Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency: an Italian nationwide epidemiologic survey

Penati, Rachele; Begenisic, Tatjana; Zeni, Federica; Sire, Alessandro de; Bernetti, Andrea; Fiore, Pietro; Nardone, Antonio

doi:10.23736/s1973-9087.21.06844-1

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“…COVID‐19 pandemic has spread worldwide 32 with serious consequences also in Italy 33–35 . COVID‐19 caused many deaths, and it had a deep psychological impact on the general population 36 …”

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“…COVID-19 pandemic has spread worldwide 32 with serious consequences also in Italy. [33][34][35] COVID-19 caused many deaths, and it had a deep psychological impact on the general population. 36 Forced closures, job loss, fear of contagion and infecting others, social distancing, and the impossibility to have human contact for a long time have significantly affected people's minds, emotions, and behaviors: as a result, the mental health of the worldwide population had worsened.…”

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Impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health in a cohort of Italian rehabilitation healthcare workers

Farì

Sire

Giorgio

et al. 2021

Journal of Medical Virology

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The COVID‐19 pandemic has had a strong impact on healthcare workers (HCWs), affecting their physical and mental health. In Italy, HCWs have been among the first exposed to unprecedented pressure, dealing with large numbers of infections during the first pandemic wave. However, the severe psychological consequences on HCWs find little evidence in the literature, especially in terms of comparison to the status quo ante pandemic. The aim of this study was to provide an assessment of the mental health burden in a cohort of Italian HCWs during the COVID‐19 pandemic, comparing their condition with that before the emergency, to direct the promotion of mental well‐being among HCWs worldwide. In this retrospective study, we included physicians, physical therapists, and nurses working in the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit, Neurology Unit, and Rehabilitation Unit from a Southern Italy University Hospital. All study participants underwent a battery of psychological tests, aimed at verifying their state of mental health during the COVID‐19 emergency and before it. Depressive, anxiety, and burnout symptoms were assessed using the following questionnaires: Maslach Burnout Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9), and General Anxiety Disorder‐7. Depressive, anxiety, and burnout clinical relevance symptoms were present in HCWs during the COVID‐19 pandemic more than those before the emergency. Fifty percent of the HCWs obtained a score clinically significant during the emergency. Moreover, a depersonalization factor showed a statistically significant increase in average scores ( p < 0.0001). The PHQ‐9 scale showed that 47.1% of the operators reported depressive state presence. The number of operators scoring above the cut‐off for the anxiety scale tripled during the emergency ( p < 0.0001). The female gender conferred greater risks for depression. Taken together, the findings of this study showed that our sample of Italian HCWs showed a greater risk for depression, anxiety, and stress during the COVID‐19 pandemic. These data might be a starting point to plan mental health monitoring and prevention programs for HCWs, thus ensuring patients receive the best possible care performances even during healthcare crises such as the current pandemic.

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Impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health in a cohort of Italian rehabilitation healthcare workers

Farì

Sire

Giorgio

et al. 2021

Journal of Medical Virology

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Psychological Distress and Work Environment Perception by Physical Therapists from Southern Italy during COVID-19 Pandemic: The C.A.L.A.B.R.I.A Study

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Marotta

Lippi

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The psychosocial impact of the work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic on health professionals is a growing issue. The present study examined specific psychosocial work environment indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic, through a multiple regression model of a self-administered cross-sectional online survey in a cohort of physical therapists from a region of Southern Italy from March 2020 to May 2021. The questionnaire contained items on work and healthcare issues related to COVID-19. Eighty physical therapists (29 male and 51 female), mean age 32.5 ± 10.1 years, were involved in this survey. The multiple regression analysis showed that “management activity” was significantly correlated to “therapist frustration” during the COVID-19 pandemic (ΔR2 = 0.16; p < 0.03). Findings of this study underline the importance of a healthy psychosocial work environment to enhance job satisfaction of all health professionals and to avoid role conflict and burnout syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency: an Italian nationwide epidemiologic survey

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Impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health in a cohort of Italian rehabilitation healthcare workers

Impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health in a cohort of Italian rehabilitation healthcare workers

Psychological Distress and Work Environment Perception by Physical Therapists from Southern Italy during COVID-19 Pandemic: The C.A.L.A.B.R.I.A Study

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