Factors associated with mental health outcomes across healthcare settings in Oman during COVID-19: frontline versus non-frontline healthcare workers
Autor: | Moon Fai Chan, Fatima Al Sulaimani, Muna Alshekaili, Samir Al-Adawi, Nazik Al Said, Sangeetha Mahadevan, Adhra Al-Mawali, Walid Hassan, Sathish Kumar Jayapal |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Oman Cross-sectional study Health Personnel Health Status Pneumonia Viral education Psychological intervention Anxiety quality in health care Betacoronavirus anxiety disorders Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Odds Ratio medicine Humans Pandemics Depression SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public health public health COVID-19 General Medicine Odds ratio Mental health Mental Health Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine depression & mood disorders Medicine Female medicine.symptom Coronavirus Infections Sleep business Psychosocial Stress Psychological |
Zdroj: | BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 10 (2020) BMJ Open |
ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
Popis: | ObjectiveThis study aims to assess and compare demographic and psychological factors and sleep status of frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in relation to non-frontline HCWs.Design, settings, participants and outcomesThis cross-sectional study was conducted from 8 April 2020 to 17 April 2020 using an online survey across varied healthcare settings in Oman accruing 1139 HCWs.The primary and secondary outcomes were mental health status and sociodemographic data, respectively. Mental health status was assessed using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and insomnia was evaluated by the Insomnia Severity Index. Samples were categorised into the frontline and non-frontline groups. χ2 and t-tests were used to compare groups by demographic data. The Mantel-Haenszel OR was used to compare groups by mental health outcomes adjusted by all sociodemographic factors.ResultsThis study included 1139 HCWs working in Oman. While working during the pandemic period, a total of 368 (32.3%), 388 (34.1%), 271 (23.8%) and 211 (18.5%) respondents were reported to have depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia, respectively. HCWs in the frontline group were 1.5 times more likely to report anxiety (OR=1.557, p=0.004), stress (OR=1.506, p=0.016) and insomnia (OR=1.586, p=0.013) as compared with those in the non-frontline group. No significant differences in depression status were found between the frontline and non-frontline groups (p=0.201).ConclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first study to explore the differential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on different grades of HCWs. This study suggests that frontline HCWs are disproportionally affected compared to non-frontline HCWs, with managing sleep–wake cycles and anxiety symptoms being highly endorsed among frontline HCWs. As psychosocial interventions are likely to be constrained owing to the pandemic, mental healthcare must first be directed to frontline HCWs. |
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