2024
Help-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach
Wu Z, Shi W, Chen Y, Lowe S, Liu J. Help-Seeking Preferences and Influencing Factors Among Chinese Nurses Exposed to COVID-19: A Person-Centered Approach. Journal Of Community Health Nursing 2024, 41: 273-285. PMID: 38368504, DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2024.2314076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelp-seeking preferencesHelp-seeking intentionsChinese nursesPerceived social supportSocial supportPerson-centered approachLogistic regressionReduce mental illnessMental health servicesOnline mental health servicesCareer durationMedia exposurePsychological help-seeking intentionsCross-sectional designSocial media exposureSampled nursesHealth servicesMental illnessNursesPublic health emergencyHelp-seekingPerson-centeredCOVID-19 preventionLatent class analysisCOVID-19
2020
A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Hennein R, Lowe S. A hybrid inductive-abductive analysis of health workers’ experiences and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0240646. PMID: 33104711, PMCID: PMC7588050, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersBetacoronavirusCommunity-Institutional RelationsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PersonnelHealth PolicyHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleModels, TheoreticalOccupational StressPandemicsPatient Health QuestionnairePneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Social Determinants of HealthStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsHealth workers' experiencesProbable major depressionHealth workersAlcohol use disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderMajor depressionUse disordersPatient Health Questionnaire-9Probable alcohol use disorderAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-ConciseProbable post-traumatic stress disorderGeneralized Anxiety Disorder-7Anxiety disordersAdverse mental health outcomesSelf-care behaviorsMental health morbidityAnxiety Disorder-7Probable generalized anxiety disorderMental health conditionsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicGeneralized anxiety disorderMental health outcomesInterpersonal level themesLessons from Hurricane Katrina for predicting the indirect health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Raker EJ, Zacher M, Lowe SR. Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for predicting the indirect health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 12595-12597. PMID: 32424085, PMCID: PMC7293707, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006706117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical careCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicIndirect health consequencesPublic health resourcesDisaster-related stressorsMedication useProspective studyLow-income mothersMedical conditionsHealth adversitiesHealth resourcesHealth consequencesCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicImmediate effectsCarePotential traumaLoved onesMedicationsPandemicMortalitySurvivorsTrauma