Snapshot Impact of COVID‐19 on Mental Wellness in Nonphysician Otolaryngology Health Care Workers: A National Study
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- Aman Prasad
- Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Alyssa M. Civantos
- Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Yasmeen Byrnes
- Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Kevin Chorath
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Seerat Poonia
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Changgee Chang
- Department of Biostatistics Epidemiology and Informatics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Evan M. Graboyes
- Department of Otolaryngology Medical University of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina USA
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- Andrés M. Bur
- Department of Otolaryngology School of Medicine University of Kansas Kansas City Kansas USA
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- Punam Thakkar
- Department of Otolaryngology George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- Jie Deng
- Department of Nursing University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Rahul Seth
- Department of Otolaryngology University of San Francisco San Francisco California USA
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- Samuel Trosman
- Department of Otolaryngology Mt. Sinai Health System New York City New York USA
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- Anni Wong
- Department of Otolaryngology Mt. Sinai Health System New York City New York USA
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- Benjamin M. Laitman
- Department of Otolaryngology Mt. Sinai Health System New York City New York USA
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- Janki Shah
- Department of Otolaryngology Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio USA
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- Vanessa Stubbs
- Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami Miami Florida USA
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- Qi Long
- Department of Biostatistics Epidemiology and Informatics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Garret Choby
- Department of Otolaryngology Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Christopher H. Rassekh
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Erica R. Thaler
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Karthik Rajasekaran
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Abstract
<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p>Nonphysician health care workers are involved in high‐risk patient care during the COVID‐19 pandemic, placing them at high risk of mental health burden. The mental health impact of COVID‐19 in this crucial population has not been studied thus far. Thus, the objective of this study is to assess the psychosocial well‐being of these providers.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design</jats:title><jats:p>National cross‐sectional online survey (no control group).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting</jats:title><jats:p>Academic otolaryngology programs in the United States.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Subjects and Methods</jats:title><jats:p>We distributed a survey to nonphysician health care workers in otolaryngology departments across the United States. The survey incorporated a variety of validated mental health assessment tools to measure participant burnout (Mini‐Z assessment), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder–7), distress (Impact of Event Scale), and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire–2). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine predictive factors associated with these mental health outcomes.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>We received 347 survey responses: 248 (71.5%) nurses, 63 (18.2%) administrative staff, and 36 (10.4%) advanced practice providers. A total of 104 (30.0%) respondents reported symptoms of burnout; 241 (69.5%), symptoms of anxiety; 292 (84.1%), symptoms of at least mild distress; and 79 (22.8%), symptoms of depression. Upon further analysis, development of these symptoms was associated with factors such as occupation, practice setting, and case load.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title><jats:p>Frontline otolaryngology health care providers exhibit high rates of mental health complications, particularly anxiety and distress, in the wake of COVID‐19. Adequate support systems must be put into place to address these issues.</jats:p></jats:sec>
Journal
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- OTO Open
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OTO Open 4 (3), 2473974X20948835-, 2020-07
Wiley
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1360017284617106432
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- ISSN
- 2473974X
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- Data Source
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- Crossref