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Factors associated with the psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on nurses and other hospital workers in Toronto

Maunder, Robert G., Lancee, William J., Rourke, Sean, Hunter, Jonathan J., Goldbloom, David, Balderson, Ken, Petryshen, Patricia, Steinberg, Rosalie +3 more·2004·Psychosomatic Medicine

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: A survey was conducted to measure psychological stress in hospital workers and measure factors that may have mediated acute traumatic responses. METHODS: A self-report survey was completed by 1557 healthcare workers at three Toronto hospitals in May and June 2003. Psychological stress was measured with the Impact of Event Scale. Scales representing attitudes to the outbreak were derived by factor analysis of 76 items probing attitudes to severe acute respiratory syndrome. The association of Impact of Event Scale scores to job role and contact with severe acute respiratory syndrome patients was tested by analysis of variance. Between-group differences in attitudinal scales were tested by multivariate analysis of variance. Attitudinal scales were tested as factors mediating the association of severe acute respiratory syndrome patient contact and job role with total Impact of Event Scale by linear regression. RESULTS: Higher Impact of Event Scale scores are found in nurses and healthcare workers having contact with patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome. The relationship of these groups to the Impact of Event Scale score is mediated by three factors: health fear, social isolation, and job stress. CONCLUSIONS: Although distress in response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak is greater in nurses and those who care for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome, these relationships are explained by mediating variables that may be available for interventions to reduce stress in future outbreaks. In particular, the data suggest that the targets of intervention should include job stress, social isolation, and health fear.

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Maunder, R. G., Lancee, W. J., Rourke, S., Hunter, J. J., Goldbloom, D., Balderson, K., Petryshen, P., Steinberg, R., Wasylenki, D., Koh, D., & Fones, C. S. L.
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Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
Corresponding author
Maunder, Robert G.
Venue
Psychosomatic Medicine
Published
2004-11
Volume
66
Issue
6
Pages
938-942
ISSN
0033-3174 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2103369106
Cited by
368
References
15
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2026: 2 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 60 · 2021: 123 · 2020: 91 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychosomatic Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Keywords
SARS, psychological stress, healthcare workers, nurses, patient contact, Impact of Event Scale, fear of illness, social isolation, occupational stress
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Attitude of Health Personnel, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Disease Outbreaks, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Fear, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Nursing Staff, Hospital, Ontario, Personnel, Hospital, Psychometrics, Social Isolation, Stress, Psychological, Linear Models, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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