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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS
INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a great impact on health care workers (HCWs) who are exposed to high levels of stress and trauma leading to negative mental health outcomes, including stress-related symptoms and depressive symptoms. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9528418/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.742 |
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author | Chatzittofis, A. Karanikola, M. Michailidou, K. Constantinidou, A. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a great impact on health care workers (HCWs) who are exposed to high levels of stress and trauma leading to negative mental health outcomes, including stress-related symptoms and depressive symptoms. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety and post traumatic stress symptoms related to to the COVID 19 pandemic in Cyprus. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we report on mental health outcomes among HCWs in Cyprus. Data were collected between May 3rd and May 27th, 2020, using an online questionnaire that included demographics, the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), assessing depressive symptoms, the Impact of Events Scale Revised (IES-R) measuring PTSD symptoms and the 10 item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) measuring stress. RESULTS: 424 Health Care Workers (HCWs) participated in the study. 79 HCWs (18,6%) scored in PHQ-9 above the cut-off for depression while 62 HCWs (14,6%) scored high enough in IES-R indicating a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. The prevalence of depression and PTSD symptoms were significantly higher among nurses compared to doctors and other HCWs. (20.7% versus 10.8%; adjusted prevalence ratio, 1.70 [95% CI, 1.06 to 2.73]), after adjustment for age and sex. CONCLUSIONS: Even in countries like Cyprus with minimum impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on the mental health of HCWs is substantial with nurses being more vulnerable. |
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spelling | pubmed-95284182022-10-17 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS Chatzittofis, A. Karanikola, M. Michailidou, K. Constantinidou, A. Eur Psychiatry Abstract INTRODUCTION: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a great impact on health care workers (HCWs) who are exposed to high levels of stress and trauma leading to negative mental health outcomes, including stress-related symptoms and depressive symptoms. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety and post traumatic stress symptoms related to to the COVID 19 pandemic in Cyprus. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we report on mental health outcomes among HCWs in Cyprus. Data were collected between May 3rd and May 27th, 2020, using an online questionnaire that included demographics, the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), assessing depressive symptoms, the Impact of Events Scale Revised (IES-R) measuring PTSD symptoms and the 10 item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) measuring stress. RESULTS: 424 Health Care Workers (HCWs) participated in the study. 79 HCWs (18,6%) scored in PHQ-9 above the cut-off for depression while 62 HCWs (14,6%) scored high enough in IES-R indicating a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. The prevalence of depression and PTSD symptoms were significantly higher among nurses compared to doctors and other HCWs. (20.7% versus 10.8%; adjusted prevalence ratio, 1.70 [95% CI, 1.06 to 2.73]), after adjustment for age and sex. CONCLUSIONS: Even in countries like Cyprus with minimum impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact on the mental health of HCWs is substantial with nurses being more vulnerable. Cambridge University Press 2021-08-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9528418/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.742 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Abstract Chatzittofis, A. Karanikola, M. Michailidou, K. Constantinidou, A. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS |
title | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS |
title_full | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS |
title_fullStr | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS |
title_short | Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in CYPRUS |
title_sort | impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of health care workers in cyprus |
topic | Abstract |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9528418/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.742 |
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