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Season 4Episode 391

391 - Underappreciated: The COVID-19 Pandemic's Mental Health Effects On Non-Clinical Health Care Workers

Nov 1, 2021
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Fear of COVID exposure and overflowing hospital units are two of the known stressors contributing to burnout among nurses and doctors. But there are a slew of other factors exacerbating health care workers' distress—many of which don't just affect clinical staff. Researchers Dr. Johannes Thrul and Dr. Svea Closser talk with Stephanie Desmon about a recent report from the Center For Health Security looking at the pandemic burnout and anxiety on people often left out of the "Health Care Heroes" narratives—and lower on the payscale—such as security staff, cleaners, and food workers in hospitals.

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