Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young professionals in blood banks and transfusion services: A global cross-sectional survey.

Autor: Al-Riyami AZ; Department of Haematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman., Masser B; Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Chair in Donor Research, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queenland, Australia., Herczenik E; ISBT Central Office, Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Arora S; Department of Transfusion Medicine, Super Speciality Paediatric Hospital and Post Graduate Teaching Institute, Noida, India., Boateng LA; Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Dinardo CL; Immunohaematology Division, Fundação Pró-Sangue, São Paulo, Brazil., Hutchinson T; Freenome, South San Francisco, California, USA., Ji Y; Institute of Clinical Blood Transfusion, Guangzhou Blood Centre, Guangzhou, China., Langi Sasongko S; Department of Donor Medicine Research, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Tung JP; Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Panchatcharam SM; Research & Studies Section, Medical Simulation and Innovation Centre, Oman Medical Speciality Board, Muscat, Oman.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Vox sanguinis [Vox Sang] 2022 May; Vol. 117 (5), pp. 685-692. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 12.
DOI: 10.1111/vox.13236
Abstrakt: Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic brought about changes to daily life as measures to contain the spread of the virus increased across the world. The aim of this survey was to assess the psychological impact of the pandemic on young professionals (YPs) in transfusion medicine.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was distributed electronically to ISBT members inviting YPs (≤40 years) to participate. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software.
Results: Two hundred and fifty-nine YPs completed the survey, including 107 clinicians/physicians and/or nurses. Almost half of the YPs (52.5%) indicated increased stress levels and 15.4% indicated symptoms of depression. YPs highlighted the loss of social engagement (59.1%) and increased pressure from information seen on media (35.5%) as factors negatively impacting their psychological wellbeing. Further, 20.8% expressed increased economic stress resulting from concerns about job security. Almost half of the YPs indicated that their organization provided moderate/occasional holistic support to them and their families. Sixty percent and 74.4% of YPs reported increased workload and staff absence due to COVID-19 infection, respectively. Only half of clinicians/physicians and/or nurses indicated that they often had sufficient personal protective equipment. The majority of these (76.6%) had family/household members living with them, and 61% indicated that they were significantly worried about infecting them because of the nature of their work.
Conclusion: COVID-19 had a major impact on the well-being of YPs working in transfusion medicine. Measures are required to ensure that YPs are protected and mentally supported while undertaking their duties in current and future pandemics.
(© 2022 International Society of Blood Transfusion.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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