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Mental Burden of Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis: A Quanti-Qualitative Analysis

Authors :
Amandine Luquiens
Jennifer Morales
Marion Bonneville
Hugo Potier
Pascal Perney
Gilles Faure
Astrid Canaguier
Salvy-Córdoba, Nathalie
Service Addictologie [CHU Nîmes] (Pôle ICAGNE)
Hôpital Universitaire de Réadaptation, de Rééducation et d'Addictologie du CHU de Nîmes [Grau-du-Roi] (CHU Nîmes)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU Nîmes)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU Nîmes)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes (CHU Nîmes)
Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP)
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Paul Brousse-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay
Cellule d'urgence médico-psychologique (CUMP)
Laboratoire de Biostatistique, Epidémiologie clinique, Santé Publique Innovation et Méthodologie [CHU Nîmes] (BESPIM)
Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau [Nîmes] (CHU Nîmes)
Source :
Frontiers in Psychiatry, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Frontiers, 2021, 12, pp.622098. ⟨10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622098⟩, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Frontiers Media SA, 2021.

Abstract

Context: This study is a quanti-qualitative analysis of all contacts to a helpline service for hospital workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Our aim was to describe the nature of mental burden in hospital workers and factors subjectively associated to this burden from the workers' perspective.Methods: We included all 50 contacts from 25 different workers and 10 different professions over the course of 1 month. We described the corpus and reported the computerized qualitative analysis of summary of contacts. We performed a descendant hierarchical analysis and analyzed specificities of classes of age with a correspondence factor analysis.Results: The corpus was composed of three classes: (1) distress specific to the COVID-19 situation, (2) help provided, and (3) pre-existing psychological vulnerability. Factors subjectively responsible for mental distress were: (a) the contamination risk, (b) confinement, and (c) the rapidly evolving situation and changing instructions. Lack of “COVID-free time” seemed to increase negative emotions. Reassignment to a high viral density unit was a stressor, especially in older workers. Young workers mentioned pre-existing vulnerability more than others. Fear of death was shared by all classes of age, regardless of the objective risk of contamination.Discussion: Hospital workers experience mental distress factors both in common with the general population and specific to the hospital environment. Preserving and organizing support for the mental health of all hospital workers is a critical challenge, including those with poorly recognized professions. Leads for institutions to avoid additional stressors for hospital workers are presented. Young workers with pre-existing vulnerability seem particularly impacted.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16640640
Volume :
12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....2c14c179ab2ec3372950190884e4278a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622098