Positive vaccine beliefs linked to reduced mental stress in healthcare professionals during COVID-19: a retrospective study

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Frontiers in Psychiatry Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1402194

Yu-Yin Lin, Shih-Feng Cho, Yi-Ling Hsieh, Yun-Shiuan Chuang, Chia-En Hsu, Yun-Chen Liu, Chia-Chi Sung, Ya-Hsiu Huang, Wen Ku, Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Ya-Chin Huang, Hung-Pin Tu, Chao-Ling Wang, Chi-Kung Ho

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Background and aimThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant adverse effect on the mental health of healthcare professionals. This study aims to assess the effects of the prolonged pandemic on burnout and mood disorders and to evaluate the influence of positive vaccination beliefs on these factors at a medical center during the extended COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThis retrospective study analyzed the results of an online questionnaire survey including burnout status and mood disorders from 2020 to 2022. The factors related to mood moderate/severe disorders and the impact of the positive vaccine belief were also explored.ResultsThe initial analysis revealed that healthcare professionals continued to experience significant levels of personal and work-related burnout, along with mood disorders. However, the scores and the percentage of moderate to severe burnout gradually decreased. Notably, the percentage of individuals with moderate to severe mood disorders also gradually declined (2020: 13.4%, 2021: 12.3%, 2022: 11.1%). The number of participants who need professional interventions decreased from 56.2% in 2020 to 45.9% in 2021, and 46% in 2022. Multivariate analysis revealed a positive vaccine belief was associated with a lower risk of moderate/severe mood disorders, with odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of 0.38 (0.28 – 0.52) and 0.41 (0.30 – 0.52) in the 2021 and 2022 cohorts, respectively. Further investigation revealed that age over 50 was linked to a positive vaccine belief in 2021 and 2022. Within the 2022 cohort, working as nurses was identified as the independent factor associated with a less positive belief, with the OR and 95% CI of 0.49 (0.27 – 0.90).ConclusionThe findings of the present study suggest burnout and mood disorders are still significant during the pandemic. A positive vaccine belief may mitigate pandemic-related mental distress. Further interventions to enhance the belief combined with other supporting measures are important in a long fight against the pandemic.

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积极的疫苗信仰与医护人员在 COVID-19 期间减少精神压力有关：一项回顾性研究

背景和目的COVID-19大流行对医护人员的心理健康造成了严重的负面影响。本研究旨在评估长期大流行对职业倦怠和情绪失调的影响，并评估在 COVID-19 大流行期间，积极疫苗接种信念对医疗中心这些因素的影响。方法本回顾性研究分析了 2020 年至 2022 年期间包括职业倦怠状况和情绪失调在内的在线问卷调查结果。结果初步分析表明，医护人员的个人和工作倦怠感以及情绪失调的程度仍然很高。然而，中度至重度职业倦怠的得分和百分比逐渐下降。值得注意的是，患有中度至重度情绪障碍的人数比例也逐渐下降（2020 年：13.4%；2021 年：12.3%；2022 年：11.1%）。需要专业干预的参与者人数从 2020 年的 56.2%下降到 2021 年的 45.9%和 2022 年的 46%。多变量分析显示，疫苗信仰积极与中度/严重情绪障碍风险较低有关，2021 年和 2022 年组群的奇数比 (OR) 和 95% 置信区间 (95% CI) 分别为 0.38 (0.28 - 0.52) 和 0.41 (0.30 - 0.52)。进一步调查显示，在 2021 年和 2022 年，年龄超过 50 岁与疫苗信仰的积极性有关。在 2022 年队列中，从事护士工作被确定为与较低的积极疫苗接种信念相关的独立因素，其 OR 和 95% CI 为 0.49 (0.27 - 0.90)。积极的疫苗信念可以减轻与大流行相关的精神压力。进一步采取干预措施以增强这种信念，并结合其他辅助措施，对于长期抗击大流行非常重要。

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Frontiers in Psychiatry Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health

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6.20

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8.50%

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2813

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14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic and clinical research. Field Chief Editor Stefan Borgwardt at the University of Basel is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal''s mission is to use translational approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment outcomes.