ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
Immediate psychological outcomes associated with COVID-19 pandemic in frontline physicians: a cross-sectional study in Egypt.
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- Risk factors associated with mental health symptoms among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in EMRO countries: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
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- Meta-analysis of the prevalence of anxiety and depression among frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- The relationship between work requirements and mental distress in hospital staff: the chain mediating effects of rumination and work recovery classes.BMC psychology · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and burnout among physicians and postgraduate medical trainees: a scoping review of recent literature.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- COVID and depression among stratified population groups: a narrative review.European journal of medical research · 2023Review
- Evaluation of various scoring systems as predictors of the need for intensive care unit admission and other adverse outcomes among patients with acute clozapine poisoning.Toxicology research · 2023Article
- Psychological distress among healthcare workers accessing occupational health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2022Article
- Association between sleep disturbance and mental health of healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe mental health of frontline healthcare workers is influenced by the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. This adversely affects their clinical performance and productivity. Therefore, it is important to recognize levels of anxiety, depression and identify the contributing factors.
methodsA cross-sectional study recruited physicians working at frontline positions in university teaching and isolation hospitals in the Mid Delta Region of Egypt from April to May 2020. Data was collected through an electronic online survey. Anxiety and depression levels were assessed using General Anxiety Disorder-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 respectively.
resultsThe study included 237 physicians, their mean age was 38.2 ± 6.2 years and 58% of them were males. Overall, 78.9% and 43.8% of all participated physicians reported symptoms of anxiety and depression. 85% of respondents had children with a significant increase in the risk of anxiety (OR = 20.2). This study revealed that poor sleep quality, being a resident physician, disrupted social life, and stigma exposure due to COVID-19, were significant mediating factors for the observed anxiety (OR = 0.53,3.28,0.18,1.56 respectively) and depressive symptoms (OR = 0.51,1.39,0.56,1.9 respectively). However, working in isolation hospitals wasn't a significant contributing factor.
conclusionThe frontline physicians experienced a high rate of mental symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. That requires prompt intervention, taking into consideration the underlying determinants.
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