ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2025
Changing Trends in the Mental Health Status of Healthcare Workers at COVID-19 Wards Three Years After the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak in Saudi Arabia.
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- Evaluation of Mental Health Profiles of Healthcare Workers in Northern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional DASS-21 Study with Implications for Prevention and Interdisciplinary Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Background: The current study aimed to investigate the severity of anxiety and depression symptoms among the healthcare workers of COVID-19 wards three years after the pandemic outbreak in Saudi Arabia. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted during the fourth quarter of 2022 and early 2023 at the COVID-19 wards of public primary healthcare hospitals of the AlQassim region of Saudi Arabia. The sample included 323 healthcare workers including physicians, nurses, laboratory, and imaging personnel. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) questionnaires were used to collect data using the self-administered approach. The degree of severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms were the main outcome variables. Descriptive and inferential statistics were derived using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 28.0. Results: Three years following the outbreak of the pandemic, a transition toward a high prevalence of mild symptoms of anxiety and depression was noted. The present study reported 85.1%, 8.4%, and 6.5% mild, moderate, or moderately severe depression and 90.7%, 6.8%, and 2.5% anxiety, respectively. Depression was more common in men (t=3.009; p=0.003). Phlebotomists, x-ray and imaging personnel, and paramedics showed a strong association with symptoms of depression (t=8.36; p< 0.001) and anxiety (t= 10.325; p<0.001). Sleep deprivation, fatigue, loss of interest, and changes in eating behavior were depressive symptoms with a high degree of severity. Anxiety symptoms that showed a high degree of severity were having trouble relaxing and getting annoyed quickly. An overall depressive and anxiety score of 16.5 and 12.8 was obtained. Conclusion: The long-term impact of the pandemic on healthcare workers in COVID-19 wards includes the persistence of depression and anxiety symptoms. These findings highlight the need for implementing mental health wellness programs and coping strategies that reduce work stress and improve the quality of life.
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