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ArticleJournal of psychosomatic research2008

Impact on health care workers employed in high-risk areas during the Toronto SARS outbreak.

Rima Styra, Laura Hawryluck, Susan Robinson, Sonja Kasapinovic, Calvin Fones, Wayne L Gold

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Article in Journal of psychosomatic research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04531774 (RECHARGE), which is not on this map. Cited by 134 papers, 19 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT04531774 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

RECHARGE: A Brief Psychological Intervention to Build Resilience in Healthcare Workers During COVID-19

TypeinterventionalSponsorNaser MorinaRan2020 to 2021Enrolled160ConditionsStress, Burnout, Anxiety, DepressionArmsRECHARGE, Self Study
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  6. The Impact of Epidemics and Pandemics on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Rima StyraDepartment of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. rima.styra@uhn.on.ca
Laura Hawryluck
Susan Robinson
Sonja Kasapinovic
Calvin Fones
Wayne L Gold

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA number of publications focusing on health care workers (HCWs) during a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak have suggested that HCWs experienced psychological distress, particularly increased levels of posttraumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS). Factors contributing to increased distress in HCWs working in high-risk areas treating patients with SARS have not been fully elucidated. The goal of this study was to quantify the psychological effects of working in a high-risk unit during the SARS outbreak.

methodsHCWs in a Toronto hospital who worked in high-risk areas completed a questionnaire regarding their attitude toward the SARS crisis along with the Impact of Event Scale-Revised, which screens for PTSS. The comparison group consisted of clinical units that had no contact with patients infected with SARS.

resultsFactors that were identified to cause distress in the 248 respondent HCWs were the following: (a) perception of risk to themselves, (b) impact of the SARS crisis on their work life, (c) depressive affect, and (d) working in a high-risk unit. In addition, HCWs who cared for only one SARS patient in comparison to those caring for multiple SARS patients experienced more PTSS.

conclusionsAs expected, HCWs who were working in high-risk units experienced greater distress. Contrary to expectations, HCWs who experienced greater contact with SARS patients while working in the high-risk units were less distressed. This suggests that HCW experience in treating patients infected with SARS may be a mediating factor that could be amenable to intervention in future outbreaks.

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EmploymentHealth StatusAdultCanadaCatchment Area, HealthDemographyDisease OutbreaksFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposureRisk FactorsSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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PMID18222131
PMCPMC7094601

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