Publications by authors named "Merja Reunanen"

The objective of this study (registered under number 2020 006) was to assess the internal consistency of the revised Mental Health Professional Culture Inventory (MHPCI) scale, which comprises 15 items, among mental health service workers in Romania. To examine the psychometric properties of the MHPCI questionnaire within the Romanian population, we employed two main methods: The partial credit model (PCM) and Exploratory factor analysis (EFA). A total of 94 individuals were interviewed, and among them, 71 provided complete responses to the questionnaire.

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  • The PsyGipo2C project explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychiatry and mental health professionals, focusing on how changes in work conditions have affected their roles and well-being.
  • A survey of 1,241 professionals across 10 European countries revealed that a majority reported increased workloads and difficulty maintaining work-life balance, with significant variations in impact across different job roles.
  • The added stress from both professional constraints and personal pressures has negatively affected these workers' health and ability to cope, highlighting the need for support within the mental health sector during crises.
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Objective: The Covid-19 health crisis has disrupted the organization and functioning of European mental health and psychiatric services, impacting the working conditions - already difficult before the epidemic - of professionals working therein. The Psy-GIPO2C project investigated the impact of the pandemic on these professionals. The Psy-GIPOC2C project has been co-funded by the (ANR, French National Research Agency) and the region (France).

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Reintegration into society is one of the main purposes of post-stroke rehabilitation. The experiences of clients returning home after a stroke have been studied before. There is, however, little knowledge about activities carried out during home-based rehabilitation interventions and about the involvement of clients in the process.

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