Mental Health and Emotional Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemics: Prevalence and Extent in PICU Staff.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the prevalence of burnout, anxiety and depression symptoms, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in PICU workers in Brazil during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. To compare the results of subgroups stratified by age, gender, professional category, health system, and previous mental health disorders.

Design

Multicenter, cross-sectional study using an electronic survey.

Setting

Twenty-nine public and private Brazilian PICUs.

Subjects

Multidisciplinary PICU workers.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Self-reported questionnaires were used to measure burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), and PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for

SUBMITTER: Lima-Setta F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10072053 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature