Post-traumatic Growth Level and Its Influencing Factors Among Frontline Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Peng, Xin; Zhao, Huizi; Yang, Yi; Rao, Zhenli; Hu, Deying; He, Qin

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.632360

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“…It is logical that one would not have post-traumatic growth without the experience of traumatic stress and, whilst several studies have found this association to be positive, others have found it to be negative [ 114 ] and suggested this might be due to how this construct was measured and the dimensions underpinning post-traumatic growth [ 113 ]. In support of our findings, recent research has also reported the presence of post-traumatic growth in the context of current threat of COVID-19 [e.g., 13 , 14 , 16 ].…”

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“…For example, increased post-traumatic growth was reported by carers of children in Portugal and the UK and was associated with higher levels of wellbeing [ 13 ]. Similarly, and moderate levels of post-traumatic growth were found in frontline nurses and were related to social support [ 14 ]. Perceived social support, along with regulatory emotional self-efficacy, were also found to mediate the link between emotional creativity and posttraumatic growth during the COVID-19 crisis [ 15 ].…”

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The role of social connection on the experience of COVID-19 related post-traumatic growth and stress

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Background Historically social connection has been an important way through which humans have coped with large-scale threatening events. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns have deprived people of major sources of social support and coping, with others representing threats. Hence, a major stressor during the pandemic has been a sense of social disconnection and loneliness. This study explores how people’s experience of compassion and feeling socially safe and connected, in contrast to feeling socially disconnected, lonely and fearful of compassion, effects the impact of perceived threat of COVID-19 on post-traumatic growth and post-traumatic stress. Methods Adult participants from the general population (N = 4057) across 21 countries worldwide, completed self-report measures of social connection (compassion for self, from others, for others; social safeness), social disconnection (fears of compassion for self, from others, for others; loneliness), perceived threat of COVID-19, post-traumatic growth and traumatic stress. Results Perceived threat of COVID-19 predicted increased post-traumatic growth and traumatic stress. Social connection (compassion and social safeness) predicted higher post-traumatic growth and traumatic stress, whereas social disconnection (fears of compassion and loneliness) predicted increased traumatic symptoms only. Social connection heightened the impact of perceived threat of COVID-19 on post-traumatic growth, while social disconnection weakened this impact. Social disconnection magnified the impact of the perceived threat of COVID-19 on traumatic stress. These effects were consistent across all countries. Conclusions Social connection is key to how people adapt and cope with the worldwide COVID-19 crisis and may facilitate post-traumatic growth in the context of the threat experienced during the pandemic. In contrast, social disconnection increases vulnerability to develop post-traumatic stress in this threatening context. Public health and Government organizations could implement interventions to foster compassion and feelings of social safeness and reduce experiences of social disconnection, thus promoting growth, resilience and mental wellbeing during and following the pandemic.

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The role of social connection on the experience of COVID-19 related post-traumatic growth and stress

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“…The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic generated a global public health emergency [55][56][57][58]. Taylor et al reported that psychological responses to previous epidemics and pandemics depended on individual vulnerabilities such as intolerance, insecurity, disease susceptibility, and anxiety [59].…”

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The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Stress Levels and Occurrence of Stomatoghnatic System Disorders (SSDs) among Physiotherapy Students in Poland

Gębska

Kołodziej

Dalewski

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Background: This study is a quantitative analysis examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the occurrence of stress and stomatognathic system disorders (SSDs) among students of physiotherapy. Objective: To assess stress severity, strategies of coping with stress and the presence of type D personality among physiotherapy students including those with symptoms of stomatognathic system disorders. Material and Methods: The research was conducted from October to December 2020 on a sample of 188 students of physiotherapy. The data were collected using a survey form related to the occurrence of SS disorders symptoms and standardized psychological questionnaires, such as the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)- 10, Mini-Cope, and the type-D Scale (DS14), developed for the purpose of this study. Results: Women experiencing at least one of the SS disorder-related symptoms were characterized by a significantly higher level of stress and a type D personality (p < 0.05). Among men, these differences were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). On the basis of the strategies of coping with stress, i.e., positive self-reevaluation, discharging and blaming oneself, and taking psychoactive substances, it is possible to predict the intensity of stress during the pandemic in the group of the examined students. Among the reported symptoms of SS, headache was a significant predictor of stress, which was accompanied by an increase in the intensity of stress by nearly 0.2 measurement points. Students with higher levels of stress showed more symptoms of type D personality, and those with more severe symptoms of SS showed higher levels of stress. Conclusions: People prone to stress and having type D personality traits should be assessed for the presence of SS disorders.

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“…One possible explanation may be the invisibility of non-health workers in situations of risk (e.g., delivery staff, cleaners, drivers, law enforcement bodies), who, being essential jobs, have had to continue performing their work during lockdown, being in contact with contaminated people or objects and for whom vaccination has not been established as a priority, as has been the case with health professionals. Other explanations may be the effect of teleworking, increased lockdown, or greater effects on the economy, with its consequent impact on PD [ 55 ] or the social support they have had during the pandemic [ 56 ], although the latter has not been observed in other studies [ 57 ].…”

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Factors Related to Psychological Distress during the First Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Chilean Population

Ruiz‐Frutos

Delgado

Ortega-Moreno

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The health effects of COVID-19 continue to raise doubts today. In some areas, such as mental health, these doubts have scarcely been addressed. The present study analyses the effects on psychological distress during the first phase of the pandemic in Chile. A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed by using a questionnaire validated in Spain and adapted for Chile. Between 22 April and 16 December 2020, 3227 questionnaires were collected from the 16 regions of Chile, using non-probabilistic snowball sampling. Bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression were performed. The variables that could predict psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile were: having a poor self-perception of health OR = 4.038, 95% CI = (2.831, 5.758); being younger than 29 OR = 2.287, 95% CI = (1.893, 2.762); having diarrhea OR = 2.093, 95% CI = (1.414, 3.098); having headache OR = 2.019, 95% CI = (1.662, 2.453); being a woman OR = 1.638, 95% CI = (1.363, 1.967); having muscle pain OR = 1.439, 95% CI = (1.114, 1.859); and having had casual contact with an infected person OR = 1.410, 95% CI = (1.138, 1.747). In Chile, with a better social, economic, cultural, and health environment compared to neighboring countries, there has been a high percentage of psychological distress. It is time to prioritize measures to safeguard the mental health of Chileans, especially focused on the most vulnerable population according to our results, i.e., young women with poorer health status.

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Post-traumatic Growth Level and Its Influencing Factors Among Frontline Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 46 publications

References 29 publications

The role of social connection on the experience of COVID-19 related post-traumatic growth and stress

The role of social connection on the experience of COVID-19 related post-traumatic growth and stress

The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Stress Levels and Occurrence of Stomatoghnatic System Disorders (SSDs) among Physiotherapy Students in Poland

Factors Related to Psychological Distress during the First Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Chilean Population

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