- Disasters, terror and stress management
Stress responses and health complaints in hospital personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Covid-19-pandemic is putting a heavy toll on alreadyhighly pressured healthcare systems worldwide. In response to the crisis,there is an urgent need to identify measures to adequately support criticalpersonnel`s efforts and safeguard their physical and psychological healthand well-being.
Contact the research group
Kate Louise Porcheret
Lisa Govasli Nilsen
Kristina Bondjers
Monica Baumann-Larsen
Tore Indregard
Andrea Barsnes Undset
Facts about the project
Period
2020-2030
Project description
The overall project objectives of this study is to map and monitor exposure to trauma, stress,emerging psychological and somatic reactions among health workers in hospital wards and intensivecare units over time with the aim to identify measures that must be addressed to safeguard the wellbeing of healthcare personnel
The study recruits health care personnel involved in treatment of hospitalizedpatients infected of Covid-19 in different hospital units in four regionaluniversity hospital in Norway. Participants report on Covid-19 work strainand critical incidents at work, individual and work place related factors,work schedules, levels of psychological distress and health complaintsincluding headache, musculoskeletal pain, sleep problems and burn-out.