Hill April 6, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a serious toll on the mental health of front-line health care workers, a new national poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post found.
The survey asked about the experiences and attitudes of health care workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
About 3 in 10 front-line health care workers said they received mental health services or thought they needed them directly as a result of the pandemic.
A full 62 percent said that worry and stress related to the pandemic has negatively affected their mental health.
Nearly half of all health care workers said worry or stress has caused them to have trouble sleeping or to sleep too much. About 30 percent reported frequent...
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