The Societal Influences and Quality of Life Among Healthcare Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wei-Tsung Kao; Su-Ting Hsu; Frank Huang-Chih Chou; Li-Shiu Chou; Kuan-Ying Hsieh; Dian-Jeng Li; Guei-Ging Lin; Pay-Jen Wu; Wei-Jen Chen; Joh-Jong Huang

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.706443

The Societal Influences and Quality of Life Among Healthcare Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Front Psychiatry. 2021 Oct 11:12:706443. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.706443. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Wei-Tsung Kao^{1

2}, Su-Ting Hsu^{1

3}, Frank Huang-Chih Chou¹, Li-Shiu Chou¹, Kuan-Ying Hsieh^{1

4}, Dian-Jeng Li^{1

5}, Guei-Ging Lin¹, Pay-Jen Wu¹, Wei-Jen Chen^{1

3}, Joh-Jong Huang^{6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Kaohsiung Municipal Kai-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
² Department of Sports, Health and Leisure and Graduate Institute of Sports, Health and Leisure, Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
³ Graduate Institute of Counseling Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁴ College of Medicine, Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁵ Department of Nursing, Meiho University, Pingtung, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
⁷ Department of Health, Kaohsiung City Government, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Abstract

Background: The coronavirus infection disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is likely to put healthcare professionals across the world in an unprecedented situation. Methods: A total of 683 healthcare workers were recruited in this study. Short form-12 items (SF-12), Societal Influences Survey Questionnaire (SISQ), and Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test (DRPST) were used to survey participants. Multiple linear regression and structural equation model (SEM) were used to explore the possible factors to the societal influences and quality of life. Results: After multiple linear regression analysis, female, older, more education years, married, regular intake, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequency had positive association with SISQ. To physical component summary (PCS) of SF-12, chronic illness, sleep score, PTSD frequency, and social distance had negative association, and exercise habits had positive association. A mental component summary (MCS) value of SF-12, age, participate in social activities, and social information had positive association, and PTSD frequency, sleep score, social anxiety, and depression had negative association. Under SEM analysis, PTSD had positive influence on SISQ. Sleep score and MCS value had negative influences on SISQ. PTSD severity, older age, sleep score, smoking, and nursing staff had negative influences on PCS value. Young age, PTSD frequency, sleep score, and depression had negative influences on MCS value. Conclusion: Healthcare team members with severe PTSD symptoms suffered more societal influences. Relative to PTSD severity, PTSD frequency was more important to the quality of life. Members of older age who frequently participate in clubs, volunteers, or charity activities had better mental life quality.

Keywords: corona virus infection disease 2019 (COVID-19); disaster-related psychological screening test (DRPST); quality of life; short form-12 items (SF-12); societal influences survey questionnaire (SISQ); structural equation model (SEM).