Risk Perception, Unhealthy Behavior, and Anxiety Due to Viral Epidemic Among Healthcare Workers: The Relationships With Depressive and Insomnia Symptoms During COVID-19

We aimed to investigate the relationship between mental health problems and unhealthy behaviors among healthcare workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an online survey, we collected data on healthcare workers' perception regarding COVID-19 exposure in a work unit. Workers' de...

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Published inFrontiers in psychiatry Vol. 12; p. 615387
Main Authors Lee, Jukab, Lee, Hyuk Joo, Hong, Youjin, Shin, Yong-Wook, Chung, Seockhoon, Park, Jangho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 19.03.2021
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COVID-19
healthcare worker
mental health problem
occupational stress
online survey
Psychiatry
SAVE-9
COVID-19
occupational stress
SAVE-9
mental health problem
hazardous work unit
healthcare worker
online survey
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Summary:We aimed to investigate the relationship between mental health problems and unhealthy behaviors among healthcare workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an online survey, we collected data on healthcare workers' perception regarding COVID-19 exposure in a work unit. Workers' depression, insomnia, and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Insomnia Severity Index, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale, respectively. Work-related stress and anxiety in response to the viral epidemic were measured using the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemic-9 (SAVE-9) scale. We found that work-related stress and anxiety in response to the viral epidemic was associated with female sex, perception of the workplace as being dangerous, and depressive symptoms. Unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking and drinking as coping behaviors during the pandemic, were associated with male sex, young age, depression, and insomnia. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to closely observe the patterns of work-related stress and anxiety reactions among healthcare workers to reduce their burnout.
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Reviewed by: Tae Kim, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea; Jae-Min Kim, Chonnam National University Medical School, South Korea; Seog Ju Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Jangho Park orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-005X
These authors have contributed equally to this work
Yong-Wook Shin orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-6118
Seockhoon Chung orcid.org/0000-0002-9798-3642
This article was submitted to Mood and Anxiety Disorders, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry
Youjin Hong orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-1658
ORCID: Jukab Lee orcid.org/0000-0001-5917-1398
Edited by: Hikaru Hori, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Japan
Hyuk Joo Lee orcid.org/0000-0002-3569-9603
ISSN:1664-0640
1664-0640
DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.615387