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- Title
Long-term psychological and occupational effects of providing hospital healthcare during SARS outbreak.
- Authors
Maunder, Robert G.; Lancee, William J.; Balderson, Kenneth E.; Bennett, Jocelyn P.; Borgundvaag, Bjug; Evans, Susan; Fernandes, Christopher M. B.; Goldbloom, David S.; Gupta, Mona; Hunter, Jonathan J.; Hall, Linda McGillis; Nagle, Lynn M.; Pain, Clare; Peczeniuk, Sonia S.; Raymond, Glenna; Read, Nancy; Rourke, Sean B.; Steinberg, Rosalie J.; Stewart, Thomas E.; VanDeVelde-Coke, Susan
- Abstract
Healthcare workers (HCWs) found the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) to be stressful, but the long-term impact is not known. From 13 to 26 months after the SARS outbreak, 769 HCWs at 9 Toronto hospitals that treated SARS patients and 4 Hamilton hospitals that did not treat SARS patients completed a survey of several adverse outcomes. Toronto HCWs reported significantly higher levels of burnout (p = 0.019), psychological distress (p<0.001), and posttraumatic stress (p<0.001). Toronto workers were more likely to have reduced patient contact and work hours and to report behavioral consequences of stress. Variance in adverse outcomes was explained by a protective effect of the perceived adequacy of training and support and by a provocative effect of maladaptive coping style and other individual factors. The results reinforce the value of effective staff support and training in preparation for future outbreaks.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; MEDICAL care; HOSPITAL care; MEDICAL personnel; SARS disease; PATIENTS; DISEASE outbreaks; SARS epidemiology; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; EVALUATION research; ACQUISITION of data; HEALTH facility employees; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006, Vol 12, Issue 12, p1924
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1212.060584