Immediate Psychological Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic on Mental Health of Pediatric Healthcare Workers

IF 0.1 Q4 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Annals of King Edward Medical University Lahore Pakistan Pub Date : 2022-04-30 DOI:10.21649/akemu.v28i1.5018

S. Ijaz, I. Ijaz

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Background: COVID-19 pandemic has been effecting the world since December, 2019. Front line healthcare professionals faced increased stress level while dealing with overload of patients. Hence it triggered feelings of loneliness, despair and physical mental fatigue. Objective: To determine the immediate psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of pediatric healthcare workers by using Depression Anxiety Stress scoring scale, DASS-21 scale. Methods: This cross-sectional online survey was conducted from 1st July to 30th November 2020 in the department of Pediatric Medicine Unit II, King Edward Medical University/Mayo Hospital, Lahore. A 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress scoring scale was circulated online among Healthcare workers of Teaching hospitals of Lahore. These included Pediatric Specialists, General Physicians, Postgraduate Trainees in Paeds Medicine, House Officers in Paeds Medicine and Pediatric Nurses. 150 Healthcare workers (HCWs) participated. Responses were analyzed with SPSS V.26. Results: Out of 150 healthcare workers, 101(67.3%) were falling in the range of 20-30 years, 76(50.7%) were females, 81(54%) were singles, maximum 59(39.3%) were postgraduate trainees and majority 65(43.4%) had

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COVID - 19大流行对儿科医护人员心理健康的直接心理影响

背景:2019年12月以来，COVID-19大流行影响全球。一线医护人员在处理超负荷的病人时面临着越来越大的压力。因此，它引发了孤独、绝望和身心疲劳的感觉。目的:采用抑郁焦虑压力量表(DASS-21)评估新冠肺炎大流行对儿科医护人员心理健康的直接影响。方法:本横断面在线调查于2020年7月1日至11月30日在拉合尔爱德华国王医科大学/梅奥医院儿科医学第二单元进行。在拉合尔教学医院的医护人员中在线分发了21项抑郁焦虑压力评分量表。其中包括儿科专家、普通内科医生、儿科医学研究生实习生、儿科医学住院医生和儿科护士。共有150名医护人员参与。采用SPSS V.26对应答进行分析。结果:150名卫生工作者中，年龄在20 ~ 30岁之间的有101人(67.3%)，女性76人(50.7%)，单身81人(54%)，研究生59人(39.3%)最多，本科毕业65人(43.4%)居多

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