The mental health of health care workers in Oman during the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19272284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdallah M Badahdah (0000-0001-6230-7700, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA, corresponding author), Faryal Khamis (0000-0002-5107-921X, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman), Nawal Al Mahyijari (Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman), Marwa Al Balushi (Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman), Hashil Al Hatmi (Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman), Issa Al Salmi (0000-0002-3443-5972, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman), Zakariya Albulushi (Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman), Jaleela Al Noomani (Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-95 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020764020939596 |
| PMID | 32635837 |
| OpenAlex | W3040775624 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 28 |
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 disease is one of the most destructive events that humanity has witnessed in the 21st century. It has impacted all aspects of life and all segments of populations, including already vulnerable health care providers. AIMS: This study sought to detect the prevalence of mental health issues in sample of physicians and nurses working in several health facilities in Oman. METHOD: We gauged the mental health conditions of 509 physicians (38.1%) and nurses (61.9 %) using the Perceived Stress Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale and World Health Organization Well-Being Index. RESULTS: The study revealed a high prevalence of stress, anxiety and poor psychological well-being, especially among females, young health care workers and those who interacted with known or suspected COVID-19 patients. CONCLUSION: The outcomes of this study support the handful of studies published during this global health crisis that have found that the mental health of health care workers has been harshly affected and predicted that it will continue, to various degrees, to be affected in the foreseeable future. The results of this study highlight the urgency of providing administrative and psychological support as well as current and accurate information on COVID-19 to health care workers
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Family medicine · Health care · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Mental health · Pandemic · Political science · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio) · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Diverse Scientific Research Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Organizational and Employee Performance · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |