Changes over time in anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms among healthcare workers in French emergency departments during the first COVID-19 outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Assess the changes in anxiety, depression, and stress levels over time and identify risk factors among healthcare workers in French emergency departments (EDs) during the first COVID-19 outbreak.

Method

A prospective, multicenter study was conducted in 4 EDs and an emergency medical service (SAMU). During 3 months, participants completed fortnightly questionnaires to assess anxiety, depression, and stress using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression and the Chamoux-Simard scale. The changes in anxiety, depression, and stress levels over time were modelled by a linear mixed model including a period effect and a continuous time effect within periods.

Results

A total of 211 respondents (43.5 %) completed the survey at inclusion. There was a decrease in mean

SUBMITTER: Douplat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9376978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature