COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka
Objective: To assess the degree of anxiety, depression and stress due to the COVID-19 epidemic among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka. Methods: Healthcare professionals from 6 selected government and private hospitals located in Gampaha District were recruited for the study. The socio-demograph...
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| description | Objective: To assess the degree of anxiety, depression and stress due to the COVID-19 epidemic among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka.
Methods: Healthcare professionals from 6 selected government and private hospitals located in Gampaha District were recruited for the study. The socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals on COVID-19 was collected through a self-administered questionnaire, while Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale score was used to assess the psychological wellbeing. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression techniques were used for data analysis.
Results: Totally 324 healthcare professionals were included and the respondents had a high overall level of knowledge towards COVID-19. Twenty-five percent of the respondents had different levels of anxiety, while 10.8% had mild depression, and 4.6% had moderate depression. Interestingly, 40.4% of the respondents had mild stress, and 11.1% had moderate stress. Young people (20-35 years), medical laboratory technologist and nursing officer, being quarantined, having a SARS-CoV-2-infected family member, involvement in COVID-19 patient care, and limited availability of personal protection equipment, were recognized as significant risk factors associated with anxiety, depression and stress.
Conclusions: The healthcare professionals are high-risk groups to experience psychological impacts from COVID-19. Continuous monitoring and implementing appropriate intervention activities and provision of counseling support are highly recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a62e52bcf704892aa53fabdc22fb2172022-12-22T03:00:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine2352-41462022-01-01151148549510.4103/1995-7645.361854COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri LankaLahiru UdayangaAyesha PereraLakchani DissanayakaObjective: To assess the degree of anxiety, depression and stress due to the COVID-19 epidemic among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka. Methods: Healthcare professionals from 6 selected government and private hospitals located in Gampaha District were recruited for the study. The socio-demographic factors, knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals on COVID-19 was collected through a self-administered questionnaire, while Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale score was used to assess the psychological wellbeing. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression techniques were used for data analysis. Results: Totally 324 healthcare professionals were included and the respondents had a high overall level of knowledge towards COVID-19. Twenty-five percent of the respondents had different levels of anxiety, while 10.8% had mild depression, and 4.6% had moderate depression. Interestingly, 40.4% of the respondents had mild stress, and 11.1% had moderate stress. Young people (20-35 years), medical laboratory technologist and nursing officer, being quarantined, having a SARS-CoV-2-infected family member, involvement in COVID-19 patient care, and limited availability of personal protection equipment, were recognized as significant risk factors associated with anxiety, depression and stress. Conclusions: The healthcare professionals are high-risk groups to experience psychological impacts from COVID-19. Continuous monitoring and implementing appropriate intervention activities and provision of counseling support are highly recommended.http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2022;volume=15;issue=11;spage=485;epage=495;aulast=Udayangacovid-19; anxietydepression and stress; healthcare providers; sri lanka |
| spellingShingle | Lahiru Udayanga Ayesha Perera Lakchani Dissanayaka COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine covid-19; anxiety depression and stress; healthcare providers; sri lanka |
| title | COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka |
| title_full | COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka |
| title_short | COVID−19−induced anxiety, depression and stress among healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | covid 19 induced anxiety depression and stress among healthcare professionals in sri lanka |
| topic | covid-19; anxiety depression and stress; healthcare providers; sri lanka |
| url | http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2022;volume=15;issue=11;spage=485;epage=495;aulast=Udayanga |
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