Level of patient contact and Impact of Event scores among Canadian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare providers (HCP) continue to provide patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic despite the known risks for transmission. Studies conducted early in the pandemic showed that factors associated with higher levels of distress among HCP included being of younger age, female, in close contact with people with COVID-19, and lower levels of education. The goal of this study was to determine if level of patient contact was associated with concern for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as measured by the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R).

Methods

This cross-sectional study, embedded within a prospective cohort study, recruited HCP working in hospitals in four Canadian provinces from June 2020 to June 2023. Data were collected at enrolment and annually from

SUBMITTER: Gutmanis I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11334392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature