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A longitudinal study of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline perioperative healthcare staff in an Australian tertiary public hospital
Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, v 30(2), pp 212-222
Apr 2022
PMID: 35285740
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Abstract
This longitudinal study examined changes in psychological outcomes of perioperative frontline healthcare workers at one of Australia's most COVID-19 affected hospitals, following the surge and decline of a pandemic wave.
A single-centred longitudinal online survey was conducted between 26 May and 17 November 2020. Recruitment was via poster advertisement and email invitation. The survey was sent out every 4 weeks, resulting in seven time-points.
In total, 385 survey results were analysed from 193 staff (about 64% response rate), 72 (37%) of whom completed the survey more than once. The prevalence of moderate-to-severe anxiety and depressive symptoms peaked at 27% and 25%, respectively, during the pandemic surge. Up to 35% displayed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Although not statistically significant, the trend of depressive and PTSD symptoms worsened over time, especially among females and anaesthetic/surgical trainees, despite subsidence of the pandemic curve. Technicians and anaesthetic/scrub nurses were the at-risk groups with worst psychological outcomes.
We found persistent mental health impacts on frontline perioperative HCWs despite subsidence of the pandemic wave. Further research is needed to determine the extent and trajectory of such impacts with larger sample sizes to determine generalisability to frontline HCWs in general.
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- Title
- A longitudinal study of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on frontline perioperative healthcare staff in an Australian tertiary public hospital
- Creators
- Irene NgElizabeth Barson - The Royal Melbourne HospitalCaroline Fisher - The Royal Melbourne HospitalReny Segal - The Royal Melbourne HospitalDaryl L WilliamsRoni B Krieser - The Royal Melbourne HospitalPaul M Mezzavia - The Royal Melbourne HospitalKeat LeeYinwei Chen - The Royal Melbourne HospitalTeresa Sindoni - The Royal Melbourne HospitalJessica Xu - The University of MelbourneKaren Lamb - The University of MelbourneToni Withiel - The Royal Melbourne HospitalJessica R Barson - College of Medicine (2002-)
- Publication Details
- Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, v 30(2), pp 212-222
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Neurobiology and Anatomy; College of Medicine; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000772048600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85127162594
- Other Identifier
- 991020100212604721
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