scholarly journals COVID-19: Immediate Predictors of Individual Resilience

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regardt J. Ferreira ◽  
Fred Buttell ◽  
Clare Cannon
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Individual Resilience ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

COVID-19 is a pandemic event not seen in a century. This research aims to determine important predictors of resilience towards the COVID 19/Coronavirus Pandemic. This study uses a cross-sectional design, with purposive snowball sampling, for primary survey data collected over 10 weeks starting the first week in April 2020. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire on demographics and behavioral factors. Resilience was assessed using the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and perceived stress was assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale. 374 adults participated in the survey. OLS regression was performed to determine key associations among demographic variables, resilience measures, and perceived stress brought on by COVID-19. Age and education were statistically significantly positively associated with resilience, while English as a second language was significantly negatively associated. Participants who reported needing help from family and neighbors, total number of days in lockdown, and higher perceived stress were all significantly negatively associated with resilience. This study adds to immediate predictors of individual resilience to the ongoing infectious disease catastrophe created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Resilience Improves the Sleep Quality in Disabled Elders: The Role of Perceived Stress

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yumei Cai ◽  
Junlei Wang ◽  
Liwen Hou
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chinese Elders

The current research aims to prove the impact of resilience on sleep quality and to investigate the mediating function of perceived stress in the paths from resilience to sleep quality among disabled Chinese elders. The participants were 196 elders with visual and physical disability who resided in the nursing houses in Shanghai, including 102 males and 94 females whose mean age was 74.5 years old (standard deviation = 6.81). All the elders were measured with the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Perceived Stress Scale. The results showed that all the demographic variables were significantly related to perceived stress and PSQI scores. High levels of resilience could significantly enhance the quality of sleep in disabled Chinese elders. In addition, the two-step mediation models also confirmed the impact of resilience on sleep quality as mediated through perceived stress in this special aged population. Better knowledge on the mechanisms of sleep quality among older adults could benefit the prevention and treatment of some geriatric diseases.

scholarly journals Resilience, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Overseas Filipino Seafarers

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Jane Marie D. Tamayo
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Fisher Exact Test ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Demographic Profiles ◽  
Resilience Scale

This descriptive-correlational study assessed the level of resilience, depression, anxiety, and stress among overseas Filipino seafarers and its relationship to demographic variables such as age, marital status, length of service, position category, and family structure.  Also, it sought to find out if resilience is associated with depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. Sixty-six overseas Filipino seafarers were obtained through convenience and snowball sampling in Iloilo. The data were gathered using the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) and were analyzed using percentage, mean, Fisher Exact test, and Pearson-r product. The results showed a normal level of resilience and experience normal levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. There is no relationship between resilience, depression, anxiety, stress and demographic profiles. Moreover, resilience is negatively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. Results of the study served as a basis for resilience enhancement and distress management program for overseas Filipino seafarers.

scholarly journals Healthcare Professionals (Nurses') Perceived Stress and Coping: Amid COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Fatmah J. Alsolami ◽  
Pushpamala Ramaiah ◽  
Nahla A. Tayyib ◽  
Mohammad S. Alshmemri ◽  
Sanaa A. Alsulami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping

Background: Nurses are the frontline health professional more likely to undergo various stressors during the pandemic Covid-19 situation. The ongoing unprecedented crisis causes more stress, especially among nurses, as they are the most vulnerable group who predominantly get impacted while delivering comprehensive care. Aim: This study explored the level of stress among nurses working in different healthcare settings. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study among nurses from developed and developing countries between 7 February and 7 April 2020 was adopted for this research. Sixty-four nurses working in different healthcare settings were included in the study. A self-developed online questionnaire using google documents was used to collect data that comprised baseline data, Cohen Perceived stress scale, simplified coping items, and items of psychosocial perception. Results: It was revealed that 75.64% of studied participants (N=64) had a high level of stress, with a mean anxiety score and Standard deviation of 3.52± 1.084, during the Covid-19 pandemic situation. A statistically significant association was found between the demographic variables such as experience and participation in the COVID-19 team at p<.05, whereas gender, age, and working unit do not show any significant associations. Conclusion: Heath institutions' effective and efficient protocols are required to enhance nurses' mental strength and alleviate their lack of coping strategies, particularly during a crisis.

scholarly journals Faktor Prediktor Tingkat Ketahanan pada Kehamilan Dini Remaja

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 519-528
Author(s):  
Mariana Isir ◽  
Adriana Egam ◽  
Alva Cherry Mustamu
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
T Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Perceived Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Resilience Scale

