Tele-yoga for stress management: Need of the hour during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond?

COVID-19 pandemic is one of the biggest crises faced by health-care systems in the recent times. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiology workflow, working pattern, training and continuing professional development (CPD) activities, as well as personal well-being of the radiologists during the pandemic. Material and Methods: Questionnaire designed to gather the opinions regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was distributed to radiologists throughout the world in electronic format. Anonymized responses were obtained and analyzed. Two hundred radiologists, working in 17 different countries, responded to our questionnaire. Majority of the respondents were from India (72.8%) and 70% of the them were in the age group of 25–45 years. About 80% of respondents felt that they were well protected or moderately well protected in terms of the personal protective equipment (PPE), however, most of them felt that the use of PPE had affected their ability to work. Similar number of radiologists felt that there was significant reduction in the radiology workload. More than half of the respondents felt that their working patterns were altered by the pandemic with drastic impact on teaching, CPD activities, and personal well-being. COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impact on the radiologists all over the world. Learning from the experiences of the first wave should be used to provide innovative solutions to some of the challenges posed to provide better radiology services, training, and improve the well-being of radiologists if we encounter a similar situation in the future. COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact on radiologists. Radiologists felt that they were well or moderately well protected with PPEs; however, PPEs affected their ability to work. Radiology workflow was significantly reduced in the pandemic with more radiologists working from home. COVID-19 pandemic had deleterious effect on radiologist’s well-being, education, and CPD activities.

show abstract

“…Surprisingly, only a small percentage of the responders noticed an improvement in their personal health in this period. [ 1 ]…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiologists

Hegde

Azzopardi

Hurley

et al. 2020

IJMS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As there are movement restrictions and physical distance protocols that are strictly amended in societies, stress level may shoot-up, so, engaging oneself in different activities like listening to music, yoga, meditation, and physical activities may help (Giordano et al, 2020 ; Jasti et al, 2020 ). In addition, considering the societal aspects, online mental health counseling would help in maintaining a healthy mental state (Liu et al, 2020 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining the Mediating Effects of Stress on Fear of COVID-19 and Well-being Using Structural Equation Modeling

Lathabhavan

Vispute

2021

Int J Ment Health Addiction

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study focuses on the effects of fear factor due to COVID-19 on stress and well-being of college students in India. The authors conducted a cross-sectional survey among 625 Indian students across various Indian universities and structural equation modeling (SEM) has been performed for analyzing the data. The findings of the study show a positive effect of fear of COVID-19 on stress with β = .27, p < 0.05, and a negative effect on well-being (β = −.13, p < 0.05). The results also depicted the mediating role of stress between fear of COVID-19 and well-being. Therefore, it is suggested that measures must be taken by individuals, society, and policy makers to include mental health maintenance in the pandemic response activities. Further longitudinal studies in different geographical regions and demographics can provide a more generalized understanding of the relationship between the pandemic and mental health. The limitations, policy implications, and suggestions are discussed.Keywords The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has raised numerous concerns in public health (Heymann & Shindo, 2020) in recent times. Besides fear of infection, mental health concerns among the public have also increased all over the world (Holmes et al., 2020). The COVID-19 scenario has resulted in an increased level of psychiatric issues such as stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia, denial, anger, fear and, in the worst case, suicide (Torales et al., 2020).

show abstract

“…Preventing the infection is currently the best treatment available at the individual and national levels. Thus, smokers should adopt healthy coping strategies such as physical activities, meditation or yoga as a means to deal with stress and anxiety [16][17][18] . Current smokers are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to quit permanently while former smokers should maintain their quit status.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in smoking behavior: Evidence from a nationwide survey in the UK

Chen¹

2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

INTRODUCTION The stress and anxiety during this unprecedented public health crisis may lead current smokers to increase tobacco use or former smokers to relapse. Thus, this study aims to provide epidemiological evidence of the changes in smoking behavior among British smokers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and assess the impact of psychosocial factors on these behaviors. METHODS A nationwide survey of a representative sample of 4075 UK respondents aged >16 years was conducted between 27 April and 24 May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychosocial and demographic variables between different smoking behavior groups were compared using Pearson's χ 2 test and Cramer's V. RESULTS Among current smokers (n=329), one-quarter (25.2%, n=86) reported smoking more than usual, 50.9% (n=174) reported smoking the same amount, and 20.2% (n=69) reported smoking less. Significant associations were observed between different smoking behavior groups and psychosocial factors. Pearson's χ 2 test revealed significant differences between different smoking behavior groups in their concerns about mental health (p<0.001), anxiety (p<0.001) and stress (p<0.001), state of low mood (p=0.012), in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) score (p=0.018) and ranking on the Cantril Ladder scale (p<0.001). Many respondents expressed that the pandemic had a more negative impact on their mental health and the impact was more pronounced among those who smoked more. CONCLUSIONS Deterioration of mental health and psychosocial well-being were linked to increased smoking. Public health authorities should take proactive measures to provide mental healthcare and smoking cessation support as preventive measures to tackle the pandemic.

show abstract

Tele-yoga for stress management: Need of the hour during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond?

Cited by 53 publications

References 9 publications

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiologists

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on radiologists

Examining the Mediating Effects of Stress on Fear of COVID-19 and Well-being Using Structural Equation Modeling

The psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on changes in smoking behavior: Evidence from a nationwide survey in the UK

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About