Mental Health and Coping Strategies among University Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross–Sectional Analysis from Saudi Arabia

This study examined psychological health and coping strategies among faculty and staff at a Saudi Arabian university. A web-based self-administered survey was used to assess probable anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and coping strategies by using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and Brief-COPE scale, respectively. Of 502 participants (mean age 36.04 ± 10.32 years, male: 66.3%), 24.1% (GAD-7 ≥ 10) had probable anxiety. Anxiety score was significantly higher in females (p < 0.001), those with a history of COVID-19 infection (p = 0.036), and participants with less work experience (p = 0.019). Approximately 40% of participants met the criteria of probable depression, with females (p < 0.001) and participants with less experience having more depressive symptoms. Around one-fourth (27.7%) of study participants indicated probable PTSD (score ≥ 33), with higher symptoms in females (p <0.001), less experienced staff (p < 0.001), and academic staff (p = 0.006). Correlation analysis indicated a significant positive correlation between anxiety and depression (r = 0.844, p < 0.001), anxiety and PTSD (r = 0.650, p < 0.001), and depression and PTSD (r = 0.676, p < 0.001). Active coping, religious/spiritual coping, and acceptance were common coping strategies, while substance use was the least adopted coping method among the study participants. This study indicated a high prevalence of probable psychological ailments among university staff.

Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multigroup Structural Equation Modelling of Underground Space Environment and Users' Health

Due to the inherent limitations of underground spaces, such as the lack of natural ventilation and sunlight, underground space users tend to face more health risks compared with their aboveground counterparts. However, little is known about how the underground environment, users' health, and their associations were impacted by the outbreak of the pandemic. In this study, we investigated and compared the impacts of the general underground environment on regular users' physical and psychological health before and after the pandemic. To achieve this aim, the data from 525 surveys were collected from eleven underground sites, followed by an objective field measurement study conducted at five underground sites in Hong Kong pre- and post-outbreak of the pandemic. The multigroup structural equation modelling results indicated that: (i) surprisingly, the users' satisfaction towards almost all underground environment factors, including greenery, connectivity with the aboveground environment, thermal comfort, ventilation, indoor air quality, acoustic comfort, and lighting, excluding wayfinding, were significantly higher in the post-outbreak period;(ii) the users' health, both physical and psychological, was significantly better in the post-outbreak period;(iii) the impacts of visual comfort on the users' physical and psychological health were significantly greater in the post-outbreak period (critical difference ratio (;CDR;) > 1.96);(iv) the impacts of wayfinding, greenery, and acoustic and thermal comfort on the users' physical or psychological health were significant only in the pre-outbreak period (;CDR;> 1.96);(v) the impacts of connectivity on the users' physical and psychological health were significant in both the pre- and post-outbreak periods (;CDR;< 1.96). The findings were further cross-validated using the objective measurement results. With an increasing need to develop healthy underground spaces, the study contributes to the development, design, and management of the underground environment to enhance the users' health in the post-outbreak era.

Relationship between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Life Behavior, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Psychological Health: Evidence from a Sample of Japanese Working Adults.

The present study investigated how altered daily life behavior and its self-evaluation associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic relate to psychological health in Japanese working adults, and how such relationships may be moderated by dispositional mindfulness. A total of 1000 participants completed an online survey comprising questions on how they used time and self-evaluated life behavior before and during the pandemic, as well as scales on mindfulness and psychological health. The results revealed that after the pandemic, participants spent significantly more time at home and using a PC/smartphone. They were also more likely to perceive frequent exposure to COVID-19-related media reports and less likely to find their work going well. Many of these variables were significantly correlated with lower psychological health. Moreover, hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed the moderating effects of mindfulness, such that the perceived frequency of exposure to pandemic-related media reports and poorer views that work was going well were less likely to predict lower psychological health when mindfulness was high. These findings suggest that altered daily life behavior and its self-evaluation after the pandemic are associated with deteriorated psychological health, but that mindfulness can serve as a protective factor against psychological distress among Japanese workers.

The self-reported impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological health of U.S. Air Force cyber personnel.

U.S. Air Force cyber personnel were faced with changes in their workplace, fitness routines, and personal lives during the COVID19 pandemic. Adjusting to COVID-19-related requirements likely increased the stress of already stressful jobs for military members and their families, which could have resounding impacts on emotional, social, and physical well-being. Therefore, it is important to evaluate psychological health outcomes and self-perceived impacts of the changes presented to cyber personnel because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An online occupational health assessment that included demographics, standardized measures of burnout, psychological distress, and work role strain; health behaviors; and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was administered to 1488 cyber personnel. Thirty-two negative themes and 13 positive themes were created from qualitative coding for "How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted you as an individual?" Of the themes created, 966 (68.5%) reported at least one negative impact and 440 (31.2%) reported at least one positive impact. Top-reported negative impacts were limited face-to-face interactions and loss of personal activities. Negative impacts were associated with negative psychological health outcomes (e.g., psychological distress, exhaustion, cynicism) and work role strain. Action-oriented recommendations are given in the event of another pandemic.

An observatory on changes in dreaming during a pandemic: a living systematic review (part 1).

A 'new' way of dreaming has emerged during the pandemic, enhancing the interest of psychological literature. Indeed, during the years of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many studies have investigated dream-related phenomena and dreaming functions. Considering the constant and rapid emergence of new results on this topic, the main aim of this study was to create an 'observatory' on the short- and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on dreaming, by means of a living systematic review. The baseline results are presented, in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement guidelines, to identify and discuss existing studies about dreams and dreaming during the COVID-19 pandemic published until February 2022. Web of Science, Embase, EBSCO, and PubMed were used for the search strategy, yielding 71 eligible papers included in the review. Our results show: (a) a more intense oneiric activity during lockdown; (b) changes in dreaming components (especially dream-recall and nightmare frequency); (c) a particular dreaming scenario ('pandemic dreams'); (d) an alteration of the dreaming-waking-life continuum and a specific function of dreaming as emotional regulator. Findings suggest that monitoring changes in dreaming provides important information about psychological health and could also contribute to the debate on the difficulties of dreaming, as well as sleeping, in particular during and after a period of 'collective trauma'.

New Ways to Perform: Employees' Perspective on Remote Work and Psychological Security in the Post-Pandemic Era

With the increasing prevalence of remote work, understanding how it impacts employee perception, psychological safety, and job performance is critical for organisations. This study aims to investigate the relationships among these variables using a cross-sectional quantitative design and a questionnaire consisting of three scales: the Worktango employee sentiment around remote work survey, the Worktango psychological health and safety survey, and Goodman and Svyantek's performance scale. Our sample included 857 participants, both managers and non-managers, from a large insurance company. Our first two hypotheses were confirmed using non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis tests: employee sentiment around remote work as part of hybrid work is more favourable in non-sales fields and among employees who actually work remotely more often. Moreover, we found that psychological safety moderates the relationship between employee sentiment around remote work and work performance. Specifically, we observed that the positive relationship between employee sentiment around remote work and work performance is stronger when psychological safety is high. Overall, our findings contribute to the understanding of how remote work is perceived by employees and its relationship and impact on their psychological safety and job performance. These insights can help organisations develop effective policies and practices for remote work that support their employees' well-being and performance.

Personalized, context-aware, and adaptable persuasive approach for encouraging physical activity among older adults

Seclusion and sedentary lifestyle are the main causes of many psychological and physical health problems. They may be among the top 10 causes of death and disability in the world. The pandemic crisis context of COVID has deepened these problems, especially for older adults who have been isolated, deprived of their relatives and of doing physical activities. In this paper, we introduce an adaptive, personalized, and context-aware persuasive platform to stimulate physical activities of older adults without deception or coercion. Our persuasion approach is customizable, in the sense that every older adult has its personal profile. It is also adaptive because it can use a persuasion loop to change the persuasion strategy when the older adult does not adhere to the proposed persuasion strategy. Furthermore, our persuasion approach is context-aware as it takes account of contextual location and weather information in the provision of the persuasion strategy. To validate our approach, we implemented "ActiveSenior”. Then, we carried out a large-scale challenge for one month to approve the results of our persuasive approach. The evaluation of the acceptance of our ActiveSenior system was encouraging as most of the interviewed participants were satisfied. In addition, the obtained results showed a marked improvement in the physical activity of older adults, quantified by the number of steps taken per day. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.

Experiential COVID-19 factors predicting resilience among Spanish adults.

BACKGROUND: The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has meant for spanish citizens a constant adaptation to health measures in order to try to stop transmission of the virus. During this adaptation process, different psychosocial aspects have caused consequences for people?s mental health to a greater or lesser extent. Makes sense of an emotional torrent who has gone through fear, anxiety, loneliness and anger. The interaction between perception and reality has given rise to situations where loneliness and social isolation have been imposed and lived with a load of emotional discomfort. In others, social isolation and measures to stop the pandemic have been accepted as a protection system and has been experienced since serenity and the feeling of self-protection fostering individual resilience. Studying the predictors of resilience is going to be key since it is the ideal antidote to stop the appearance of mental disorders associated with the pandemic (such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, social phobia, cleaning obsessions, and generalized anxiety disorder). The objective of this research is to analyze the relationship between resilience and experiential COVID-19 factors. METHODS: Sample was comprised of Spanish adults (n = 1000; age 18-79 [mean =40.43],793 female, 201 male, and 2 non binary sex). These people participating in an online study focused on the impact of COVID-19 experiences. The research has been cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational design. The instrument created for this research was a specific online questionnaire, including the "Scale of resilience" (RS, Wagnild & Young, 1993, Spanish version, Sánchez-Teruel, et al., 2015). That questionnaire has been administered during the months of April 2022 to July 2022. RESULTS: The results obtained show how people who have been able to face the pandemic in a responsive and adaptive way have high resilience. Specifically, those participants that accepting the use of masks, vaccinations and confinement obtained high resilience. CONCLUSIONS: Using public funding and allocating research to the development of programs to promote resilience, adaptative beliefs and prosocial behaviors becomes basic to live in a world in constant change.

Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the physicians' psychological health: A systematic scoping review.

Background: COVID-19 has endangered healthcare systems at multiple levels worldwide. Published data suggests that moral dilemmas faced during these unprecedented times have placed physicians at the intersections of ethical and unethical considerations. This phenomenon has questioned the physicians' morality and how that has affected their conduct. The purpose of our review is to tap into the spectrum of the transforming optics of patient care during the pandemic and its impact on psychological wellbeing of physicians. Methods: We adopted the Arksey and O'Malley's framework, defining research questions, identifying relevant studies, selecting the studies using agreed inclusion and exclusion criteria, charting the data, and summarizing and reporting results. Databases of PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, CINAHL, and PsycInfo were searched using a predefined search string. The retrieved titles and abstracts were reviewed. Later, a detailed full-text analysis of the studies which matched our inclusion criteria was performed. Results: Our first search identified 875 titles and abstracts. After excluding duplicates, irrelevant, and incomplete titles, we selected 28 studies for further analysis. The sample size in 28 studies was 15,509 with an average size of 637 per study. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used, with cross-sectional surveys being utilized in all 16 quantitative studies. Using the data from semi-structured interviews, several discrete codes were generated, which led to the identification of five main themes; mental health, individual challenges, decision-making, change in patient care, and support services. Conclusion: This scoping review reports an alarming rise in psychological distress, moral injury, cynicism, uncertainty, burnout, and grief among physicians during the pandemic. Decision-making and patient care were mostly regulated by rationing, triaging, age, gender, and life expectancy. Poor professional controls and institutional services potentially led to physicians' crumbling wellbeing. This research calls for the remediation of the deteriorating mental health and a restoration of medical profession's advocacy and equity.

