Psychological effects of the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong on high-risk health care workers
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Objective: To quantify stress and the psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on high-risk health care workers (HCWs). Method: We evaluated 271 HCWs from SARS units and 342 healthy control subjects, using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to assess stress levels and a structured list of putative psychological effects of SARS to assess its psychological effects. Healthy control subjects were balanced for age, sex, education, parenthood, living circumstances, and lack of health care experience. Results: Stress levels were raised in both groups (PSS = 18) but were not relatively increased in the HCWs. HCWs reported significantly more positive (94%, n = 256) and more negative psychological effects (89%, n = 241) from SARS than did control subjects. HCWs declared confidence in infection-control measures. Conclusions: In HCWs, adaptive responses to stress and the positive effects of infection control training may be protective in future outbreaks. Elevated stress in the population may be an important indicator of future psychiatric morbidity.
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Panic and anxiety caused by the stress response, separate from the emergency, are common among medical staff.
“The panic and anxiety caused by the stress response, separate from the emergency, are also common among medical staff (Maunder et al., 2003, Bai et al., 2004, Chua et al., 2004).”
From Mental health status of medical staff in emergency departments during the Coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in China (2020) · cites this paper as Chua et al., 2004
HCWs were not more stressed than healthy controls (342), but 89% (241 of 271) of HCWs experienced negative psychological symptoms.
“One study (Chua et al., 2004) compared HCWs with healthy controls and found that HCWs were not more stressed than controls (342) but 89% (241 of 271) of HCWs experienced negative psychological symptoms.”
From The psychological impact of COVID-19 and other viral epidemics on frontline healthcare workers and ways to address it: A rapid systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as Chua et al., 2004
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“Unsurprisingly, psychosocial studies of epidemic outbreaks tend to be uncontrolled and focus on hospital staff and patients [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] .”
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“Using the perceived stress scale to assess stress levels, they found that stress levels were increased in both groups [10].”
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“Another study conducted by Chua et al. (2004) showed that 89% of healthcare workers who were in high-risk situations reported psychological symptoms during the acute SARS outbreak.”
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Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Kecemasan pada Tenaga Kesehatan Dalam Upaya Pencegahan Covid-19
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“Hasil penelitian lain selama wabah SARS akut terdapat 89% tenaga kesehatan yang berisiko tinggi mengalami gejala gangguan psikologis salah satunya kecemasan (Chua et al., 2004).”
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BackgroundCOVID‐19 under the SARS Cloud: Mental Health Nursing during the Pandemic in Hong Kong
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“Studies showed that 90% of the frontline medical personnel who worked in high-risk clinical settings reported psychological symptoms (Chua et al., 2004) and some nurses who experienced SARS still required mental health treatment for their depressive/ post-traumatic stress symptoms after several…”
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“Fear of being infected and infecting their loved ones, heavy workload, limited material and decrease in social support are the factors related to the anxiety and depression signs (Chua et al., 2004; Lai et al., 2020; Wong et al., 2005).”
BackgroundHealth anxiety, perceived stress, and coping styles in the shadow of the COVID-19
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“These results are understandable owing to the high risk of infection, direct exposure, fatigue, and sleep deprivation associated with quarantine situations [32].”
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“As early as 2003 when SARS broke out, Chua et al. reported that the incidence rate of mental problems among frontline medical works with high-risk positions was as high as 89%, and they experienced more stress than a healthy group (Chua et al.,2004).”
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Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19
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“These rates of health care worker distress are surpassing those reported after Ebola, SARS, and other pandemics.(35,36)”
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“Across all four studies that measured prevalence of positive mental health outcomes, over 75% of healthcare workers reported these positive mental health outcomes in addition to the other adverse psychological outcomes noted in each study (12, 29, 42, 43).”
BackgroundCOVID19 pandemic impacts on anxiety of French urologist in training: Outcomes from a national survey
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“development as an individual and a team (Chua et al., 2004; Grace et al., 2005; Nickell et al., 2004).”
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Burnout and peritraumatic distress of healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic
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“4% of the variance in emotional exhaustion (F [14, 1053] = 35.”
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“Elevated stress levels were recorded in one study, but not more so than observed in the general population (Chua et al., 2004).”
BackgroundCOVID-19 PANDEMIA: NEUROPSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY AND CONSEQUENCES
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“The authors emphasize that the psychological implications of infectious diseases (in this particular case SARS infection) should not be ignored and that mental health experts should have a role to play in the rehabilitation process (Chua et al. 2004).”
BackgroundChapter 9. Educational process
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“These factors also reduce psychological stress by inspiring confidence [18].”
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“Similar findings were reported by other studies during SARS and MERS epidemics (24, 59, 60).”
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“For instance, a study by Chua et al. (2004) showed that 89% of HCWs reported tiredness, health concerns, and social contact fears during the SARS epidemic.”
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Background
- Authors
- Chua, S. E., Cheung, V., Cheung, C., McAlonan, G. M., Wong, J. W., Cheung, E. P., Chan, M. T., Wong, M. M., Tang, S. W., Choy, K. M., Wong, M. K., Chu, C. M., & Tsang, K. W.
- Affiliations
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- Hospital Authority (HK)
- United Christian Hospital (CN)
- Venue
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-06
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 391-393
- ISSN
- 0706-7437 (ISSN-L)
- 1497-0015
- OpenAlex
- W2131841402
- Cited by
- 462
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 74 · 2021: 164 · 2020: 132 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 7.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Queen Mary University of London
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Keywords
- SARS, healthcare workers, psychological stress, psychological impact, infection control, infection control training, psychiatric morbidity, outbreak response, Hong Kong
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Disease Outbreaks, Fatigue, Female, Health Personnel, Hong Kong, Humans, Male, Occupational Diseases, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Health Behavior, Occupational Exposure, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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