Psychological impact and psychosocial consequences of the COVID 19 pandemicResilience, mental well-being, and the coronavirus pandemic

Abstract

Since December 2019, the coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak has impacted everyone's daily lives globally, especially those experiencing mental health issues. The well-being and mental healthcare of patients, families, and health-care professionals who have been directly or indirectly affected by this pandemic has not been well addressed. Governments have asked their citizens to take actions, some of which include making sacrifices that may result in dignity violations and moral injury, a term originating in the military to describe the psychological distress that results from actions, or the lack of them, which violate a person's moral or ethical code. Health professionals, individuals, and communities have changed their way of life and working to decrease coronavirus infectivity, causing additional stress and increasing potential for moral injury. It is important to hear the first-hand experience of people affected to understand the new psychosocial stressors that they face in their day to day lives and what they found helpful in managing these. This global survey carried out by the World Dignity Project in collaboration with the Global Mental Health Peer Network is to ensure that the voices of people with lived experience of mental health, their families, and professionals that work with them are heard. Aims: To understand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on mental health, well-being, and dignity, what has helped and what lessons can be learned to support coping in future. Materials and Methods: Online qualitative and quantitative survey (April 15–June 15, 2020) Participants gave narrative responses to several questions, posting photos or images. Analysis: Narrative responses were analyzed using the Gioia approach, a systematic inductive approach to develop concepts that help make sense of socially constructed worlds. Visual ethnographic data was used to give insight into the participant's socio-cultural context.

COVID-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries: reimagining global mental health

“…143 • In a study that examined the psychosocial consequences of the pandemic, the Global Mental Health Peer Network collaborated with the World Dignity Project to carry out a global survey to ensure that the voices of people with lived experience of mental health, their families, and professionals who work with them are heard. 144 • As a result of amplified needs for mental health support due to the pandemic, several mental health service user organisations have been involved in providing support.…”

Desempeño académico en la Universidad Adventista de Chile durante COVID-19. Un análisis comparativo 2019-2020

“…For future research could be helpful to assess the students' performance during 2021 in courses that are built on the ones selected for this study. It would also be important to study the student's perception of this process, an evaluation of other variables mentioned at the beginning of this paper that might affect their academic performance (Saunders-Scott, Bersagel Braley, & Stennes-Spidahl, 2018;Ivbijaro, Brooks, Kolkiewicz, Sunkel, & Long, 2020). The student´s own perceptions and, especially, would be interesting to interview the professors (Henríquez Ordenes, 2020) to see how is their qualitative assessment of the student's learning (Popa, Repanovici, Lupu, Norel & Coman, 2020) to verify if the higher scores obtained in 2020 also mean more significant learning of the contents and acquisition of the proposed competencies.…”

Covid-19, confinamento e teletrabalho: Estudo qualitativo do impacto e adaptação psicológica em dois estados de emergência

“…As narrativas de ansiedade relacionavam-se à preocupação consigo e pessoas próximas, à disrupção das rotinas pessoais/trabalho, incerteza quanto ao futuro laboral e na saúde, incrementado para quem tem perturbações mentais prévias. (Ivbijaro, et al (2020) O prolongamento da pandemia/confinamento, poderá contribuir para uma maior morbilidade das perturbações mentais.…”

“…A pandemia provocou medo na população pela sobrecarga de notícias e incompreensão das medidas governamentais nem sempre claros ou contraditórios. (Ivbijaro, et al, 2020). Peritos e jornalistas contribuíram para transmitir informação relevante necessária à mudança comportamental, ocupando grande parte do espaço informativo em simultâneo com a circulação de outras informações menos fidedignas nas redes sociais.…”