Physical and mental health aspects in COVID-19: Two sides of a coin

Yun

et al. 2022

IJERPH

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is prevalent around the world, and many studies suggest that depression among medical staff is on the rise during the pandemic. This study aims to assess the relationship between depressive symptoms and individual resilience among military hospital personnel responsible for treating patients with COVID-19. Individuals from the Armed Forces Daejeon Hospital who responded to the questionnaires from 8 February to 15 February 2022 participated in this study. Resilience and depressive symptoms were measured via the Korean Resilience Quotient Test-53 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9, respectively. We employed multivariable logistic regression analysis to estimate Odds Ratios (ORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) of depressive symptoms. Among 181 participants, the individuals with depressive symptoms and high resilience accounted for 8.8% and 61.9%, respectively. Significant correlations between depressive symptoms and both the low resilience and low resilience positivity groups were found (adjusted OR 10.30 [95% CI 1.74–61.01] and OR 13.90 [95% CI 1.93–100.02], respectively). This study notes a significant inverse relationship between depressive symptoms and resilience even after adjusting for demographic and occupational characteristics. To overcome depressive symptoms among hospital personnel, it is necessary to seek ways to improve individual resilience, especially positivity.

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confidence: 99%

Resilience and Depressive Symptoms among Medical Staff in a Military Hospital Dedicated to the Treatment of COVID-19

Yun

et al. 2022

IJERPH

“…A number of people across the world are suffering from the pandemic. Thus, a wave of mental health problems emerged [ 27 ]. This current health crisis points to a need for professionals who might help individuals to prepare for extreme and emotionally daunting conditions, especially during health-related pandemics [ 28 ].…”

Section: Child and Youth Care Work In A Time Of Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

Vulnerability and Agency in the Time of COVID-19: The Narratives of Child and Youth Care Workers in South Africa

Masuku

Hlengwa

Mkhize

et al. 2023

IJERPH

In this paper, we use data generated through one-on-one interviews with 12 purposively sampled Child and Youth Care Workers to examine their narratives of work and life-related vulnerabilities and agency during the peak of the COVID-19 global pandemic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Our findings show that Child and Youth Care Workers were vulnerable to poor mental health. Indeed, working and socialising during the height of COVID-19 posed a mental toll on the Child and Youth Care Workers in this study, who experienced fear, uncertainty, anxiety and stress. Moreover, these workers faced challenges with working under the so-called new normal, which was instituted as part of a non-pharmaceutical response to slow and curb the spread of COVID-19. Finally, our findings show that Child and Youth Care Workers actively identified and applied specific emotionally-focused and physically-focused coping mechanisms to deal with the burden brought on by the pandemic. The study has implications for CYCWs working during crisis periods.

“…Une grande partie des effets sociaux résultent d'un changement des conditions de vie et de travail, et en particulier d'une menace directe sur l'être humain (Sidhom, 2021). Cela a créé un besoin de s'éloigner socialement des autres et une dépendance accrue aux nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication (Kooli, 2021b).…”

Section: Répercussions Socialesunclassified

La gestion de la crise de la pandémie de COVID-19 par les restaurateurs : les défis des politiques économiques et sociales

Messabia

Fomi

Kooli³

2022

Rev. organ. territ.

Notre recherche vise à comprendre comment les propriétaires des petites et moyennes entreprises(PME) du secteur de la restauration ont vécu la crise financière engendrée par la pandémie de COVID-19.Par le biais d’entrevues semi-dirigées avec les restaurateurs de la région de l’Outaouais au Québec (Canada) propriétaires de PME, nous avons obtenu les avis réels sur le vécu des propriétaires de PME à la suite de la crise financière engendrée par la pandémie. L’analyse des entrevues à l’aide du logiciel NVivo nous a permis de constater que les restaurateurs ont expérimenté plusieurs problèmes : stress, manque de main-d’oeuvre et de liquidités, pertes financières, cycle de fermetures soudaines et de réouvertures ainsi que difficultés à s’adapter au changement. Pour passer à travers cette crise, les entrepreneurs ont dû faire preuve de résilience, d’innovation et de gestion stratégique. Notre recherche montre également que le gouvernement, par le biais de programmes d’aide, a apporté un grand soutien aux entrepreneurs en temps de crise. Malgré la performance du programme fédéral canadien, le soutien gouvernemental québécois reste limité. Nos résultats suggèrent que les administrateurs publics et les évaluateurs de programmes améliorent les défaillances soulevées par notre recherche. This research aims to understand the experience of small and medium-sized business (SME) owners in the food service sector during the COVID-19 crises. Through semi-structured interviews with restaurant owners in the Outaouais region (Quebec, Canada), the authors were able to collect authentic opinions on the experiences of SME owners. The analysis of the interviews through the Nvivo software enabled us to observe that the restaurant owners went through several problems including: stress, shortage of employees, financial losses, liquidity problems, closures and re-opening, and difficulties to adapt to change. To get through this crisis, entrepreneurs had to demonstrate resilience, innovation and strategic management. The research suggests that public administrators and program evaluators should address the shortcomings raised in this research.