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Xiao Y, Liu Y, Han J, Li Y, Zhang L, Bai L, Wang X, Yin Y, Wang S, Tang X, Sun X, Yang Y. Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Chinese version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-Management of Child Hearing Loss. Int J Audiol 2024; 63:155-162. [PMID: 36373606 DOI: 10.1080/14992027.2022.2131637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The current study aims to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-Management of Child Hearing Loss (AAQ-MCHL) scale to Chinese caregivers of children with hearing loss (CHL) and verify its psychometric characteristics. DESIGN This is a cross-sectional design of psychometric validation study. STUDY SAMPLE In total, 135 caregivers of CHL were invited to participate in the study, and complete data from 125 participants were used to analyse internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity, structural validity, criterion validity, and the optimal cut-off score of AAQ-MCHL. RESULTS Through careful and complete translation and adaptation, the Chinese version of AAQ-MCHL was successfully created. The Chinse version of the AAQ-MCHL had good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity, structural validity, and criterion validity. Our results also showed that poorer speech performance in CHL was a strong predictor of parental psychological inflexibility. CONCLUSIONS The Chinese version of the AAQ-MCHL could be used as an outcome indicator to evaluate the psychological inflexibility of caregivers of CHL in mainland China, and we suggest that early interventionists should be aware of signs of elevated psychological inflexibility in caregivers of CHL.
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- Yanan Xiao
- Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Zibo Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Special Education, Yantai Special Education School, Yantai, China
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- Department of Special Education, Harbin Education Research Institute, Harbin, China
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Zibo Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Special Education, Yantai Special Education School, Yantai, China
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- Department of Special Education, Harbin Education Research Institute, Harbin, China
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- Department of Special Education, Yantai Special Education School, Yantai, China
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Zibo Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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- Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China
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Xu JB, Zheng QX, Jiang XM, Zhuo Q, Nian JX, Wang JT. Mediating effects of social support, mental health between stress overload, fatigue and turnover intention among operating theatre nurses. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:364. [PMID: 37803427 PMCID: PMC10559401 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01518-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The high rate of nurses turnover and nursing staff shortage have been an ongoing concern issue and a challenge for global health systems. To explore the turnover intention among operating theatre nurses, and to test the hypothetical model for estimating the effects of stress overload and fatigue between social support, mental health and turnover intention. DESIGN a multi-center and cross-sectional online survey. METHODS This study was conducted from October 2020 to March 2021 comprised 1060 operating theatre nurses from 76 Chinese hospitals. The descriptive analysis, independent sample t test and one-way analysis of variance and Spearman correlation analysis were used to explore the relationships among variables by the SPSS software, and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was utilized to identify influencing factors of turnover intention and its dimensions among operating theatre nurses. A structural equation model was analyzed by the AMOS software. RESULTS Social support, mental health, stress overload and fatigue were important predictors of turnover intention among operating theatre nurses. Besides, stress overload positively affected fatigue, mental health and turnover intention; fatigue negatively affected social support, however, fatigue positively affected mental health; social support negatively affected mental health and turnover intention; mental health positively affected turnover intention. Moreover, social support, mental health mediated between stress overload, fatigue and turnover intention among operating theatre nurses. CONCLUSION Social support, mental health mediated between stress overload, fatigue and turnover intention among operating theatre nurses.
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- Jia-Bin Xu
- Nursing Department, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, No.18 Daoshan Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University school of Medicine, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Children's Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
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- Nursing Department, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, No.18 Daoshan Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
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- Nursing Department, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, No.18 Daoshan Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China.
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- Nursing Department, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, No.18 Daoshan Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
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- Nursing Department, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, No.18 Daoshan Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
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- Nursing Department, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, No.18 Daoshan Street, Gulou District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China
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Oliveira TAA, Gouveia VV, Ribeiro MGC, Oliveira KG, Melo RLPD, Montagna E. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12): new evidence of construct validity. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2023; 28:803-810. [PMID: 36888864 DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232023283.09452022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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This study aimed to gather evidence on the adequacy of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in Brazil, considering a random sample of Brazilian physicians. Specifically aimed: (1) to test the GHQ-12 bifactor structure compared to alternative models, (2) to check its factorial invariance regarding to gender and the diagnosis of mental and behavioral disorders, and (3) to know the association of this measure with indicators of poor health (e.g., suicidal thoughts, decreased libido, medication use). The study included 1,085 physicians with a mean age of 45.7 (SD = 10.6), mostly male (61.5%), married (72.6%) and Catholic (59.2%). They answered the GHQ-12, the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Inventory, and demographic questions. The best fit model was the bifactor structure composed of anxiety and depression, in addition to a general dimension, which presented Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's ω and composite reliability higher than 0.70 just for a general fact. Psychological distress scores correlated with suicidal ideation and indicators of health and sexual satisfaction. This is a psychometrically suitable instrument that can be used in terms of its total, but its specific factors need to be used with caution.