Psychological And Emotional Barrier And Academic Effect after Covid-19

Purpose A contagious disease known as COVID-19 has spread globally. Students' reported stress levels during the Corona virus Illness Outbreak were assessed for this study since illness outbreaks may have mental health consequences. This study aims to determine how the COVID pandemic has affected the mental and emotional health of students. Design / Methodology / Approach: To examine the psychological effect, a validated version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale–21 Item questionnaire was used. Using this form, information was collected from 697 samples. The data were statistically analysed using SPSS. The research made use of the Mann–Whitney U test and the Kruskal– Wallis test wherever feasible. This research used the chi-square test to compare socio demographic data with logistic regression analysis to discover student response-related components. Findings: There was a rise in the number of pupils who were sad, nervous, or agitated because of the COVID-19 epidemic. Women were also more likely than men to demonstrate indicators of mental illness, according to the research. Implications: Findings of this study will be helpful for management and policy makers of higher educational institutions to focus on overcoming the psychological and emotional barriers among students. Novelty: This is first study as per the researcher best knowledge, focusing on psychological and emotional barriers among student after Convid-19. © 2022 Ani Publishing Ltd.

Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Exposure to COVID-19 Risks, and Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on their Work and Psychosocial Health: A Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Coronavirus (COVID) is a large family of RNA viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe symptoms. Objectives: Determine nurses' perceptions in Saudi Arabia regarding their risks, measures and coping mechanisms to prevent COVID-19 infection and transmission and the significant associated factors for their anxiety. Methods: This is a correlational cross-sectional study. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit a total of 345 nurses. A valid and reliable questionnaire was adapted from a previous study and the generalized anxiety disorder-2 items (GAD-2) scale was used to collect the data. Results: The majority of the participants (75.7%) perceived that they were most likely at risk of getting COVID-19. In terms of preventative actions,84.3% said they were avoiding crowded places, 77.4% were adhering to protocols and recommended measures, about 73.0% of participants were taking nutritional supplements and vitamins, practicing exercises, and changing out of work clothes, 54.8% were taking a shower before going home, and 53.9% were temporarily staying away from home in alternative housing to prevent having COVID-19 or transmitting the virus to their relatives. Furthermore, significant association was found between the participants' anxiety and the male gender (r=0.1, p=0.04), less nursing experience (r=0.41, p=0.02), number of children (r=0.35, p=0.03). Additionally, participants exposed to COVID-19 patients, who did not implement the measures and coping mechanisms to prevent COVID-19 were significantly associated with a high level of GAD-2. Conclusion: The majority of nurses perceived that they were at high risk of getting COVID-19 and were concerned that they could easily transmit COVID-19 to their relatives. As a result, many implemented preventive measures to protect themselves and prevent transmission of COVID-19 to their families and relatives. The continued attendance of health education programs about COVID-19 as well as the implementation of basic standard precautions, is essential to protect health workers and their families. © 2022 Elneblawi et al.

Licensed professional counselor's experiences of integrating contemplative practices in play therapy

This study comprehensively explores contemplative practices such as prayer, meditation, yoga, dance, music, and the arts into licensed professional counselors' (LPCs) play therapy sessions. The study's research question is: How do licensed professional counselors (LPCs) describe their experiences of integrating contemplative practices as a resource into their play therapy sessions? The study's purpose is to describe how LPCs employ contemplative practices in their play therapy sessions to cultivate self-awareness, self-regulation and build family resiliency. The research literature gap indicates there is not enough information on LPCs' experiences or how LPCs become competent in integrating contemplative practices into their play therapy sessions. The research also lacks information on the types of training LPCs need or receive to integrate contemplative practices in their play therapy session. The methodology for this research study is the inductive qualitative research approach. The study aimed to capture the unencumbered, detailed, and unique experiences of the research study's participants. The target population for the study was LPCs who integrated contemplative practices into their play therapy sessions. Saturation for the study was met with ten participants. An inductive analysis of the raw data generated from the LPCs' interviews was analyzed and elucidated in a systematic and vigorous manner. The data analysis for this research study resulted in the emergence of three themes: the participants' experiencing changes and challenges while integrating contemplative practices during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the participants' experiencing positive client outcomes with integrating contemplative practices, and hindrance of belief and religiosity. In addition, a subtheme that addressed the participants' experiencing networking and training during COVID-19 emerged from the data under Theme 1. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Promoting remote workers' psychological health: Effective management practices during the COVID‐19 crisis: Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration

