Hot Topic Presentation by Tali Alvarez https://padlet.com/taliaalvarez72/Tali This is one of the reasons why there are misunderstandings in the medical field. Healthcare workers and patients could experience communication issues if they do not get the support they need or learn effective communication techniques. en-us 2024-08-03 02:43:16 UTC 2024-08-03 04:09:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1f468-2695.png taliaalvarez72 https://padlet.com/taliaalvarez72/Tali/wish/3066583027 Healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced considerable mental health problems because of the COVID-19 epidemic. This emphasized how important it is to locate tools that can lessen the psychological effects. The objective of their study was to investigate the relationship between mental health symptoms, the heightened sense of burden that healthcare workers faced during the pandemic, and a sense of coherence (SOC), social support, and religiosity. Between April 20 and July 5, 2020, 4,324 healthcare workers from four professions—physicians, nurses, medical technical assistants, and pastoral workers—were questioned. They used the Sense of Coherence Scale Short Form (SOC-3), the ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI), and a Scale of Transpersonal Trust (TPV) religiosity item to measure characteristics that promote health. Then examined the increase in perceived burden resulting from the pandemic by comparing it to pre-pandemic levels, as well as evaluated anxiety and depression using the PHQ-2 and GAD-2. Which resulted in Less depressive and anxious symptoms were substantially correlated with higher SOC. Religious affiliation had no impact on mental health, although increased social support did, to a lesser extent. While social support was only significantly beneficial for doctors and medical tech assistants, SOC was linked to improved mental health across the board for professional groups. A lower SOC was mostly linked to increased burden during the pandemic.

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Schmuck, Jonas, et al. "Sense of coherence, social support and religiosity as resources for medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based survey among 4324 health care workers within the German Network University Medicine." PLoS ONE, vol. 16, no. 7, 26 July 2021, p. e0255211. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, dx.doi.org.ezproxy.ccp.edu/10.1371/journal.pone.0255211. Accessed 2 Aug. 2024.

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