COVID‐19‐related discrimination, PTSD symptoms, and psychological distress in healthcare workers

• Published in: International journal of mental health nursing Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 139 - 146
• Main Authors: Narita, Zui, Okubo, Ryo, Sasaki, Yohei, Takeda, Kazuyoshi, Takao, Masaki, Komaki, Hirofumi, Oi, Hideki, Mizoue, Tetsuya, Miyama, Takeshi, Kim, Yoshiharu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adjustment; Alcohol use; Anxiety - psychology; COVID-19; Depression - psychology; Discrimination; Health care; Health Personnel - psychology; Humans; Living alone; Medical personnel; Nurses; Original; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; Psychological Distress; PTSD; SARS-CoV-2; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology; Workers; COVID-19; PTSD; discrimination; nurses; psychological distress

ABSTRACT To date, little effort has been made to examine if frontline workers who deal with COVID‐19 patients are more likely to experience discrimination than second‐line workers. Also, little information has appeared on how COVID‐19‐related discrimination affects PTSD symptoms in healthcare worker...