&lt;p&gt;The Relationship Between Symptoms of Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in Health Professionals During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic&lt;/p&gt;

Li, Hehua; Zhang, Yaping; Wang, Honggang; Liang, Jing; Zhou, Yongjie; Huang, Yuanyuan; Zhai, Tianyi; Yang, Qing; Yang, Mingzhe; Ning, Yuping; He, Hongbo; Wu, Kai; Chen, Fengjuan; Wu, Fengchun; Zhang, Xiangyang

doi:10.2147/ndt.s282124

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“…The psychological impacts suffered by professionals working on the front line have been analyzed in multiple quantitative studies [ 7 , 11 ]. Our results are in line with those of a quantitative systematic review [ 43 ] which analyzes the psychological impacts of other pandemics and highlights that fear is considered by professionals as the main psychological manifestation along with anxiety and depression.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Various quantitative and qualitative studies show the impact of working on the front line with people with COVID-19, highlighting the following psychological impacts: anxiety, stress, depression [ 5 , 6 ], post-traumatic stress syndrome, psychological distress, and mental exhaustion [ 7 ]. In addition, previous studies show that the risk of being infected, the fear of infecting [ 8 ], social stigma [ 9 ], the discomfort of working with personal protective equipment (PPE) [ 10 ], and social isolation or uncertainty [ 11 ] are associated with increased stress and anxiety in professionals working on the front line [ 5 , 12 ]. Impacts are aggravated when there is no adequate emotional support in the work environment, there are insufficient security measures, or there is no adequate institutional support [ 13 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Front Line Nurses: A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence

González

Selva-Medrano

López-Espuela

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Caring for people with COVID-19 on the front line has psychological impacts for healthcare professionals. Despite the important psychological impacts of the pandemic on nurses, the qualitative evidence on this topic has not been synthesized. Our objective: To analyze and synthesize qualitative studies that investigate the perceptions of nurses about the psychological impacts of treating hospitalized people with COVID-19 on the front line. A systematic review of qualitative studies published in English or Spanish up to March 2021 was carried out in the following databases: The Cochrane Library, Medline (Pubmed), PsycINFO, Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, and CINHAL. The PRISMA statement and the Cochrane recommendations for qualitative evidence synthesis were followed. Results: The main psychological impacts of caring for people with COVID-19 perceived by nurses working on the front line were fear, anxiety, stress, social isolation, depressive symptoms, uncertainty, and frustration. The fear of infecting family members or being infected was the main repercussion perceived by the nurses. Other negative impacts that this review added and that nurses suffer as the COVID-19 pandemic progress were anger, obsessive thoughts, compulsivity, introversion, apprehension, impotence, alteration of space-time perception, somatization, and feeling of betrayal. Resilience was a coping tool used by nurses. Conclusions: Front line care for people with COVID-19 causes fear, anxiety, stress, social isolation, depressive symptoms, uncertainty, frustration, anger, obsessive thoughts, compulsivity, introversion, apprehension, impotence, alteration of space-time perception, somatization, and feeling of betrayal in nurses. It is necessary to provide front line nurses with the necessary support to reduce the psychological impact derived from caring for people with COVID-19, improve training programs for future pandemics, and analyze the long-term impacts.

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confidence: 99%

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Front Line Nurses: A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence

González

Selva-Medrano

López-Espuela

et al. 2021

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“…The incidence of somatic symptoms in those with anxiety was 22.9%. They suggest that anxiety independently correlated with somatic symptoms of those with symptoms of anxiety [ 30 ]. Colizini et al., in a study, reported a case of a 16-year-old adolescent who was suspected of having the COVID-19 infection and associated psychological distress.…”

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Evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on the development of somatic symptoms in patients with mood disorders: a case-control study

Shahini¹,

Ghasemzadeh²,

Javan³

et al. 2021

New Microbes and New Infections

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Somatic symptoms are one of the most common complaints among patients with psychiatric disorders and are considered as one of the most common psychiatric disorders in the new coronavirus pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical symptoms in patients with mood disorders and compare it with healthy individuals. In this case-control study, 67 patients with mood disorders were referred to the psychiatric clinic of 5 Azar Hospital in Gorgan, who met the inclusion criteria, and 68 healthy individuals as control group were entered into the study. For all participants after informed consent, a demographic information questionnaire was completed along with Screening for Somatic Symptoms-7 (SOMS7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), and the data were analysed by SPSS software version 25. The mean score obtained for the SOMS-7 questionnaire for the group of patients with mood disorders and the control group was 32.37 ± 8.19 and 35.42 ± 11.3, respectively. The mean obtained for the PHQ-15 questionnaire for the mood disorders group and the control group was 8.56 ± 5.93 and 5.86 ± 4.63, respectively. In the mood disorder group, 26.9% of patients had no risk for physical symptoms, 31.3% of patients had a low risk, 25.4% of patients had a moderate risk, and 16.4% of patients had a high risk for physical symptoms. The statistical test showed that although the risk of physical symptoms was high in both groups, this rate was higher in the group with mood disorders, and there is a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). The results also showed a significant and direct relationship between the two questionnaires (P < 0.05). According to the results, although the prevalence of somatic symptoms increased in both groups, the prevalence of somatic symptoms is significantly higher in the mood disorder group.

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“…According to previous literature, people with a total score of ≥5 on GAD-7 can be considered as the existence of anxiety symptoms. 19 , 24 , 25 The ISI was used to assess insomnia symptoms, with a score from 0 to 28 points (not present to severe). A total score of ≥8 (cut-off score) can be identified as insomnia.…”

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“… 18 Similarly, our previous research revealed that insomnia and anxiety symptoms of Chinese medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic were independently related to somatic symptoms. 19 Taken together, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most studies reported each individual mental state and related factors of the general public or medical staff, while few studies have focused on the combination of anxiety and insomnia symptoms.…”

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Differences in the Association of Anxiety, Insomnia and Somatic Symptoms between Medical Staff and the General Population During the Outbreak of COVID-19

Huang¹,

Zhou²,

Wei³

et al. 2021

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Background During the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), occupational differences were recognized with respect to psychological issues, but there are no reports regarding the insomnia and anxiety comorbidities and their related factors among the general public and medical staff. Our study aimed to compare the prevalence of anxiety and anxiety with insomnia, as well as the relationship between different psychological symptoms between the two groups. Methods A total of 605 medical staff and 1091 public respondents were assessed through an online questionnaire survey, including the 7-item Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), the somatization subscale of Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R), and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7). Results Compared with the general public, medical staff had a higher incidence of anxiety (45.5% vs 32.4%). The incidence of insomnia in anxious participants was 52.7% in medical staff and 44.6% in the general public, and the difference was significant (p < 0.05). The GAD-7 score and somatization subscore of the SCI-90 were independently associated with insomnia among anxiety participants in both groups (all p < 0.001). Conclusion Our findings suggest that during the epidemic period of COVID-19, medical staff experienced more anxiety and anxiety with insomnia. Somatization, anxiety and insomnia are highly correlated among medical staff and the general public.

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<p>The Relationship Between Symptoms of Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in Health Professionals During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic</p>

Cited by 18 publications

References 53 publications

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Front Line Nurses: A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Front Line Nurses: A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence

Evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic effect on the development of somatic symptoms in patients with mood disorders: a case-control study

Differences in the Association of Anxiety, Insomnia and Somatic Symptoms between Medical Staff and the General Population During the Outbreak of COVID-19

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