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ArticleInquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

Psychological Distress Amongst Medical Laboratory Professionals Involved in COVID-19-Related Duties: A Nationally Stratified Cross-Sectional Survey, Ghana.

Swithin M Swaray, John Tetteh, George Ekem-Ferguson, Ignatius A N Awinibuno, Dennis Adu-Gyasi, Franklyn Acheampong, Alfred Edwin Yawson

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Swithin M SwarayNational Cardiothoracic Centre, 285284Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6965-7110
John TettehDepartment of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, 63533University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1986-4103
George Ekem-FergusonNational Cardiothoracic Centre, 285284Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Ignatius A N AwinibunoDepartment of Chemical Pathology, Central Laboratory Services, 285284Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Dennis Adu-GyasiKintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana.
Franklyn AcheampongKorle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Alfred Edwin YawsonDepartment of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, 63533University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To assess the prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress (PD) and Medical Laboratory Professionals (MLPs) involvement in COVID-19-related duties. This study adopted an online cross-sectional, nationally stratified survey among 473 MLPs using Google Form with a designated link; Depression, anxiety, and stress scale-21 (DASS-21) was used to measure depression, anxiety, and stress (secondary outcome). We employed generalized Negative Binomial (NBR) and Poisson regression analytical approach to our study outcomes. All analyses were performed using Stata 16, and

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COVID-19Psychological DistressCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionGhanaHumansLaboratoriesSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesCOVID-19medical laboratory professionalspsychological distress

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