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- Tulio Augusto Andrade Oliveira
- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Centro Universitário Saúde do ABC. Av. Lauro Gomes 2.000, Vila Sacadura Cabral. 09060-870 Santo André SP Brasil.
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- Departamento de Psicologia, Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa PB Brasil
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- Departamento de Fundamentação da Educação, Centro de Educação, Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa PB Brasil
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- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Centro Universitário Saúde do ABC. Av. Lauro Gomes 2.000, Vila Sacadura Cabral. 09060-870 Santo André SP Brasil.
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Factorial validity of the 12-item general health questionnaire in patients with psychological disorders. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-02845-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Levent A, Davelaar EJ. Recreational drug use and prospective memory. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2022; 239:909-922. [PMID: 35129670 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06081-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Prospective memory (PM) impairment in recreational drug users has been documented in recent years. However, most studies on the effects of drugs on PM contain several methodological challenges, such as small sample size (< 100 participants), unrepresentative sample type (e.g., student or patient), short abstinence period (< 7 days), and lack of control of potential confounds (e.g., sleep and IQ). The present study investigated the possible consequences of recreational drug use on prospective memory, using self-report and lab-based prospective memory measures while overcoming the methodological challenges. The sample was composed of 47 non-users (27 females, age range from 18 to 50 +) and 53 drug users (21 females, age range from 18 to 50 +). Recreational drug users reported significantly more deficits in the long-term episodic, short-term habitual, and internally cued PM failures subscales of the Prospective Memory Questionnaire. However, these deficits were eliminated after controlling for covariates (e.g., age, sleep quality, general health, alcohol usage). Recreational drug users also performed worse than non-users in the short-term, long-term, event-based, and time-based PM subscales of the Royal Prince Alfred Prospective Memory Test. These results remained significant after controlling for the covariates. Drug users demonstrated greater impairments on time-based and long-term PM tasks thought to be linked with executive functioning. Taken together, the present study provides further support for recreational drug-related deficits in PM and highlights a dissociation between self-report and lab-based PM measures.
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- Adnan Levent
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, Male Street, London, WC1E 7HX, UK.
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, Male Street, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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Wang L, Wu YX, Lin YQ, Wang L, Zeng ZN, Xie XL, Chen QY, Wei SC. Reliability and validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among frontline COVID-19 health care workers using classical test theory and item response theory. J Clin Sleep Med 2022; 18:541-551. [PMID: 34534069 PMCID: PMC8805004 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES The applicability of sleep-related scales to frontline medical staff for the COVID-19 pandemic has not been fully proved, so sleep survey results lack credibility and accuracy, creating difficulties for the guidance and treatment of frontline medical staff with sleep disorders, which is not conducive to the prevention and control of COVID-19. This study sought to analyze the reliability and validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) among frontline medical staff fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A network questionnaire survey was used to investigate the PSQI among frontline medical staff who fought COVID-19 in Wuhan, China from March 19 to April 15, 2020. Combined with classical test theory and item response theory, the content validity, internal consistency, construct validity, and other aspects of the PSQI were evaluated. RESULTS According to classical test theory, content validity, criterion validity, and construct validity of the PSQI were good. But the internal consistency was better after the deletion of the "daytime dysfunction" subscale. With regard to item response theory, difficulty, the differential item function, and the Wright map performed well. CONCLUSIONS The original PSQI showed acceptable applicability in frontline COVID-19 medical staff, and its characteristics moderately improved after the "daytime dysfunction" subscale was removed. CITATION Wang L, Wu Y-X, Lin Y-Q, et al. Reliability and validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among frontline COVID-19 health care workers using classical test theory and item response theory. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022;18(2):541-551.
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- Ling Wang
- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Pharmacy, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Sleep Center, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Sleep Center, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,Administrative Office, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,Center for Experimental Research in Clinical Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,The First Operating Room, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,The First Operating Room, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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- Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.,Department of Sleep Center, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, China
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Tu Z, He J, Zhou N, Shen X. Driver-passenger communicative stress and psychological distress among Chinese bus drivers: the mediating effect of job burnout. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:547. [PMID: 33743660 PMCID: PMC7980616 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10618-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the relationship between driver-passenger communicative stress and psychological distress among bus drivers, as well as whether job burnout mediates the effect of driver-passenger communicative stress on psychological distress. METHODS A questionnaire consisting of a 12-item version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), a one-item driver-passenger communicative stress scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), as well as sociodemographic and work factors, was distributed to 310 bus drivers in Shanghai, of which 307 completed it (99.0% response rate). A parallel multiple mediation model with bootstrap approach, was calculated to test the mediating effect. RESULTS Driver-passenger communicative stress, emotional exhaustion and cynicism were positively associated with psychological distress. Communicative stress was significantly positively linked with two of the three dimensions of burnout (emotional exhaustion and cynicism) and dependent variable. Emotional exhaustion and cynicism were positively associated with the dependent variable. The results indicate that emotional exhaustion and cynicism partially mediated the effect of communicative stress on psychological health, and that 60.0% of this effect can be explained by mediating effects, in which emotional exhaustion and cynicism weighed 63.2% and 36.8%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Communicative stress had effects on psychological distress among Chinese bus drivers, and job burnout was a mediator in this relationship.
