Posttraumatic growth among health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant mental health consequences for frontline health care workers (FHCWs). However, no known study has examined the prevalence, determinants, or correlates of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in this population.

Methods

Data were analyzed from a prospective cohort of FHCWs at an urban tertiary care hospital in New York City (NYC). Assessments were conducted during the spring 2020 pandemic peak (Wave 1) and seven months later (Wave 2). Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify Wave 1 sociodemographic, occupational, and psychosocial factors associated with PTG at Wave 2, and the association between aspects of PTG with burnout and pandemic-related PTSD symptoms at Wave 2.

Results

A total 76.8% of FH

SUBMITTER: Feingold JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8526329 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature