Psychological intervention with sufferers from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): Lessons learnt from empirical findings
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In 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) severely hit Hong Kong. We conducted a series of five studies examining the psychological impacts of SARS on the sufferers. Results showed that (1) various psychiatric complications emerged in the acute treatment phase; (2) certain types of behavioral and verbal responses of health-care workers (HCWs) were able to ameliorate the psychological distress of the sufferers in the acute phase; (3) the short-term adjustment outcomes of the sufferers were unsatisfactory; (4) ‘being an HCW’ and ‘having a family member killed by SARS’ were risk factors predisposing individuals to the development of high distress after discharge; and (5) after controlling for the effects of demographic and risk factors psychosocial factors such as social support, negative appraisal (or perceived impact), positive appraisal (or post-traumatic growth) and self-efficacy could account for substantial variances of differential outcomes including symptoms of anxiety and depression, quality of life and perceived health of the sufferers. This practitioner report aims to summarize the key findings, which have significant clinical implications in the provision of psychological intervention to the sufferers of SARS or other comparable infectious diseases. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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The immediate aftermath of the SARS epidemic saw the emergence of various psychiatric comorbidities, with the most common presenting problems involving increased levels of anxiety, depression, and features of post-traumatic stress reactions.
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- Authors
- Cheng, S. K. W., & Wong, C. W.
- Affiliations
- Kwai Chung Hospital (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Cheng, Sammy K. W.
- ORCID
- Cheng, Sammy K. W.
- Venue
- Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2005-01
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 80-86
- ISSN
- 1063-3995 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-0879
- PMC
- PMC7162158
- OpenAlex
- W2126270403
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 8 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Keywords
- SARS, psychological distress, psychological intervention, healthcare workers, psychiatric complications, post-discharge adjustment, risk factors, social support, posttraumatic growth, self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, quality of life, infectious disease patients, Hong Kong SARS outbreak
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