Psychological Distress and Work Environment Perception by Physical Therapists from Southern Italy During COVID-19 Pandemic: The C.A.L.A.B.R.I.A Study

Overview

Journal Int J Environ Res Public Health

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Environmental Health
Public Health

Date 2021 Sep 28

PMID 34574600

Citations 22

Authors

Alessandro de Sire

Nicola Marotta

Simona Raimo

Lorenzo Lippi

Maria Teresa Inzitari

Anna Tasselli

Alessandra Gimigliano

Liana Palermo

Marco Invernizzi

Antonio Ammendolia

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Abstract

The psychosocial impact of the work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic on health professionals is a growing issue. The present study examined specific psychosocial work environment indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic, through a multiple regression model of a self-administered cross-sectional online survey in a cohort of physical therapists from a region of Southern Italy from March 2020 to May 2021. The questionnaire contained items on work and healthcare issues related to COVID-19. Eighty physical therapists (29 male and 51 female), mean age 32.5 ± 10.1 years, were involved in this survey. The multiple regression analysis showed that "management activity" was significantly correlated to "therapist frustration" during the COVID-19 pandemic (ΔR = 0.16; < 0.03). Findings of this study underline the importance of a healthy psychosocial work environment to enhance job satisfaction of all health professionals and to avoid role conflict and burnout syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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