Observational studyBMC psychiatry2022
Evolution of burnout and psychological distress in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a 1-year observational study.
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- Impact of COVID-19 on mental disorder claims among healthcare workers.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Prévalence et corrélats des symptômes du trouble de stress post-traumatique pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 au Canada : Revue systématique et méta-analyse.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2026Review
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- Lean On Me: The Role of Organizational and Supervisory Support in Understanding Work Outcomes in Victim Advocates.Children and youth services review · 2025Article
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- Trajectories of Canadian Workers' Well-Being During the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Applied research in quality of life · 2025Article
- Trajectories of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: one-year monthly follow-up.Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) · 2025Article
- Exploring Personality Traits, Values, and Attitudes toward Professionalism: Implications for the Promotion of Mental Health and Functioning in Medical Students.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Societal influence and psychological distress among Indonesian adults in Java on the early Omicron wave of COVID-19.Future science OA · 2023Article
- Psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder and trauma-related depression: A mini-review.World journal of psychiatry · 2023Review
- Health Workers' Burnout and COVID-19 Pandemic: 1-Year after-Results from a Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Anxiety, insomnia and family support in nurses, two years after the onset of the pandemic crisis.AIMS public health · 2023Article
- The workload change and depression among emergency medical staff after the open policy during COVID-19: a cross-sectional survey in Shandong, China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLong-term psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers remain unknown. We aimed to determine the one-year progression of burnout and mental health since pandemic onset, and verify if protective factors against psychological distress at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (Cyr et al. in Front Psychiatry; 2021) remained associated when assessed several months later.
methodsWe used validated questionnaires (Maslach Burnout Inventory, Hospital Anxiety and Depression and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] Checklist for DSM-5 scales) to assess burnout and psychological distress in 410 healthcare workers from Quebec, Canada, at three and 12 months after pandemic onset. We then performed multivariable regression analyses to identify protective factors of burnout and mental health at 12 months. As the equivalent regression analyses at three months post-pandemic onset had already been conducted in the previous paper, we could compare the protective factors at both time points.
resultsPrevalence of burnout and anxiety were similar at three and 12 months (52% vs. 51%, p = 0.66; 23% vs. 23%, p = 0.91), while PTSD (23% vs. 11%, p < 0.0001) and depression (11% vs. 6%, p = 0.001) decreased significantly over time. Higher resilience was associated with a lower probability of all outcomes at both time points. Perceived organizational support remained significantly associated with a reduced risk of burnout at 12 months. Social support emerged as a protective factor against burnout at 12 months and persisted over time for studied PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
conclusionsHealthcare workers' occupational and mental health stabilized or improved between three and 12 months after the pandemic onset. The predominant protective factors against burnout remained resilience and perceived organizational support. For PTSD, anxiety and depression, resilience and social support were important factors over time.
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