Lock-Down Effect on the Mental Health Status of Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15519003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Weam Fageera (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Fawzi Babtain (0000-0002-2197-5144, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Ahmad S Alzahrani (0000-0001-5465-346X, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre), Hussain Khrad (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, corresponding author), Hussain M Khrad |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 683603-683603 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.683603 |
| PMID | 34483984 |
| OpenAlex | W3194775498 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 40 |
Background: The psychological impact that outbreaks and pandemics could inflict on healthcare workers has been widely studied; yet, little is known about the impact of the lockdown measures. Objectives: To assess the magnitude of depression and anxiety among healthcare professionals before and after lifting of the lockdown restrictions in Saudi Arabia. Methods: Surveys targeting healthcare workers were circulated twice: during the lockdown, and 8 weeks after lifting of lockdown. Anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed using Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scales. Results: A total of 947 healthcare workers, with the mean age of (37 ± 8.9) responded to the surveys. Among these, 23-27% respondents reported clinically significant levels of anxiety and depression. Whereas, easing of the lockdown restrictions was shown to be associated with decreasing mean scores of PHQ-9 and GAD-7. The noted burden fell heavily on female workers, those with a current or a history of psychiatric disorders, suffering from chronic diseases, being in workplaces with high exposure to COVID-19 or in contact with COVID-19 patients, nurses, as well as those who were living with elderly and perceived their physical and mental health as "much worse" compared to the time before the pandemic. Conclusion: Our findings identified several predictors for anxiety and depression at different time-points of the pandemic. Thus, priority to psychological support measures might be needed for these groups
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Disease · Health care · Mental health · Pandemic · Patient Health Questionnaire · Psychiatry · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |