Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 12, 2020

Work-Related and Personal Factors Associated with Mental Well-Being during COVID-19 Response A Survey of Health Care and Other Workers.

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  • [pre-print, not peer reviewed] Evanoff et al. report that the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and work exhaustion were higher in clinicians than non-clinicians among 5,550 faculty, staff, and post-doctoral fellows surveyed at a university and academic medical center. Community or occupational exposure to COVID-19, lack of support from supervisors, younger age, and family/home stressors were also risk factors for these outcomes among both clinical and non-clinical employees. The authors suggest that supervisor support and prevention of COVID-19 exposure are modifiable risk factors that may improve employee well-being.  

Evanoff et al. (June 11, 2020). Work-Related and Personal Factors Associated with Mental Well-Being during COVID-19 Response A Survey of Health Care and Other Workers. Pre-print downloaded June 12 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.09.20126722