scholarly journals El duelo en medicina desde la visión y piel del profesional sanitario

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
Erik Gabriel Díaz Avila ◽  
Marcela Fernández-Carrera Muchova ◽  
Teresa Sánchez Villanueva ◽  
Vega Sánchez Calvo ◽  
Jesús Francisco Mesonero Robles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Salud Mental

El duelo es un proceso natural que han de pasar las personas tras la pérdida de un ser querido. Durante la actual pandemia COVID-19 los profesionales sanitarios han sido víctimas, pues se han tenido que enfrentar a una situación sin precedentes en la que se ha puesto en juego su propia salud mental. El objetivo principal del estudio ha sido analizar el duelo en los profesionales sanitarios durante la actual pandemia COVID-19. Se realizó una revisión de la literatura, no sistemática, en las diferentes bases de datos científicas para analizar el duelo en el ámbito de la medicina ligado al duelo vivido por los profesionales sanitarios, centrado en la situación actual de crisis sanitaria, así como los problemas que añadió la pandemia COVID-19. La pandemia COVID-19 ha puesto de manifiesto la importancia del duelo y la despedida justa, la cual no se pudo dar en la mayoría de los casos. Es imperiosa la preparación que han de recibir los profesionales sanitarios para enfrentar dicho proceso e incluso, los futuros profesionales sanitarios. Queda de manifiesto la importancia de la capacitación y cuidado de la salud mental, tanto en pacientes, familiares, personal sanitario y futuros profesionales de la salud. A la vez que, se ha de garantizar la resiliencia enfocada a los aspectos relacionados con el duelo. Grief is a natural process that people go through after the loss of a loved one. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals have been victims, as they have had to face an unprecedented situation in which their own mental health has been put at stake. The main objective of the study has been to analyze the grief in health professionals during the current COVID-19 pandemic. A literatura review, non-systematic was carried out in the different scientific databases to analyze the grief in the field of medicine linked to the grief experienced by health professionals, focused on the current situation of health crisis, as well as the problems added by the COVID-pandemic. 19. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mourning and a fair farewell, which could not be given in most cases. The preparation that health professionals must receive to face this process and even future health professionals is imperative. The importance of training and mental health care is evident, both in patients, relatives, health personnel and future health professionals. At the same time, resilience focused on aspects related to grief must be guaranteed.

scholarly journals Dependência química: saúde mental das pessoas em situação de rua

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (33) ◽  
pp. 327-332
Author(s):  
Viviane Venturi ◽  
Luiz Faustino dos Santos Maia ◽  
Ana Maria Sanches ◽  
Cidia Vasconcellos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Homeless Persons ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Salud Mental ◽  
Government Websites

Pessoas que vivem em situação de rua foram caracterizadas como pessoas que não dispunham de uma moradia fixa. A partir deste contexto observamos que cada vez mais pessoas vivem excluídas de seus direitos básicos. Este trabalho visa compreender a saúde mental de pessoas que vivem em situação de rua. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo de revisão da literatura, através de artigos encontrados nas bases de dados SCIELO, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde e sites governamentais, onde foram encontrados 45 artigos, dos quais foram selecionados 13 artigos para o desenvolvimento do presente trabalho. Observou-se a importância dos consultórios de rua como porta de entrada das pessoas que vivem em situação de rua no acesso aos serviços de saúde e consequentemente contribuindo para a sua reinserção na sociedade. As pessoas que vivem em situação de rua vivem de forma vulnerável, suscetíveis a vários fatores que podem comprometer a sua saúde física e mental, os profissionais que trabalham com essa população através dos consultórios na rua, devem estar preparados para atender essa demanda e toda a singularidade.Descritores: Consultório na rua, Pessoas em situação de rua, Assistência à saúde. Chemical dependency: mental health of homeless peopleAbstract: People living on the streets were characterized as people who did not have a fixed home. From this context, we observe that more and more people are excluded from their basic rights. This work aims to understand the mental health of people living on the streets. It is a descriptive study of literature review, through articles found in the SCIELO databases, Virtual Health Library and government websites, where 45 articles were found, of which 13 articles were selected for the development of this work. It was observed the importance of street clinics as a gateway for people living on the streets in accessing health services and consequently contributing to their reintegration into society. People living on the streets live in a vulnerable way, susceptible to various factors that can compromise their physical and mental health, professionals who work with this population through street offices must be prepared to meet this demand and the entire community. singularity.Descriptors: Street Clinic, Homeless Persons, Health care. Dependencia química: salud mental de las personas sin hogarResumen: Las personas que vivían en la calle se caracterizaron como personas que no tenían un hogar permanente. Desde este contexto, observamos que cada vez son más las personas excluidas de sus derechos básicos. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comprender la salud mental de las personas que viven en la calle. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo de revisión de la literatura, a través de artículos encontrados en las bases de datos SCIELO, Biblioteca Virtual en Salud y sitios web gubernamentales, donde se encontraron 45 artículos, de los cuales 13 artículos fueron seleccionados para el desarrollo del presente trabajo. Se observó la importancia de las clínicas de calle como puerta de entrada para que las personas que viven en la calle accedan a los servicios de salud y, en consecuencia, contribuyan a su reintegración a la sociedad. Las personas que viven en la calle viven de manera vulnerable, susceptibles a diversos factores que pueden comprometer su salud física y mental, los profesionales que trabajan con esta población a través de oficinas de calle deben estar preparados para atender esta demanda y la singularidad de toda la comunidad.Descriptores: Práctica de Calle, Personas sin Hogar, Atención de la Salud.

