COVID-19 and Psychological Disaster Preparedness - An Unmet Need
COVID-19 and Psychological Disaster Preparedness - An Unmet Need
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DOI：
10.1017/dmp.2020.219
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Aggarwal, Shelley
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作者：
Agarwal, Vishwesh;Sharma, Supriya;Aggarwal, Shelley
目标：冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行是一场规模空前的灾难，对全球产生了影响。心理准备，即在不利情况下应对情绪反应的初步认知意识和预期，在如此严重的健康灾难中具有引人注目的相关性。方法：在印度进行了一项匿名电子调查，以评估对当前流行病的心理准备，重点是知识、对自己和他人情绪反应的管理以及调查人群的预期应对机制。经世界卫生组织验证的定性自然灾害心理准备量表的改编版本在互联网和各种社交媒体平台上广泛传播以进行评估。结果表示为中值+/-标准差。使用描述性统计数据并从 Surveymonkey.com 下载数据。结果：在 1120 名受访者中（男：女 1.7：1，年龄 35 岁 +/- 14.1），大多数人表达了对管理 COVID-19 的高水平感知知识和信心，例如对疾病症状的认识 (95.1%)、需要采取的行动 (94.4%)、要报告的医院 (88.9%) 和紧急联系电话号码（89.1%）。大多数人 (95%) 定期关注有关 COVID-19 的新闻公报和科学期刊。然而，近三分之一 (29.2%) 无法评估自己感染 COVID-19 的可能性，17.5% 的人不知道轻度感染和重度感染之间的区别。百分之二十三 (23.3%) 的人不熟悉急性疾病情况下所需的材料。结论：心理灾难准备是合理的，但在特定领域有所欠缺。及时但有针对性的干预措施可能是一项具有成本效益的行政活动，联邦机构可能会优先开展这项工作。
Objective:The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a disaster of unprecedented proportions with global repercussions. Psychological preparedness, the primed cognitive awareness and anticipation of dealing with emotional responses in an adverse situation, has assumed a compelling relevance during a health disaster of this magnitude.Methods:An anonymized eSurvey was conducted in India to assess psychological preparedness toward the ongoing pandemic with a focus on knowledge, management of own and others' emotional response, and anticipatory coping mechanisms among the survey population. An adapted version of the qualitative Psychological Preparedness for Natural Disaster Scale validated by the World Health Organization was widely circulated over the Internet and various social media platforms for assessment. Results are expressed as median +/- standard deviation. Descriptive statistics were used and figures downloaded from surveymonkey.com.Results:Of the 1120 respondents (M:F 1.7:1, age 35 years +/- 14.1), most expressed a high level of perceived knowledge and confidence of managing COVID-19, such as awareness of the symptoms of the illness (95.1%), actions needed (94.4%), hospital to report to (88.9%), and emergency contact number (89.1%). A majority (95%) monitored regularly the news bulletins and scientific journals regarding COVID-19. However, nearly one-third (29.2%) could not assess their likelihood of developing COVID-19, and 17.5% were unaware of the difference between a mild and severe infection. Twenty-three percent (23.3%) were unfamiliar with the materials needed in an acute illness situation.Conclusion:Psychological disaster preparedness is reasonable, although lacking in specific domains. Timely but focused interventions can be a cost-efficient administrative exercise, which federal agencies may prioritize working on.