Acute Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Sleep Disturbances in Medical Staff Treating Patients with COVID-19
Thomas ScottABSTRACT. This paper analyzes the outcomes of an exploratory review of the current research on acute stress, depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbances in medical staff treating COVID-19 patients. The data used for this study was obtained and replicated from previous research conducted by BMA, CPHA, Harvard Medical School, Ginger, GWI, ICFJ, IPPR, NHS, Pew Research Center, Potloc, Statista, TCDJ/Columbia University, UNC School of Medicine, and YouGov, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding psychological distress in COVID-19 frontline medical staff. Data collected from 3,500 respondents are tested against the research model by using structural equation modeling.
JEL codes: H51; H75; I12; I18; D91
Keywords: COVID-19; acute stress; depressive symptom; sleep disturbance
How to cite: Scott, T. (2020). “Acute Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Sleep Disturbances in Medical Staff Treating COVID-19 Patients,” Psychosociological Issues in Human Resource Management 8(2): 57–66. doi:10.22381/PIHRM8220206
Received 21 May 2020 • Received in revised form 19 November 2020
Accepted 22 November 2020 • Available online 25 November 2020