Evaluation of Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Health-Care Workers.
Indian J Psychiatry
; 63(3): 222-227, 2021.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1296031
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Little information is available from India about the psychological impact of COVID-19 on helath-care workers.AIM:
The current study aimed to evaluate the psychological issues among the health-care workers (HCW) during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
An online survey using Survey Monkey® platform was carried out to evaluate depression (using Patient Health Questionnaire-9), anxiety (using Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7), and other psychological issues (using a self-designed questionnaire).RESULTS:
The study sample comprised 303 participants with a mean age of 41.2 (standard deviation 11.1) years. A majority of them were male (69%) and married (79.9%). Nearly half (46.2%) of the participants had either anxiety disorder or depression or both and 12.9% of HCW had suicidal behavior. Higher level of anxiety and depression scores were associated with being female, having undergone quarantine, directly involved in the care of COVID-19 patients, and younger age (<30 years). Higher prevalence of depression and anxiety disorder was seen in younger (<30 years) age group, being a doctor (compared to paramedics). In addition, higher prevalence of depression was seen in those who were directly involved in the care of patients with COVID-19 infection.CONCLUSION:
About half of the HCWs are suffering from psychiatric morbidity, specifically anxiety, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a need to assess all the HCWs for psychiatric morbidity and provide them with psychological support.
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Psychiatry
Year:
2021
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Article
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