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Investigation of mental health among hospital workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.
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- Reported effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological status of emergency healthcare workers: A scoping review.Australasian emergency care · 2022Article
- Coping, Social Support and Loneliness during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Effect on Depression and Anxiety: Patients' Experiences in Community Mental Health Centers in Norway.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Impact of Selected Sociodemographic and Clinical Parameters on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Paramedics in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Generalized anxiety and sleep quality among health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary healthcare institution in Eastern India.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2022Article
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- Two separate and important points that should not be forgotten among the consequences of the pandemic: psychology of healthcare workers and readmission of discharged COVID-19 patientsTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Article
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- A Scoping Review of Psychosocial Risks to Health Workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Women's health anxiety and psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaArticle
- Protective strategies against occupational stress among health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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Abstract
backgroundThe rapid spread of the COVID-19 epidemic has led to extraordinary measures taken worldwide, and has led to serious psychological disorders. Healthcare professionals face greater severity of stress burden, due both to their direct contact with patients with the virus and to the isolation dimension of this outbreak.
objectiveTo examine psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression and sleep disorders among healthcare professionals working in an emergency department and a COVID-19 clinic. DESIGN AND
settingCross-sectional study including healthcare professionals in the emergency department and other units serving patients with COVID-19, of a training and research hospital in Turkey.
methods210 volunteers, including 105 healthcare professionals in the emergency department and 105 healthcare professionals working in other departments rendering services for COVID-19 patients, were included in this study. A sociodemographic data form and the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HAD), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) and Religious Orientation Scale were applied to the volunteers.
resultsThe perceived stress levels and PSQI subscores were found to be significantly higher among the volunteers working in the emergency department than among those in other departments. The risk of development of anxiety among women was 16.6 times higher than among men.
conclusionsHealthcare professionals on the frontline need systematic regular psychosocial support mechanisms. Anxiety due to fear of infecting family members can be prevented through precautions such as isolation. However, it should be remembered that loneliness and feelings of missing family members consequent to isolation may increase the risk of depression.
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