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Communal coping and its association with marital relations and psychological outcomes among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Full text linkBackground: Communal coping is a type of interdependency in which
couples dealing with a health threat share assessment of a threat and respond
together to the stress. The present study investigated communal coping in
the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with psychological and relational
outcomes among healthcare professionals.
Methods: In the present cross-sectional survey study, 242 healthcare
professionals from hospitals and health centers were recruited via
convenience sampling between August and October 2020. Communal
coping with working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic,
dyadic adjustment, psychological distress, and fear of COVID-19 along
with demographic and professional characteristics were assessed via
an online survey.
Results: Multivariable linear regression showed that dyadic adjustment
(b = 0.73), psychological distress (b = 0.16), fear of COVID-19 (b = 0.11), and
support gap (b
COVID-19 crisis overshadowing the health workforces’ rights and resilience: a systematic review
Full text linkPurpose In the time of the COVID-19 crisis, many physical, psychological and spiritual difficulties are imposed on the front line staff and overshadow their rights, resilience and retention. In addition, the loss of this important organizational resource imposes huge costs on the system. The purpose of this study is systemic review of the influential factors, policies and strategies applied to defend the rights of health-care staff and improve the resilience and retention of health system human resources in the COVID-19 crisis. Design/methodology/approach This systematic review was conducted in 2021. Data were collected by keyword search in Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, Magiran, SID and Irandoc databases until December 2021. In addition, the quality of the studies was evaluated by three experts using the Strobe checklist. The analysis used in this study to categorize the results was thematic analysis.
Findings Factors that cause tension and injustice to employees and also strategies to overcome it and increase their resilience were classified into general categories according to their nature. Factors included factors related to safety, economic and financial, staff characteristics, crisis management characteristics, organizational climate and working conditions. Existing strategies also fall into four categories of physical, psychological and spiritual health promotion strategies; organizational climate and work environment; education and empowerment and economic and financial. Originality/value This study is a systematic review of the factors that affect the health workforce rights and resilience of health-care personnel during the COVID-19 crisis. On the other hand, the policies and strategies used in different countries to overcome the difficulties and increase the resilience and retention of health workers have been summarized and can be used in other crises
Effect of Virtual Collaborative Learning with Mobile Devices on Patient Safety Culture among the Staff of a Maternity Center
Full text linkBackground: Improving patient safety is a common international priority because errors and other forms of unnecessary damage
to the process of patient care and treatment are global problems. Training programs such as web-based programs enhance the
patient safety culture in staff. This study was carried out to evaluate the impact of virtual collaborative learning with mobile
devices on patient safety culture among the staff of a maternity center.
Methods: This study was conducted on staff working in Kowsar Hospital of Qazvin in 2019 with a pretest-posttest design. Sixtythree eligible participants were recruited using convenience sampling. The educational contents were shared on a website. Data
were collected online using the hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire. Educational intervention sessions were
held once a week, for 8 weeks. The paired t-test and chi-square test were used for statistical analysis. The significance level was
set at 0.05.
Results: The mean score of safety culture increased significantly from 141.1916 to 147.9314.05 after the intervention
(P<0.001). Error reporting at the center also increased significantly after the intervention (P<0.001).
Conclusion: This research showed that the collaborative method using mobile learning can be effective for the promotion of
patient safety culture among the maternity center staff