Kehamilan adalah masa dengan tantangan biologis, psikologis dan sosial yang sangat besar. Ini juga bisa menjadi saat gangguan emosional dan psikologis saat menghadapi tuntutan barunya; Oleh karena itu, stres dan kecemasan sering terjadi selama kehamilan, terutama di kalangan remaja yang belum menikah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prediktor utama tingkat ketahanan kehamilan pada remaja yang mengalami kehamilan dini. Desain penelitian ini adalah analitik dengan pendekatan cross-sectional pada 241 remaja hamil. Pengukuran Stres dan ketahanan yang dirasakan menggunakan Perceived Stress Scale, and Wagnild & Young Resilience  Scale. Uji Statistik menggunakan uji-t  test, korelasi Pearson, ANOVA dan regresi logistik. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa terdapat tiga variabel yang menjadi prediktor utama penyebab stres kehamilan  yaitu perasaan malu, penerimaan pasangan terhadap kehamilan,  dan keterlibatan orang tua dalam mengasuh anak dengan nilai signifikansi (0.03, 0.01, 0.01  p-value <0, 05). Perasaan malu, penerimaan pasangan terhadap kehamilan,  dan keterlibatan orang tua dalam mengasuh anak merupakan penyebab utama ketahanan kehamilan pada remaja yang mengalami kehamilan dini.  

scholarly journals PERCEIVED STRESS LEVEL AMONG MADRASAH ‘ALIYAH STUDENTS DURING EXAMINATION WEEK

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fijar Rotul Akbar ◽  
Achmad Rizki ◽  
Maulida Nur
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
School Director ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Academic Demands

Academic demands including examinations are found to be the major contributor of stress development among students. Current research is purposed to investigate the prevalence of perceived stress level among Madrasah Aliyah students during examination week. This study was a descriptive and cross-sectional design applying quantitative method for data collection. With respect to the sample, 107 students form Madrasah Aliyah Pasirjambu, Kab. Bandung were proportionally selected from class 10 to class 12. To measure the degree to which particular situations and conditions happening in student’s life are appraised or perceived as stressful situation, Perceived Stress Scale developed by Sheldon Cohen was administered. After which, having gained ethical approval from the foundation board and school director, the data were collected and analyzed using statistical program of SPSS. Result showed that during examination, majority of them were experiencing moderate level of stress accounting for more than 80% and no significant differences of stress level were found with respect to gender, age and study year (class).

scholarly journals Do PostGraduate Doctors Have Special Coping Against Stress?

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
SS Mamidipalli ◽  
AK Gupta ◽  
S Mandal ◽  
N Rai ◽  
A Niraula
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Severe Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Decision Making Capacity

 Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the level of perceived stress and identify coping strategies associated with it in postgraduate doctors. We also wanted to assess association among various socio-demographic variables, stream of post-graduation, level of stress and type of coping.Material And Method: This was a cross sectional assessment by online survey on convenient samples of 99 post graduate doctors (completed MD degree in both clinical and non-clinical stream) working in various medical colleges in two countries i.e. India and Nepal. The main scales used were Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Brief COPE.Results: The sample of Indian doctors (ID) in our study perceived significantly higher stress (18.18±5.87) than the sample of Nepalese doctors (ND) (14.4±6.68). Coping strategies in the sample of ID tend to become more of ‘avoidance’ type when stress level increased to moderate-severe stress unlike ND {1.802(p0.075)}. The result of correlation analysis was in alignment with the above findings.Conclusion: There is significant stress among post graduate doctors in any stream. There are several faulty coping types that have potential to hamper the decision-making capacity of a doctor. These issues need to be addressed in order to increase the efficiency of doctors either in clinical or in non-clinical specialties. Thus, we can save the saviors from the ill-effects of stress and make them function effectively and improve their quality of life. J Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017, Page: 8-14

An Exploratory Study of Trade Union Pluralism in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth E. Parku ◽  
Yvonne Ayerki Lamptey
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Freedom Of Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Trade Union Movement ◽  
Union Movement ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Enterprise Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

