A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemic
Background and Aims: Coronavirus has resulted in unique challenges to the healthcare professionals. The pandemic has affected the mental health of healthcare professionals, which may impact their ability to provide care to patients. We aimed to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals, and its...
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| author | Arushi Mudit Agarwal Lajjaben Patel Samprati Agrawal Snimarjot Kaur Lovedeep Singh Dhingra Gurasis Singh Boparai Siddharth Sarkar Piyush Ranjan Deepika Khakha Pratap Sharan |
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| description | Background and Aims: Coronavirus has resulted in unique challenges to the healthcare professionals. The pandemic has affected the mental health of healthcare professionals, which may impact their ability to provide care to patients. We aimed to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals, and its relation to selected parameters. Methods: This online questionnaire-based study recruited Indian healthcare workers through convenience sampling. Anxiety was measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 scale. The reasons of emotional distress were also ascertained. Results: The sample comprised of 677 healthcare professionals including resident doctors, consultants, interns, nursing personnel, and others. Moderate/severe anxiety was present in 24.4% of the respondents. Moderate/severe anxiety was more likely to occur among those who had a friend or family member affected by COVID-19 (odds ratio [OR] 2.74, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.61–4.69), or who themselves had a psychiatric disorder in the past (OR 2.44, 95% CI 1.36–4.38). Those who reported long working hours and inadequate sleep, fear of being infected by the virus, concerns about transmitting the virus to a family member, mob violence against doctors, and shortage of personal protective equipment had significantly higher odds of moderate/severe anxiety. Conclusion: A considerable proportion of healthcare professionals suffering from anxiety suggests the need for addressing their mental health concerns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e501c40c75f4efca39f3e1a40e9f3d32023-05-18T06:13:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry0971-99622023-01-01391909410.4103/ijsp.ijsp_28_21A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemicArushiMudit AgarwalLajjaben PatelSamprati AgrawalSnimarjot KaurLovedeep Singh DhingraGurasis Singh BoparaiSiddharth SarkarPiyush RanjanDeepika KhakhaPratap SharanBackground and Aims: Coronavirus has resulted in unique challenges to the healthcare professionals. The pandemic has affected the mental health of healthcare professionals, which may impact their ability to provide care to patients. We aimed to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals, and its relation to selected parameters. Methods: This online questionnaire-based study recruited Indian healthcare workers through convenience sampling. Anxiety was measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 scale. The reasons of emotional distress were also ascertained. Results: The sample comprised of 677 healthcare professionals including resident doctors, consultants, interns, nursing personnel, and others. Moderate/severe anxiety was present in 24.4% of the respondents. Moderate/severe anxiety was more likely to occur among those who had a friend or family member affected by COVID-19 (odds ratio [OR] 2.74, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.61–4.69), or who themselves had a psychiatric disorder in the past (OR 2.44, 95% CI 1.36–4.38). Those who reported long working hours and inadequate sleep, fear of being infected by the virus, concerns about transmitting the virus to a family member, mob violence against doctors, and shortage of personal protective equipment had significantly higher odds of moderate/severe anxiety. Conclusion: A considerable proportion of healthcare professionals suffering from anxiety suggests the need for addressing their mental health concerns.http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2023;volume=39;issue=1;spage=90;epage=94;aulast=anxietycovid-19health personnelmental disorders |
| spellingShingle | Arushi Mudit Agarwal Lajjaben Patel Samprati Agrawal Snimarjot Kaur Lovedeep Singh Dhingra Gurasis Singh Boparai Siddharth Sarkar Piyush Ranjan Deepika Khakha Pratap Sharan A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemic Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry anxiety covid-19 health personnel mental disorders |
| title | A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | cross sectional questionnaire based study to assess anxiety among healthcare professionals in india during covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | anxiety covid-19 health personnel mental disorders |
| url | http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2023;volume=39;issue=1;spage=90;epage=94;aulast= |
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