Stress among health care providers in NICU department, tertiary pediatric care hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many of the pediatric health care workers (HCWs) suffered from sleep disturbance, anxiety, and potential stress disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. Work-related stress is a potential cause of concern in HCWs and is associated with decreased job satisfaction, anxiety, depression, medical errors, and near misses. This study aims to investigate the various psychological consequences on medical personnel working in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design and methods

A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on a convenient sample of doctors and nurses working in NICU in pediatric hospitals at Cairo University teaching hospitals, Egypt. Two anonymous self-administered validated questionnaires were used to assess

SUBMITTER: Hegazy AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature