Predictors and rates of PTSD, depression and anxiety in UK frontline health and social care workers during COVID-19
Talya Greene,Jasmine Harju-Seppänen,Mariam Adeniji,Charlotte Steel,Nick Grey,Chris R. Brewin,Michael A P Bloomfield,Michael A P Bloomfield,Jo Billings +8 more
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Logistic regression analyses found that participants who were concerned about infecting others, who could not talk with their managers if there were not coping, who reported feeling stigmatized and who had not had reliable access to personal protective equipment were more likely to meet criteria for a clinically significant mental disorder.Abstract:
Background: Studies have shown that working in frontline healthcare roles during epidemics and pandemics was associated with PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders.Objectives:...read more
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