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To assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers across acute hospital settings to guide supportive policies and mental health interventions.

December 1, 2020BMJ OpenOpen Access

Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers at acute hospital settings in the South-East of Ireland: an observational cohort multicentre study

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To assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers across acute hospital settings to guide supportive policies and mental health interventions.
Multicenter observational cohort study conducted among N=472 healthcare workers across two acute hospital settings (Site A and Site B) in the South-East of Ireland.
Psychological distress was measured using the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), analyzed with independent t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and chi-square tests.
Positive screening rates for psychological distress were 42.6% (n=201) for depression, 45.1% (n=213) for anxiety, 45.1% (n=213) for stress, and 41.3% (n=195) concerning for PTSD.
Site B scored significantly higher than Site A in depression (mean 5.24 vs 4.08, p<0.01), anxiety (mean 4.66 vs 3.30, p<0.01), stress (mean 8.91 vs 6.33, p<0.01), and PTSD measures (mean 0.058 vs 0.043, p<0.01), with worse outcomes also observed in staff with underlying medical ailments.

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Observational cohort study reveals high rates of depression, anxiety, and PTSD in acute hospital healthcare workers, highlighting the need for targeted psychological support systems.

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Ali et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaf5f6a48ed457171dcac79 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042930

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Observational cohort study reveals high rates of depression, anxiety, and PTSD in acute hospital healthcare workers, highlighting the need for targeted psychological support systems.

Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers at acute hospital settings in the South-East of Ireland: an observational cohort multicentre study

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Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers at acute hospital settings in the South-East of Ireland: an observational cohort multicentre study

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