Experiences of stigma, discrimination and violence and their impact on the mental health of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health care workers have been exposed to COVID-19 more than people in other professions, which may have led to stigmatization, discrimination, and violence toward them, possibly impacting their mental health. We investigated (1) factors associated with stigma, discrimination, and violence, (2) the a...

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Vydané v:Scientific reports Ročník 14; číslo 1; s. 10534 - 11
Hlavní autori: Janoušková, Miroslava, Pekara, Jaroslav, Kučera, Matěj, Kearns, Pavla Brennan, Šeblová, Jana, Wolfová, Katrin, Kuklová, Marie, Šeblová, Dominika
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: London Nature Publishing Group UK 08.05.2024
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Adult
Aggression
Confidence intervals
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - psychology
Depression
Discrimination
Female
Health care
Health care workers
Health Personnel - psychology
Health problems
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Male
Medical personnel
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Occupational exposure
Pandemics
Psychological distress
SARS-CoV-2
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Social Discrimination - psychology
Social Stigma
Stigma
Stigmatization
Violence
Violence - psychology
Depression
Health care workers
Psychological distress
Violence
Stigmatization
Mental health
ISSN:2045-2322, 2045-2322
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Shrnutí:Health care workers have been exposed to COVID-19 more than people in other professions, which may have led to stigmatization, discrimination, and violence toward them, possibly impacting their mental health. We investigated (1) factors associated with stigma, discrimination, and violence, (2) the association of stigma, discrimination, and violence with mental health, (3) everyday experiences of stigmatization, discrimination, and violence. We chose a combination of a quantitative approach and qualitative content analysis to analyze data collected at three time points: in 2020, 2021 and 2022. A higher age was associated with lower odds of experiencing stigma, discrimination, and violence, whereas female gender was related to more negative experiences. The intensity of exposure to COVID-19 was associated with greater experience with stigmatization, discrimination, and violence across all three years (for example in 2022: odds ratio, 95% confidence interval: 1.74, 1.18–2.55 for mild exposure; 2.82, 1.95–4.09 for moderate exposure; and 5.74, 3.55–9.26 for severe exposure, when compared to no exposure). Stigma, discrimination, and violence were most strongly associated with psychological distress in 2020 (odds ratio = 2.97, 95% confidence interval 2.27–3.88) and with depressive symptoms in 2021 (odds ratio = 2.78, 95% confidence interval 2.12–3.64). Attention should be given to the destigmatization of contagious diseases and the prevention of discrimination, violence, and mental health problems, both within workplaces and among the public.
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ISSN:2045-2322
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DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-59700-5