Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on critical care healthcare workers' depression, anxiety, and stress levels.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of the study was to determine levels of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms and factors associated with psychological burden amongst critical care healthcare workers in the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Methods

An anonymous Web-based survey distributed in April 2020. All healthcare workers employed in a critical care setting were eligible to participate. Invitations to the survey were distributed through Australian and New Zealand critical care societies and social media platforms. The primary outcome was the proportion of healthcare workers who reported moderate to extremely severe scores on the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21).

Results

Of the 3770 complete responses, 3039 (80.6%) were from Australia. A tota

SUBMITTER: Hammond NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7762707 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature