Psychological Distress Among HIV Healthcare Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: Mediating Roles of Institutional Support and Resilience

Abstract Psychological distress among healthcare providers is concerning during COVID-19 pandemic due to extreme stress at healthcare facilities, including HIV clinics in China. The socioecological model suggests that psychological distress could be influenced by multi-level factors. However, limited COVID-19 research examined the mechanisms of psychological distress among HIV healthcare providers. This study examined organizational and intrapersonal factors contributing to psychological health during COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected via online anonymous surveys from 1029 HIV healthcare providers in Guangxi, China during April–May 2020. Path analysis was utilized to test a mediation model among COVID-19 stressors, institutional support, resilience, and psychological distress (PHQ-4). Thirty-eight percent of the providers experienced psychological distress (PHQ-4 score > 3). Institutional support and resilience mediated the relationship between COVID-19 stressors and psychological distress. Psychological distress was common among Chinese HIV healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological health intervention should attend to institutional support and resilience..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Aids and behavior - 25(2020), 1 vom: 21. Okt., Seite 9-17

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tam, Cheuk Chi [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Shufang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xueying [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaoming [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yuejiao [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Zhiyong [VerfasserIn]

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44.78

Themen:

COVID-19
HIV
Healthcare providers
Institutional support
Psychological distress
Resilience

doi:

10.1007/s10461-020-03068-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR042930979