Journal article
Long-term Psychological and Occupational Effects of Providing Hospital Healthcare during SARS Outbreak - Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Abstract
Healthcare workers (HCWs) found the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) to be stressful, but the long-term impact is not known. From 13 to 26 months after the SARS outbreak, 769 HCWs at 9 Toronto hospitals that treated SARS patients and 4 Hamilton hospitals that did not treat SARS patients completed a survey of several adverse outcomes. Toronto HCWs reported significantly higher levels of burnout (p = 0.019), psychological …
Authors
Maunder RG; Lancee WJ; Balderson KE; Bennett JP; Borgundvaag B; Evans S; Fernandes CMB; Goldbloom DS; Gupta M; Hunter JJ
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, No. 12, pp. 1924–1932
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Publication Date
2006
DOI
10.3201/eid1212.060584
ISSN
1080-6040