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Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan
This study explores the factors contributing to the prolonged psychological distress of frontline nurses and physicians caring for COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Singapore and Japan. A cross-sectional survey between September and December 2020 yielded 1,644 responses (23.8%), from 62 nurses and 6...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9096717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573383 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.781796 |
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author | Morioka, Shinichiro Tan, Ban Hock Kikuchi, Hiroe Asai, Yusuke Suzuki, Tetsuya Ashida, Shinobu Kutsuna, Satoshi Saito, Sho Hayakawa, Kayoko Tan, Thuan Tong Kodama, Eiichi Ohmagari, Norio |
author_facet | Morioka, Shinichiro Tan, Ban Hock Kikuchi, Hiroe Asai, Yusuke Suzuki, Tetsuya Ashida, Shinobu Kutsuna, Satoshi Saito, Sho Hayakawa, Kayoko Tan, Thuan Tong Kodama, Eiichi Ohmagari, Norio |
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description | This study explores the factors contributing to the prolonged psychological distress of frontline nurses and physicians caring for COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Singapore and Japan. A cross-sectional survey between September and December 2020 yielded 1,644 responses (23.8%), from 62 nurses and 64 physicians in Singapore and 1,280 nurses and 238 physicians in Japan. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that significant risk factors for prolonged psychological distress included being a frontline nurse [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.24–4.66], having an underlying medical condition (aOR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.22–2.46), experiencing prejudice because they undertook COVID-19 patient care (aOR = 3.05, 95% CI: 2.23–4.18), having trouble dealing with panicked or uncooperative patients (aOR = 2.36, 95% CI: 1.71–3.25), and experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 in the hospital (aOR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.38–3.04). Factors inversely associated with psychological distress included age (OR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–1.00), number of beds in the hospital (aOR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.57–0.94), clinical practice of carefully putting on and taking off personal protective equipment in daily COVID-19 patient care (aOR = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.37–0.73), and knowledge on COVID-19 (aOR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.72–0.94). These results could help us identify vulnerable healthcare providers who need urgent mental care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures that may reduce psychological strain include adequate supply of medical resources, education on precautionary measures, and communication strategies to combat discrimination against frontline healthcare providers. |
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spelling | pubmed-90967172022-05-13 Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan Morioka, Shinichiro Tan, Ban Hock Kikuchi, Hiroe Asai, Yusuke Suzuki, Tetsuya Ashida, Shinobu Kutsuna, Satoshi Saito, Sho Hayakawa, Kayoko Tan, Thuan Tong Kodama, Eiichi Ohmagari, Norio Front Psychiatry Psychiatry This study explores the factors contributing to the prolonged psychological distress of frontline nurses and physicians caring for COVID-19 patients in hospitals in Singapore and Japan. A cross-sectional survey between September and December 2020 yielded 1,644 responses (23.8%), from 62 nurses and 64 physicians in Singapore and 1,280 nurses and 238 physicians in Japan. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that significant risk factors for prolonged psychological distress included being a frontline nurse [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.24–4.66], having an underlying medical condition (aOR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.22–2.46), experiencing prejudice because they undertook COVID-19 patient care (aOR = 3.05, 95% CI: 2.23–4.18), having trouble dealing with panicked or uncooperative patients (aOR = 2.36, 95% CI: 1.71–3.25), and experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 in the hospital (aOR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.38–3.04). Factors inversely associated with psychological distress included age (OR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.97–1.00), number of beds in the hospital (aOR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.57–0.94), clinical practice of carefully putting on and taking off personal protective equipment in daily COVID-19 patient care (aOR = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.37–0.73), and knowledge on COVID-19 (aOR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.72–0.94). These results could help us identify vulnerable healthcare providers who need urgent mental care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures that may reduce psychological strain include adequate supply of medical resources, education on precautionary measures, and communication strategies to combat discrimination against frontline healthcare providers. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9096717/ /pubmed/35573383 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.781796 Text en Copyright © 2022 Morioka, Tan, Kikuchi, Asai, Suzuki, Ashida, Kutsuna, Saito, Hayakawa, Tan, Kodama and Ohmagari. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychiatry Morioka, Shinichiro Tan, Ban Hock Kikuchi, Hiroe Asai, Yusuke Suzuki, Tetsuya Ashida, Shinobu Kutsuna, Satoshi Saito, Sho Hayakawa, Kayoko Tan, Thuan Tong Kodama, Eiichi Ohmagari, Norio Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan |
title | Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan |
title_full | Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan |
title_fullStr | Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan |
title_short | Factors Associated With Prolonged Psychological Distress Among Nurses and Physicians Engaged in COVID-19 Patient Care in Singapore and Japan |
title_sort | factors associated with prolonged psychological distress among nurses and physicians engaged in covid-19 patient care in singapore and japan |
topic | Psychiatry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9096717/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573383 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.781796 |
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