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The mental health impact of contact with COVID-19 patients on healthcare workers in the United States.

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the relationship between contact with COVID-19 patients and the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States (US). In a convenience sample of 957 HCWs who completed an anonymous online survey between April-May 2020, HCWs who provided direct care to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients reported increased depressive and posttraumatic symptoms compared to HCWs with no COVID-19 patient contact. Additionally, more frequent contact was associated with higher distress. More data drawn from diverse samples that better represent US HCWs are needed to fully assess the scope of this association.

SUBMITTER: Hurst KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8709733 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The mental health impact of contact with COVID-19 patients on healthcare workers in the United States.

Hurst Kelly T KT   Ballard Elizabeth D ED   Anderson Grace E GE   Greenstein Dede K DK   Cavanaugh Grace W GW   Dwyer Elspeth E   Swartz Kimberly K   Zarate Carlos A CA   Chung Joyce Y JY   Park Lawrence T LT  

Psychiatry research 20211225

This study assessed the relationship between contact with COVID-19 patients and the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States (US). In a convenience sample of 957 HCWs who completed an anonymous online survey between April-May 2020, HCWs who provided direct care to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients reported increased depressive and posttraumatic symptoms compared to HCWs with no COVID-19 patient contact. Additionally, more frequent contact was associated with higher  ...[more]