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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Alexithymia, Burnout, and Hopelessness in a Large Sample of Healthcare Workers during the Third Wave of COVID-19 in Italy.

Domenico De Berardis, Anna Ceci, Emanuela Zenobi, Dosolina Rapacchietta, Manuela Pisanello, Filippo Bozzi, Lia Ginaldi, Viviana Marasco, Maurizio Di Giosia, Maurizio Brucchi and 5 more

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Domenico De BerardisDepartment of Mental Health, Azuenda Sanitaraia Locale 4 Teramo, Contrada Casalena, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4415-5058
Anna CeciAzuenda Sanitaraia Locale 4 Teramo, Circonvallazione Ragusa 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Emanuela ZenobiAzuenda Sanitaraia Locale 4 Teramo, Circonvallazione Ragusa 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Dosolina RapacchiettaAzuenda Sanitaraia Locale 4 Teramo, Circonvallazione Ragusa 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Manuela PisanelloTutor School of Nursing, University of Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy.
Filippo BozziAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale G.Pini-CTO, Via Pini, 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Lia GinaldiDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1841-2807
Viviana MarascoAzuenda Sanitaraia Locale 4 Teramo, Circonvallazione Ragusa 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Maurizio Di GiosiaAzuenda Sanitaraia Locale 4 Teramo, Circonvallazione Ragusa 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Maurizio BrucchiAzuenda Sanitaraia Locale 4 Teramo, Circonvallazione Ragusa 1, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Guendalina GraffignaEngageMinds HUB-Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20157 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4378-7467
Jacopo SantambrogioAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Brianza, 20812 Limbiate, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7668-7564
Antonio VentriglioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71100 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3934-7007
Marianna MazzaInstitute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Geriatrics, Neuroscience and Orthopedics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3007-8162
Giovanni MuttilloAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale G.Pini-CTO, Via Pini, 9, 20122 Milan, Italy.

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Abstract

In the present study, we aimed to assess the frequency of and the relationships between alexithymia, burnout, and hopelessness in a large sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) during the third wave of COVID-19 in Italy. Alexithymia was evaluated by the Italian version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and its subscales Difficulty in Identifying Feelings (DIF), Difficulty in Describing Feelings (DDF), and Externally Oriented Thinking (EOT), burnout was measured with the scales emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA) of the Maslach Burnout Test (MBI), hopelessness was measured using the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and irritability (IRR), depression (DEP), and anxiety (ANX) were evaluated with the Italian version of the Irritability' Depression' Anxiety Scale (IDA). This cross-sectional study recruited a sample of 1445 HCWs from a large urban healthcare facility in Italy from 1 May to 31 June 2021. The comparison between individuals that were positive (

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