Corrado Corradi-Dell'Acqua, Garance Horisberger, David Caillet-Bois, Alessio Toraldo, Michael Christ, Vincent Della Santa, Vincent Frochaux, Pierre Mols, Andrea Penaloza, Sara Rezzonico, Luca Tagliabue, Olivier Hugli
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound negative impact on the psychological wellbeing of healthcare providers (HPs), but little is known about the factors that positively predict mental health of primary care staff during these dire situations. METHODS: We conducted an online questionnaire survey among 702 emergency department workers across 10 hospitals in Switzerland and Belgium following the first COVID-19 wave in 2020, to explore their psychological vulnerability, perceived concerns, self-reported impact and level of pandemic workplace preparedness...
2024: Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy