COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey
Abstract Even during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic health professionals were facing mental health challenges. The aim of this study was to examine the mental health of doctors, nurses and other professional groups in Europe and to identify differences between the professional groups. We co...
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| author | Frieder Dechent Gwendolyn Mayer Svenja Hummel Steffen Moritz Charles Benoy Rosa Almeida Raquel Losada Durán Oscar Ribeiro Vincenza Frisardi Ilaria Tarricone Silvia Ferrari Cédric Lemogne Christian Huber Steffi Weidt Jobst-Hendrik Schultz |
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| description | Abstract Even during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic health professionals were facing mental health challenges. The aim of this study was to examine the mental health of doctors, nurses and other professional groups in Europe and to identify differences between the professional groups. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in 8 European countries. We asked for demographic data, whether the participants were exposed to COVID-19 at work, for main information sources about the pandemic, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), and major stressors. A MANCOVA was carried out to find predictors of mental health among health care professionals. The sample (N = 1398) consisted of 237 physicians, 459 nurses, and 351 other healthcare professionals and 351 non-medical professionals with no direct involvement in patient care. The mean mental health of all groups was affected to a mild degree. Major predictors for depression and anxiety were the profession group with higher scores especially in the group of the nurses and working directly with COVID-patients. In the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological burden on health professionals has remained high, with being nurse and working directly with COVID19 patients being particular risk factors for mental distress. We found as a main result that nurses scored significantly higher on depression and anxiety than practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3aed74d9c91d46fa896f41adf3d883252025-01-12T12:25:15ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-09-0114111010.1038/s41598-024-72396-xCOVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional surveyFrieder Dechent0Gwendolyn Mayer1Svenja Hummel2Steffen Moritz3Charles Benoy4Rosa Almeida5Raquel Losada Durán6Oscar Ribeiro7Vincenza Frisardi8Ilaria Tarricone9Silvia Ferrari10Cédric Lemogne11Christian Huber12Steffi Weidt13Jobst-Hendrik Schultz14Universität Basel, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken (UPK) BaselUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und PsychosomatikUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und PsychosomatikUniversitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und PsychotherapieUniversität Basel, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken (UPK) BaselFundación INTRASFundación INTRASUniversity of Aveiro, CINTESIS@RISE, Department of Education and PsychologyIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di BolognaUniversity of BolognaUniversity of Modena and Reggio EmiliaUniversité Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Inserm, INRAE, Center for Research in Epidemiology and StatisticS (CRESS)Universität Basel, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken (UPK) BaselPsychiatrie St. GallenUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und PsychosomatikAbstract Even during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic health professionals were facing mental health challenges. The aim of this study was to examine the mental health of doctors, nurses and other professional groups in Europe and to identify differences between the professional groups. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in 8 European countries. We asked for demographic data, whether the participants were exposed to COVID-19 at work, for main information sources about the pandemic, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), and major stressors. A MANCOVA was carried out to find predictors of mental health among health care professionals. The sample (N = 1398) consisted of 237 physicians, 459 nurses, and 351 other healthcare professionals and 351 non-medical professionals with no direct involvement in patient care. The mean mental health of all groups was affected to a mild degree. Major predictors for depression and anxiety were the profession group with higher scores especially in the group of the nurses and working directly with COVID-patients. In the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological burden on health professionals has remained high, with being nurse and working directly with COVID19 patients being particular risk factors for mental distress. We found as a main result that nurses scored significantly higher on depression and anxiety than practitioners.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72396-xCOVID-19EuropeAnxietyDepressionMedical professionalsMental health |
| spellingShingle | Frieder Dechent Gwendolyn Mayer Svenja Hummel Steffen Moritz Charles Benoy Rosa Almeida Raquel Losada Durán Oscar Ribeiro Vincenza Frisardi Ilaria Tarricone Silvia Ferrari Cédric Lemogne Christian Huber Steffi Weidt Jobst-Hendrik Schultz COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey Scientific Reports COVID-19 Europe Anxiety Depression Medical professionals Mental health |
| title | COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full | COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_short | COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey |
| title_sort | covid 19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight european countries during the third wave a cross sectional survey |
| topic | COVID-19 Europe Anxiety Depression Medical professionals Mental health |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72396-x |
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