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Level of anxiety and depression among health-care professionals amidst of coronavirus disease: A web-based survey from India.
Khan, Haseeb; Srivastava, Rahul; Tripathi, Neeraj; Uraiya, Dharmendra; Singh, Astha; Verma, Ruchi.
  • Khan H; Department of Psychiatry, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Srivastava R; Department of TB and Chest, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Tripathi N; Department of Medicine, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Uraiya D; Department of Medicine, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Singh A; Department of Psychiatry, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • Verma R; Department of Anesthesia, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
J Educ Health Promot ; 10: 408, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1594777
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The spread of novel coronavirus diseases-2019 (COVID-19) across the world and its associated morbidity and mortality confronted the nations by various means. COVID19 pandemic had significant psychological effects not only on the general population but also on health-care workers (HCWs). Hence, we aimed to found the level of anxiety and depression among health-care professionals amidst coronavirus. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 829 participants including doctors and nurses and other medical staff who were posted in the COVID ward and COVID intensive care unit using a well-structured questionnaire through the Google Forms. The two scales used to measure anxiety and depression among the HCWs were the Hamilton anxiety scale (HAM-A) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Cronbach's alpha of HAM A is 0.921 and Cronbach's alpha of PHQ 9 is 0.851. Data analysis was done using SPSS 26, Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used to establish the association between categorical independent and dependent variables.

RESULTS:

The results of this study demonstrate that anxiety and depression were significantly higher in doctors and staff nurses as compared to other medical staff. According to HAM-A, 65.1% of respondents were in the mild category, 22.0% mild to moderate, and 12.9% moderate to severe. The HAM-A (P = 0.022) and PHQ-9 (P = 0.001) for anxiety and depression respectively were significantly higher in females. The means of the scales got increased after postings in the corona wards.

CONCLUSION:

Concerning the high occurrence of anxiety and fear among health-care professionals, appropriate psychological/psychiatric intervention necessitates and emphasizes the need to implement urgent measures to prevent further progress to severe mental health disorder.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: J Educ Health Promot Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jehp.jehp_162_21

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: J Educ Health Promot Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jehp.jehp_162_21