Mental Health Challenges during Covid-19: A Research-based Analysis

This report discusses the mental health challenges faced by people during Covid-19 pandemic situation. It introduces the importance of research in health and social care, explains qualitative/quantitative research methods, and compares two journal articles. The report also discusses the validity and reliability of each article and suggests improvements for future research.

INTRODUCTION TO
RESEARCH AND
EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
1. Introduction about the mental health status of people during Covid-19 by considering
current research...........................................................................................................................1
2 Introduce what research is/ the importance of research in health/ social care/ evidence based
practice etc..................................................................................................................................2
3. Explain qualitative/ quantitative research- what are the characteristics of each?...................3
4. Introduce your two articles- title/ author/ summary of each...................................................4
5. Using the two journal articles compare and contrast the research methods/approaches used
by the authors..............................................................................................................................5
6. Discuss the validity and reliability of each article- is one more valid/ reliable than the other/
why? How could the research be improved next time?.............................................................6
7. How do the findings/ conclusion/ recommendations highlight a need for change/
improvements to practice............................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Health and social care refers to the activity that are related to services that has been
provided by wellness and societal care suppliers within the UK. It provides treatment of ill
health and medical conditions within the hospitals or health care centres who greatly provide
support to vulnerable people basically in the community (Dyer, 2020). Their basic aim is to help
people of diversified areas to live their lives in prosperous and healthy manner despite their
certain disabilities which are either emotional or physical in nature. In order to handle such kind
of patients within the society, the care centres requires special health care workers who are
highly efficient in order to handle the patients and their disabilities with the help of their
specialized skills and attributes.
This report will highlight the concept of health and social care with the help of selection
of two articles which is related to the mental health challenges faced by varied people during the
Covid-19 pandemic situation.
MAIN BODY
1. Introduction about the mental health status of people during Covid-19 by considering current
research
The coronavirus disease creates a situation which arises the position of utilising social
distancing measures that have been implemented by many countries in order to avoid the
negative impacts over the general lives. It greatly affects the mental status and health of the
children's as well as healthcare professionals all across the world in their own respective ways.It
makes the schools suspended nationwide almost in around 200 countries as per the data provided
by UNESCO (Mahase, 2020). Over 90% of young people or learners are out of education due to
the negative impacts of corona virus. For children's and teenagers with mental health
requirements, this type of closure means a lack of access towards the significant resources that
usually have during their school sessions. A survey that has been conducted by the NHS states
that the mental health illness among the children's increased drastically because of such
pandemic situation and around 26% of teenagers are unable to access mental health support
system as well (Kim, U. and Bhullar, 2020). It is because of the reason that due to corona virus,
peer support groups and face to face services have been cancelled and also creates challenges
with the phone and online support.
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In context of healthcare professionals who are also faced a lot of mental stress and
pressure because of the reason by taking impossible decisions and worked under extreme
pressures generates various mental health issue among them as well. They are in great dilemma
to balance their own physical and mental healthcare needs with those of patients. They are
highly confused regarding aligning their duties and desires with those to family and friends and
the ways through which they have to provide services and care for all severely unwell patients
with restricted and inadequate resources. As per the views of NICE, it has been stated that an
estimated that various number of people or teenagers faced mental health issues because of the
pandemic situation, out of which 10-20% are still facing mental health problems or are still
under that condition and yet remain undiagnosed or under treatment (Son and et.al., 2020).
2 Introduce what research is/ the importance of research in health/ social care/ evidence based
practice etc.
Evidence based practices, which could be seems importance of the research in health and
social care. While this could provided with having the most effective manner care which might
be available with the main aim for improving the patients outcomes. As health issues which have
become the part of every wellbeing that could also led them for working and make sure for
having the improvement about the wellbeing issues (Yawson, 2021). EBP promotes more about
the attitude which inquiry about the health professionals and states more about how usually they
are working. As health professional this could play crucial role and keep them for knowing
about how the issues that can be solve and create more improvement.
The main health issues which was created due to having covid-19 through which the
social care and health system need to work more for their patients better outcomes. EBP also
play the role for ensuring about the health resource which have been used wisely and keeping
the work for which the various resources are being required. As the importance for research in
health and keeping the estimated about the system (Kadykalo and et.al., 2021). As per survey,
NHS which states more about that high rate of the health issues which might be due to having
the pandemic and this crucial play the role for which the effective manner. This could come to
know about how usually the health care and system which could work for the patients and keep
them for working with better outcomes.
