Anxiety and Stress Seem Temporary during the Pneumonia COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey on the Mental Health Status of Healthcare Workers
نویسندگان
1 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
4 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
5 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
6 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
7 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
8 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
9 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
10 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
11 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
12 Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
13 Trauma Research Center, Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
doi
10.30476/beat.2022.94720.1344چکیده
Objective: To evaluate the presence/severity of depression, anxiety, and stress among health care workers(HCWs) who work on the specially allocated COVID-19 ward (Group A) and HCWs on the other wards(Group B).Methods: This questionnaire-based study was conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2021. The mentalstatus was assessed using the Persian version of the 42-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress score (DASS-42).Gathered data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. The independent T-test and Chi-square tests were used tocompare quantitative and qualitative variables.Results: Two-hundred and twenty two questionnaires were eligible for analysis. Group A consisted of 33HCWs, and 189 (85.1%) individuals were working on the other wards. No statistically significant differenceswere seen regarding the Socio-demographic features except for the marital status (p=0.005). The depressions’mean score was comparable between group A and B (p=0.102). The mean scores of anxiety and stress weresignificantly lower in group A than group B (p=0.006), although the frequency of DASS-42 parameters did notdiffer between these two groups (p>0.05).Conclusion: Contrary to our assumptions, this study showed that the DASS-42 parameters were not higher inHCWs working on the COVID-19 wards. This might be justified by developing coping mechanisms, being onthe honeymoon phase of the disaster, compassion satisfaction, promising vaccine news, and working on theless impacted hospital.
