Mental health services for older adults in China during the COVID-19 outbreak

Yang, Yuan; Li, Wen; Zhang, Qinge; Zhang, Ling; Cheung, Teris; Xiang, Yu Tao

doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30079-1

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“…The operational instructions detailed above are aimed to guarantee, during the current COVID-19 disease emergency, the provision of the best health care possible, taking into account both public health necessities as the safety of procedures. They will represent a useful resource to mental health providers, and stakeholders to face the current pandemic for which most Mental Health Departments worldwide are not prepared (Yang et al, 2020). These instructions will provide guidance and offer practical tools to enable professionals and decision makers to foresee challenges, already experienced in Italy, which in part can be avoided or minimized if timely planned.…”

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COVID-19 disease emergency operational instructions for Mental Health Departments issued by the Italian Society of Epidemiological Psychiatry

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2020

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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During the current COVID-19 disease emergency, it is not only an ethical imperative but also a public health responsibility to keep the network of community psychiatry services operational, particularly for the most vulnerable subjects (those with mental illness, disability, and chronic conditions). At the same time, it is necessary to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 disease within the outpatient and inpatient services affiliated with Mental Health Departments. These instructions, first published online on 16 March 2020 in their original Italian version, provide a detailed description of actions, proposed by the Italian Society of Epidemiological Psychiatry, addressed to Italian Mental Health Departments during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The overall goal of the operational instructions is to guarantee, during the current health emergency, the provision of the best health care possible, taking into account both public health necessities and the safety of procedures. These instructions could represent a useful resource to mental health providers, and stakeholders to face the current pandemic for which most of Mental Health Departments worldwide are not prepared to. These instructions could provide guidance and offer practical tools which can enable professionals and decision makers to foresee challenges, like those already experienced in Italy, which in part can be avoided or minimised if timely planned. These strategies can be shared and adopted, with the appropriate adjustments, by Mental Health Departments in other countries.

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COVID-19 disease emergency operational instructions for Mental Health Departments issued by the Italian Society of Epidemiological Psychiatry

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2020

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“…The continuous spread of the epidemic, strict isolation measures and delays in starting schools, colleges, and universities across the country is expected to influence the mental health of college students. There have been reports on the psychological impact of the epidemic on the general public, patients, medical staff, children, and older adults Yang et al, 2020;Li et al, 2020). However, no detailed study on the mental health status of college students facing the epidemic has been conducted to date.…”

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The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

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Psychiatry Research

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This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. HIGHLIGHTS Methods of guiding students to effectively and appropriately regulate their emotions during public health emergencies and avoid losses caused by crisis events have become an urgent problem for colleges and universities. Therefore, we investigated and analyzed the mental health status of college students during the epidemic for the following purposes.(1) To evaluate the mental situation of college students during the epidemic;(2) to provide a theoretical basis for psychological interventions with college students; and (3) to provide a basis for the promulgation of national and governmental policies. AbstractA COVID-19 epidemic has been spreading in China and other parts of the world since December 2019. The epidemic has brought not only the risk of death from infection but also unbearable psychological pressure. We sampled college students from Changzhi medical college by using cluster sampling. They responded to a questionnaire packet that included the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and those inquiring the participants' basic information. We received 7,143 responses. Results indicated that 0.9% of the respondents were experiencing severe anxiety, 2.7% moderate anxiety, and 21.3% mild anxiety. Moreover, living in urban areas (OR = .810, 95% CI = .709 -.925), family income stability (OR = .726, 95% CI = .645 -.817) and living with parents (OR = .752, 95% CI = .596 -.950) were protective factors against anxiety. Moreover, having relatives or acquaintances infected with COVID-19 was a risk factor for increasing the anxiety of college students (OR = 3.007, 95% CI = 2.377 -3.804). Results of correlation analysis indicated that economic effects, and effects on daily life, as well as delays in academic activities, were positively associated with anxiety symptoms (P < .001). However, social support was negatively correlated with the level of anxiety (P < .001). It is suggested that the mental health of college students should be monitored during epidemics.

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“…Psychological support in the outbreak is necessary for them, to help them to cope with the new situation. Once again, due to the "digital divide" the diffuse use of new technological devices for social contact could be very difficult for them and other forms of social contacts in home confinement need to be studied for them (like the use of a telephone for consultations and more frequent telephone calls from relatives, friends, social workers, clinicians and volunteers) [12,13]. • Moreover, during quarantine, elderly people who live alone or who live in a difficult situation could have difficulty in having foods, drugs and other supplies [19-12)].…”

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Ageing and COVID-19: What Is the Role for Elderly People?

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2020

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Italy is one of the oldest countries in Europe and in the world and now it is also one of the first countries that are fighting against COVID-19. In our country, the increasing life expectancy (80.5 for males and 84.9 for females, with a total life expectancy of 82.9) has led to very positive consequences for health and the well-being of elderly people: a very high number of older adults lives and acts independently in their daily life, even if they have one or more than one chronic disease. In the time of COVID-19′s outbreak in Italy, the focus of the media was on elderly people for two main reasons. First, many older people demonstrated a very high civic sense and they were helping society to fight against the pandemic. Second, also in Italy, like in China, the older adults are at higher risk in being infected with COVID-19 and if they get ill, they have a higher risk of death. The balance previously achieved between age-related disorders and a good quality of life and good health is now under high pressure. It is very important to protect elderly people from infection, but also it is important to respect them and to support them in this complex situation. There is a great risk of "ageism". In agreement with Lloyd-Sherlock and colleagues (2020), in this editorial we propose some hints of analysis, starting from the ongoing experience in Italy.

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Mental health services for older adults in China during the COVID-19 outbreak

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COVID-19 disease emergency operational instructions for Mental Health Departments issued by the Italian Society of Epidemiological Psychiatry

COVID-19 disease emergency operational instructions for Mental Health Departments issued by the Italian Society of Epidemiological Psychiatry

The psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in China

Ageing and COVID-19: What Is the Role for Elderly People?

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