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      Effects of personality traits on mindful self-care practices of healthcare workers

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          Background

          Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) placed healthcare professionals (HCPs) at a higher risk for stress-related conditions. Implementing a brief online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) was hypothesised to transform the HCPs’ ability to cope with stress by enhancing their self-care.

          Aim

          This study aimed to explore the impact of an online MBI on HCPs’ self-care practices and determine if personality traits were a moderating variable.

          Setting

          An online MBI was implemented for HCPs working in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.

          Methods

          A quantitative study design included a pre-assessment and post-assessment component, which allowed paired comparison and regression analysis to confer correlations. Data were collected via two validated instruments: the Mindful Self-Care scale-2018 and the Big Five Personality test.

          Results

          Forty-nine HCPs participated in the study. Significant improvements were found in all the major self-care subscales post-intervention ( p < 0.05). No significant associations were found between the personality traits and self-care except for neuroticism, which appeared to be an essential moderating variable.

          Conclusion

          An online MBI significantly impacted health professionals’ ability to care for themselves, despite their personality styles.

          Contribution

          The impact of an online MBI on HCPs’ self-care during the most intense time of stress and with a cohort of people known to be the most vulnerable to stress, namely those with neuroticism to date, has not been commented on.

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          The psychological impact of COVID-19 on the mental health in the general population

          G Serafini, B. Parmigiani, A Amerio … (2020)
          Abstract As a result of the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a situation of socio-economic crisis and profound psychological distress rapidly occurred worldwide. Various psychological problems and important consequences in terms of mental health including stress, anxiety, depression, frustration, uncertainty during COVID-19 outbreak emerged progressively. This work aimed to comprehensively review the current literature about the impact of COVID-19 infection on the mental health in the general population. The psychological impact of quarantine related to COVID-19 infection has been additionally documented together with the most relevant psychological reactions in the general population related to COVID-19 outbreak. The role of risk and protective factors against the potential to develop psychiatric disorders in vulnerable individuals has been addressed as well. The main implications of the present findings have been discussed.
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            A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers: implications for supporting psychological well-being

            Johannes H. De Kock, Helen Ann Latham, Stephen J. Leslie … (2021)
            Background Health and social care workers (HSCWs) have carried a heavy burden during the COVID-19 crisis and, in the challenge to control the virus, have directly faced its consequences. Supporting their psychological wellbeing continues, therefore, to be a priority. This rapid review was carried out to establish whether there are any identifiable risk factors for adverse mental health outcomes amongst HSCWs during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods We undertook a rapid review of the literature following guidelines by the WHO and the Cochrane Collaboration’s recommendations. We searched across 14 databases, executing the search at two different time points. We included published, observational and experimental studies that reported the psychological effects on HSCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results The 24 studies included in this review reported data predominantly from China (18 out of 24 included studies) and most sampled urban hospital staff. Our study indicates that COVID-19 has a considerable impact on the psychological wellbeing of front-line hospital staff. Results suggest that nurses may be at higher risk of adverse mental health outcomes during this pandemic, but no studies compare this group with the primary care workforce. Furthermore, no studies investigated the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social care staff. Other risk factors identified were underlying organic illness, gender (female), concern about family, fear of infection, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and close contact with COVID-19. Systemic support, adequate knowledge and resilience were identified as factors protecting against adverse mental health outcomes. Conclusions The evidence to date suggests that female nurses with close contact with COVID-19 patients may have the most to gain from efforts aimed at supporting psychological well-being. However, inconsistencies in findings and a lack of data collected outside of hospital settings, suggest that we should not exclude any groups when addressing psychological well-being in health and social care workers. Whilst psychological interventions aimed at enhancing resilience in the individual may be of benefit, it is evident that to build a resilient workforce, occupational and environmental factors must be addressed. Further research including social care workers and analysis of wider societal structural factors is recommended. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-020-10070-3.
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              Snowball Sampling: A Purposeful Method of Sampling in Qualitative Research

              Mahin Naderifar, Hamideh Goli, Fereshteh Ghaljaie (2017)
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                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): S Afr J Psychiatr
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): S Afr J Psychiatr
                Journal ID (publisher-id): SAJPsy
                Title: The South African Journal of Psychiatry : SAJP : the Journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa
                Publisher: AOSIS
                ISSN (Print): 1608-9685
                ISSN (Electronic): 2078-6786
                Publication date (Electronic): 29 March 2023
                Publication date Collection: 2023
                Volume: 29
                Electronic Location Identifier: 2019
                Affiliations
                [1 ]School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
                Author notes
                Corresponding author: Iram Osman, kznpsychologist@ 123456gmail.com
                Author information
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0647-4667
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6974-7423
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                Publisher ID: SAJPsy-29-2019
                DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v29i0.2019
                PMC ID: 10091165
                SO-VID: 2d339581-0cf4-475b-86b4-26b2184dfe23
                Copyright © © 2023. The Authors
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                Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.

                History
                Date received : 01 November 2022
                Date accepted : 29 December 2022
                Categories
                Subject: Original Research

                Keywords: coping mechanisms,health professionals,mindfulness,personality,self-care,healthcare professionals,covid-19
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                Keywords: coping mechanisms, health professionals, mindfulness, personality, self-care, healthcare professionals, covid-19

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