Psychological Profiles of Positive Mental Health of Women in Situation of Confinement Due to COVID-19

Background: The world health organization has indicated that the problem of COVID-19 and confinement generated strong psychological impacts on the world population. Much of the research has focused on studying mental health in different population groups, leaving aside a positive mental health perspective. Objective(s): The present research intended to establish positive mental health profiles in confined women due to COVID-19 during 2020. Method(s): The factors of personal satisfaction, prosocial attitude, self-control, autonomy, problem-solving, self-actualization, and interpersonal relationships were assessed through the application of Lluch's positive mental health scale, in a sample of 202 confined women in the Department of Sucre, Colombia, selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. In addition, cluster analysis models were applied to identify psychological profiles of positive mental health and characterize sociodemographic variables, the selected model was evaluated and validated using the statistical technique of discriminant analysis using Minitab 18 software. Results and Discussion: A positive mental health differentiation in women is shown from which four psychological profiles of positive mental health could be identified, with scores of 14.10 in profile 1, 11.41 in profile 2, 9.15 in profile 3, and 7.56 in profile 4. The positive mental health factors used showed an ability to discriminate in 92.6% of the cases in the profiles. Conclusion(s): The identified profiles are significant and important to characterize psychometric profiles of positive mental health of confined women, which are important results for their diagnosis and the development of public policies for their treatment.Copyright © 2023 Bentham Science Publishers.

The Greifswald Post COVID Rehabilitation Study and Research (PoCoRe)-Study Design, Characteristics and Evaluation Tools.

(1) Background: COVID-19 is often associated with significant long-term symptoms and disability, i.e., the long/post-COVID syndrome (PCS). Even after presumably mild COVID-19 infections, an increasing number of patients seek medical help for these long-term sequelae, which can affect various organ systems. The pathogenesis of PCS is not yet understood. Therapy has so far been limited to symptomatic treatment. The Greifswald Post COVID Rehabilitation Study (PoCoRe) aims to follow and deeply phenotype outpatients with PCS in the long term, taking a holistic and comprehensive approach to the analysis of their symptoms, signs and biomarkers. (2) Methods: Post-COVID outpatients are screened for symptoms in different organ systems with a standardized medical history, clinical examination, various questionnaires as well as physical and cardiopulmonary function tests. In addition, biomaterials are collected for the analysis of immunomodulators, cytokines, chemokines, proteome patterns as well as specific (auto)antibodies. Patients are treated according to their individual needs, adhering to the current standard of care. PoCoRe's overall aim is to optimize diagnostics and therapy in PCS patients.

Long-term psychological profile of general population following COVID-19 outbreak: symptom trajectories and evolution of psychopathological network.

AIMS: COVID-19 has long-term impacts on public mental health, while few research studies incorporate multidimensional methods to thoroughly characterise the psychological profile of general population and little detailed guidance exists for mental health management during the pandemic. This research aims to capture long-term psychological profile of general population following COVID-19 by integrating trajectory modelling approaches, latent trajectory pattern identification and network analyses. METHODS: Longitudinal data were collected from a nationwide sample of 18 804 adults in 12 months after COVID-19 outbreak in China. Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 and Insomnia Severity Index were used to measure depression, anxiety and insomnia, respectively. The unconditional and conditional latent growth curve models were fitted to investigate trajectories and long-term predictors for psychological symptoms. We employed latent growth mixture model to identify the major psychological symptom trajectory patterns, and ran sparse Gaussian graphical models with graphical lasso to explore the evolution of psychopathological network. RESULTS: At 12 months after COVID-19 outbreak, psychological symptoms generally alleviated, and five psychological symptom trajectories with different demographics were identified: normal stable (63.4%), mild stable (15.3%), mild-increase to decrease (11.7%), mild-decrease to increase (4.0%) and moderate/severe stable (5.5%). The finding indicated that there were still about 5% individuals showing consistently severe distress and approximately 16% following fluctuating psychological trajectories, who should be continuously monitored. For individuals with persistently severe trajectories and those with fluctuating trajectories, central or bridge symptoms in the network were mainly 'motor abnormality' and 'sad mood', respectively. Compared with initial peak and late COVID-19 phase, aftermath of initial peak might be a psychologically vulnerable period with highest network connectivity. The central and bridge symptoms for aftermath of initial peak ('appetite change' and 'trouble of relaxing') were totally different from those at other pandemic phases ('sad mood'). CONCLUSIONS: This research identified the overall growing trend, long-term predictors, trajectory classes and evolutionary pattern of psychopathological network of psychological symptoms in 12 months after COVID-19 outbreak. It provides a multidimensional long-term psychological profile of the general population after COVID-19 outbreak, and accentuates the essentiality of continuous psychological monitoring, as well as population- and time-specific psychological management after COVID-19. We believe our findings can offer reference for long-term psychological management after pandemics.

