Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in a highly burdened area of north-east Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Healthcare workers exposed to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients could be psychologically distressed. This study aims to assess the magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors among hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large tertiary hospital located in north-east Italy.

Methods

All healthcare and administrative staff working in the Verona University Hospital (Veneto, Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic were asked to complete a web-based survey from 21 April to 6 May 2020. Symptoms of post-traumatic distress, anxiety and depression were assessed, respectively, using the Impact of Event Scale (IES-R), the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Personal socio-demographic information and job characteristic

SUBMITTER: Lasalvia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7804082 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature