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Anxiety and depression in frontline health care workers during the outbreak of Covid-19.
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International Journal of Social Psychiatry . Sep2021, Vol. 67 Issue 6, p656-663. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background: The pandemic of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) seriously impacts the health and well-being of all of us. Aims: We aim to assess the psychological impact of Covid-19 on frontline health care workers (HCWs), including anxiety, depression and stress of threat of the disease. Method: The study was a cross-sectional survey among the frontline HCWs in a hospital at Jinan, China. Data were collected through an anonymous, self-rated questionnaire, including basic demographic data, a 10-item Covid-19 stress questionnaire, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). The risk and rate of anxiety, depression and stress of Covid-19 were estimated. Results: Among the 309 participants, there were 88 (28.5%) with anxiety and 172 (56.0%) with depression. Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that age ⩽ 30 years, age > 30 to 45 years, working in confirmed case isolation wards, and worrying about disinfection measures being not sufficient were independently associated with anxiety with an odds ratio (95% confidence interval, CI) of 4.4 (1.6–12.2), 3.1 (1.1–8.8), 2.3 (1.4–4.0) and 2.5 (1.5–4.3), respectively; age ⩽ 30 years, age > 30 to 45 years, nurse and worrying about disinfection measure being not sufficient were independently associated with depression with an odds ratio (95% CI) of 3.8 (1.8–7.8), 2.7 (1.3–5.7), 2.5 (1.1–5.6) and 2.1 (1.3–3.5), respectively. Conclusions: A high prevalence of anxiety and depression was found among frontline HCWs during the COVID-19 outbreak. More psychological care should be given to young staffs and nurses. Measures to prevent professional exposure is important for HCWs' physical and mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *WELL-being
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*JOB stress
*CROSS-sectional method
*MULTIVARIATE analysis
*MEDICAL personnel
*HEALTH status indicators
*MENTAL health
*SURVEYS
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
*MENTAL depression
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*ANXIETY
*DATA analysis software
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*ODDS ratio
*COVID-19 pandemic
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207640
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155052808
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020968119