• Psychiatr Serv · Feb 2021

    Health Care Workers' Mental Health and Quality of Life During COVID-19: Results From a Mid-Pandemic, National Survey.

    • Kevin P Young, Diana L Kolcz, David M O'Sullivan, Jennifer Ferrand, Jeremy Fried, and Kenneth Robinson.
    • Psychological Testing Service (Young), Department of Neuropsychology (Kolcz), and Department of Health Psychology (Ferrand), Hartford Hospital's Institute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut; Department of Psychiatry (Young) and Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine (Robinson), University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington; Department of Research Administration, Hartford HealthCare, Hartford (O'Sullivan); Emergency Department, Midstate Medical Center, Meriden, Connecticut (Fried); Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford (Robinson).
    • Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Feb 1; 72 (2): 122-128.

    ObjectiveThe authors sought to quantify the rates of psychological distress among health care workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify job-related and personal risk and protective factors.MethodsFrom April 1 to April 28, 2020, the authors conducted a national survey advertised via e-mail lists, social media, and direct e-mail. Participants were self-selecting, U.S.-based volunteers. Scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, General Anxiety Disorder-7, Primary Care Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screen, and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-C were used. The relationships between personal resilience and risk factors, work culture and stressors and supports, and COVID-19-related events were examined.ResultsOf 1,685 participants (76% female, 88% White), 31% (404 of 1,311) endorsed mild anxiety, and 33% (427 of 1,311) clinically meaningful anxiety; 29% (393 of 1,341) reported mild depressive symptoms, and 17% (233 of 1,341) moderate to severe depressive symptoms; 5% (64 of 1,326) endorsed suicidal ideation; and 14% (184 of 1,300) screened positive for posttraumatic stress disorder. Pediatric HCWs reported greater anxiety than did others. HCWs' mental health history increased risk for anxiety (odds ratio [OR]=2.78, 95% confidence interval [CI]=2.09-3.70) and depression (OR=3.49, 95% CI=2.47-4.94), as did barriers to working, which were associated with moderate to severe anxiety (OR=2.50, 95% CI=1.80-3.48) and moderate depressive symptoms (OR=2.15, 95% CI=1.45-3.21) (p<0.001 for all comparisons).ConclusionsNearly half of the HCWs reported serious psychiatric symptoms, including suicidal ideation, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Perceived workplace culture and supports contributed to symptom severity, as did personal factors.

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