Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australian community health service staff's occupational and personal lives: a longitudinal study.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Australian journal of primary health Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1071/PY22111

Sara Holton, Karen Wynter, Anna Peeters, Alexandra Georgalas, Ann Yeomanson, Bodil Rasmussen

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Abstract

Background: Little is known about the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on community health service staff. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate and longer-term psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 on community health service staff in Australia.

Methods: A prospective cohort design with an anonymous cross-sectional online survey that was administered at two time points (March-April 2021; n =681 and September-October 2021; n =479). Staff (clinical and non-clinical) were recruited from eight community health services in Victoria, Australia. Study-specific questions evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on respondents' work and personal lives. Space was provided at the end of the surveys for free-text comments.

Results: There were no significant differences in respondent characteristics between the two surveys. At both survey time points, respondents were mostly concerned about their family's health. Compared to the first survey, survey two respondents were significantly more likely to report concerns about infecting family members (48.8% vs 41.6%, P =0.029), clients having COVID-19 (43.2% vs 36.2%, P =0.035), getting COVID-19 at work (53.7% vs 45.6%, P =0.014), not being prepared to care for clients with COVID-19 (27.5% vs 18.8%, P =0.006) and feeling more stress at work (63.7% vs 50.8%, P P =0.026).

Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the work and personal lives of community health service staff. Staff would benefit from continued and targeted initiatives that address their wellbeing and concerns.

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新冠肺炎大流行对澳大利亚社区卫生服务人员职业和个人生活的影响：一项纵向研究。

背景：人们对2019冠状病毒病（新冠肺炎）大流行对社区卫生服务人员的影响知之甚少。本研究的目的是评估新冠肺炎对澳大利亚社区卫生服务人员的近期和长期心理社会影响。方法：在两个时间点（2021年3月至4月；n=681和2021年9月至10月；n=479）进行匿名横断面在线调查的前瞻性队列设计。工作人员（临床和非临床）来自澳大利亚维多利亚州的八个社区卫生服务机构。针对特定研究的问题评估了新冠肺炎对受访者工作和个人生活的影响。调查结束时提供了免费文本评论的空间。结果：两项调查的受访者特征没有显著差异。在这两个调查时间点，受访者大多关心家人的健康。与第一次调查相比，调查两名受访者更可能报告对感染家庭成员的担忧（48.8%对41.6%，P=0.029）、患有新冠肺炎的客户（43.2%对36.2%，P=0.035）、在工作中感染新冠肺炎（53.7%对45.6%，P=0.014）、，没有准备好照顾新冠肺炎患者（27.5%对18.8%，P=0.006），工作压力更大（63.7%对50.8%，P=0.026）。结论：新冠肺炎大流行对社区卫生服务人员的工作和个人生活产生了相当大的影响。员工将受益于持续和有针对性的举措，以解决他们的福祉和关切。

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来源期刊

Australian journal of primary health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

15.40%

发文量

136

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australian Journal of Primary Health integrates the theory and practise of community health services and primary health care. The journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research, reviews, policy reports and analyses from around the world. Articles cover a range of issues influencing community health services and primary health care, particularly comprehensive primary health care research, evidence-based practice (excluding discipline-specific clinical interventions) and primary health care policy issues. Australian Journal of Primary Health is an important international resource for all individuals and organisations involved in the planning, provision or practise of primary health care. Australian Journal of Primary Health is published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of La Trobe University.