Generated stress management of Covid-19 pandemic to a group of students

Taking into account the need to know the problems highlighted in the school environment, we propose to conduct a study based on in-depth scientific knowledge of the psychological effects of stress felt by some students who have gone through the period of change and are still influenced by the COVID epidemiological crisis. For the period 2020-2021, as well as the subsequent elaboration of an experimental program for increasing and supporting resilience. The mentioned program, in a pilot version, will address a small group of students, which will include both elements characteristic of psychoeducation, as well as some techniques specific to specialized psychological intervention, in order to prevent and/or reduce dysfunctional manifestations specific to the stress generated by the situation. The present study aims to demonstrate, on a scientific basis, using data obtained through several methods and techniques, that adolescents have certain psychic characteristics specific to anxiety, arising from both personality structure, anxiety as a trait, and generated by stress in the organizational environment/school in which he carries out his activity, anxiety as a condition, which can be amplified by some particular situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and which can be described in terms of psychological profile. We also intend that at a later stage, following the data and conclusions obtained in the study, to develop and implement some experimental programs to increase resilience, addressed to persons (students) included in the same study group, in order to transmitting information and learning stress management techniques to prevent and / or reduce the dysfunctional manifestations specific to the stress generated by the given situation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Romanian) Luand in considerare necesitatea cunoasterii problemelor evidentiate in mediul scolar, ne propunem desfasurarea unui studiu care sa fie bazat pe cunoasterea stiintifica aprofundata a efectelor psihologice, produse de stresul resimtit de catre unii elevi care au traversat perioada schimbarilor si inca sunt influentati de criza epidemiologica COVID-19 in perioada 2020-2021, precum si elaborarea ulterioara a unui program experimental de crestere si sustinere a rezilientei. Programul mentionat, intr-o varianta pilot, se va adresa unui grup restrans de elevi, care va cuprinde atat elemente caracteristice psihoeducatiei, precum si unele tehnici specifice interventiei psihologice specializate, in vederea prevenirii si/sau reducerii manifestarilor disfunctionale specifice stresului generat de situatia data. Studiul de fata demonstreaza ca adolescentii prezinta anumite caracteristici psihice specifice anxietatii, izvorate atat din structura de personalitate, anxietatea ca trasatura, cat si generate de stresul din mediul organizational/scolar in care isi desfasoara activitatea, anxietatea ca stare, care poate fi amplificata de unele situatii particulare, cum ar fi pandemia de COVID-19 si care pot fi descrise prin prisma profilului psihologic. De asemenea, ne propunem ca intr-o etapa ulterioara, in urma datelor si concluziilor obtinute in cadrul studiului, sa elaboram si sa punem in aplicare unele programe experimentale de crestere a rezilientei, adresate elevilor cuprinsi in acelasi lot de studiu, in vederea transmiterii unor informatii si invatarii unor tehnici de gestionare a stresului pentru prevenirea si/sau reducerea manifestarilor disfunctionale specifice stresului generat de situatia data. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Teachers' Burnout Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relationships With Socio-Contextual Stress-A Latent Profile Analysis.

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify distinct burnout profiles of teachers and to examine their association with work-related stressors, such as workload, students' misbehavior, classroom resources, professional recognition needs and poor colleague relations, as well as socio-demographic variables. Survey data were collected from 330 kindergarten and primary school teachers (84 males, M age = 38.3, SD = 9.14). The latent profile analysis revealed four distinct profiles. The antecedents of teacher burnout (TB) profiles were the stress generated by workload, students' misbehavior, and low professional recognition. The socio-demographic variables, with the exception of gender, were covariates of the TB profiles. The findings implies that career opportunities prospects, classroom management and time-management programs may be useful in preventing teacher burnout.