Psychological Distress, Moral Trauma, and Burnout Syndrome among COVID-19 Frontline Medical Personnel
Ella Campbell, Gheorghe H. PopescuABSTRACT. Employing recent research results covering psychological distress, moral trauma, and burnout syndrome among COVID-19 frontline medical personnel, and building our argument by drawing on data collected from APIC, BMA, CMA, Ginger, McKinsey, MedPage Today, Nursing Times, Sperling (2020), Statista, and UPMC, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding how working in intensive care units and exposure to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients are correlated with prolonged stress, anxiety, and depression in frontline medical staff. Descriptive statistics of compiled data from the completed surveys were calculated when appropriate.
JEL codes: H51; H75; I12; I18; D91
Keywords: COVID-19; psychological distress; moral trauma; burnout syndrome
How to cite: Campbell, E., and Popescu, G. H. (2021). “Psychological Distress, Moral Trauma, and Burnout Syndrome among COVID-19 Frontline Medical Personnel,” Psychosociological Issues in Human Resource Management 9(2): 63–76. doi: 10.22381/pihrm9220215.
Received 22 April 2021 • Received in revised form 16 November 2021
Accepted 18 November 2021 • Available online 25 November 2021