Psychological impact of COVID-19 outbreak on health workers in a university hospital in Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sengul Kocamer Sahin ◽  
Esra Arslan ◽  
Ünzile Meryem Atalay ◽  
Bahadır Demir ◽  
Gülcin Elboga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
University Hospital

scholarly journals THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN MOROCCO

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (09) ◽  
pp. 678-689
Author(s):  
I. Hanine ◽  
◽  
I. Hmamouchi ◽  
S. Belbachir ◽  
M. Chtibi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
World Health ◽  
Frontline Healthcare Workers ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: On March 11th 2020, the World Health Organization declared the infection of the virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARS-COV-2 a pandemic. The virus, which was first discovered in China in Wuhan province in December 2019, has affected more than 100 million people and more than two million deaths in more than 200 countries.Along with other epidemics and pandemics, the existence of this virus has led to psychiatric disorders in people in or without direct contact with the disease, especially frontline healthcare workers. Objective: To assess the impact of the virus on medical personnel working in Morocco, in particular stress, depression and sleep disorders. Methodology: To explore this topic, we used an anonymity questionnaire based on, in addition to individual status and conditions, scales assessing stress, depression and sleep.The questionnaire was sent via social networks to health personnel working in Morocco in the various hospitals and departments treating patients infected with this virus.The CES-D (Center of Epidemiological Studies - Depression) scales for depression, the PSS-10 (Cohens Perceived Stress Scale) for perceived stress and ISI (C. Morins Insomnia Severity Index) for disorders of sleep, were chosen given their frequent use in a number of studies on the same topic. Results: After sorting our responsesrigorously, we were able to collect 376 responses, of which 53.5% were women, with an average age of 28.45 years, 23.9% were nurses, 14.4% general practitioners, 19, 7% of internal doctors 37.2% of residents or specialists and 4.8% occupied other functions such as medical transport. 66% of our candidates were at the level of the different university hospital centers of Morocco.Our candidates respectively occupied 39.1% 28.2% 29% and 25.8% triage positions, observation of suspected cases, the COVID sector and resuscitation.Regarding our results, it was observed that 71% of our participants presented moderate stress, 44.9% had a risk of developing depression and 53.7 had insomnia of varying severity.The female sex, the lack of medical, surgical and psychiatric history influence the occurrence of the three abnormalities studied, it should also be noted that these last three maintain a relationship of influences between them. Conclusion: The exploration of stress, depression and insomnia revealed an impact of the state of health on the daily life of front-line health workers in Morocco.

scholarly journals Gender-Based Analysis of the Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayte López-Atanes ◽  
José Ignacio Pijoán-Zubizarreta ◽  
Juan Pablo González-Briceño ◽  
Elena María Leonés-Gil ◽  
María Recio-Barbero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Medical Workforce ◽  
Male Population

Purpose: This study aims to analyze from a gender perspective the psychological distress experienced by the medical workforce during the peak of the pandemic in Spain.Methods: This is a single-center, observational analytic study. The study population comprised all associated health workers of the Cruces University Hospital, invited by email to participate in the survey. It consisted of a form covering demographic data, the general health questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), and the perceived stress scale (PSS-14). We used multivariant regression analysis to check the effect of gender on the scores. We used gender analysis in both design and interpretation of data following SAGER guidelines.Results: Females made 74.6% of our sample, but their proportion was higher in lower-paid positions such as nursery (89.9%) than in higher-paid ones. The percentage of women categorized as cases with the GHQ-28 was 78.4%, a proportion significantly higher than in the male population (61.3%, p < 0.001). The multivariant regression analysis showed that being women, working as orderly hospital porters, and having a past psychiatric history were risk factors for higher scores in both the GHQ-28 and PSS-14.Conclusion: Women and those with lower-paid positions were at risk of higher psychological distress and worse quality of life within the medical workforce during the first wave of the pandemic. Gender analysis must be incorporated to analyze this fact better.

scholarly journals Coassessment framework to identify person-centred unmet needs in stroke rehabilitation: a case report in Norway

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Kari Jorunn Kværner ◽  
Linn Nathalie Støme ◽  
Jonathan Romm ◽  
Karianne Rygh ◽  
Frida Almquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Hospital Workers ◽  
Next Of Kin ◽  
Patient Journey ◽  
Health Value

ObjectiveTo describe unmet needs and values in stroke rehabilitation using the Health Value Framework and the associated coassessment tool Health Value Spider, a framework designed to identify and prioritise unmet needs based on health technology assessment (HTA).SettingThe study took place at Oslo University Hospital, Norway, from February to April 2019. Participants in three consecutive workshops were recruited from Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Oslo Municipality, Hospital Procurement Trust and Oslo University Hospital. Twenty-four hospital workers (medical and allied health staff and administrative staff) participated in workshop 1 and 29 patients, user representatives and hospital workers in workshop 2. Twenty-one patients and hospital workers participated in workshop 3.InterventionsStakeholder analysis and scenario building was performed in a coassessment setting where unmet needs were identified applying the Health Value Framework. Two of the authors are also the developers of the Health Value Framework (KJK and LNS).ResultsIn the two first workshops where health workers, patients and next of kin perspectives were elicited, three needs were identified: patient insecurity in patient journey transitions, lack of stroke rehabilitation expertise in primary care and invisible patient problems, such as fatigue and cognitive impairment. In workshop 3, 12 opportunity areas were identified. Four opportunity areas were selected by the stakeholders based on a prioritisation process: early discovery of cognitive impairment, rehabilitation continuity, empowered patients and next of kin and remote monitoring and digital touchpoints.ConclusionHealth Value Spider successfully identified and prioritised unmet needs and described associated values.

scholarly journals Prevalence and factors associated with minor psychiatric disorders in hospital housekeeping workers*

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cintia da Silva Marconato ◽  
Ana Carolina de Souza Magnago ◽  
Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago ◽  
Graziele de Lima Dalmolin ◽  
Rafaela Andolhe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire ◽  
Minor Psychiatric Disorders

Abstract OBJECTIVE Investigating the prevalence and factors associated with minor psychiatric disorders (MPDs) in Hospital housekeeping workers. METHOD A cross-sectional study carried out in 2013 with workers from the cleaning service of a public university hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected through a form containing sociodemographic, occupational, habits and health variables. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 was used in order to evaluate MPDs. RESULTS The study population consisted of 161 workers. The overall prevalence of suspected MPD was 29.3%. The chances of suspected MPDs were higher in workers with Effort-Reward Imbalance, those who did not have time or who occasionally had time for leisure activities, and those taking medications. CONCLUSION The prevalence of MPDs was similar to that found in the literature for health workers. Therefore, we consider it important to include these workers in institutional programs for continuing health education.

scholarly journals Humanization and Macroergonomics: An Analysis in the Billing Sector of a University Hospital in Paraná

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa de Oliveira Matia Leite ◽  
Alexandre Minoru Sasaki ◽  
Rosimeire Sedrez Bitencourt ◽  
Maria Lucia Miyake Okumura ◽  
Osiris Canciglieri Junior
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Work Organization ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Participatory Ergonomics ◽  
Sociotechnical System ◽  
Work System ◽  
Organizational Constructs ◽  
Sociotechnical Analysis ◽  
Machine Systems ◽  
One Year

The humanization of organizations is a trend in companies that have a vision of the future aligned with the needs of the market. In the health area, this humanization should not be limited to its users, but include the employees involved in the work system. The human aspect and its relations with the work system is a focus of studying ergonomics, which in its macroergomic approach aims at integrating organization-man-machine systems into a sociotechnical and participatory context. This study aims to apply the macroergonomic approach with health workers in order to propose and implement improvements; evidencing the importance of their involvement in better acceptance of the proposed improvements generating greater satisfaction. To this end, a study was conducted in the Billing sector of a Brazilian Hospital. Ergonomic demands were identified in a participatory way through the Macroergonomic Analysis of Work (MAW) method, proposed in [1]. The results were tabulated and divided into constructs: Environment, Biomechanical, Cognitive, Work Organization, Risk, Company and Discomfort/Pain. After one year, a new macroergonomic evaluation was carried out and the improvements implemented included the concept of the sociotechnical system, which were: i) acquisition of new computers; ii) implementation of a new computational system and; iii) implementation of changes in the form of sector management. The results showed an increase of up to 40% in satisfaction with the improvements implemented in the Biomechanical and Organizational constructs, indicating that the application of participatory ergonomics and macroergonomics was fundamental for the changes made to increase satisfaction in aspects of the work performed by them. Finally, this research highlights the importance of employee involvement in sociotechnical analysis for the humanization of organizations and it is suggested for future studies the proposition of improvements related to the Environment and Cognitive constructs and pain/discomforts.

scholarly journals Psychological impact among health workers in effort to facing the COVID-19 in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Dede Nasrullah ◽  
Muhammad Natsir ◽  
Retno Twistiandayani ◽  
Lilis Rohayani ◽  
Siswanto Siswanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Severe Anxiety ◽  
Snowball Sampling Technique

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Indonesia has a psychological impact among health workers who are working in hospital and caring for patients with positive COVID-19. This study aimed to examines the psychological impact among health workers in effort to facing the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in Indonesia. Snowball sampling technique was employed to gather the sample in the eight islands. The health workers were responded to the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS-42) questionnaire, with the total of 644 respondents. The results of this study showed that about 65.8% of respondents experienced anxiety due to COVID-19 outbreak, There were 3.3% experienced extremely severe anxiety and 33.1% experienced mild anxiety. Whereas those experienced stress due to COVID-19 outbreak were 55%, extremely severe stress levels were 0.8% and mild stress were 34.5%. Health workers who experienced depression were 23.5%. There were 0.5% with very severe depression and mild depression was 11.2%. There is a closed correlation between anxiety (r=0.152 p=0.000), stress (r=0.086 p=0.029), and depression (r=0.111 p=0.005), to the worried of being alienated if infected coronavirus (COVID-19). The Indonesian government has to handle the anxiety, stress and depression that occurs in health workers in particular and can provide protection to medical personnel so that they do not feel alienated by those around them.

scholarly journals Predictive Factors for Viral B and C Infection in Health Workers in a University Hospital in Ivory Cost

2018 ◽  
Vol 08 (10) ◽  
pp. 377-385
Author(s):  
Okon Anassi Jean-Baptiste ◽  
Koné Amadou ◽  
Diakité Mamadou ◽  
Aké Fabrice ◽  
Thot’o Amani Sroboua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
University Hospital

scholarly journals Impact of a Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Program at a Regional University Hospital and Predictive Variables of Being a Smoker among Hospital Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8432
Author(s):  
Antonio Ranchal-Sánchez ◽  
Esperanza Romero-Rodríguez ◽  
Jose Manuel Jurado-Castro ◽  
África Ruiz-Gandara ◽  
Manuel Vaquero-Abellán
Keyword(s):  
Health Program ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Predictive Variables ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Hospital Building ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a comprehensive anti-smoking health program conducted over twelve years at a regional university hospital in southern Spain. Prevalence of tobacco was compared retrospectively using data collected during occupational health assessments (n = 4291). Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were carried out to evaluate tobacco consumption differences according to age, sex, professional category, and workplace building. The results show a reduction in the active smoking rate among hospital staff evaluated (from 22.8% to 19.8%) with significant differences between non-health and health workers. Accumulated smoking consumption fell to 13.45 ± 14.60 packs/year with men presenting a higher consumption (p < 0.001). The predictive variables of tobacco use were sex (greater consumption among men, p = 0.021), number of cigarettes (greater consumption among professionals who smoked less than 1 pack/day, p < 0.001), and time smoking (greater use among professionals with more than 10 years smoking, p < 0.001). There was a higher rate of staff smokers at the hospital building with a majority of mental health inpatients. This study provides a practical example of making the optimum use of digital medical records in the evaluation of a comprehensive anti-smoking health program.

