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. 2023 Feb 10;167:111183. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111183

Table 3.

COVID-psyCare in general hospitals: Co-operation structures, maximum burden of the pandemic on the psychosocial teams, and percentage of time utilization for target groups.

Total
(n = 222)
Belgium
(n = 16)
Finland
(n = 7)
France
(n = 40)
Greece
(n = 14)
Ireland
(n = 3)
Italy
(n = 15)
Norway
(n = 6)
Poland
(n = 6)
Portugal
(n = 42)
Spain
(n = 11)
United Kingdom
(n = 23)
Canada
(n = 11)
Iran
(n = 28)
Establishment of co-operation structures for psychosocial support; yes; n (%) 192 (86.5) 13 (81.3) 5 (71.4) 35 (87.5) 11 (78.6) 2 (66.7) 12 (80.0) 5 (83.3) 6 (100) 38 (90.5) 10 (90.9) 21 (91.3) 8 (72.7) 26 (92.9)
Clinical psychology 134 (60.4) 10 (62.5) 20 (50.0) 9 (64.3) 2 (66.7) 12 (80.0) 3 (50.0) 5 (83.3) 33 (78.6) 7 (63.6) 14 (60.9) 5 (45.5) 14 (50.0)
Psychiatry (community and/or inpatient) 123 (55.5) 7 (43.8) 3 (42.9) 17 (42.5) 8 (57.1) 2 (66.7) 10 (66.7) 3 (50.0) 4 (66.7) 32 (76.2) 7 (63.6) 6 (26.1) 5 (45.5) 19 (67.9)
Psychosomatic Medicine /
CL Psychiatry
121 (54.5) 8 (50.0) 4 (57.1) 28 (70.0) 6 (42.9) 2 (66.7) 3 (50.0) 4 (66.7) 19 (45.2) 7 (63.6) 17 (73.9) 6 (54.5) 17 (60.7)
Nursing team 81 (36.5) 4 (25.0) 11 (27.5) 5 (35.7) 2 (66.7) 5 (33.3) 3 (50.0) 3 (50.0) 11 (26.2) 5 (45.5) 11 (47.8) 6 (%4.5) 15 (53.6)
Social services 69 (31.1) 6 (37.5) 6 (15.0) 6 (42.9) 1 (33.3) 5 (33.3) 3 (50.0) 1 (16.7) 16 (38.1) 7 (63.6) 4 (17.4) 6 (54.5) 8 (28.6)
Spiritual care 42 (18.9) 4 (25.0) 4 (10.0) 1 (7.1) 1 (33.3) 1 (6.7) 3 (50.0) 2 (33.3) 7 (16.7) 1 (9.1) 11 (47.8) 5 (45.5) 3 (10.7)
Palliative care 41 (18.5) 2 (12.5) 11 (27.5) 1 (6.7) 2 (33.3) 1 (16.7) 6 (14.3) 1 (9.1) 8 (34.8) 2 (18.2) 7 (25.0)
Psycho-oncology 26 (11.7) 7 (17.5) 2 (14.3) 1 (6.7) 1 (16.7) 1 (16.7) 6 (14.3) 2 (18.2) 2 (8.7) 1 (9.1) 3 (10.7)
Has the pandemic task force of your hospital included psychosocial representation?
yes; n (%)
123 (55.4) 9 (56.3) 3 (42.9) 16 (40.0) 6 (42.9) 1 (33.3) 9 (60.0) 4 (66.7) 4 (66.7) 25 (59.5) 9 (81.8) 8 (34.8) 7 (63.6) 22 (78.6)
Maximum burden of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychosocial teams;
(1 = not at all stressed -
10 = extremely stressed)
mean (SD)
7.0 (2.4) 6.1 (2.0) 4.3 (3.0) 6.6 (2.8) 7.0 (2.2) 7.7 (0.6) 7.5 (2.6) 3.5 (2.1) 6.5 (1.9) 7.2 (2.5) 8.0 (1.3) 8.4 (1.3) 7.5 (2.6) 7.2 (2.1)
Percentage of time utilization for target groups;
mean (SD; min - max)
Patients 56.3 (27.1, 0–100) 55.0 (22.3,
20–90)
90.0 (14.1, 70–100) 59.6 (23.0, 0–100) 60.4 (23.3, 15–90) 76.3 (24.7, 50–99) 52.2 (29.8), 0–95 45.8 (40,3, 0–90) 58.8 (15.5, 45–80) 44.5 (27.9, 0–100) 59.5 (6.9, 50–75) 58.8 (31.3, 0–100) 71.5 (23.8, 20–100) 54.7 (26.5, 0–100)
Relatives 14.6 (13.3, 0–60) 19.7 (10.9,
0–40)
3.0
(4.5, 0–10)
14.7 (13.3, 0–50) 17.1 (9.6, 2–30) 13.3 (23.1, 0–40) 19.9 (16.7, 0–50 11.8 (12.0, 0–30) 15.0 (13.5, 5–35) 16.5 (15.1, 0–50) 19.5 (8.3, 10–30) 7.6 (11.8, 0–50) 9.0 (9.1,
0–20)
13.5 (13.8, 0–60)
Staff members 23.7 (20.8, 0–100) 25.3 (20,9, 5–70) 7.0 (10.1, 0–25) 25–8 (20.4, 0–100) 22.5 (19.0, 0–70) 10.3 (9.5
(1−20)
20.2 (18.2, 0–70) 25.7 (32.1, 0–80) 28.3 (11.1, 15–40) 26.5 (22.1, 0–100) 21.0 (8.4, 5–30) 24.0 (27.2, 0–100) 19.5 (17.9,
0–60)
24.0 (21.0, 0–70)