Psychological Impact of the Very Early Beginning of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Healthcare Workers: A Bayesian Study on the Italian and Swiss Perspectives

Frontiers in Public Health

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Sara Uccella¹  Francesco Mongelli⁴  Pietro Majno-Hurst⁴  Luca Jacopo Pavan⁵  Stefano Uccella⁶  Cesare Zoia⁸  Laura Uccella⁴ 

[1] Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa;Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini;Neonatology Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini;Surgery and Emergency Department, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano;Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Verona;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata;Neurosurgery Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

关键词: COVID-19;    early outbreaks;    stress;    healthcare workers;    mental health;    hospital management;    trauma;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2022.768036

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background We investigated the COVID19-related psychological impact on healthcare workers in Italy and in Italian-speaking regions of Switzerland, three weeks after its outbreak. All professional groups of public hospitals in Italy and Switzerland were asked to complete a 38 questions online survey investigating demographic, marital and working status, presence of stress symptoms and need for psychological support. Results Within 38 h a total of 3,038 responses were collected. The subgroup analysis identified specific categories at risk according to age, type of work and region of origin. Critical care workers, in particular females, reported an increased number of working hours, decline in confidence in the future, presence of stress symptoms and need for psychological support. Respondents reporting stress symptoms and those with children declared a higher need for psychological support. Conclusions The large number of participants in such a short time indicates for a high interest on topic among health-care workers. The COVID19 outbreak has been experienced as a repeated trauma for many health-care professionals, especially among female nurses' categories. Early evidence of the need of implementating short and long-term measures to mitigate impact of the emotional burden of COVID-19 pandemic are still relevant.

【 授权许可】

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