Publications by authors named "Caoimhe Fenton"
Background: Mental health issues in nursing home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic have been significant; however, it is not known if these issues persist following widespread vaccination and easing of restrictions.
Objective: To quantify the mental health of nursing home staff at different timepoints during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.
Design/methods: Two identical, online, cross-sectional, nationwide, anonymous surveys of Republic of Ireland nursing home staff at two timepoints (survey 1 (S1, n = 390): November 2020 to January 2021; survey 2 (S2, N = 229: November 2021 to February 2022) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Hospital-based healthcare workers have experienced significant psychological stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aim: To evaluate the mental health of hospital workers during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Dublin, Ireland.
Methods: Cross-sectional anonymous online survey of hospital workers (n = 377; 181 doctors (48.
Objectives: We investigated the predictive value of subset scales and full versions of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) for therapeutic outcomes in ECT.
Methods: This secondary analysis of patients with major depression (N = 136; 63% female; age = 56.7 [SD = 14.
Nursing home staff mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
November 2021
Background: Nursing homes for older adults have been disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic with increased mortality of residents and staff distress.
Objective: To quantify the mental health of nursing home staff during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.
Design/methods: Cross-sectional anonymous study of Republic of Ireland nursing home staff (n = 390) during the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.