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Considering the end of global emergency status of Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) and the persistent risk of reinfection for healthcare workers (HCWs), it is important to evaluate the attitude of the HCWs toward reinfecting with COVID-19. To gather information about participants' concerns regarding reinfection with COVID-19, a comprehensive online questionnaire was administered to all individuals involved in the study. DASS-21 was used to assess their mental health. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the factors associated with fear of reinfection. A total of 982 questionnaires were collected for this study, with only 503 questionnaires included in the final analysis. Of the 503 respondents, 201 (39.96%) feared reinfection with COVID-19. Three factors emerged as significantly associated with the fear of reinfection: (a) having been infected with COVID-19 before, (b) feeling that COVID-19 had a lasting effect on one's life, and (c) experiencing anxiety. The most common factors reported by those who feared reinfection were: concern about the negative effects of reinfection on their physical health, worry about the possible long-term complications of reinfection, and belief that reinfection would not have a big impact. And the mental state of HCWs has improved and become more optimistic. Although the morale of HCWs has improved, it remains evident that a significant portion of them still have concerns about reinfection and continue to experience anxiety. Moving forward, it is crucial to provide timely psychological care and support to HCWs, alongside reinforcing efforts in epidemic management.

Introduction: Post-acute COVID-19 patients who were discharged from hospitals during the epidemic faced significant challenges, not only physical sequelae, but also psychological distress, anxiety, and depression. It is already known that continued exercise improves psychosocial components, but few studies have explored the impact of multimodal rehabilitation programs, including therapeutic education, in this type of patient. There are no studies that explore the application of these programs through asynchronous telerehabilitation, which would open up new therapeutic windows.

Methods: This pilot single-blinded randomized controlled trial included 35 post-discharge COVID-19 patients allocated to two intervention arms: an asynchronous telerehabilitation group (ATG) and a booklet-based rehabilitation group (BRG). The aim was to analyze the preliminary changes in depression, anxiety, stress, and social support comparing both groups.

Results: The ATG exhibited statistically significant reductions in depression (p = 0.048) and stress (p = 0.033) compared to the BRG after intervention. While both groups showed improvements in psychosocial variables, the ATG demonstrated consistent lower depression levels at 3- and 6-month follow-ups (p = 0.010, p = 0.036 respectively) and notably higher social support at 3- and 6-month follow-ups (p = 0.038, p = 0.028 respectively).

Discussion: This pilot study suggests that a multimodal rehabilitation program using asynchronous telerehabilitation provides substantial benefits in terms of alleviating psychological distress and improving social support in discharged COVID-19 patients. These data will enable for larger studies to confirm these results.

This study was carried out to determine the relationship between the level of conscientious intelligence and human values among health workers. This study is a cross-sectional study using quantitative measures. A questionnaire constructed with scales whose validity and reliability were previously conducted was used. The research was conducted with 267 individuals working in private hospitals in Kocaeli province. Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Health Sciences for the research. Most of the participants are women (84.3%), nurses/midwives (42.7%) and 25-36 years old (40.4%). The value of the scale of conscientious intelligence 0.888; the scale of the human values is 0.858. A relationship was found between conscientious intelligence and human values (r = 0.610, p < 0.001). In the research, it was determined that there is a relationship between conscientious intelligence and human values.

Although COVID-19 was experienced as a traumatic event with long-lasting effects, there is limited data on its traumatic impact in relation to factors that can promote or threaten young people's mental wellbeing. This study investigated the association between sensory-processing sensitivity (SPS), resilience, and life satisfaction with COVID-19 trauma-related stress and whether resilience mediates the relationship between SPS and COVID-19 traumatic stress in a young sample. A total of 441 individuals aged between 16 and 25 years (M_age = 19.26, SD = 1.65) participated in an online survey in the UK between November 2021 and April 2022. We found that SPS was positively correlated, and resilience was negatively correlated with COVID-19 trauma-related stress. Life satisfaction was not significantly related to COVID-19 trauma-related stress. A mediation analysis showed that the relationship between SPS and COVID-19 trauma-related stress was mediated by resilience. Our findings suggest that resilience can be a protective factor against the traumatic effect of COVID-19 in young people, but other factors should also be considered. Our study makes implications about the potential benefits of including resilience in interventions which target young people's mental wellbeing.

The aim of this study was to estimate the longitudinal associations with healthy ageing as well as its association with mortality in a national sample in Thailand. The analytic sample consisted of 2585 participants (≥45 years) in four study assessments in 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2022. The distribution of the healthy ageing components at baseline was 93.7% no major disease, 97.2% no activities of daily living (ADL) disability, 86.3% no depression, 91.8% social engagement and 88.1% high quality of life (QoL); healthy ageing increased from 64.7% in 2015 to 67.1% in 2022. Standardised self-reported measures were used to assess healthy ageing components and covariates. In the adjusted GEE logistic regression analysis, working, high subjective economic status, high physical activity or exercise, and high subjective life expectancy were positively associated, and aged 70 years and older, widowed, past smoking, having underweight, obesity, and low self-rated physical health were negatively associated with healthy ageing. In addition, in adjusted Cox regression, healthy ageing was negatively associated with mortality. Sociodemographic factors, lifestyle indicators, self-rated physical health and subjective life expectancy were associated with healthy ageing. Addressing modifiable factors (e.g. lifestyle factors such as physical activity, smoking or underweight and/or obesity) may contribute to healthy ageing.

During menstruation, psychological capital (PsyCap) holds great potential for young women to manage and adapt to changes in their bodies and minds. This study aimed to investigate the effect of group counseling with a positive approach on the PsyCap of students with premenstrual syndrome (PMS). A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 40 students with PMS in 2021. The students were allocated to either the intervention or control groups using a random sampling method of four blocks. The intervention group received six group counseling sessions based on Seligman's positive psychology protocol. Data were collected using McGee's PsyCap questionnaire before, immediately after, and two months later. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 16, and Chi-square, independent t-test, and analysis of variance of repeated measures (ANOVA) were utilized. Based on the results of the independent t-test, the mean PsyCap scores showed a significant increase immediately after the intervention and two months later in the intervention group (p-value = 0.001). Positive counseling effectively increased PsyCap scores. Future studies are warranted to further investigate the effectiveness of this method in managing PMS. Trial registration: IRCT20201113049377N1.

As the prevalence of mental health issues continues to rise, the impact of widespread diseases on mental health has garnered increasing attention. This study employs bibliometric analysis to evaluate the state of research on mental health concerns associated with four infectious diseases: COVID-19, mpox, dengue fever, and Ebola. Utilizing Citespace, we conducted an in-depth analysis encompassing publication trends, author networks, institutional affiliations, and international collaborations, alongside themes in references and keywords. Our findings reveal that each of these diseases has significantly affected mental health over the last two decades. Notably, the volume of mental health literature related to COVID-19 far surpasses that of the other diseases, with 34 833 documents compared to 36 for mpox, 62 for dengue, and 279 for Ebola. The United States emerges as the most influential country in this field. International cooperation during infectious diseases was not strong, and the contribution of low-middle income countries was lower than that of high income countries. Our research underscores the growing societal relevance of mental health, influenced by factors including social distancing and mortality due to these diseases. Looking ahead, there is a crucial need for enhanced international cooperation and a focused attention on the mental health of vulnerable populations during pandemics.

Bed-sharing can have a negative impact on infant sleep safety. In order to reduce the occurrence of bed-sharing with infants, it's necessary to shift the research lens from newborn parents to the antenatal stage before infant birth. Our study aimed to assess the attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions of pregnant women about bed-sharing based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This cross-sectional study was conducted with 512 pregnant women in the obstetrics clinic of a tertiary hospital in China using convenience sampling. Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires, consisting of demographic characteristics and a questionnaire for pregnant women on infant sleep safety based on TPB (12 items). Data were analyzed with SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 24.0. Structural equation modeling was carried out to verify the hypothetical model based on TPB. The results showed the average behavior intention score was 9.90 ± 5.14, indicating low intent for bed-sharing among pregnant women post-delivery. The Theory of Planned Behavior model explained 38.7% of the variance in bed-sharing intention, with attitude as the strongest predictor (β = 0.343, p < 0.001), followed by subjective norm (β = 0.232, p < 0.001) and perceived behavioral control (β = -0.210, p < 0.001). This study highlights the importance of antenatal health education and behavioral intervention early in pregnancy based on TPB theory to enhance infant sleep safety and encourage changes in bed-sharing behavior.

To explore the influence of upward social comparison on social networking sites on individual well-being, as well as the role of envy and nature connectedness, a questionnaire survey was conducted among 1078 college students. The results indicated: (1) upward social comparison on social networking sites had a significant negative effect on well-being; (2) envy played a mediating role in the relationship between upward social comparison on social networking sites and well-being; and (3) nature connectedness moderated the direct effect of upward social comparison on social networking sites on well-being and the mediating effect of envy. The present study revealed the relationship between upward social comparison on SNSs and well-being and its internal mechanism, providing concrete ways to intervene individual well-being in the Internet era.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between chronotype and premenstrual syndromes with food preferences and appetite among 931 women aged 18-40 who attended a private nutrition clinic in Istanbul. The survey data were analyzed using SPSS v27. Based on voluntary participation, questionnaires consisting of sociodemographic questions, the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PSS), Simplified Appetite Questionnaire (SAQ), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Short Form) (IPAQ), and Food Choice Test (FCT) were administered to women. As the age of the participants increased, a decrease in the 'PSS Total' score and an increase in the 'MEQ Total' score were observed (p < 0.05). As the age of the participants increased, a decrease in the 'PSS Total' score and an increase in the 'MEQ Total' score were observed (p < 0.05). As body weight and BMI values increased, increases in the evening chronotype,'PSS Total', 'SAQ Total', and FCT's 'Price', 'Convenience', 'Weight Control', 'Natural Content', 'Health', and 'Emotional Appeal' scores, and 'MEQ Total' score decreased were observed (p < 0.05). As the 'SAQ Total' scores increase, the 'PSS Total' score also increases (p < 0.05), while the 'MEQ Total' score decreases (p < 0.01). The increase in the scores of the FCT sub-factors 'Health', 'Mood', 'Convenience', 'Emotional Appeal', 'Natural Content', 'Price', 'Weight Control', 'Ethical Concern', and 'Familiarity' caused an increase in the 'PSS Total' score (p < 0.05). As the FCT sub-factors 'Mood', 'Emotional Appeal', 'Convenience', and 'Price' scores increased, the 'MEQ Total' score decreased (p < 0.001). As the IPAQ total score increased, the 'MEQ Total' score also increased (p < 0.001), and there was no decrease in the 'PSS Total', 'SAQ Total', and FCT sub-factor scores. In conclusion, as PMS increased, physical activity scores decreased, appetite increased, and food preferences tended towards emotionally attractive foods and an evening chronotype.