Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies
ABSTRACTCOVID-19 pandemic has triggered psychological stress such as anxiety and depression among people around the globe. Due to the nature of the job, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are at high risk of infection and are facing social stigma as well. This research was conducted with the objective...
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| author | Nagd Mohammed Ahmed Mahmood Sitaram Khadka Mohammad Saleem Maroa Ahmed Ali Mohammed Alkamel Maged Mohammed Salem Saeed Khudhiere Prem Prasad Panta Muhammad Abdul Jabar Adnan Gopal K Yadav |
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| description | ABSTRACTCOVID-19 pandemic has triggered psychological stress such as anxiety and depression among people around the globe. Due to the nature of the job, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are at high risk of infection and are facing social stigma as well. This research was conducted with the objective to evaluate the psychological influence of the COVID-19 pandemic among HCPs in Yemen and the coping strategies adopted thereof. A web-based, as well as face-to-face cross-sectional study was carried out from July to December 2021 among HCPs of Yemen. The generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7), patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Brief-COPE scales were applied for the evaluation of anxiety, depression, and coping strategies. A total of 197 HCPs participated in the study where 28.4% and 43.1% had anxiety and depression respectively. The prevalence of both anxiety and depression in the majority were found of the minimal to none and mild categories (71.6% vs. 56.9% respectively). The respondents who had received training on COVID-19 had statistically significant lower GAD-7 scores than those who did not (6.32 vs. 8.02 respectively). A significant statistical difference was observed between physicians versus nurses regarding depression based on the working area (p < 0.05). The physician and pharmacist had a significant positive association with brief COPE scores at the 50th centile compared to other HCPs. The female respondents had statistically significant higher mean Brief COPE scores than male respondents (78.11 vs. 69.50 respectively). Our findings illustrate the requirement for efficient policies through administrative, clinical, and welfare perspectives from the regulatory body in preparedness and preventive measures towards such a pandemic that aids HCPs to provide service in a stress-free condition and assurance of a better healthcare system.. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-064f62b5ecb941cd979b238ff84512e52023-11-27T14:59:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupLibyan Journal of Medicine1993-28201819-63572023-12-0118110.1080/19932820.2023.2184297Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategiesNagd Mohammed Ahmed Mahmood0Sitaram Khadka1Mohammad Saleem2Maroa Ahmed Ali Mohammed Alkamel3Maged Mohammed Salem Saeed Khudhiere4Prem Prasad Panta5Muhammad Abdul Jabar Adnan6Gopal K Yadav7Department of Community Pharmacy, Palsm Pharmacy, Aden, YemenDepartment of Pharmacology, Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Pharmacology, Punjab University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanFaculty of Medicine and Health Science, Taiz University, Taiz, YemenFaculty of Dentistry, University of Aden, Aden, YemenDepartment of Statistics, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, NepalDepartment of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Internal Medicine, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, NepalABSTRACTCOVID-19 pandemic has triggered psychological stress such as anxiety and depression among people around the globe. Due to the nature of the job, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are at high risk of infection and are facing social stigma as well. This research was conducted with the objective to evaluate the psychological influence of the COVID-19 pandemic among HCPs in Yemen and the coping strategies adopted thereof. A web-based, as well as face-to-face cross-sectional study was carried out from July to December 2021 among HCPs of Yemen. The generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7), patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9), and Brief-COPE scales were applied for the evaluation of anxiety, depression, and coping strategies. A total of 197 HCPs participated in the study where 28.4% and 43.1% had anxiety and depression respectively. The prevalence of both anxiety and depression in the majority were found of the minimal to none and mild categories (71.6% vs. 56.9% respectively). The respondents who had received training on COVID-19 had statistically significant lower GAD-7 scores than those who did not (6.32 vs. 8.02 respectively). A significant statistical difference was observed between physicians versus nurses regarding depression based on the working area (p < 0.05). The physician and pharmacist had a significant positive association with brief COPE scores at the 50th centile compared to other HCPs. The female respondents had statistically significant higher mean Brief COPE scores than male respondents (78.11 vs. 69.50 respectively). Our findings illustrate the requirement for efficient policies through administrative, clinical, and welfare perspectives from the regulatory body in preparedness and preventive measures towards such a pandemic that aids HCPs to provide service in a stress-free condition and assurance of a better healthcare system..https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19932820.2023.2184297DepressionpandemicsYemenCOVID-19anxiety disordershealthcare professionals |
| spellingShingle | Nagd Mohammed Ahmed Mahmood Sitaram Khadka Mohammad Saleem Maroa Ahmed Ali Mohammed Alkamel Maged Mohammed Salem Saeed Khudhiere Prem Prasad Panta Muhammad Abdul Jabar Adnan Gopal K Yadav Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies Libyan Journal of Medicine Depression pandemics Yemen COVID-19 anxiety disorders healthcare professionals |
| title | Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies |
| title_full | Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies |
| title_fullStr | Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies |
| title_short | Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies |
| title_sort | psychological effect of covid 19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of yemen and coping strategies |
| topic | Depression pandemics Yemen COVID-19 anxiety disorders healthcare professionals |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19932820.2023.2184297 |
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