The impact of COVID-19 on allied health professions.
The impact of COVID-19 on allied health professions.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pone.0241328
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发表时间：
2020
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Prentiss S
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作者：
Coto J;Restrepo A;Cejas I;Prentiss S
本研究旨在研究严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型（SARS-CoV-2或COVID-19）对专职医疗人员工作环境、个人防护设备（PPE）获取和COVID-19检测以及心理健康的影响。一个34个问题的调查，并通过专业组织和社会媒体团体的邮件列表以电子方式分发给专职医疗人员。共921个答复专职医疗人员在各种工作环境进行了分析。大多数专职医疗人员都可以使用医用级个人防护设备，并同意他们的诊所继续开放或关闭的决定。在就业方面，私营企业似乎受到最大的负面影响，表现为减薪、休假、解雇或要求使用带薪休假。重要的是，86%的受访者，无论就业状况如何，都表示对工作环境的变化和病毒的传播感到压力。然而，压力水平取决于个人防护设备和心理健康资源的获得。具体而言，那些获得心理健康支持的人报告的压力水平低于那些没有这种机会的人。这些结果强调了需要对专职医疗人员的心理健康进行持续监测，以便为PPE的诊所和医院政策提供信息，并制定简短的干预措施，以减轻不良的长期心理健康后果。
The purpose of the current study was to examine the impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) on allied health professionals work environment, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and COVID-19 testing, and mental health. A 34-question survey was developed and distributed electronically to allied health professionals through listservs of professional organizations and social media groups. A total of 921 responses from allied health professionals in a variety of work settings were analyzed. The majority of allied health professionals had access to medical-grade PPE and agreed with their clinics decisions to stay open or closed. Private practices appeared to be the most negatively impacted with regards to employment in the form of pay reductions, furloughs, lay-offs, or the requirement of using paid time off. Importantly, 86% of all respondents, irrespective of employment status, reported feeling stressed with regards to changes in their work environment and transmission of the virus. However, levels of stress were dependent upon access to PPE and mental health resources. Specifically, those with access to mental health support reported lower stress levels than those without such access. These results highlight the need for continuous monitoring of mental health for allied health professionals in order to inform clinic and hospital policies for PPE and the development of brief interventions to mitigate adverse long-term mental health outcomes.
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