Snapshot Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Wellness in Nonphysician Otolaryngology Health Care Workers: A National Study.
OTO Open
; 4(3): 2473974X20948835, 2020.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-729457
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Nonphysician health care workers are involved in high-risk patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic, placing them at high risk of mental health burden. The mental health impact of COVID-19 in this crucial population has not been studied thus far. Thus, the objective of this study is to assess the psychosocial well-being of these providers. STUDYDESIGN:
National cross-sectional online survey (no control group).SETTING:
Academic otolaryngology programs in the United States. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
We distributed a survey to nonphysician health care workers in otolaryngology departments across the United States. The survey incorporated a variety of validated mental health assessment tools to measure participant burnout (Mini-Z assessment), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), distress (Impact of Event Scale), and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-2). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine predictive factors associated with these mental health outcomes.RESULTS:
We received 347 survey responses 248 (71.5%) nurses, 63 (18.2%) administrative staff, and 36 (10.4%) advanced practice providers. A total of 104 (30.0%) respondents reported symptoms of burnout; 241 (69.5%), symptoms of anxiety; 292 (84.1%), symptoms of at least mild distress; and 79 (22.8%), symptoms of depression. Upon further analysis, development of these symptoms was associated with factors such as occupation, practice setting, and case load.CONCLUSION:
Frontline otolaryngology health care providers exhibit high rates of mental health complications, particularly anxiety and distress, in the wake of COVID-19. Adequate support systems must be put into place to address these issues.
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
OTO Open
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
2473974X20948835
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