The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health, Occupational Functioning, and Professional Retention Among Health Care Workers and First Responders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected front-line health care workers (HCW) and first responders (FR). The specific components of COVID-19 related occupational stressors (CROS) associated with psychiatric symptoms and reduced occupational functioning or retention remain poorly understood.

Objectives

Examine the relationships between total and factored CROS, psychiatric symptoms, and occupational outcomes.

Design

Observational, self-report, single time-point online assessment.

Participants

A total of 510 US HCW (N = 301) and FR (N = 200) with occupational duties affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main outcomes and measures

CROS were assessed using a custom 17-item questionnaire. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, insomnia, a

SUBMITTER: Hendrickson RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675543 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature