Assessment of mental health of medical personnel during COVID-19: insights from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to examine how fear of COVID-19 affects: i) psychological distress; and ii) anxiety among healthcare workers. Additionally, the possible mediating role of passion was conceptually hypothesized and empirically tested in these two relationships. Data were collected from 360 healthcare employees working at hospitals in Pakistan. AMOS (v.26) was used to perform confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling to test hypotheses and relationships. The results of the study revealed the fear of COVID-19, the psychological distress, and anxiety of medical personnel have positive connections. There is now strong evidence that fear of COVID-19 substantially influences anxiety and psychological distress. In particular, the results demonstrate th

SUBMITTER: Manzoor F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9699713 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature