Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Persistent Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Professionals of Pakistan (A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Survey Based Study)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rida Ulfat ◽  
Faiza Syed ◽  
Muhammad Kashif ◽  
Arfa Zainib ◽  
Misbah Arif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Multicenter Survey ◽  
Post Traumatic

Association Between Structural Determinants of Health and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Mahmoodi ◽  
Kian Javadi Koshesh ◽  
Ghaffar Almasi ◽  
Safura Pournajaf ◽  
Hadith Rastad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Underlying Disease ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
P Value ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

Background: Psychological problems, such as post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), are among the most important complications associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in people. Studying the social determinants of health (SDH) and its impact on the populations during the crisis will help governments deal better with health emergencies so that every person can have an equal opportunity to stay healthy. Objective: To determine what factors affect PTSS, we conducted a study to investigate the association between structural determinants of health and PTSS during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 370 people referred to a selected laboratory between June and July 2020 in Karaj province, Iran. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 8-item inventory was used to evaluate the PTSS and its subscales, including intrusion, avoidance, and hypervigilance in the participants. Results: Overall, 51.2% of participants were male, and 17.3% were positive for the IgM or IgG COVID-19 test. The most common symptoms in these patients were weakness, myalgia, cough, anosmia, and fever. The prevalence of total PTSS, intrusion, avoidance, and hypervigilance symptoms were 7.1%, 25.7%, 41.6%, and 16.2%, respectively. In univariable regression analysis, female gender (p-value=0.01, 95%CI (2.25-0.31)), un-employment (p-value=0.011, 95%CI (0.37-2.81)), having symptoms of COVID-19 disease (p-value=0.000, 95%CI (.82-2.75)), underlying chronic disease, were directly associated with PTSS. Conclusion: Results showed that sex and occupation as structural determinants of health could affect PTSS in the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in the multivariable model, having symptoms of the COVID-19 disease and underlying disease affected PTSS.

scholarly journals Risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 recovered patients. A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 114353
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Craparo ◽  
Valentina Lucia La Rosa ◽  
Graziella Marino ◽  
Michela Vezzoli ◽  
Gabriella Serena Cinà ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Burnout in Healthcare Professionals During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Ioannis Ilias ◽  
Vassiliki Mantziou ◽  
Efstratios Vamvakas ◽  
Efstathia Kampisiouli ◽  
Maria Theodorakopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Reactions ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Healthcare professionals who are directly involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and general care of patients with SARS-CoV-2 are at risk of developing adverse psychological reactions. A cross-sectional study of healthcare professionals aimed to determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare professionals in two of the largest referral hospitals in Athens, Greece. Methods The study was conducted in the two largest SARS-CoV-2 referral hospitals in Athens, Greece. An assessment and the interrelationship of post-traumatic stress disorder, using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised [IES-R]) and burnout, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory [MBI]) was carried out. Results A total of 162 subjects were enrolled in the study. Fifty-six (35%) had an IES-R score > 33, suggesting post-traumatic stress disorder. Forty-nine (30%) had an MBI score > 27. Seventy-five (46%) had a personal accomplishment score of < 33 and 46 (28%) had a depersonalization score >10. Stepwise backward logistic regression revealed that the only independent variable that was retained regarding the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder was the emotional exhaustion score of the MBI (at a cut-off of 24 in this scale, the 95% CI of the odds ratio for the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder was 1.077-1.173). Conclusions In this sample of first-line Greek healthcare professionals against SARS-CoV-2, most of them were proven to be quite resilient to this challenge. One-third of them had post-traumatic stress disorder, which depended on their degree of emotional exhaustion. Healthcare professionals, as represented by this study, performed their duties without feeling helpless and developing adverse psychological reactions.

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