Web-mediated counseling to counteract the emotional impact of COVID-19 for women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
; 25(4): 2109-2113, 2021 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1116636
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a chronic and rare disease, more frequent in women. Symptoms of continuous pain can produce psychological disorders, such as anxiety and depression. The spread of COVID-19 pandemic added to distress experienced by patients with IC emotions, such as fear, sadness, boredom, frustration and anger. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A research on very recent literature outlines the necessity for patients facing the complexity of IC during the COVID-19 outbreak to prevent the temporary crisis, to broaden perspectives, to deal with confusion, to support in struggling with unpleasant and unexpected events.CONCLUSIONS:
People affected by IC have a psychological vulnerability that needs tailored support interventions, particularly in the COVID era. A multidisciplinary approach offers a personalized treatment through a web-mediated counseling intervention for patients and their caregivers a space for continuous discussion and reflection can favour a relationship-based process of change aimed at an improvement in quality of life.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Cystitis, Interstitial
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Emotions
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Distance Counseling
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Internet-Based Intervention
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Journal subject:
Pharmacology
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Toxicology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Eurrev_202102_25116
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