The Role of Coping Behavior in Healthcare Workers' Distress and Somatization During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Background: Constantly searching for a balance between work demands and their own physical and psychological health has challenged medical and nursing staff during the immediate wake of this COVID-19 viral epidemic leading to acute stress reactions and psychosomatic symptoms. Coping behavior might be a buffer for work-related stress in relation to mental well-being. The present study aims to evaluate the role of positive and negative stress-reducing activities on healthcare workers' mental and physical well-being. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using an online survey that was sent out using our network of healthcare workers at the University of Antwerp and through social media. Socio-demographic data, coping behavior with the Palliative Pallet Scale (P3), and distr

SUBMITTER: Franck E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8342849 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature