Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in healthcare workers after the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak: A survey of a large tertiary care hospital in Wuhan

Abstract

Highlights A high prevalence of probable PTSD (20.87%) was found about six months after the first local outbreak of COVID-19 among healthcare workers at the Central Hospital of Wuhan. Healthcare workers with negative COVID-19 tests, those with high Social Support Self-Rating Scale (SSRS) scores, and HCWs whose family members tested negative were less likely to have probable PTSD. High levels of psychiatric and somatic illness and insomnia were associated with probable PTSD.

Prevalence of stress, depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Stress was estimated in 40 studies [ 18 , 20 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 33 , 35 , 36 , [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] , [53] , [54] , [55] , [56] , [57] , [58] , [59] , [60] , [61] , [62] , [63] , [64] , [65] , [66] , [67] , [68] , [69] , [70] ]. The overall pooled point estimates of prevalence for stress varied between 10% and 84% ( Fig.…”

Factors Associated With Psychological Distress in Health-Care Workers During an Infectious Disease Outbreak: A Rapid Systematic Review of the Evidence

“…Receiving direct social support from friends, family, colleagues and supervisors was a key protective factor in all of the 19 studies that examined its association with psychological distress ( Table 2 ). For example, in HCW during the COVID-19 outbreak, higher levels of social support were associated with significantly lower levels of stress, depression, anxiety, depression and PTSD ( 28 , 31 , 38 , 62 , 70 , 78 , 88 , 90 , 94 , 102 , 139 , 156 ). These findings were consistent with that of a study of frontline medical staff during the COVID-19 outbreak who reported that a positive attitude from co-workers was important for reducing their distress ( 39 ).…”

Psychological Distress and Post-Traumatic Symptomatology among Dental Healthcare Workers in Russia: Results of a Pilot Study

“…Emerging evidence from research on the COVID-19 pandemic indicates high rates of mental disorders among HSCWs in most countries, including China, the U.S.A., India, and Italy [ 2 , 3 , 16 , 18 , 23 , 24 , 44 , 45 ].…”

“…On the DASS-21 depression subscales, scores of 0-4 were deemed as "normal", 10-13 as "mild", 14-20 as "moderate", 21-27 as "severe", and 28-42 as "extremely severe" depression. The DASS-21 anxiety subscale scores were assessed as "normal" (0-3), "mild" (4-5), "moderate" (6-7), "severe" (8-9), and extremely severe" (10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). The DASS-21 stress subscale scores were divided into "normal" (0-7), "mild" (8-9), "moderate" (10-12), "severe" (13-16), and "extremely severe" (17-21) stress [37].…”

“…In several countries, dentists have been allowed to practice only emergency/urgent procedures during the whole period of the lockdowns [ 12 , 14 , 15 ]. The obtained perceived job insecurity has additionally affected their mental health [ 16 , 17 , 18 ], having been positively associated with depressive symptoms [ 12 ]. This is exemplified by the results of cross-sectional surveys among dentists from China, India, Israel, Italy, and the U.K., which indicated elevated levels of subjective overload, psychological distress, and anxiety among participants [ 19 , 20 ].…”