Open AccessegePan-VOICE-Studie zur psychosozialen Belastung durch die Covid-19-Pandemie bei medizinischtechnischen Assistent*innen
Author(s) -
Petra Beschoner,
Marc N. Jarczok,
Maximilian Kempf,
Katja Weimer,
Franziska Geiser,
Nina Hiebel,
Yeşim Erim,
Eva Morawa,
Susann Steudte-Schmiedgen,
Christian Albus,
Lucia JergBretzke
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
zeitschrift für psychosomatische medizin und psychotherapie
Language(s) - German
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2196-8349
pISSN - 1438-3608
DOI - 10.13109/zptm.2021.67.oa15
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , psychosocial , economic shortage , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , disease , government (linguistics) , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
egePan-VOICE study on the psychosocial burden of the Covid-19 pandemic among - medical technical assistants Objectives: The Covid-19 pandemic is associated with increased demands on healthcare workers. A previously neglected occupational group is medical technical assistants (MTA). The aim is therefore to identify stress factors among MTA in Germany during the pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of medical staff was conducted in spring 2020 (N = 8088). Results: N = 1483 records of MTA were analyzed. Retrospectively, the stress increased under the pandemic, and 60.1 % of MTA suffered from work stress (ERI). Staff shortages and extra work were associated with an increase in work stress. Problems of work-life balance and contact with contaminated material/infected persons favored stressful experiences. Conclusions: Some working conditions in the pandemic pose a potential health risk to MTA. It seems necessary to create improvements in the general conditions that enable healthily and effective work.