ABSTRACT. Despite the relevance of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disorders in medical staff treating COVID-19 patients, only limited research has been conducted on this topic. Using and replicating data from APIC, BMA, Nursing Times, Rek et al. (2020), and UGMH, we performed analyses and made estimates regarding whether severe stress, extreme anxiety, and acute depression among COVID-19 primary care providers are elevated, possibly leading to personal and professional burnout. Psychological distress, illness fears, burnout syndrome, stress-related psychiatric disorders, emotional anxiety, clinically significant depression, and moral injury are prevalent among COVID-19 frontline respiratory and intensive care physicians and nurses. The results of a study based on data collected from 5,600 respondents provide support for our 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; cognition; emotion; behavior; anxiety; depression

How to cite: Pera, A., and Balica, R.-Ș. (2021). “Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders in Medical Staff Treating COVID-19 Patients,” Psychosociological Issues in Human Resource Management 9(2): 105–118. doi: 10.22381/pihrm9220218.

Received 23 April 2021 • Received in revised form 13 November 2021
Accepted 15 November 2021 • Available online 25 November 2021