Prevalence of psychological distress in nurses, physicians and leaders working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national one-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report and compare psychological distress as symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress among intensive care units' (ICU) nurses, physicians and leaders at 12 months after the baseline survey (spring 2020), during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. Furthermore, to analyse which baseline demographic and COVID ICU-related factors have a significant impact on psychological distress at 12 months.

Design

Prospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study.

Setting

Nationwide, 27 of 28 hospitals with COVID ICUs in Norway.

Participants

Nurses, physicians and their leaders. At 12 month follow-up 287 (59.3%) of 484 baseline participants responded.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Symptoms of anxiety and depression using the Hopki

SUBMITTER: Hovland IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897841 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature