Psychological Support Program Research Articles

Academic student fraud in longitudinal research design

The authors emphasize the importance of studying academic fraud among students. This phenomenon takes on large-scale dimensions. The authors are convinced that the solution of the problem depends on the scientific knowledge of the psychological portrait of students. Within the framework of the personalist approach, the authors present a review of the scientific literature. The authors identified a problematic field of empirical research that would reveal the dynamics of students' subjective perceptions of a person who resorts to academic fraud. A sample of the study was formed, the author's questionnaire was presented. The results of a longitudinal study of the dynamics of subjective perceptions of cognitive characteristics, emotional manifestations, and behavioral patterns of a student's personality are presented for discussion. To complete the psychological portrait of the students, valid psychodiagnostic techniques were used in the study. The stages of the study are presented. The analysis of empirical data is based on the evidence-based methods of the statistical thesaurus. The findings of the study revealed the students’ ideas about the person resorting to plagiarism. In conclusion, the authors formulated step-by-step programs of psychological support for students to refuse to use various schemes of academic fraud.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Residents: A Narrative Review.

The ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has drastically affected medical societies. We aim to provide an overview and summarize the information published so far concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology residency programs and the mental wellbeing of trainees, and to establish factors to help maintain successful residency training to ensure high-quality, specialist ophthalmic training. A literature search was conducted in October 2021 of the PubMed database for articles assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of ophthalmology trainees and on ophthalmology residency programs. Cross-sectional survey studies, editorials, articles in scientific journals, letters to editors, and commentaries were considered; finally, 19 studies were included after excluding abstract-only publications and conference posters. The studies’ demographic details, participant characteristics, interventions, outcomes, and limitations were extracted. Our summarized information showed the alarmingly significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology trainees’ mental health and the associated considerable changes in ophthalmic training programs. Thus, in future, virtual training and surgical simulators should be permanently introduced, in addition to traditional teaching, to complete successful ophthalmology residency programs. Additionally, we emphasize the need for a widely facilitated and encouraged access to psychological support programs for healthcare workers, including ophthalmologists.

Factors affecting management of corpses of the confirmed COVID-19 patients during pandemic: A systematic review

IntroductionThe global spread of the COVID 19 disease and the concerning rise in the number of corpses of the patients dying of the disease has caused challenges in handling the corpses by the health system and relevant organizations in most countries. The aim of the present study was to investigate factors affecting the corpse management process of the patients dying of COVID 19. Materials and methodsThis study was a systematic review of literature using the PRISMA guideline. Without time limit until the end of January 2021, the studies related to corpse management in patients with COVID 19 were extracted from the data resources of Medline (PubMed), Web of Science, Google scholar, Embase, ProQuest, Scopus, Iranmedex, SID, and ISC, and also the reference lists of selected studies, as well as other systematic reviews, key journals, and proceedings of conferences and congresses. Finally, thematic analysis was used to analyze the obtained data. Results190 studies were identified based on the initial search, and finally 21 studies were entered into analysis. Based on the systematic review and thematic content analysis, challenges in the process of managing the corpses of COVID-19 victims were divided into three main themes and eight sub-themes. The themes included psychosocial factors, environmental factors, and resources, and the sub-themes included supporting survivors, customs, values, infection control, corpse identification and burial, corpse transferring, equipment, and governments’ capacity. ConclusionImplementing psychological, social, and spiritual support programs for grieving families, the observance of customs and values governing the community at the time of funeral and burial, and planning to control infection and safety in the process of maintenance, transfer to the cemetery and safe burial are the most important strategies that can be used in the process of corpse management. Utilizing and aligning religious leaders with the health system in order to inform people about the ways of disease transmission from the bodies and to use alternative solutions for holding religious and cultural ceremonies (e.g., virtual mourning), as well as providing personal protective equipment to those in close contact with corpses, the development and implementation of health protocols for managing possibly a large number of bodies, capacity building, and anticipating necessary resources are highly recommended strategies.

The Urgent Problems in the Sphere of Student's Mental Health: Challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic

The research featured the urgent issues of students’ mental health triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has become frustrating and degrading in relation to a number of needs that young people regard as significant. It violated the usual behavioral patterns of self-actualization and self-realization. The lockdown and distance learning put an unexpected burden on the personal and health resources of students, leading to the risk of hypochondrial response and triggering various forms of maladaptive and addictive behavior. These violations worsened the emotional background, affected the motivational sphere, and limited the ability of self-control and self-organization, thus creating prerequisites for learned helplessness and addictive behavior, which are one of the most destructive responses to stress. The authors believe that students need a special program of psychological support aimed at solving the mental health issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offering Psychological Support to University Students in Poland During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned From an Initial Evaluation.

This perspective article aims to present insights into an initiative to provide free psychological support to students at the University of Gdańsk (UG) – one of the first universities in Poland to offer such help – during the first major COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in March 2020. We begin by introducing key psychological consequences of the pandemic, with particular emphasis on university students, according to Pandemic Management Theory (PMT). Next, we highlight the most significant challenges reported to us by the students in response to the support initiative and applied psychological interventions (including psychoeducation, relaxation, arranging day plans, taking care of relationships, and “just” talking). We conclude by reflecting on the challenges for mental health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the outcome of our initiative – the creation of the Academic Psychological Support Centre at the University of Gdańsk. These insights and lessons learned from developing our practice can help enhance the effectiveness of future psychological support programs through the pandemic and beyond.

COVID-19 Pandemic Support Programs for Healthcare Workers and Implications for Occupational Mental Health: A Narrative Review

This narrative review aims to summarize initiatives developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to support healthcare workers’ emotional well-being within the context of a pre-existing framework of occupational mental health guidelines. This occupational mental health framework integrates principles from multiple disciplines to optimize prevention and management of mental health issues among employees. We conducted an online search on Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase for studies that reported on design or execution of medical institution-based interventions, aiming to support healthcare worker mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inclusion criteria was intentionally broad in order to incorporate as many types of interventions at varying stages of development or evaluation. We included 31 studies in our review that reported on newly designed psychological support interventions for healthcare workers (HCW) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that most programs commonly supported HCW mental health through offering one or more of the following initiatives: expanded basic need resources/services, additional workplace training programs that bolstered professional preparedness while also indirectly boosting HCW emotional health, and/or expanded psychological support programs, such as peer support programs, psychoeducational or counseling services. Most programs, however, did not consider methods to ensure program longevity or sustainability. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the acuity of HCW mental health issues and is likely to leave long lasting mental health strains among HCW. This pandemic is a critical point in time to catalyze much needed progress in reducing stigma and expanding HCW mental health care access.

Key factors affecting people\u2019s unwillingness to be confined during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: a large-scale population study

Population confinements have been one of the most widely adopted non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) implemented by governments across the globe to help contain the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. While confinement measures have been proven to be effective to reduce the number of infections, they entail significant economic and social costs. Thus, different policy makers and social groups have exhibited varying levels of acceptance of this type of measures. In this context, understanding the factors that determine the willingness of individuals to be confined during a pandemic is of paramount importance, particularly, to policy and decision-makers. In this paper, we study the factors that influence the unwillingness to be confined during the COVID-19 pandemic by the means of a large-scale, online population survey deployed in Spain. We perform two types of analyses (logistic regression and automatic pattern discovery) and consider socio-demographic, economic and psychological factors, together with the 14-day cumulative incidence per 100,000 inhabitants. Our analysis of 109,515 answers to the survey covers data spanning over a 5-month time period to shed light on the impact of the passage of time. We find evidence of pandemic fatigue as the percentage of those who report an unwillingness to be in confinement increases over time; we identify significant gender differences, with women being generally less likely than men to be able to sustain long-term confinement of at least 6 months; we uncover that the psychological impact was the most important factor to determine the willingness to be in confinement at the beginning of the pandemic, to be replaced by the economic impact as the most important variable towards the end of our period of study. Our results highlight the need to design gender and age specific public policies, to implement psychological and economic support programs and to address the evident pandemic fatigue as the success of potential future confinements will depend on the population’s willingness to comply with them.

