The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Providers in Obstetrics: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Autor: | Cinzia Perlini, Maddalena Ginami, Valeria Donisi, Giovanni Scambia, Ricciarda Raffaelli, Lidia Del Piccolo, Antonella Cromi, Enrico Sartori, Michela Rimondini, Fabio Ghezzi, Stefano Uccella, Francesca Ciccarone, Simone Garzon, Massimo Franchi |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Family support lcsh:BF1-990 education Psychological intervention Dysfunctional family Interpersonal communication coping strategies 03 medical and health sciences stress 0302 clinical medicine psychological distress Health care medicine Psychology 030212 general & internal medicine GHQ-12 General Psychology media_common Original Research health care providers Response rate (survey) COVID-19 obstetrics Obstetrics business.industry lcsh:Psychology Psychological resilience business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
Popis: | Objective: To assess the psychological distress of healthcare providers (HCPs) working in the field of obstetrics during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to identify factors associated with psychological distress at the individual, interpersonal, and organizational level.Design: Cross-sectional survey study.Setting: Four University hospitals in Italy.Participants: HCPs working in obstetrics, including gynecologists, residents in gynecology and obstetrics, and midwives.Methods: The 104-item survey Impatto PSIcologico COVID-19 in Ostetricia (IPSICO) was created by a multidisciplinary expert panel and administered to HCPs in obstetrics in May 2020 via a web-based platform.Main Outcome Measures: Psychological distress assessed by the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) included in the IPSICO survey.Results: The response rate to the IPSICO survey was 88.2% (503/570), and that for GHQ-12 was 84.4% (481/570). Just over half (51.1%; 246/481) of the GHQ-12 respondents reported a clinically significant level of psychological distress (GHQ-12 ≥3). Psychological distress was associated with either individual (i.e., female gender, stressful experience related to COVID-19, exhaustion, and the use of dysfunctional coping strategies), interpersonal (i.e., lower family support, limitations in interactions with colleagues), and organizational (i.e., reduced perception of protection by personal protective equipment, perceived delays on updates and gaps in information on the pandemic) factors in dealing with the pandemic.Conclusions: Results confirm the need for monitoring and assessing the psychological distress for HCPs in obstetrics. Interventions at the individual, interpersonal, and organizational level may relieve the psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and foster resilience skills in facing emotional distress. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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