Spirituality, Humor, and Resilience After Natural and Technological Disasters

Cherry, Katie E.; Sampson, Laura; Galea, Sandro; Marks, Loren D.; Stanko, Katie E.; Nezat, Pamela F.; Baudoin, Kayla H.

doi:10.1111/jnu.12400

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“…Disasters cause psychological stress to individuals which can affect their health. Recognizing protective factors during a disaster can improve the quality of life of the victims ( Cherry et al., 2018 ). In the present study, patients displayed gradual positive emotions, including ease and calmness following acceptance of the disease, and happiness and excitement prior to discharge, rarely mentioned in other studies.…”

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“…This may be related to the interview style and conductance of interviews across various disease stages that permitted the collection of dynamic datasets. Active situation-based responses are an important determinant of resilience after a disaster ( Cherry et al., 2018 ). The patients assessed in the present study expressed gratitude for their support, and in some cases were grateful for the disease itself.…”

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Qualitative study of the psychological experience of COVID-19 patients during hospitalization

Sun

Wei

Wang

et al. 2021

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Highlights COVID-19 patients display negative emotions during the early stages of the disease. As COVID-19 develops, a mixture of positive and negative emotions manifest. Timely psychological interventions can prevent physical and mental harm. Culture affects both mental and social coping strategies. Active guidance of psychological growth can promote patient recovery.

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confidence: 99%

Qualitative study of the psychological experience of COVID-19 patients during hospitalization

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Wei

Wang

et al. 2021

Journal of Affective Disorders

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232

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“…Exactly as described as a natural disaster, pandemic is not classically described as a disaster, but clearly mimics one in how its disorganized society and promoted distress. It caused an increase in stress and long-term consequences (Cherry et al, 2017). Societal structure showed all the responses to a disaster, it first had a panic, a rush to the supermarkets, a closure of schools and an end of world perspective.…”

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Quality of life of Health care professionals in pandemic times

Paula¹,

Costa²,

Serpa³

et al. 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemics were an event where there was a rupture of the life pattern and people felt helpless and suffering, creating a need for basic things such as medical care and shelter against the environmental conditions. The healthcare professionals faced an unknown potential threat to life that made them work in an intense and fearful routine facing fatigue and the fear to carry the disease to their families. In order to evaluate their Quality of life, we undertook a survey in the first months of the pandemics with logistical support of the Health ministry in Brazil reaching more than 200,000 varied health professionals, with quality of life data available to 97,379 . We segregated the professionals by their reported area in Medical doctor, psychologists, social worker, nurses, pharmaceutic/biochemistry, nutritionists, physiotherapist, and speech therapists. Here we describe the findings of the reported quality of life and the features more related to the worsening of the quality of life. The different professions report a diverse quality of life, suggesting a more heterogeneous pattern of impairment. The social relations domain of quality of life was the most affected in or sample Knowing the target population and the features related to worsening of quality of life might help to prepare the professionals for what they must face and to improve mental health in this population.

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“…14 Thus, there may be improvements in overall well-being, encouraging attitudes that foster positive relationships, stronger immune responses, greater creativity, altruism, and optimistic vision. 35 Regarding optimism, this was evidenced in the reports as determinants of positive meanings of identification and satisfaction with work, despite experiences of adversity. The meaning of work favors the identification of professionals with their own work, encouraging them to engage in activities, in view of consistency with values or goals.…”

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Meanings of Work: Articulation With Mechanisms of Risk and Protection for Resilience

Costa

Moreira

Brito

2020

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Objective: to understand how the meanings attributed to work by professionals of the Family Health Strategy are linked to the mechanisms of risk and protection, influencing resilience. Method: a qualitative case study, conducted with professionals of the Family Health Strategy. 62 professionals participated: 14 doctors, 16 nurses, 16 nursing technicians and 16 community health agents. The data collected through interviews which were guided by semi-structured script and observation were submitted to thematic content analysis and Atlas.ti Software, version 7. Results: adversities in the work environment emerged from the analysis such as work overload, lack of articulation between health network services, insufficient autonomy and recognition and inadequate working conditions. Such experiences imply risks to the meanings and the development of work, limiting more resolute actions in the care of the population. Mechanisms that provide protection against risks were also highlighted, strengthening the positive meanings given to work that favor resilience. Conclusion: the study made it possible to understand how the meanings attributed to work are linked to risk and protection mechanisms, influencing resilience processes. Such reflections can support strategies to reduce adversity in the work environment, stimulate the professionals' potentialities and positive senses about work, aiming at reaching a healthy work environment, which affect the care actions to the population. RESUMOObjetivo: compreender como os sentidos atribuídos ao trabalho por profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família se articulam aos mecanismos de risco e proteção, influenciando a resiliência. Método: pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, do tipo estudo de caso único, realizada com profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família. Participaram 62 profissionais: 14 médicos, 16 enfermeiros, 16 técnicos em enfermagem e 16 agentes comunitários de saúde. Dados coletados por meio de entrevista, guiada por roteiro semiestruturado e observação, sendo submetidos à análise de conteúdo temática e ao Software Atlas ti, versão 7. Resultados: da análise, emergiram adversidades no ambiente laboral relacionadas à sobrecarga de trabalho, ausência de articulação entre os serviços da rede de saúde, autonomia e reconhecimento insuficientes e condições de trabalho inadequadas. Tais vivências implicam riscos aos sentidos e ao desenvolvimento do trabalho, limitando ações mais resolutivas no cuidado à população. Foram evidenciados, também, mecanismos que conferem proteção diante dos riscos, fortalecendo os sentidos positivos conferidos ao trabalho que favorecem à resiliência. Conclusão: o estudo possibilitou compreender como os sentidos atribuídos ao trabalho se articulam aos mecanismos de risco e proteção, influenciando processos de resiliência. Tais reflexões podem subsidiar estratégias de redução de adversidades no ambiente laboral, estimular as potencialidades dos profissionais e sentidos positivos sobre o trabalho, com vistas ao alcance de ambiente laboral saudável, que rep...

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Spirituality, Humor, and Resilience After Natural and Technological Disasters

Cited by 41 publications

References 52 publications

Qualitative study of the psychological experience of COVID-19 patients during hospitalization

Qualitative study of the psychological experience of COVID-19 patients during hospitalization

Quality of life of Health care professionals in pandemic times

Meanings of Work: Articulation With Mechanisms of Risk and Protection for Resilience

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