Which Aspects of Work Safety Satisfaction Are Important to Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland?

Katarzyna Gustavsson (), Zuzanna Goetz-Kundera, Magdalena Flaga-Łuczkiewicz and Adam Wichniak
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Katarzyna Gustavsson: Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland
Zuzanna Goetz-Kundera: Department of Psychiatry, Bielański Hospital, 01-809 Warsaw, Poland
Magdalena Flaga-Łuczkiewicz: Mental Health Center for Medical Doctors and Students, Dialog Therapy Centre, 02-703 Warsaw, Poland
Adam Wichniak: Third Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-9

Abstract: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic increased the occupational burden experienced by healthcare workers. The aim of this study was to investigate a change in work satisfaction during the pandemic and specific factors contributing to mental health among healthcare providers. We obtained data from 367 healthcare professionals. Respondents were asked about their satisfaction with selected aspects of work (clarity of procedures, access to personal protective equipment, the flow of information, financial stability and general security) during the epidemic and retrospectively how satisfied they were before the outbreak. They also completed measures assessing mental health: the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale and the Insomnia Severity Index. The results showed that satisfaction with all safety-related work aspects decreased during the pandemic. The flow of information and financial stability were significant predictors of WHO-5, PHQ-9 and ISI scores. GAD-7 scores were predicted by satisfaction with the clarity of procedures, the flow of information and financial stability. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly changed the lives of everyone. However, due to conditions of employment in Polish healthcare, the COVID-19 pandemic put a great financial strain in addition to pandemic stressors specific to medical staff.

Keywords: healthcare workers; mental health; COVID-19 (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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