Determinants of Quality of Life during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of a large sample of Brazilian Health Professionals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Jardim de Paula ◽  
Danielle de Souza Costa ◽  
Antônio Geraldo Silva ◽  
Débora Marques de Miranda ◽  
Leandro Malloy-Diniz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
World Health ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Explained Variance

Quality of Life (QoL) is a multidimensional estimate of biopsychosocial health and wellbeing.1 The COVID-19 pandemic led to an abrupt change in our lifestyle, demanding resilience and coping mechanisms2. Health care providers are in the frontline of COVID-19 patients’ diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation, and there is a well-documented impact of this context on their physical and mental health2. This might impact their wellbeing and reduce their quality of life. In this research letter, we investigated which factors are associated with QoL in Brazilian healthcare professionals. We aim to investigate both protective and risk factors for the four main aspects of QoL: physical, psychological, social relations, and environment. We assessed 97.771 Brazilian adults, most (92.3%) health professionals of different professions from all the five-country regions. All included individuals agreed in a written consent to participate. Participants showed an average of 35.45 years old (±9.49) and were predominantly female (80%). They answered an online questionnaire about sociodemographic aspects, measures of mental health, and quality of life in the first semester of 2020. A detailed description of the sample and procedures can be found elsewhere3. All participants answered the WHOQoL-BREF, a standardized tool for QoL assessment developed by the World Health Organization. Stepwise linear regression analysis was used to assess the role of sociodemographic factors, previously diagnosed mental disorders, COVID-19 related symptoms as well a series of specific questions regarding participants worries and perceptions about the pandemic, including the protective behaviors' adoption (social distancing, usage of masks and sanitizer, among others). A full list of variables (64 in total) is available on the SAMBE webpage (http://abpbrasil.org.br/pcabp/). Since we have a large sample size our statistical power is about 99% (alpha=0.01) to detect small effect sizes. To simplify our results and allow a more direct application to real-life settings we only included significant predictors which showed at least 1% of adjusted explained variance in the stepwise models. The stepwise regression model was summarized in the figure below. All regression models were significant (p<0.001) as well all the predictors reported in the Figure. Total explained variance was 26% for Physical QoL, 27% for Psychological, 13% for Social Relations, and 19% for Environmental. A history of previous depression, presence of Headache, and the perception of worsening in home relationships were risk factors for lower QoL in all four domains. Our results suggest a multidimensional pattern of determinants of QoL in health care professionals in the early days of the pandemic. Interesting features emerged as predictors of QoL such as changes in home relationships, worsening in work productivity, and mental health. Expected and new predictors may shed light on which factors should be considered in interventions aiming at the development of mitigation of impact QoL in these populations.

scholarly journals Efficacy of a brief online mindfulness-based intervention on the psychological well-being of health care professionals and trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed method design

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iram Osman ◽  
Shaista Hamid ◽  
Veena S. Singaram
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Intervention Analysis ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Impact

Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health professionals were pushed to the front line of a global health crisis unprepared and resource constrained, which affected their mental well-being.Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a brief online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) on stress and burnout for health professionals training and working in South Africa during the COVID-19 crisis.Setting: The context of the study is the overburdened, under-resourced health care system in South Africa during a global pandemic.Methods: A mixed method framework was adopted for this study. The quantitative data was analysed using descriptive analysis and the participants’ qualitative experiences were interpreted using interpretative phenomenological analysis.Results: Forty-seven participants took part in this study. The study found a statistically significant (p 0.05) reduction in stress levels and emotional exhaustion as well as an increase in mindful awareness and feelings of personal accomplishment after the intervention. The participants’ shared experiences were analysed in two parts. The pre-intervention analysis presented with central themes of loss of control and a sense of powerlessness because of COVID-19. The post-intervention analysis comprised themes of a sense of acquired control and empowerment through increased mindfulness.Conclusions: The study found that a brief online MBI can be associated with reduced levels of stress and burnout as well as an increased sense of control and empowerment, felt both personally and professionally, during a global crisis.Contribution: The impact of an online MBI for health care professionals amidst a pandemic has not been previously documented.

scholarly journals Características sociodemográficas de las personas admitidas en un centro hospitalario psiquiátrico alemán: un estudio retrospectivo.

2020 ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
Blanca Patricia Silva-Barrera ◽  
Rocio Juliá-Sanchis ◽  
Andrés Montoyo-Guijarro ◽  
Rosa Requena-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Psychiatric Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Severe Mental Disorders ◽  
Salud Mental

Resumen En los últimos años se han suscitado cambios en la salud mental de las personas, debido a las diversas problemáticas sociodemográficas actuales. Se requiere de la exploración de los acontecimientos que causan síntomas psiquiátricos en las personas con necesidad de ingreso y hospitalización. Es por eso que se realizó este estudio retrospectivo sobre 1.593 historias clínicas del hospital psiquiátrico Main-Kinzig-Kreis Schlüchtern en Alemania durante el período 2000-2014 en pacientes de 18 a 69 años. Se identificó como motivo de ingreso a un 37.16% de personas como pacientes con síntomas agudos, una relación con consumos de sustancias provocadas por adicciones en un 41.62% y el trastorno depresivo en un 28.75%. Se detecta la descompensación de trastornos mentales graves en 27.05%, en donde el 34.71% de los pacientes fueron derivadas desde otros dispositivos asistenciales y el 32.89% decidió ingresar por sí mismo. El perfil del paciente ingresado es de ser hombre entre 41-50 años, casado o con pareja, derivado por recurso asistencial relacionado con la descompensación de un trastorno mental grave. Abstract In recent years, changes have occurred in people's mental health due to various current socio- demographic issues. The exploration of the events that cause psychiatric symptoms in people who need admission and hospitalization is required. That is why this retrospective study was conducted on 1.593 clinical history from the Main-Kinzig-Kreis Schlüchtern psychiatric hospital in Germany during the period 2000-2014 in patients aged 18 to 69. A total of 37.16% of the patients were identified as having acute symptoms, 41.62% as having substance abuse due to addiction and 28.75% as having a depressive disorder. Decompensation of severe mental disorders was detected in 27.05%, where 34.71% of the patients were referred from other care devices and 32.89% decided to be admitted on their own. The profile of the admitted patient is a man between 41-50 years old, married or with a partner, referred to the psychiatric hospital for health care resources due to a decompensation of some serious mental disorder.

scholarly journals Health professionals' views of services for schizophrenia – fragmentation and inequality

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Haddad ◽  
Martin Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Nurses ◽  
Mental Health Care System ◽  
Educational Grant ◽  
Community Psychiatric

There has been much debate about effective treatments, service configurations and costs within Britain's mental health care system, but it has largely taken place in academic and management circles. We were interested in the views of those providing care. We organised a meeting of community psychiatric nurses, general practitioners and consultant psychiatrists (funded with an educational grant from Zeneca Pharmaceuticals). Participants worked in various parts of Great Britain, including rural and inner city areas. The authors facilitated the discussion, the emphasis of which was on participants' clinical experience.

scholarly journals Mental health in primary health care: professionals’ perceptions and patients’ levels of depression, anxiety and stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Varela Madureira ◽  
Maria Cristina Quintas Antunes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Self Administration ◽  
Primary Health

