TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Ginaldi, Lia
AU  -  De Martinis, Massimo
AU  -  Aitella, Ernesto
AU  -  Senesi, Ilenia
AU  -  Taraborrelli, Merty
AU  -  Zenobi, Emanuela
AU  -  Ceci, Anna
AU  -  Marasco, Viviana
AU  -  Brucchi, Maurizio
AU  -  Di Giosia, Maurizio
AU  -  Muttillo, Giovanni
AU  -  De Berardis, Domenico
T1  -  Gender differences in the psychopathological impact of the third pandemic wave of SARS-CoV-2 on healthcare workers: results of the ‘COVID-19 Stress-Test’ study at Teramo hospital
PY  -  2024
Y1  -  2024-09-01
DO  -  10.1723/4343.43283
JO  -  Journal of Sex- and Gender-Specific Medicine
JA  -  J Sex Gender Specif Med
VL  -  10
IS  -  3
SP  -  130
EP  -  138
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2974-8623
Y2  -  2026/06/09
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1723/4343.43283
N2  -  Summary. Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic has subjected healthcare workers to strong emotional pressure. This study aimed to evaluate the psychological well-being, and analyze the gender differences in the perception of work-related stress during the third pandemic wave in a large sample of physicians and nurses at Teramo hospital. Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the period from May 2021 to June 2021, administering the following scales to the participants of different departments and services, through a reserved platform: Stress and Anxiety during the Viral Epidemic (SAVE-9), Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Irritability-Depression-Anxiety Scale (IDAS), Toronto Alexithymia Scale - 20 (TAS-20), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-Revised (IUS-R). Results. Data from 1,445 healthcare workers overall, with a mean age of 44.2 (+12.1 SD) years, were evaluated. Of these, 72.4% were women and 27.6% were men. Higher levels of burnout, irritability, hopelessness and anxious/depressive symptoms were found among women than men. Healthcare professionals directly involved in COVID-19 wards presented higher levels of anxiety, irritability, hopelessness, and greater stress related to the pandemic, but not greater depressive symptoms, intolerance to uncertainty, burnout, or alexithymia. Finally, all healthcare workers who contracted SARS-CoV-2 infection showed significant levels of psychological distress. Discussion. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers have experienced significant emotional overload and high levels of stress, with psychopathological repercussions differentiated by gender.
ER  -