Protocol for developing telephone-based brief psychosocial intervention for COVID-19 patients in India.

Autor: Shetty KV; Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (DIMHANS), Dharwad, Karnataka, India., Sharma U; MD, Ph.D, Independent Public Health Researcher, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., Kalyanasundaram M; MD Scientist- D, Division of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, ICMR-NIREH, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Kumar S; Ph.D. Assistant Professor of PSW, Centre for PSS in Disaster Management, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India., Bamney U; M. Phil. Scholar, Department of Social Work, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2022 Sep; Vol. 11 (9), pp. 5479-5484. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 14.
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1522_21
Abstrakt: Introduction: The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a huge mental health impact on people, especially the infected population. They are at greater risk of developing psychological symptoms due to the fear of death and developing severe disability, lack of proper treatment and social restrictions, stigma, and discrimination. The early psychological symptoms, if ignored, may have long-term consequences on the health and well-being of COVID patients. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health services have been impacted negatively, and the need for technology-based psychological interventions has been identified as an alternative treatment method. Hence, the Telephone-Based Brief Psycho-Social interventions (TBPSI) will be developed for COVID-19 patients.
Materials and Method: A five-session tele psychosocial intervention including rapport establishment and assessment, supportive counselling, activity scheduling, relaxation technique, and post-assessment will be developed based on the extensive review of the literature. Face and content validation of the intervention package will be done by the mental health experts. Further, the feasibility of the intervention program will be tested on COVID-19 patients in the Dharwad district, and later, the same will be implemented across the COVID hospitals of Karnataka state.
Discussion and Conclusion: The study results may bring new insights into the culturally sensitive technology-oriented interventions during this pandemic in the country. The paradigm may be shifted from routine treatment to cost-effective and time-based intervention in the public health system in India. The telephonic brief psychosocial interventions can be utilised as a mainstream treatment during non-emergency situations as well.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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