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Public Mental Health Crisis during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic—Part 2
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Public Mental Health Crisis during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic—Part 2

A special issue of Epidemiologia (ISSN 2673-3986).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 4053

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Dr. Vita Poštuvan

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Department of Psychology, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
Interests: suicide research; suicide prevention and interventions; mental health; bereavement and postvention; human rights; CBT; mindfulness
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to invite you to publish your work in the Special Issue titled: “Public Mental Health Crisis during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic—Part 2”.

There are many reports of mental health problems increasing during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic. This could be due to many different reasons, as mental health is the result of complex interplay between risk and protective factors, both at the individual and interpersonal and societal levels. Many specific groups are more at risk, such as adolescents, young adults, women, and the elderly.

This Special Issue will, therefore, examine the various factors that contribute to specific at-risk groups or populations and provide data about the prevalence changes during this period. The Special Issue will also evaluate preventive public mental health and health approaches or other interventions that serve the public good. This Special Issue will also allow us to reflect on preparedness and resilience to better manage future crisis situations.

As the data on the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic are still relevant, we wish to continue with this Special Issue. Recently published articles show long-term mental health, social, and other consequences of pandemics. We wish to collate new research to form the second edition of this Special Issue.

Dr. Vita Poštuvan
Guest Editor

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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. Epidemiologia is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly 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 1200 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

  • mental health
  • pandemic
  • resilience
  • prevention
  • risk factor
  • preventive factor

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A Two-Country Questionnaire Study of Biomedical Student Opinions Regarding Online Teaching During COVID-19
by Irena Ognjanovic, Irina Yakushina, Elena Shustikova, Maria Mikerova, Vladimir Reshetnikov, Sara Mijailovic, Jelena Nedeljkovic, Dragan Milovanovic, Ljiljana Tasic, Vladimir Jakovljevic and Tamara Nikolic Turnic
Epidemiologia 2024, 5(4), 692-705; https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5040048 - 18 Nov 2024
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Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the opinions of biomedical students from Russia and Central Serbia about learning methods in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a comparative questionnaire study that used the validated questionnaire tool eMedQ, [...] Read more.
Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the opinions of biomedical students from Russia and Central Serbia about learning methods in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a comparative questionnaire study that used the validated questionnaire tool eMedQ, conducted via the online platform Anketolog.ru from February to May 2022 at Sechenov University and the University of Kragujevac in the same period. At Sechenov University, 694 students took part in the survey, while at the University of Kragujevac, the total number of participants was 209. The eMedQ questionnaire, in Russian and Serbian, consists of 45 closed-ended questions with 7 domains: demographic characteristics, experience with online teaching, education process (teaching organization), aspects of mental functioning, clinical skills, technical aspects, and quality of life. Results: During the COVID-19 lockdown, in Serbian and Russian biomedical faculties, we observed the high flexibility of Russian students with greater experience when it comes to online education before the pandemic compared to students from Serbia. Also, the Russian students declared that they were strongly motivated to achieve clinical skills and to learn, while a larger number of Serbian students reported disrupted mental functioning and learning problems. Conclusions: At the time of isolation, at Serbian and Russian biomedical faculties, we noticed the higher flexibility of Russian students with more experience than students from Serbia. Also, the Russian students declared that they were strongly motivated both to acquire clinical skills and to learn, while a larger number of Serbian students reported reduced mental functioning and learning problems. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Public Mental Health Crisis during SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic—Part 2)
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Integrating a Strategic Framework to Improve Health Education in Schools in South Tyrol, Italy
by Christian J. Wiedermann, Patrick Rina, Verena Barbieri, Giuliano Piccoliori and Adolf Engl
Epidemiologia 2024, 5(3), 371-384; https://doi.org/10.3390/epidemiologia5030027 - 9 Jul 2024
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This narrative review addresses the integration of health education into school curricula in South Tyrol, an Italian province with significant cultural and linguistic diversity. This review’s objective is to analyze current health education initiatives and propose a strategic framework to enhance school-based health [...] Read more.
This narrative review addresses the integration of health education into school curricula in South Tyrol, an Italian province with significant cultural and linguistic diversity. This review’s objective is to analyze current health education initiatives and propose a strategic framework to enhance school-based health education, aiming to improve student well-being post-pandemic. The review synthesizes global examples and recent local studies, highlighting the importance of comprehensive teacher training, mindfulness-based interventions, culturally sensitive health education, and community engagement. The key findings indicate that current health education programs in South Tyrol are insufficient to meet immediate public health needs, such as low vaccine uptake and mental health challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed strategic framework seeks to align educational strategies with the diverse needs of South Tyrol’s student population, thereby improving health literacy and behavior and strengthening the region’s public health infrastructure. Full article
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