Patterns of Mental Health and Resilience Among Nurses and Physicians Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic: A 3-Year
Katelyn C Vala1, Joanna S Fishbein, Mayer H Bellehsen
1From the Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York (K.C.V., J.S.F., M.H.B., N.P., A.C.Y., J.Q.Y., R.M.S.); Center for Traumatic Stress, Resilience and Recovery at Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York (K.C.V., M.H.B., R.M.S.); Department of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York (M.H.B., N.P., A.C.Y., R.M.S.); Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, New York (R.M.S.); and Office of Academic Affairs at Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, New York (J.S.F.).
Objective:
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with increased difficulties in emotional well-being among healthcare workers. The current investigation assesses how changes in depression and anxiety symptoms fluctuate relative to resilience across three time points: baseline, 1-year, and 2-year follow-up among a cohort of physicians and nurses ( n = 728).
Methods:
Generalized linear mixed modeling for repeated-measures was used to assess the association between resilience and mental health symptoms using validated measures for all variables.
Results:
The odds of probable anxiety were reduced by 81% for each one-unit increase in resilience (odds ratio = 0.19, 95% confidence interval [0.14, 0.26]). The odds of probable depression were reduced by 88% for each one-unit increase in BRS (odds ratio = 0.12, 95% confidence interval [0.07, 0.2]).
Conclusions:
Results highlight the importance of developing and implementing interventions that foster resilience among healthcare workers.
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