1. The effect of social support and resource support on emotional exhaustion, insomnia, and suicidal ideation among allied health trainees and post-graduate year doctors in Taiwan
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Po-Ching Huang, Chung-Ying Lin, Ru-Yi Huang, Jung-Sheng Chen, Mark D. Griffiths, Carol Strong, Hsiao-Wen Wang, Chiung-Yu Chen, Nai-Ying Ko, and Shyh-Jou Shieh
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COVID-19 ,Stigma ,Support ,Insomnia ,Suicidality ,Psychology ,BF1-990 - Abstract
Abstract Background COVID-19-related stigmatization refers to COVID-19-related judgements by others that devalue the individual. Such stigmatization towards healthcare workers may cause psychological burden and negative consequences. Such stigmatization may have particularly overwhelmed allied health trainees (AHTs) and post-graduate year doctors (PGYDs) because they just started their medical career. Social support and resource support have been reported to benefit psychological health and reduce stigmatization. Therefore, the present study used a cross-sectional study design to investigate the association between perceived stigma, self-stigma, psychological distress, and negative outcomes (including emotional exhaustion, insomnia and suicidal ideation) among AHTs and PGYDs in Taiwan. Methods An online survey distributed between July and December, 2022 received 522 responses. Variables were assessed using the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, Insomnia Severity Index and a series of self-designed questions to assess social support, resource support, perceived stigma, self-stigma, emotional exhaustion, and suicidal ideation. Results Structural equation modeling showed that perceived stigma was associated with self-stigma (standardized coefficient [β] = 0.428, p
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- 2024
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