Nurses working with Covid-19 respiratory patients during the first wave of the pandemic suffered anxiety and depression, with younger staff being worst affected, according to research.
Some nurses also found themselves struggling to support their families both emotionally and financially, the study published in the journal Respiratory Medicine found.
The research, carried out by the University of Southampton in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian (GCU) and Edge Hill universities, predicts that poor mental health may increase this winter as increased Covid-19 cases clash with high volumes of winter admissions.
Results of the study, led by GCU health services researcher Dr Nicola Roberts, showed that just over a fifth of 255 staff surveyed experienced moderate to severe or severe symptoms of anxiety, and around 17% had similar levels for depression.
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I am no longer shocked when I receive an email with a photo of my face super-imposed on an image of crematoria; like many other Jewish writers, and many other women journalists, disgusting harassment is the norm. But now, it’s scientists who are becoming a primary target; a chilling new article in The Boston Globe detailed the mental-health consequences on epidemiologists, who while trying to save us are being subjected to relentless threats.
The threat faced by scientists and journalists coalesced for me in a recent, heart-wrenching op-ed by Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, who was ejected from a news conference by President Trump in 2015. “We journalists should have been tougher on Mr. Trump, questioning his every lie and insult. We should not have let him get away with his racism and xenophobia,” Ramos writes. “We should never again allow someone to create an alternative reality in order to seize the presidency.”