Anxiety, worry, and job satisfaction: effects of COVID-19 care on critical care anesthesiologists

Siddiqui, Shahla; Tung, Avery; Kelly, Lauren; Nurok, Michael; Khanna, Ashish K.; Ben-Jacob, Talia K.; Verdiner, Ricardo E.; Sreedharan, Roshni; Novack, Lena; Nunnally, Mark; Chow, Jarva; Williams, George W.; Sladen, Robert N.

doi:10.1007/s12630-022-02188-2

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“…LGBTQIA+) [25,29,35,42]; and workplace factors (high work effort; perceived staff shortages; redeployment outside area of clinical practice; PPE shortages) [29,[32][33][34]42]. High effort was also associated with lower happiness [34].…”

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“…Of 1254 articles initially returned, we included 20 articles that studied 8680 anaesthetists (Fig. 1 ) [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ]. Studies sampled anaesthetists from 14 countries: Canada (n = 55) [ 26 ]; Egypt (n = 330) [ 32 , 41 ]; France (n = 46) [ 36 ]; India (n = 512) [ 24 ]; Italy (n = 195) [ 28 , 34 ]; Malaysia (n = 85) [ 23 ]; Pakistan (n = 8) [ 31 ]; Saudi Arabia (n = 241) [ 30 ]; Singapore (n = 115) [ 42 ]; Spain (n = 776) [ 39 ]; South Africa (n = 391) [ 33 ]; Turkey (n = 34) [ 40 ]; UK and Ireland (n = 1143) [ 27 , 37 , 38 ]; and the USA (n = 4759) [ 25 , 29 , 35 ].…”

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“…Four of the cross‐sectional studies incorporated a mixed‐methods qualitative component (i.e. focus group [ 28 ] or open‐text survey items [ 26 , 27 , 35 ]).…”

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Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review

Paterson

Ferris

2022

Anaesthesia

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The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed substantial burdens on clinicians and there is a need to better understand the impact on mental health and well-being. This scoping review investigates the prevalence of mental health concerns in anaesthetists, risk and protective factors for mental well-being, and anaesthetists' pandemic-related concerns and support. We searched online databases for articles published between January 2020 and May 2022, using search terms related to: anaesthesia; burnout, well-being, mental health or stress; and COVID-19. We identified 20 articles comprising 19 different populations of anaesthetists (n = 8680) from 14 countries. Studies identified the prevalence of the following condition in anaesthetists: burnout (14-59%); stress (50-71%); anxiety (11-74%); depression (12-67%); post-traumatic stress (17-25%); psychological distress (52%); and insomnia (17-61%). Significant risk factors for poorer mental health included: direct COVID-19-related issues (fear of self and family exposure to infection; requirement for quarantine); practitioner health factors (insomnia; comorbidities); psychosocial factors (loneliness; isolation; perceived lack of support at home and work); demographic factors (female gender; non-white ethnicity; LGBTQIA+); and workplace factors (redeployment outside area of clinical practice; increased work effort; personal protective equipment shortages). Protective factors identified included: job satisfaction; perceived organisational justice; older age; and male sex. Anaesthetists' self-reported concerns related to: personal protective equipment; resource allocation; fear of infection; fear of financial loss; increased workload; and effective communication of protocols for patient treatment. Support from family, colleagues and hospital management was identified as an important coping mechanism. Findings from this review may support the design of interventions to enhance anaesthetists' psychological health during pandemic conditions and beyond. Future research should include consistent psychological outcome measures and rigorous experimental design beyond cross-sectional studies.

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Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review

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Ferris

2022

Anaesthesia

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“…The participants also struggled with sensitive and unusual responsibilities and were part of the decision-making process for emotionally draining decisions, such as involvement with grieving families or with families that were no longer allowed to visit their loved ones. Previous findings have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with a high incidence of generalized anxiety disorder and an increased sense of burnout among critical care anesthesiologists, especially in females and younger physicians [ 16 , 17 ]. In addition, long hours spent in PPE, exhausting prolonged working hours, and stress related to the uncertainty of the outbreak could all lead to anxiety, depression, insomnia, and post-traumatic stress disorder [ 3 ].…”

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Psychological Distress after the COVID-19 Pandemic among Anesthesiologists in Poland—An Observational Study

Podhorodecka

Radkowski

Boniecka

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IJERPH

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Introduction: The response to the COVID-19 pandemic by anesthesiologists has been simply heroic. Unfortunately, there are very few evidence-based studies in the literature that focus on anesthesiologists’ burnout during that time. The purpose of our study was to examine the psychological distress, after the COVID-19 pandemic, among anesthesiologists in Poland. Methods: We conducted an anonymous internet survey among a group of anesthesiologists in Poland. It contained a questionnaire, entitled “Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI)”, with demographic questions about sex, age, and family, as well as questions related to working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We received data from 158 people, including 109 women and 49 men. Results: Results from the analysis showed that 73% (115/158) of the participants suffered from burnout. Moreover, 95.6% of the participants thought that the COVID-19 pandemic had had an influence on their level of burnout, and 97.3% found that it had had a negative impact. Conclusions: There is no doubt that healthcare workers, despite the difficulties associated with their daily work, have not faced challenges on such a scale in a very long time. Support for their mental health should be an essential component of the modern public healthcare system.

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“…These symptoms were more common in women, possibly due to the added burden of home-related responsibilities. 32…”

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The Next Next Wave: How Critical Care Might Learn From COVID in Responding to the Next Pandemic

Tung

Dalton

Hastie

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Anesthesia &Amp; Analgesia

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Anxiety, worry, and job satisfaction: effects of COVID-19 care on critical care anesthesiologists

Cited by 10 publications

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Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review

Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review

Psychological Distress after the COVID-19 Pandemic among Anesthesiologists in Poland—An Observational Study

The Next Next Wave: How Critical Care Might Learn From COVID in Responding to the Next Pandemic

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