Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study From Pakistan

Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study From Pakistan

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly increased the rate of mortality and morbidity worldwide due to its rapid transmission rate. The mental health status of individuals could have a negative impact attributed to this global situation. Therefore, this study was intended to expl...

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Published in:Frontiers in public health Vol. 9; p. 603602
Main Authors: Hayat, Khezar, Arshed, Muhammad, Fiaz, Iqra, Afreen, Urooj, Khan, Faiz Ullah, Khan, Tahir Abbas, Kadirhaz, Muhtar, Shukar, Sundus, Saeed, Azwa, Gill, Muhammad Rouf, Fang, Yu
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 26-04-2021
Subjects:
Adult
anxiety
coronavirus
COVID-19
Cross-Sectional Studies
depression
Depression - epidemiology
Female
Health administration
Health Personnel
healthcare workers
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Pakistan - epidemiology
Pandemics
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
Pakistan
COVID-19
anxiety
coronavirus
depression
healthcare workers
mental health
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Summary:The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly increased the rate of mortality and morbidity worldwide due to its rapid transmission rate. The mental health status of individuals could have a negative impact attributed to this global situation. Therefore, this study was intended to explore the symptoms of depression and anxiety among healthcare workers (HCWs) of Pakistan during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken by administering a web-based questionnaire between May and June 2020. Two tools, including the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), were employed to measure anxiety and depression symptoms among HCWs. The data analyses were carried out using descriptive statistics, Man Whitney, and Kruskal Wallis tests. Of 1094 HCWs who participated in this online survey, 742 (67.8%) were physicians, followed by nurses ( = 277, 25.3%) and pharmacists ( = 75, 6.9%). The survey respondents had a median depression and anxiety score of 5.00 (7.00-3.00) and 8.00 (11.00-5.00), respectively. A considerable number of HCWs (82.2%) utilized online psychological resources to deal with their psychological distress. Female HCWs, nurses, frontline HCWs, and HCWs aged 30-49 years were more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety ( < 0.05). During the recent ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, there is a mild level of symptoms of depression and anxiety among HCWs. Our findings call for urgent psychological interventions for vulnerable groups of Pakistani HCWs.
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Edited by: Wulf Rössler, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Reviewed by: Madeeha Malik, Hamdard University, Pakistan; Bernard Tahirbegolli, Heimerer College, Albania
This article was submitted to Public Mental Health, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2021.603602