A longitudinal study of healthcare workers’ mental health during Western Australia's unique policy response to COVID-19
Elizabeth A. Newnham, Enrique L. P. Mergelsberg, Susanne Stanley, Sean Hood, Jessica Tearne, Antonio Celenza, Teresa Stevenson, Nahal Mavaddat, Gavin Demore, Hyranthi Kavanagh, Peter M. McEvoy · 2024
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Elizabeth Newnham and co-authors follow the mental health of healthcare workers in Western Australia across the state's first major COVID-19 wave. The state kept the virus out for two years with swift, strict measures. Staff still faced high strain at work. Their 2024 study surveyed 183 staff at major Perth hospitals and clinics, once before the wave in early 2022 and once after it.
Rates of post-traumatic stress symptoms, depression, and anxiety held steady across the two surveys as a group. Beneath that calm, a catch-up pattern showed: staff who began with low symptoms rose most, while staff who began high fell least. Work strain, poor sleep, and past trauma drove the rises. Support from workmates and from family and friends held the rises back. The team calls for fixing work strain itself, not just caring for staff after harm.
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| CREATOR | Elizabeth A. Newnham, Enrique L. P. Mergelsberg, Susanne Stanley, Sean Hood, Jessica Tearne, Antonio Celenza, Teresa Stevenson, Nahal Mavaddat, Gavin Demore, Hyranthi Kavanagh, Peter M. McEvoy |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |