Psychological outcomes amongst family medicine healthcare professionals during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study in Croatia
| Autor: | Valerija Bralić Lang, Sunčana Vlah Tomičević |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Medicine (General) Family medicine stress anxiety depression PTSD Adolescent Cross-sectional study Croatia education Nurses Anxiety Disease Outbreaks Disasters Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Occupational Stress Young Adult R5-920 Risk Factors Earthquakes Prevalence Medicine Humans Psychological testing Depression (differential diagnoses) Response rate (survey) Psychological Tests business.industry Depression Incidence (epidemiology) Stressor COVID-19 Physicians Family Middle Aged Health Surveys Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Original Article Female Occupational stress medicine.symptom Family Practice business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | The European Journal of General Practice article-version (VoR) Version of Record European Journal of General Practice, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 184-190 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1751-1402 1381-4788 |
| Popis: | Background Healthcare professionals (HCPs) in family medicine (FM) in Croatia work in a demanding environment caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Besides particular circumstances in healthcare, an unknown virus, social distancing, and homeschooling, the capital was hit with the earthquake during the lockdown. Objectives To assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the influence of demographic characteristics, professional differences, medical history, and specific stressors on the psychological outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional study with the online questionnaire containing the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) was conducted from 1st to 15 May 2020 in FM. Results HCPs (534, 35% response rate), predominantly female (84.5%), participated in the research. High prevalence of stress (30.9%), anxiety (33.1%), depression (30.7%), and PTSD (33.0%) were found. Female participants had higher results in the anxiety subscale of DASS-21 and IES-R scores. Pre-existing conditions were associated with higher levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The IES-R score for PTSD showed borderline correlation (p = 0.053) with working in regions with the highest incidence of COVID-19. Having schoolchildren made a difference on a stress subscale in DASS-21 (p |
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