Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2
ObjectiveThe study is an explorative investigation aimed to assess the differences in acute stress response patterns of health workers facing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during Italy’s first lockdown.MethodsA cross-sectional investigation using convenience sampling method was conducted in It...
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| description | ObjectiveThe study is an explorative investigation aimed to assess the differences in acute stress response patterns of health workers facing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during Italy’s first lockdown.MethodsA cross-sectional investigation using convenience sampling method was conducted in Italy during April 2020. Eight hundred fifty-eight health workers participated in the research filling out self-report measures including Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R).ResultsModerate/severe depression was found in 28.9% (95% CI, 25.8–32.04), moderate/severe anxiety in 55.4% (95% CI, 51.9–58.8), insomnia in 15% (95% CI, 12.5–17.5), and distress in 52.5% (95% CI, 48.5%–56.6) of participants. The 3% of health workers reported frequent suicidal thoughts. Female sex, working for >15 h/week in a COVID-19 unit, and living apart from family were associated with a significantly higher risk of distress, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and functional impairment. Four profiles were identified on the basis of psychopathological measures: Profile_0 included 44% (N = 270); Profile_1, 25.6% (N = 157); Profile_2, 19.1% (N = 117); and Profile_3, 11.3% (N = 69) of participants. Results showed a significant effect for Profiles X IES-R (η2 = 0.079; f = 0.29), indicating that in all profiles, except for Profile_0, avoidance scale is lower than hyperarousal and intrusion symptoms scales of the IES-R. This characteristic could be a probable index of the control exerted by the responders to not fly away from their job.ConclusionThe identification of specific profiles could help psychiatrists and emergency psychologists to build specific interventions in terms of both primary and secondary prevention to face future waves of the COVID-19 outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86c32135aea94229a80b0a9d04171b742022-12-21T21:29:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-05-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.660156660156Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2Luca Moderato0Davide Lazzeroni1Annalisa Oppo2Francesco Dell’Orco3Paolo Moderato4Paolo Moderato5Giovambattista Presti6Giovambattista Presti7Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, ItalyIRCCS Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Florence, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University, Milan, ItalyIstituto Europeo per lo Studio del Comportamento Umano, ONLUS, Parma, ItalyIstituto Europeo per lo Studio del Comportamento Umano, ONLUS, Parma, ItalyDepartment BLEC, Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM, Milan, ItalyIstituto Europeo per lo Studio del Comportamento Umano, ONLUS, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Enna, ItalyObjectiveThe study is an explorative investigation aimed to assess the differences in acute stress response patterns of health workers facing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during Italy’s first lockdown.MethodsA cross-sectional investigation using convenience sampling method was conducted in Italy during April 2020. Eight hundred fifty-eight health workers participated in the research filling out self-report measures including Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R).ResultsModerate/severe depression was found in 28.9% (95% CI, 25.8–32.04), moderate/severe anxiety in 55.4% (95% CI, 51.9–58.8), insomnia in 15% (95% CI, 12.5–17.5), and distress in 52.5% (95% CI, 48.5%–56.6) of participants. The 3% of health workers reported frequent suicidal thoughts. Female sex, working for >15 h/week in a COVID-19 unit, and living apart from family were associated with a significantly higher risk of distress, anxiety, insomnia, depression, and functional impairment. Four profiles were identified on the basis of psychopathological measures: Profile_0 included 44% (N = 270); Profile_1, 25.6% (N = 157); Profile_2, 19.1% (N = 117); and Profile_3, 11.3% (N = 69) of participants. Results showed a significant effect for Profiles X IES-R (η2 = 0.079; f = 0.29), indicating that in all profiles, except for Profile_0, avoidance scale is lower than hyperarousal and intrusion symptoms scales of the IES-R. This characteristic could be a probable index of the control exerted by the responders to not fly away from their job.ConclusionThe identification of specific profiles could help psychiatrists and emergency psychologists to build specific interventions in terms of both primary and secondary prevention to face future waves of the COVID-19 outbreak.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.660156/fullSARS-CoV-2PTSD profilesdistress symptomshealth workersdescriptive survey studyCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Luca Moderato Davide Lazzeroni Annalisa Oppo Francesco Dell’Orco Paolo Moderato Paolo Moderato Giovambattista Presti Giovambattista Presti Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2 Frontiers in Psychology SARS-CoV-2 PTSD profiles distress symptoms health workers descriptive survey study COVID-19 |
| title | Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_full | Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_fullStr | Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_short | Acute Stress Response Profiles in Health Workers Facing SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_sort | acute stress response profiles in health workers facing sars cov 2 |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 PTSD profiles distress symptoms health workers descriptive survey study COVID-19 |
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