During the Covid-19 emergency, exceptional precautionary actions were taken with different effects on the population and workers involved. Work demands and workloads of healthcare workers have increased along with deteriorating physical and psychological well-being, and fear of being infected and passing the virus on to family and friends (Liu et al., 2020). These the critical conditions are increased by the obligation to wear personal protective equipment which, although essential, have caused and still cause inconvenience and some difficulties in breathing. Several studies have shown that a perceived lack of security leads to lower levels of personal well-being, less involvement, greater anxiety levels and an increased tendency to become a workaholic. The commitment has been defined as a positive motivational state that promotes a strong commitment of individual to work and, in turn, promotes positive outcomes for workers and businesses. In addition, there are discrepancies in perceptions of safety between nurses and doctors has been shown to affect different levels of psychosocial well-being during communication disease outbreaks. In response to this health crisis, the psychological assistance of health professionals they should be an essential part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic because of them vulnerability.
The effect of Psychosocial safety climate on psychological distress of healthcare workers during the pandemic: a multilevel analysis
Silvia Platania
;Martina Morando.
2023-01-01
Abstract
During the Covid-19 emergency, exceptional precautionary actions were taken with different effects on the population and workers involved. Work demands and workloads of healthcare workers have increased along with deteriorating physical and psychological well-being, and fear of being infected and passing the virus on to family and friends (Liu et al., 2020). These the critical conditions are increased by the obligation to wear personal protective equipment which, although essential, have caused and still cause inconvenience and some difficulties in breathing. Several studies have shown that a perceived lack of security leads to lower levels of personal well-being, less involvement, greater anxiety levels and an increased tendency to become a workaholic. The commitment has been defined as a positive motivational state that promotes a strong commitment of individual to work and, in turn, promotes positive outcomes for workers and businesses. In addition, there are discrepancies in perceptions of safety between nurses and doctors has been shown to affect different levels of psychosocial well-being during communication disease outbreaks. In response to this health crisis, the psychological assistance of health professionals they should be an essential part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic because of them vulnerability.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
