The psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak on healthcare workers in emergency departments and how they cope

Wai Wong, Tai; Yau, Josephine; Chan, Clw; S. Y. Kwong, Rosalie; M. Y. Ho, Samuel; Chiu Lau, Chor; Lung Lau, Fei; Hung Albert Lit, Chau

doi:10.1097/00063110-200502000-00005

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The psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak on healthcare workers in emergency departments and how they cope

Published in European Journal of Emergency Medicine • Jan 30, 2005

Authors:

Tai Wai Wong

Josephine Yau

Clw Chan

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the present study were to examine the degree and the sources of mental distress and the coping strategies adopted by healthcare workers (HCW) of emergency departments (ED) in Hong Kong during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). METHODS: Questionnai...

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Medicine

Distress

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