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Conclusions Good cognitive insight act as protective factor and
reduce the impact of elevated BP on cognition. Cognitive insight
may be a predictor of elevated BP.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EW0220
Fatigue and return-to-work in cancer
patients: Association with work
ability and quality of life
S. Monteiro ∗ ártolo ndrea iana Pereira
1 Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro,
Aveiro, Portugal
2 CINTESIS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Centre for Health
Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
3 Department of Education and Psychology, CIDTFF, Research Centre
on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, Aveiro,
Portugal
∗ Corresponding author.
Introduction Fatigue is a common and debilitating problem in
cancer survivors. Research show that this symptom endures even
in disease-free patients affecting quality of life. Returning to work
is physically and emotionally demanding for this population and
fatigue levels seems to predict the time taken to return to work
and the ability of the worker.
Objective Our main objective was to explore the direct effect
of the fatigue on work ability and quality of life of professionally
active cancer survivors. Aims Fatigue levels, work ability and over-
all quality of life of survivors group were compared with a sample
of individuals without cancer history. Relationship between fatigue
symptoms and work ability and quality of life were examined
within of the survivors group.
Methods This cross-sectional study included 57 cancer survivors
and 57 controls (n = 114) and data was collected from two Cen-
tral Hospitals of Portugal. Participants completed the Functional
Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, the Work Ability
Index and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General.
Results Cancer survivors reported higher levels of fatigue than
controls and worse work ability and quality of life (P < .001). Con-
trolling the effect of the age and gender, fatigue of the cancer
survivors group influenced negatively their overall quality of life
(ˇ = –.315, P = .013, R2 = .143) but not their work ability.
Conclusions Although the fatigue has not affected directly the
work ability of the cancer survivors, two years or more after the
conclusion of the treatments, this symptom has a significant effect
on the quality of life.
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their decla-
ration of competing interest.
EW0221
Paediatric mental health training to
school teachers in London, UK
K. Nijabat
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UCLH Partners, London, United
Kingdom
Introduction The British National Foundation for Educational
Research poll found that two thirds of school teachers feel they
lack the appropriate training to help identifymental health issues in
pupils contacted 10 schools in London and teachers gave similar
responses to the above poll, stating teachers did not feel confident
identifying or managing common mental health issues in children
and adolescents aged 5–18.
Aim To deliver mental health training in a user friendly way to
teachers and enable them to identify commonmental health issues
in young people.
Objectives Address underlying concerns teachers have regarding
pupilsmental health. Discuss strategies tomanage commonmental
health issues.
Method I delivered a 2-hour training workshop to 25 teachers in
two different schools in London, June 2016. The training included a
lecture on emotional/behavioural and communication disorders in
children. Therewas interactive discussionwith teachers, discussing
various scenarios, such as children becoming tearful, showing
limited eye contact and displaying aggressive behaviour. We dis-
cussed how teachers were dealing with this and how better they
could manage the situation.
Results I got excellent feedback from teachers, 100% of teachers
found the training very useful and would like to have more training
of this kind in the future. A multidisciplinary approach is needed to
improve the management of mental health in young people.
Conclusions There is a gap in the knowledge teachers have on
mental health within the young people and the stigma of mental
health makes it more difficult for teachers to address these issues.
Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his/her decla-
ration of competing interest.
1 National Foundation for Education Research,
EW0222
Psychological characteristics of
emotion control in physicians and
teachers
E. Nikolaev
Department of Social and Clinical Psychology, Chuvash State
University, Cheboksary, Russia
Introduction Emotional control can play positive role in profes-
sional growth. Are there any negative effects of emotional control
on the professional activity of physicians and teachers?
Objectives and aims To reveal the specifics of emotional control
in groups of physicians and teachers with different self-reported
health levels.
Methods The study involved 160 physicians and 179 school tea-
chers. Gender ratio and mean age in both groups were similar. The
instruments used: SF-36 health survey and Ban on the emotional
expression questionnaire.
Results In general, physicians, and teachers more often than con-
trol group controlled the expression of their emotions. Physicians
in comparison with teachers were more likely to restrict both pos-
itive (joy) and negative emotions (sadness, anger). Teachers with a
high level of health by SF-36 had a minimal ban on the expression
of sadness (P < 0.01). The maximum level of the ban on the expres-
sion of anger (P < 0.001) and fear (P < 0.05) and an aggregated ban of
emotional expression was revealed in teachers with average level
of health by SF-36 (P< 0.001). Expression of joy in teachers was not
directly related to the self-reported health level (P> 0.05). Physi-
cians who showed the maximum ban on the emotion expressions
reported only the low health level by SF-36 ( P< 0.05). It was more
related to the ban on joy, and less to the ban on anger.
Conclusions The revealed models of emotional expression con-
trol can strengthen both professional and everyday stresses in
physicians and teachers. Different prevention programs are needed
for these groups of professionals.
Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied his/her decla-
ration of competing interest.