biostudies-literatureUnknown10Olashore AA<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers across multiple hospitals in different districts in Botswana.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional study in five public-funded hospitals from three districts in Botswana from 1 June 2020 to 30 October 2020. We used the neuroticism subscale of the 44-item Big Five Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire, the Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale, the Anxiety Rating Scale, and the 14-item Resilience Scale to obtain data from 355 healthcare workers.<h4>Results</h4>The participants' mean age (standard deviation) was 33.77 (6.84) years. More females (207, 59%) responded than males (144, 41%). Anxiety and depression were experienced by 14% and 23% of the participants, respectively. After multiple regression analyses, neuroticism predicted depression (<i>B</i> = 0.22; <i>p</i> < 0.01) and anxiety disorder (<i>B</i> = 0.31; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Lower educational status (<i>B</i> = -0.13; <i>p</i> = 0.007) predicted anxiety and younger age (<i>B</i> = -0.10; <i>p</i> = 0.038) predicted depression, while resilience negatively correlated with both disorders.<h4>Conclusion</h4>There is a need to develop and implement interventions targeted at these identified risk and protective factors that can be easily delivered to healthcare workers during this pandemic.SAGE open medicine20503121221085095https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8941707biostudies-literaturePsychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study.PMC8941707Obadia IMolebatsi KTshitenge SOpondo PBojosi KMolefe-Baikai OJOlashore AAMusindo OfalsePsychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study.<h4>Objectives</h4>This study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers across multiple hospitals in different districts in Botswana.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional study in five public-funded hospitals from three districts in Botswana from 1 June 2020 to 30 October 2020. We used the neuroticism subscale of the 44-item Big Five Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire, the Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale, the Anxiety Rating Scale, and the 14-item Resilience Scale to obtain data from 355 healthcare workers.<h4>Results</h4>The participants' mean age (standard deviation) was 33.77 (6.84) years. More females (207, 59%) responded than males (144, 41%). Anxiety and depression were experienced by 14% and 23% of the participants, respectively. After multiple regression analyses, neuroticism predicted depression (<i>B</i> = 0.22; <i>p</i> < 0.01) and anxiety disorder (<i>B</i> = 0.31; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Lower educational status (<i>B</i> = -0.13; <i>p</i> = 0.007) predicted anxiety and younger age (<i>B</i> = -0.10; <i>p</i> = 0.038) predicted depression, while resilience negatively correlated with both disorders.<h4>Conclusion</h4>There is a need to develop and implement interventions targeted at these identified risk and protective factors that can be easily delivered to healthcare workers during this pandemic.2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-04T07:44:25.414Z2025-04-04T07:44:25.414ZS-EPMC89417073534263210.1177/20503121221085095