Relationships between Psychopathology, Psychological Process Variables, and Sociodemographic Variables and Comparison of Quarantined and Non-Quarantined Groups of Malaysian University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had considerable psychological health impacts across the globe. This study aimed to establish the psychological process variables underlying psychopathology in Malaysian public university students during the national Movement Control Order (MCO). The aim was to craft structured and sustainable psychological support programs with these students. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving Malaysian university students subjected to the Malaysian MCO. Structured questionnaires measuring sociodemographic factors, measures of depression, anxiety, stress, psychological mindedness, psychological flexibility and state mindfulness were employed. A total of 515 students participated in this study with 12 students (2.3%) being quarantined at the time. Many of them scored ‘moderate’ or above on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) with 20.2%, 25.0% and 14.2%, respectively. Quarantined students had higher depressive symptoms, with female students scoring significantly higher for depression, anxiety, and stress. Multiple regressions suggested gender and quarantine status predicted depression scores. However, only gender significantly predicted anxiety and stress. Psychological flexibility and psychological mindedness (Insight subscale) are significantly correlated with depression, anxiety, and stress, with psychological mindedness predicting all three psychopathologies. This study demonstrates that gender, psychological flexibility, and psychological mindedness are key demographic and psychological factors impacting students. Targeting psychological flexibility and psychological mindedness may enable timely prevention and intervention programs for our students to support their mental and physical health as we move through, and out of, the pandemic.

Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Health Professionals Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: To determine the association between depression, anxiety, and stress according to sociodemographic and occupational factors in Peruvian health professionals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional analytical and multicentre study, based on a virtual survey sent to Peruvian health personnel (from the 25 Peruvian regions) working during the COVID-19 pandemic. The three dependent variables (depression, anxiety, and stress) were measured with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale -21 (DASS-21) (Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.93) and compared with sociodemographic and occupational variables. P-values were obtained through generalized linear models, adjusted for each location where the survey was sent. Results: Of the 550 participants, 2%, 13%, and 3% of them had severe or very severe depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. In the multivariate analysis, we observed that professionals with a greater number of children had a lower frequency of severe depression (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR): 0.37; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.17-0.79; p = 0.010). In addition, physicians had a lower frequency of severe anxiety (aPR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.18-0.75; p = 0.036), and professionals who lived in the Central region (aPR: 0.50; 95% CI: 0.25-0.97; p = 0.042) and in the South of the country (aPR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.19-0.71; p = 0.003) had lower anxiety levels compared to those in the Northern region. With regard to severe stress, those who lived in the Central (aPR: 0.15; 95% CI: 0.03-0.75; p = 0.021) and South regions (aPR: 0.19; 95% CI: 0.04-0.79; p = 0.011) had lower stress levels. Conclusion: There were significant percentages of deteriorating mental health in Peruvian health professionals during the pandemic, which may have negative repercussions in the short-, medium-, and long-term. In this sense, additional governmental actions should be necessary to provide specific psychological and psychiatric support programs to these workers.

Влияние степени адаптированности и образа жизни на качество жизни студентов медицинского университета

Adaptive capabilities of young people enrolling at higher education establishments differ from person to person. Depending on the level of these capabilities, a new student may see his/her quality of life deteriorating and a variety of diseases developing. Against this background, investigation of the dynamics of students' adaptation to studying at a higher educational establishment acquires special urgency: the results of such an investigation would enable designing an effective psychological support program for such students. This study aimed to investigate how the quality of life of students changes as studying at a higher education establishment alters their degree of adaptation and lifestyle. The report compares the studied degree of adaptability and quality of life of the same group of students in their first and third years. By design, the study was prospective continuous; it involved 120 students. M. Gavlinova's two-factor questionnaire (SA, social-ANS) enabled study of the degree of adaptability. As for the quality of life of the participating students, it was registered with the help of the SF-36 questionnaire. Lifestyle of the students was assessed relying on the questionnaire designed to uncover the person's attitude to smoking, alcohol, drugs, physical culture and sports. The results obtained enabled development of recommendations aimed at identifying students running risks of maladjustment and illnesses with the aim to render such students targeted medical and psychological assistance and adjust the sanitary and epidemiological conditions of studying.

