Mental health impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in 12 Arab countries.
East Mediterr Health J
; 28(10): 707-718, 2022 Oct 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2111422
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on public health, including healthcare workers and healthcare systems, worldwide.Aims:
To investigate COVID-19-related psychological impact on healthcare workers in 12 Arab countries.Methods:
This was a cross-sectional, hospital-based online survey conducted between 4 May and 8 June 2020. We evaluated stress, depression, anxiety, and insomnia using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale and Insomnia Severity Index.Results:
A total of 2879 respondents from 12 Arab countries completed the survey. Anxiety, depression, stress, and insomnia were reported by 48.9%, 50.6%, 41.4% and 72.1% of respondents, respectively. Lower-middle- and lower-income countries had a significantly higher prevalence of all the psychological outcomes than high-income countries. The prevalence of mental health symptoms was higher among healthcare workers aged 30-39 years, those who worked > 44 hours per week, and those in contact with COVID-19 cases, as well as healthcare workers who were not satisfied with the preventive measures. The prevalence of mental health symptoms was lower among male healthcare workers.Conclusion:
COVID-19 had a considerable impact on the mental and psychological health of healthcare workers in Arab countries. This was aggravated by the geopolitical location of some Arab countries and social norms usually observed during the month of Ramadan. Being a physician or a young healthcare worker, and long working hours were risk factors for greater psychological impact of the outbreak.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Health Personnel
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COVID-19
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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Emhj.22.065
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