Elevated Anxiety Symptoms, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Moral Trauma in COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Professionals
Ann ClarkABSTRACT. This article presents an empirical study carried out to evaluate and analyze elevated anxiety symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder, and moral trauma in COVID-19 frontline healthcare professionals. Building my argument by drawing on data collected from BMA, CDC, CPHA, Gallup, Ginger, ICF, IPPR, Potloc, Statista, Viamo, and YouGov, I performed analyses and made estimates regarding physician and nurse workplace stressors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collected from 3,800 respondents are tested against the research model. Descriptive statistics of compiled data from the completed surveys were calculated when appropriate.
JEL codes: H51; H75; I12; I18; D91
Keywords: COVID-19; anxiety; post-traumatic stress disorder; moral trauma
How to cite: Clark, A. (2021). “Elevated Anxiety Symptoms, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Moral Trauma in COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Professionals,” Psychosociological Issues in Human Resource Management 9(1): 89–98. doi: 10.22381/pihrm9120219.
Received 14 November 2020 • Received in revised form 11 February 2021
Accepted 15 February 2021 • Available online 18 February 2021