Postpandemic Stress Disorder among Health Care Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study (Silesia, Poland).

IF 2.7 4区医学 Q2 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Behavioural Neurology Pub Date : 2022-11-14 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2022/1816537

Mateusz Grajek, Patryk Szlacheta, Karolina Sobczyk, Karolina Krupa-Kotara, Beata Łabuz-Roszak, Ilona Korzonek-Szlacheta

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Abstract

Background: Postpandemic stress disorder (PPSD) is an unofficial term that refers to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental disorder resulting from increased stress, anxiety, and trauma associated with unpleasant life experiences. Many scientific studies indicate that symptoms of increased stress, job burnout, anxiety, and depressive disorders are associated with medical personnel performing their professional duties around COVID-19 patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of symptoms that may indicate the presence of PPSD symptoms-depression, anxiety, and stress-in medical personnel. Material and Methods. The survey included 300 people, representatives of medical personnel. The group was divided into two sections. The first section numbered 150 and consisted of personnel in direct contact with COVID-19 patients (FR); the second group also consisted of 150 medical professionals, who but no longer directly involved in helping with COVID-19 cases (SR). The survey was conducted by indirect survey method using CAWI (computer-assisted web interview). The survey used a questionnaire technique. A proprietary tool enriched with standardized psychometric scales: BDI, GAD-7, FCV-19S, and PSS-10 was used. Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U statistical tests were used in the statistical processing of the data. The probability level was 0.05.

Results: Statistical inference made it clear that mental health problems that may indicate trauma are mainly present in the FR group. These symptoms decreased slightly in comparison between periods 2020 and 2021 (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among first responders. To ensure the psychological well-being of first responders, early assessment and care of mild depression, anxiety, and stress should be promoted to prevent the development of moderate and severe forms.

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卫生保健人员的大流行后应激障碍:一项横断面研究(西里西亚，波兰)。

背景:大流行后应激障碍(PPSD)是一个非官方术语，指的是创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)，一种由不愉快的生活经历引起的压力、焦虑和创伤增加而导致的精神障碍。许多科学研究表明，压力增加、工作倦怠、焦虑和抑郁症的症状与医务人员在COVID-19患者周围履行专业职责有关。目的:本研究的目的是评估医务人员中可能表明PPSD症状-抑郁，焦虑和压力-存在的症状的患病率。材料和方法。调查对象包括300名医务人员代表。这群人被分成两部分。第一个组有150人，由与COVID-19患者直接接触的人员组成(FR);第二组还包括150名医疗专业人员，他们不再直接参与帮助处理COVID-19病例(SR)。本研究采用计算机辅助网络访谈法(CAWI)进行间接调查。这项调查采用了问卷调查的方法。采用专有工具，丰富了标准化的心理测量量表:BDI, GAD-7, FCV-19S和PSS-10。数据的统计处理采用Kruskal-Wallis和Mann-Whitney U统计检验。概率水平为0.05。结果:统计推断表明，可能表明创伤的心理健康问题主要存在于FR组。与2020年和2021年相比，这些症状略有下降(p < 0.05)。结论:COVID-19大流行显著增加了急救人员抑郁、焦虑和压力的患病率。为了确保急救人员的心理健康，应促进对轻度抑郁、焦虑和压力的早期评估和护理，以防止发展为中度和重度形式。

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Behavioural Neurology 医学-临床神经学

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

3.60%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Behavioural Neurology is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal which publishes original research articles, review articles and clinical studies based on various diseases and syndromes in behavioural neurology. The aim of the journal is to provide a platform for researchers and clinicians working in various fields of neurology including cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. Topics of interest include: ADHD Aphasia Autism Alzheimer’s Disease Behavioural Disorders Dementia Epilepsy Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis Stroke Traumatic brain injury.