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Ahmed Hashem El-Monshed

Bio: Ahmed Hashem El-Monshed is an academic researcher from Mansoura University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychology & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 12 publications receiving 18 citations.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed the psychosocial effects and coping strategies of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that they were more likely to use self-medication during the crisis.
Abstract: This study aimed to assess the psychosocial effects and coping strategies of university students during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Between 30 May and 6 June 2020, an online cross-sectional survey ...

38 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge, concerns, perceived impact and preparedness toward the COVID-19 pandemic and found that around half of the surveyed nurses reported that the Ministry of Health's and World Health Organization's websites and official pages were their main sources of information.
Abstract: Aim This study aimed to assess the nurses' knowledge, concerns, perceived impact and preparedness toward the COVID-19 pandemic. Background As COVID-19 is a new disease, its spread and emergence cause fear, anxiety and confusion among the general population. Nurses are in close contact with infected persons, and their knowledge plays an important role in preventing the transmission chain. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 207 nurses were selected using convenience sampling from 29 March to 19 April 2020. The study used a questionnaire assessing the nurses' baseline characteristics, their source of information, knowledge, concerns, the perceived impact and their preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Around half of the surveyed nurses (51.2%) reported that the Ministry of Health's and World Health Organization's websites and official pages were their main sources of information. The majority of nurses (81.6%) knew the nature of the virus, 83.6% agreed that their job puts them at risk of infection with COVID-19 and 72% felt personally prepared for the pandemic. Conclusion The majority of nurses had an acceptable level of knowledge regarding COVID-19. However, psychological interventions are needed to be addressed in the planning stage before any pandemic.

11 citations

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TL;DR: Evidence is provided that the quality of the social support plays an important role in recovery among schizophrenic patients and that re-building of social relationships may be a major aim of psychiatric nursing interventions in mental health services.

10 citations

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23 Feb 2020
TL;DR: Cognitive-behavioral therapy can be used as a treatment option for reducing pregnancy-specific anxiety, stress and depression in preeclamptic women and improve coping pattern among high risk pregnant women.
Abstract: Aim: Investigate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety, stress, depression, and coping pattern among pregnant with pre- eclampsia. Method: Design: Quazi experimental (pre and posttest) design. Setting: Antenatal outpatient clinic and high-risk inpatient department in Mansoura University Hospital. Subjects: Eighty six pre- eclamptic women who attending antenatal outpatient clinic, and high risk inpatient department, Mansoura University Hospital, subjects were divided randomly into two equal groups. Types of sampling: purposive sample. Tools: Five tools were used for data collection, structured interview schedule, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Perceived stress scale (PSS), Beck depression inventory-II (BDI-II) and Coping Patterns Scale. Results: The study findings revealed that there was a statistical significant difference in scores of depression, anxiety, and stress pre and post the cognitive behavioral therapy among the intervention group (P≤0.001) with large effect size (η2=0.7). Conversely, in the control group, there was no statistical difference in scores of depression, anxiety, and stress pre and post the routine care (P>0.05). Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioral therapy can be used as a treatment option for reducing pregnancy-specific anxiety, stress and depression in preeclamptic women. Also, improve coping pattern among high risk pregnant women. Recommendations: Involvement of CBT among routine hospital care especially in a high risk unit.

7 citations

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15 Dec 2020-BMJ Open
TL;DR: This study aims to evaluate the effect of a tailored multidimensional intervention on the care burden among family caregivers of stroke survivors based on the perceived needs of family caregivers, and takes into account scientific recommendations to combine three different approaches: skill-building, psychoeducation and peer support.
Abstract: Introduction Caring for stroke survivors creates high levels of care burden among family caregivers. Previous initiatives at alleviating the care burden have been unsuccessful. The proposed study aims to evaluate the effect of a tailored multidimensional intervention on the care burden among family caregivers of stroke survivors. Based on the perceived needs of family caregivers, this intervention takes into account scientific recommendations to combine three different approaches: skill-building, psychoeducation and peer support. Methods and analysis Using a prospective, randomised, open-label, parallel-group design, 110 family caregivers will be enrolled from Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt between December 2019 and May 2020, and randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. The tailored multidimensional intervention will be administered for 6 months, including three home visits, six home-based telephone calls and one peer support session. The primary outcome is the care burden as measured using the Zarit Burden Interview. Secondary outcomes include changes in the family caregivers’ perceived needs (Family Needs Questionnaire-Revised), coping strategies (Brief-Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) and quality of life (WHO Quality of Life-BREF). Outcomes evaluation will be conducted at baseline (T0), month 3 (T1) and month 6 (T2). Independent t-test will be performed to compare the mean values of study variables between the two groups at both T1 and T2. After adjusting for confounding variables, analysis of covariance will be used to assess the effect of the intervention. In addition, repeated measures analysis of variance will be conducted to assess changes in effect over time. Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt (P.0195). The results will be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal, and findings will be disseminated at the local and international levels. Trial registration number NCT04211662.

6 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety), adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, and international student status.

35 citations

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26 Aug 2021-BMJ Open
TL;DR: In this article, a cross-sectional online survey was conducted to evaluate the emotion, coping strategy, dealing methods and their correlation in the COVID-19 outbreak among nursing and non-nursing students.
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the emotion, coping strategy, dealing methods and their correlation in the COVID-19 outbreak among nursing and non-nursing students. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional online survey. PARTICIPANTS: Full-time nursing and non-nursing undergraduate students. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were used to determine the emotional status in the COVID-19 pandemic among nursing and non-nursing students. Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) was used to measure the emotion regulation strategies and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) was used to evaluate the coping methods among nursing and non-nursing students. RESULTS: In total, 746 students including 366 nursing students and 380 non-nursing students participated in the survey. Compared with the non-nursing students, a significant decrease was noticed in GAD-7 score (p<0.01) and PHQ-9 (p<0.01) in the nursing students. The cognition re-evaluation score in the nursing students was significantly lower than that of the non-nursing students (p<0.05). In the nursing students, the score of anxiety was positively correlated with ERQ expression inhibition (p<0.01) and SCSQ negative coping (p<0.01), while the score of depression was also positively correlated with ERQ expression inhibition (p<0.01) and SCSQ negative coping (p<0.01). There was a negative correlation between SCSQ and the scores of anxiety (p<0.05) and depression (p<0.05). In the non-nursing students, the anxiety score was positively correlated with the SCSQ negative coping (p<0.01), while the depression score was positively correlated with the ERQ expression inhibition (p<0.01) and SCSQ negative coping (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 affected the emotional status of nursing and non-nursing students. The emotional status was correlated with the emotional regulation and coping methods. Staff involved in the nursing professionals should pay attention to the psychological status of the nursing and non-nursing students, and give moderate psychological interference in the presence of COVID-19.

17 citations

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TL;DR: The authors examined the associations of lockdown stringency and duration with Google searches for four mental health concepts (i.e., "Anxiety," "Depression," "Suicide," "Mental Health") in nine countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

13 citations

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TL;DR: Pregnant women experienced higher levels of depression than controls, and both the factor score and total score of SDS were higher than controls.
Abstract: To investigate levels of anxiety and depression in pregnant women. Methods: The STAI, SAS and SDS were used for rating the second and third trimester pregnant women and a group of controls. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups on either the factor score or total score of STAI and SAS (p0.05). On the other hand, significant group difference was shown on both the factor score and total score of SDS (p0.01). Conclusion: Pregnant women experienced higher levels of depression than controls.

12 citations

01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this article, the authors have addressed the concepts of science and behavior which science in its general sense was realized as any reception and understood which takes place through the origins of sensation, imagination, delusion, reason and nature, and behavior was understood as an practice which issues by human based on intent and possibility.
Abstract: Because of the importance and the conceptual application of the relationship between science and behavior, historically scholars and religious texts have been dealing with. One of the major discussions between Socrates and Plato wasabout the relationship ofknowledge and virtue under the title of the unity of virtue and knowledge (Acrista). Various verses and narrations have paid to the relationship of knowledge and behavior which upon their investigation we observe the relationship as a homogeneous and associated one. This means that if an individual practice contrary to his own knowledge, again based on another science he has developed an act. The role of will in the relationship of science and behavior is a directive and continuing role and doesn’t have any incompatibility with their inseparable relation. In this study we have addressed the concepts of science and behavior which science in its general sense was realized as any reception and understood which takes place through the origins of sensation, imagination, delusion, reason and nature, and which behavior was understood as an practice which issues by human based on intent and possibility, and good deed is an practice which observes god’s criteria in the form of Sharia (law), nature, or common sense.

11 citations