The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settings
Background: Health-care workers' psychological status is essential to Preventive control measures in a weak and unstable health system with poor infrastructural constraints. This study examines the psychological impact of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the health-ca...
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| author | Sami Mustafa Jafar Ahmed Elhadi Miskeen Bashir Ali Awadelgeed Jaber Ahmed Al Faifi |
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Health-care workers' psychological status is essential to Preventive control measures in a weak and unstable health system with poor infrastructural constraints. This study examines the psychological impact of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the health-care providers working in primary health-care settings in Sudan.
Materials and Methods:
This is a health facility–based cross-sectional study conducted in primary health-care units in White Nile State, Sudan. The psychological impact of stress and anxiety was determined using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21). A self-administered questionnaire measured depression, anxiety, and stress. The population of this study included health professionals working in health centers, including physicians, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, and other support staff.
Results:
A total of 167 health professionals were systematically recruited. The mean anxiety score in the study population was 8.26 & 9.0 (corresponding to mild anxiety). Participants without anxiety constituted 26.35% (n = 44) of the participants. Women were significantly more likely to be affected than men (P = 0.0). Age (21–40 years), female nurses, and other health-care workers (anesthesiology, public health, health education, occupational health, psychiatry, etc.) could be strong predictors of psychological disorders (P-value of 0.0).
Conclusion:
This study provided evidence for primary health care at its preparatory levels, as they are the first line of protection against the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the high-risk population is a high priority in the preliminary phase. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a66304626e76422a8e3e9feeeaacd0952024-11-11T13:53:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352023-11-0112112840284710.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2416_22The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settingsSami Mustafa Jafar AhmedElhadi MiskeenBashir Ali AwadelgeedJaber Ahmed Al FaifiBackground: Health-care workers' psychological status is essential to Preventive control measures in a weak and unstable health system with poor infrastructural constraints. This study examines the psychological impact of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the health-care providers working in primary health-care settings in Sudan. Materials and Methods: This is a health facility–based cross-sectional study conducted in primary health-care units in White Nile State, Sudan. The psychological impact of stress and anxiety was determined using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21). A self-administered questionnaire measured depression, anxiety, and stress. The population of this study included health professionals working in health centers, including physicians, nurses, technicians, pharmacists, and other support staff. Results: A total of 167 health professionals were systematically recruited. The mean anxiety score in the study population was 8.26 & 9.0 (corresponding to mild anxiety). Participants without anxiety constituted 26.35% (n = 44) of the participants. Women were significantly more likely to be affected than men (P = 0.0). Age (21–40 years), female nurses, and other health-care workers (anesthesiology, public health, health education, occupational health, psychiatry, etc.) could be strong predictors of psychological disorders (P-value of 0.0). Conclusion: This study provided evidence for primary health care at its preparatory levels, as they are the first line of protection against the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the high-risk population is a high priority in the preliminary phase.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2416_22anxietycovid-19dass-21depressionhealth-care workerspsychological impactstress |
| spellingShingle | Sami Mustafa Jafar Ahmed Elhadi Miskeen Bashir Ali Awadelgeed Jaber Ahmed Al Faifi The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settings Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care anxiety covid-19 dass-21 depression health-care workers psychological impact stress |
| title | The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settings |
| title_full | The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settings |
| title_fullStr | The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settings |
| title_full_unstemmed | The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settings |
| title_short | The psychological impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in primary health-care centers in resource-poor settings |
| title_sort | psychological impact of the ongoing covid 19 pandemic on health care workers in primary health care centers in resource poor settings |
| topic | anxiety covid-19 dass-21 depression health-care workers psychological impact stress |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2416_22 |
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