Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Long-term Psychological and Occupational Effects of Providing Hospital Healthcare during SARS Outbreak
, William J. Lancee*†, Kenneth E. Balderson*‡, Jocelyn P. Bennett*, Bjug Borgundvaag*†, Susan Evans§, Christopher M.B. Fernandes¶#, David S. Goldbloom†**, Mona Gupta†††, Jonathan J. Hunter*†, Linda McGillis Hall†, Lynn M. Nagle†, Clare Pain*†, Sonia S. Peczeniuk‡‡, Glenna Raymond§§, Nancy Read‡, Sean B. Rourke†‡, Rosalie J. Steinberg*†, Thomas E. Stewart*†, Susan VanDeVelde Coke††, Georgina G. Veldhorst¶¶, and Donald A. Wasylenki†‡
Table 7
Variables that explain variance in adverse outcomes to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto healthcare workers
| Variables | β | t | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable: burnout* | |||
| Maladaptive coping | 0.29 | 3.34 | 0.001 |
| Perceived adequacy of training, protection and support | –0.27 | –3.10 | 0.002 |
| Model R2 = 0.18, p<0.001 | |||
| Dependent variable: psychological distress† | |||
| Maladaptive coping | 0.31 | 3.78 | <0.001 |
| Years of healthcare experience | –0.26 | –3.28 | 0.001 |
| Attachment anxiety | 0.24 | 2.87 | 0.005 |
| Model R2 = 0.31, p<0.001 | |||
| Dependent variable: posttraumatic stress‡ | |||
| Maladaptive coping | 0.37 | 4.39 | <0.001 |
| Perceived adequacy of training, protection and support | –0.22 | –2.63 | 0.01 |
| Model R2 = 0.21, p<0.001
*Excluded variables: job stress, attachment anxiety, job type, worked in intensive care unit, unprotected contact with SARS patient(s). *Excluded variables: job stress, attachment anxiety, job type, worked in intensive care unit, unprotected contact with SARS patient(s). | |||
*Excluded variables: job stress, attachment anxiety, job type, worked in intensive care unit, unprotected contact with SARS patient(s).
†Excluded variables: job stress, attachment avoidance, worked in emergency department, in SARS patients room >5 min or >5 times.
‡Excluded variables: perceived stigma and avoidance, adaptive coping, attachment anxiety, job type, sex.