Maniero, C;
Ng, SM;
Collett, G;
Godec, T;
Siddiqui, I;
Antoniou, S;
Kumar, A;
Janmohamed, A;
Nair, S;
Kotecha, A;
et al.
Maniero, C; Ng, SM; Collett, G; Godec, T; Siddiqui, I; Antoniou, S; Kumar, A; Janmohamed, A; Nair, S; Kotecha, A; Khan, R; Khanji, MY; Kapil, V; Gupta, J; Gupta, AK
(2024)
Differential impact of COVID-19 on mental health and burnout.
Occup Med (Lond), 74 (1).
pp. 45-52.
ISSN 1471-8405
https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad011
SGUL Authors: Janmohamed, Azara
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: There may be differential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and burnout rates of healthcare professionals (HCPs) performing different roles. AIMS: To examine mental health and burnout rates, and possible drivers for any disparities between professional roles. METHODS: In this cohort study, online surveys were distributed to HCPs in July-September 2020 (baseline) and re-sent 4 months later (follow-up; December 2020) assessing for probable major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), insomnia, mental well-being and burnout (emotional exhaustion and depersonalization). Separate logistic regression models (at both phases) compared the risk of outcomes between roles: healthcare assistants (HCAs), nurses and midwives (nurses), allied health professionals (AHPs) and doctors (reference group). Separate linear regression models were also developed relating the change in scores to professional role. RESULTS: At baseline (n = 1537), nurses had a 1.9-fold and 2.5-fold increased risk of MDD and insomnia, respectively. AHPs had a 1.7-fold and 1.4-fold increased risk of MDD and emotional exhaustion, respectively. At follow-up (n = 736), the disproportionate risk between doctors and others worsened: nurses and HCAs were at 3.7-fold and 3.6-fold increased risk of insomnia, respectively. Nurses also had a significantly increased risk of MDD, GAD, poor mental well-being and burnout. Nurses also had significantly worsened anxiety, mental well-being and burnout scores over time, relative to doctors. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses and AHPs had excess risk of adverse mental health and burnout during the pandemic, and this difference worsened over time (in nurses especially). Our findings support adoption of targeted strategies accounting for different HCP roles.
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Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | ||||||
Keywords: | 1117 Public Health and Health Services, Environmental & Occupational Health | ||||||
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Institute of Medical, Biomedical and Allied Health Education (IMBE) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Occup Med (Lond) | ||||||
ISSN: | 1471-8405 | ||||||
Language: | eng | ||||||
Publisher License: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
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PubMed ID: | 37040624 | ||||||
Web of Science ID: | WOS:000969059600001 | ||||||
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URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/116162 | ||||||
Publisher's version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad011 |
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