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

Artem Kashtanov, Ekaterina Molotok, Andrey Yavorovskiy, Alexander Boyarkov, Yuriy Vasil’ev, Ali Alsaegh, Sergey Dydykin, Olesya Kytko, Renata Meylanova, Yulianna Enina, Vasiliy Troitskiy, Marina Kapitonova, Sergey Vaits, Tat’yana Vaits, Rinat Saleev, Gulshat Saleeva and Nail Saleev
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Artem Kashtanov: N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Ekaterina Molotok: Institute of Psychological and Social Work, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Andrey Yavorovskiy: N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Alexander Boyarkov: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, City Clinical Hospital No. 40, Kommunarka, 115516 Moscow, Russia
Yuriy Vasil’ev: N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Ali Alsaegh: Department of General Dentistry, Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
Sergey Dydykin: N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Olesya Kytko: N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Renata Meylanova: N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Yulianna Enina: E.V. Borovsky Institute of Dentistry, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Vasiliy Troitskiy: N.V. Sklifosovskiy Institute of Clinical Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
Marina Kapitonova: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan 94300, Sarawak, Malaysia
Sergey Vaits: Institute of Medicine, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 117198 Moscow, Russia
Tat’yana Vaits: Institute of Medicine, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 117198 Moscow, Russia
Rinat Saleev: Faculty of Dentistry, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia
Gulshat Saleeva: Faculty of Dentistry, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia
Nail Saleev: Faculty of Dentistry, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-22

Abstract: Working in intensive care units (ICUs) is stressful and potentially leads to various psycho-emotional 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.

Keywords: COVID-19; healthcare workers; intensive care unit; employment; psycho-emotional states; occupational burnout; depersonalization; emotional exhaustion; occupational stress; aggression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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