Descriptive cross-sectional study compares mental health levels in pre-hospital staff and nurses, indicating heightened vulnerability in emergency responders.
Key Points
This study aims to compare stress, anxiety, and depression levels between pre-hospital emergency staff and emergency department nurses.
Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on 143 nurses and emergency operational staff.
Data collected using the DASS-21 and demographic questionnaire.
Data analyzed using SPSS with t-tests and Spearman correlation coefficients.
Pre-hospital emergency staff had significantly higher anxiety scores (P=0.014) compared to nurses.
Depression scores were also higher in pre-hospital staff (P=0.004) than in emergency nurses.
Stress scores were higher in pre-hospital emergency staff, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).