biostudies-literatureSchmuck Jdeutsche forschungsgemeinschaftbundesministerium für bildung und forschunge0255211https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8312980biostudies-literatureUnknown16(7)<h4>Introduction</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe detrimental effects on the mental well-being of health care workers (HCW). Consequently, there has been a need to identify health-promoting resources in order to mitigate the psychological impact of the pandemic on HCW.<h4>Objective</h4>Our objective was to investigate the association of sense of coherence (SOC), social support and religiosity with self-reported mental symptoms and increase of subjective burden during the COVID-19 pandemic in HCW.<h4>Methods</h4>Our sample comprised 4324 HCW of four professions (physicians, nurses, medical technical assistants (MTA) and pastoral workers) who completed an online survey from 20 April to 5 July 2020. Health-promoting resources were assessed using the Sense of Coherence Scale Short PloS oneSense of coherence, social support and religiosity as resources for medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based survey among 4324 health care workers within the German Network University Medicine.PMC831298034885103101KX2021Beschoner PGeiser FHiebel NAlbus CMorawa EHannemann JBrunsch HRabe MSchneider JWeidner KJerg-Bretzke LRadbruch LSchmuck JSteudte-Schmiedgen SErim YfalseSense of coherence, social support and religiosity as resources for medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based survey among 4324 health care workers within the German Network University Medicine.<h4>Introduction</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe detrimental effects on the mental well-being of health care workers (HCW). Consequently, there has been a need to identify health-promoting resources in order to mitigate the psychological impact of the pandemic on HCW.<h4>Objective</h4>Our objective was to investigate the association of sense of coherence (SOC), social support and religiosity with self-reported mental symptoms and increase of subjective burden during the COVID-19 pandemic in HCW.<h4>Methods</h4>Our sample comprised 4324 HCW of four professions (physicians, nurses, medical technical assistants (MTA) and pastoral workers) who completed an online survey from 20 April to 5 July 2020. Health-promoting resources were assessed using the Sense of Coherence Scale Short 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z20212026-05-08T05:49:56.428Z2022-02-11T01:37:31.712ZS-EPMC83129803431061610.1371/journal.pone.0255211