Differences in Coping Strategies and Help-Seeking Behaviours among Australian Junior and Senior Doctors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital medical staff (HMS) have faced significant personal, workplace, and financial disruption. Many have experienced psychosocial burden, exceeding already concerning baseline levels. This study examines the types and predictors of coping strategies and help-seeking behaviours utilised by Australian junior and senior HMS during the first year of the pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of Australian frontline healthcare workers was conducted between 27 August and 23 October 2020. Data collected included demographics, personal and workplace disruptions, self-reported and validated mental health symptoms, coping strategies, and help-seeking. Results: The 9518 participants included 1966 hospital medical staff (62.1% senior, 37.9% junior). Both groups experienced a high burden of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and burnout. Coping strategies varied by seniority, with maintaining exercise the most common strategy for both groups. Adverse mental health was associated with increased alcohol consumption. Engagement with professional support, although more frequent among junior staff, was uncommon in both groups. Conclusions: Junior and senior staff utilised different coping and help-seeking behaviours. Despite recognition of symptoms, very few HMS engaged formal support. The varied predictors of coping and help-seeking identified may inform targeted interventions to support these cohorts in current and future crises.

Differences in Coping Strategies and Help-Seeking Behaviours among Australian Junior and Senior Doctors during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital medical staff (HMS) have faced significant personal, workplace, and financial disruption. Many have experienced psychosocial burden, exceeding already concerning baseline levels. This study examines the types and predictors of coping strategies and help-seeking behaviours utilised by Australian junior and senior HMS during the first year of the pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of Australian frontline healthcare workers was conducted between 27th August and 23rd October 2020. Data collected included demographics, personal and workplace disruptions, self-reported and validated mental health symptoms, coping strategies, and help-seeking. Results: The 9518 participants included 1966 hospital medical staff (62.1% senior, 37.9% junior). Both groups experienced a high burden of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and burnout. Coping strategies varied by seniority, with maintaining exercise the most common strategy for both groups. Adverse mental health was associated with increased alcohol consumption. Engagement with professional support, although more frequent among junior staff, was uncommon in both groups. Conclusions: Junior and senior staff utilised different coping and help-seeking behaviours. Despite recognition of symptoms, very few HMS engaged formal support. The varied predictors of coping and help-seeking identified may inform targeted interventions to support these cohorts in current and future crises.

Adverse reactions following Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine among ”Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Clinical Psychiatry Hospital medical staff

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health organizations and medical scientists worked hard to develop a vaccine that can protect against COVID-19. Given the increased interest of the general population in the side effects occurring after being vaccinated, the aim of this study is to illustrate their frequency and their sub­jec­tive intensity. The ”Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Cli­ni­cal Psy­chia­try Hospital medical staff members who re­ceived the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine between January 2021 and March 2021 were questioned about the ad­verse reactions after the first and the second dose. The ques­tion­naires were anonymous. A total of 201 persons answered the ques­tion­naire after the first vaccine dose, and 150 persons answered after the second shot. 91% of the respondents experienced at least one local reaction at the injection site after the first dose, compared to 87.33% after the second dose. The most frequent local reactions were represented by pain at the site of injection and difficulty moving the arm. Systemic reactions were more frequently reported after booster shot, compared to the first dose (p=0.002): 49.8% of the subjects had systemic reactions after the first dose, while 66.7% experienced them after the second one. The most frequently reported systemic reactions were drowsiness, fatigue, myalgia, headache, low-grade fever and chills. The intensity of adverse effects was mild to moderate, with 72% of the subjects considering the intensity of adverse reactions after the second shot as being greater than after the first shot. No anaphylactic reactions or other complications or severe side effects were mentioned in the analyzed group.

A narrative review of research on healthcare staff’s burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background During the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, burnout emerges as a critical health problem that might involve workers in many occupations, particularly healthcare personnel. Although burnout syndrome is not necessarily proved to be nosologic, it yields serious physical, mental, and social outcomes. However, it is essential to provide practical strategies and effective instruments for people so that they can adapt to such highly stressful conditions. Objectives The present review was conducted to explore preliminary evidence for nature, treatment, and prevention of burnout among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Related English literatures published from the beginning of January 2020 to the end of September 2020 were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google scholar databases. “Burnout,” “COVID-19,” “healthcare workers,” “medical staff,” and “pandemic” constituted the search terms. A narrative technique was implemented for material synthesis and creating a compelling and cohesive story. Results Final results provided the burnout history and its major effects, causes, and prevalence among healthcare workers. Also, some strategies were listed to be employed by hospital medical staff and organizations to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusions Recent evidence demonstrated that healthcare staff could gain significant benefits from interventions to modify burnout syndrome, especially from organization-directed interventions. So, health policymakers and practitioners should adopt such interventions and develop context-specific approaches promoting a healthy workplace and averting burnout during the COVID-19 crisis.

Breast cancer cure by castration and oral administration of a thyroid extract

Dr. Beatson performed its operation at Glasgow Cancer Hospital and the fact that breast cancer has been cured in this case has been certified by all hospital medical staff.

Gender Differences in Anger Among Hospital Medical Staff Exposed to Patients with COVID-19 in a German Tertiary Center

Occupational exposure to patients with COVID-19 is a stress factor. The aim of this study was to assess gender differences in anger among medical hospital staff. N = 78 hospital employees completed State-Trait Inventory-2. Female personnel showed higher scores in the main “trait anger” scale and its subscale “anger temperament”, while “anger control-out” was significant lower. More specific training for female hospital staff could achieve health-related equality. Focusing on anger as a leading indicator could lead to better prevention and self-monitoring.