1. A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Psycho-Emotional State of Intensive Care Units’ Physicians and Nurses of COVID-19 Hospitals of a Russian Metropolis
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Artem Kashtanov, Ekaterina Molotok, Andrey Yavorovskiy, Alexander Boyarkov, Yuriy Vasil’ev, Ali Alsaegh, Sergey Dydykin, Olesya Kytko, Renata Meylanova, Yulianna Enina, Vasiliy Troitskiy, Marina Kapitonova, Sergey Vaits, Tat’yana Vaits, Rinat Saleev, Gulshat Saleeva, and Nail Saleev
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SARS-CoV-2 ,healthcare workers ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,health care facilities, manpower, and services ,education ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,COVID-19 ,intensive care unit ,Hospitals ,occupational burnout ,Intensive Care Units ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Physicians ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,employment ,psycho-emotional states ,Humans ,Medicine ,Burnout, Professional ,human activities ,depersonalization ,emotional exhaustion ,occupational stress ,aggression - Abstract
Working in intensive care units (ICUs) is stressful and potentially leads to various psycho-emotional disorders. Today, this issue represents a serious concern to the healthcare sector and affects the quality of healthcare provided. This study aimed to assess and compare the psycho-emotional state in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals’ ICU healthcare workers (HCWs). From January to July 2021, we conducted an anonymous cross-sectional web survey of ICU physicians and nurses (N = 1259) of various hospitals in a metropolis with a population of over 10 million people. The statistical distributions of non-COVID-19 ICU HCWs showed the following results: emotional exhaustion levels (low 14.6%, average 30.8%, and high 54.6%); depersonalization levels (low 11.6%, average 16.5%, and high 71.9%); and reduced personal accomplishment levels (low 23.5%, average 40.3%, and high 36.2%). The statistical distributions of COVID-19 ICU HCWs showed the following results: emotional exhaustion levels (low 16.5%, average 31.5%, and high 52%); depersonalization levels (low 7.4%, average 9.4%, and high 83.1%); and reduced personal accomplishment levels (low 25.4%, average 45.4%, and high 29.1%). This study found a strong correlation between emotional exhaustion, aggression, and depersonalization in non-COVID-19 ICU HCWs and also found a correlation between their age, aggression, emotional exhaustion, and occupational stress.
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- 2022
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