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Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea
Background and Objectives: Frontline medical staff usually experience high levels of stress, which could greatly impact their work output. We conducted a survey to investigate the level of stress and its association with job types, work departments, and medical centers among COVID-19 pandemic frontl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8229877/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200210 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57060583 |
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author | Shin, Su-Jeong Kim, Yun-Jeong Ryoo, Hyun-Wook Moon, Sungbae Lee, Sang-Hun Moon, You-Ho Jang, Tae-Chang Park, Dong-Chan |
author_facet | Shin, Su-Jeong Kim, Yun-Jeong Ryoo, Hyun-Wook Moon, Sungbae Lee, Sang-Hun Moon, You-Ho Jang, Tae-Chang Park, Dong-Chan |
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description | Background and Objectives: Frontline medical staff usually experience high levels of stress, which could greatly impact their work output. We conducted a survey to investigate the level of stress and its association with job types, work departments, and medical centers among COVID-19 pandemic frontline medical personnel. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire among 307 frontline medical staff who cared for COVID-19 patients in Daegu city. We used a 33-item questionnaire to assess respondents’ general characteristics, job stress, personal effects associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and their stress level. A general health questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) was included in our questionnaire. Results: Majority (74.3%) of the respondents were in the stress group. The mean GHQ-12 score was 14.31 ± 4.96. More females (67.4%, p < 0.05) and nurses (73.3%, p = 0.001) were in the stress group compared to males and doctors. Medical staff in the general ward considered the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic situation higher. Nurses perceived work changes (p < 0.05), work burden (p < 0.05), and personal impact (p < 0.05) more serious than doctors. Medical staff in Level 3 emergency department (ED) perceived a lack of real-time information (p = 0.012), a lack of resources, and negative personal impacts associated with the pandemic as more serious than staff in Level 1 and Level 2 EDs. Medical staff in the intensive care unit perceived work changes (p < 0.05), work burden (p < 0.05), and lack of personal protective equipment (p = 0.002) as more serious than staff in the ED and general ward. Conclusion: Providing real-time information and resources for reducing work burden and negative personal impact is central to maximizing the work output of the COVID-19 pandemic frontline medical staff. Supporting their mental health through regular programs and intervention is also imperative. |
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spelling | pubmed-82298772021-06-26 Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea Shin, Su-Jeong Kim, Yun-Jeong Ryoo, Hyun-Wook Moon, Sungbae Lee, Sang-Hun Moon, You-Ho Jang, Tae-Chang Park, Dong-Chan Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: Frontline medical staff usually experience high levels of stress, which could greatly impact their work output. We conducted a survey to investigate the level of stress and its association with job types, work departments, and medical centers among COVID-19 pandemic frontline medical personnel. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire among 307 frontline medical staff who cared for COVID-19 patients in Daegu city. We used a 33-item questionnaire to assess respondents’ general characteristics, job stress, personal effects associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and their stress level. A general health questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) was included in our questionnaire. Results: Majority (74.3%) of the respondents were in the stress group. The mean GHQ-12 score was 14.31 ± 4.96. More females (67.4%, p < 0.05) and nurses (73.3%, p = 0.001) were in the stress group compared to males and doctors. Medical staff in the general ward considered the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic situation higher. Nurses perceived work changes (p < 0.05), work burden (p < 0.05), and personal impact (p < 0.05) more serious than doctors. Medical staff in Level 3 emergency department (ED) perceived a lack of real-time information (p = 0.012), a lack of resources, and negative personal impacts associated with the pandemic as more serious than staff in Level 1 and Level 2 EDs. Medical staff in the intensive care unit perceived work changes (p < 0.05), work burden (p < 0.05), and lack of personal protective equipment (p = 0.002) as more serious than staff in the ED and general ward. Conclusion: Providing real-time information and resources for reducing work burden and negative personal impact is central to maximizing the work output of the COVID-19 pandemic frontline medical staff. Supporting their mental health through regular programs and intervention is also imperative. MDPI 2021-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8229877/ /pubmed/34200210 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57060583 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Shin, Su-Jeong Kim, Yun-Jeong Ryoo, Hyun-Wook Moon, Sungbae Lee, Sang-Hun Moon, You-Ho Jang, Tae-Chang Park, Dong-Chan Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea |
title | Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea |
title_full | Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea |
title_fullStr | Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea |
title_short | Comparison of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress among Frontline Medical Personnel in Daegu City, Korea |
title_sort | comparison of covid-19 pandemic-related stress among frontline medical personnel in daegu city, korea |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8229877/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200210 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57060583 |
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