April Gusnowski

Biographic Data

ID7591720
NAMEApril Gusnowski
GIVEN NAMESApril
FAMILY NAMEGusnowski
SIGNATUREGUSNOWSKI A
AFFILIATIONSAlberta Health Services
ORCID0000-0003-4665-0490
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • Naturalistic randomized controlled trial demonstrating effectiveness of Text4Hope in supporting male population mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessReham Shalaby, Belinda Agyapong et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background Mental illness is not uncommon among males. It is estimated that males are more likely to die by suicide, become dependent on alcohol, report frequent drug use, and be dissatisfied with their life, compared to women. In this study, we assessed the potential to offer support to this population using Text4Hope, a texting mental health service. Methods The study was a naturalistic randomized controlled trial comparing two populations of T…

  • Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessNnamdi Nkire, Kelly Mrklas et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    Introduction: With the sudden onset and global dispersal of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, many nations including Canada attempted to reduce spread of the resultant COVID-19 syndrome with self-isolation and quarantine, while seeking a cure or vaccine for this disease. Understanding impacts of self-isolation and self-quarantine on stress, anxiety, and depression will help us to mitigate these issues through appropriate development of mental health services…

  • Mental Health Outreach via Supportive Text Messages during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessVincent I O Agyapong, Reham Shalaby et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Background: In March 2020, Alberta Health Services launched Text4Hope, a free mental health text-message service. The service aimed to alleviate pandemic-associated stress, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and suicidal propensity. The effectiveness of Text4Hope was evaluated by comparing psychiatric parameters between two subscriber groups. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study with two arms: Text4Hope s…

  • Prevalence, Demographic, and Clinical Correlates of Likely PTSD in Subscribers of Text4Hope during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessReham Shalaby, Medard Kofi Adu et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    This paper presents findings on the prevalence of likely PTSD and identified vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results support the proposal that public health advice should incorporate mental health wellness campaigns aiming to reduce the psychological impact of pandemics

  • Covid-19 Pandemic and Mental Health

    Open AccessAdam Abba‐Aji, Adam Abba-Aji et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Background : This cross-sectional online survey investigates the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms at an early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Methods : OCD symptoms, moderate/high stress, likely generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and likely major depressive disorder (MDD) were assessed with the Brief Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (BOCS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) sca…

  • Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessIzu Nwachukwu, Nnamdi Nkire et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    The finding that the prevalence rates and the mean scores for stress, anxiety, and depression on standardized scales to decrease from younger to older subscribers is an interesting observation with potential implications for planning to meet mental health service needs during COVID-19