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ArticleHeliyon2022

Relationship between COVID-19-specific occupational stressors and mental distress in frontline and non-frontline staff.

Megumi Hazumi, Kentaro Matsui, Ayumi Tsuru, Rei Otsuki, Kentaro Nagao, Naoko Ayabe, Tomohiro Utsumi, Michio Fukumizu, Aoi Kawamura, Muneto Izuhara and 2 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Megumi HazumiDepartment of Public Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Kentaro MatsuiDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Ayumi TsuruDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Rei OtsukiDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Kentaro NagaoDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Naoko AyabeDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomohiro UtsumiDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Michio FukumizuDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Aoi KawamuraDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Muneto IzuharaDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Takuya YoshiikeDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
Kenichi KuriyamaDepartment of Sleep-Wake Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan.
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JPAkita University · JPJikei University School of Medicine · JPNihon University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the difference in the severity of mental distress and factors contributing to mental distress in frontline and non-frontline healthcare professionals during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional web-based survey of medical staff collected by snow-ball sampling was performed in Japan in October 2020 using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) as an outcome measure for mental distress. Originally developed items asking about the degree of change in psychological and physical burdens, COVID-19-related fear, and experience of discrimination were obtained. The median score of the K6 was 7 in the frontline staff group (n = 86) and 6 in the non-frontline staff group (n = 504), without a statistically significant difference. Multiple regression analyses showed that among the participants, an increase in psychological burden and COVID-19-related fear was significantly associated with mental distress in both groups. Experience of discrimination was significantly associated with mental distress only in the frontline staff group. However, an increase in physical burden was significantly associated with mental distress only in the non-frontline staff group. The results indicate that the factors contributing to mental distress between frontline and non-frontline staff can be different, although the severity of mental distress is comparable between them.

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COVID-19FrontlineHealth care workerMental distressNon-frontline

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PMID35996552
PMCPMC9387056
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