ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Early Impact of the Covid-19 Emergency on Mental Health Workers: A Survey in Lombardy, Italy.
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- The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health workforce: A rapid review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2023Pooled it
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- The Impact of Compassion Fatigue on the Psychological Well-Being of Nurses Caring for Patients with Dementia: A Cross-Sectional Post-COVID-19 Data Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Supported Accommodations for People with Serious Mental Disorders: Staff's Assessment of Work Challenges and Their Impact during COVID-19.Portuguese journal of public health · 2024Article
- The Mental Health Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents Receiving Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Stress and burnout in the context of workplace psychosocial factors among mental health professionals during the later waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Cross-Sectional Study of the Professional Quality of Life of Palliative Care Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stress and Occupational Well-Being of Mental Health Professionals: An International Study.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Influencing factors of humanistic care ability and its dimensions among mental health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors - a scoping review.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2023Article
- The influence of perceived stress of Chinese healthcare workers after the opening of COVID-19: the bidirectional mediation between mental health and job burnout.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Fear of COVID-19 Impact on Professional Quality of Life among Mental Health Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Influencing factors of burnout and its dimensions among mental health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Nursing open · 2022Article
- Workplace Factors, Burnout Signs, and Clinical Mental Health Symptoms among Mental Health Workers in Lombardy and Quebec during the First Wave of COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Elephant in the Room: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Stressful Psychological Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mental Healthcare Workers.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- The psychological impact of COVID-19 on police officers.The police journal · 2022Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction in Healthcare Personnel: A Systematic Review of the Literature Published during the First Year of the Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Return to Work during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Study on the Role of Job Demands, Job Resources, and Personal Resources upon the Administrative Staff of Italian Public Universities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Critical Issues of Working during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Italian Healthcare Workers' Experience.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Lombardy was the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, and in March 2020 the rapid escalation in cases prompted the Italian Government to decree a mandatory lockdown and to introduce safety practices in mental health services. The general objective of the study is to evaluate the early impact of the Covid-19 emergency and quarantine on the well-being and work practices of mental health service personnel and professionals. Data were collected through an online survey of workers and professionals working with people with mental health problems in Lombardy in several outpatient and inpatient services. Their socio-demographic characteristics, professional background, description of working conditions during lockdown and psychological distress levels were collected. All analyses were performed on a sample of 241. Approximately, 31% of the participants obtained a severe score in at least one of the burnout dimensions, 11.6% showed moderate or severe levels of anxiety, and 6.6% had a moderate or severe level of depression. Different work conditions and patterns of distress were found for outpatient service workers and inpatient service workers. The overall impact of the Covid-19 emergency on mental health workers' level of distress was mild, although a significant number of workers experienced severe levels of depersonalization and anxiety. More research is needed to assess specific predictive factors.
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