Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic Management
BackgroundGlobally, governments adopted protective measures to stabilize the worsening COVID-19 pandemic situation. These measures had a large impact on health care workers (HCWs) and could make the work environment more stressful for them. Therefore, we explored the associations of the psychologica...
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| author | Veronika Pacutova Veronika Pacutova Andrea Madarasova Geckova Andrea Madarasova Geckova Andrea Madarasova Geckova Peter Kizek Martin Novotny Andrea F. de Winter Sijmen A. Reijneveld |
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| description | BackgroundGlobally, governments adopted protective measures to stabilize the worsening COVID-19 pandemic situation. These measures had a large impact on health care workers (HCWs) and could make the work environment more stressful for them. Therefore, we explored the associations of the psychological responses of HCWs and pandemic management among Slovak health care workers during the second wave of the pandemic.Materials and MethodsWe obtained data about psychological responses, COVID-19 experiences, information overload, non-adherence of the public, work stress and barriers and facilitators of health care provision from HCWs at the COVID-19-related departments of one hospital that mainly covered eastern Slovakia (215 health care professionals, 77.7% females, M/SD = 44.4). Data were analyzed using logistic regression models adjusted for gender.ResultsPandemic management was most strongly associated with psychological responses, such as irritability, sadness, anxiety, dizziness, and back pain, in health care workers. The non-adherence of the public had the strongest associated psychological impact on HCWs, mostly affecting anxiety and irritability (odds ratios, ORs varying from 3.9 to 7.0). From the barriers and facilitators of health care provision, the use of personal protective equipment had the most impact psychologically, whereas efficient department management was most protective, with ORs around 0.3.ConclusionPandemic management has a large impact on health care workers, and promoting resilience may seriously decrease job-related stress and associated psychological responses of HCWs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33c698af45214b279452dbd79273fb2b2022-12-22T00:54:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-07-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.902673902673Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic ManagementVeronika Pacutova0Veronika Pacutova1Andrea Madarasova Geckova2Andrea Madarasova Geckova3Andrea Madarasova Geckova4Peter Kizek5Martin Novotny6Andrea F. de Winter7Sijmen A. Reijneveld8Department of Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safarik University, Kosice, SlovakiaDepartment of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safarik University, Kosice, SlovakiaDepartment of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsInstitute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economics Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, SlovakiaI. Stomatology Clinic, University Hospital of Louis Pasteur, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safarik University, Kosice, SlovakiaDepartment of Infectious Disease and Travel Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safarik University, Kosice, SlovakiaDepartment of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsBackgroundGlobally, governments adopted protective measures to stabilize the worsening COVID-19 pandemic situation. These measures had a large impact on health care workers (HCWs) and could make the work environment more stressful for them. Therefore, we explored the associations of the psychological responses of HCWs and pandemic management among Slovak health care workers during the second wave of the pandemic.Materials and MethodsWe obtained data about psychological responses, COVID-19 experiences, information overload, non-adherence of the public, work stress and barriers and facilitators of health care provision from HCWs at the COVID-19-related departments of one hospital that mainly covered eastern Slovakia (215 health care professionals, 77.7% females, M/SD = 44.4). Data were analyzed using logistic regression models adjusted for gender.ResultsPandemic management was most strongly associated with psychological responses, such as irritability, sadness, anxiety, dizziness, and back pain, in health care workers. The non-adherence of the public had the strongest associated psychological impact on HCWs, mostly affecting anxiety and irritability (odds ratios, ORs varying from 3.9 to 7.0). From the barriers and facilitators of health care provision, the use of personal protective equipment had the most impact psychologically, whereas efficient department management was most protective, with ORs around 0.3.ConclusionPandemic management has a large impact on health care workers, and promoting resilience may seriously decrease job-related stress and associated psychological responses of HCWs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902673/fullpsychological responsespandemic managementstressCOVID-19health care workersbarriers and facilitative factors |
| spellingShingle | Veronika Pacutova Veronika Pacutova Andrea Madarasova Geckova Andrea Madarasova Geckova Andrea Madarasova Geckova Peter Kizek Martin Novotny Andrea F. de Winter Sijmen A. Reijneveld Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic Management Frontiers in Psychology psychological responses pandemic management stress COVID-19 health care workers barriers and facilitative factors |
| title | Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic Management |
| title_full | Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic Management |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic Management |
| title_short | Psychological Responses of Health Care Workers Are Strongly Associated With Pandemic Management |
| title_sort | psychological responses of health care workers are strongly associated with pandemic management |
| topic | psychological responses pandemic management stress COVID-19 health care workers barriers and facilitative factors |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902673/full |
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