Predictors of poor psychological functioning of healthcare workers based in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic
# Background Poor psychological functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported in several studies of healthcare workers from around the world. Factors that might predict this have yet to be established. # Objectives First, to ascertain which factors were associated with poor psycholog...
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Poor psychological functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported in several studies of healthcare workers from around the world. Factors that might predict this have yet to be established.
# Objectives
First, to ascertain which factors were associated with poor psychological functioning in a cohort of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, to characterize key sociodemographic aspects of this cohort. Third, to determine the degree to which any predictors of poor psychological functioning were associated with each other.
# Methods
A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted of 144 healthcare workers in Patras, Greece, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire consisted of: (1) demographic survey questions; (2) the Psychological Consequences Questionnaire scale; (3) the Kessler Psychological Distress scale; and (4) Toulouse's scale for coping strategies. The data were analyzed using general linear modeling.
# Results
The statistical model (p \< 10^-10^) indicated that smoking or taking drugs to calm anxiety, feeling ashamed, and being overwhelmed by one's feelings were all predictors of poor psychological functioning. Conversely, income was a protective factor. A *post hoc* network analysis showed that smoking or taking drugs to calm anxiety was relatively strongly associated with feeling ashamed; the latter was also associated with feeling overwhelmed. There was a weak negative association between income and feeling ashamed.
# Conclusion
This study highlights the critical importance of psychological functioning in shaping the mental well-being of healthcare professionals during pandemics. Prioritizing the mental health of frontline workers is crucial for their well-being and for the overall functioning of healthcare systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-343b1a6b2e5748afab2c9ebea0391fb72025-02-11T20:30:49ZengOpen Medical PublishingHealth Psychology Research2420-81242023-12-0111Predictors of poor psychological functioning of healthcare workers based in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemicBasant K. PuriAnastasia MiariMaria Theodoratou# Background Poor psychological functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported in several studies of healthcare workers from around the world. Factors that might predict this have yet to be established. # Objectives First, to ascertain which factors were associated with poor psychological functioning in a cohort of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Second, to characterize key sociodemographic aspects of this cohort. Third, to determine the degree to which any predictors of poor psychological functioning were associated with each other. # Methods A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted of 144 healthcare workers in Patras, Greece, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire consisted of: (1) demographic survey questions; (2) the Psychological Consequences Questionnaire scale; (3) the Kessler Psychological Distress scale; and (4) Toulouse's scale for coping strategies. The data were analyzed using general linear modeling. # Results The statistical model (p \< 10^-10^) indicated that smoking or taking drugs to calm anxiety, feeling ashamed, and being overwhelmed by one's feelings were all predictors of poor psychological functioning. Conversely, income was a protective factor. A *post hoc* network analysis showed that smoking or taking drugs to calm anxiety was relatively strongly associated with feeling ashamed; the latter was also associated with feeling overwhelmed. There was a weak negative association between income and feeling ashamed. # Conclusion This study highlights the critical importance of psychological functioning in shaping the mental well-being of healthcare professionals during pandemics. Prioritizing the mental health of frontline workers is crucial for their well-being and for the overall functioning of healthcare systems.https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.91274 |
| spellingShingle | Basant K. Puri Anastasia Miari Maria Theodoratou Predictors of poor psychological functioning of healthcare workers based in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic Health Psychology Research |
| title | Predictors of poor psychological functioning of healthcare workers based in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Predictors of poor psychological functioning of healthcare workers based in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| title_short | Predictors of poor psychological functioning of healthcare workers based in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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