Psychological distress and symptom-related burnout in asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic

People with asthma may be particularly vulnerable to pandemic-related psychological distress, and research is needed to understand the impact of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic on their health and well-being. We sought to study the well-being of people with asthma relative to non-asth...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine 2023-12, Vol.46 (6), p.960-972
Main Authors: Salsman, Margot L., Nordberg, Hannah O., Howell, Jaxen, Berthet-Miron, Maria Michelle, Rosenfield, David, Ritz, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Asthma
Burn out (Psychology)
Burnout
Care and treatment
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Environmental stress
Family Medicine
Fatigue
General Practice
Health care access
Health Psychology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental health
Pandemics
Psychological aspects
Psychological distress
Psychological functioning
Psychological well being
Self report
Stress
Stress (Psychology)
Symptoms
Vulnerability
Well being
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Summary:People with asthma may be particularly vulnerable to pandemic-related psychological distress, and research is needed to understand the impact of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic on their health and well-being. We sought to study the well-being of people with asthma relative to non-asthmatic controls during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also investigated asthma symptoms and COVID-19-related anxiety as potential mediators of distress. Participants completed self-report measures of psychological functioning, including anxiety, depression, stress, and burnout. Controlling for potential confounds, multiple-regression analyses examined differences in psychological health between people with and without asthma. Mediator analyses investigated the role of asthma symptoms and COVID-19-related anxiety in this relationship. 234 adults (111 with asthma, 123 without) participated in an online survey from July to November 2020. During this time, people with asthma reported higher levels of anxiety, perceived stress, and burnout symptoms compared to controls. Elevations in burnout symptoms were found beyond general anxiety and depression ( sr 2  = .03, p  
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/s10865-023-00412-y