Article: Multilevel factors affecting healthcare workers’ perceived stress and risk of infection during COVID-19 pandemic

TitleMultilevel factors affecting healthcare workers’ perceived stress and risk of infection during COVID-19 pandemic
Authors
KeywordsCOVID-19
Healthcare workers
Perceived stress
Psychological wellbeing
Hospital policies
Issue Date2021
PublisherFrontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health
Citation
International Journal of Public Health, 2021, v. 66, article no. 599408 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives: This study aimed to identify key factors affecting Healthcare workers (HCWs) perceived stress and risk of contracting COVID-19 among themselves and their family members during the pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online questionnaire study was conducted between 19 March and April 5, 2020 in Hong Kong. HCWs from public hospitals and private dentists, and their family members participated. Results: A total of 747 HCWs and 245 family members participated. Higher perceived stress in HCWs was associated with more negative changes in family relationship (p = 0.025). The HCWs’ perceived stress, however, was positively associated with family cohesion (p = 0.033) and stress levels of family members (p < 0.001). The level of HCWs’ satisfaction toward the hospital policies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak was associated with lower levels of perceived stress and risk of themselves or their family members contracting COVID-19. HCWs’ previous frontline experience of SARS was significantly associated with less perceived risk of themselves or their family members contracting COVID-19. Conclusion: Hospital policies addressing HCWs’ needs, frontline experience of SARS, and family relationship influenced psychological wellbeing of HCWs during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/299154
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dc.contributor.authorChua, GT-
dc.contributor.authorTung, KTS-
dc.contributor.authorKwan, MYW-
dc.contributor.authorWong, RS-
dc.contributor.authorChui, CSL-
dc.contributor.authorLi, X-
dc.contributor.authorWong, WHS-
dc.contributor.authorTso, WWY-
dc.contributor.authorFu, KW-
dc.contributor.authorChan, KL-
dc.contributor.authorWing, YK-
dc.contributor.authorChen, EYH-
dc.contributor.authorLee, TMC-
dc.contributor.authorRao, N-
dc.contributor.authorChan, GCF-
dc.contributor.authorHon, EKL-
dc.contributor.authorHung, IFN-
dc.contributor.authorLau, KK-
dc.contributor.authorHo, MHK-
dc.contributor.authorWong, K-
dc.contributor.authorXiong, X-
dc.contributor.authorChi, S-
dc.contributor.authorTang, S-
dc.contributor.authorTam, PKH-
dc.contributor.authorWong, ICK-
dc.contributor.authorIp, P-
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-28T02:26:54Z-
dc.date.available2021-04-28T02:26:54Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Public Health, 2021, v. 66, article no. 599408-
dc.identifier.issn1661-8556-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/299154-
dc.description.abstractObjectives: This study aimed to identify key factors affecting Healthcare workers (HCWs) perceived stress and risk of contracting COVID-19 among themselves and their family members during the pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online questionnaire study was conducted between 19 March and April 5, 2020 in Hong Kong. HCWs from public hospitals and private dentists, and their family members participated. Results: A total of 747 HCWs and 245 family members participated. Higher perceived stress in HCWs was associated with more negative changes in family relationship (p = 0.025). The HCWs’ perceived stress, however, was positively associated with family cohesion (p = 0.033) and stress levels of family members (p < 0.001). The level of HCWs’ satisfaction toward the hospital policies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak was associated with lower levels of perceived stress and risk of themselves or their family members contracting COVID-19. HCWs’ previous frontline experience of SARS was significantly associated with less perceived risk of themselves or their family members contracting COVID-19. Conclusion: Hospital policies addressing HCWs’ needs, frontline experience of SARS, and family relationship influenced psychological wellbeing of HCWs during the COVID-19 outbreak.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherFrontiers Research Foundation. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health-
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Public Health-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectCOVID-19-
dc.subjectHealthcare workers-
dc.subjectPerceived stress-
dc.subjectPsychological wellbeing-
dc.subjectHospital policies-
dc.titleMultilevel factors affecting healthcare workers’ perceived stress and risk of infection during COVID-19 pandemic-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailChua, GT: cgt560@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailWong, RS: rosawong@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.doi10.3389/ijph.2021.599408-
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