Assessment of healthcare worker resilience at the epicenter of the 2022 Sudan virus disease outbreak in Uganda

Implications for future preparedness

Bibliographic Data

ID15699477
AuthorsRobert Zavuga (0000-0001-5895-5406, corresponding author), Peter Chris Kawungezi (0000-0002-2784-3687), Brian Agaba (0009-0007-5194-4377), Richard Migisha (0000-0003-1709-9521), Daniel Kadobera, Benon Kwesiga (0000-0003-0400-8635), Paul Edward Okello (0000-0002-2573-8787), Lilian Bulage (0000-0002-4027-5485), Freda Loy Aceng (0000-0003-3029-8947, Ministry of Health), Emmanuel Batiibwe (Mubende Hospital), Alex Riolexus Ario (0000-0002-3560-1952)
Year2025
Volume13
Issue1
Pages750-750
Publication date2025-07-07
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2050-7283 • E-ISSN: 2050-7283
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s40359-025-03079-z
PMID40624596
OpenAlexW4412087959
LanguageEN
References cited42

Most HCWs at the SVD outbreak epicenter had low resilience, largely related to fear of infection and stigma. Older age, longer work experience, and access to psychological counselling were associated with higher resilience. Providing targeted mental health support and reducing workplace infection concerns could help strengthen HCW resilience in future outbreaks

Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Outbreak · Pathology · Political science · Preparedness · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Disaster Response and Management · Employment and Welfare Studies · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology

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