A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH
Autor: | Madiha Umair, Urwah Ikhlaq, Nawal Salahuddin, Komal Baloch, Jawed Abu Baker, Imran Ansari |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Medicine (General)
medicine.medical_specialty Generalized anxiety disorder business.industry Major Depression Inventory anxiety medicine.disease Mental health R5-920 covid-19 depression personal protective equipment Health care Physical therapy medicine Medicine Anxiety medicine.symptom business Educational program Personal protective equipment Depression (differential diagnoses) |
Zdroj: | Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 5, Pp 1870-1874 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2411-8842 0030-9648 |
Popis: | Objective: To determine whether an educational program on personal protective measures can reduce anxiety and depression in Hospital workers exposed to COVID-19. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: COVID Units & Emergency Room, from May to Jul 2020. Methodology: Educational tool based on World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization guidelines including videos on Personal Protective Equipment usage was delivered to hospital staff assigned to areas with COVID-19 patients. Likert scale, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 score and Major Depression Inventory were used. Results: 100 hospital staff were included. About 40% doctors, 41% Nurses. None had preexisting anxiety or depression. 11% reported COVID-19, 46% reported quarantine, and 91% reported contact. About 93% stated insufficient knowledge of usage of personal protective equipment and 35% reported inadequate provision of personal protective equipment. Median score on the likert scale was 5 (IQR 4-7). Mean generalized anxiety disorder score was 6.48 ± 3.4, which improved to 4.65 ± 2.7 post session, p-value |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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