The first results of targeted screening with a distress thermometer and initiation of psycho-oncological care of cancer patients.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 113-113
Author(s):  
Maria Angerer-Shpilenya ◽  
Axel Heidenreich
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Distress Thermometer ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Targeted Screening ◽  
First Results ◽  
Change Of Life

113 Background: Tumor disease has not only somatic but also psychological impact on patients with complete change of life dimension. This resonates not only to the patients, their relatives and friends, but also to the therapy. A precise screening helps to determine the stress factor, to capture the psychological comorbidity and to initiate an early psycho-social care. Methods: 420 patients with various tumors got since October 2011 in the Urological Clinic of Aachen University Hospital screening using a Distress Thermometer. 410 patients were stationary and 10 patients came to the outpatient (ambulant) chemotherapy. 23 of the 40 questions of the Distress Thermometer depend on somatic complaints of patients. The other 17 questions cover the psycho-social problems. Results: 141 of the 420 patients reported to have a low stress level by the tumor. 139 patients showed, according to the Distress Thermometer, an average and 140 patients significantly higher stress level. This means that 279 of the 420 patients need a psycho-oncological counseling and possibly even further care and treatment. The most common entered symptoms were fears, nervousness, sleep disturbances, fatigue, sadness and worry. Depending on the wishes of the patient the psycho-oncological consultation was initiated. Only completing the Distress Thermometer helps the patient to face their problems and worries and makes perhaps the first great step in the perception of the disease. Since January 2012 a new component was inserted into the discharge reports of the tumor patients. This component contains the recommendation, depending on the result of the Distress Thermometer, to start if necessary the professional psycho-oncological support. That gives the patients a sense of security and a feeling not to fight alone against the disease. Conclusions: A targeted screening and an interdisciplinary, together with psycho-oncologists, care to cancer patients support them and their families at all stages of the disease, helps to deal with the new life situation and can possibly also increase the patient's compliance and the therapeutic response.

scholarly journals An intervention of physical activity promotion in an university hospital. A prospective cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Ladner ◽  
S D Mihailescu ◽  
D Cerasuolo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Rouen University Hospital implements a policy of health promotion hospital since 2016. The objective of this study was to evaluate prospectively the impact of physical activity promotion in hospital health workers (HW), using pedometers over a period of six months. Methods Physical activity was measured by electronic pedometers distributed to HW, with the aim to improve their physical activity and to measure it during six months. Online questionnaires collected at different points of follow-up, from inclusion to sixth month (a total of seven points of follow-up). Socio-demographic and characteristics on type of health work were collected as well as the number of steps and the behavior regarding their routine physical activity. Results A total of 680 HW were included in the cohort. The sex ratio M:W was 0.16. The mean age was 41.6 years (SD = 10.7). 44.0% were non-medical caregivers, 32.1% were in administrative section, 14.3% were technical workers and 9.7% were physicians or pharmacists; 53.7% of HW reported doing sport regularly. At inclusion the mean number of daily steps was 8662. The mean progression for all professional profiles between first week and sixth month was of 1082 steps daily, with difference according to position: 1319 in physicians, 1234 in non-medical caregivers, 1106 in administrative workers and 314 in technical workers. In linear regression model, the mean number of progression of daily steps was 964 in physicians, 752 in non-medical caregivers. Conclusions The study shows a significant increase in the number of daily steps measured objectively using an incentive tool, as pedometer during six months of intervention. Further researches are needed to determine if these changes are sustainable over a long period of time Key messages Despite high level of daily steps at baseline, the longitudinal study shows an increase of daily steps over a 6-month period. Such public health intervention is a relevant method to engage people in self-monitoring their physical activity.

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