Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers across multiple hospitals in different districts in Botswana. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in five public-funded hospitals from three districts in Botswana from 1 June...
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| author | Anthony A Olashore Keneilwe Molebatsi Otsetswe Musindo Kagiso Bojosi Isaac Obadia Onkabetse Julia Molefe-Baikai Stephane Tshitenge Philip Opondo |
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| description | Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers across multiple hospitals in different districts in Botswana. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in five public-funded hospitals from three districts in Botswana from 1 June 2020 to 30 October 2020. We used the neuroticism subscale of the 44-item Big Five Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire, the Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale, the Anxiety Rating Scale, and the 14-item Resilience Scale to obtain data from 355 healthcare workers. Results: The participants’ mean age (standard deviation) was 33.77 (6.84) years. More females (207, 59%) responded than males (144, 41%). Anxiety and depression were experienced by 14% and 23% of the participants, respectively. After multiple regression analyses, neuroticism predicted depression ( B = 0.22; p < 0.01) and anxiety disorder ( B = 0.31; p < 0.01). Lower educational status ( B = −0.13; p = 0.007) predicted anxiety and younger age ( B = −0.10; p = 0.038) predicted depression, while resilience negatively correlated with both disorders. Conclusion: There is a need to develop and implement interventions targeted at these identified risk and protective factors that can be easily delivered to healthcare workers during this pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19a59bc0ff4649b6bbbf9718a170435f2022-12-21T22:09:46ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212022-03-011010.1177/20503121221085095Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional studyAnthony A Olashore0Keneilwe Molebatsi1Otsetswe Musindo2Kagiso Bojosi3Isaac Obadia4Onkabetse Julia Molefe-Baikai5Stephane Tshitenge6Philip Opondo7Department of Psychiatry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, BotswanaObjectives: This study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on healthcare workers across multiple hospitals in different districts in Botswana. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in five public-funded hospitals from three districts in Botswana from 1 June 2020 to 30 October 2020. We used the neuroticism subscale of the 44-item Big Five Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire, the Oslo 3-item Social Support Scale, the Anxiety Rating Scale, and the 14-item Resilience Scale to obtain data from 355 healthcare workers. Results: The participants’ mean age (standard deviation) was 33.77 (6.84) years. More females (207, 59%) responded than males (144, 41%). Anxiety and depression were experienced by 14% and 23% of the participants, respectively. After multiple regression analyses, neuroticism predicted depression ( B = 0.22; p < 0.01) and anxiety disorder ( B = 0.31; p < 0.01). Lower educational status ( B = −0.13; p = 0.007) predicted anxiety and younger age ( B = −0.10; p = 0.038) predicted depression, while resilience negatively correlated with both disorders. Conclusion: There is a need to develop and implement interventions targeted at these identified risk and protective factors that can be easily delivered to healthcare workers during this pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221085095 |
| spellingShingle | Anthony A Olashore Keneilwe Molebatsi Otsetswe Musindo Kagiso Bojosi Isaac Obadia Onkabetse Julia Molefe-Baikai Stephane Tshitenge Philip Opondo Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study SAGE Open Medicine |
| title | Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in Botswana during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | psychosocial predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of healthcare workers in botswana during the covid 19 pandemic a multicenter cross sectional study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221085095 |
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