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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023

The other side of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study on mental health in a sample of Italian nurses during the second wave.

Erika Renzi, Valentin Imeshtari, Dima Masud, Valentina Baccolini, Giuseppe Migliara, Giulia Gasperini, Corrado De Vito, Carolina Marzuillo, Paolo Villari, Azzurra Massimi

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Erika RenziDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Valentin ImeshtariDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Dima MasudEmergency Department, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Valentina BaccoliniDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe MigliaraDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giulia GasperiniDepartment of Translational and Precision Medicine, Umberto I Teaching Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Corrado De VitoDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Carolina MarzuilloDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Paolo VillariDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Azzurra MassimiDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITOspedale Sandro Pertini · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a drastic increase in the workload of healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, with serious consequences for their psychological well-being. Our study aimed to identify demographic and work-related factors, as well as clinical predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), in nurses employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study between December 2020 and April 2021 on nurses employed during the COVID-19 second wave (October - December 2020). We evaluated PTSD and GAD using two validated questionnaires: i) the Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R); and ii) General Anxiety Disorder -7 (GAD-7). Results: Overall, 400 nurses, whose mean age was 34.3 years (SD ± 11.7), were included in the study. Most were female (78.5%), unmarried (58.5%) and employed in the central (61.5%) regions of Italy. A total of 56.8% of all participants had clinical predictors of PTSD, recording a median IES-R score (IQR) of 37.0 (22.0, 51.0) (range 1-84; cut-off >33 for PTSD). Furthermore, 50% of respondents reported moderate-to-severe symptoms consistent with GAD, recording a median GAD-7 score (IQR) of 9.5 (6.0,14.0) (range 0-21; cut-off >10 for GAD). Multivariable analysis showed that moderate-to-severe GAD (aOR = 4.54, 95% CI: 2.93 - 7.05), being employed in the critical care area (aOR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.01 - 3.00) and being female (aOR= 1.88, 95% CI: 1.09 - 3.22) were significantly associated with the presence of clinical predictors of PTSD. Discussion: The levels of PTSD symptoms and anxiety among nurses were high during the pandemic. PTSD and GAD represent a public health problem that should be addressed in the post-pandemic period. Healthcare organizations need to activate specific support and rehabilitation networks and programs for healthcare professionals employed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19generalized anxiety disordermental healthnursingpost-traumatic stress disorder

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