Collaborative Outcomes Study on Health and Functioning During Infection Times (COH-FIT): Global and Risk-Group Stratified Course of Well-Being and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolescents.

Objective: To identify the COVID-19 pandemic impact on well-being/mental health, coping strategies, and risk factors in adolescents worldwide.

Method: This study was based on an anonymous online multi-national/multi-language survey in the general population (representative/weighted non-representative samples, 14-17 years of age), measuring change in well-being (World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index [WHO-5]/range = 0-100) and psychopathology (validated composite P-score/range = 0-100), WHO-5 <50 and <29, pre- vs during COVID-19 pandemic (April 26, 2020-June 26, 2022). Coping strategies and 9 a priori- defined individual/cumulative risk factors were measured.

The Impact of Death Education on College 'Students' Sense of Meaning in Life and Ability to Cope with Death.

Purpose: This study aims to assess the impact of death education on college students' sense of meaning in life and ability to cope with death.

Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted among a randomly selected sample of 320 undergraduate students from a specific city. The survey, administered through the paper questionnaire, collected data on students' demographic characteristics, their awareness of death, and their demand for death education.

Learning from Health Care Counselors' Perspectives on Health Care Worker Distress: A Qualitative Analysis.

Background: Health care provider stress and emotional distress were well documented long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and there is growing data suggesting these have increased in response to the pandemic. The goal of this study was to take advantage of the unique experiences of licensed mental health (MH) clinicians working with health care trainees and clinicians before and during the pandemic to identify how this crisis affected both ongoing as well as new sources of stress. The Healer Education, Assessment and Referral Program (HEAR) provides MH screening, support, and MH referrals to ~19 000 health care students, trainees, staff, and faculty.

The multigenerational impact of long QT syndrome: A Gitxsan perspective.

Long QT syndrome (LQTS), a rare cardiac condition that can lead to sudden death, is highly prevalent in First Nations communities of northern British Columbia. In the Gitxsan community of 5500, an estimated 1 in 125 individuals are affected, primarily due to the novel pathogenic variant p.V205M in KCNQ1.

How adult children of incarcerated parents experience ambiguous loss.

Families can experience grief when they lose a loved one to incarceration. Although there has not been a death, the removal of a family member from day-to-day life and the uncertainty and stigma surrounding incarceration pose major challenges. We applied consensual qualitative research methods to understand the unique grief experience that adult children have when a parent is incarcerated.

Kindergarten children's reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic: Creating a sense of coherence.

This article examines kindergarten children's experience of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to understand the children's thoughts, emotions, and coping strategies regarding the presence of the COVID-19 virus in their daily lives, using the salutogenic approach to study their sense of coherence and promote relevant professional instruction. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were held with 130 five- to six-year-old children with an equal number of boys and girls.

The Effect of Mindfulness on Death Escape Acceptance in Young People: Emotion Regulation as a Mediator.

Few studies have examined young people's attitudes toward death escape acceptance and its relationship to mindfulness. This study addressed this issue and examined the mediating role of emotion regulation. In Study 1, 61 undergraduate students aged 19-22 years participated in a mindfulness intervention program, and the results showed that increasing young people's levels of mindfulness could improve their attitudes toward death escape acceptance.

ALS Health care provider wellness.

Background: Interest in health care provider (HCP) wellness and burnout is increasing; however, minimal literature explores HCP wellness in the context of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) care.

Objectives: We sought to determine rates of burnout and resiliency, as well as challenges and rewards in the provision of ALS care.

Methods: A survey link was sent to physicians at all Canadian ALS centers for distribution to ALS HCPs in their network.

Exploring Emotions Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic through Death Education: A Qualitative Study at Italian Primary Schools.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of individuals, families, and children worldwide. In Italy, the implementation of measures such as lockdowns and distance learning in schools affected the mental health of children and families.

Methods: This article employs a qualitative method to explore the efficacy of a death education project that aimed to help primary school children process the emotions and losses that they experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accommodating Bereaved Parents in the Workplace: A Scoping Review.

Helpful workplace support strategies and accommodations (WSSA) for bereaved parents returning to work was assessed via comprehensive search of databases from 1990-1/21/22. 11 of 45 qualitative articles met inclusion. Bereaved parents often felt returning to work provided a coping strategy for and/or distraction from grief; however, some received insensitive comments by employer/coworkers.

Spiritual and religious aspects influence mental health and viral load: a quantitative study among young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe.

Introduction: The role of religion and spirituality as social determinants of health has been widely discussed. Studies among people living with HIV describe positive and negative influences of religion and spirituality on health outcomes. With a HIV prevalence of 14.

Effect of end-of-life care education on perceived self-efficacy of the pediatric respiratory therapist.

Background: End-of-life care (EoLC) is difficult for respiratory therapists (RTs), causing struggles with providing EoLC and grief during and after the death.

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine if EoLC education can increase RTs' perception of knowledge of EoLC, respiratory therapy as a valuable EoLC service, comfort providing EoLC, and knowledge of ways to deal with grief.

Methods: One hundred and thirty pediatric RTs completed a 1 h EoLC education session.

A grounded theory study on the dynamics of parental grief during the children's end of life.

Aim: Parents are increasingly confronted with loss during their child's end of life. Healthcare professionals struggle with parental responses to loss. This study aimed to understand parental coping with grief during their child's end of life.