The Impact of Adjustment on Workplace Attitudes and Behaviors among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Impact of Adjustment on Workplace Attitudes and Behaviors among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2024-02-12 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1076-2752
Container-title:Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:J Occup Environ Med

Author:

Griffin Brandon J.^ORCID,Coyle Patrick T.¹,Weber Marcela C.,Benight Charles C.²,Morison Margaret²,Maguen Shira,Pyne Jeffrey,Duncan Matthew S.³,Brady Robert E.³,Wright Hannah⁴,Love Tiffany⁴,Langenecker Scott A.⁵,Smith Andrew J.^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. La Salle University, School of Business

2. University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience

3. Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Dartmouth health, Dept of Psychiatry

4. University of Utah, Huntsman Mental Health Institute

5. The Ohio State University, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Abstract

Abstract Objective We examined the impact of healthcare workers’ (HCWs) adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic on their work-related attitudes and behaviors. Methods: HCWs (N = 1,468) participated in an observational longitudinal study in which they completed surveys of anxiety and occupational health between 2020 and 2021. Results: Most HCWs reported anxiety that was consistently below the diagnostic threshold (68%) or fell below the threshold within a year (16%). Others reported consistently high (14%) or increasing (2%) anxiety, especially women, younger HCWs, those with a weakened immune system, and allied health professionals. Consistently high or increasing anxiety was associated with poorer job satisfaction, work engagement, perceived supervisor support, burnout, and turnover intentions. Conclusions: Resources to support HCWs may be focused on those who report consistently high or increasing anxiety to minimize the effects of crises and disasters on the workforce.

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)