2021-02-09

Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.; Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.; Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.; Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.; Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.; Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.; Department of Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264003, China.; Division of Biological Sciences and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri, MO 65211, USA.

BACKGROUND: This study compares the mental health and psychological response of students with or without hearing loss during the recurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, the capital of China. It explores the relevant factors affecting mental health and provides evidence-driven strategies to reduce adverse psychological impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We used the Chinese version of depression, anxiety, and stress scale 21 (DASS-21) to assess the mental health and the impact of events scale-revised (IES-R) to assess the COVID-19 psychological impact. RESULTS: The students with hearing loss are frustrated with their disability and particularly vulnerable to stress symptoms, but they are highly endurable in mitigating this negative impact on coping with their well-being and responsibilities. They are also more resilient psychologically but less resistant mentally to the pandemic impacts than the students with normal hearing. Their mental and psychological response to

2021-07-21

Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Postgraduate School on Clinical Psychology, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Faculty of Biosciences and Agri-Food and Environmental Technologies, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Postgraduate School on Clinical Psychology, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.

The pandemic affected the quality of life and wellness of the population, changing living habits through restriction measures. This study aimed to analyze the psychological impact of the fear of the COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of e-learning for university students. The study was articulated in two research applications: the first application was a rapid review on the psychological effects of the pandemic on the emotional dimension of undergraduate students; the second application was an observational study on the effect of e-learning adoption in the pandemic emergency. In the first step, we performed a systematic search of MEDLINE through PubMed and the Web of Science [Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI); Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)] of all scientific literature published from May 2020 to February 2021. The reviewed articles suggest the impact of the pandemic and lockdown measures on university students due to several

2021-07-06

Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Postgraduate School on Clinical Psychology, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Division of Mental Health Addiction, University of Oslo, 0319 Oslo, Norway.; Department of Psychiatry, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, 0319 Oslo, Norway.; Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.; Postgraduate School on Clinical Psychology, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has affected not only physical health but also mental health and psychological wellbeing. This narrative review aimed to map the literature on the psychological impact on the young generation of the COVID-19 pandemic, social restrictions, and extraordinary measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. We performed a systematic search of MEDLINE through PubMed and Web of Science [Science Citation Index Expanded, SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)] of all scientific literature published from May 2020 until 15 March 2021. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 15 articles were included. We conducted a narrative review. The reviewed articles suggested the impact of the pandemic and lockdown measures on young persons for several mental symptoms as well as anxiety, stress, depression, event-specific distress, decrease in psychological wellbeing, and changes in sleep habits.

2021-06-03

Departamento de Psicología Básica II, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, C/Juan del Rosal 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain.; Departamento de Psicología Básica II, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, C/Juan del Rosal 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain.; Departamento de Metodología para las Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, C/Juan del Rosal 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain.; Departamento de Psicología Básica II, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, C/Juan del Rosal 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered the daily lives of the population with dramatic effects caused not only by the health risks of the coronavirus, but also by its psychological and social impact in large sectors of the worldwide population. The present study adapted the COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) to the Spanish population, and 1094 Spanish adults (mean age 52.55 years, 241 males) completed the Spanish version in a cross-sectional online survey. To analyze the factorial structure and reliability of the CPDI, we performed an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) followed by a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the Spanish sample. The effects of gender and age on the degree of distress were analyzed using the factorial scores of the CPDI as the dependent variables. Results showed that, after rotation, the first factor (Stresssymptoms) accounted for 35% of the total variance and the second factor (COVID-19 information) for 15%. Around 25%

Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom.; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland SR4 7TP, United Kingdom.; Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom.; First Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon General Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece.; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, General Hospital of Agrinio, Agrinio 30100, Greece.; Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.; Department of Dermatology, Syggros Hospital, Athens 16121, Greece.; Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.; Department of Vascular Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.; Laboratory of Clinical Virology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece.; Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.; Second Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University General Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece.

As one year is approaching since the beginning of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is important to acknowledge the detrimental effect that it is having on mental health at the individual, societal and public health levels. The current review presents the direct and indirect psychological impact of COVID-19 on the general public, as well as on vulnerable groups, including the elderly, the young, healthcare professionals, people with pre-existing mental health issues, those infected by COVID-19, homeless people and refugees. Important findings are discussed in the present review, including the social stigma in older people associated with portraying COVID-19 as the disease of the elderly, and the limited psychological impact of COVID-19 in the severely mentally ill, alongside the response of the mental healthcare systems globally to this unparalleled public health crisis. The important lessons to be learnt so far can help formulate individual mental health

2021-05-04

La Source, School of Nursing Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.; La Source, School of Nursing Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, 1004 Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.; Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.

The present study aimed to assess various stressful situations and the psychological impact of the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown among youths in Switzerland. We included samples of 1627 young adults aged 19-24 from the Swiss Youth Epidemiological Study on Mental Health and 1146 children and adolescents aged 12-17 years and their parents. We assessed symptoms of various mental health problems, internet use, and perceived stress during the first COVID-19 lockdown. In the analyses, data were weighted to be representative of the Swiss population. During the first lockdown in Switzerland, the most common sources of perceived stress were the disruption of social life and important activities, uncertainty about how long the state of affairs would last, and the pandemic itself. In addition, around one-fifth of the young adults met the criteria for at least one of the mental health problems (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, generalized anxiety disorder), while one-third

2021-03-01

Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Therapeutic Research Area, The Emmes Company, Rockville, MD, United States.; Faculty of Medicine, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Cyprus.; Department of Infection Control, Burhan Nalbantoglu State Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.; Microbiology Laboratory, Burhan Nalbantoglu State Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.; Department of Disease Systems Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Center for Health Data Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Disease Systems Biology Program, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; School of Psychology, Keele University, Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom.

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, multidisciplinary research focusing on the long-term effects of the COVID-19 infection and the complete recovery is still scarce. With regards to long-term consequences, biomarkers of physiological effects as well as the psychological experiences are of significant importance for comprehensively understanding the complete COVID-19 recovery. The present research surveys the IgG antibody titers and the impact of COVID-19 as a traumatic experience in the aftermath of the active infection period, around 2 months after diagnosis, in a subset of COVID-19 patients from the first wave (March-April 2020) of the outbreak in Northern Cyprus. Associations of antibody titers and psychological survey measures with baseline characteristics and disease severity were explored, and correlations among various measures were evaluated. Of the 47 serology tests conducted for presence of IgG antibodies, 39 (83%) were positive. We identified trends demonstrating

Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.; Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.; Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.; Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.; Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.

AIM: To summarise the psychological impacts of social isolation amongst older adults during COVID-19 and review the benefits and limitations of online interventions used to combat social isolation. DESIGN: A scoping review was performed. DATA SOURCES: A systematic search was performed from October 2020 to January 2021 in seven electronic databases: China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), PubMed, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO, Cochrane Library and Web of Science. A hand search of the reference lists of included papers and WHO publications was performed. Grey literature search was carried out from Scopus, ProQuest Dissertation and Google Scholar. REVIEW METHODS: Studies were screened, appraised and extracted independently by two reviewers. Thematic analysis was used to synthesise data, which were presented in a descriptive manner and organised into categories and themes. RESULTS: Totally, 33 studies were included. Four themes

School of Pharmacy, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India.; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan.; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan.; Department of Anesthesia Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Neuroscience Technology College of Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.; Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.; Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.; Pratiksha Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandrapur Road, Panikhaiti, Guwahati, India.; Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.; South African Medical Research Council Drug Discovery and Development Research Unit, Department of Chemistry and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) binds to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor and invade the human cells to cause COVID-19-related pneumonia. Despite an emphasis on respiratory complications, the evidence of neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection is rapidly growing, which is substantially contributing to morbidity and mortality. The neurological disorders associated with COVID-19 may have several pathophysiological underpinnings, which are yet to be explored. Hypothetically, SARS-CoV-2 may affect the central nervous system (CNS) either by direct mechanisms like neuronal retrograde dissemination and hematogenous dissemination, or via indirect pathways. CNS complications associated with COVID-19 include encephalitis, acute necrotizing encephalopathy, diffuse leukoencephalopathy, stroke (both ischemic and hemorrhagic), venous sinus thrombosis, meningitis, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome. These may result from different