The aim of this study was to identify specific management practices that promote the psychological health of remote workers in the context of the COVID‐19 crisis. A two‐round Delphi study was conducted among 28 teleworkers and 22 managers. A list of 60 specific management practices was presented and participants had to identify whether each one could be used in the current remote working context and, if so, how useful it was to promote psychological health at work. Results indicate that most specific management practices usually used in a face‐to‐face setting can also be used in a remote context (85%). Practices that show consideration, establishing work structure, and allowing flexibility were also identified as the most useful to promote remote workers' psychological health during the pandemic. This study contributes to the advancement of knowledge about specific management practices, remote working, and crisis management. It also suggests specific practices that managers can adopt to promote the psychological health of their employees during a period of crisis, even while managing from a distance.Alternate :RésuméCet article a pour objectif d'identifier les pratiques de gestion favorisant la santé psychologique des télétravailleurs durant la crise de la COVID‐19. Une étude Delphi a été réalisée auprès de télétravailleur·euses et de gestionnaires (n = 50). Parmi 60 pratiques de gestion, les participant·es devant identifier celles qui s'appliquent en travail à distance et leur utilité afin de promouvoir la santé psychologique au travail, le cas échéant. Les résultats révèlent que les pratiques de gestion orientées vers la considération, la structure de travail et la flexibilité seraient les plus utiles pour promouvoir la santé psychologique. Cette étude suggère les pratiques de gestion à instaurer par les gestionnaires afin de favoriser la santé psychologique au travail dans un contexte de gestion à distance.

Benefits of nostalgia in vulnerable populations

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered and exacerbated psychological distress, and exposed psychological vulnerabilities, in large swathes of the population. Under challenging circumstances, nostalgia may convey tangible psychological and physical health benefits. We review recent evidence for nostalgia's utility in vulnerable populations, including sojourners and immigrants, civil war refugees, people suffering bereavement, people facing a limited time horizon, and people living with dementia. Having raised the prospect of a positive role for nostalgia in responding to adversity, we next present findings from a series of randomised nostalgia interventions and their impact over time in the workplace, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and at university, respectively. We conclude by offering evidence-based recommendations for future interventions, highlighting the importance of optimal person-activity fit, diversity of content, and accessibility of delivery mechanisms.

Self-compassion and perceived readiness for practice among baccalaureate nursing students: A mixed-methods study

There is increasing concern about how nursing students' psychological health will impact their future nursing practice. The COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced these concerns. Nurse educators are being challenged with preparing nursing students to provide compassionate, patient-centered care despite the stress and psychological challenges of today's healthcare environment. Self-compassion is a practice of mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity which positively influences and predicts psychological health. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between self-compassion and perceived readiness for professional practice among undergraduate nursing students. A convergent mixed-method design utilizing correlational and directed content analyses explored this relationship. The sample consisted of 82 senior nursing students from baccalaureate programs in the Northeastern Region of the United States. Participants completed an online survey consisting of a demographic questionnaire, the Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF), and the Casey Fink Readiness for Practice Survey ©2008. Eighteen of the participants were also interviewed. Results indicated that self-compassion and support systems positively influence perceived readiness. The findings promote psychological health as a component of readiness for professional practice and the incorporation of self-compassion development into nursing curriculum. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Eco-anxiety and pandemic distress: Psychological perspectives on resilience and interconnectedness

