ArticleJournal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia2020
The anxiety levels, quality of sleep and life and problem-solving skills in healthcare workers employed in COVID-19 services.
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- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers' anxiety levels: a meta-analysis.PeerJ · 2022Pooled it
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- Impact of COVID-19 on Sleep, Anxiety, and Depression Among Medical Call Center Staff: Insights from a January 2021 Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Exploring Risk Perception, Mental Health, Mental Fatigue, Stigma, and the Quality of Life among UAE Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Multicentric Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Academic Impact and Quality of Life Among Otorhinolaryngology Residents During COVID-19 Pandemic in South India.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Understanding the Complexities of Student Learning Progress in Texas: A Study of COVID-19 and Rural vs. Non-Rural Districts.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- COVID-19 pandemic: what factors compromised the mental capacity to work of nursing technicians?Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2024Article
- Sociodemographic and occupational influences on health professionals' quality of life.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2024Article
- Coping Styles and Defense Mechanisms Mediate Associations Between Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences and CPTSD Symptoms in Faroese Adolescents.Scandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology · 2024Article
- Quality of Life and Wellbeing Parameters of Academic Dental and Nursing Personnel vs. Quality of Services.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study aims to investigate the level of anxiety experienced by healthcare workers employed in COVID-19 services, the effects of anxiety on sleep quality and quality of life and, the relationship between these variables and problem-solving skills of the healthcare workers. MATERIAL AND
methodThe study was conducted in two healthcare facilities which serve as pandemic hospitals. 140 healthcare workers, who were employed in the COVID-19 outpatient clinics or emergency departments, participated in the present study. All participants were submitted to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Problem Solving Inventory (PSI), World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).
findingsThe number of participants without anxiety was 41(29%), with mild anxiety was 53(38%). Clinically significant anxiety findings were found in only 33% of the participants. A positive correlation was found between the participants' BAI scores and PSQI, PSI scores, and a negative correlation with the WHOQOL-BREF scores. PSQI and PSI scores of nurses were statistically higher when compared to those of physicians and staff. WHOQOL-BREF scores were found to be lower.
conclusionHealthcare workers might develop psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety and sleep disturbance. Such symptoms could adversely affect the problem-solving skills of healthcare workers and cause a deterioration in their quality of life.
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