Survey Reveals Physical and Mental Problems Among Health Workers During Pandemic
Poor physical and mental health was frequent among Brazilian health workers employed in the public sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by…
January 2023
1 in 3 U.S. Public Health Workers Reports Feeling Threatened While on the Job During the COVID Pandemic
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine documents the record levels of nonphysical violence directed at public health workers on the frontlines…
State of Gratitude has a Unique Stress-Buffering Effect on Acute Psychological Stress
Researchers from Irish universities carried out a study with 68 adults and found that gratitude has a unique stress-buffering effect on both reactions to and…
Policies Needed to Support Healthcare Professionals’ Mental Health
The CoPE-HCP study was designed, during the early part of COVID-19 pandemic, when there was great concern for the mental health of healthcare professionals with…
New Research Shows Pandemic’s Toll on Frontline Healthcare Workers
For frontline healthcare workers, the mental health impact from the pandemic is extending beyond career burnout. Much of the attention on the mental toll suffered…
Transcendental Meditation Effective in Reducing Burnout and Depression Symptoms in Physicians
According to a randomized controlled study, published in the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, physicians who practiced the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique…
Brief Sessions of Guided Reflections Improve Healthcare Worker Burnout
Watching short, web-based tutorials that inspire healthcare workers to contemplate awe, gratitude and kindness can promote enduring improvements in mental health outcomes such as depression…
Perfectionists are More Likely to Burn Out, Study Suggests
People with perfectionist traits are more susceptible to burnout, according to new research, and it is not just work-related stress that is the cause. An…
Better-Staffed Hospitals Before the Pandemic Had Better Outcomes During It, Study Suggests
According to a new study published in Nursing Outlook, the journal of the American Academy of Nursing, chronic hospital nurse understaffing and poor hospital work…