The impact of work-related stress on the cognition domain of executive functioning of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Farahat, Sahar Ali; Amin, Omnia R; Hamdy, Hatem Sherif; Fouad, Mohamed

doi:10.1007/s00420-021-01814-8

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“…More specifically, this higher functioning significantly increased participants’ ability to understand and communicate (cognition). Farahat et al 57 showed high workplace stress and burnout levels were reported in their sample of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that stress led to a decline in cognitive functioning, resulting in increased workplace errors 57.…”

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“…Farahat et al 57 showed high workplace stress and burnout levels were reported in their sample of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that stress led to a decline in cognitive functioning, resulting in increased workplace errors 57. To further reinforce the findings, Toscano and Zappalà58 found that social isolation and stress lead to decreased remote work satisfaction and employees’ perceptions of workplace productivity during the COVID-19 pandemic 58…”

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Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Joncic,

Jain,

Chattu

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThis study aims to explore the overall and specific aspects of the functioning of medical laboratory professionals (MLPs) in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.DesignA cross-sectional analysis where a questionnaire was used to assess the mental status of MLPs.SettingAn online questionnaire administered in Ontario, Canada.Participants632 MLPs (medical laboratory technologists, technicians and assistants) were included.Main outcome measuresWe employed the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule V.2.0 (WHODAS V.2.0) Questionnaire to assess functioning/disability and Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire, third edition for psychosocial workplace factors. Multiple regression analysis examined the relationship between overall and specific domain functioning scores and psychosocial workplace factors.ResultsOf the total 632 participants, the majority were female gender and Caucasian. It was found that health (β=2.25, p<0.001, CI: 1.77 to 2.73), management of environmental conditions (β=0.65, p<0.001, CI: 0.33 to 0.98), fear of unemployment (β=−0.72, p<0.001, CI: −1.09 to −0.35) and frequency of stress (β=−1.86, p<0.001, CI: −2.33 to −1.40), in addition to bullying exposure (β=0.56, p<0.01, CI: 0.15 to 0.98) and threats of violence exposure (β=0.90, p<0.01, CI: 0.25 to 1.54), significantly decreased functioning overall and within the specific WHODAS V.2.0 functioning domains.ConclusionThis study provides preliminary evidence of the overall and specific aspects of functioning among the MLPs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, these findings can support and guide the improvement of workplace practices and policies among MLPs in the future.

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Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Joncic,

Jain,

Chattu

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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“… 8 In addition, healthcare professionals (HCP) had to adapt to the new disease and develop algorithms for diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of SARS-CoV-2. 9 – 11 At the same time, shortages of protective equipment had to be overcome. 12 , 13 …”

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“…8 In addition, healthcare professionals (HCP) had to adapt to the new disease and develop algorithms for diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment of SARS-CoV-2. [9][10][11] At the same time, shortages of protective equipment had to be overcome. 12,13 In the field of gastroenterology, especially endoscopy, the focus is on monitoring, diagnosing, and treating patients with chronic or acute gastrointestinal (GI) diseases.…”

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Analysis of the effects of the first and second/third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on an Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Unit in a German ‘hotspot’ area: a single-center experience

Wichmann

Schempf

Göpel

et al. 2022

Therap Adv Gastroenterol

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Background: Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has posed a pandemic threat to global health. We are now in the fourth wave of this pandemic. As the pandemic developed, the requirements and therapeutic endoscopic procedures for SARS-CoV-2-positive patients underwent changes. Methods: Analysis of implications for an endoscopy unit during the first and second/third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on COVID-19-related process changing. Addressed are number of SARS-CoV-2-positive patients and endoscopic examinations performed in patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the various waves, adherence to scheduled examinations, rotation of staff to COVID-dedicated structures and, finally, impact of vaccination on infection rate among endoscopic staff. Results: During the first wave, 10 SARS-CoV-2-positive in-house patients underwent a total of 22 gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures. During the second and third waves, 59 GI endoscopies were performed in 38 patients. While in the first wave, GI bleeding was the main indication for endoscopy (82%), in the second and third waves the main indication for endoscopy was endoscopic insertion of deep feeding tubes (78%; p < 0.001). During the first wave, 5 (17%) of 29 Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Unit (IEU) staff members were moved to designated COVID wards, which was not necessary during the following waves. Lack of protective clothing was critical during the first wave, but not in the later waves. Screening tests for patients and staff were widely available after the first wave, and IEU staff was vaccinated during the second wave. Conclusion: Strategies to ensure safe endoscopies with respect to preventing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from patients to staff were effective. Organizational adjustments allowed the routine program to continue unaffected. Indications for GI endoscopies changed over time: during the first wave, GI endoscopies were performed for life-threatening indications, whereas later supportive procedures were the main indication.

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“…Health care workers have experimented with anxiety, high levels of psychological distress, and mental disorders, such as depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), during the pandemic [9,10]. This can lead to burnout in health care workers [11]. The stress level is higher in nurses than in other health care workers [12].…”

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Risk of Secondary Household Transmission of COVID-19 from Health Care Workers in a Hospital in Spain

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Background: Hospital health care workers are at high risk of developing COVID-19 and transmitting the disease to their family upon returning home; the aim here is to estimate the secondary attack rate of COVID-19 in household contacts of health care workers and their transmission risk factors. Material and Methods: COVID-19 cases in the health care workers of an academic hospital in Pamplona, Spain, from 2 March to 26 May 2020, were followed up. The secondary attack rate (SAR) was estimated from cases in household contacts of index cases and their risk factors by Poisson regression. Results: 89 index cases were studied from 99 notified cases in health care workers (89.0%), excluding secondary cases or those who lived alone. Forty-six secondary cases confirmed by the laboratory were found among 326 household contacts, a secondary attack rate of 14.11% (95% CI 10.75–18.31), and 33 household contacts with acute infection symptoms without microbiologic confirmation 10.12% (95% CI 7.30–13.87). Considering all the cases, the secondary attack rate was 27.3 (95% CI 22.75–32.38). Risk factors were the gender and profession of the index case, the number of people living in the household, and the number of persons per bedroom. When the index case health worker used a single room, it had a protective effect, with an incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 0.493 (95% CI 0.246–0.985); Conclusions: The secondary attack rate found among household contacts of health care workers is high. The preventive isolation of health care workers in individual rooms in their house may reduce the transmission in their families.

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The impact of work-related stress on the cognition domain of executive functioning of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Examining the health and functioning status of medical laboratory professionals in Ontario, Canada: an exploratory study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Analysis of the effects of the first and second/third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on an Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Unit in a German ‘hotspot’ area: a single-center experience

Risk of Secondary Household Transmission of COVID-19 from Health Care Workers in a Hospital in Spain

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