van Roekel Henrico, van der Fels Irene M J, Bakker Arnold B, Tummers Lars G
Utrecht School of Governance, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
IZZ, Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Front Psychol. 2021 Jan 8;11:625626. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.625626. eCollection 2020.
In this survey study of 7,208 Dutch healthcare workers, we investigate whether healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 patients experience lower general health, more physical and mental exhaustion and more sleep problems than other healthcare workers. Additionally, we study whether there are differences in well-being within the group of healthcare workers working with COVID-19 patients, based on personal and work characteristics. We find healthcare workers who are in direct contact with COVID-19 patients report more sleep problems and are more physically exhausted than those who are not in direct contact with COVID-19 patients. Mental exhaustion and general health do not significantly differ between healthcare workers who are in direct contact with COVID-19 patients and those who are not. Among healthcare workers in direct contact with COVID-19 patients, lower well-being on one or more indicators is reported by those who are female, living alone, without leadership role, or without sufficient protective equipment. Regarding age, physical exhaustion is more prevalent under healthcare workers older than 55 years, whereas mental exhaustion is more prevalent under healthcare workers younger than 36 years. These results stress the need of mental and physical support of healthcare workers during a pandemic, catered to the needs of healthcare workers themselves.
在这项针对7208名荷兰医护人员的调查研究中，我们调查了接触新冠病毒患者的医护人员相比其他医护人员是否健康状况更差、身心更疲惫且睡眠问题更多。此外，我们还研究了在接触新冠病毒患者的医护人员群体中，基于个人和工作特征，幸福感是否存在差异。我们发现，与新冠病毒患者直接接触的医护人员比未与新冠病毒患者直接接触的医护人员报告有更多睡眠问题且身体更疲惫。与新冠病毒患者直接接触的医护人员和未直接接触的医护人员在精神疲惫和总体健康方面没有显著差异。在与新冠病毒患者直接接触的医护人员中，女性、独居、无领导职务或没有足够防护设备的人员在一项或多项指标上报告幸福感较低。在年龄方面，55岁以上的医护人员身体疲惫更为普遍，而36岁以下的医护人员精神疲惫更为普遍。这些结果强调了在大流行期间为医护人员提供身心支持的必要性，应满足医护人员自身的需求。
