Morally injurious events and post-traumatic embitterment disorder in UK health and social care professionals during COVID-19: a cross-sectional web survey.
BMJ Open
; 12(5): e054062, 2022 05 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1832442
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence and predictors of morally injurious events (MIEs) and post-traumatic embitterment disorder (PTED) in UK health and social care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study.SETTING:
September-October 2020 in the UK. Online survey hosted on Qualtrics, and recruited through Prolific.PARTICIPANTS:
400 health and social care workers, aged 18 or above and living and working in the UK during the pandemic. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
MIEs were assessed using the Moral Injury Events Scale and PTED was assessed using the PTED self-rating scale. Potential predictors were measured using surveys of exposure to occupational stressors, optimism, self-esteem, resilient coping style, consideration of future consequences and personal belief in a just world.RESULTS:
19% of participants displayed clinical levels of PTED, and 73% experienced at least one COVID-related MIE. Exposure to occupational stressors increased the risk of experiencing PTED and MIEs, whereas personal belief in a procedurally just world, which is the belief that they experienced fair processes, was a protective mechanism.CONCLUSIONS:
MIEs and PTED are being experienced by UK health and social care professionals, particularly in those exposed to work-related stressors.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
BMJ Open
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjopen-2021-054062
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