The practice of trade union pluralism at an enterprise level is seen as problematic for both the management of enterprises and the trade union movement. The problems arise from inter-union rivalries, competition and disputes over demarcations of privileges and rights. This article explores the practice of trade union pluralism at the enterprise level in Ghana with the aim of creating awareness of the effect of the practice on the general trade union movement. This qualitative study employed a cross-sectional design and used purposive and snowball sampling methods in selecting the participants. The data was analysed thematically. The findings from the study show that union pluralism is stimulating the decline in general union membership, the breakaway of local unions from the federations, and employers’ classification of workers based on their qualifications once they are employed by organisations, and their assignment to specific unions (automatic membership at enterprise level). It is suggested that employment laws encourage union breakaways, which weakens the unions especially at the enterprise level. It is recommended that the state, labour officials and policy-makers should enforce labour laws, especially regarding freedom of association, and consider revisiting or amending some labour laws to curb their abuse. The government and labour institutions need to work together to operationalise the implementation of legal provisions on freedom of association or consider amending the provisions to curb the existing abuse.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Increased Food Consumption during the ‘Third Wave’ of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2380
Author(s):  
Eduardo Sánchez-Sánchez ◽  
Jara Díaz-Jimenez ◽  
Ignacio Rosety ◽  
Maria José M. Alférez ◽  
Antonio Jesús Díaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
The Third ◽  
Moderate Stress

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of people worldwide. An increase in perceived stress can lead to unhealthy behaviors such as increased food consumption. The aim of this study was to find the level of perceived stress and its relationship with increased food consumption during the “third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. This was a cross-sectional study that employed anonline self-reported frequency of consumption questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale-10. A total of 637 subjects participated and 83.6% of respondents had moderate or high stress—more prevalent in the female and young respondents. Moreover, 36.1% of respondents reported that they had increased the frequency of consumption of some foods, mainly nuts, snacks, and jellybeans, along with coffee, tea, cocoa, and soft drinks. Eating between meals was more pronounced in those with high stress (65.1%) than in those with moderate stress (40.4%) and low stress (20.2%). Furthermore, the respondents with high stress reported greater weight gain. Thus, the results show that the level of perceived stress during the ‘third wave’ of this pandemic increased food consumption.

scholarly journals 841 The psychological impact of Foundation Interim Year 1 Placements on Final Year UK Medical Students Transitioning to Foundation Year One During the COVID Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Durand-Hill ◽  
D I Ike ◽  
A N Nijhawan ◽  
A B Shah ◽  
A Dawson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Introduction During the COVID pandemic, the 2019-2020 cohort of final year students were invited to participate in Foundation interim Year 1 placements (FiY1). FiY1 aimed to ease transition to Foundation Year 1 doctor (FY1). We assessed the psychological impact of FiY1 on final year medical students. Method A cross-sectional survey was distributed to final year medical students in the UK between June 4th and July 4th, 2020. The survey contained the following domains: participant demographics, rationale for FiY1 participation, a checklist of the key safety principles for FiY1s, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Perceived Stress scale-4. Results 107 final years responded to the survey. 72.0% (n = 77) of final year students surveyed were working as FiY1s. Final year students participating in FiY1 postings had reduced rates of anxiety (29.9% vs 43.4%, P = 0.186), depression (5.2% vs 20.0%, P = 0.018) and lower perceived stress levels (5.0 vs 7.2, P &lt; 0.001). 19.5% (15/77) FiY1s reported working beyond their competency, 27.3% (22/77) felt unsupervised, but 94.8% (73/77) of FiY1s felt the post prepared them for FY1. Conclusions Students participating in FiY1 postings felt less stressed and depressed than those not participating in the scheme and the majority felt it was preparing them for FY1.

scholarly journals Hubungan Spiritualitas dengan Stres pada Penderita Hipertensi di Poli Jantung RSU dr. H. Koesnadi-Bondowoso

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Muhamad Alfian Adyatma ◽  
Murtaqib Murtaqib ◽  
Baskoro Setioputro
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Life Goals ◽  
P Value ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Consecutive Sampling ◽  
Spearman Correlation Test ◽  
Daily Spiritual Experience Scale

Stress becomes one of the factors causing hypertension. The correlation of stress and hypertension occurs through sympathetic nerve activities, which can gradually increase blood pressure. Spirituality is one of coping to deal with stress. Someone who has a high spiritual level is believed that his belief and relationship with God are better. This study analyzed the correlation between spirituality and stress in hypertension patients at the Cardiology unit of dr. H. Koesnadi Hospital-Bondowoso. The variables were Spirituality and Stress. The research design was observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach with 84 respondents obtained using consecutive sampling technique. The data collection was carried out by giving the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaire on August 14th-28th 2018. The results of analysis using the Spearman correlation test were p value = 0.001 and r = -0,429 (p <0, 05), indicated a significant correlation between spirituality and stress in hypertension patients. A person who has good spirituality can control his chronic disease and help him to manage his conditions patiently, calmly and can determine his life goals. Suggestions for nurses are to be able to provide motivation to patients to accept the disease and improve adherence to the treatment.      

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