Psychological distress of mental health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparison with the general population in high- and low-incidence regions.
J Clin Psychol
; 78(4): 602-621, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1372737
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Despite their essential role during this health crisis, little is known about the psychological distress of mental health workers (MHW).METHOD:
A total of 616 MHW and 658 workers from the general population (GP) completed an online survey including depressive, anxiety, irritability, loneliness, and resilience measures.RESULTS:
Overall, MHW had fewer cases with above cut-off clinically significant depression (19% MHW vs. 27%) or anxiety (16% MHW vs. 29%) than the GP. MHW in high-incidence regions of COVID-19 cases displayed the same levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms than the GP and higher levels compared to MHW from low-incidence regions. MHW in high-incidence regions presented higher levels of irritability and lower levels of resilience than the MHW in low-incidence regions. Moreover, MHW in high-incidence regions reported more feelings of loneliness than all other groups.CONCLUSION:
Implications for social and organizational preventive strategies to minimize the distress of MHW in times of crisis are discussed.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychological Distress
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clin Psychol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jclp.23238
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