stressanxietyhealth care workersSAVE-9GAD-7COVID-19Background / The first COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Russia on 31 January 2020. By the end of March, many hospitals cancelled all scheduled procedures and started receiving patients with COVID-19. Large group of healthcare workers were ...
Most healthcare workers are not meeting the American heart association's recommended 150 minutes of physical activity. The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in healthcare workers' stress on their stages of distribution for physical activity using the stages of change model. A vo...
Healthcare workers (HCW) have faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19, with significant impact on their well-being. We aimed to monitor stress-related symptoms and resilience in HCW over time in relation to various factors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Between June 2020 and ...
Treatment and disposal of medical waste in rural and urban clinics within Polokwane municipality of South Africa The objective of the study was to assess the medical waste management practices used by clinics located in the Polokwane Municipality, South Africa. The clinic personnel were not informed ...
With people's increasing health awareness, from healthcare workers and teachers to grocery clerks and students, no one has escaped the increased need for personal protective equipment(PPE) in recent years.Despite inarguably a critical factor in preventing the spread of diseases, PPE has brought abo...
“Our country is perilously short of nurses, and those we do have are often not working in the settings that could provide the most value,” Sarah Szanton, dean of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing said. “This was true before the pandemic and has become more acute,” she said. ...
However, this has not affected everyone equally and gender roles became a determinant especially in domestic life. Method: In this crosssectional study with a sample of 670 healthcare workers in Turkey;a sociodemographic data form, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Gender Roles Attitude Scale (...
the stress literature, however, suggests that psychological stress may be both positive and negative, meaning that technostress may also have a �bright side� in addition to a dark side. This begs the following questions: How are healthcare workers currently experiencing stress associated with ...
Stress First Aid (SFA) is a peer support toolkit designed to preserve life, prevent further harm, and promote recovery. Stress First Aid offers a flexible menu of options for recognizing and addressing stress reactions. It can be used for self-care, to help co-workers with stress reactions,...
In the years since that survey, not a lot seems to have changed about this situation. There are many causes for the problem of burnout and high levels of stress among healthcare workers, which cannot all be solved in the short term. But what can be done to tackle it?