Anxiety in anesthesia providers during coronavirus disease 19 pandemic: Insights into perception of harm a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The influence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health has been widely studied; however, literature evaluating the mental health effects of the pandemic on small groups of people is scarce. We aim to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety levels of anesthesiology providers in an academic institution.

Materials and methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study including one hundred and five participants (Faculty anesthesiologists, anesthesia residents, certified registered and student nurse anesthetists). The generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire (GAD-7) was administered to participants.

Results

Approximately half of the 105 participants experienced various degrees of anxiety, with only 14.3% exhibiting moderate t

SUBMITTER: Riveros-Perez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8982471 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature