General practitioner management of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Munindradasa, Ashvini; Blashki, Grant; Dykgraaf, Sally Hall; Desborough, Jane; Kidd, Michael

doi:10.31128/ajgp-11-20-5745

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“…Considering the profound and immediate stress of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals living with mental illness (Friis-Healy et al, 2022), self-efficacy related to goal setting, attainment, and personal recovery became less important (Ritchie et al, 2021). Alongside this, a lack of accessibility to services that equip individuals with the resources to achieve their goals is severely impaired (Munindradasa et al, 2021). In its place, there appears to be an increased need for connectedness to promote resilience in the face of pandemic-related stressors (Gizdic et al, 2023) and engagement with nature to help relieve anxieties associated with the restrictiveness of the pandemic (Wicks et al, 2023).…”

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Connection and recovery in the COVID‐19 age: An analysis of changes in goal‐setting throughout the pandemic by consumers living with enduring mental illness

Patterson,

Roberts,

Yousiph

et al. 2023

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Goal‐setting is a tool that empowers consumer recovery. Though the pandemic has affected consumer goal‐setting, the nature and extent of this impact have not been examined in a recovery setting. The aim of this study is to assess whether the recovery goals of individuals with serious mental illness changed in association with the COVID‐19 pandemic. In this mixed‐methods design, data were collected from a purposeful sample of consumers (nTOTAL = 355) aged 19–67 years (MAGE = 44.56, SD = 13.05) attending Recovery Camp, a 5‐day therapeutic‐recreation programme for individuals living with severe mental illness (e.g., PTSD, schizophrenia). Consumer‐set goals were examined across 5 programmes prior to March 2020 (nPRE = 126) and 11 following (nPOST = 229). Goals were set on day one, with attainment self‐scored on day five. Chi‐squared goodness‐of‐fit tests compared goal proportions per domain; tests of independence assessed changes in goals pre‐ and post‐pandemic. Six goal domains were identified: Approach‐Based Recovery, Avoidance‐based Recovery, Novel Physical Activities, Relationships, Health, and Recreation/Relaxation. Irrespective of the pandemic, goal attainment was consistently high across all programmes (86.56%). Approach‐based Recovery goals were predominant pre‐pandemic, but were significantly reduced post‐pandemic (p = 0.040). Goals related to Relationships and Novel Physical Activities took precedence throughout the pandemic. Post‐COVID‐19, consumer recovery goals reveal increased desire for connection, novelty‐seeking, and positive behavioural change.

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