The sustained psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on hospital workers 2 years after the outbreak : a repeated cross-sectional study in Kobe

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BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers who are exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 are psychologically distressed. This study aimed to evaluate the mental health outcomes of hospital workers 2 years after the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 and to identify changes in the stress of hospital workers and predicted risk factors.

METHODS: This survey was conducted 2 years after the initial evaluation performed under the first emergency declaration of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic among hospital workers at the same hospital in an ordinance-designated city in Japan from June to July 2022. Sociodemographic data, 19 stress-related question responses, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and the Maslach burnout inventory-general survey were collected. Multiple regression models were used to identify factors associated with each of the mental health outcomes 2 years after the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak.

RESULTS: We received 719 valid responses. Between 2020 and 2022, hospital workers' anxiety about infection decreased, whereas their exhaustion and workload increased. Multiple regression analysis revealed that 2 years after the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak, nurses and young people were at a higher risk of experiencing stress and burnout due to emotional exhaustion, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to examine the long-term stress of hospital workers measured in Japan. Exhaustion and workload were worsened 2 years into the pandemic. Therefore, health and medical institutions should continuously monitor the physical and psychological health of staff members.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

BMC psychiatry - 23(2023), 1 vom: 04. Mai, Seite 313

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fukushima, Haruko [VerfasserIn]
Imai, Hissei [VerfasserIn]
Miyakoshi, Chisato [VerfasserIn]
Naito, Atsumi [VerfasserIn]
Otani, Kyohei [VerfasserIn]
Matsuishi, Kunitaka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Burnout
COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare workers
Journal Article
Psychological distress
Questionnaire

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Date Completed 08.05.2023

Date Revised 12.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12888-023-04788-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356463206