2004
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291704002247
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2003: stress and psychological impact among frontline healthcare workers

Abstract: These findings shed light on the need for hospital administrators to be aware of the extent and sources of stress and psychological distress among frontline healthcare workers during disease outbreak.

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“…A possible reason is that these respondents placed the anxiety of their colleagues above their own. Although perceived employer support was a protective factor against stress in other studies 4) , we did not find a significant association in our study. A possible reason is that most HCWs (88.5%) were already confident that their employer will look after their needs if they fell ill with AI.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…A possible reason is that these respondents placed the anxiety of their colleagues above their own. Although perceived employer support was a protective factor against stress in other studies 4) , we did not find a significant association in our study. A possible reason is that most HCWs (88.5%) were already confident that their employer will look after their needs if they fell ill with AI.…”
Section: Concernscontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…Our results are also consistent with other studies that found that most HCWs have greater stress and workload, work overtime and do work normally done by others during an infectious disease outbreak 1,4) . A higher percentage of TH HCWs felt that there would be more conflict amongst colleagues at work and the need to work overtime.…”
Section: Perceived Impact On Personal Life and Worksupporting
confidence: 92%
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