Ethical Approval
The study was approved by the University of Turin Ethics Committee
(Prot. n. 142069) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration
of Helsinki. All the participants gave their written informed consent to
participate in the study.
Fig. 1. Group comparisons on sociodemographic and clinical data,
quality of life and health-related items, and psychological outcomes of
healthcare professionals working in COVID-19 wards vs other wards (N =
145). (A) Percentages of healthcare workers based on gender, marital
status, children, and medical condition. (B) Mean (SE) scores
of healthcare workers for the three Visual Analog Scales (0–10),
assessing health concern, health evaluation, and life satisfaction.(C) Mean (SE) scores of healthcare workers for the State-Trait
Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y1, range 20–80), Beck Depression Inventory
(BDI-II, range 0–55), and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for
DSM-5 (PCL-5, range 0–80).
Note: * p-value < .05; ** p-value < .01.