Betrayal-Based Moral Injury and Mental Health Problems Among Healthcare and Hospital Workers Serving COVID-19 Patients.
Betrayal-Based Moral Injury and Mental Health Problems Among Healthcare and Hospital Workers Serving COVID-19 Patients.
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为 COVID-19 患者提供服务的医疗保健和医院工作人员中基于背叛的道德伤害和心理健康问题。
DOI:
10.1080/15299732.2023.2289195
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2024
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通讯作者:
Veenema,TenerG
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Park,Soim;Thrul,Johannes;Cooney,ErinE;Atkins,Kaitlyn;Kalb,LutherG;Closser,Svea;McDonald,KathrynM;Schneider-Firestone,Sarah;Surkan,PamelaJ;Rushton,CyndaH;Langhinrichsen-Rohling,Jennifer;Veenema,TenerG
One factor potentially driving healthcare and hospital worker (HHW)’s declining mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic is feeling betrayed by institutional leaders, coworkers, and/or others’ pandemic-related responses and behaviors. We investigated whether HHWs’ betrayal-based moral injury was associated with greater mental distress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms related to COVID-19. We also examined if these associations varied between clinical and non-clinical staff. From July 2020 to January 2021, cross-sectional online survey data were collected from 1,066 HHWs serving COVID-19 patients in a large urban US healthcare system. We measured betrayal-based moral injury in three groups: institutional leaders, coworkers/colleagues, and people outside of healthcare. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate whether betrayal-based moral injury was associated with mental distress and PTSD symptoms. Approximately one-third of HHWs reported feeling betrayed by institutional leaders, and/or people outside healthcare. Clinical staff were more likely to report feelings of betrayal than non-clinical staff. For all respondents, 49.5% reported mental distress and 38.2% reported PTSD symptoms. Having any feelings of betrayal increased the odds of mental distress and PTSD symptoms by 2.9 and 3.3 times, respectively. These associations were not significantly different between clinical and non-clinical staff. As health systems seek to enhance support of HHWs, they need to carefully examine institutional structures, accountability, communication, and decision-making patterns that can result in staff feelings of betrayal. Building trust and repairing ruptures with HHWs could prevent potential mental health problems, increase retention, and reduce burnout, while likely improving patient care.
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