COVID-19 related psychological burden and potential benefits of vaccination - Data from a repeated cross-sectional survey in healthcare workers

Reicherts, Philipp; Zerbini, Giulia; Halms, Theresa; Strasser, Martina; Papazova, Irina; Hasan, Alkomiet; Kunz, Miriam

doi:10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100054

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“…A German study from 2022 [ 61 ], conducted at the beginning of the pandemic, determined potential changes in psychological strain experienced by healthcare workers 1 year later. It assessed whether vaccination status might modulate the psychological burden of healthcare workers.…”

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Anxiety and Health Concerns among Healthcare Personnel Working with COVID-19 Patients: A Self-Assessment Study

2023

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Background Anxiety disorders are currently among the most common psychiatric diagnoses. This study aimed to analyze self-assessment of anxiety disorders, depression, and quality of life among healthcare personnel working during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on sociodemographic sources and psychological indicators. Material/Methods The study covered a group of 318 healthcare professionals from Poland. The study used a self-created questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory, WHOQOL-BREF, Generalised Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7), and Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale. Results In the study group, 71.1% of the respondents had coronavirus infection, and only 3.5% were not vaccinated. Almost half (45.6%) of the respondents in this group made independent decisions about performing work (45.6%), and 93.4% were satisfied with their work. Less than half of respondents (46.5%) felt work-related anxiety during the pandemic, 54.7% of respondents reported symptoms of depression, and 57% had a good quality of life. Nearly half (47.2%) of the respondents rated their health as good, but 53.1% feared deterioration after performing the aforementioned work, while 87.1% constantly or periodically felt anxious about their work. Conclusions Although the respondents usually made their own decisions about working with coronavirus-infected patients, most of them experienced anxiety related to their work during the pandemic and were afraid of damaging their health and contracting COVID-19. In self-assessment using standardized questionnaires, most respondents did not show an increase in generalized or social anxiety, but to a greater or lesser extent were diagnosed with a depressive episode. The majority of respondents had a good quality of life: the highest aspect regarded physical functioning and the lowest regarded social functioning.

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Anxiety and Health Concerns among Healthcare Personnel Working with COVID-19 Patients: A Self-Assessment Study

2023

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“…The results further showed that psychological interventions, such as meditation therapy or coping skills training, as well as effective leadership, organizational support, adequate PPE and the provision of timely information were the most common strategies to promote resilience [ 8 ]. Just recently, we showed that in addition to psychosocial support, systemic intervention, namely vaccination, was also associated with reduced psychological burden in HCWs [ 9 ].…”

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What do healthcare workers need? A qualitative study on support strategies to protect mental health of healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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Background To support healthcare workers (HCWs) during the increased burden caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, numerous recommendations for action and possible interventions have been developed. However, the actual protective factors, needs and desires of those affected, as well as potential barriers to implementing psychological interventions, have been insufficiently examined. This study addresses this research gap and captures HCWs’ experiences and views. Methods Medical personnel including nursing staff and physicians were recruited for a qualitative study regarding protective factors as well as barriers to the implementation of support services. We conducted 21 individual, semi-structured interviews with members of the medical staff at tertiary care center in Germany. The collected data were analyzed using a qualitative content analysis. Results The analyses showed that social interaction in the professional and private context was rated as helpful in coping with the challenges of everyday work amplified by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The results also suggest that the available support services, despite being highly valued, were rarely accessed. Possible barriers included the fear of negative consequences when asking for support. It could be deduced that the fear and shame of admitting one’s own mistakes as well as the work-related tradition of showing no weakness could be the underlying factors for this fear. Results The results of this study suggest that medical staff need a more extensive range of low-threshold support services, which should be adapted to the respective needs of the professional groups. The study also provides indications that the norms and expectations represented in the hospital system require critical reflection.

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“…For a timeframe of 1 year and 1 month, the AIS-NCA demonstrated good reliability and validity ( Sattler et al, 2021 ). Since its release, researchers have employed the scale in studies of medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic ( Reicherts et al, 2022 ), offering a constructive means to evaluate sleep quality in these workers. Moreover, the scale has been utilized in large-scale investigations concerning the effects of risk exposure and prognosis on sleep during the pandemic, leading to the proposal of recommendations for improving sleep quality based on the findings ( Zerbini et al, 2022 ), thereby providing scientific support for public health promotion strategies during this challenging time.…”

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“…In summary, AIS-NCA offers a new perspective and methodological supplement for assessing athletes’ sleep quality. Although the Athlete Insomnia Screening Scale (AIS-NCA) has been studied for public health or disease prevention purposes and has shown good validity and practical value ( Sattler et al, 2021 ; Reicherts et al, 2022 ; Zerbini et al, 2022 ), there is still a lack of research on its use in athletes. In recent years, researchers have recommended the use of scales that are specifically designed for athletes to evaluate sleep and account for some of the unique characteristics of athletes ( Samuels et al, 2016 ; Rabin et al, 2020 ).…”

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Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Athens insomnia scale for non-clinical application in Chinese athletes

Tan,

Wang,

Cao

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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PurposeThis study aimed to revise and examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Athens Insomnia Scale for Non-clinical Application (AIS-NCA) among Chinese athletes. Additionally, the study tested the scale in non-athlete individuals with similar sleep management practices to further analyze its cultural specificity among Chinese athletes and make preliminary inferences about its applicability in other Chinese populations.MethodsFour hundred twenty-six Chinese professional athletes and 779 high school students participated in this research. Both athletes and students were divided into two parallel groups for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Additionally, three athlete samples and one student sample were established for reliability and validity assessments. Among athletes, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire, and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale were employed to evaluate convergent and discriminant validity. Re-test reliability was evaluated at intervals of 1 and 2 weeks. In the case of students, convergent and discriminant validity were tested using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the General Self-Efficacy Scale, with re-test reliability assessed at two-week intervals.ResultsThe Chinese version of the AIS-NCA consists of six items, categorized into two dimensions: sleep problems and daytime functioning. This structure explained 65.08% (athletes) and 66.22% (students) of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed good model fit, with values of χ2/df = 2.217, CFI = 0.975, AGFI = 0.929, TLI = 0.953, and RMSEA = 0.076 among athletes, and χ2/df = 3.037, CFI = 0.979, AGFI = 0.947, TLI = 0.961, and RMSEA = 0.072 among students. The scale demonstrated a reasonable degree of measurement invariance. The overall scale and two subscales exhibited strong reliability and validity among athletes. Similar results in terms of reliability and validity were also observed within the student sample.ConclusionThe Chinese version of the AIS-NCA shows promise as an assessment tool for evaluating the sleep quality of Chinese athletes. It effectively captures both sleep-related concerns and daytime functionality within the athlete population. The scale demonstrates solid reliability and validity in professional athletes and holds potential for application across various other demographic groups in China.

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COVID-19 related psychological burden and potential benefits of vaccination - Data from a repeated cross-sectional survey in healthcare workers

Cited by 7 publications

References 45 publications

Anxiety and Health Concerns among Healthcare Personnel Working with COVID-19 Patients: A Self-Assessment Study

Anxiety and Health Concerns among Healthcare Personnel Working with COVID-19 Patients: A Self-Assessment Study

What do healthcare workers need? A qualitative study on support strategies to protect mental health of healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Athens insomnia scale for non-clinical application in Chinese athletes

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