The Washington Post (4/6, Clement) reports that a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that a majority of healthcare workers say “worry, exhaustion, constantly changing safety rules and long hours of wearing PPE” are among the most difficult aspects of their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Post continues, “Their work has saved countless lives but also taken a personal toll: 62 percent say worry or stress related to [COVID-19] has had a negative effect on their mental health. A 55 percent majority feel ‘burned out’ going to work. Nearly half of all health-care workers say worry or stress has caused them to have trouble sleeping or to sleep too much.” At the top of the list of reported difficulties “were fears of infection for themselves, their family members or patients, mentioned by 21 percent of health-care workers.”
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