Demand for mental health support services among health professionals in Vietnam: Lesson from COVID-19 Pandemic.

Autor: Thanh NH; Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.; School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam., Manh Hung T; National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam.; VNU University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam., Ngoc TN; Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Department of Psychiatry, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.; National Institute of Mental Health, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., San BV; Department of Psychiatry, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.; National Institute of Mental Health, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Hung DQ; Department of Surgery, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Viet Duc University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam., Hung ND; Hanoi Department of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam., Binh VD; Clinical Hematology Department, National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam.; Education and Healthcare Direction Center, National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Hanoi, Vietnam., Trung LH; Department of Health, Vinh Phuc Province, Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam., Tinh LV; Vinh Phuc Provincial General Hospital, Vinh Phuc Province, Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam., Nam NT; Vinh Phuc Provincial General Hospital, Vinh Phuc Province, Vĩnh Yên, Vietnam., Tan PH; Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam., Khoa PTA; School of Dentistry, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam., Thach PN; National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam., Khanh NT; National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam., Chinh CD; Ha Dong General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Trung NV; Ha Dong General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Thi TTM; Dong Da General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Hien PB; Dong Da General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Long TA; Duc Giang General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Thuong NV; Duc Giang General Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Thanh NV; North Thang Long Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Thang TX; North Thang Long Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam., Truong LD; Disease Control and Health Emergency Program, World Health Organization Vietnam Country Office, Hanoi, Vietnam., Hieu VQ; Disease Control and Health Emergency Program, World Health Organization Vietnam Country Office, Hanoi, Vietnam., Otsu S; Disease Control and Health Emergency Program, World Health Organization Vietnam Country Office, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jun 24; Vol. 19 (6), pp. e0305869. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 24 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305869
Abstrakt: Background: This study aimed to measure the preferences for mental health support among health professionals, their willingness to support the mental health of colleagues and associated factors.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed from August to October 2022 within five hospitals located in Hanoi, Vietnam. A total of 244 health professionals participated in the study. Data on socio-economic status, health and COVID-19-related characteristics, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21); and preferences for mental health support services were collected by using a structured self-reported questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to identify associated factors with the demand for mental support services.
Results: 13.9%, 17.1% and 8.6% reported having at least mild depression, anxiety and stress, respectively. There 13.9% did not seek any mental health support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The most common support included talking with friends (52.9%), family (50.8%), colleagues (47.6%) and using social networks/Internet (43.5%). There 31.1% had been aware of mental health services, but only 18.0% used this service at least once. Regarding preferences, 47.3% had a demand for mental support services, and the most preferred service was providing coping skills (25.9%), followed by skills to support others against mental problems (22.2%). Major sources of support included psychiatrists (34.4%), colleagues (29.1%) and family (27.9%). The main preferred channels for support included telephone/mobile phone (35.7%) and Internet (20.9%). Only 12.3% were willing to provide mental support for colleagues during the pandemic. Age, education, perceived mental health status, ever seeking any mental service, and DASS-21 depression score were associated with demand for mental support services.
Conclusion: This study found a lack of awareness of mental health services for health professionals, as well as moderate levels of demand for this service in this population. Raising awareness and developing tailored mental health support services are important to enhancing the mental well-being of health professionals in Vietnam to prepare for the next pandemic.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Thanh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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