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Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders in Critical Care Physicians Facing the Second COVID-19 Wave: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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CHEST . Sep2021, Vol. 160 Issue 3, p944-955. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>Working in the ICU during the first COVID-19 wave was associated with high levels of mental health disorders.<bold>Research Question: </bold>What are the mental health symptoms in health care providers (HCPs) facing the second wave?<bold>Study Design and Methods: </bold>A cross-sectional study (October 30-December 1, 2020) was conducted in 16 ICUs during the second wave in France. HCPs completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (for post-traumatic stress disorder), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory.<bold>Results: </bold>Of 1,203 HCPs, 845 responded (70%) (66% nursing staff, 32% medical staff, 2% other professionals); 487 (57.6%) had treated more than 10 new patients with COVID-19 in the previous week. Insomnia affected 320 (37.9%), and 7.7% were taking a psychotropic drug daily. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and burnout were reported in 60.0% (95% CI, 56.6%-63.3%), 36.1% (95% CI, 32.9%-39.5%), 28.4% (95% CI, 25.4%-31.6%), and 45.1% (95% CI, 41.7%-48.5%) of respondents, respectively. Independent predictors of such symptoms included respondent characteristics (sex, profession, experience, personality traits), work organization (ability to rest and to care for family), and self-perceptions (fear of becoming infected or of infecting family and friends, feeling pressure related to the surge, intention to leave the ICU, lassitude, working conditions, feeling they had a high-risk profession, and "missing the clapping"). The number of patients with COVID-19 treated in the first wave or over the last week was not associated with symptoms of mental health disorders.<bold>Interpretation: </bold>The prevalence of symptoms of mental health disorders is high in ICU HCPs managing the second COVID-19 surge. The highest tiers of hospital management urgently need to provide psychological support, peer-support groups, and a communication structure that ensure the well-being of HCPs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00123692
- Volume :
- 160
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- CHEST
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152061273
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.05.023