Prospective assessment of stress and health concerns of radiation oncology staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and background

The COVID-19 pandemic has required rapid and repetitive adjustment of radiotherapy practice, hospital-level and department-level organization and hygiene measures. To prospectively monitor and manage stress levels and health concerns, employees of a radiation oncology department were invited to participate in weekly online surveys during the first year of the pandemic.

Materials and methods

Starting March 31st, 2020, cross-sectional online surveys were distributed to all employees of the Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich. The survey included questions about the profession, the work setting, the global stress level as well as the health concerns during the past work week. Stress levels and health concerns were assessed on

SUBMITTER: Christ SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9176183 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature