Multinational Study to Assess Stress Levels Among the Health Care Workers of Radiation Oncology Community at the Outset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Tabassum Wadasadawala Anuj KumarSarbani Ghosh LaskarSoehartati Argadikoesoema Gondhowiardjo Smruti Mokal Savita S Goswami Angela Giselvania Rakesh KapoorAbhijit DasSatyajit PradhanLincoln PujariBibek AcharyaSandhya ChapagainUmesh MahantshettyRohit VadgaonkarQazi Mushtaq HussainKamal AkbarovJai Prakash Agarwal

Published in: JCO global oncology (2021)

This survey conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that a significant proportion of HCWs in the radiation oncology community experiences moderate to severe levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. This trend is alarming and it is important to identify and intervene at the right time to improve the mental health of HCWs to avoid any long-term impacts.

Keyphrases

mental health
mental illness
healthcare
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
stress induced
early onset
single cell
high intensity
heat stress