Observational studyJournal of Korean medical science2021
How COVID-19 Affected Healthcare Workers in the Hospital Locked Down due to Early COVID-19 Cases in Korea.
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- Burnout scales used in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and their psychometric properties: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- It Is Not the Virus Exposure: Differentiating Job Demands and Resources That Account for Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Sector Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Stress and Anxiety of Otorhinolaryngology Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevalence and Associated Factors.Asia-Pacific journal of public health · 2022Article
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- Assessment of Anxiety, Depression, Work-Related Stress, and Burnout in Health Care Workers (HCWs) Affected by COVID-19: Results of a Case-Control Study in Italy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Difficulties of healthcare workers encountered under cohort isolation in a psychiatric hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.Psychiatry research · 2022Article
- Perceived Physical and Mental Health and Healthy Eating Habits During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korea.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
- Complications of Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Safe Procedures for COVID-19 Testing Based on Anatomical Knowledge.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Review
- The Mediating Effect of Reassurance-Seeking Behavior on the Influence of Viral Anxiety and Depression on COVID-19 Obsession Among Medical Students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe healthcare workers (HCWs) were exposed to never-experienced psychological distress during the early stage of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of HCWs during the hospital lockdown period due to mass healthcare-associated infection during the early spread of COVID-19.
methodsA real-time online survey was conducted between April 14-18, 2020 among HCWs who worked at the university hospital where COVID-19 was confirmed in a patient, and the hospital was shut down for 3 weeks. Along with demographic variables and work-related information, psychological distress was measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey scale, and the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-9.
resultsThe HCWs working in the cohort ward and those who have experienced social discrimination had significantly higher level of depression (PHQ-9 score; 5.24 ± 4.48 vs. 4.15 ± 4.38;
conclusionThe present observational study indicates that mental health problems of HCWs exposed to COVID-19 are associated with distress in work and social relationship. Early intervention programs focusing on these factors are necessary.
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