Prolonged COVID 19 Outbreak and Psychological Response of Nurses in Italian Healthcare System: Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Psychology

Dina Di Giacomo¹  Domenico Passafiume¹  Federica Guerra¹  Jessica Ranieri¹  E. Perilli¹  C. Ferri²  D. Maccarone³ 

[1] Life, Health and Environmental Sciences Department, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy;Life, Health and Environmental Sciences Department, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy;S. Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy;S. Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy;

关键词: clinical psychology;    nurse;    COVID-19;    psychological traits;    personality traits;    healthcare worker;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.608413

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Aim of the study was to analyze the posttraumatic stress disorder risk nurses, detecting the relationship between distress experience and personality dimensions in Italian COVID-19 outbreak. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on 2 data detection (March 2020 and September 2020). Mental evaluation was carried out in Laboratory of Clinical Psychology on n.69 nurses in range age 22–64 years old (mean age 37.3; sd ± 10.3; 55% working in nursing care with confirmed COVID-19 patients (named frontline; secondline nurses have been identified by nursing care working with infectious patients but no confirmed COVID-19). Measurement was focused on symptoms anxiety, personality traits, peritraumatic dissociation and post-traumatic stress for all participants. No online screening was applied. Comparisons (ANOVA test) within the various demographic characteristics demonstrated few significant differences between groups on DASS-21, PDEQ, and ISE-R scores. Correlation analysis (Spearman test) was performed among PDEQ, DASS-21, BFI-10 and IES-R and confirmed between anxiety (DASS-21) and peritraumatic dissociation and post-traumatic stress; then anxiety is positively correlated to agreeableness variable of BFI-10 test. The emotional distress was protracted overtime (after 6 months) but in long-term personality traits resulted mediator facing subjective stress. Our finding drew details for protective and predictive risk factors as well as mental health issues of nurses dealing with pandemic: healthcare workers faced the protracted challenge caring COVID-19 patients over and over again: in short time the impact was relevant, and the prolonged exposition to the stressor was tackled by personal resources such as personality traits.

【 授权许可】

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