Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global population significantly and has resulted in physiological, psychological, social, and behavioral changes among the individuals. The prominent mental health effects of COVID-19 on the general and clinical populations have been well recognized. The family...
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global population significantly and has resulted in physiological, psychological, social, and behavioral changes among the individuals. The prominent mental health effects of COVID-19 on the general and clinical populations have been well recognized. The family physicians and primary care practitioners from various disciplines are likely to encounter patients who are experiencing psychological distress manifested in the form of anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, increased substance use, or other symptoms. This narrative review is aimed to present a bird's eye view of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on the general population and the various tools that are used to evaluate them. Besides, we intend to suggest a set of tools/questionnaires that can be used by the family physicians and primary care practitioners for generating data on the psychological impact of this pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45bd35172f8741ce86e147a7a86ac1322022-12-21T21:34:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632021-01-011041503150710.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2107_20Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care PractitionersSiddharth SarkarTanveer KaurPiyush RanjanAnamika SahuArchana KumariThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global population significantly and has resulted in physiological, psychological, social, and behavioral changes among the individuals. The prominent mental health effects of COVID-19 on the general and clinical populations have been well recognized. The family physicians and primary care practitioners from various disciplines are likely to encounter patients who are experiencing psychological distress manifested in the form of anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, increased substance use, or other symptoms. This narrative review is aimed to present a bird's eye view of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on the general population and the various tools that are used to evaluate them. Besides, we intend to suggest a set of tools/questionnaires that can be used by the family physicians and primary care practitioners for generating data on the psychological impact of this pandemic.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=4;spage=1503;epage=1507;aulast=Sarkarcovid-19family physiciansprimary care practitionerspsychological distresspsychometrics |
| spellingShingle | Siddharth Sarkar Tanveer Kaur Piyush Ranjan Anamika Sahu Archana Kumari Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care covid-19 family physicians primary care practitioners psychological distress psychometrics |
| title | Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners |
| title_full | Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners |
| title_fullStr | Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners |
| title_short | Tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of COVID-19: A practical guide for Family physicians and Primary Care Practitioners |
| title_sort | tools for the evaluation of the psychological impact of covid 19 a practical guide for family physicians and primary care practitioners |
| topic | covid-19 family physicians primary care practitioners psychological distress psychometrics |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=4;spage=1503;epage=1507;aulast=Sarkar |
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