Assessment of Stress, Depression and Anxiety in Healthcare Caring for Patients With COVID-19

Assessment of Stress, Depression and Anxiety in Healthcare Caring for Patients With COVID-19

Medical personnel working in the Intensive Care Unit will be examined by means of tests. Their aim is to check how work-related stress in a potentially lethal threat affects the occurrence of depression, stress, anxiety and sleep disorders. We also want to check whether people working in such extremely difficult conditions show no greater interest in death.

Every day medical staff working in very difficult conditions of intensive care. The COVID-19 virus outbreak has set another difficult task for doctors and nurses who have previously had a lot of contact with the death of their patients. The appearance of the COVID-19 virus and, above all, the inability to effectively treat the infection causes an additional psychological stimulus in medical personnel.

The aim of the study is to assess the occurrence of psychiatric disorders in medical personnel dealing with patients suffering from COVID-19 using various psychological tests.

Inclusion Criteria:

adult employees of the Intensive Care Unit, agreeing to undergo the tests.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patient's refusal to participate in the study
• not understanding the test questions