Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Int J Public Health. 2021 Mar 5;66:599408. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2021.599408. eCollection 2021.
This study aimed to identify key factors affecting Healthcare workers (HCWs) perceived stress and risk of contracting COVID-19 among themselves and their family members during the pandemic. A cross-sectional online questionnaire study was conducted between 19 March and April 5, 2020 in Hong Kong. HCWs from public hospitals and private dentists, and their family members participated. A total of 747 HCWs and 245 family members participated. Higher perceived stress in HCWs was associated with more negative changes in family relationship ( = 0.025). The HCWs' perceived stress, however, was positively associated with family cohesion ( = 0.033) and stress levels of family members ( < 0.001). The level of HCWs' satisfaction toward the hospital policies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak was associated with lower levels of perceived stress and risk of themselves or their family members contracting COVID-19. HCWs' previous frontline experience of SARS was significantly associated with less perceived risk of themselves or their family members contracting COVID-19. Hospital policies addressing HCWs' needs, frontline experience of SARS, and family relationship influenced psychological wellbeing of HCWs during the COVID-19 outbreak.
本研究旨在确定在大流行期间影响医护人员（HCWs）自身及其家庭成员感知压力和感染 COVID-19 风险的关键因素。2020 年 3 月 19 日至 4 月 5 日，在香港进行了一项横断面在线问卷调查研究。来自公立医院和私人牙医的 HCWs 及其家属参与了这项研究。共有 747 名 HCWs 和 245 名家庭成员参与了这项研究。HCWs 感知到的压力越大，家庭关系的负面变化就越大（ = 0.025）。然而，HCWs 的感知压力与家庭凝聚力呈正相关（ = 0.033），与家庭成员的压力水平呈正相关（<0.001）。HCWs 对医院应对 COVID-19 爆发政策的满意度与感知压力水平和自身或家庭成员感染 COVID-19 的风险呈负相关。HCWs 之前在 SARS 一线的经验与自身或家庭成员感染 COVID-19 的风险较低显著相关。应对 HCWs 需求的医院政策、SARS 一线经验和家庭关系影响了 COVID-19 爆发期间 HCWs 的心理健康。
