TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors for psychological distress in electroencephalography technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - A national-level cross-sectional survey in Japan
AU - IMPACT-J EPILEPSY (In-depth Multicenter analysis during Pandemic of Covid19 Throughout Japan for Epilepsy practice) study group
AU - Kuroda, Naoto
AU - Kubota, Takafumi
AU - Horinouchi, Toru
AU - Ikegaya, Naoki
AU - Kitazawa, Yu
AU - Kodama, Satoshi
AU - Matsubara, Teppei
AU - Nagino, Naoto
AU - Neshige, Shuichiro
AU - Soga, Temma
AU - Sone, Daichi
AU - Takayama, Yutaro
AU - Kuramochi, Izumi
AU - Kanemoto, Kousuke
AU - Ikeda, Akio
AU - Terada, Kiyohito
AU - Goji, Hiroko
AU - Ohara, Shinji
AU - Hagiwara, Koichi
AU - Kamada, Takashi
AU - Iida, Koji
AU - Ishikawa, Nobutsune
AU - Shiraishi, Hideaki
AU - Iwata, Osato
AU - Sugano, Hidenori
AU - Iimura, Yasushi
AU - Higashi, Takuichiro
AU - Hosoyama, Hiroshi
AU - Hanaya, Ryosuke
AU - Shimotake, Akihiro
AU - Kikuchi, Takayuki
AU - Yoshida, Takeshi
AU - Shigeto, Hiroshi
AU - Yokoyama, Jun
AU - Mukaino, Takahiko
AU - Kato, Masaaki
AU - Sekimoto, Masanori
AU - Mizobuchi, Masahiro
AU - Aburakawa, Yoko
AU - Iwasaki, Masaki
AU - Nakagawa, Eiji
AU - Iwata, Tomohiro
AU - Tokumoto, Kentaro
AU - Nishida, Takuji
AU - Takahashi, Yukitoshi
AU - Kikuchi, Kenjiro
AU - Matsuura, Ryuki
AU - Hamano, Shin ichiro
AU - Yamanouchi, Hideo
AU - Nakasato, Nobukazu
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 19K18435).
Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Dr. Eishi Asano at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, for his advice on the statistical analysis. The authors are also grateful to all the participants of this survey-based study. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 19K18435). None.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - Objective: To identify the risk factors for psychological distress in electroencephalography (EEG) technicians during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Method: In this national-level cross-sectional survey initiated by Japan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), a questionnaire was administered to 173 technicians engaged in EEG at four clinics specializing in epilepsy care and 20 hospitals accredited as (quasi-) epilepsy centers or epilepsy training facilities in Japan from March 1 to April 30, 2021. We collected data on participants’ profiles, information about work, and psychological distress outcome measurements, such as the K-6 and Tokyo Metropolitan Distress Scale for Pandemic (TMDP). Linear regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for psychological distress. Factors that were significantly associated with psychological distress in the univariate analysis were subjected to multivariate analysis. Results: Among the 142 respondents (response rate: 82%), 128 were included in the final analysis. As many as 35.2% of EEG technicians have been under psychological distress. In multivariate linear regression analysis for K-6, female sex, examination for patients (suspected) with COVID-19, and change in salary or bonus were independent associated factors for psychological distress. Contrastingly, in multivariate linear regression analysis for TMDP, female sex, presence of cohabitants who had to be separated from the respondent due to this pandemic, and change in salary or bonus were independent associated factors for psychological distress. Conclusion: We successfully identified the risk factors associated with psychological distress in EEG technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results may help in understanding the psychological stress in EEG technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and improving the work environment, which is necessary to maintain the mental health of EEG technicians.
AB - Objective: To identify the risk factors for psychological distress in electroencephalography (EEG) technicians during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Method: In this national-level cross-sectional survey initiated by Japan Young Epilepsy Section (YES-Japan), a questionnaire was administered to 173 technicians engaged in EEG at four clinics specializing in epilepsy care and 20 hospitals accredited as (quasi-) epilepsy centers or epilepsy training facilities in Japan from March 1 to April 30, 2021. We collected data on participants’ profiles, information about work, and psychological distress outcome measurements, such as the K-6 and Tokyo Metropolitan Distress Scale for Pandemic (TMDP). Linear regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for psychological distress. Factors that were significantly associated with psychological distress in the univariate analysis were subjected to multivariate analysis. Results: Among the 142 respondents (response rate: 82%), 128 were included in the final analysis. As many as 35.2% of EEG technicians have been under psychological distress. In multivariate linear regression analysis for K-6, female sex, examination for patients (suspected) with COVID-19, and change in salary or bonus were independent associated factors for psychological distress. Contrastingly, in multivariate linear regression analysis for TMDP, female sex, presence of cohabitants who had to be separated from the respondent due to this pandemic, and change in salary or bonus were independent associated factors for psychological distress. Conclusion: We successfully identified the risk factors associated with psychological distress in EEG technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results may help in understanding the psychological stress in EEG technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and improving the work environment, which is necessary to maintain the mental health of EEG technicians.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Clinical neurophysiology
KW - EEG
KW - Epilepsy
KW - Stress
KW - Technician
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U2 - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108361
DO - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108361
M3 - Article
C2 - 34768059
AN - SCOPUS:85118859013
SN - 1525-5050
VL - 125
JO - Epilepsy and Behavior
JF - Epilepsy and Behavior
M1 - 108361
ER -
