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Psychological First Aid [PDF]

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
In this communication, we discuss the concept ofpsychological first aid, as relevant to diabetesmanagement. Psychological first aid, in the diabetes carecontext, is defined as “the empathic support, counsellingand education to improve coping skills, and optimize selfcareof persons living with diabetes, so that psychologicalwell-being can be optimized.”
Sanjay Kalra, Atul Dhingra, Kumar Abhisheka, Nitin Kapoor   +3 more
semanticscholar   +6 more sources

Evaluating the effectiveness of psychological first aid training for disaster nursing: a mixed-method study. [PDF]

BMC Nurs
Psychological first aid (PFA) training significantly improves appropriate psychosocial response and PFA skills in supporting people in acute distress, thus increasing self-efficacy and promoting resilience.
Bahadır Yılmaz E.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Psychological First Aid by AI: Proof-of-Concept and Comparative Performance of ChatGPT-4 and Gemini in Different Disaster Scenarios. [PDF]

J Clin Psychol
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the performance and proof‐of‐concept of psychological first aid (PFA) provided by two AI chatbots, ChatGPT‐4 and Gemini.
Tan JT, Gan RK, Alsua C, Peterson M, Sales RÚ, Gan AZ, Cernuda Martínez JA, González PA.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

HSN-helping in mental distress: a new emotion focused psychological first aid program. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Psychological first aid programs aim to train lay people to help others who are experiencing a mental health crisis or developing mental health problems. The current article introduces the new German psychological first aid training program HSN.
Scheele M, Appel S, Rausch I, Schecklmann M, Klein J, Staudinger S, Schmidt R, Kreuzer PM, Langguth B.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Implementing psychological first aid ontology. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2021
Background This study develops an ontology of Psychological First Aid (PFA) by extracting relevant knowledge from a review of PFA literature. Materials and methods This study was conducted using the PFA ontology development 101 method. This review processes previously-developed PFA studies by consulting Google Scholar, CINHL, PUBMED, and MEDLINE ...
Jung HO, Han SW.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Validation and assessment of the arabic psychological first aid scale among physicians, nurses, and counselors in Jordan. [PDF]

BMC Psychol
Psychological first aid (PFA) involves strategies to tackle problems that occur as a result of disasters. This study aimed to validate the Arabic version of PFA scale through validity (face, content, convergent, discriminant validity, and confirmatory ...
Alshareef BE, Alfuqaha OA, Maali IB, Amer K.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Psychological first aid for Ukrainian civilians: protocol and reflections on a volunteer international phone-based intervention. [PDF]

Front Digit Health
Informal mental healthcare groups often provide telephonic and text-based interventions to support communities affected by natural and man-made disasters.
Shraga Y, Pushkarskaya H, Sarid O.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Effects of a Psychological First Aid (PFA) Based on the SIX Cs Model on Acute Stress Responses in a Simulated Emergency [PDF]

Eur Psychiatry
OBJECTIVE The SIX Cs model, a neuropsychological framework for psychological first aid, addresses acute stress responses that may lead to functional failure and heighten the risk for posttraumatic stress disorder.
Farchi M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Effectiveness and Implementation of Psychological First Aid as a Therapeutic Intervention After Trauma: An Integrative Review. [PDF]

Trauma Violence Abuse
Psychological First Aid (PFA) is known to be an initial early intervention following traumatic exposure, yet little is known about its optimal implementation and effectiveness.
Wang L, Norman I, Edleston V, Oyo C, Leamy M.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Psychological First Aid Training of Police Officers. [PDF]

J Police Crim Psychol, 2022
A significant lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness of psychological first aid (PFA) training of first responders to emergency settings has been reported. The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of a PFA training program on the feeling of confidence on providing help in crisis, knowledge, attitudes, and skills of police ...
Kouvatsou Z, Degermedgoglou G, Karamagioli E, Pikoulis E.   +3 more
europepmc   +4 more sources