Evaluation of the mental health status of intensive care unit healthcare workers at the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22085512 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ceren Meriç Özgündüz (Adıyaman University, corresponding author), Murat Bıçakçıoğlu (0000-0001-9101-6857, Adıyaman University), Ayse Sahin Tutak (0000-0001-5911-2531, Adıyaman University), Arman Özgündüz (Adıyaman University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Pages | 1475107-1475107 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1475107 |
| PMID | 39440170 |
| OpenAlex | W4403237061 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
Objective: During pandemic periods, mental health issues are highly prevalent, particularly among healthcare workers who are at a higher risk of developing psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study is to evaluate the mental health status of the intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare workers, who play a vital role in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of the quality of sleep, levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms, stress and to determine the factors that affect their mental health. Methods: The research was conducted in April 2020 and incorporated a total of 79 participants working in an university hospital ICUs in Turkey. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS-42), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were applied. Results: Among the participants, 58 individuals comprising 73.4% of the cohort were working in the ICUs, managing patients infected with COVID-19. Those working in ICUs with COVID-19 patients had significantly higher DASS-S, BAI, and BDI scores. Doctors' BDI scores were significantly lower compared to both nurses and other healthcare workers. Participants exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms manifested significantly higher BAI scores in compared to those without such symptoms. Conclusion: Healthcare workers involved in ICUs with COVID-19 patients were more significantly affected psychologically, doctors had lower depressive symptoms as compared to other healthcare workers. In addition, individuals with COVID-19 symptoms demonstrated significantly higher levels of anxiety. The findings of our study emphasize the significance of providing psychological support to healthcare workers throughout pandemics
Anxiety · Beck Anxiety Inventory · Beck Depression Inventory · Disease · Health care · Insomnia · Intensive care · Intensive care medicine · Intensive care unit · Mental health · Pandemic · Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index · Psychiatry · Sleep quality · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |