The Magnitude of Psychological Distress Among Interns During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentric Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Vandana Valluri, Mary Moses Pidakala, Kiranmayi Karanati, Simmi Oberoi, Thej Kiran Reddy Dalli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | National Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 13, Iss 06 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0976-3325 2229-6816 |
| DOI: | 10.55489/njcm.13062022807 |
| Popis: | Background: COVID-19 has raised serious concerns about the wellbeing of frontline health care workers. Healthcare staff are at increased risk of psychological health problems when dealing with challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the healthcare professionals, the most commonly affected are those working on the frontline, who are the first to come in contact with the patients. Objectives: To determine the levels of depression, anxiety and stress among interns during COVID-19 pandemic, and, to assess the factors affecting mental health of the interns during COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This was a web-based multicentric cross-sectional study conducted among interns of various tertiary care teaching hospitals providing COVID care services, during July – August 2021. Data was collected using a self-administered online questionnaire based on the standard DASS-21 scale that assessed the various domains of psychological distress. Result: Among the study subjects 46% suffered with all three psychological domains like depression, anxiety and stress, 15% had only anxiety, around 10% had anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic while 22.5% had no psychological problems. Conclusions: Significant proportions of interns were suffering from depression, anxiety and stress. Fear of COVID-19, long working hours, usage of PPE, COVID vaccination status, and COVID-19 infection status were identified as potential predictors of psychological distress. |
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