COVID‑19 and its consequences on mental health (Review)

Tsamakis, Konstantinos; Tsiptsios, Dimitrios; Ouranidis, Andreas; Mueller, Christoph; Schizas, Dimitrios; Terniotis, Christos; Nikolakakis, Nikolaos; Tyros, Georgios; Kympouropoulos, Stylianos; Lazaris, Andreas M.; Spandidos, Demetrios A.; Smyrnis, Nikolaos; Rizos, Emmanouil

doi:10.3892/etm.2021.9675

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“…First and foremost, this pandemic has forced us to realise that medical education can become an extremely vulnerable asset in times of health crises and should not always be taken for granted in its traditional form, especially in the context of future COVID-19 waves and future pandemics. 97 In Singapore, medical educators were driven by the past H1N1 pandemic to prepare a contingency plan for similar future crises. 34 Creating a hybrid environment of fundamental traditional methods with novel technological tools could solidify the provision of medical education even in times in which its integrity is threatened.…”

Section: A 'Crash Test' For Education In the Future?mentioning

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Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic

Papapanou

Routsi

Tsamakis

et al. 2021

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly disrupted the well-established, traditional structure of medical education. Τhe new limitations of physical presence have accelerated the development of an online learning environment, comprising both of asynchronous and synchronous distance education, and the introduction of novel ways of student assessment. At the same time, this prolonged crisis had serious implications on the lives of medical students including their psychological well-being and the impact on their academic trajectories. The new reality has, on many occasions, triggered the ‘acting up’ of medical students as frontline healthcare staff, which has been perceived by many of them as a positive learning and contributing experience, and has led to a variety of responses from the educational institutions. All things considered, the urgency for rapid and novel adaptations to the new circumstances has functioned as a springboard for remarkable innovations in medical education,including the promotion of a more “evidence-based” approach.

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Section: A 'Crash Test' For Education In the Future?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic

Papapanou

Routsi

Tsamakis

et al. 2021

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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“…urban, rural, semi-rural settlement) on distress. Social support was measured using the Interview Schedule for Social Integration (ISSI) [49], which assesses social support in terms of the Availability and Adequacy of Social Interaction and Social Attachment.…”

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Psychological Distress and Social Support among Conflict Refugees in Urban, Semi-rural and Rural Settlements in Uganda: Burden and Mechanisms of Association

Lawoko

Nakidde²,

Lugada³

et al. 2021

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Background: Recent research shows that psychological distress is on the rise globally as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions imposed on populations to manage it. We estimated the burden of psychological distress and scrutinized the role that social support may play in moderating psychological distress among conflict refugees in urban, semi-rural and rural settlements in Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: Cross-sectional survey data on psychological distress, social support, demographics, socio-economic and behavioral variables was gathered from 1014 adult refugees randomly sampled from urban, semi-rural and rural refugee settlementsin Uganda, using two-staged cluster sampling. Research instruments were checked for reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha. T-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Multivariable Linear Regression were applied to analyse the data in SPSS-version 22. Statistical significance was assumed at p<0.05.Results: Refugees resident in rural/semi-rural settlements exhibited higher levels of psychological distress, lower levels of social interaction and lower levels of social attachment than peers resident in urban settlements. However, they reported, on the other hand, higher adequacy of social interaction and higher adequacy of social attachment than peers resident in urban settlements. Adequacy of social interaction and attachment were directly associated with psychological distress and acted as stress buffers in the relationship between psychological distress and rural/urban settlement. Conclusions: There is a settlement-inequality (i.e. rural vs. urban) in psychological distress and social support among conflict refugees in Uganda. Both the direct and buffering effects of adequacy of social interaction and attachment can explain the rural/urban discrepancy in psychological distress, with important implications for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) interventions.

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“…The authors encouraged preventative support and early intervention for children and adolescents to combat the increasing mental health issues. At the other end of the age spectrum, a number of studies have indicated that older adults are disproportionally affected by COVID-related mental health disorders, morbidity and mortality (Palmer et al, 2020;Zheng et al, 2020;Bae et al, 2021;Tsamakis et al, 2021).…”

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Addressing the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis: A Perspective on Using Interdisciplinary Universal Interventions

2021

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Mental health is reaching a crisis point due to the ramifications of COVID-19. In an attempt to curb the spread of the virus and circumvent health systems from being overwhelmed, governments have imposed regulations such as lockdown restrictions and home confinement. These restrictions, while effective for infection control, have contributed to poorer lifestyle behaviors. Currently, Positive Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine are two distinct but complimentary disciplines that offer an array of evidence-based approaches for promoting mental health and well-being across a universal population. However, these strategies for improving mental health are typically used in isolation. This perspective calls for a new paradigm shift to create and rollout well-designed interdisciplinary universal multicomponent mental health interventions that integrates the benefits of both disciplines, and uses innovative digital mental health solutions to achieve scalability and accessibility within the limitations and beyond the COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions.

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COVID‑19 and its consequences on mental health (Review)

Cited by 158 publications

References 45 publications

Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic

Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic

Psychological Distress and Social Support among Conflict Refugees in Urban, Semi-rural and Rural Settlements in Uganda: Burden and Mechanisms of Association

Addressing the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis: A Perspective on Using Interdisciplinary Universal Interventions

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