U.S. healthcare workers reported significantly higher levels of COVID-19 related anxiety and stress, depressive symptoms, current anxiety, health concern and tiredness compared to non-healthcare workers (control group). The impact of each symptom was rated using a variety of questions and scales. This statistic compares the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare professionals to that of non-healthcare professionals according to a survey conducted from March to May 2020.
Levels of select COVID-related mental health issues among U.S. healthcare professionals as of 2020*
native English speakers, free from dementia diagnosis, living in the U.S.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* COVID-19 anxiety and stress, health concern, self-rated health and tiredness rated on a scale from 1 to 5. Current anxiety rated on a scale from 1 to 4. Mastery and constraint rated on a scale from 1 to 7. Depressive symptoms given by GDS Short Form score, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptoms.
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Frontiers in Psychology. (August 13, 2020). Levels of select COVID-related mental health issues among U.S. healthcare professionals as of 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176342/covid-health-care-workers-and-mental-health-issues-us/
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Frontiers in Psychology. (2020). Levels of select COVID-related mental health issues among U.S. healthcare professionals as of 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176342/covid-health-care-workers-and-mental-health-issues-us/
Frontiers in Psychology. "Levels of Select Covid-related Mental Health Issues among U.S. Healthcare Professionals as of 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176342/covid-health-care-workers-and-mental-health-issues-us/
Frontiers in Psychology, Levels of select COVID-related mental health issues among U.S. healthcare professionals as of 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176342/covid-health-care-workers-and-mental-health-issues-us/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Levels of select COVID-related mental health issues among U.S. healthcare professionals as of 2020* [Graph], Frontiers in Psychology, August 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1176342/covid-health-care-workers-and-mental-health-issues-us/
