Survey on the Mental Health of Dispensing Pharmacists in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region (France)

Bernard Massoubre (), Tristan Gabriel-Segard, Florence Durupt, Anne-Sophie Malachane, Noémie Anglard, Théophile Tiffet and Catherine Massoubre
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Bernard Massoubre: Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences (ISPB), 6 Avenue Rockefeller, 69008 Lyon, France
Tristan Gabriel-Segard: University Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Florence Durupt: URPS-Pharmaciens Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, 194 bis Rue Garibaldi, 69003 Lyon, France
Anne-Sophie Malachane: URPS-Pharmaciens Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, 194 bis Rue Garibaldi, 69003 Lyon, France
Noémie Anglard: URPS-Pharmaciens Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, 194 bis Rue Garibaldi, 69003 Lyon, France
Théophile Tiffet: Public Health Service, University Hospital Centre of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
Catherine Massoubre: University Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre of Saint-Etienne, EA TAPE 7423, University Jean Monnet, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 21, 1-14

Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic intensely involved pharmacists in France, with new responsibilities on a large scale, introducing to dispensary practice the performance of vaccination and nasopharyngeal swabs. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of burnout, anxiety, and depression in pharmacists after the COVID-19 health crisis and to identify factors associated with psychological distress. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study involved 1700 pharmacies in an entire French region. Sociodemographic, geographical, and medical information (burnout tested with the MBI and anxiety/depression measured on the HAD scale) were collected via an online anonymous self-administered questionnaire. The characteristics of the pharmacy and the practice of antigen testing and vaccination were requested. Quantitative and qualitative variables associated with psychological distress were investigated with a factor analysis. Results: In total, 360 responses were collected (20.5%). Of the responses, 41.9% showed definite anxiety symptoms and 18.3% showed proven depressive symptoms. Three clusters were described according to the intensity of burnout experience, depersonalization, and loss of personal accomplishment. The analysis identified that one cluster was at high risk of burnout (high burnout and depersonalization scores). Of these stressed, exhausted pharmacists, 69.3% showed definite anxiety, 37.9% showed proven depression, and in smaller pharmacies. The carrying out of antigenic testing and anti-COVID vaccination, as well as the geographical location of the pharmacy, were not discriminating factors in these three groups. Conclusion: Mental health care and suicide prevention should be provided to at-risk pharmacists. It seems essential to publicize the range of resources available to support pharmacists.

Keywords: mental health; pharmacists; burnout; anxiety; depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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