Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study
Background The burden of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted widely on the healthcare providers physically and mentally. Many healthcare providers are exposed to psychological stressors due to their high risk of contracting the virus. Aims This study aimed to measure the level of anxiet...
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| author | Abbas Al Mutair Alya Al Mutairi Yasmine Alabbasi Abbas Shamsan Sana Al-Mahmoud Saad Alhumaid Muhammad zeshan Arshad Mansour Awad Ali Rabaan |
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| description | Background The burden of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted widely on the healthcare providers physically and mentally. Many healthcare providers are exposed to psychological stressors due to their high risk of contracting the virus. Aims This study aimed to measure the level of anxiety among healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. In addition, this study aimed to measure the level of anxiety based on demographic characteristics. Method A cross-sectional survey was employed to recruit a convenience sample of healthcare providers. A pencil and paper self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from demographic and generalized anxiety disorder GAD-7 data. However, this study received written informed consent from participants of the study. In addition, the study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (IRB Log No. RC20.06.88-03). Results A total of 650 participants were recruited, results of GAD-7 showed that 43.5%, 28.9% and 27.5% of healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia experienced mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results indicated that age, health specialty, nationality, and sleeping disorders before COVID-19 were associated with anxiety levels. Conclusion The generalized anxiety among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia was mild. Older healthcare providers were found to have a higher level of anxiety compared to other participating healthcare providers. Several factors may contribute to a higher level of anxiety including age, socioeconomic status, marital status, having chronic conditions, and sleeping disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic. To further understand the level of anxiety among healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, longitudinal and mixed-method research is needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fb812c4afdee41c6be8e3b29847579a12023-12-03T11:05:31ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-09-019e1211910.7717/peerj.12119Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional studyAbbas Al Mutair0Alya Al Mutairi1Yasmine Alabbasi2Abbas Shamsan3Sana Al-Mahmoud4Saad Alhumaid5Muhammad zeshan Arshad6Mansour Awad7Ali Rabaan8College of Nursing, Princess Norah University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi ArabiaMaternity and Child Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaResearch Center, Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaImam Abdurrahman Bin Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAdministration of Pharmaceutical Care, Al-Ahsa Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanCommitment Administration, General Directorate of Health Affairs, Medina, Medina, Ministry of Health, Saudi ArabiaMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaBackground The burden of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted widely on the healthcare providers physically and mentally. Many healthcare providers are exposed to psychological stressors due to their high risk of contracting the virus. Aims This study aimed to measure the level of anxiety among healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. In addition, this study aimed to measure the level of anxiety based on demographic characteristics. Method A cross-sectional survey was employed to recruit a convenience sample of healthcare providers. A pencil and paper self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from demographic and generalized anxiety disorder GAD-7 data. However, this study received written informed consent from participants of the study. In addition, the study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (IRB Log No. RC20.06.88-03). Results A total of 650 participants were recruited, results of GAD-7 showed that 43.5%, 28.9% and 27.5% of healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia experienced mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results indicated that age, health specialty, nationality, and sleeping disorders before COVID-19 were associated with anxiety levels. Conclusion The generalized anxiety among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia was mild. Older healthcare providers were found to have a higher level of anxiety compared to other participating healthcare providers. Several factors may contribute to a higher level of anxiety including age, socioeconomic status, marital status, having chronic conditions, and sleeping disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic. To further understand the level of anxiety among healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia, longitudinal and mixed-method research is needed.https://peerj.com/articles/12119.pdfCOVID-19AnxietyHealthcare providerMental healthHealth care facilitiesSaudi Arabia |
| spellingShingle | Abbas Al Mutair Alya Al Mutairi Yasmine Alabbasi Abbas Shamsan Sana Al-Mahmoud Saad Alhumaid Muhammad zeshan Arshad Mansour Awad Ali Rabaan Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study PeerJ COVID-19 Anxiety Healthcare provider Mental health Health care facilities Saudi Arabia |
| title | Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | level of anxiety among healthcare providers during covid 19 pandemic in saudi arabia cross sectional study |
| topic | COVID-19 Anxiety Healthcare provider Mental health Health care facilities Saudi Arabia |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/12119.pdf |
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