Facing the 'New Normal': How Adjusting to the Easing of COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions Exposes Mental Health Inequalities

Fineberg, Naomi; Pellegrini, Luca; Wellsted, David; Hall, Natalie; Corazza, Ornella; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Theofanous, Elena; Sireau, Nick; Adam, David; Chamberlain, Samuel R.; Laws, Keith R.

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“…For first aim of the present study, as predicted, the results showed that all the measured indices were different before and during the pandemic, lower levels of physical activity and self-esteem and higher levels of social anxiety from before to during the COVID-19. The findings indicating detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the levels of physical activity and of psychological indicators are in line with previous studies [ 6 , 15 , 29 – 31 , 33 , 34 ]. For example, Di Franco et al [ 10 ] in their study examined the effects of social distance on mental health status and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“…In the present study, we tried to pay attention to these physical and psychological variables and evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on them. To date, however, much research has been conducted worldwide on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on levels of physical activity and mental health [ 6 , 29 – 31 ]. Also, to our knowledge, there is little information about this, especially for Iran [ 32 – 34 ].…”

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on physical activity and mental health status of Iranian people

Saemi

Nobari

Bădicu

et al. 2022

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by acute respiratory syndrome that can negatively impact physical activity as well as mental health of people in the world. Since Iran is one of the countries deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on physical activity behaviours, as well as on mental health indicators among Iranian people. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 335 participants were included (155 males, mean age = 30.06 ± 14.58 years). Participants were selected through the convenience sampling from different parts of Iran mainly through virtual social networks and filled out an electronic questionnaire in the form of Google Form online survey measuring physical activity behaviours (The International Physical Activity Questionnaire; IPAQ; Short Form) and two mental health indicators–self-esteem (Rosenberg self-esteem scale) and social physical anxiety (7-items social physique anxiety scale). The questionnaires were provided to the participants in the spring of 2021 for 15 days and they were asked to answer it in two periods before the outbreak of coronavirus (winter 2020) and the period during the outbreak of coronavirus (spring 2021). Results The results showed that participants reported significant differences from before to during the pandemic in all three variables of physical activity (significant decreases), self-esteem (significant decreases), and social physical anxiety (significant increases) regardless of participants’ gender. The results of correlation test between changes in physical activity and changes in mental health indicators showed that COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted self-esteem and social physical anxiety. However, we have not found any significant association of physical activity’s change with social physical anxiety or self-esteem’s changes before and during the pandemic. Conclusions The findings of the present study indicate a detrimental effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity and mental health among Iranian people. Public policies aiming to buffer the negative impact on COVID-19 Iranians’ health are urgently needed.

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on physical activity and mental health status of Iranian people

Saemi

Nobari

Bădicu

et al. 2022

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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“…• Clinicians in general, including urologists, should be aware of the suicide risk associated with OCD, especially in those with severe obsessions wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly owing to prolonged exposure to statutory reinforcement of safety behaviours. 12 Therefore, it is increasingly important for clinicians in general to be aware of the diagnosis and feel confident to sensitively enquire about it.…”

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“…Consequently, there may be a delay between the onset of the disturbance and the onset of treatment, which can adversely affect the clinical outcome 11 . Moreover, emerging evidence suggests that the prevalence of OCD among the general population and the severity of obsessive‐compulsive symptoms may be increasing in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic, possibly owing to prolonged exposure to statutory reinforcement of safety behaviours 12 . Therefore, it is increasingly important for clinicians in general to be aware of the diagnosis and feel confident to sensitively enquire about it.…”

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Obsessive‐compulsive disorder and men's health. Part 1: Recognition and diagnosis

Conti

Pellegrini

Riaz

et al. 2023

Trends Urol & Men's Health

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Obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD) commonly affects males and can manifest with a range of urological symptoms directly linked to the content of the OCD, including urinary urgency, urinary frequency, urinary retention and sexual dysfunction. Accurate recognition of OCD in such cases is fundamental to avoid misdiagnosis, risks to patients associated with untreated OCD (including suicidal behaviour), unnecessary physical health investigations and delayed treatment. In Part 1 here, the authors discuss the recognition and diagnosis of OCD. Part 2 will consider its treatment.

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“…Others areas that have been impacted include both domestic and international travel, self-assessment, isolation at home and testing (when needed), and maintaining close contact with the COVID-19 support infrastructure in case of emergency (Ingrassia et al, 2020;Owan, Asuquo, Ekaette, et al, 2021). Other new normal behaviors include regular handwashing, covering the mouth and nose when coughing, regularly cleaning surfaces, monitoring, and self-isolation for those people exposed or feeling unwell (Fineberg et al, 2021). As a result, it is reasonable to consider that people would alter their habits and routines in order to conform to the new standards.…”

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Personal Characteristics and Academic Staff Teaching Adjustment to the New Normal: The Case of a Public University in Nigeria

Owan¹,

Ekpenyong²,

Udida³

2022

Unibulletin

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Background/purpose -This study assessed personal characteristics and teaching adjustment to the new normal among academic staff at a public university in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. Materials/methods -The descriptive survey design research design was adopted for the study. Using the multistage sampling procedure, a sample of 313 respondents was obtained from 2,410 academic staff. The Personal characteristics and teaching adjustment questionnaire (PCTAQ) was used as the data collection instrument. However, primary data were collected from 297 academic staff who voluntarily participated. Independent t-test analysis was employed in testing the hypotheses at the .05 level of significance. Results -Teachers' attitudes towards e-learning were found to have significantly influenced their teaching adjustment to the new normal. Teachers who maintained favorable attitudes towards e-learning reported higher COVID-19 teaching adjustment success rates than their counterparts with unfavorable attitudes. The level of ICT education significantly influenced their teaching adjustment to the new normal. Academic staff with a high level of ICT education adjusted their teaching strategies more to the new normal than those with a low level of ICT education. Conclusion -It was concluded that teachers' characteristics can significantly influence teaching staff's adjustment to the new normal. The implication is that university academic staff need to develop positive attitudes toward e-learning and be ready to maximize all the potential benefits of utilizing digital technologies for instructional delivery.

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Facing the 'New Normal': How Adjusting to the Easing of COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions Exposes Mental Health Inequalities

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on physical activity and mental health status of Iranian people

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on physical activity and mental health status of Iranian people

Obsessive‐compulsive disorder and men's health. Part 1: Recognition and diagnosis

Personal Characteristics and Academic Staff Teaching Adjustment to the New Normal: The Case of a Public University in Nigeria

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