How resilient is your team? Exploring healthcare providers’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

dc.contributor.authorHuffman, Elizabeth M.
dc.contributor.authorAthanasiadis, Dimitrios I.
dc.contributor.authorAnton, Nicholas E.
dc.contributor.authorHaskett, Lindsay A.
dc.contributor.authorDoster, Dominique L.
dc.contributor.authorStefanidis, Dimitrios
dc.contributor.authorLee, Nicole K.
dc.contributor.departmentSurgery, School of Medicineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-16T21:29:02Z
dc.date.available2020-11-16T21:29:02Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-11
dc.description.abstractBackground: The global COVID-19 pandemic has placed tremendous physical and mental strain on the US healthcare system. Studies examining the effects of outbreaks have demonstrated both an increased prevalence and long-term development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in healthcare providers. We sought to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological well-being of medical providers, medical trainees, and administrators at a large academic center to identify stressors and moderators to guide future mental health and hospital-system interventions. Methods: A 42-item survey examining specific stressors, grit, and resilience was widely distributed to physicians, residents, fellows, and administrators a large academic institution for departmental distribution. Survey results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and multivariate linear regressions. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 785 participants completed the survey. The majority of respondents rated their stress to be significantly increased during the pandemic. Respondents’ fear of transmitting the virus to their family members was a significant stressor. Higher resilience was associated with lower stress, anxiety, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. Overall, respondents felt supported by their departments and institution and felt contingency plans and personal protective equipment were adequate. Conclusions: Healthcare workers have increased resilience in the face of heightened stress during a pandemic. Higher resilience and grit were protective factors in managing personal and system-level stressors at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in our institution. Implementing an intervention designed to enhance healthcare workers’ resilience in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is warranted.en_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.citationHuffman, E. M., Athanasiadis, D. I., Anton, N. E., Haskett, L. A., Doster, D. L., Stefanidis, D., & Lee, N. K. (2020). How resilient is your team? Exploring healthcare providers’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.09.005en_US
dc.identifier.issn0002-9610en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/24427
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.09.005en_US
dc.relation.journalThe American Journal of Surgeryen_US
dc.rightsIUPUI Open Access Policyen_US
dc.sourceAuthoren_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectHealthcare Personnelen_US
dc.subjectMental Healthen_US
dc.subjectWellnessen_US
dc.subjectSurveyen_US
dc.titleHow resilient is your team? Exploring healthcare providers’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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