Evaluating the effectiveness of psychological assistance to primary schoolchildren with cognitive health disorders aimed at developing their self-regulation skills

Introduction. The authors investigate the problem of developing self-regulation skills in primary schoolchildren with cognitive impairments within the education system. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the program of psychological support aimed at developing self-regulation as a way of enhancing adaptive strategies of behavior and components of self-regulation. Materials and Methods. The study employs a formative psychological and educational experiment (the action research). The collected empirical data were analyzed and summarized. The sample consisted of 456 students, aged between 8 to 11 years, who were divided into three groups: NID (normal intellectual development), ID (intellectual disability), and MID (mild intellectual disability). The data obtained were interpreted and subjected to statistical analysis using various methods of mathematical and statistical processing: the reliability of differences according to statistical criteria, the F * angular transformation, the criterion for comparing the distribution of Pearson χ2 levels, correlation analysis, the method of correlation pleiades. Results. The research findings have shown that program of psychological support aimed at formation of self-regulation developed and implemented by the authors has proven to be effective. It contributes to successful formation of self-regulation in children with cognitive impairment. The program is a socio-psychological resource for improving cognitive health in primary schoolchildren. Conclusions. The article concludes that the implementation of the program of psychological support has led to a significant increase in the indicators of self-regulation components in the subjects. The obtained data can be used by educational settings teaching children with cognitive disabilities to increase the effectiveness of classroom and extracurricular activities and their successful integration into society.

Experience of Urinary Incontinence in Elderly Women in Urban Areas

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to understand and describe the experiences of urinary incontinence in older women in urban areas.Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews of 8 older women with urinary incontinence in urban areas from September 2020 to March 2021. The transcribed data were analyzed using Colaizzi's phenomenological six-step method.Results: Four theme clusters emerged: Urinary incontinence as an uninvited visitor in old age; The heavy daily pain urinary incontinence causes; Self-help efforts to cope with urinary incontinence; and A mind to hold on to the present condition so as not to deteriorate.Conclusion: This study provided an in-depth understanding of older women’s experiences with urinary incontinence in urban areas. Based on the results of this study, efforts should be made to develop and provide emotional and psychological support and prevention education programs that can adequately support older women with urinary incontinence in urban areas.

Severity of Depression and Anxiety, and Quality of Sleep And Life in Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an adverse effect on healthcare workers (HCWs), both physically and mentally, due to the increased workload. The present study evaluates the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of depression and anxiety, and on quality of sleep and life among HCWs. In this cross-sectional study, an online questionnaire was used to garner data on mental health parameters and quality of sleep in HCWs and non-HCWs. The participants were evaluated with the “Patient Health Questionnaire-9” (PHQ-9) for depressive symptoms, the “Beck Anxiety Inventory” (BAI) for anxiety symptoms, the “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index” (PSQI) for sleep quality and the “Professional Quality of Life” (ProQol) scale for quality of life. Included in the study were 543 respondents, comprising 335 HCWs and 208 non-HCWs. The PHQ-9, BAI and PSQI scores were found to be significantly higher in the HCWs than in the non-HCWs. Among the HCW, the PHQ-9, BAI, PSQI and ProQol-compassion satisfaction scores were significantly higher for nurses than for physicians; the BAI, PSQI and ProQol-burnout scores of the nurses were higher than those of non-medical hospital personnel; and the BAI scores of the allied healthcare professionals were higher than those of physicians. The study found HCWs, especially nurses, to be more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than the public in terms of mental health and sleep quality. During the COVID-19 pandemic, psychological support programs should be provided for HCWs to ensure the maintenance of quality of life among these key personnel.

The Mode of Trust and Experience of Stress in Customs Officers in Ukraine

The article presents the author’s position of studying organizational trust in customs service and specific experience of workplace stress that influences its formation. The study sample involved 77 customs officers in the following categories of customs personnel: customs inspectors and passenger inspectors. The scientific value of this study lies in establishing the empirical referents of the relationship between organizational trust and relief of organizational stress in customs officers at different organizational levels. The article proves that the empirical referents of the interrelation of organizational trust and experience of workplace stress in the customs group 3 are at the mezzo-level of organizational trust (concern from management, supported by indicators of organizational culture in the field of communication and management) and at the micro-level (increasing organizational stress in the forms of activity and productivity, the flexibility of behaviour, acceptance of others’ values and indicators of job satisfaction due to the expressed emotional commitment of these employees to their organization). The practical value of the obtained results allows one to understand the nature and the impact of organizational stress and the level of organizational trust on the effectiveness of customs officers’ professional activities. It also makes it possible to develop a further programme of psychological support for this professional group to improve psychological safety and well-being in the workplace.

Social and psychological adaptation of foreign students in a Russian university

Getting medical education in Russia is becoming more and more popular among foreign students every year. The need to study foreign students’ social and psychological adaptation in medical universities is caused by the increased need to train high-qualified doctors not only in our country, but also in the world community.The goal was to identify the features of social and psychological adaptation of foreign first-year students of the medical University.Methods. The study involved 131 first-year students, including 56 Indian students studying at the international faculty of General medicine of the Northern state medical University (31 boys and 25 girls); and 75 Russian students of the pediatric and medical faculties (25 boys and 50 girls). The diagnostic approach in the interethnic and gender aspects based on the methodology of socio-psychological adaptation of K.Rogers-R. Diamond, modified by A. K. OsnitskyMain results. The parameters of social and psychological adaptation of foreign first-year students corresponded to the average normative indicators, Russian students were at high level of adaptation. Foreign students, in General, had a positive attitude to themselves and others, including opportunities to contact colleagues and patients, experience average emotional comfort in interpersonal relationships and were quite active in activities. The results of the assessment of Russian students indicated a high degree of acceptance of themselves and other people, as well as emotional comfort, responsibility and high activity.Conclusions the applied aspect of the problem can be implemented in the development of programs for psychological and pedagogical support of foreign students at the initial stage of study at the Medical University.

Short-term health-related quality of life in patients with ischaemic stroke after PFO closure

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction/Purpose: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is common in asymptomatic adults and is associated with cryptogenic stroke (CS). We sought to evaluate the impact of PFO closure in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in PFO patients with CS. Method In this pilot study, 19 patients (mean age 47 ± 7.7; 13 male) who underwent PFO closure at our center were invited to a short-term clinical follow up (mean follow-up period 6-10 months). All patients had suffered an ischaemic stroke and their disability level was assessed using the Modified Rankin Scale (MRS, no significant disability 63%). HRQoL was assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) preoperatively and at follow-up. Results Both SF36 and EQ-5D scores improved after the operation as shown by the self-rating scores (20,67% and 40,52% higher scores, respectively). Patients with major mobility problems were more likely to be current smokers (r = 0.481) and those who had lower scores on the MRS scale (r=-0.571) rated higher their scale diagram. The categories of energy/fatigue (r = 0.459; p = 0.048), social functioning (r = 0.547; p = 0.015) and pain (r = 0.550; p = 0.015) were positively correlated with physical function. Finally, there was a positive correlation between role limitations due to emotional problems and energy/fatigue (r = 0,519; p = 0.023), and between energy/fatigue and emotional well-being (r = 0.519; p = 0,023). Conclusions The results of our study indicate that shortly after PFO, subjects perceive improvements in their QoL. However, it seems that poorly rated physical function was more common in active smokers, and affects patients" social life and their emotional state. Health care professionals should encourage these patients to participate in rehabilitation and psychological support programs postoperatively.

The program of psychological rehabilitation of persons with acquired disorders of the musculoskeletal system

The study of factors influencing the success of rehabilitation of persons with acquired musculoskeletal disorders acquired in adulthood is determined by the increasing role in the psychological support and integration of such individuals into society, as well as the lack of methodological approaches and proven recommendations aimed at improving the rehabilitation process. The paper presents the psychological characteristics of people with musculoskeletal disorders acquired in adulthood. According to the results of psychodiagnostic examination, the program of psychological support for persons with musculoskeletal disorders has been developed. The aim of the study was to study the psychological characteristics of persons with acquired disorders of musculoskeletal disorders, to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the program of psychological rehabilitation. We used the following research methods: clinical and psychological, psychodiagnostic, statistical, methods of analysis of empirical data. The ascertaining study was carried out with two groups: with disorders of the musculoskeletal disorders and without violations of the musculoskeletal disorders (the total number of participants was 60 people). Diagnostic tools: questionnaire Adaptability (A.G. Maklakov, S.V. Chermyanin), Freiburg personality questionnaire (modified by A.A. Krylov, T.I. Ronginskaya), Style of self-regulation of behavior (V.I. Morosanov), Test of resilience (S. Maddy, adaptation by DA Leontiev). Statistical data processing was carried out using the following criteria: Mann-Whitney U-test, Wilcoxon T-test using SPSS Statistics 19. It was revealed that persons with acquired disorders of musculoskeletal disorders are characterized by low adaptive abilities, an increased level of neuropsychic stress. Characterized by an insufficient level of self-regulation, the ability to consciously plan activities. It is determined that resilience is characterized by low involvement, insufficient ability to overcome life difficulties. It is shown that a personal factor that enhances maladjustment is low contact, emotional tension when interacting with others. The proposed program of psychological assistance to persons with disorders of the musculoskeletal system helps to overcome passivity, alienation; the formation of independence, responsibility, an active life position, a system of value orientations, strengthening of social position, and, ultimately, successful social adaptation.

اضطراب ما بعد الصدمة وعلاقته بقلق المستقبل لدى عينة من طلاب المرحلة الثانوية بمدارس الحد الجنوبي دراسة بحثية بتعليم منطقة جازان

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف على العلاقة بين اضطراب ما بعد الصدمة وقلق المستقبل لدى عينة من طلاب المرحلة الثانوية بمدارس الحد الجنوبي بتعليم منطقة جازان, وقد تکونت عينة الدراسة من(300) طالبا تم اختيارهم بطريقة عشوائية طبقية من طلاب المرحلة الثانوية بمدارس الحد الجنوبي بمنطقة جازان، وقد تم استخدام مقياس اضطراب ما بعد الصدمة لدافيسون(1995), ومقياس قلق المستقبل للمشيخي (2009) بعد التحقق من الصدق والثبات, وتم استخدام معامل ارتباط بيرسون وتحليل التباين الأحادي للفروق واختبار شيفيه للمقارنات البعدية, وتوصلت الدراسة إلى وجود علاقة ذات دلالة إحصائية بين اضطراب ما بعد الصدمة وقلق المستقبل لدى عينة من طلاب المرحلة الثانوية بمدارس الحد الجنوبي بتعليم جازان, ووجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في اضطراب ما بعد الصدمة بين طلاب المرحلة الثانوية في مدارس الحد الجنوبي بتعليم منطقة جازان تعزى لمتغير مکتب التعليم لصالح مکتب التعليم بالعارضة, کذلک وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في قلق المستقبل بين طلاب المرحلة الثانوية في مدارس الحد الجنوبي بتعليم منطقة جازان تعزى لمتغير مکتب التعليم لصالح مکتب التعليم بالعارضة, وقد أوصى الباحث بضرورة تقديم برامج للدعم النفسي للطلاب الذين يعانون من اضطراب ما بعد الصدمة, کما أوصى بضرورة الاهتمام بالمحاضرات والندوات وعقد اللقاءات بهدف تحقيق الطمأنينة النفسية للطلاب في مدارس الحد الجنوبي بتعليم منطقة جازان, أيضا القيام بتفعيل أنشطة ترفيهية للتخفيف من أعراض اضطراب الأحداث الصادمة. The study aimed to identify the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and future anxiety among a sample of secondary school students in the southern border schools in the Jazan region. The study sample consisted of (300) students who were selected in a stratified random manner from secondary school students in the southern border schools in the Jazan region. The post-traumatic stress disorder scale was used by Davison (1995), and the future anxiety scale for the Presbyterian (2009) after checking the validity and reliability, and the Pearson correlation coefficient, one-way analysis of variance for differences and Scheffe test for dimensional comparisons were used, and the study concluded that there is a statistically significant relationship between stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder and future anxiety among a sample of secondary school students in the southern border schools in Jazan education, and the presence of statistically significant differences in post-traumatic stress disorder among secondary school students in the southern border schools in the Jazan region education due to the variable of the education office in favor of the education office in Al-Ardah, as well as the presence of differences Statistically significant in future anxiety among secondary school students in the southern border schools in the education of Jazan region due to the variable of the Education Office in favor of the Education Office in Al-Ardah. The researcher recommended the necessity of providing psychological support programs for students suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, and the necessity of paying attention to lectures, seminars and holding meetings in order to achieve psychological reassurance for students in the schools of the southern border in the education of the Jazan region, as well as activating recreational activities to alleviate the symptoms of TSD

Narrative Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Their Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals in Italy.

