The Elephant in the Room: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Stressful Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mental Healthcare Workers DOI Creative Commons
Alessandra Minelli, Rosana Carvalho Silva, Sergio Barlati

et al.

Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 408 - 408

Published: March 19, 2022

Despite extensive research on COVID-19's impact healthcare workers, few studies have targeted mental health workers (MHWs) and none investigated previous traumatic events. We psychological distress in MHWs after the first lockdown Italy to understand which COVID-19, sociodemographic, professional variables represented greater effects, role of trauma. The survey included sociodemographic questions, COVID-19 variables, questionnaires Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5), Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS-21). On 271 who completed (73.1% female; mean age 45.37), we obtained significant effects contagion fear, experience patients' death, increased workload, worse team relationship during wave. Nurses were more affected showed post-traumatic stress symptoms, assessed by IES-R, depressive, anxiety, DASS-21. strongest risk factors age, role, relationship, separation from family members. Previous severe human suffering unwanted sexual experiences negatively impacted IES-R DASS-21 scores. Being a psychiatrist or psychologist/psychotherapist good relationships protective factors. Recent but also stressful events might represent relevant distress, reducing resilience skills. Identifying vulnerable categories may help development dedicated measures prevent emotional burden support health. Highlights: Psychological pandemic is frequent nurses, depression, symptoms. recent are should guide intervention strategies.

Language: Английский

An umbrella review and meta-analysis of 87 meta-analyses examining healthcare workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Vincent Boucher,

Maria Dahl,

Jayden Lee

et al.

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced several changes in their work (e.g., longer hours, new policies) that affected mental health. In this study, an umbrella review and meta-analysis of meta-analyses was conducted to examine prevalence various health problems by HCWs during pandemic. We a systematic searching PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Scopus databases (PROSPERO: CRD42022304823). performed summarize different examined whether these differed as function job category, sex/gender, sociodemographic index (SDI), across time. Eighty-seven were included meta-analysis, including 1846 non-overlapping articles 9,400,962 participants. The overall ratio for outcomes ranged from 0.20 PTSD (95 % CI: 0.16-0.25) 0.44 burnout 0.32-0.56), with ratios depressive symptoms, anxiety psychological distress, perceived stress, sleep problems, insomnia symptoms falling between ranges. Follow-up analyses revealed little variation sex. Prevalence high Administrators policymakers worldwide need address growing through institutional policies wellness programming.

Language: Английский

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Role of access to personal protective equipment, treatment prioritization decisions, and changes in job functions on health workers’ mental health outcomes during the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. DOI Open Access
Roberto Mediavilla, Eduardo Fernández-Jiménez, Gonzalo Martínez‐Alés

et al.

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 295, P. 405 - 409

Published: Aug. 29, 2021

Language: Английский

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42
Influencing Factors of High PTSD Among Medical Staff During COVID-19: Evidences From Both Meta-analysis and Subgroup Analysis DOI Creative Commons
Guojia Qi, Ping Yuan, Miao Qi

et al.

Safety and Health at Work, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(3), P. 269 - 278

Published: June 26, 2022

PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD) had a great impact on health care workers during the COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019, COVID-19). Better knowledge of prevalence and its risk factors is major public problem. This study was conducted to assess important among medical staff COVID-19.The databases were searched for studies published COVID-19, PRISMA (preferred reporting items systematic review meta-analysis) compliant (PROSPERO-CRD 42021278970) carried out identify articles from multiple outcomes staff. Proportion random effect analysis, I2 statistic, quality assessment, subgroup sensitivity analysis out.A total 28 cross-sectional results doctors nurses summarized 14 27 studies: prevalences 31% (95% CI [confidence interval, CI]: 21%-40%) 38% CI: 30%-45%) in nurses, respectively. The also showed seven risks (p < 0.05): long working hours, isolation wards, symptoms, women, fear infection, pre-existing mental illness. Two borderline significance: higher professional titles married.Health have COVID-19. Health departments should provide targeted preventive measures away PTSD.

Language: Английский

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Relationships between Occupational Stress, Change in Work Environment during the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms among Non-Healthcare Workers in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study DOI Open Access
Yasuhiko Deguchi, Shinichi Iwasaki,

Akihiro Niki

et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(2), P. 983 - 983

Published: Jan. 16, 2022

This study aims to clarify the effect of occupational stress and changes in work environment on non-healthcare workers’ (HCWs) mental health during third wave COVID-19 pandemic Japan. A web-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted from 16 17 December 2020. Data 807 non-HCWs were included. We evaluated using Generic Job Stress Questionnaire (GJSQ). Depressive anxiety symptoms assessed Japanese version Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale, respectively. collected demographic variables, work-related variables associated with COVID-19. The adjusted odds ratios for depressive groups estimated multivariate logistic regression analyses, all COVID-19-related six subdivided GJSQ subscales. results confirm a relationship between variance workload, job future ambiguity, social support coworkers, having contact patients, symptoms. Paying attention workload at workplace individual perspectives, promoting among coworkers online communication tools, reducing will be useful decreasing non-HCWs.

Language: Английский

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The Elephant in the Room: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Stressful Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mental Healthcare Workers DOI Creative Commons
Alessandra Minelli, Rosana Carvalho Silva, Sergio Barlati

et al.

Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 408 - 408

Published: March 19, 2022

Despite extensive research on COVID-19's impact healthcare workers, few studies have targeted mental health workers (MHWs) and none investigated previous traumatic events. We psychological distress in MHWs after the first lockdown Italy to understand which COVID-19, sociodemographic, professional variables represented greater effects, role of trauma. The survey included sociodemographic questions, COVID-19 variables, questionnaires Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5), Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21 (DASS-21). On 271 who completed (73.1% female; mean age 45.37), we obtained significant effects contagion fear, experience patients' death, increased workload, worse team relationship during wave. Nurses were more affected showed post-traumatic stress symptoms, assessed by IES-R, depressive, anxiety, DASS-21. strongest risk factors age, role, relationship, separation from family members. Previous severe human suffering unwanted sexual experiences negatively impacted IES-R DASS-21 scores. Being a psychiatrist or psychologist/psychotherapist good relationships protective factors. Recent but also stressful events might represent relevant distress, reducing resilience skills. Identifying vulnerable categories may help development dedicated measures prevent emotional burden support health. Highlights: Psychological pandemic is frequent nurses, depression, symptoms. recent are should guide intervention strategies.

Language: Английский

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