Department of Business Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
South-East Biotechnology Center/Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Apr 8;101(14):e29133. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029133.
The outbreak of COVID-19 manifests in peoples' mental health and psychological dispositions and may also result to acute distress, depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on victims. The objective of this study was to support business educators' and students' mental health against coronavirus trauma using trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT).
The participants (n = 74 - educators and students) who indicated PTSD symptoms based on the self-reporting questionnaire they filled, were randomly assigned to treatment and waitlist control groups. The TF-CBT manual was used for the intervention. The intervention was a 14-week treatment with 2 weeks follow-up meeting. Using repeated measures of Analysis of Variance, we determined the level of improvement of each participant in the treatment group against Coronavirus trauma at the end of the intervention.
The study established that gender has no significant difference in determining the effects of Coronavirus trauma on participants. Through intervention, the PTSDs and depression arising from Coronavirus event were significantly reduced in the treatment group. Again, there was a significant improvement in the participants' general mental health at the end of the intervention. Hence, we established the implication for research and practice in line with the outcome of the study. The study advocates that TF-CBT should be employed by educational institutions in Nigeria to cushion the traumatic effects of coronavirus and future disasters on both workers and students.
We conclude that mental health problems remain a serious challenge among business educators and students in this COVID-19 pandemic era. The study established that low educational qualifications, PTSD symptoms and negative coping strategies are the factors aggravating the general low mental health of the study participants. Finally, we advocate that the educational institutions in Nigeria should adopt TF-CBT interventions to support staff and students' mental health against adverse effects of COVID-19.
新冠疫情爆发对人们的心理健康和心理状态产生影响，可能导致受害者出现急性痛苦、抑郁、焦虑和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。本研究旨在使用创伤聚焦认知行为疗法（TF-CBT），为商业教育工作者和学生提供针对冠状病毒创伤的心理健康支持。
根据自我报告问卷的结果，选择有 PTSD 症状的参与者（n=74 名教育工作者和学生），并将他们随机分配到治疗组和等待名单对照组。使用创伤聚焦认知行为疗法手册进行干预。干预为期 14 周，其中包括 2 周的后续会议。通过重复测量方差分析，我们确定了治疗组中每位参与者在干预结束时针对冠状病毒创伤的改善程度。
研究表明，性别对确定冠状病毒创伤对参与者的影响没有显著差异。通过干预，治疗组中因冠状病毒事件引起的 PTSD 和抑郁显著减少。此外，参与者的总体心理健康在干预结束时也有显著改善。因此，我们根据研究结果提出了研究和实践的意义。该研究主张，尼日利亚的教育机构应该采用 TF-CBT，以减轻冠状病毒和未来灾害对工作人员和学生的创伤影响。
我们得出结论，心理健康问题仍然是 COVID-19 大流行时期商业教育工作者和学生面临的严重挑战。研究表明，低教育水平、PTSD 症状和消极应对策略是加剧研究参与者总体心理健康水平较低的因素。最后，我们主张尼日利亚的教育机构应该采用 TF-CBT 干预措施，以支持员工和学生的心理健康，应对 COVID-19 的不利影响。
