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Occupational therapy has been impacted by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and has transitioned from a traditional face-to-face therapy method to an online one. In the wake of the pandemic, occupational therapist faced the challenge of providing online services to people with disabilities. The review aimed to identify and synthesize the best available evidence on the experience of occupational therapists in psychiatric rehabilitation settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the challenges posed by changes in the mode of training were examined. Electronic database search included PubMed, PsycINFO, PsycNET, Cochrane Library, Ovid, MEDLINE, CINAHL, SAGE Journals, Elsevier Science Direct, Springer, Wiley Online Library, JAMA Psychiatry, and Society E-Journals. Inclusion criteria were studies describing the experience of the occupational therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic in psychiatric rehabilitation settings. A systematic search identified 8 studies included quantitative, qualitative and mixed methodology conducted between 2020 and 2022. The findings from the reviewed articles revealed that the complexities and challenges faced by occupational therapists during the COVID-19 pandemic were professional, personal, and organizational; innovative practices were implemented in the psychiatric settings. The review findings expressed both positive (accepting a new mode of training, time saving) and negative experiences (problems with interaction & internet) perceived by the rehabilitation professionals. Enhancing the training of occupational therapists will help in easing the access and know-how of using telerehabilitation services for patients and coping with COVID-19-like situations in the future.
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Introduction: The growing COVID-19 pandemic has posed a great threat to millions of people worldwide. Nurses and nursing students are an important group of health professionals who are most likely to face many challenges in this unprecedented scenario. The present study aimed at exploring nurses' and nursing students' perception of psychological preparedness for the pandemic (COVID-19) management. Materials & methods: The study employed a quantitative cross-sectional online survey research design. Purposive sampling was used with an attempt to represent the entire nurses (i.e. nursing officers, nurse administrators and nursing teachers) and nursing students' group of India. The survey link including the questionnaires was shared to their email ID and they were invited to participate in the study. Data were collected using Psychological Preparedness for Disaster Threat Scale (PPDTS)-Modified, General Self Efficacy (GSE) Scale, Optimism Scale and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRS). Totally 685 responses were received and 676 forms were completed which were analyzed using SPSS software (version 24). Results: The mean age of the subjects was 31.72+/-9.58 years. Around 20% of the subjects previously had some kind of psychological training and 4% of the subjects had taken care of persons with COVID-19. Findings revealed that mean score for PPDTS, GSE, BRCS and Optimism was 73.44+/-10.82, 33.19+/-5.23, 16.79+/-2.73 and 9.61+/-2.26 respectively indicating that the subjects had moderate level of psychological preparedness, self-efficacy and resilience but higher level of optimism. Psychological preparedness, self-efficacy, optimism and resilience were positively correlated to each other. Self- efficacy, optimism, and resilience emerged as predictors of psychological preparedness. Conclusion: The findings suggested that self-efficacy, optimism and resilience can be considered as predictors for psychological preparedness in pandemic management. Appropriate training could influence self-efficacy while programs addressing resilience and coping may strengthen psychological preparedness which can help in further management of ongoing pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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The global health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought about previously unimaginable changes to all of health care, including the field of psychiatric rehabilitation. During the pandemic, many issues pertaining to the people with SMI(Severe Mental Illness) was addressed, however, we have not found any studies exploring the impact of pandemic on Activities of daily living. Here we discuss two case reports to furnish the first -hand experience on how online sessions have helped patients to improve their Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), a component of Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Though the pandemic had an impact on IADL initially in both the patients, with technology facilitated psychiatric rehabilitation both patients improved in areas of managing household chores, cooking, concentration and memory as reported by their caregivers. Family involvement in care and bonding also increased. Online sessions facilitated persons with mental illness to engage in daily activities, created an interest in them to attend the sessions and to translate them in real-time world and increased the involvement of caregivers in training them.