The Mental Health Impacts of a Pandemic: A Multiaxial Conceptual Model for COVID-19

Neto, David Dias; Silva, Ana Nunes da

doi:10.3390/bs13110912

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“…For families with school-age children, one of the greatest challenges was managing distance learning, as schools in most countries were closed [1,2]. However, several different factors have been presented to account for why some individuals experienced larger COVID-19 effects compared to others [3]. Personal vulnerability is one such factor, and previous research has shown that families with a child with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) found distance learning especially difficult.…”

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Parental Experiences of Distance Learning in Families with and without an Adolescent with ADHD/ASD: A Large Qualitative Survey Study

Thorell,

Klint Carlander,

Demetry

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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One of the greatest COVID-19-related challenges for children and their families was managing distance learning due to school closures. We also know from previous research that families with a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder such as ADHD or ASD were struggling more than others but also experienced some positive effects. However, few qualitative studies have been conducted. The present study therefore aimed to investigate parental experiences of the negative and positive effects of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large sample of families with an adolescent with ADHD and/or ASD and a matched comparison group (n = 682). Data were collected through open-ended questions as part of a larger survey study. Five main themes with different sub-themes were identified for both negative and positive effects: (1) Teaching, (2) Social, (3) Support, (4) Child factors, and (5) Home environment. In addition, the main theme “Technical problems” was identified for negative effects. Families with a child with ADHD/ASD reported negative effects related to “Child factors” and “Support” more frequently than the controls, as well as negative effects related to some aspects of “Teaching” and “Technical problems”. Regarding positive effects, significant group differences were primarily found for the theme “Child factors”. These findings are discussed both in terms of how to best prepare for possible future pandemics, but also of how to best provide educational support for children with ADHD and/or ASD when schools are open.

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Parental Experiences of Distance Learning in Families with and without an Adolescent with ADHD/ASD: A Large Qualitative Survey Study

Thorell,

Klint Carlander,

Demetry

et al. 2024

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“…Rather than look at how a discipline slowly and organically evolved over a broad swath of time, as in [ 20 ], we instead examined how an acute and unanticipated event that disrupted a wide range of societal institutions might cause a sudden shift in the research topics that a given discipline focuses on. That is, we compared the topics being studied in Clinical Psychology shortly before the start of the COVID pandemic and shortly after the start of the COVID pandemic (cf., [ 21 ]).…”

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The Effect of the COVID Pandemic on Clinical Psychology Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Anders,

Vitevitch

2024

Behavioral Sciences

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The present bibliometric analysis used traditional measures and network science techniques to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced research in Clinical Psychology. Publication records from the Web of Science (WoS) were obtained for journal articles published prior to (2015 and 2018), during (2020), and at the end of the pandemic (2022) for the search terms “men and mental health” and “women and mental health”. Network analyses of author-provided keywords showed that COVID-19 co-occurred with fear, anxiety, depression, and stress for both men and women in 2020. In 2022, COVID-19 co-occurred with topics related to world-wide lockdowns (e.g., alcohol use, substance use, intimate partner violence, loneliness, physical activity), and to more fundamental topics in Clinical Psychology (e.g., eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder). Although the COVID pandemic was associated with several changes in the research topics that were examined in Clinical Psychology, pre-existing disparities in the amount of mental health research on men compared to women did not appear to increase (in contrast to increases associated with COVID in pre-existing gender disparities observed in other areas of society).

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Organizational resilience and its implications for healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review

Kaczmarski,

Pasha,

Inusah

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Background: Organizational resilience is crucial in supporting the well-being of healthcare workers and ensuring the quality of healthcare services during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to comprehensively review organizational resilience of healthcare facilities in terms of its conception, measurement, and impacts on healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A search was conducted in four databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, PsycINFO, and Web of Science) for empirical articles considering organizational resilience among healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019 to 2024. Several keywords from three categories ("COVID-19", "organizational resilience," and "healthcare facilities") were used, and RAYYAN was used to manage references. Results: Four empirical articles from 172 studies were included, which encompassed a total sample of 6,606 healthcare workers from Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkiye. Organizational resilience could influence the individual resilience of healthcare practitioners, enhance crisis management, and ensure safety performance. The strategies of enhancing organizational resilience at the healthcare worker level included staff training, crisis management protocols, collaboration promotion, and stress management approaches. The ones at the health facility level included government intervention, funds for hospital preparedness, competency-based crisis management, and mental health programs for healthcare workers. Our review also suggests a lack of empirical studies, no commonly used measurement instruments, and the heterogeneity of study contexts in the research of organizational resilience in public health. Conclusions: This review highlights effective strategies to enhance the organizational resilience of healthcare workers and examines their impact during the COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate government action, funding to support hospital preparedness, and the formation of flexible healthcare teams are essential to strengthen organizational resilience among healthcare workers for future crises.

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The Mental Health Impacts of a Pandemic: A Multiaxial Conceptual Model for COVID-19

Cited by 7 publications

References 36 publications

Parental Experiences of Distance Learning in Families with and without an Adolescent with ADHD/ASD: A Large Qualitative Survey Study

Parental Experiences of Distance Learning in Families with and without an Adolescent with ADHD/ASD: A Large Qualitative Survey Study

The Effect of the COVID Pandemic on Clinical Psychology Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Organizational resilience and its implications for healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review

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