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An application for identification and stratification psychological crisis among pandemic frontline healthcare workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

I. Szendi Md Habil ,
O. Bóna ,
T. Jenei ,
C. Kovács ,
Á. Nagy ,
K. Németh-Rácz ,
I.A. Török ,
E. Rudics ,
V. Dalos  and
V. Bilicki
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I. Szendi Md Habil*
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
O. Bóna
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
T. Jenei
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
C. Kovács
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Á. Nagy
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
K. Németh-Rácz
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
I.A. Török
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
E. Rudics
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Psychiatry, Szeged, Hungary
V. Dalos
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Psychiatry, Szeged, Hungary
V. Bilicki
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Software Development, Szeged, Hungary
M. Bácsfalvi
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Software Development, Szeged, Hungary
K. Téglás
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Software Development, Szeged, Hungary
Z. Szabó
Affiliation:
University of Szeged, Department Of Software Development, Szeged, Hungary
E. Kelemen
Affiliation:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital, University Teaching Hospital, Psychiatry Unit, Kiskunhalas, Hungary
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The COVID-MENTA Screening Program was developed to monitor the mental health of frontline healthcare professionals and identify those at high risk for suicide at the Kiskunhalas Mobile Disease Control Hospital.

Objectives

Our post hoc analysis aimed to investigate the association between psychological distress and suicide ideation based on passively collected data during the screening work.

Methods

A sample of 50 healthcare professionals was analyzed from 167 participants in the COVID-MENTA Screening Program between the second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data collection was performed during the breaks of healthcare professionals at work. Half of the group (N=25) perceived severe distress (scored > 5/10 on Distress Thermometer). The crisis monitoring application was based on Klonsky and May’s 3-step theory (2015) and was built by adapting the questions on the appropriate international scales (Psychache Scale, Beck’s Hopelessness Scale, Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire, Suicide Capacity Scale). The tool can stratify the current suicide risk into seven levels.

Results

Spearman’s Rank Correlation was used for statistical analysis. There was a significant positive correlation between the psychological distress and the suicide risk (r (48) = 0,43, p < 0,01).

Conclusions

Our findings supported the hypothesis of the study that the risk of suicide rises with the increase of the level of distress. The application has been proved effective in ecological conditions, helping in several cases to screen individuals currently at increased risk for suicide, allowing us to intervene in a timely and effective manner.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

psychological crisisSuicidescreeningDistress
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S134
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