Alexander Kreh

ORCID: 0000-0002-4369-6330
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Research Areas
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Corporate Management and Leadership

Universität Innsbruck
2020-2023

This study aims at investigating the nature of resilience and stress experience health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen healthcare from Italian Austrian hospitals specifically dealing with patients first phase pandemic were interviewed. Data was analysed using grounded theory methodology. Psychosocial effects on experience, stressors factors identified. We generated three hypotheses. Hypothesis one is that moral distress injury are main experienced by workers. two states...

10.1371/journal.pone.0249609 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-04-02

The COVID-19 crisis caused extensive mental health strains. Sense of coherence (SOC) is considered a protective factor for in that might also be decisive during the pandemic, but mechanisms are not yet well understood. Using longitudinal survey data 117 Austrian university students collected 2020, we tested both moderating and mediating effects SOC association different stressors with later wellbeing. did buffer mediated on Students especially suffered from reduced feelings manageability...

10.1177/21582440231160123 article EN cc-by SAGE Open 2023-01-01

Abstract. The SARS-CoV2 pandemic meant considerable restrictions in the social life of many people. Older people belong to high-risk group for a severe fatal course disease, which is why these groups received special protection. This protection included drastic on their personal and contacts, including suspension psychosocial therapies. study examines cognitive emotional effects isolation older A 49 participants who lived nursing homes was tested before after 2020. results present provide...

10.1024/1662-9647/a000283 article EN GeroPsych 2022-02-10

Numerous measures were implemented to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Adhering these as well getting vaccinated is associated with subjective costs and benefits. Since young people like university students largely feel less vulnerable virus, other benefits than health might be more decisive for them. This article combines results of a qualitative quantitative longitudinal study conducted mainly living in Tyrol, Austria. The studies focused on second wave infections Health concerns, altruistic...

10.1111/aphw.12320 article EN cc-by-nc Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being 2021-11-03

Abstract This study aims at investigating the nature of resilience and stress experience health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen healthcare from Italian Austrian hospitals specifically dealing with patients first phase pandemic were interviewed. Data was analysed using grounded theory methodology. Psychosocial effects on experience, stressors factors identified. We generated three hypotheses. Hypothesis one is that moral distress injury are main experienced by workers. two...

10.1101/2020.11.18.20232272 preprint EN medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2020-11-18

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Die COVID-19-Pandemie („coronavirus disease 2019“) stellt im Gesundheitsbereich eine Herausforderung dar. Kenntnis organisationaler Schutz- und Risikofaktoren ist zentral zur Aufrechterhaltung des psychosozialen Wohlbefindens der Mitarbeitenden sowie Versorgung von Klient:innen. Ziel Das dieser qualitativen Untersuchung Führungspersonal Mitarbeiter:innen die Identifikation spezifischen Belastungsfaktoren bei Begleitung Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung. Auf Basis...

10.1007/s11553-021-00914-0 article DE cc-by Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung 2021-11-01

During the present COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are confronted with multiple stressors. At beginning of these stressors were mainly related to health and safety issues. In course societal became more salient. These include lacking credibility important stakeholders (leadership, organization policy) as well appreciation from society policy. Both referring issues trust or morally issues, have negative impact on psychosocial well-being in terms distress, anxiety, burnout, depression...

10.1016/j.pxur.2022.09.001 article FR cc-by Médecine de Catastrophe - Urgences Collectives 2022-09-27

In diesem Beitrag wird aufgezeigt, dass das Gesundheitspersonal während der COVID-19-Pandemie nicht nur physisch, sondern auch psychisch stark belastet war. Unterschiedliche Risikofaktoren wie ein junges Alter, weibliche Geschlecht, niedriger sozioökonomischer Status und bereits bestehende psychische Erkrankungen spielten eine Rolle. Das zeigte erhöhten Stress, Symptome von Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörungen, Depressionen, Ängsten Schlafstörungen. Eigene Studien zeigen auch, moralische...

10.24869/psyd.2023.628 article DE Psychiatria Danubina 2023-11-08
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