The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intensive care unit workers: a nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian intensive care unit (ICU) workers.

Methods

Between June and August 2020, we distributed a cross-sectional online survey of ICU workers evaluating the impact of the pandemic, coping strategies, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Impact of Events Scale-Revised), and psychological distress, anxiety, and depression (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale). We performed regression analyses to determine the predictors of psychological symptoms.

Results

We analyzed responses from 455 ICU workers (80% women; 67% from Ontario; 279 nurses, 69 physicians, and 107 other healthcare professionals). Respondents felt that their job put them at great risk of exposure (60%), were concerned about transmitti

SUBMITTER: Mehta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8697539 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature