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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.

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.

SUBMITTER: Salman M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8963974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers, and How They Are Coping: A Web-Based, Cross-Sectional Study During the First Wave of COVID-19 in Pakistan.

Salman Muhammad M Mustafa Zia Ul ZU Raza Muhammad Husnnain MH Khan Tahir Mehmood TM Asif Noman N Tahir Humera H Shehzadi Naureen N Mallhi Tauqeer Hussain TH Khan Yusra Habib YH Sultana Kishwar K Saleem Fahad F Hussain Khalid K Hussain Khalid K

Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 20220110

<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study is to ascertain the psychological impacts of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among the Pakistani health care workers (HCWs) and their coping strategies.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>T ...[more]

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