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ArticlePloS one2020

Self-efficacy and fatigue among non-frontline health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak: A moderated mediation model of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and negative coping.

Tianya Hou, Ruike Zhang, Xiangrui Song, Fan Zhang, Wenpeng Cai, Ying Liu, Wei Dong, Guanghui Deng

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Tianya HouFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Ruike ZhangFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Xiangrui SongFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Fan ZhangFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Wenpeng CaiFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Ying LiuFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Wei DongFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Guanghui DengFaculty of Psychology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Second Military Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposesSince a considerable number of health care workers (HCWs) were sent to Wuhan to aid COVID-19 control during the epidemic, non-frontline HCWs who stayed in local hospitals had to work overload to provide daily health care services for other health issues, which makes them more vulnerable to experience fatigue. Self-efficacy is suggested as a protective factor for fatigue. Nonetheless, less is known regarding the underlying mechanisms. This research aimed to explore the prevalence of fatigue among non-frontline HCWs during the pandemic, investigate the mediating effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and moderating effect of negative coping in the association between self-efficacy and fatigue.

methodsGeneral Self-Efficacy Scale, PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and 14-item Fatigue Scale were administrated to 527 non-frontline HCWs from Anhui Province, China. The mediating effect was examined by Mackinnon's four-step procedure, while Hayes PROCESS macro was used to test the moderated mediation model.

resultsThe prevalence of fatigue among non-frontline HCWs was 56.7%. The effect of self-efficacy on fatigue was partially mediated by PTSD symptoms (ab = -0.146, SE = 0.030, 95% CI = [-0.207, -0.095]). Additionally, negative coping moderated both the direct effect of self-efficacy on fatigue (β = -0.158, P<0.001) and the mediating effect of PTSD symptoms (β = 0.077, P = 0.008). When the standard score of negative coping increased to 1.49 and over, the direct association between self-efficacy and fatigue became insignificant. Likewise, the effect of self-efficacy on PTSD symptoms had no statistical significance when the standard score of negative coping was -1.40 and lower.

conclusionsMore than half non-frontline HCWs suffered from fatigue during COVID-19. For those who tend to use negative coping, it might be crucial to design programs combining the enhancement of self-efficacy, preventions for PTSD symptoms and interventions for fatigue.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalHealth PersonnelAdultChinaCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDisease OutbreaksFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSelf EfficacyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticStress, PsychologicalYoung Adult

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