Psychological and psychosocial impact of deployment on military healthcare professionals

2012 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
Military Healthcare

scholarly journals Reducing Stress and Burnout in Military Healthcare Professionals Through Mind–Body Medicine: A Pilot Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasudha Ram ◽  
Jagruti P Bhakta ◽  
Scott Roesch ◽  
Jeffrey Millegan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Stress Resilience ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Military Healthcare ◽  
Mind Body Medicine ◽  
Reducing Stress

ABSTRACT Introduction A 6-week mindfulness training course, the Mind–Body Medicine (MBM) pilot program for staff, was implemented at a large military treatment facility to examine the preliminary efficacy of the program in reducing stress and burnout in military healthcare professionals. Materials and Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted of data collected from a single-arm prospective MBM pilot program. The program was designed to help staff members increase their awareness of burnout and its consequences and to learn how to utilize mindfulness-based self-care practices as a means for reducing stress and preventing burnout at work. Participants attended a 2-hour MBM group each week for a total duration of 6 weeks. Assessments of stress, resilience, anxiety, somatic symptoms, functional impairment, sleep quality, quality of life, and burnout were administered at baseline (T1), upon completion of the 6-week program (T2), and at least 3 months after program completion (T3). Multilevel modeling was used as the primary statistical model to assess changes in outcomes. Fifty-nine staff members completed assessments at T1, 31 (52.5%) at T2, and 17 (28.8%) at T3. Results Participants showed improvements on scores of perceived stress, resilience, anxiety, somatic symptoms, quality of life, and burnout variables from T1 to T2 and from T1 to T3 (P < .05). Additionally, they reported improvements in their knowledge, understanding, and utilization of MBM concepts and practices from T1 to T2 and from T1 to T3 (P < .05). Conclusions Results from this pilot suggest that the MBM program has the potential to reduce occupational stress and burnout and improve well-being in military healthcare professionals.

The Psychological Morbidity of Military Healthcare Workers

2005 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
James I. F. Burden ◽  
Samuel M. T. Jeffery ◽  
A. Jonathan Leach
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Elevated Level ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychological Morbidity ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Royal Navy ◽  
Royal Air Force ◽  
Military Healthcare

AbstractObjectiveTo measure the probable prevalence of psychological morbidity in military healthcare professionals using the General Health Questionnaire 28.Results21 (35%) of military healthcare workers showed psychological ill health. Royal Air Force health staff had a significantly higher prevalence of ill health than both the Army [12 (63%) vs 6 (23%)] and the Royal Navy [12 (63%) vs 1 (8%)]. RAF non-commissioned staff were found to have a highly significant prevalence of ill health compared to the Army non-commissioned staff [7(70%) vs 1 (7%)], and Royal Navy non-commissioned staff [7 (70%) vs 0 (0%)].ConclusionThe study shows significant differences in psychological ill health between Services at the RCDM. Comparison with civilian data showed that the overall prevalence of psychological morbidity was no higher than in NHS staff. The elevated level of ill health in the Royal Air Force staff warrants further investigation and possible intervention.

scholarly journals Beyond the physical risk: Psychosocial impact and coping in healthcare professionals during the COVID‐19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodora Fteropoulli ◽  
Theano V. Kalavana ◽  
Anneza Yiallourou ◽  
Marios Karaiskakis ◽  
Maria Koliou Mazeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
Physical Risk ◽  
And Coping

Ethnogeriatrics: Development and Application of the Cohort Analysis Tool

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Melen McBride
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Significant Factors

Ethnogeriatrics is an evolving specialty in geriatric care that focuses on the health and aging issues in the context of culture for older adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds. This article is an introduction to ethnogeriatrics for healthcare professionals including speech-language pathologists (SLPs). This article focuses on significant factors that contributed to the development of ethnogeriatrics, definitions of some key concepts in ethnogeriatrics, introduces cohort analysis as a teaching and clinical tool, and presents applications for speech-language pathology with recommendations for use of cohort analysis in practice, teaching, and research activities.

The Preschool Stuttering Screen for Health Care Professionals

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Joseph Donaher ◽  
Christina Deery ◽  
Sarah Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Developmental Profile

Healthcare professionals require a thorough understanding of stuttering since they frequently play an important role in the identification and differential diagnosis of stuttering for preschool children. This paper introduces The Preschool Stuttering Screen for Healthcare Professionals (PSSHP) which highlights risk factors identified in the literature as being associated with persistent stuttering. By integrating the results of the checklist with a child’s developmental profile, healthcare professionals can make better-informed, evidence-based decisions for their patients.

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