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ArticleBMC psychiatry2023

Determinants of anxiety and depression among university teachers during third wave of COVID-19.

Hamid Saeed, Amna Fakhar Qureshi, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Muhammad Islam, Furqan Khurshid Hashmi, Amna Saeed, Rimsha Asad, Arfa Arshad, Azba Abid Qureshi

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hamid SaeedDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan. hamid.pharmacy@pu.edu.pk.
Amna Fakhar QureshiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Fawad RasoolDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Muhammad IslamDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Furqan Khurshid HashmiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Amna SaeedDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Mang Haripur, Pakistan.
Rimsha AsadDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Arfa ArshadDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Azba Abid QureshiDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Allama Iqbal Campus, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
University of the Punjab · PKBahauddin Zakariya University · PKPak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology · PK

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Abstract

backgroundTo estimate the determinants of anxiety and depression among university teachers in Lahore, Pakistan, during COVID-19.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted by enrolling 668 teachers from the universities of Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Chi-square for significance and logistic regression for the association were used.

resultsMajorly, the university teachers, with an average age of 35.29 years, had regular jobs (72.8%), job experience of > 6 years (51.2%) and good self-reported health (55.4%). The majority of the teachers were working as lecturers (59.6%), lecturing in arts (33.5%) or general science (42.5%) departments, having MPhil (37.9%) or master (28.9%) degrees, and teaching via synchronous video (59.3%) mode. Anxiety and depression, severe and extremely severe, were higher among lecturers, MPhil or master degree holders, teachers lecturing arts and general science subjects, and in those on contract employment. Anxiety was significantly associated with academic departments; arts (OR;2.5, p = 0.001) and general science (OR;2.9, p = 0.001), poor health status (OR;4.4, p = 0.018), and contractual employment (OR;1.8, p = 0.003). Depression was associated with academic departments; arts (OR;2.7, p = 0.001) and general science (OR;2.5, p = 0.001), and health status (OR;2.3, p = 0.001).

conclusionAmong university teachers, anxiety and depression, severe and extremely severe, were prevalent among lecturers having MPhil or master degrees, belonging to arts and general science departments, and among contract employees. Anxiety and depression were significantly associated with academic disciplines, lower cadre, and poor health status.

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COVID-19AdultAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesAnxietyCOVID-19DASS-21DepressionPakistanProfessors

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