Mental health and risk perception among Italian healthcare workers during the second month of the Covid-19 pandemic

Alessandra Gorini; Elena Fiabane; Marinella Sommaruga; Simone Barbieri; Federico Sottotetti; Maria Teresa La Rovere; Elena Tremoli; Paola Gabanelli

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2020.10.007

Mental health and risk perception among Italian healthcare workers during the second month of the Covid-19 pandemic

Alessandra Gorini, Elena Fiabane, Marinella Sommaruga, Simone Barbieri, Federico Sottotetti, Maria Teresa La Rovere, Elena Tremoli, Paola Gabanelli

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Abstract

A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted to assess perceived risk and fear of contagion, as well as mental health outcomes among 650 Italian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. A relevant proportion of the sample reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, and distress. Female sex, nursing profession, fear of being infected, as well as the time of exposure to the COVID-19 spread and the fact of directly attending infected patients were the main risk factors for developing mental health disturbances. Tailored interventions need to be implemented to reduce psychological burden in healthcare workers, with a particular attention to nurses.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	537-544
Number of pages	8
Journal	Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2020.10.007
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020

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Mental health and risk perception among Italian healthcare workers during the second month of the Covid-19 pandemic. / Gorini, Alessandra; Fiabane, Elena; Sommaruga, Marinella; Barbieri, Simone; Sottotetti, Federico ; La Rovere, Maria Teresa ; Tremoli, Elena ; Gabanelli, Paola.

In: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Vol. 34, No. 6, 12.2020, p. 537-544.

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