Psychological Effects of the Outbreak of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers in Iran
| Autor: | Malihe Kabusi, Parvin Sepehr, Mohsen Poursadeghian, Zahra Zamani, Hossein Tahghighi, Ali Salehi Sahlabadi, Maryam Ebrahimpour Roodposhti, Zahra Shafiei, Nasir Amanat, Maliheh Eshaghzadeh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 20, Iss 3, Pp 379-386 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-3602 1735-3610 |
| Popis: | Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed healthcare workers to heavy stress and made them vulnerable to various types of mental illnesses. This study aims to evaluate the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers in the COVID-19 ward. Methods: This study was performed during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 9-Dey Hospital of Torbat Heydarieh in Iran, in which a total of 178 healthcare workers in the COVID-19 ward participated via the census sampling method. In this study, we employed the Goldberg general health questionnaire along with a researcher-made questionnaire on the experience of exposure to COVID-19 disease. Following the completion of the questionnaires, the participants’ data were analyzed by the SPSS software and statistical tests (the Spearman and Pearson correlations). Results: Our results showed 91.1%, 77.57%, 87.55%, 87.07%, 56.75%, and 74.16% for the general health, physical symptoms, anxiety symptoms, sleep disorders, social dysfunction, and depression symptoms, respectively, during the COVID-19 pandemic conditions. The results showed a significant association between the experience of exposure to COVID-19, anxiety symptoms, and sleep disorders (P |
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