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Research in Clinical and Health Contexts

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 22953

Special Issue Editors

Dr. María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes

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Department of Psychology, Universidad de Almería, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Interests: psychology of sustainability; engagement work; occupational health; psychosocial; organizational environments; personality; aggressive behavior; emotional intelligence; burnout; alcohol; tobacco; multilevel analysis; emotions; public health
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Prof. Dr. María del Mar Molero Jurado

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Faculty of Education, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Interests: health; violence; emotional intelligence; substance use; risk behaviors in adolescents; personality; social and communication skills; burnout and engagement
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Health promotion allows people to have greater control of their own health. It covers a wide range of social and environmental interventions aimed at benefit and protect individual health and quality of life through the prevention and solution of the root causes of public health problems. In this line, the effective adaptation of the current models of health intervention is required, in order to adapt attention to health needs and optimize available psycho-socio-sanitary resources.

Because of the important impact of this research, we are delighted to invited you to submit papers to be presented at the Congress (http://www.ciccs.es/, www.ciise.es and www.congresocice.es), for publication in IJERPH (Impact Factor 2.849). This Special Issue will be guest edited by Dr. María del Carmen Pérez Fuentes. See the Special Issue website for further details and submission instructions.

This Special Issue aims to show the excellence of health research and scientific discoveries in related topics. The submission of complete manuscripts of original research on any of the topics of interest is strongly recommended. Papers submitted to this Special Issue of IJERPH will undergo the standard peer-review procedure. Published papers will be indexed by the SCIE (Web of Science) and PubMed.

You may choose our Joint Topical Collection in European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education.

Dr. María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes
Prof. Dr. María del Mar Molero Jurado
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • health promotion
  • quality of life
  • health intervention
  • prevalence
  • psycho-socio-sanitary resources
  • public health

