Resumo: Atualmente, o mundo encontra-se em um cenario atipico, em decorrencia da luta no combate a COVID-19. O respectivo estudo propoe uma previa compreensao da COVID-19, doenca causada pelo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, bem como, pontua alguns aspectos em relacao a saude mental no processo de enfrentamento da doenca e as consequencias psiquicas em relacao aos fatores relacionados a pandemia global, pontuando algumas demandas psiquicas como ansiedade, medo, solidao e depressao, apresenta ainda, algumas sugestoes de estrategias e tecnicas de enfrentamento na vertente da psicologia para lidar com os agravantes do distanciamento e/o isolamento social, no intuito de promover acoes preventivas nas questoes relacionadas a saude mental.

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Saúde Mental na Perspectiva do Enfrentamento à COVID -19: Manejo das Consequências Relacionadas ao Isolamento Social

The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing damage worldwide. When it comes to quality of life during the pandemic, the biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions can be affected, especially in cancer patients who already deal with the physical and mental changes resulting from the treatment and coping with the disease. In this sense, the present study aims to reflect on the possible impacts on the quality of life of cancer patients during the pandemic in parallel with Abraham Maslow's theory of basic human needs. As well as highlight the recommendations and strategies already outlined by health researchers in order to minimize such losses. Key-words: Quality of Life; Neoplasms; Coronavirus infections. Resumen La actual pandemia de COVID-19 está causando daños en todo el mundo. Cuando se trata de calidad de vida durante la pandemia, las dimensiones biológica, psicológica, social y espiritual pueden verse afectadas, especialmente en pacientes con cáncer que ya se ocupan de los cambios físicos y mentales resultantes del tratamiento y la lucha contra la enfermedad. En este sentido, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo reflexionar sobre los posibles impactos en la calidad de vida de los pacientes con cáncer durante la pandemia en paralelo con la teoría de Abraham Maslow sobre las necesidades humanas básicas. Además de destacar las recomendaciones y estrategias ya esbozadas por los investigadores de salud con el fin de minimizar dichas pérdidas. Palabras clave: Calidad de Vida; Neoplasias; Infecciones por Coronavirus

Impacto na qualidade de vida de pacientes com câncer em meio à pandemia de COVID-19: uma reflexão a partir da teoria das necessidades humanas básicas de Abraham Maslow

Older people’s mental health is at risk during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study investigated gender differences in home isolation, beliefs about Covid-19 and mental health indicators among elderly internet users during the pandemic. A total of 384 older persons (66.9% women and 30.1% men) answered an online survey devised to collect information on sociodemographic characteristics, beliefs/attitudes about Covid-19, depression (PHQ-2), loneliness (short version of the UCLA-BR), social support and resilience (the BRS). Older women showed poorer mental health indicators, were more likely to adhere to home isolation and believe in the effectiveness of this measure, and felt more self-confident to self-isolate at home. Stronger perceived vulnerability to Covid-19 and awareness of the gravity of the disease were related to poorer mental health indicators among women. Older women are a high-risk group for negative mental health outcomes during the pandemic and should therefore be a primary focus of actions to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on mental health.

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Gender Differences in Mental Health and Beliefs about Covid-19 among Elderly Internet Users

During the pandemic of COVID-19, the Brazilian Health Ministry declared that 2-week postnatal women are a high-risk population that demands special assistance. Considering that women at the postnatal period are more susceptible to anxiety and stress symptoms, our objective is to present a digital psychoeducational booklet analyzing its validity to help this target population to cope with the stress from the new coronavirus crisis. Based on the dispositional coping theory and positive psychology, this proposal was developed as a digital booklet to promote the maternal mental health and well-being based on informational and psychoeducational approaches. Information about the COVID-19, as well as coping strategies and positive practices, were presented to provide support for the coping with pandemic stressors. To validate the booklet, 12 women answered a Google Form via WhatsApp that included a free and informed consent form, a general data protocol, and a questionnaire with validity criteria (clarity of written, practical pertinence, theoretical relevance, and presentation). Content validity coefficients (CVC) were calculated for all criteria. The participants were on average 30 years old (A.V.=23–43), and half of them had a high school degree; 50% of them self-declared white and 25% black, and 2 of them declared themselves brown and 1 yellow. All CVC were ≥ 0.96. These findings confirmed that our booklet can be considered a viable, useful, and efficient tool to help puerperium women during the pandemic, providing support for a resilient coping face to this new and critical moment.

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Motherhood and COVID-19: a Digital Psychoeducational Booklet for the Coping with the Pandemic Stressors

The current research aimed to assess the effect of the trait anxiety on the fear of Covid-19 mediated by resilience. For that, we counted on a convenience sample of 261 university students from Brazil. Participants completed a survey composed of the Fear of Covid-19 Scale (FC-19S), the Brief Resilience Scale, the Trait Anxiety Inventory, and demographic questions. Results from a simple mediation with 5000 bootstrap simulations supported the hypothesis that resilience mediates the link between the trait anxiety and fear of Covid-19 (β = .14; 95% C.I. = .027, .254). It was observed that resilience mediated around 35% of the link between the trait anxiety and the fear of Covid-19. In sum, we concluded that resilience plays an important role in maintaining people’s mental health, which is especially relevant in troubled times like the pandemic.

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Fear of COVID and trait anxiety: mediation of resilience in university students

Resumo A pandemia causada pela dispersao da COVID-19 no mundo obrigou muitos paises a adotarem o isolamento social como medida de contencao do virus. Pesquisas previas indicam que pessoas submetidas ao isolamento social desenvolvem sintomas psicologicos variados, principalmente relacionados ao estresse, ansiedade e depressao, decorrentes da privacao social e do confinamento. Este artigo objetiva apresentar pesquisas produzidas pela Psicologia Positiva e indicar como esses achados podem subsidiar intervencoes para a promocao de saude mental e bem-estar durante o isolamento social. Dentre os construtos descritos, destacam-se pesquisas sobre autocompaixao, resiliencia, criatividade, otimismo, esperanca, bem-estar subjetivo e praticas de meditacao mindfulness para lidar com os efeitos adversos do isolamento. Consideracoes e implicacoes dessas praticas sao discutidas em detalhes.

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COVID-19: implicações e aplicações da Psicologia Positiva em tempos de pandemia

The pandemic caused by the dispersion of COVID-19 in the world has forced many countries to adopt quarantines to contain the virus. Previous researches indicate that people subjected to social isolation develop psychological symptoms mainly related to stress, anxiety, and depression due to social deprivation and confinement. This manuscript presents researches produced by Positive Psychology and indicates how these findings can support interventions to promote mental health and well-being during quarantines. We highlight researches focused on self-compassion, resilience, creativity, hope, optimism, subjective well-being, and mindfulness meditation practices to deal with the adverse effects of quarantines. Considerations and implications of these practices are discussed in detail.

Covid-19: Implications and applications of positive psychology in times of pandemic/ Covid-19: Implicações e aplicações da psicologia positiva em tempos de pandemia

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Steen Happiness Index (SHI)-a measure of authentic happiness designed for intervention research-in a sample of Brazilian security workers. The SHI has yet to be used in a Brazilian sample and has the potential to assess both eudaimonic and hedonic happiness in Brazil. The psychometric properties of the SHI were also compared with those of the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), a widely used happiness measure, using classical test theory and item response theory. Military police officers, civilian police officers, and military firefighters (N = 435) completed the SHI, SHS, and measures of well-being, optimism, and psychopathological symptoms. Exploratory factor analysis provided support for a one-factor SHI-rather than the three-factor structure found in previous research. The unidimensional SHI also better discriminated between low, medium, and high levels of happiness, and did not demonstrate a ceiling effect when compared with the SHS. Advantages and disadvantages of both scales are discussed.

Rodrigo Rodrigues Fabretti

Papers

COVID-19: implicações e aplicações da Psicologia Positiva em tempos de pandemia

Covid-19: Implications and applications of positive psychology in times of pandemic/ Covid-19: Implicações e aplicações da psicologia positiva em tempos de pandemia

Adaptation of the Steen Happiness Index (SHI) to Brazil: A Comparison of the Psychometric Properties of the SHI and the Subjective Happiness Scale: