PMID- 37293404
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230612
IS  - 1664-0640 (Print)
IS  - 1664-0640 (Electronic)
IS  - 1664-0640 (Linking)
VI  - 14
DP  - 2023
TI  - Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among healthcare workers during the 
      Omicron era.
PG  - 1140511
LID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1140511 [doi]
LID - 1140511
AB  - BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant psychological stress 
      among healthcare workers. This study aimed to clarify the factors that influenced 
      health workers' posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. METHOD: A total of 
      443 healthcare workers from eight Mental Health Centers in Shandong were 
      recruited to attend an online survey. Participants completed self-evaluation 
      measures of exposure to the COVID-19 environment and PTSD symptoms, as well as 
      measures of potential protective factors such as euthymia and perceived social 
      support. RESULTS: About 45.37% of healthcare workers had severe symptoms of PTSD 
      symptoms. Healthcare workers with more serious PTSD symptoms were significantly 
      related to higher exposure to COVID-19 (r = 0.177, p < 0.001), as well as lower 
      levels of euthymia (r = -0.287, p < 0.001) and perceived social support 
      (r = -0.236, p < 0.001). The structural equation model (SEM) further revealed 
      that the impact of exposure to COVID-19 on PTSD symptoms was partially mediated 
      by euthymia, and moderated by perceived social support, especially from others 
      (e.g., friends, leaders, relatives and colleagues). CONCLUSION: These findings 
      suggested that improving the state of euthymia, getting social support from 
      others could alleviate PTSD symptoms among healthcare workers during the 
      COVID-19.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023 Yin, Han, Guan, Wang, Wang, Yuan and Yang.
FAU - Yin, YuanYuan
AU  - Yin Y
AD  - Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong, China.
AD  - Wenzhou Medical University, School of Mental Health, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
FAU - Han, Sizhu
AU  - Han S
AD  - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Brain Health Institute, National 
      Center for Mental Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong 
      University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
FAU - Guan, Jiaoqiong
AU  - Guan J
AD  - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Brain Health Institute, National 
      Center for Mental Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong 
      University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, School 
      of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
FAU - Wang, DuanWei
AU  - Wang D
AD  - Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong, China.
FAU - Wang, HaiRong
AU  - Wang H
AD  - Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong, China.
FAU - Yuan, Ti-Fei
AU  - Yuan TF
AD  - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Brain Health Institute, National 
      Center for Mental Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong 
      University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
AD  - Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
FAU - Yang, Ying
AU  - Yang Y
AD  - Shandong Mental Health Center, Jinan, Shandong, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230524
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Psychiatry
JT  - Frontiers in psychiatry
JID - 101545006
PMC - PMC10244510
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - euthymia
OT  - exposure to COVID-19
OT  - healthcare workers
OT  - perceived social support
OT  - posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/06/09 06:42
MHDA- 2023/06/09 06:43
PMCR- 2023/05/24
CRDT- 2023/06/09 04:35
PHST- 2023/01/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/05/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/06/09 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/06/09 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/06/09 04:35 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/05/24 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1140511 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Psychiatry. 2023 May 24;14:1140511. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1140511. 
      eCollection 2023.