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ArticleCancer medicine2021

Pediatric hematology/oncology healthcare professional emotional health during COVID-19.

Tal Schechter-Finkelstein, Erin Plenert, Jennifer La Rosa, Jennifer McLean, K Y Chiang, Joerg Krueger, Erin Hearne, Lillian Sung

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tal Schechter-FinkelsteinDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Erin PlenertChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jennifer La RosaDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jennifer McLeanDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
K Y ChiangDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Joerg KruegerDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Erin HearneDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lillian SungDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0951-3091
Hospital for Sick Children · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesLittle is known about the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare professional emotional health in pediatric hematology/oncology. Primary objective was to describe anxiety, depression, positive affect, and perceived stress among pediatric hematology/oncology healthcare professionals following a COVID-19 outbreak. Secondary objectives were to compare these outcomes based on contact with a positive person, and to identify risk factors for worse outcomes. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe included 272 healthcare professionals working with pediatric hematology/oncology patients. We determined whether respondents had direct or indirect contact with a COVID-19-positive individual and then measured outcomes using the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) depression, anxiety, and positive affect measures, and the Perceived Stress Scale.

resultsAmong eligible respondents, 205 agreed to participate (response rate 75%). Sixty-nine (33.7%) had contact with a COVID-19-positive person. PROMIS anxiety, depression, and positive affect scores were similar to the general United States population. Those who had contact with a COVID-19-positive individual did not have significantly different outcomes. In multiple regression, non-physicians had significantly increased anxiety (nurses: p = 0.013), depression (nurses: p = 0.002, pharmacists: p = 0.038, and other profession: p = 0.021), and perceived stress (nurses: p = 0.002 and other profession: p = 0.011) when compared to physicians.

conclusionsPediatric hematology/oncology healthcare professionals had similar levels of anxiety, depression, and positive affect as the general population. Contact with a COVID-19-positive individual was not significantly associated with outcomes. Non-physician healthcare professionals had more anxiety, depression, and perceived stress when compared to physicians. These findings may help to develop programs to support healthcare professional resilience.

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Occupational StressAnxietyChildCOVID-19DepressionFemaleHealth PersonnelHematologyHumansMaleMedical OncologyMental HealthNursesPediatricsPharmacistsPhysiciansclinical guidelinesclinical managementpediatric cancerpsychosocial studiesquality of lifeviral infection

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