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- Zhihao Tu
- Department of Nautical psychology, Faculty of Psychology, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Psychology, NO.96609 Hospital, Yinchuan, China
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- Mental health education center, Facult of Psychology, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Nautical psychology, Faculty of Psychology, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Fu Y, Wang M, Zhao B, Liu B, Sun J, Feng Y, Wang Z, Li Q, Shi C, Xuan Y, Long S, Liu H, Chi T, Liao Z, Li B, Liu Q. Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Cases on Medical Staff of Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2021; 14:41-47. [PMID: 33500670 PMCID: PMC7822226 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s287842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate the psychological impact of cases of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) on medical staff of Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital. Methods The 287 online questionnaires were distributed to medical staff working at Beijing Xiaotangshan Hospital, comprising three main sections and 17 questions: basic information, current departmental position, and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The threshold for emotional distress was defined to be a total score of 4 on the GHQ-12 and above. Results A total of 255 members of medical staff participating in this study presented an emotional distress rate of 17%. Members who were male, aged 50–59, married with children, positioned as doctors, and in administration were the population with the highest rate of emotional distress. Furthermore, the severity of emotional distress among those under 30 was significantly lower than those aged 30–39 and 50–59. Doctors and other occupations shared a lower level of satisfaction on routine activities compared with nurses, so did staff in the administration compared with those who were working in screening or logistic departments. Besides, males and staff of the confirmation department had more difficulty in concentrating than females and those of the screening department, respectively. Conclusion Medical staff working at Xiaotangshan Hospital underwent relatively low levels of emotional distress thanks to sufficient medical and psychological preparations. However, special attention should be paid to those who were male, married with children, senior, doctors, in administration, and in the confirmation department.
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- Yuanbo Fu
- The Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China.,Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Xiao Tang Shan Hospital, Beijing 102200, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Xiao Tang Shan Hospital, Beijing 102200, People's Republic of China
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- The First Clinical Medical School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore.,Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden
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- The Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Neuromodulation, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Q, Dong G, Meng W, Chen Z, Cao Y, Zhang M. Perceived Stress and Psychological Impact Among Healthcare Workers at a Tertiaty Hospital in China During the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Moderating Role of Resilience and Social Support. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:570971. [PMID: 35281206 PMCID: PMC8904916 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.570971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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AIMS To investigate the psychological distress experienced by healthcare workers (HCWs) at a tertiary hospital in Changzhou, China, outside Wuhan, during the early stage of COVID-19 and evaluate the moderating effects of resilience and social support on the relationship between stress and psychological distress. METHODS The study was conducted between February 10 and 15, 2020, in a non-probabilistic way. The survey included questions regarding the risk of exposure, sociodemographics, perceived stress [10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)], resilience [10-item Connor-Davidson Psychological Resilience (CD-RISC-10)], social support [Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)], and psychological distress [12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12)]. We applied the PROCESS macro for SPSS to test the hypotheses that resilience and social support moderated the stress response. In addition, a simple slope analysis was conducted when the interaction effect was statistically significant. RESULTS Some 33.6% of participants suffered from psychological distress (GHQ-12 ≥ 12). Perceived stress was positively related to psychological distress (r = 0.42, p < 0.001). In addition, resilience (ΔR2 = 0.03, p for interaction < 0.001) and social support (ΔR2 = 0.01, p for interaction <0.01) moderated the stress response. The impact of perceived stress on psychological distress was attenuated when subjects who were resilient (high β = 0.15, p < 0.001; low β = 0.36, p < 0.001), and perceived stress had less impact on psychological distress when social support was high (β = 0.24, p < 0.001) rather than low (β = 0.34, p < 0.001). LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional design led to a lack of causal relationships between variables. CONCLUSIONS Our data showed that resilience and social support moderated the stress response among HCWs in the pandemic, suggesting that improving resilience and social support could be appropriate targets to improve HCWs' mental health in the pandemic.
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- Qiaoyang Zhang
- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China
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- The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China
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Zhu E, Sun J, Du T. The relationship between low-intensity exercise and psychological distress among college students. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 66:737-739. [PMID: 32696870 DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.6.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to confirm the relationship between low-intensity exercise and physical and mental health status among college students in China. METHODS This was a school-based cross-sectional study. The physical and mental health status was measured using a 12-item general health questionnaire(GHQ12) and low-intensity exercise was recorded by a self-reporting questionnaire. RESULTS The results revealed that the score of the GHQ12 was inversely associated with a higher frequency of low-intensity exercise (r=-0.38,p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that low-intensity exercise may be a proper mean for improving the physical and mental health status of college students. School departments should take measures to push students to take part in physical activity.
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- Ergang Zhu
- School of comprehensive foundation, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- School of comprehensive foundation, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- School of comprehensive foundation, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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