Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and burnout in nursing home staff in South France during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Authors: |
Ismael Conejero, Melissa Petrier, Pascale Fabbro Peray, Christelle Voisin, Philippe Courtet, Hugo Potier, Loubna Elotmani, Brigitte Lafont, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Jorge Lopez Castroman, Christophe Arbus, Hubert Blain |
| Source: |
Translational Psychiatry, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Nature Publishing Group, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| Subject Terms: |
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571 |
| More Details: |
Abstract The high mortality rate in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic may be linked to psychological disorders in staff. Hence, we assessed the prevalence and associated factors of probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and burnout of nursing home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional study including 66 randomly selected nursing homes in southern France. 537 of the contacted 3 821 nursing home workers (14.0%) responded between April and October 2021. We collected information on center organization, severity of COVID-19 exposure, and socio-demographic information in an online survey. The prevalence of probable PTSD (PCL-5), anxiety and depressive disorders (Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale) and the sub-scores of burnout syndrome (Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel) were assessed. Probable PTSD was reported in 115/537 responders (21.4% (95% CI [18.0%–24.9%])). After adjustment, low-level exposure to COVID-19 in nursing home residents (AOR, 0.5; 95% CI [0.3–0.9]), fear of managing COVID-19 residents (AOR, 3.5; 95% CI [1.9–6.4]), conflicts with residents (AOR, 2.3; 95% CI, [1.2–4.4]), conflicts with colleagues (AOR, 3.6; 95% CI [1.7–8.6]), cancellation of leave (AOR, 4.8; 95% CI [2.0–11.7]) and temporary worker employment (AOR, 3.4; 95% CI [1.7–6.9]) were associated with higher prevalence of probable PTSD. The prevalence of probable anxiety and depression were 28.8% (95% CI [24.9%–32.7%]) and 10.4% (95% CI [7.8%–13.1%]), respectively. Psychological disorders were observed in nearly one third of nursing home workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, continuous surveys and preventive measures are needed in this particularly at-risk population. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2158-3188 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2158-3188 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41398-023-02488-1 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/e5c2ee861f2e456eab3338711f71991e |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.5c2ee861f2e456eab3338711f71991e |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
