The Association Between Exposure to COVID-19 and Mental Health Outcomes Among Healthcare Workers.

ABSTRACT: Due to the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care systems, there has been great interest in the mental wellbeing of healthcare workers. While most studies investigated mental health outcomes among frontline vs. non-frontline healthcare workers, little is known about the impact of various work-related variables. The present study aimed to examine the association between work-related [i.e., having contact with COVID-19 patients, being redeployed due to the pandemic and availability of sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE)] and subjective (i.e., worries about getting infected or infecting others) exposures and self-reported mental health outcomes (i.e., psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and posttraumatic stress symptoms). Between February and May 2021

SUBMITTER: Czepiel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9226479 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature