Death anxiety, insomnia, and posttraumatic stress among frontline healthcare providers: Insights in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Keyne Law, Ph.D.
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Clinical Psychology
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Frontline healthcare providers (HCPs) faced elevated risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined within-group variability among 54 frontline HCPs who completed self-report measures assessing their experiences during the pandemic. Half met criteria for provisional PTSD and/or insomnia (n = 27). ANOVA results indicated a large group effect on death anxiety and a medium group effect on perceived burdensomeness. HCPs endorsing elevated PTSS or insomnia symptoms during the pandemic may experience greater death anxiety and perceived burdensomeness than those without clinically significant symptoms.
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Death anxiety, insomnia, and posttraumatic stress among frontline healthcare providers: Insights in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Frontline healthcare providers (HCPs) faced elevated risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined within-group variability among 54 frontline HCPs who completed self-report measures assessing their experiences during the pandemic. Half met criteria for provisional PTSD and/or insomnia (n = 27). ANOVA results indicated a large group effect on death anxiety and a medium group effect on perceived burdensomeness. HCPs endorsing elevated PTSS or insomnia symptoms during the pandemic may experience greater death anxiety and perceived burdensomeness than those without clinically significant symptoms.
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