Personal, professional, and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital workers: A cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate the personal, professional, and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital workers and their perceptions about mitigating strategies.

Design

Cross-sectional web-based survey consisting of (1) a survey of the personal and professional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and potential mitigation strategies, and (2) two validated psychological instruments (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale [K10] and Impact of Events Scale Revised [IES-R]). Regression analyses were conducted to identify the predictors of workplace stress, psychological distress, and post-traumatic stress.

Setting and participants

Hospital workers employed at 4 teaching and 8 non-teaching hospitals in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

SUBMITTER: Honarmand K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8846533 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature