consisted of questions help to describe the psychological teachers state, fear, stress, anxiety. The participants of the research became 49 university teachers from Ukraine. The results are as follows. The most common negative impacts on mental health are depression, isolation, family danger, possibility of being attacked, pressure from the war, lack of social life. The most constructive impacts on mental health are morale, social media, chatting, good war news. It is recommended to use different resources to overcome university teachers’ stress. They are faith, feelings, socialization, imagination, thinking, physiological activity. The conclusion is online education after pandemic in Ukraine is still stressful because of wartime. It is recommended to use different resources to overcome university teachers’ stress.

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Comparison of Mental Health Visits at a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

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Introduction There is a paucity of quantitative research regarding the effect of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on Emergency Department (ED) visits in the United States, and specifically mental health–related ED visits. The small existing body of research describes an overall decline in ED visits worldwide; however, there are anecdotal reports that psychiatric complaints to the ED have increased during the pandemic. The primary objective of this study was to describe the volume of mental health ED visits at a single ED during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years. Materials and Methods This was a single-center, retrospective chart review of adult patients evaluated in the ED at an academic military medical facility from March to December of 2017-2020 for mental health. The electronic medical record was queried for mental health International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision diagnosis codes. Demographic data including age, gender, disposition, diagnosis, and beneficiary status were collected, and Pearson Chi-Square was used to assess for statistical significance between years. Results There was a total of 1,486 mental health ED visits from March to December 2020, compared to an average of 1,668 visits from March to December 2017-2019. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) differences, between 2020 and the prior 3 years combined, were identified in the categories of age, disposition, beneficiary status, and diagnosis. In 2020, there was a lower proportion of visits for patients aged ≥60 (1.2%) than in 2017-2019 (2.5%). Active-duty patients comprised a higher proportion of mental health visits in 2020 (82.4%) versus 2017-2019 (77%). Proportionately fewer patients were admitted in 2020 (25.2%) versus 2017-2019 (29.2%). Adjustment disorders made up 19.0% of visits in 2020 versus 23.2% in 2017-2019, and suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury comprised 43.3% in 2020 compared with 40.4% in 2017-2019. Conclusion There was a significant decline in ED visits for patients over the age of 60 but a significant increase in visits for active-duty patients. Fewer patients were admitted compared to previous years. There was a significant increase in patients diagnosed with suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury in 2020 compared to previous years. Alarmingly, this study shows increased rates of self-harm and suicidal ideation. Further study is needed to determine why these effects were seen and if there is a higher risk for suicide attempt or completion in these populations. These results indicate that military leadership and the military health system is failing to adequately support and protect service members and their families during these uniquely stressful times. High-level attention to this issue by military leadership is required; the readiness and safety of the nation’s fighting force is at stake.

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Psychological Factors and Consequences of Psychosocial Stress During the Pandemic

Cited by 9 publications

References 34 publications

Comparative characteristics of symptoms in neurotic and affective patients after COVID-19

Comparative characteristics of symptoms in neurotic and affective patients after COVID-19

University Teachers’ Psychological State During the Stress of Online Education after Pandemic in Wartime in Ukraine

Comparison of Mental Health Visits at a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

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