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BACKGROUND: The coronavirus pandemic and health measures related to it have led to an increase in mental health problems. The relatively high incidence of the disease and its mortality rate created anxiety in society. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its relationship with obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients who attended the outpatient clinic of Besat Hospital in Hamadan. METHODS: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 320 patients who attended the outpatient clinic of Besat Hospital in Hamadan were selected by random sampling method in 2021. Data were collected using the Fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) questionnaire and obsessive-compulsive disorder scale and analyzed using SPSS software (V16). They were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and independent t-test. RESULTS: The mean ± SD age of the subjects was 34.14 ± 9.30 years and 65% of the study subjects were women. The mean ± SD score on the obsessive-compulsive disorder scale was 32.90 ± 19.87 and the mean ± SD score for fear of coronavirus was 16.82 ± 5.79. The contamination dimension of OCD had the highest score of 9.04 ± 5.46 and stealing had the lowest score of 0.10 ± 0.49. The mean fear of COVID-19 in people who had a history of obsessive-compulsive disorder before the quarantine was significantly higher than in those who did not have it (P = 0.002). Along with the increasing fear of coronavirus scale score, the score of obsessive-compulsive disorders increased except for the stealing dimension (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study showed that there was a moderate level of fear of COVID-19 among the study population. Also, a relatively high proportion of study subjects had a weak manifestation of OCD. It seems that two years after the beginning of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, people have adapted to the conditions, and their fear of the disease is reduced.
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COVID-19 , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder , Humans , Female , Young Adult , Adult , Male , COVID-19/epidemiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/epidemiology , Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder/psychology , Anxiety Disorders , Fear/psychologyABSTRACT
Background: The frontline medical staff are under heavy workload conditions and are at high risk of infection with coronavirus disease 2019. This pandemic has burdened unprecedented psychological stress. The study aimed to compile and analyze the challenges of mental health among medical staff during the COVID-19 outbreak Method: PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, and google scholar databases were systematically searched for published studies. Cross-sectional studies examining the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the medical staff's mental health were selected. Result: Eventually, 7 articles were extracted for the final analysis after reviewing the titles, s, and full text. The results show that the most common psychological problems of medical staff include stress, anxiety, and depression. The medical staff had higher levels of fear, anxiety, and stress than the management staff. Among physicians and nurses, the two groups that are most involved with patients with COVID-19, the nurses showed more anxiety and stress than physicians. Conclusion: The mental health of the medical staff during the COVID-19 epidemic is at greater risk than ever before. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt comprehensive and effective supportive policies and strategies for health systems and governments.
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Background: The frontline medical staff are under heavy workload conditions and are at high risk of infection with coronavirus disease 2019. This pandemic has burdened unprecedented psychological stress. The study aimed to compile and analyze the challenges of mental health among medical staff during the COVID-19 outbreak Method: PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, and google scholar databases were systematically searched for published studies. Cross-sectional studies examining the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the medical staff's mental health were selected. Result: Eventually, 7 articles were extracted for the final analysis after reviewing the titles, s, and full text. The results show that the most common psychological problems of medical staff include stress, anxiety, and depression. The medical staff had higher levels of fear, anxiety, and stress than the management staff. Among physicians and nurses, the two groups that are most involved with patients with COVID-19, the nurses showed more anxiety and stress than physicians. Conclusion: The mental health of the medical staff during the COVID-19 epidemic is at greater risk than ever before. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt comprehensive and effective supportive policies and strategies for health systems and governments. Resumen Antecedentes: el personal médico de primera línea se encuentra en condiciones de gran carga de trabajo y tiene un alto riesgo de infección por la enfermedad del coronavirus 2019. Esta pandemia ha causado un estrés psicológico sin precedentes. El objetivo del estudio fue recopilar y analizar los desafíos de la salud mental en el personal médico durante el brote de COVID-19. Método: se realizaron búsquedas sistemáticas de estudios publicados en las bases de datos PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science y Google Scholar. Se seleccionaron estudios transversales que examinaran el impacto del brote de COVID-19 en la salud mental del personal médico. Resultado: Finalmente, se extrajeron 7 artículos para el análisis final después de revisar los títulos, resúmenes y texto completo. Los resultados muestran que los problemas psicológicos más comunes del personal médico incluyen estrés, ansiedad y depresión. El personal médico tenía niveles más altos de miedo, ansiedad y estrés que el personal administrativo. Entre los médicos y enfermeros, los dos grupos que más se involucran con los pacientes con COVID 19, los enfermeros mostraron más ansiedad y estrés que los médicos. Conclusión: La salud mental del personal médico en la epidemia de COVID 19 está en mayor riesgo que nunca. Por lo tanto, es necesario adoptar políticas y estrategias de apoyo integrales y efectivas por parte de los sistemas de salud y los gobiernos.
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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching negative impact on healthcare systems worldwide and has placed healthcare providers under immense physiological and psychological pressures. OBJECTIVE: The aim of current study was to undertake an in-depth exploration of the experiences of health-care staff working during the COVID-19 crisis. METHODS: Using a thematic analysis approach, a qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 97 health care professionals. Participants were health care professionals including pre-hospital emergency services (EMS), physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, radiology technicians, hospital managers and managers in the ministry of health who work directly or indirectly with COVID-19 cases. RESULTS: Data analysis highlighted four main themes, namely: 'Working in the pandemic era', 'Changes in personal life and enhanced negative affect', 'Gaining experience, normalization and adaptation to the pandemic' and 'Mental Health Considerations' which indicated that mental ill deteriorations unfolded through a stage-wise process as the pandemic unfolded. CONCLUSIONS: Participants experienced a wide range of emotions and development during the unfolding of the pandemic. Providing mental health aid should thus be an essential part of services for healthcare providers during the pandemic. Based on our results the aid should be focused on the various stages and should be individual-centred. Such interventions are crucial to sustain workers in their ability to cope throughout the duration of the pandemic.