{"id":7810,"date":"2021-03-19T09:12:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T12:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamificacao.com.br\/?p=7810"},"modified":"2021-04-30T10:43:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T13:43:27","slug":"mental-health-in-the-pandemic-how-can-the-company-help-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/mental-health-in-the-pandemic-how-can-the-company-help-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health in the pandemic: how can the company help employees?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suddenly, in March, everything changed. The work environment changed completely, the distancing routine became a reality and the world was closed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, the \u201cmental health\u201d agenda has been constantly debated in companies. After all, it is necessary to find a way for the employee to maintain the quality of life, motivation and productivity even in the middle of so many adversities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is difficult to find an organization prepared for such a challenge. Even because, who was expecting to experience all that we are living?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this way, a global and collective challenge was formed: maintaining good mental health during the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Why_is_mental_health_affected\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why is mental health affected?<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">&Iacute;ndice<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Why_is_mental_health_affected\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Why is mental health affected?<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Main_concerns\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">1.1<\/span> Main concerns<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_to_help_employees_then\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> How to help employees then?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#And_how_does_gamification_help_mental_health_in_the_pandemic\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> And how does gamification help mental health in the pandemic?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mental health really changes during a period like a pandemic. The causes are diverse: from lack of contact with other people to financial concern. Individuals as employees of a company, still suffer from the uncertainty of the future and the sudden change in the way of working.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of these changes cause reflexes in the body and the mind. Many researches point to the growth of depression, panic, anxiety, stress, among many other disorders that manifested and continue to appear at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Main_concerns\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main concerns<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What most affects and worries people in times of a pandemic has been:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Job instability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Financial concerns<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Newspapers, case and death information<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Family Health<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Time to create an effective vaccine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Neuroses regarding health<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lack of social interaction<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is why organizations have been working to create solutions that prevent or make these emotional triggers appear as late as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_to_help_employees_then\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to help employees then?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The timing is delicate, of course. However, the more empathic the organization&#8217;s actions are, the better are the results of the team. But, how to help then?<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Proximity to the employee<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a connection and dialogue with the employee will give a greater sense of trust, freedom and belonging. At this point, it is important to listen to what the person has to say, to understand their needs in order to take actions that really make a difference for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> Empathy brings empathy<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone is in the same boat. However, each individual reacts according to the tide. It is not because some employees handle the situation well that everyone will behave the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> Physical and mental health programs<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering support for the employee to maintain the health of the body and mind is an option for the moment. Practices such as yoga, meditation, therapies and exercise classes at home help to keep the psychological balanced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4.Innovation in the work routine<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the individual issue, the working environment must also be remodeled. Innovation and technology must be present in new processes. An example is the use of games in daily tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"And_how_does_gamification_help_mental_health_in_the_pandemic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And how does gamification help mental health in the pandemic?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Games are already associated with fun, this is natural.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in organizations they are used as a way of encouraging, motivating and engaging. With gamification, it is possible to create a different dynamic for employees, offering new challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this way, the professional side is worked on, with an innovative and stimulating format for an employee who spends almost all the time of the day at home, in front of a screen: whether from the computer, cell phone or TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to stimulating the psychological, making them work in a positive way, mitigating all the other negative aspects that \u201cbombard\u201d the individual&#8217;s head in this pandemic period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gamification is a reality and an extremely effective alternative. Visit Gamefic and Discover Gamefic solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suddenly, in March, everything changed. The work environment changed completely, the distancing routine became a reality and the world was closed. Since then, the \u201cmental health\u201d agenda has been constantly debated in companies. After all, it is necessary to find a way for the employee to maintain the quality of life, motivation and productivity even&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"\/blog\/mental-health-in-the-pandemic-how-can-the-company-help-employees\/\">Continuar lendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mental health in the pandemic: how can the company help employees?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":7811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[195,199,196],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7810"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7812,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7810\/revisions\/7812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}