Psychological Effects of COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers and How They Are Coping: A Web-based, Cross-sectional Study during the First Wave of COVID-19 in Pakistan.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; : 1-13, 2022 Jan 10.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2221629
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To ascertain the psychological impacts of COVID-19 among the Pakistani healthcare workers (HCWs) and their coping strategies.METHODS:
This web-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs (N=398) from Punjab province of Pakistan. The generalized anxiety scale (GAD-7), patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Brief-COPE were used to assess anxiety, depression and coping strategies, respectively.RESULTS:
The average age of respondents was 28.67 years (SD=4.15), with the majority of medical doctors (52%). The prevalence of anxiety and depression were 21.4% and 21.9%, respectively. There was no significant difference in anxiety and depression scores among doctors, nurses and pharmacists. Females had significantly higher anxiety (p=0.003) and depression (p=0.001) scores than males. Moreover, frontline HCWs had significantly higher depression scores (p=0.010) than others. The depression, not anxiety, score were significantly higher among those who did not receive the infection prevention training (p=0.004). Most frequently adopted coping strategy were religious coping (M=5.98, SD=1.73), acceptance (M=5.59, SD=1.55) and coping planning (M=4.91, SD=1.85).CONCLUSION:
A considerable proportion of HCWs are having generalized anxiety and depression during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings call for interventions to mitigate mental health risks in HCWs.
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Experimental Studies
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dmp.2022.4
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