A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived working environment, including the possibility to recover, among psychiatric healthcare workers (PHCWs) in comparison with pre-pandemic measures.Method: A link to an anonymous, web-based COV...

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Autores principales:	Eirini Alexiou, Steinn Steingrimsson, Magnus Akerstrom, Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir, Linda Ahlstrom, Caterina Finizia, Helle Wijk, Alessio Degl'Innocenti
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 pandemic online survey psychiatric healthcare workers recovery working environment Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a1877ebb04104d6992ad9347a9fd469f2021-12-01T12:07:09ZA Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden1664-064010.3389/fpsyt.2021.770955https://doaj.org/article/a1877ebb04104d6992ad9347a9fd469f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.770955/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived working environment, including the possibility to recover, among psychiatric healthcare workers (PHCWs) in comparison with pre-pandemic measures.Method: A link to an anonymous, web-based COVID-19 related survey was sent via email to all PHCWs at a university hospital in Sweden (n = 1,618) in September 2020. The response rate was 38% (566 of 1,507 eligible participants). Working environment survey responses collected in 2019 were used as pre-pandemic comparators. Statistical analyses were performed to assess overall impact over time on work demands, support, motivation, and recovery, stratified by professional role, and considering variables such as access to personal protective equipment.Results: The percentage of individuals responding negatively to statements about working environment increased significantly for most items after the first wave. Similarly, the increase of five of the investigated factors indicated a more negative perception of recovery during the pandemic. Registered nurses reported a greater negative impact of the pandemic on perceived working conditions and ability to recover than other professional groups. PHCWs working with patients with COVID-19 (35%) who reported being worried about becoming infected (12%) or infecting others (17%), or lacking adequate personal protective equipment (22%) were more negatively impacted regarding work environment-related items than those who did not.Conclusions: PHCWs' working environment and possibility for recovery were impacted by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses being most affected. Although psychiatric services do not directly care for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, the results from this study suggests that mental health services should also prepare for future pandemics.Eirini AlexiouEirini AlexiouSteinn SteingrimssonSteinn SteingrimssonMagnus AkerstromMagnus AkerstromIngibjörg H. JonsdottirIngibjörg H. JonsdottirLinda AhlstromLinda AhlstromCaterina FiniziaCaterina FiniziaHelle WijkHelle WijkHelle WijkAlessio Degl'InnocentiAlessio Degl'InnocentiFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19 pandemiconline surveypsychiatric healthcare workersrecoveryworking environmentPsychiatryRC435-571ENFrontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 pandemic online survey psychiatric healthcare workers recovery working environment Psychiatry RC435-571
spellingShingle	COVID-19 pandemic online survey psychiatric healthcare workers recovery working environment Psychiatry RC435-571 Eirini Alexiou Eirini Alexiou Steinn Steingrimsson Steinn Steingrimsson Magnus Akerstrom Magnus Akerstrom Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir Linda Ahlstrom Linda Ahlstrom Caterina Finizia Caterina Finizia Helle Wijk Helle Wijk Helle Wijk Alessio Degl'Innocenti Alessio Degl'Innocenti A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden
description	Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived working environment, including the possibility to recover, among psychiatric healthcare workers (PHCWs) in comparison with pre-pandemic measures.Method: A link to an anonymous, web-based COVID-19 related survey was sent via email to all PHCWs at a university hospital in Sweden (n = 1,618) in September 2020. The response rate was 38% (566 of 1,507 eligible participants). Working environment survey responses collected in 2019 were used as pre-pandemic comparators. Statistical analyses were performed to assess overall impact over time on work demands, support, motivation, and recovery, stratified by professional role, and considering variables such as access to personal protective equipment.Results: The percentage of individuals responding negatively to statements about working environment increased significantly for most items after the first wave. Similarly, the increase of five of the investigated factors indicated a more negative perception of recovery during the pandemic. Registered nurses reported a greater negative impact of the pandemic on perceived working conditions and ability to recover than other professional groups. PHCWs working with patients with COVID-19 (35%) who reported being worried about becoming infected (12%) or infecting others (17%), or lacking adequate personal protective equipment (22%) were more negatively impacted regarding work environment-related items than those who did not.Conclusions: PHCWs' working environment and possibility for recovery were impacted by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses being most affected. Although psychiatric services do not directly care for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, the results from this study suggests that mental health services should also prepare for future pandemics.
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author	Eirini Alexiou Eirini Alexiou Steinn Steingrimsson Steinn Steingrimsson Magnus Akerstrom Magnus Akerstrom Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir Linda Ahlstrom Linda Ahlstrom Caterina Finizia Caterina Finizia Helle Wijk Helle Wijk Helle Wijk Alessio Degl'Innocenti Alessio Degl'Innocenti
author_facet	Eirini Alexiou Eirini Alexiou Steinn Steingrimsson Steinn Steingrimsson Magnus Akerstrom Magnus Akerstrom Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir Linda Ahlstrom Linda Ahlstrom Caterina Finizia Caterina Finizia Helle Wijk Helle Wijk Helle Wijk Alessio Degl'Innocenti Alessio Degl'Innocenti
author_sort	Eirini Alexiou
title	A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden
title_short	A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden
title_full	A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden
title_fullStr	A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden
title_full_unstemmed	A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden
title_sort	survey of psychiatric healthcare workers' perception of working environment and possibility to recover before and after the first wave of covid-19 in sweden
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a1877ebb04104d6992ad9347a9fd469f
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A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in Sweden

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