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Social Distancing and Quarantine as COVID-19 Control Remedy
Published in Hanadi Talal Ahmedah, Muhammad Riaz, Sagheer Ahmed, Marius Alexandru Moga, The Covid-19 Pandemic, 2023
Adeel Ahmad, Muhammad Hussaan, Fatima Batool, Sahar Mumtaz, Nagina Rehman, Samina Yaqoob, Humaira Kausar
The workers who were quarantined was founded with irritability, poor concentration in their work and exhaustive. The post-traumatic stress was also observed even after three years in quarantined persons [42]. A study comparing the symptoms of mental retardation of quarantined parents and children with non-isolated [41] reported that the quarantined children had an average stress score of four times higher than that of non-quarantined. Liu et al. [40] reported that 9% (48 of 549) of hospital staff found with high depressive symptoms three years after quarantine. Studies have widely reported psychological symptoms [43], emotional distress, depression [37], exhaustive, irritability, insomnia [43], acute post-traumatic stress disorder [44], irritation [32] and feelings of weakness. People were suppressed because of their close association with people who may be affected by SARS [44]. Studies also reported a number of other mental issues with quarantine, like confusion [45, 46]. Anger, sadness [46, 47] and depression caused by confusion during pandemic [48]. A study of people quarantines for possible exposure to SARS [44] revealed that 54% of detainees (524 out of 1057) avoided coughing or sneeze people, with 26% (255 people) avoiding closed places, and 21% (204) avoiding public places within a few weeks after the quarantine period. A study [47] observed some people with described long-term behavioral changes after quarantined, such as vigilance in handwashing and avoided crowds, and in some cases, return to the routine that was delayed by several months.
Stress, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout
Published in Lisa Zammit, Georgeanne Schopp, Relational Care, 2022
Lisa Zammit, Georgeanne Schopp
Stress is necessary to life and is present all the time. In today’s general psychology, the term stress is synonymous with negative influences (Le Fevre et al., 2006). Conversely, positive stress, eustress, fosters creativity, productivity, and imagination. Too much stress, known as distress, negatively affects physical health and well-being. Hans Selye defines stress as “a non-specific response of the body to a demand” (Szabo et al., 2012, p. 472). He describes the Body’s reaction to stress in three stages: 1) alarm, 2) resistance, and 3) exhaustion. Distress symptoms are found in Compassion Fatigue and Burnout. Resilience mitigates the damage.
Injuries in Children
Published in Ian Greaves, Keith Porter, Jeff Garner, Trauma Care Manual, 2021
Ian Greaves, Keith Porter, Jeff Garner
Most people, including children, are distressed by their direct or indirect exposure to traumatic incidents. Distress is characterized by people having a range of emotional, cognitive, social and physical experiences as summarized in Table 22.6. It is not clear how long distress continues. It was widely accepted that distress was most likely to be temporary or short-term but recent research on the young people affected, but not physically injured, by the Manchester Arena bombing incident in 2017 suggests that non-pathological distress may last longer than was originally thought. These experiences can be difficult to distinguish from the symptoms of children and young people who develop a psychological disorder. Ordinarily though, the distinguishing features lie in their severity and duration and their impacts on people’s lives and personal functioning.
Prevalence, characteristics and measurement of somatic symptoms related to mental health in medical students: a scoping review
Published in Annals of Medicine, 2023
Edie L. Sperling, Jennifer M. Hulett, LeeAnne B. Sherwin, Sarah Thompson, B. Ann Bettencourt
Along with musculoskeletal pain, many other somatic symptoms were reported. Headache, tiredness and sleep disturbance were associated with academic burnout (all ps < .001) [59]. Frequency of stress was correlated with somatic symptoms (r = 0.71, p < .001), as was intensity of stress (r = 0.31, p < .01) [58]. Likely/definite anxiety was found to be an independent risk factor for functional gastrointestinal disorders, for example, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) [30]. A likely or confirmed anxious state resulted in double the risk of having a functional gastrointestinal disorder (OR = 2.5, 95% CI [1.1–5.8] [30]. Suicidality was found to be associated with general pain and fatigue (OR 6.11, 95% CI [2.75–128.89], p = .003) [45]. Other general symptoms associated with mental distress were indigestion, altered bowel movements, stomach pain, fainting, dizziness, chest pain, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, inability to take a deep breath, heart palpitations, tachycardia, sexual dysfunction, rapid urination, sleep disruption/insomnia, chronic fatigue, muscular tremors and tension headaches (Table 1).
Factors affecting the levels of distress during pregnancy, sexual relationship power and intimate partner violence
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2023
Yasemin Erkal Aksoy, Bihter Akın, Sema Dereli Yılmaz
Distress is usually defined as anxiety, stress, or depression (Schuurmans & Kurrasch, 2013; Woods et al., 2010). Physiological, emotional and social changes such as changing body appearance during pregnancy, adaptation problems, the anxiety of being a mother, increased economic needs, and lack of social support can cause women to experience psychological problems (Furber et al., 2009; Yali & Lobel, 2002). During the pregnancy period, psychological distress is seen in one out of four women on the average (Van Bussel et al., 2006). Studies show that women exposed to physical violence during pregnancy have an increased risk of low birth weight baby, preterm birth, distress, depression and death (Lancaster et al., 2010; Rondó et al., 2003). Also increase in distress situation during pregnancy is one of these risks. Pregnant women’s being exposed to IPV can affect their distress levels (Rose et al., 2010). Determining pregnant women are exposed to violence during pregnancy and who have high distress levels is prominent for protecting mother’s and baby’s health.
Content analysis of nurses’ reflections on medication errors in a regional hospital
Published in Contemporary Nurse, 2023
Anton Isaacs, Anita Raymond, Bethany Kent
A medication error [ME] is a failure in the treatment process that leads to, or has the potential to lead to harm to the patient. Examples of MEs include wrong medication or medication given to the wrong patient or in a wrong dose. Serious adverse outcomes due to MEs are usually rare, but when they do occur, the costs are enormous. The health professional involved also experiences distress depending on the severity of the outcome. Therefore, it is important to reduce MEs in hospitals. Previous research has reported several reasons for MEs such as distractions and interruptions, stress, fatigue, lack of knowledge, improper handover between shifts, etc. However, despite the evidence on reasons for MEs, there has been no notable reduction in MEs in most settings. This study aimed to explore in more detail what nurses believed to be the reasons for MEs with a focus on identifying possible remedial interventions. In the hospital where this study was conducted, nurses complete a reflective summary when a ME is identified. We analysed the data from these reflective summaries to find the main reasons why nurses believed the errors occurred. We found that factors related to Individual characteristics, Nature of the work and Physical environment were most commonly associated with MEs in hospitals. We make two recommendations. (1) Improve medication management processes and nurses’ workload and (2) Enhance graduate nurse education with simulation of ‘real life’ clinical settings.