A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Psycho-Emotional State of Intensive Care Units’ Physicians and Nurses of COVID-19 Hospitals of a Russian Metropolis

Working in intensive care units (ICUs) is stressful and potentially leads to various psychoemotional disorders. Today, this issue represents a serious concern to the healthcare sector and affects the quality of healthcare provided. This study aimed to assess and compare the psycho-emotional state in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 hospitals’ ICU healthcare workers (HCWs). From January to July 2021, we conducted an anonymous cross-sectional web survey of ICU physicians and nurses (N = 1259) of various hospitals in a metropolis with a population of over 10 million people. The statistical distributions of non-COVID-19 ICU HCWs showed the following results: Emotional exhaustion levels (low 14.6%, average 30.8%, and high 54.6%); depersonalization levels (low 11.6%, average 16.5%, and high 71.9%); and reduced personal accomplishment levels (low 23.5%, average 40.3%, and high 36.2%). The statistical distributions of COVID-19 ICU HCWs showed the following results: Emotional exhaustion levels (low 16.5%, average 31.5%, and high 52%); depersonalization levels (low 7.4%, average 9.4%, and high 83.1%); and reduced personal accomplishment levels (low 25.4%, average 45.4%, and high 29.1%). This study found a strong correlation between emotional exhaustion, aggression, and depersonalization in non-COVID-19 ICU HCWs and also found a correlation between their age, aggression, emotional exhaustion, and occupational stress. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Authors
Kashtanov A.1 , Molotok E.2 , Yavorovskiy A.1 , Boyarkov A.3 , Vasil’Ev Y.1 , Alsaegh A.4 , Dydykin S.1 , Kytko O.1 , Meylanova R.1 , Enina Y.5 , Troitskiy V.1 , Kapitonova M.6 , Vaits S. 7 , Vaits T. 7 , Saleev R.8 , Saleeva G.8 , Saleev N.8
Publisher
MDPI AG
Number of issue
3
Language
English
Status
Published
Number
1828
Volume
19
Year
2022
Organizations
  • 1 N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
  • 2 Institute of Psychological and Social Work, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
  • 3 Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, City Clinical Hospital No 40, Kommunarka, Moscow, 115516, Russian Federation
  • 4 Department of General Dentistry, Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Minsk, 220013, Belarus
  • 5 E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
  • 6 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak 94300, Malaysia
  • 7 Institute of Medicine, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
  • 8 Faculty of Dentistry, Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, 420012, Russian Federation
Keywords
Aggression; COVID-19; Depersonalization; Emotional exhaustion; Employment; Healthcare workers; Intensive care unit; Occupational burnout; Occupational stress; Psycho-emotional states
Date of creation
06.07.2022
Date of change
06.07.2022
Short link
https://repository.rudn.ru/en/records/article/record/83881/
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