Emotional exhaustion and fear of COVID-19 in geriatric facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Emin Altintas, Mohamad El Haj, Abdel‐Halim Boudoukha, Camille Olivier, Andréa Lizio, Marion Luyat, Karim Gallouj
Přispěvatelé: Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Emotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072 (PSITEC), Université de Lille, Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (LPPL), Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Nantes - UFR Lettres et Langages (UFRLL), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2022, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 37 (8), ⟨10.1002/gps.5781⟩
ISSN: 1099-1166
0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.5781⟩
Popis: International audience; Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers, especially those employed in hospital settings, have been exposed to a variety of stressors in the workplace. The aim of this study was to explore the Emotional Exhaustion (EE) of workers in geriatric facilities during the COVID-19 crisis. We accordingly sought to investigate the short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of the EE experienced by workers in geriatric facilities, and to examine the manner in which psychosocial conditions and fear of COVID-19 in the workplace have affected EE. Surveys were administered in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis (October to December 2020). The study included 118 French healthcare workers with a mean age of 35.61 ± 0.73 recruited in geriatric facilities. We assessed EE, psychosocial conditions (e.g., demands at work, health and well-being, etc.) and fear of COVID-19 in the workplace. The analysis yielded two main outcomes. First, 34.75% workers (41) reported severe levels of EE. Second, demands at work and the fear of COVD-19 increased EE. Health and well-being were, however, demonstrated to protect against EE. Furthermore, fear of COVID-19 was shown to contribute significantly to EE healthcare workers in geriatric facilities. It is likely that Covid-19 indirectly contributes to EE by influencing demands at work.
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