Through much of 2020 and into 2021, nations throughout the world locked down because of the COVID- 19 pandemic. Before then, the most pressing global anxiety for many people was climate anxiety. However, these phenomena are in many ways interconnected. Many of the elements in the global economic and logistical systems cause both ecological problems and vulnerability to pandemics. When pandemics happen, they influence ecological problems. In turn, ecological dynamics shape pandemics. This book focuses on deeper aspect of interconnectedness: the psychological and social dimensions of both pandemics and the ecological crisis. The chapters that follow explore various ways in which pandemics and the ecological crisis threaten health and well-being. The main focus is on humans, but these phenomena also affect other creatures and ecosystems, indeed the whole planetary ecosystem. The book examines both coronavirus anxiety and climate anxiety as part of the broader categories of eco-anxiety. "Eco-anxiety" is the general term for anxiety caused by all kinds of ecological problems, while "climate anxiety" refers especially to those forms of eco-anxiety that are significantly shaped by climate change. In historical perspective, eco-anxiety, climate anxiety, and coronavirus anxiety are all instances of global factors causing anxiety, whether or not there are already significant physical impacts. These have been called "macrosocial worries", and they could also be called global anxieties. The book explicates various dimensions of coronavirus anxiety and climate anxiety by comparing their occurrence and phases. The chapters explore climate anxiety, coronavirus anxiety, and the various ways in which people and societies can better cope with them. Coping is closely connected with resilience, the ability to maintain functioning in the midst of changing circumstances. We live in unusual times, with pandemics and vast ecological threats, but these crises have also sparked new understanding about the need for connection and resilience. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

Stress and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: The Moderating Role of Communication

To examine how and when stress affect individual (i.e., psychological health) and relationship well-being (i.e., marital satisfaction) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the present study used latent profile analysis to identify the typologies of communication and investigated whether the typologies would moderate the associations between stress and individual and relationship well-being in a sample of adults living in China (N = 3,354). Results revealed that (a) stress was negatively associated with psychological health and marital satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic and that its effect on psychological health was greater than that on marital satisfaction and (b) four profiles were identified: low communication (10%), moderate communication (43%), positive communication (43%), and contradictory communication (5%). Further, the typologies moderated the effects of stress on psychological health and marital satisfaction, but the patterns of moderation differed in psychological health and marital satisfaction. © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

An Evidence Study of Long-term Impacts on Mobility Patterns Brought by COVID-19

The outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 has posed an enormous threat to people's physical and psychological health, especially those who are infected during the epidemic. Understanding how the infected people behaved during the pandemic and whether long-term effects are exerted even after they were cured is essential for guiding them to conduct a more comprehensive recovery. Large scale crowd-sourced data provides a chance to investigate their behavior patterns. In this paper, we explore the possible differences in mobility patterns between the infected and the uninfected, relying on a large volume of crowd -sourced location data contributed by smartphone users consisting of 11,414 infected cases and 12,793 uninfected people between Jun. 1, 2019 and Dec 31, 2020 in Wuhan, China. We characterize mobility distinctions of the two groups by introducing five mobility indicators that accurately capture spatio-temporal patterns of human mobility. We reveal that the infected kept higher mobility level during the pandemic. Moreover, the COVID-19 caused lower recovery efficiency on mobility of the infected, including later recovery time, lower speed and worse status. © 2022 IEEE.

Lessons learned from keeping NSW's prisons COVID-free.

PURPOSE: New South Wales (NSW) correctional system houses 30% of prisoners in Australia and at this time has only had a single documented case of COVID-19 amongst its prisoner population. The coordinated response by Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (The Network) undertaken with the support of NSW Ministry of Health, in partnership with Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW), Youth Justice and private jails has ensured that the NSW correctional system has remained otherwise COVID-free. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: A research study of how a range of partners which support the operations of NSW Correctional System developed an effective approach for the prevention a COVID-19 epidemic amongst its inmates. FINDINGS: Establishment of effective partnerships, early coordination of representatives from all aspects of the NSW correctional system, limited access to the correctional environment, reduced prison population and strict isolation of all new receptions have all contributed to maintaining this COVID-free status despite other NSW settings with similar risk profiles, such as aged care facilities and cruise ship arrivals, experiencing serious outbreaks. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: Although Australia/New Zealand context of suppressed community infection rates for COVID-19 (which are approaching elimination in some jurisdictions) is in contrast to the situation in other parts of the world, the principles described in this paper will be useful to most other correctional systems. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Modelling was used to underline our approach and reinforced the veracity of following this approach. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The Network and CSNSW has been able to mount an effective, integrated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been sustainable through the first peak of COVID-19 cases. This case study catalogues the process of developing this response and details each intervention implemented with inventive use of tables to demonstrate the impact of the range of interventions used.

