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The “Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing (Benessere Operatori)” Project: A Picture of the Mental Health Conditions of Italian Healthcare Workers during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors :
Di Mattei, V
Perego, G
Milano, F
Mazzetti, M
Taranto, P
Di Pierro, R
De Panfilis, C
Madeddu, F
Preti, E
Di Mattei, Valentina
Perego, Gaia
Milano, Francesca
Mazzetti, Martina
Taranto, Paola
Di Pierro, Rossella
De Panfilis, Chiara
Madeddu, Fabio
Preti, Emanuele
Di Mattei, V
Perego, G
Milano, F
Mazzetti, M
Taranto, P
Di Pierro, R
De Panfilis, C
Madeddu, F
Preti, E
Di Mattei, Valentina
Perego, Gaia
Milano, Francesca
Mazzetti, Martina
Taranto, Paola
Di Pierro, Rossella
De Panfilis, Chiara
Madeddu, Fabio
Preti, Emanuele
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

During the last year, the COVID-19 outbreak put all the healthcare workers around the world at risk of physical and psychological sequelae. The general purpose of the present study was to assess the mental health of Italian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak and to identify high-risk groups. Here, we present results from the baseline assessment of the “Healthcare workers’ wellbeing (Benessere Operatori)” project on a sample of 1055 healthcare workers. Participants completed the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, the Insomnia Severity Index, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised, the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Healthcare workers who worked in COVID wards reported higher levels of anxiety, insomnia, post-traumatic stress, anger, and burnout, compared to those reported by the healthcare workers who worked in non-COVID wards. Moreover, nurses, both in COVID and non-COVID wards, were at higher risk of experiencing psychological distress compared to other groups of healthcare workers. These findings highlight the importance of implementing targeted psychological interventions for healthcare workers operating in COVID wards and nurses, who seem to be the most vulnerable categories.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
ELETTRONICO, English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1358930161
Document Type :
Electronic Resource