Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Industries, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Jun 20;12(1):359. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01851-1.
This study aimed to analyze the moderating role of emotional exhaustion in the relationships between longitudinal associations of depression, anxiety, and stress among healthcare workers assisting end-of-life cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A longitudinal study involving a final sample of 122 healthcare workers (61.5% females, mean age = 39.09 ± 11.04 years) was conducted. These participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21).
Results of correlation analysis showed that emotional exhaustion was correlated with both T1 and T2 measures of depression, anxiety, and stress. Results of the moderation analysis indicated that emotional exhaustion moderated the relationships between consecutive measures of depression and anxiety. Each of the moderation models explained about half of the variance for depression and anxiety. When considering stress, results did not show a moderating role for emotional exhaustion.
Overall, the results of this study highlight that emotional exhaustion moderated depression and anxiety over time. Psychological interventions to promote psychological mental health among healthcare workers assisting patients with end-stage cancer should carefully consider these findings.
本研究旨在分析情绪耗竭在新冠疫情期间，医护人员在协助临终癌症患者时，抑郁、焦虑和压力的纵向关联之间的调节作用。
这是一项涉及最终 122 名医护人员（61.5%为女性，平均年龄为 39.09±11.04 岁）的纵向研究。这些参与者完成了《马斯拉赫倦怠量表》（MBI）和《抑郁焦虑压力量表-21》（DASS-21）。
相关分析结果表明，情绪耗竭与抑郁、焦虑和压力的 T1 和 T2 测量值均相关。调节分析结果表明，情绪耗竭调节了抑郁和焦虑的连续测量值之间的关系。每个调节模型都解释了抑郁和焦虑的一半左右的方差。当考虑压力时，情绪耗竭对压力没有调节作用。
总体而言，本研究结果强调了情绪耗竭在时间上对抑郁和焦虑的调节作用。为协助晚期癌症患者的医护人员提供促进心理心理健康的心理干预措施时，应认真考虑这些发现。
