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Perceived Stress and risk of infection among Covid-19 frontline Healthcare workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A. Haddar ,
I. Sellami ,
A. Abbes ,
R. Masmoudi ,
H. Halweni ,
N. Derbel ,
K. Hammami ,
J. Masmoudi ,
M.L. Masmoudi  and
M. Hajjaji
A. Haddar*
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax, Occupational Medecine, Sfax, Tunisie, Tunisia
I. Sellami
Affiliation:
Hedi Chaker university hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
A. Abbes
Affiliation:
Hedi Chacker Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
R. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
HEDI CHAKER hospital, Psychiatry Department, SFAX, Tunisia
H. Halweni
Affiliation:
medecine university of Sfax, General Practice, Sfax, Tunisia
N. Derbel
Affiliation:
medecine university of Sfax, General Practice, Sfax, Tunisia
K. Hammami
Affiliation:
HEDI CHAKER hospital, Department Of Occupational Medicine, SFAX, Tunisia
J. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
CHU Hedi CHaker hospital Sfax Tunisia, Department Of Psychiatry (a), Sfax, Tunisia
M.L. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
HEDI CHAKER hospital, Department Of Occupational Medicine, SFAX, Tunisia
M. Hajjaji
Affiliation:
HEDI CHAKER hospital, Department Of Occupational Medicine, SFAX, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Working at Covid-19 frontline may threaten physical and mental health healthcare workers (HCWs). Assessing perceived Stress in HCWs is important to prevent serious mental illness

Objectives

Assess the association between perceived stress and risk perception among healthcare workers working in the Covid-19 unit.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study among healthcare workers working in a COVID-19 unit between March and July 2021 through a self-administered questionnaire. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) was used to assess perceived stress. The perceived risk of getting infected was assessed by a 5-item Likert Scale. The perceived risk of family members’ infection was evaluated by a Scale from 0 to 10.

Results

A total of 85 participants were included. The mean age was 31±6 years. About 87% of participants lived with their families. Seventy-six per cent of HCWs rated their health status greater than or equal to 8/10. A percentage of 18,8% of HCWs have been infected with the Covid-19. Our population consisted of 44.7% technicians and 24,7% nurses, and 80% of the participants reported direct contact with COVID-19 confirmed patients. The level of the perceived risk of getting infected was high to very high in 95% of the HCWs. The mean score of the perceived risk of family members contracting the virus was 5.7 and 27,1% rated it greater than or equal to 8. The PSS-10 showed moderate and high perceived stress in 82,3% and 7,1% of participants, respectively. Only 10,6% of HCWs presented low-stress perception.

Conclusions

Frontline healthcare providers have high perceived stress and are at risk of mental health disorders

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Covid-19healthcare workersPerceived stress
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S540
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