Long-term Psychological and Occupational Effects of Providing Hospital Healthcare during SARS Outbreak

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Maunder, Robert G. ; Lancee, William J. ; Balderson, Kenneth E. ; Bennett, Jocelyn P. ; Borgundvaag, Bjug ; Evans, Susan ; Fernandes, Christopher M.B. ; Goldbloom, David S. ; Gupta, Mona ; Hunter, Jonathan J. ; Hall, Linda McGillis ; Nagle, Lynn M. ; Pain, Clare ; Peczeniuk, Sonia S. ; Raymond, Glenna ; Read, Nancy ; Rourke, Sean B. ; Steinberg, Rosalie J. ; Stewart, Thomas E. ; Coke, Susan VanDeVelde ; Veldhorst, Georgina G. ; Wasylenki, Donald A.
• Description:
  Healthcare workers (HCWs) found the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) to be stressful, but the long-term impact is not known. From 13 to 26 months after the SARS outbreak, 769 HCWs at 9 Toronto hospitals that treated SARS patients and 4 Hamilton hospitals that did not treat SARS patients completed a survey of several adverse outcomes. Toronto HCWs reported significantly higher levels of burnout (p = 0.019), psychological distress (p<0.001), and posttraumatic stress (p<0.001). Toronto workers were more likely to have reduced patient contact and work hours and to report behavioral consequences of stress. Variance in adverse outcomes was explained by a protective effect of the perceived adequacy of training and support and by a provocative effect of maladaptive coping style and other individual factors. The results reinforce the value of effective staff support and training in preparation for future outbreaks.
• Subjects:
  Adult Burnout, Professional, Research Data Collection Disease Outbreaks Female Health Personnel Humans Male Ontario Personnel, Hospital Regression Analysis Research SARS Virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Stress, Psychological Stress, Traumatic

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(12):1924-1932.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:a01edffd92b48a218eb584c662512e8adab5554f42dcaae6c239d15acf4e41ae
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