Impact on mental health of the COVID-19 outbreak among community pharmacists during the sanitary lockdown period.
Ann Pharm Fr
; 78(6): 459-463, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-841681
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
COVID-19 outbreak can impact mental health including health care workers. The aim of this study was to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 in French community pharmacists. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
We carried out a postal-based survey to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 in French owner community pharmacists based on three validated self-report questionnaires Perceived Stress scale, Impact of Event Scale-revised and Maslach Burnout Inventory.RESULTS:
The sample consists of 135 community pharmacists. Twenty-three pharmacists reported significant post-traumatic stress symptoms (17%). High burnout symptoms were found in 33 (25%), 46 (34.9%) and 4 (3%) participants. Females scored higher than males for all questionnaires (P=0.01).CONCLUSIONS:
This study is the first study which showed the psychological impact of COVID-19 in community pharmacists. Based on validated self-report questionnaires, up to 35% of pharmacists reported psychological disturbances. Interventions to promote psychological well-being of healthcare workers need to be developing.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pharmacists
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Stress, Psychological
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Burnout, Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Occupational Stress
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
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Pharm Fr
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.pharma.2020.09.002
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