Associations Between General Perceptions of COVID-19 and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Korean Hospital Workers: Effect Modification by Previous Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Experience and Occupational Type

CONCLUSIONS: During the COVID-19 pandemic, non-medical personnel tended to have higher odds of being categorized as having PTSD. Workers with prior MERS-CoV experience were more susceptible than those without such experience. These findings suggest the need for timely interventions to manage human resources for a sustainable quarantine system.PMID:33845528 | PMC:PMC8046607 | DOI:10.3961/jpmph.20.540
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research