Working During Covid-19 Lockdowns: Qualitative Study of the Psychological Adaptation of Nurses and Teleworkers During Pandemic Phases I and III

Pires, Mónica Taveira; João, Raquel; Santos, Maria Júlia Moura Nascimento; Fonseca, Carlos Roberto

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“…This could be explained by circumstantial events in the data collection procedures, as the general population answered the protocol specifically during a confinement period (March–April 2021), whereas the recruitment concerning parents included confinement and non-confinement periods. Although caregivers of children were more prone to psychological burden during the pandemic [ 15 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ], in this case, increasing multiple and time-consuming parental responsibilities may have ended up minimising their exposure to pandemic information and news content, thus acting as a protective factor against obsessive thinking about COVID-19. These findings point to a possible protective factor of family against stressors, as it could act as a distractor and buffer effect due to multitasking demands and social support.…”

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“…Although less-studied, parents or caregivers of children were also more prone to developing psychological problems during the COVID-19 pandemic [15], based on the fact that many families experienced multiple hardships during this crisis (e.g., job or income loss, home-schooling and disrupted routines, less social support, and caregiving burden) [22][23][24][25]. Consequently, some evidence points to increased levels of negative moods, higher parental conflict, psychological distress, and anxiety states, mainly associated with difficulties related to multiple obligations and conflicting responsibilities [22,26,27].…”

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Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS)

Pires,

Mourão,

Santos

2024

Healthcare

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The psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Portuguese population are quite relevant and partially related to their repetitive and disruptive thinking about the disease. The successive periods of lockdown contributed to an additional burden on the family–work–life balance for parents. This study aims to validate the Portuguese version of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS), which was developed using a general sample from several regions of the country (n = 531) together with a specific sample of Portuguese parents (n = 109). The confirmatory factor analysis results indicate that the PT-OCS includes a set of excellent psychometric properties concerning both the general sample (χ2(1) = 0.446, p = 0.504; CFI = 1.0; GFI = 1.0; RMSEA = 0.0; standardised RMR = 0.003) and the parent group (χ2(2) = 1.816, p = 0.403; CFI = 1.0; GFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.0; standardised RMR = 0.016; Bollen–Stine bootstrap p = 0.65). The scale shows very good reliability (0.84 < α/ω < 0.88). As expected, obsession with COVID-19 was highly correlated with COVID-19 anxiety, and women had higher PT-OCS scores. The findings suggest that the PT-OCS is a reliable and valid measure for both persistent and disruptive thinking about COVID-19 in different groups of the Portuguese population, with potential for studying future epidemic events.

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Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS)

Pires,

Mourão,

Santos

2024

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“…The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first discovered in China (December 2019) but it was spread disseminated worldwide in a quick manner, reaching a global sociocultural differences in the pandemic's overall mental health impact (Antunes et al, 2020;Candeias et al, 2021;Morgado et al, 2021). Indeed, both internationally as well as in Portugal, some particular groups have been consistently identified to be at a greater risk for psychosocial vulnerability, namely: women, people on a lower socioeconomic status, discriminated communities, health professionals and other front-line workers, people with previous (mental) health conditions, or those having barriers towards access to healthcare (Dubey et al, 2020;Luo et al, 2020;Paulino et al, 2020;Pires et al, 2022;Vindegaard & Benros, 2020).…”

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Psychometric validation of the Portuguese Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS)

Pires¹,

Mourão²,

Henrique³

2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic had relevant psychological effects on the Portuguese population, partially related to repetitive and disruptive thoughts about the disease. Successive lockdowns contributed to an additional burden on parents’ family-work-life balance. This study intends to validate the Portuguese version of the Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS; Lee, 2020), drew upon a general sample from diverse country regions (n = 531) and a specific sample of Portuguese parents (n = 109). Confirmatory factor analysis' results ensure the PT-OCS excellent psychometric properties both for the general sample [X2 (1) = 0.446, p = 0.504; CFI = 1.0; GFI = 1.0; RMSEA = 0.0; Standardized RMR = 0.003] and for the parents’ group [X2 (2) = 1.816, p = 0.403; CFI = 1.0; GFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.0; Standardized RMR = 0.016; p Bollen-Stine bootstrap = 0.65]. The scale had very good reliability results (0.84 < α / ⍵ < 0.88). As expected, obsession with COVID-19 was highly correlated with COVID-19 anxiety and women had higher PT-OCS scores. Findings suggest the PT-OCS as a reliable and valid measure to evaluate persistent and disruptive thinking about COVID-19, namely in different groups of the Portuguese population, with potentialities for future epidemic events.

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Working During Covid-19 Lockdowns: Qualitative Study of the Psychological Adaptation of Nurses and Teleworkers During Pandemic Phases I and III

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Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS)

Psychometric Validation of the Portuguese Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS)

Psychometric validation of the Portuguese Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (PT-OCS)

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