Post-Traumatic Growth in Professionals Caring for People with Intellectual Disabilities during COVID-19: A Psychological Intervention

Fernández-Ávalos, María Inmaculada; Pérez-Marfil, María Nieves; Fernández‐Alcántara, Manuel; Ferrer‐Cascales, Rosario; Cruz-Quintana, Francisco; Turnbull, Oliver

doi:10.3390/healthcare10010048

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“…Our profiles of general and typical best copers are valuable information for researchers as well as practitioners. In addition to applied research that examines best intervention strategies for pandemic coping ( Fernández-Ávalos et al, 2021 ), our study provides a theoretical background to the understanding of what works and can serve as a point of reference for dealing with any potential future pandemics. Our profiles are comparable to engaged coping profiles identified by Kavčič et al (2022) that are characterized by unique combination of coping strategies-approach-oriented coping with acceptance.…”

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There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Despite the continuous efforts to understand coping processes, very little is known about the utilization of best coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we aimed to analyze the coping strategies of individuals who scored high on an adaptive coping questionnaire in order to understand the most adaptive coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used consensual qualitative analysis in a team of four researchers and one auditor. The convenience sample from which we identified the high scorers comprised 1,683 participants (67% women, 32.35% men, and 0.65% did not report their gender) with a mean age of 31.02 years (SD = 11.99) ranging between 18 and 77 years old. Based on their scoring in the COPE Inventory, nine participants were selected from the sample with the highest scores in coping skills in at least two out of its 15 subscales. In-depth repeated interviews with six participants for the main analysis were conducted, and three were added to check the data saturation. The results showed that the most adaptive coping strategies used during the COVID-19 pandemic could be categorized into four main domains: self-compassion, compassion to others, compassion from others, and mutual compassion. The most frequently mentioned and the most elaborated upon by our respondents was the domain of self-compassion. The most interesting finding was the emergence of the fourth type of compassion, labeled mutual compassion, which referred to deliberate attempts to take care of oneself and others while suffering together in order to elevate the suffering for both. This kind of compassion might arise in the situations of collective suffering, such as a catastrophe or a pandemic and might have the additional benefit of bringing people closer to each other in difficult times.

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Actions taken and barriers encountered by professionals working with adults with intellectual disabilities who experience grief: a qualitative approach

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Experience of grief has increased among people with intellectual disability (ID) as a result of their longer life expectancy. Professionals supporting this population are often critical of the lack of adequate tools for dealing with this situation. The objective of this study was to identify the strategies and barriers that these professionals are confronted with when dealing people with ID who are going through the grieving process. A qualitative study was conducted involving 20 professionals working with people with ID. Four themes were extracted using thematic analysis: "Exclusion of clients from endof-life and grief processes", "Strategies to support the client's grief process", "Emotional and personal difficulties faced by the professionals", and "Coping and regulation of the professional's grief process". Barriers identified by these professionals include not having the specific skills to support clients in their grief and the emotional impact of the death of a client.

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Post-Traumatic Growth in Professionals Caring for People with Intellectual Disabilities during COVID-19: A Psychological Intervention

Cited by 2 publications

References 53 publications

There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Actions taken and barriers encountered by professionals working with adults with intellectual disabilities who experience grief: a qualitative approach

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