National cross-sectional survey on psychological impact on French nursing homes of the first lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic as observed by psychologists, psychomotor, and occupational therapists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22068039 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne-Julie Vaillant-Ciszewicz (0000-0002-0686-7583, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, corresponding author), Bérengère Couturier (0000-0002-4467-933X, Inserm), Lauriane Segaux (0000-0001-7633-1277, Inserm), Florence Canouï-Poitrine, Florence Canouï‐Poitrine (0000-0001-9970-6051, Inserm), Olivier Guérin (0000-0001-7929-9081, Inserm), Sylvie Bonin-Guillaume, Sylvie Bonin‐Guillaume (0000-0002-8514-6273, Inserm) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 1290594-1290594 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1290594 |
| PMID | 38204978 |
| OpenAlex | W4390274927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
Objectives: The main objective was to explore the psychological impact of the French lockdown during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing home residents, their relatives, and healthcare teams, as observed by mental health professionals. Design: A national online cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 11 to June 9, 2020. Setting and participants: Respondents were psychologists, psychomotor therapists, and occupational therapists (mental health professionals). Results: A total of 1,062 participants responded to the survey, encompassing 59.8% psychologists, 29.2% occupational therapists, and 11% psychomotor therapists. All mental health professionals felt fear (76.1%), fatigue and exhaustion (84.5%), and inability to manage the emotional burden (78.4%). In nursing homes with COVID-19 cases, residents felt significantly sadder (83.2%), more anxious (65.0%), experienced more anorexia (53.6%), resurgence of traumatic war memories (40.2%), and were more often disoriented (75.7%). The suffering of relatives did not vary between nursing homes with and without COVID-19 cases. The nursing staff was heavily impacted emotionally and was in need of psychological support particularly when working in nursing homes in a low COVID-19 spread zone with COVID-19 cases (41.8 vs. 34.6%). Conclusion and implications: Primary prevention must be implemented to limit the psychological consequences in the event of a new crisis and to prevent the risk of psychological decompensation of residents and teams in nursing homes
Cognition · Cross-sectional study · Disease · Mental health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychomotor learning · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |