Psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
Standard
Psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Holton, Sara; Wynter, Karen; Trueman, Melody; Bruce, Suellen; Sweeney, Susan; Crowe, Shane; Dabscheck, Adrian; Eleftheriou, Paul; Booth, Sarah; Hitch, Danielle; Said, Catherine M.; Haines, Kimberley J.; Rasmussen, Bodil.
I: Australian Health Review, 2020.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Author
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Holton, Sara
AU - Wynter, Karen
AU - Trueman, Melody
AU - Bruce, Suellen
AU - Sweeney, Susan
AU - Crowe, Shane
AU - Dabscheck, Adrian
AU - Eleftheriou, Paul
AU - Booth, Sarah
AU - Hitch, Danielle
AU - Said, Catherine M.
AU - Haines, Kimberley J.
AU - Rasmussen, Bodil
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Objective. This study assessed the psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods. An anonymous online cross-sectional survey was conducted in a large metropolitan tertiary health service located in Melbourne, Australia. The survey was completed by nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health (AH) staff between 15 May and 10 June 2020. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 items (DASS-21) assessed the psychological well-being of respondents in the previous week.Results. In all, 668 people responded to the survey (nurses/midwives,n = 391; doctors,n = 138; AH staff,n = 139). Of these, 108 (16.2%) had direct contact with people with a COVID-19 diagnosis. Approximately one-quarter of respondents reported symptoms of psychological distress. Between 11% (AH staff) and 29% (nurses/midwives) had anxiety scores in the mild to extremely severe ranges. Nurses and midwives had significantly higher anxiety scores than doctors (P <0.001) and AH staff (P <0.001). Direct contact with people with a COVID-19 diagnosis (P <0.001) and being a nurse or midwife (P <0.001) were associated with higher anxiety scores. Higher ratings of the health service's pandemic response and staff support strategies were protective against depression (P <0.001), anxiety (P <0.05) and stress (P <0.001).Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the psychological well-being of hospital clinical staff, particularly nurses and midwives. Staff would benefit from (additional) targeted supportive interventions during the current and future outbreaks of infectious diseases.
AB - Objective. This study assessed the psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods. An anonymous online cross-sectional survey was conducted in a large metropolitan tertiary health service located in Melbourne, Australia. The survey was completed by nurses, midwives, doctors and allied health (AH) staff between 15 May and 10 June 2020. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 items (DASS-21) assessed the psychological well-being of respondents in the previous week.Results. In all, 668 people responded to the survey (nurses/midwives,n = 391; doctors,n = 138; AH staff,n = 139). Of these, 108 (16.2%) had direct contact with people with a COVID-19 diagnosis. Approximately one-quarter of respondents reported symptoms of psychological distress. Between 11% (AH staff) and 29% (nurses/midwives) had anxiety scores in the mild to extremely severe ranges. Nurses and midwives had significantly higher anxiety scores than doctors (P <0.001) and AH staff (P <0.001). Direct contact with people with a COVID-19 diagnosis (P <0.001) and being a nurse or midwife (P <0.001) were associated with higher anxiety scores. Higher ratings of the health service's pandemic response and staff support strategies were protective against depression (P <0.001), anxiety (P <0.05) and stress (P <0.001).Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on the psychological well-being of hospital clinical staff, particularly nurses and midwives. Staff would benefit from (additional) targeted supportive interventions during the current and future outbreaks of infectious diseases.
KW - anxiety
KW - Australia
KW - COVID-19
KW - depression
KW - hospitals
KW - mental health
KW - occupational groups
KW - stress
KW - ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
KW - HEALTH-CARE WORKERS
KW - STRESS SCALES DASS
KW - IMPACT
KW - DEPRESSION
KW - NURSES
KW - SARS
U2 - 10.1071/AH20203
DO - 10.1071/AH20203
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33032681
JO - Australian Health Review
JF - Australian Health Review
SN - 0156-5788
ER -
ID: 250113232