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Therapist Voices on a Youth Mental Health Pilot: Responsiveness to Diversity and Therapy Modality
by Fiona Mathieson, Sue Garrett, Maria Stubbe, Jo Hilder, Rachel Tester, Dasha Fedchuk, Abby Dunlop and Anthony Dowell
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1834; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031834 - 19 Jan 2023
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This article explores therapists’ views on a large youth mental health pilot project (for 18–25-year-olds), which included an individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-informed individual therapy component. Therapists’ views on cultural responsiveness, therapy (delivery, modality and duration) and working with LGBTQIA+ youth were explored [...] Read more.
This article explores therapists’ views on a large youth mental health pilot project (for 18–25-year-olds), which included an individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)-informed individual therapy component. Therapists’ views on cultural responsiveness, therapy (delivery, modality and duration) and working with LGBTQIA+ youth were explored using two surveys, individual interviews and focus groups at various stages of the life of the pilot. Some therapists saw the CBT approach as imposed on them, preferring familiar therapy modalities. Many therapists were positive toward CBT for its client-centered approach and reported using CBT-informed approaches with many of their clients to good effect. Some therapists felt pressured by their workplace to see clients for fewer sessions than they needed. Therapists wanted to see a more culturally diverse workforce, to increase their cultural competence through training and to have more easily available cultural supervision. There was some acknowledgement of the importance of training therapists to work competently with LGBTQIA+ young people. Involving therapists in co-design of services from the outset will likely benefit future service development. Full article
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Video-Based Intervention for Improving Maternal Retention and Adherence to HIV Treatment: Patient Perspectives and Experiences
by Steven Masiano, Edwin Machine, Mtisunge Mphande, Christine Markham, Tapiwa Tembo, Mike Chitani, Angella Mkandawire, Alick Mazenga, Saeed Ahmed and Maria Kim
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(4), 1737; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041737 - 10 Feb 2021
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VITAL Start is a video-based intervention aimed to improve maternal retention in HIV care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi. We explored the experiences of pregnant women living with HIV (PWLHIV) not yet on ART who received VITAL Start before ART [...] Read more.
VITAL Start is a video-based intervention aimed to improve maternal retention in HIV care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi. We explored the experiences of pregnant women living with HIV (PWLHIV) not yet on ART who received VITAL Start before ART initiation to assess the intervention’s acceptability, feasibility, fidelity of delivery, and perceived impact. Between February and September 2019, we conducted semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of 34 PWLHIV within one month of receiving VITAL Start. The participants reported that VITAL Start was acceptable and feasible and had good fidelity of delivery. They also reported that the video had a positive impact on their lives, encouraging them to disclose their HIV status to their sexual partners who, in turn, supported them to adhere to ART. The participants suggested using a similar intervention to provide health-related education/counseling to people with long term conditions. Our findings suggest that video-based interventions may be an acceptable, feasible approach to optimizing ART retention and adherence amongst PWLHIV, and they can be delivered with high fidelity. Further exploration of the utility of low cost, scalable, video-based interventions to address health counseling gaps in sub-Saharan Africa is warranted. Full article
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Teacher Training Can Make a Difference: Tools to Overcome the Impact of COVID-19 on Primary Schools. An Experimental Study
by Teresa Pozo-Rico, Raquel Gilar-Corbí, Andrea Izquierdo and Juan-Luis Castejón
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(22), 8633; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228633 - 20 Nov 2020
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Overcoming the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on primary schools is an emerging need and priority in the current social welfare system. Accordingly, this study presents an empirical learning package to support teachers, who perform frontline work in schools, in coping with [...] Read more.
Overcoming the impact of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on primary schools is an emerging need and priority in the current social welfare system. Accordingly, this study presents an empirical learning package to support teachers, who perform frontline work in schools, in coping with stress, preventing burnout, improving their information and communications technology (ICT) competency, and introducing the principles of emotional intelligence (EI) in the classroom. The participants included 141 primary school teachers (M = 38.4 years, SD = 6.84; 54.6% women). They were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. The experimental group participated in the 14-week teacher training program, whereas the control group did not participate in the program or receive any other training during the intervention. Repeated-measures analysis of variance (time x group) was performed to identify the effects of the teacher training program. Teachers who participated in the training program evaluated it positively and showed significant differences compared to the control group in their abilities to cope with stress and avoid burnout, their ICT competency, and their introduction of EI in the classroom. Implications for supporting teachers are discussed. Full article
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The Moderating Role of Extroversion and Neuroticism in the Relationship between Autonomy at Work, Burnout, and Job Satisfaction
by Jesús Farfán, Marta Peña, Samuel Fernández-Salinero and Gabriela Topa
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(21), 8166; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218166 - 05 Nov 2020
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The main aim of this research project was to determine the relationship that exists between autonomy at work and both burnout and job satisfaction, taking into account the moderating effect of the personality factors extroversion and neuroticism. The study was carried out with [...] Read more.
The main aim of this research project was to determine the relationship that exists between autonomy at work and both burnout and job satisfaction, taking into account the moderating effect of the personality factors extroversion and neuroticism. The study was carried out with 971 volunteers (553 women and 418 men) with a mean age of 37.58 years. The majority had either a university degree (485 participants) or higher education qualifications (Spanish baccalaureate) (202 participants). The following instruments were administered: the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), to measure burnout among participants; the Mini International Personality Item Pool Scale (Mini-IPIP) by Donnellan, Oswald, Baird, and Lucas (2006) to measure the personality factors extroversion and neuroticism; the Brief Index of Affective Job Satisfaction (BIAJS) by Thompson and Phua (2012); and the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) by Karasek (1985) to measure autonomy at work. The results obtained indicate that those who enjoy greater autonomy at work have lower levels of emotional exhaustion. The stronger the effect is, the higher the score for extroversion. The personality factors studied were not found to have a direct influence on the criterion variables. However, the interaction effects were significant, except in the case of neuroticism. The results indicate that there are no differences between those who score highly for extroversion and neuroticism and the rest of the population in terms of predicting emotional exhaustion or job satisfaction. The present study aims to serve as a guideline for recruitment specialists, business owners, and job designers, encouraging them to take into account all these variables in order to foster the development of healthy and competitive organizations. Environmental moderators that could interfere with the result have not been introduced in this research. It has focused on the study of the personality factors of the workers, considering that the professional functions performed by the workers were similar. Full article
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