R.U. of Occupational Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2020 Jul;24(14):7869-7879. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202007_22292.
On March 12, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), to be a pandemic. From the beginning, Italy (in particular the Northern regions) was the first large European country to be hit and one of the most affected countries worldwide. This had a significant impact on the workload and psychological health of health workers. The aim of this web-based cross-sectional study is to assess the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian doctors' well-being and psychological distress, in respect of demographic and occupational characteristics, lifestyle and habits during the lockdown period.
We conducted a web-based cross-sectional survey based on Google® Forms to collect data. The participation was available during the lockdown period that started in Italy on March 9, 2020 and it was voluntary and anonymous. The questionnaire explored demographic and occupational variables, lifestyle and habits during the lockdown, perceived well-being and psychological distress. Multivariate logistic regression models were fitted.
Our study reported the very alarming psychological conditions of Italian doctors, especially among those who worked in the most affected regions, where a level of psychological distress of 93.8% and poor well-being of 58.9% were registered. These percentages were even higher in the case of female hospital workers with low job seniority, and those caring for COVID-19 patients.
Our findings reported a significant psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Italian doctors, particularly among those working in the most affected regions of the country. Further studies are necessary to better understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctors' well-being and mental health over time, in order to implement effective prevention measures.
2020 年 3 月 12 日，世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布一种新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）爆发为大流行。从一开始，意大利（特别是北部地区）是第一个受到严重打击的欧洲大国，也是全球受影响最严重的国家之一。这对卫生工作者的工作量和心理健康产生了重大影响。本网络横断面研究旨在评估 COVID-19 大流行对意大利医生在封锁期间的幸福感和心理困扰的影响，涉及人口统计学和职业特征、生活方式和习惯。
我们基于 Google®表单进行了网络横断面调查，以收集数据。从 2020 年 3 月 9 日意大利开始封锁以来，参与者可以自愿匿名参加。问卷调查了封锁期间的人口统计学和职业变量、生活方式和习惯、感知的幸福感和心理困扰。拟合了多变量逻辑回归模型。
我们的研究报告了意大利医生非常令人担忧的心理状况，尤其是在受影响最严重的地区工作的医生，那里有 93.8%的人心理困扰，58.9%的人幸福感较差。在女性医院工作人员、工作资历低、照顾 COVID-19 患者的情况下，这些百分比甚至更高。
我们的研究结果报告称，COVID-19 爆发对意大利医生的心理健康产生了重大的心理社会影响，尤其是在该国受影响最严重的地区工作的医生。进一步的研究是必要的，以便随着时间的推移更好地了解 COVID-19 大流行对医生幸福感和心理健康的影响，从而实施有效的预防措施。