This could put more practice about the learned issues for which the research will care
more about how they are working. Implementing evidence based practice within the complexity
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for NHS and solving the issues while by using some of the strategies. This could address the
complexity of system care, individual practice and senior leadership, changing as health care
culture for the safety practice environments (Dorji and et.al., 2021). Healthcare which could
more about the issues solved within the working for developing the gap between the research
and practice, requesting more about the funder of such process in accumulated research.
3. Explain qualitative/ quantitative research- what are the characteristics of each?
Quantitative research methods
This methods which is based on those research which is using the number on the basis
for making more organization about their phenomenon (Christ, Penthin and Kröner, 2021). The
number which is mainly used in statistical analysis originate from the objective scales of
measurement of units of analytics. While here are some of the characteristic such as:
Contain measureable variables:-
Data gathering instruments which items measureable characteristics of the population.
These measureable are also referred to the variables of the study such as age, the economic
status and so on.
Use standardized research instruments:-
This led the better data collection methods while by using the surveys, questionnaire and
polls. Along with this could also guide the data collection ensuring more about the reliability,
accuracy, validity of data.
Assumes a normal population distribution:-
For keeping more reliable data of quantitative methods which keep the data within the
normal population distribution (Kleerebezem and et.al., 2021). This could also required for
working with given population and come to know about how the high number of population
vary.
Use measuring devices:-
This could keep about for using the electric instrument which can be make sure for using
the collection or gathering the data collection methods. This might be also important for
calibrated used by the researcher matches and references instruments.
Qualitative research methods
This is research methods which helps for processing, collection, interpreting and
analyzing with having non-numerical data (Ebrahimi, 2022). While this could be also helps for
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understanding how an individual subjectively perceives and given more about data with using
some social reality. While here are some of the characteristics:
Multiple methods:-
This could refers to the typically gather multiple forms of data while by using the
documents rather than using rely on some single data sources.
Complex reasoning:-
This can be divided within the categories, themes and make sure for using some of the
data and sources for which organizing data can be managed (Fonseca and Segatto, 2021). This
could be inductive process involvements with some researcher articles and database form. The
inductive and deductive methods that could work and keep the researcher for knowing about
how they are acts.
Emergent design:-
The research process for emergent and keeping some of the high sources for which the
resources that could work. As well as for process that could changes and phases that all changes
or shift after having field and begin for collecting of data.
4. Introduce your two articles- title/ author/ summary of each
Vigo, D. and et.al., 2020. Mental health of communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While here the author discuss about how the viral outbreaks that have been caused and
many of the people are suffering from such kind of health issues. While having such things they
have loss many thing and also come to know about the multi pandemic situation. As the policy
makers, stakeholder simulation, all such points which works as crucial roles at the global
capacity and come to know about the contain pandemic and strived while towards the
governments needs to prepare the health system. This might be keeping the proper health system
for care towards the people who are suffering from the pandemic. As this have been also seems
that 2.3 million confirmed cases and 165,000 confirmed as deaths. Some of the people are
infected with work and some of the infected with some other work in world as one way or
another government for working. As government have restricted the many countries boundaries
and make some of their products banned due to having the high cases in many of the countries.
While this might be also important for the people but they are also facing huge issues due to
having no food and many other essential things. The ultimately implementing about the physical
distancing rules measure and which were forced by the government for working on such rules.
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Ornell, F. and et.al., 2020. “Pandemic fear” and COVID-19: mental health burden and
strategies. Journal of Psychiatry. 42(3). pp.232-235.
As the author discuss about pandemic fear in human being which have been affected
with the large number. However, during the pandemic this could be seems that health
professionals, manager, scientists, focus towards the pathogen and keep working towards the
biological risk which can be efforts to understand about the mechanisms involved. While having
such things this might be helpful for working towards the main purpose with measure of
prevention and treating the diseases. In present times, as author have also discuss about the
situation is being more critical through which many people are suffering and they have loss
many thing due to such pandemic. Although, this have been also states about the infectious
diseases and emerged with various times in history. In some recent years, this have been affected
globally and many of the causes deaths and many of them loss their home. Apart from this,
globalization that have been facilitated the spreading about the pathological agents and resulting
worldwide pandemics. In 2019, diseases which have been seems to be important and various
factors such as political, economic impact and become the leading urgent public challenges. The
implication for the population that have been died with daily life and mental health.
5. Using the two journal articles compare and contrast the research methods/approaches used by
the authors.
In first article the research methods which have been used as secondary methods, the
information have been collected or gathered with having the author ideas and thoughts. While
having such things this might be seems that high cases of deaths have been affected and many of
the people have to loss their business and jobs. Due to having such things this might be
important for knowing about how usually those segments which could work and leading the
public for keeping knowledge about they have maintain and work with such diseases. The
collection of data have been founded with using the relevant websites which could be important
for the scholar. The information that have been gathered within the five years data and deductive
approaches of research have been used. While having such things this might be also important
for working within the proper ethics consideration and validity for the research.
