To prevent being stressed-out: Allostatic overload and resilience of general practitioners in the era of COVID-19. A cross-sectional observational study
| Autor: | Dóra Békési, Illés Teker, Péter Torzsa, László Kalabay, Sándor Rózsa, Ajándék Eőry |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | European Journal of General Practice, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 277-285 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1381-4788 1751-1402 13814788 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13814788.2021.1982889 |
| Popis: | Background Responsibility of general practitioners (GPs) in delivering safe and effective care is always high but during the COVID-19 pandemic they face even growing pressure that might result in unbearable stress load (allostatic overload, AO) leading to disease. Objectives We aimed to measure AO of Hungarian GPs during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore their recreational resources to identify potential protective factors against stress load. Methods In a mixed-method design, Fava’s clinimetric approach to AO was applied alongside the Psychosocial Index (PSI); Kellner’s symptom questionnaire (SQ) to measure depression, anxiety, hostility and somatisation and the Public Health Surveillance Well-being Scale (PHS-WB) to determine mental, social, and physical well-being. Recreational resources were mapped. Besides Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests, regression analysis was applied to identify explanatory variables of AO. Results Data of 228 GPs (68% females) were analysed. Work-related changes caused the biggest challenges leading to AO in 60% of the sample. While female sex (OR: 1.99; CI: 1.06; 3.74, p = 0.032) and other life stresses (OR: 1.4; CI: 1.2; 1.6, p |
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