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many lives, including those of people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their caregivers. The main aim of this study was to use narrative medicine, a validated approach promoting quality of care to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the quality of care, quality of life, psychological factors and social factors of people affected by COPD and their caregivers and healthcare professionals (HCPs). A secondary aim was to explore the role of telemedicine in combating isolation and providing access to care.MethodsA cross-sectional observational narrative medicine study was conducted between July and November 2020 across Italy. An online semi-structured questionnaire with a narrative plot was completed by 146 participants (79 COPD patients, 24 caregivers, and 43 HCPs). Narrations were analyzed with descriptive statistics and evaluated using NVivo 11 software to break down the text and identify recurring themes and major semantic clusters.ResultsDuring the first lockdown, 58.22% of responses from COPD patients indicated terror, fear and/or apprehension; at reopening, this figure was 35.44%. Among caregivers, these figures were 100% at first lockdown and 45.83% at reopening. The metaphors most commonly used by patients to describe COPD and COVID-19 were monster and murderer, respectively. Patients described their homes more often as clean and lonely than as offering no shelter. The narratives of 42 COPD patients (45.2%) described coping. Only 12.6% of COPD patients reported regular access to medical visits during lockdown, while 59.1% of general practitioners and pulmonologists reported using telemedicine, which was perceived as satisfactory by both patients and caregivers.ConclusionIt is relevant to aim for a multidisciplinary and multilevel system of care that empowers telemedicine and integrates specific psychological support programs for COPD patients and their caregivers.

Information ostracism in the educational environment

The article considers the problem of information ostracism in the educational environment. The priority was to study the issue of information space as a phenomenon of existence and formation of the phenomenon under study, and the disclosure of psychological characteristics and specifics of communication and ostracism in education. Analysis of theoretical information about the concept of information space in the learningenvironment, which is defined as a coordinated, multilevel structure that accumulates the results of communicative activity of the individual, allowed us to identify components of the problematic aspect of socio-psychological culture, through which ostracisation trends were formed. The importance of understanding the deliberate misrepresentation of messages as a way of misinforming others in study groups and academic teams was highlighted. The main characteristics of information ostracism and its manifestations in intergroup activities were described. There are following mechanisms of interpersonal interaction within the team, which can provide this manifestation: adaptation mechanism, which provides a stage of habituation; protective mechanism, which provides protection of subjective relations in the group environment; leadership mechanism, that is control by certain persons of their own personal qualities of a leader; identifying mechanism, which is a consequence of the need to strengthen or update membership in the group. The classification of the main manifestations of information ostracism in the learning environment is formed. It includes deleting messages, deleting from chats; ignoring information; information restrictions. Also, the causes of thisphenomenon in the educational space are described, namely visual, cognitive, and socio-communicative features of the subjects of group activities. The experiment is aimed at identifying the dominant form of information ostracism in the learning environment, to clarify and correct the accompanying psychological and pedagogical programs within the educational space. It is indicated that the obtained results may indicate fear of open confrontation within the group, as a consequence, the most hidden form of ostracism is chosen, which can be explained by both constructive (preservation of sustainable learning environment) and destructive orientations (social ignoring of educational subjects without conditioned signs). Conclusions are made in the system of studying information ostracism in the educational environment that determining the vector of orientation of information ostracism in the educational environment requires detailed consideration of each of its functions and the creation of separate groups to obtain accurate empirical data. We see further consideration of this problem in a detailed study of the main factors shaping the trends of information ostracism and the creation of programs of psychological and pedagogical support to correct the manifestations of ostracism in the educational space.