The second articles that have been collected or gathered with using the secondary data
methods. This could be also important for knowing about how the people are facing issue or
challenges and huge part of global are still surfing due to pandemic. While the wellbeing and
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social consideration which can utilize innovation through which that could be more
straightforward and furthermore, ensure for fruition about the work. While having such things
this may be useful for themselves and growing all the more high development and assessed for
them. The author main purposes for the clinical practice for filling in as better practices and save
the better results for the patients. While having such things this may be fundamental for working
while by utilizing portion of the novelty. This could assume the part for exhorting all the more
exclusive standard among their group working.
6. Discuss the validity and reliability of each article- is one more valid/ reliable than the other/
why? How could the research be improved next time?
Unwavering validity and reliability should be significant while through the exploration
sources or information have been gathered from the applicable sites and furthermore ensures
about the information have been substantial As the researcher have likewise gathered the data or
accumulated from the books and diary for making the appropriate examination and furthermore
ensures about the sources that have been gathered is being the legitimate and valuable for
making the following exploration paper which is the main sources have been utilized in their
examination (Draheim and et.al., 2021). In this researcher have likewise utilize the different
strategies and methods for making the legitimate exploration and furthermore not taken the
sources from the superfluous sites.
To guarantee unwavering quality and legitimacy copyright sources are utilized. Most
recent sources are utilized over obsolete sources and no adjustment in the information is made.
Nature of the examination isn't impede in any way. Copyright sources and most recent sources
are utilized. New sources are utilized so that examination will likewise look most recent and not
old. No adjustment is made in the current information. This examination sources have been
taken from the right and pertinent sites. While through which it likewise come to know
regarding how the examination have been gathered or accumulated the data in utilizing the
appropriate cycle and important sources (Guo and et.al., 2021). For which the no alteration have
been done for making the examination.
Consequently, the information have been utilized while for having the better choice for
which that could be more straightforward in making the exploration alongside this likewise help
for knowing with regards to the different things which may be significant in having the better
perspectives. Besides, the exploration sources have been in such a manner so that could be
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simpler in having the significant sources and make the examination for knowing with regards to
the different things to individuals (Pennycook and et.al., 2021). Dependability and legitimacy
implies this demonstrate regarding that the exploration information or data that have been
gathered from the legitimate sites and bode well in finishing this report.
This strategies additionally demonstrate about the procedures or test measure a few
things. essentially dependability is about consistency of estimating the information or assembled
data alongside this legitimacy alludes to precision proportion of information. The information
have been utilized while for having the better choice for which that could be simpler in making
the exploration alongside this likewise help for knowing with regards to the different things
which may be significant in having the better angles.
7. How do the findings/ conclusion/ recommendations highlight a need for change/
improvements to practice.
This could led them for making communicate among the organization commitment for
addressing with having some high related and social work. This might play the important role
through which the proper growth and communication among the patients and healthcare system.
Use patients-centered care models that could care about how usually those effective practices
and keep the health care system for working (Rand, 2021). Design and implementation care
system using many of the approaches that could be easily engaged and community partners can
keep working. Develop and finance referral relationship with having selected one and issues
that can be easily improved.
While the health and social care which can make the proper use of technology through
which that could be more easier and also make sure for completion about the work. While
having such things this might be helpful for them and developing more high growth and
estimated for them (Sandhu and et.al., 2021). The main purposes for the clinical practice for
working as better practices and keep the better outcomes for the patients. While having such
things this might be essential for working while by using some of the technology. This could
play the role for advising more high expectation among their team working.
As the health and social care they can make more proper hiring for their employee
through which that could easier for them in make sure about some better evaluation. As keeping
the resources availability for their employee and many other team work which might make them
for working and also ensure about the better practices (Golden, Joseph and Hill-Briggs, 2021).
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This could be also important for the system in knowing about what sources and many other
things which are to be required for their development of the health care system. This could also
keep encouragement for innovative with having some of the high efforts for the better complex
medical condition.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that health and social care workers are
highly significant for providing care to the required and needy people or their family members in
a certain in need situation. As care for individual creates trouble and conflicts in various
relationships and people facing challenges specially taking care for the old age people. Hence,
they are the ones who support to the core of their maximum. In order to illustrate the concept,
articles were discussed which was around the impacts of Covid-19 over the children's as well as
healthcare professionals. Through these articles the impacts over their mental status had been
discussed which illustrates various issue during that specific period of time frame.
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