2024 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Psychological characteristics and effective clinical psychological support for healthcare workers responding to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic

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Project/Area Number	21K03059
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 10030:Clinical psychology-related
Research Institution	Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research
Principal Investigator	Yasaki Dai (財)冲中記念成人病研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (40807111)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	毛利伊吹 (財)冲中記念成人病研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (20365919) 酒井由美子 (財)冲中記念成人病研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (50772399) 佐藤夏美 (財)冲中記念成人病研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (50807112) 舘野由美子 (財)冲中記念成人病研究所, その他部局等, 研究員 (80570449)
Project Period (FY)	2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Keywords	COVID-19 / 医療従事者 / メンタルヘルス
Outline of Final Research Achievements	The results of a questionnaire and interview survey of healthcare workers who responded to COVID-19 indicated that there were changes in the stress conditions of healthcare workers between the early and late stages of the pandemic, and that healthcare workers who responded in the early stages, when the characteristics of the virus and organizational infection control guidelines were unclear, were particularly burdened, and the psychological impact of this stress may be long-lasting. In addition, a study of factors associated with posttraumatic growth among health care workers who experienced COVID-19 indicated that variables such as stigma, moral injury, social support, and positive reinterpretation predicted posttraumatic growth.
Free Research Field	臨床心理学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究では、COVID-19を経験した医療従事者がどのようなストレスを感じ、どのようなサポートを有効と感じたかを質的、量的データを元に提示したほか、COVID-19の経験に幾つかの要因が随伴することで、それが単なるストレスにとどまることなく、医療従事者の心理的成長にも繋がる可能性を示唆した。本研究成果は、今後起こりうる未知の感染症流行において、医療従事者のメンタルヘルスを維持する施策を考える上で、有用な視点を提供するものと考える。