Occupational Conditions Associated With Negative Mental Health Outcomes in New York State Health Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Occup Environ Med
; 64(7): e417-e423, 2022 07 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1901282
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to assess occupational circumstances associated with adverse mental health among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study examined responses to an on-line survey conducted among 2076 licensed health care workers during the first pandemic peak. Mental health (depression, anxiety, stress, and anger) was examined as a multivariate outcome for association with COVID-related occupational experiences.RESULTS:
Odds of negative mental health were increased among those who worked directly with patients while sick themselves (adjusted odds ratio, 2.29; 95% confidence interval, 1.71-3.08) and were independently associated with working more hours than usual in the past 2 weeks, having family/friends who died due to COVID-19, having COVID-19 symptoms, and facing insufficiencies in personal protective equipment/other shortages.CONCLUSIONS:
Occupational circumstances were associated with adverse mental health outcomes among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some are potentially modifiable.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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