Mental health condition of physicians working frontline with COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh.
BMC Psychiatry
; 21(1): 615, 2021 12 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1566515
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The impact of the unpredictable COVID-19 pandemic had triggered new challenges for mental health. This quick survey aimed to identify the mental health status of physicians who served the people during COVID-19 in Bangladesh.METHODOLOGY:
The cross sectional survey was conducted adopting a quantitative approach and using an online questionnaire through Facebook Platform Group. Data was collected from August-October, 2020, on socio-demographic status, information on COVID-19 and questionnaires about Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). A total of 395 participants were enrolled from all eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh.RESULT:
Our study reported a higher prevalence of depression (55.3%), anxiety (35.2%), and stress (48.4%) among 347 participants. Female physicians were found to have more stress (OR = 2.16, 95% CI 1.09 - 4.30) compared to the male. Physicians who were previously diagnosed as mentally ill were found to be significantly more depressed (OR = 3.45, 95% CI 1.07 - 11.10) and stressed (OR = 4.22, 95% CI 1.48 - 12.02) compared to them who did not. Along with that, having a chronic disease, working in non-government and COVID hospitals significantly contributed to poor mental health outcomes.CONCLUSION:
The study findings denoted that, the mental health of physicians was deeply affected by the pandemic situation. The availability of appropriate mental health support will help foster resilience by giving them the ability and confidence to manage crisis moments like the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Psychiatry
Journal subject:
Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12888-021-03629-w
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