Background: The integration of mental health in primary health care, throughout its various functional units and with effective articulation between primary health care and mental health services, has been considered an essential objective of the legislative documents produced in the last three decades in Portugal, among them the National Health Plan 2011-2016.Goals: This study aimed to inquire health professionals’ perceptions about mental health care provided by public primary health care units, namely their perceptions about the mental health of their patients. It also intended to explore the difficulties perceived by the health professionals in their daily activity about the mental health problems of their patients and about the need of clinical psychologists’ activity in the public primary health care.Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study with two non-probabilistic samples: health professionals (doctors, nurses and psychologists) and patients from two public health care units. Health professionals were interviewed (individual structured face-to-face interviews) about their perceptions of needs for improving their capacity to provide mental healthcare and about patients’ mental health conditions. Patients responded (by self-administration) to the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), providing a characterization of patients’ stress, anxiety and symptoms of depression.Results: Health professionals in their daily practice often identify in their patients symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression (most particularly in adults),. Several issues were identified as problematic, such as: poor access of the referral system for psychiatric and clinical psychological specialized care, insufficient number of health professionals, particularly of psychologists, and lack of appropriate mental health care specialization. The results also revealed relevant levels of stress, anxiety and depression in primary health care patients (both genders), which seem to increase with age. Discussion: Difficulties identified by health professionals may relate to the centralisation of resources, resistance to change from human resources management, lack of consensus among the various decision groups linked to mental health and, at institutional level, insufficient and inadequate funding. These factors may contribute to a failure in early diagnosis of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. It is expected that articulation between primary health services and differentiated health services will improve, with improvement in teamwork among professionals and increase of the quality of life of users, satisfaction with work, from health professionals,  and reduction of health costs.

Mental health services for individuals at risk of suicide in Peru: Attitudes and perspectives of mental health professionals

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402094678
Author(s):  
Dana Alonzo ◽  
Dafne Aida Zapata Pratto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Specialized Training ◽  
Mental Health Care System ◽  
Care System

Background: Mental Health professionals often have to deal with at-risk individuals in crises and lack specialized training on suicide risk assessment and intervention. This study examined mental health professionals’ attitudes toward at-risk individuals and their perceptions of the quality of training and treatment available for assessing and intervening with this population. Methods: A total of 32 mental health professionals (13 psychiatrists, 16 psychologists, 2 psychiatric nurses; 1 social assistant) from highly vulnerable communities in Lima, Peru discussed their perceptions in four focus groups conducted by the authors. Results: Participants reported glaring deficiencies in all areas explored including training, knowledge and skills regarding suicide assessment and management. In addition, using ground theory analysis, three domains of findings emerged representing barriers and facilitators of treatment engagement, risk and protective factors of suicide and pros and cons of the current mental health care system including micro-, mezzo- and macro-level factors. The most frequently identified barrier was the perception that suicide is illegal; facilitator was family involvement; risk factor was poor parenting; protective factor was religious beliefs; pro of mental health care system was establishment of community-based services and con of mental health care system was lack of access to psychiatrists. Conclusion: The lack of specialized training available in the institutions that are designed to prepare mental health professionals for working with at-risk individuals is notable and has a direct and known impact self-identified by helping professionals. The need and desire for targeted training is palpable and essential to address growing rates of suicide, particularly among youth, in Peru.

Hispanics, Mental Health, and Suicide: Brief Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Brenes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Provider Attitudes ◽  
Health Crisis

A global health crisis exists surrounding suicide. In the United States, suicide rates have increased by nearly 30% in most states since 1999. Although the suicide rate among Hispanic Americans is significantly lower than non-Hispanic Whites, reasons for the lower rate are unclear. Current literature suggests that the lower rate may be due to underreporting, a lack of suicide screening and a number of complex social issues, including the stigma surrounding suicide in Hispanic culture. Health care provider attitudes toward suicidal individuals may also negatively affect mental health outcomes. This brief report focuses on suicide as a public health concern, addresses key issues arising from the phenomenon, and provides a perspective on health care providers’ attitudes toward suicide. Recommendations for future research, as well as implications for clinical practice and policy, are suggested.

scholarly journals Data Handling for E-Mental Health Professionals

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 85S-91S
Author(s):  
Sandeep Grover ◽  
Siddharth Sarkar ◽  
Rahul Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Data Handling ◽  
Health Care Data

Digital psychiatry and e-mental health have proliferated and permeated vastly in the current landscape of mental health care provision. The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated this digital transformation, and changes that usually take many years to translate into clinical practice have been implemented in a matter of weeks. These have outpaced the checks and balances that would typically accompany such changes, which has brought into focus a need to have a proper approach for digital data handling. Health care data is sensitive, and is prone to hacking due to the lack of stringent protocols regarding its storage and access. Mental health care data need to be more secure due to the stigma associated with having a mental health condition. Thus, there is a need to emphasize proper data handling by mental health professionals, and policies to ensure safeguarding patient’s privacy are required. The aim of useful, free, and fair use of mental health care data for clinical, business, and research purposes should be balanced with the need to ensure the data is accessible to only those who are authorized. Systems and policies should be in place to ensure that data storage, access, and disposal are systematic and conform to data safety norms.

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