Psychological status of infertile men during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in China: a cross-sectional investigation.

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has had a widespread and profound impact on people's mental health. The factors associated with mental symptoms among men diagnosed with infertility, a disease closely related to psychological conditions, remain unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the risk factors associated with mental symptoms among infertile Chinese men during the pandemic. RESULTS: A total of 4,098 eligible participants were recruited in this cross-sectional, nationwide study, including 2,034 (49.6%) with primary infertility and 2,064 (50.4%) with secondary infertility. The prevalence of mental health conditions was 36.3%, 39.6%, and 6.7% for anxiety, depression, and post-pandemic stress, respectively. Sexual dysfunction is associated with a higher risk with adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of 1.40 for anxiety, 1.38 for depression, and 2.32 for stress. Men receiving infertility drug therapy displayed a higher risk for anxiety (adjusted OR, 1.31) and depression (adjusted OR, 1.28) symptoms, while those receiving intrauterine insemination had a lower risk of anxiety (adjusted OR, 0.56) and depression (adjusted OR, 0.55) symptoms. CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant psychological impact on infertile men. Several psychologically vulnerable populations were identified, including individuals with sexual dysfunction, respondents receiving infertility drug therapy, and those experiencing control measures for COVID-19. The findings provide a comprehensive profile of the mental health status of infertile Chinese men during the COVID-19 outbreak and provide potential psychological intervention strategies.

RéSUMé: CONTEXTE: L'épidémie de maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) a eu un impact étendu et profond sur la santé mentale des gens. Les facteurs associés aux symptômes mentaux chez les hommes diagnostiqués comme infertiles, une maladie étroitement liée aux conditions psychologiques, restent flous. L'objectif de cette étude est d'étudier les facteurs de risque associés aux symptômes mentaux chez les hommes chinois infertiles pendant la pandémie. RéSULTATS: Au total, 4 098 participants admissibles ont été recrutés dans cette étude transversale à l'échelle nationale, dont 2 034 (49,6%) présentaient une infertilité primaire et 2 064 (50,4%) une infertilité secondaire. La prévalence des problèmes de santé mentale était respectivement de 36,3 %, 39,6 % et 6,7 % pour l'anxiété, la dépression, et le stress postpandémique. La dysfonction sexuelle est associée à un risque plus élevé avec des odds ratios ajustés (OR) de 1,40 pour l'anxiété, 1,38 pour la dépression et 2,32 pour le stress. Les hommes recevant un traitement médicamenteux contre l'infertilité présentaient un risque plus élevé de symptômes d'anxiété (OR ajusté, 1,31) et de dépression (OR ajusté, 1,28), alors que ceux dont le traitement consistait à faire des inséminations intra-utérines présentaient un risque plus faible de symptômes d'anxiété (OR ajusté, 0,56) et de dépression (OR ajusté, 0,55). CONCLUSIONS: La pandémie de COVID-19 a eu un impact psychologique important sur les hommes infertiles. Plusieurs populations psychologiquement vulnérables ont été identifiées, notamment les personnes souffrant de dysfonction sexuelle, les hommes recevant un traitement médicamenteux contre l'infertilité, et ceux subissant des mesures de contrôle de la COVID-19. Les résultats fournissent un profil complet de l'état de santé mentale des hommes Chinois infertiles pendant l'épidémie de COVID-19 et fournissent des stratégies potentielles d'intervention psychologique.