scholarly journals 1347Mental health status of health care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak: An International Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiana Nicolaou ◽  
Joanna Menikou ◽  
Andrew Gloster ◽  
Maria Karekla ◽  
Angelos Kassianos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Care Workers

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic is a massive health crisis affecting our planet, with over 166,346,635 confirmed cases and 3,449,117 deaths globally till 24 May 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic is a massive health crisis which has brought enormous physical and psychological pressure. Mental health care for health care workers (HCWs), should receive serious consideration. The aim of this study was to determine mental health outcomes of HCWs and to examine known predictors of outcomes during the first pandemic wave. Methods 1,556 HCWs who participated in the COVID-19 IMPACT project, an international online survey examining the behavioral and psychological impacts of COVID-19 among 9,565 people from 78 countries/regions and 18 languages. Outcomes assessed were stress, depression symptoms and sleep changes. Predictors examined included sociodemographic factors, and perceived social support. Results Results demonstrated that, half of the HCWs had moderate levels of perceived stress and depression symptoms. Predictors associated with higher HCWs’ stress and depression symptoms included female gender, not having children, living with parents, lower educational background and having lower social support. Half of the HCWs (n = 800, 51.4%) continued to sleep about the same and one in four slept more or slept less. Positive predictors of sleep changes were being older, widower, not working, living with parents, and having children. Surprisingly, HCWs had less perceived stress and depression and higher levels of perceived social support than the general population. Conclusions The need for establishing ways to mitigate mental health risks and adjust psychological intervention and support of HCWs, seems to be significant as the pandemic continues. Keywords: health care workers, COVID – 19, pandemic, mental health, psychological problems

scholarly journals Mental Health Status of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiana Nicolaou ◽  
Joanna Menikou ◽  
Demetris Lamnisos ◽  
Jelena Lubenko ◽  
Giovambattista Presti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Depression Symptom ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

Abstract. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a massive health crisis that has exerted enormous physical and psychological pressure. Mental healthcare for healthcare workers (HCWs) should receive serious consideration. This study served to determine the mental-health outcomes of 1,556 HCWs from 45 countries who participated in the COVID-19 IMPACT project, and to examine the predictors of the outcomes during the first pandemic wave. Methods: Outcomes assessed were self-reported perceived stress, depression symptom, and sleep changes. The predictors examined included sociodemographic factors and perceived social support. Results: The results demonstrated that half of the HCWs had moderate levels of perceived stress and symptoms of depression. Half of the HCWs ( n = 800, 51.4%) had similar sleeping patterns since the pandemic started, and one in four slept more or slept less. HCWs reported less perceived stress and depression symptoms and higher levels of perceived social support than the general population who participated in the same project. Predictors associated with higher perceived stress and symptoms of depression among HCWs included female sex, not having children, living with parents, lower educational level, and lower social support. Discussion: The need for establishing ways to mitigate mental-health risks and adjusting psychological interventions and support for HCWs seems to be significant as the pandemic continues.

scholarly journals Social support and mental health among health care workers during Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak: A moderated mediation model

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. e0233831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianya Hou ◽  
Taiquan Zhang ◽  
Wenpeng Cai ◽  
Xiangrui Song ◽  
Aibin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Care Workers

Social Support Exchange and Nurses’ Musculoskeletal Injuries in a Team Context: Anger as a Mediator

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chu-Hsiang Chang ◽  
Liu-Qin Yang ◽  
Taylor K. Lauricella
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Upper Limbs ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Support Exchange

Work-based musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are prevalent among health-care workers, particularly the nursing staff. The authors focused on the perceived social support exchange imbalance or the combination of higher perceived obligation to provide support to and lower perceived available support from the coworkers and examined the association between support exchange imbalance and nurses’ MSDs via anger. Using a sample of 410 nurses from 29 units across two hospitals, the authors found that when individual nurses reported higher support exchange imbalance, they experienced more anger, which in turn was associated with more severe MSD symptoms in low back and upper limbs. The association between support exchange imbalance and anger was exacerbated when nurses perceived that a similar level of support was available within their unit.

scholarly journals Sense of coherence, social support and religiosity as resources for medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based survey among 4324 health care workers within the German Network University Medicine

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0255211
Author(s):  
Jonas Schmuck ◽  
Nina Hiebel ◽  
Milena Rabe ◽  
Juliane Schneider ◽  
Yesim Erim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Subjective Burden ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Mental Symptoms ◽  
Health Promoting

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe detrimental effects on the mental well-being of health care workers (HCW). Consequently, there has been a need to identify health-promoting resources in order to mitigate the psychological impact of the pandemic on HCW. Objective Our objective was to investigate the association of sense of coherence (SOC), social support and religiosity with self-reported mental symptoms and increase of subjective burden during the COVID-19 pandemic in HCW. Methods Our sample comprised 4324 HCW of four professions (physicians, nurses, medical technical assistants (MTA) and pastoral workers) who completed an online survey from 20 April to 5 July 2020. Health-promoting resources were assessed using the Sense of Coherence Scale Short Form (SOC-3), the ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI) and one item on religiosity derived from the Scale of Transpersonal Trust (TPV). Anxiety and depression symptoms were measured with the PHQ-2 and GAD-2. The increase of subjective burden due to the pandemic was assessed as the retrospective difference between burden during the pandemic and before the pandemic. Results In multiple regressions, higher SOC was strongly associated with fewer anxiety and depression symptoms. Higher social support was also related to less severe mental symptoms, but with a smaller effect size, while religiosity showed minimal to no correlation with anxiety or depression. In professional group analysis, SOC was negatively associated with mental symptoms in all groups, while social support only correlated significantly with mental health outcomes in physicians and MTA. In the total sample and among subgroups, an increase of subjective burden was meaningfully associated only with a weaker SOC. Conclusion Perceived social support and especially higher SOC appeared to be beneficial for mental health of HCW during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the different importance of the resources in the respective occupations requires further research to identify possible reasons.

Mental health crisis of Japanese health care workers under COVID-19.

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. S136-S137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miyuki Makino ◽  
Ayako Kanie ◽  
Aiichiro Nakajima ◽  
Yoshitake Takebayashi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Mental Health Crisis ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals The mental health of health care workers in Oman during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402093959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdallah Badahdah ◽  
Faryal Khamis ◽  
Nawal Al Mahyijari ◽  
Marwa Al Balushi ◽  
Hashil Al Hatmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Care Workers

Background: COVID-19 disease is one of the most destructive events that humanity has witnessed in the 21st century. It has impacted all aspects of life and all segments of populations, including already vulnerable health care providers. Aims: This study sought to detect the prevalence of mental health issues in sample of physicians and nurses working in several health facilities in Oman. Method: We gauged the mental health conditions of 509 physicians (38.1%) and nurses (61.9 %) using the Perceived Stress Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale and World Health Organization Well-Being Index. Results: The study revealed a high prevalence of stress, anxiety and poor psychological well-being, especially among females, young health care workers and those who interacted with known or suspected COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: The outcomes of this study support the handful of studies published during this global health crisis that have found that the mental health of health care workers has been harshly affected and predicted that it will continue, to various degrees, to be affected in the foreseeable future. The results of this study highlight the urgency of providing administrative and psychological support as well as current and accurate information on COVID-19 to health care workers.

scholarly journals Factors associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers in the Fangcang shelter hospital in China

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402097580
Author(s):  
Yingqi Gu ◽  
Yi Zhu ◽  
Guangxing Xu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
City Government ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background: Faced with surging infections and considering that 80% of cases were mild and moderate, the city government transformed stadiums and exhibition centers into the Fangcang shelter hospitals (temporary treatment centers) in Wuhan. Aim: The aims of this study were to evaluate psychological impact on health care workers in the Fangcang shelter hospitals and analyze potential risk factors associated with these symptoms, including PTSS, symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and perceived stress. Methods: This cross-sectional study used an online survey to assess mental health problems of 522 health care workers in a Jianghan Fangcang shelter from February 21 to February 28, 2020. Results: Overall, 25.3%, 25.3%, 51.0%, 58.0%, 14.8%, and 39.1% of all participants reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and perceived stress, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that, occupation and technical title were associated with all investigated outcomes. Nurses were more likely to endorse posttraumatic stress symptoms (OR, 4.63; 95% CI, 2.43–8.82; p < .001), anxiety symptom (OR, 4.58; 95% CI, 2.76–7.62; p < .001), depression symptom (OR, 3.45; 95% CI, 2.17–5.64; p < .001). Participants with senior technical title were associated with higher perceived stress and insomnia than other technical title. Conclusion: In this survey, participants reported high rates of symptoms of posttraumatic stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and perceived stress. Combining with the special environment of the shelter hospitals and the psychological needs, the health care workers should be given more effective interventions to relieve their stress and improve mental symptoms.

scholarly journals Factors affecting mental health of health care workers during coronavirus disease outbreaks (SARS, MERS & COVID-19): A rapid systematic review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0244052
Author(s):  
Niels De Brier ◽  
Stijn Stroobants ◽  
Philippe Vandekerckhove ◽  
Emmy De Buck
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Care Workers

Introduction The novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak currently puts health care workers at high risk of both physical and mental health problems. This study aimed to identify the risk and protective factors for mental health outcomes in health care workers during coronavirus epidemics. Methods A rapid systematic review was performed in three databases (March 24, 2020) and a current COVID-19 resource (May 28, 2020). Following study selection, study characteristics and effect measures were tabulated, and data were synthesized by using vote counting. Meta-analysis was not possible because of high variation in risk factors, outcomes and effect measures. Risk of bias of each study was assessed and the certainty of evidence was appraised according to the GRADE methodology. Results Out of 2605 references, 33 observational studies were selected and the identified risk and protective factors were categorized in ten thematic categories. Most of these studies (n = 23) were performed during the SARS outbreak, seven during the current COVID-19 pandemic and three during the MERS outbreak. The level of disease exposure and health fear were significantly associated with worse mental health outcomes. There was evidence that clear communication and support from the organization, social support and personal sense of control are protective factors. The evidence was of very low certainty, because of risk of bias and imprecision. Conclusion Safeguarding mental health of health care workers during infectious disease outbreaks should not be treated as a separate mental health intervention strategy, but could benefit from a protective approach. This study suggests that embedding mental health support in a safe and efficient working environment which promotes collegial social support and personal sense of control could help to maximize resilience of health care workers. Low quality cross-sectional studies currently provide the best possible evidence, and further research is warranted to confirm causality.

scholarly journals Mental health problems and social supports in the COVID-19 healthcare workers: a Chinese explanatory study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue-Hui Fang ◽  
Li Wu ◽  
Lun-Shan Lu ◽  
Xiao-Hong Kan ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Psychological Pressure ◽  
Depression Level ◽  
Isolation Ward ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly in China and other overseas areas, which has aroused widespread concern. The sharp increase in the number of patients has led to great psychological pressure on health care workers. The purpose of this study was to understand their mental health status and needs, so as to provide a scientific basis for alleviating the psychological pressure of health care workers. Methods Using a cross-sectional study design, 540 health care workers were randomly selected from two designated tuberculosis medical institutions in Anhui Province. The basic situation, perceived social support, depression level, loneliness and COVID-19 related knowledge were collected and analyzed by questionnaire. Results A total of 511 valid questionnaires were finally retrieved. There were 139 people in epidemic prevention and control positions (27.20%). Depression level: People in isolation ward, fever clinic and pre-check triage were at the level of mild to moderate depression. Female was higher than male; nurse was higher than doctor; middle and junior job titles were higher than senior titles; junior college degree or below were higher than bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and above; isolation ward, fever clinic and pre-check triage were significantly higher than those of non-prevention and control positions (p < 0.05). Loneliness scores: Doctors were higher than that of medical technicians, and isolation ward, fever clinic and pre-check triage were higher than those of other medical departments (p < 0.05). Social support: Doctors were lower than that of medical technicians, and isolation ward, fever clinic and pre-check triage were significantly lower than those of other departments (p < 0.05). The score of social support was negatively correlated with depression and loneliness (p < 0.001), while depression was positively correlated with loneliness (p < 0.001). Health care workers most want to receive one-to-one psychological counseling (29.75%), and provide crisis management (24.07%). The awareness rate of health care workers on COVID-19’s knowledge was relatively high. Conclusions The psychological problems of health care workers, especially women, nurses with low educational background, low professional title, and staff in the epidemic prevention and control positions are relatively serious.

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