Long-term anxiety of natural and biological hazards on community and healthcare workers
These results highlight the importance of sustained mental health interventions for healthcare workers facing prolonged exposure to stressors during biological disasters. In addition to early anxiety screening, system-level measures such as adequate staffing, transparent communication, and institutional preparedness are essential to mitigate long-term psychological consequences.
Authors
- Hsuan Lung
- Mei-Chung Chang
- Po‐Fei Chen
- For-Wey Lung
Institutions
- National Sun Yat-sen University (TW)
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Pingtung Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (TW)
- National Defense Medical Center (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
- I-Shou University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1702488
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00