Stress and substance abuse among workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in an intensive care unit: A cross-sectional study.

Diego Vinicius Santinelli Pestana Dante RaglioneLuiz Dalfior JuniorCaroline de Souza Pereira LiberattiElisangela Camargo BragaVitor Augusto de Lima EzequielAdriana da Silva AlvesJuliana Gil MauroJosé Omar de Araújo DiasPaulo Thadeu Fantinato MoreiraBruno Del Bianco MadureiraLilian Petroni PaivaBruno Melo Nóbrega de LucenaJoão Manoel Silva JuniorLuiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson

Published in: PloS one (2022)

ICU workers had significantly elevated scores on both screening forms. Providing psycho-social support to ICU professionals may prevent future problems with traumatic stress disorders or substance abuse.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
social support
mechanical ventilation
depressive symptoms
spinal cord injury
mental health
stress induced
intimate partner violence
current status
physical activity
risk factors
acute respiratory distress syndrome
heat stress