Literature on the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the mental health of Health Care Workers (HCWs) is mostly based on cross-sectional surveys. We designed a longitudinal study to assess work-related stress and mental health before and after the pandemic onset in a university-hospital in Lombardia region, Italy. We report on sample representativeness and structural validity of questionnaires assessing work stress (HSE Indicator Tool, HSE-IT) and work satisfaction (WS), which were not validated in the HCWs population. n = 1287 HCWs from 67 hospital wards/offices were invited to an online survey in summer 2019 (pre-COVID-19 wave) and again during winter 2020 (COVID-19 wave). Selected hospital wards/offices did not differ from the remaining...
It is unclear if the factor structure of the questionnaires that were employed by studies addressing...
BACKGROUND: Preliminary country-specific reports suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a negative i...
Objectives: To assess trends in overall health (mental and physical) and psychosocial factors in a p...
Literature on the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the mental health of Health Care Workers (HCW...
Background: Depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and poor sleep quality increased in healthc...
It is unclear if the factor structure of the questionnaires that were employed by studies addressing...
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in Italy have been exposed to an unprec...
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic spreading worldwide, and Italy re...
IMPORTANCE Health care workers (HCWs) exposed to COVID-19 have high rates of mental health issues. H...
Objective: The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic poses various challenges for health care workers (HCWs). ...
Virus outbreaks such as the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are challenging for health care workers (HCW...
It is unclear if the factor structure of the questionnaires that were employed by studies addressing...
BACKGROUND: Preliminary country-specific reports suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a negative i...
Objectives: To assess trends in overall health (mental and physical) and psychosocial factors in a p...
Literature on the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the mental health of Health Care Workers (HCW...
Background: Depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and poor sleep quality increased in healthc...
It is unclear if the factor structure of the questionnaires that were employed by studies addressing...
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in Italy have been exposed to an unprec...
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic spreading worldwide, and Italy re...
IMPORTANCE Health care workers (HCWs) exposed to COVID-19 have high rates of mental health issues. H...
Objective: The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic poses various challenges for health care workers (HCWs). ...
Virus outbreaks such as the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic are challenging for health care workers (HCW...
It is unclear if the factor structure of the questionnaires that were employed by studies addressing...
BACKGROUND: Preliminary country-specific reports suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has a negative i...
Objectives: To assess trends in overall health (mental and physical) and psychosocial factors in a p...