Zannini Rosalba¹, Silvia Battistoni²*, and Di Prospero Filiberto³

¹Head Psychologist-psychotherapist, Civitanova Marche Clinic, Area Vasta 3 ASUR Marche Greater Metropolitan Health Service, Italy
²Chief Clinician of the Gynaecology/Obstetrics Team, Civitanova Marche Hospital, Area Vasta 3 ASUR Marche Greater Metropolitan Health Service, Italy
³Interim Director of the Gynaecology/Obstetrics Team, Civitanova Marche Hospital, Area Vasta 3 ASUR Marche Greater Metropolitan Health Service, Italy

*Corresponding Author: Silvia Battistoni, Chief Clinician of the Gynaecology/Obstetrics Team, Civitanova Marche Hospital, Area Vasta 3 ASUR Marche Greater Metropolitan Health Service, Italy.

Received: August 29, 2022; Published: September 16, 2022

Today’s emergency and the forgotten problem

During the COVID-19 health emergency, there has been a lot of discussion regarding what should be done, unfortunately often in contradictory terms, while little has been said about the psychological, emotional and cognitive problems experienced by the health workers involved, particularly as regards the repercussions on their daily lives and individual performance.

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Citation

Citation: Silvia Battistoni. “Distorted Time Perception Amongst Health Workers Treating SARS CoV-2 and the Repercussions on their Lives and Individual Performance". Acta Scientific Women's Health 4.10 (2022): 17-21.

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