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Worsening psychological wellbeing of Australian hospital clinical staff during three waves of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Australian Health Review . 2023, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p641-651. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objective. This study aimed to assess and compare the psychological wellbeing of Australian hospital clinical staff at three timepoints during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods. An anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey was conducted at three timepoints during the COVID-19 pandemic (T1: May–June 2020; T2: October–December 2020; T3: November 2021–January 2022). The surveys were completed by nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health staff employed at a large metropolitan tertiary health service located in Melbourne, Australia. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) assessed respondents’ psychological wellbeing in the past week. General linear models were used to measure the effects of survey timepoint on DASS-21 subscale scores, adjusting for selected sociodemographic and health characteristics. Results. A total of 1470 hospital clinical staff completed at least one survey (T1: 668 (14.7%), T2: 358 (7.9%) and T3: 444 (9.8%)). Respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics were similar across the three timepoints and within professional discipline groups. Respondents’ psychological wellbeing was worse at T3 compared to the earlier survey timepoints. Adjusting for respondent characteristics, depression, anxiety and stress scores were significantly higher for respondents of the third survey compared to the first (P < 0.001). Conclusions. There was a significant and persistent negative impact on the psychological wellbeing of hospital clinical staff in Australia across waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospital clinical staff would benefit from ongoing and continued wellbeing support during and after pandemic waves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MENTAL depression risk factors
*HEALTH facility employees
*WELL-being
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
*STATISTICS
*HEALTH policy
*CROSS-sectional method
*TERTIARY care
*MENTAL health
*MANN Whitney U Test
*RISK assessment
*SURVEYS
*COMPARATIVE studies
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
*MENTAL depression
*HOSPITAL nursing staff
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*CHI-squared test
*ANXIETY
*PHYSICIANS
*SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
*DATA analysis software
*STATISTICAL sampling
*DATA analysis
*COVID-19 pandemic
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*ALLIED health personnel
*LONGITUDINAL method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01565788
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Health Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174153392
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/AH23120