The comparison of anxiety and depression levels of resident doctors treating and not treating COVID-19 patients.
Niger J Clin Pract
; 25(9): 1435-1444, 2022 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-36149202
ABSTRACT
Background:
Healthcare professionals are exposed to the stress of the pandemic in the highest level and try to cope with the long-term psychological consequences.Aim:
This study mainly aimed to compare the anxiety and depression levels of resident doctors (RDs) who cared and did not care for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at the University Hospital, which has been serving as a pandemic hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak. Subjects andMethods:
To proceed with this study, 100 RDs were included this study between March 15 and June 1, 2020. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure the depression levels and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used to measure the anxiety levels of the RDs who participated in the study.Results:
The analysis of the responses showed that there were 49 RDs treating COVID-19 patients and 51 RDs not treating COVID-19 patients. The proportions of the RDs who had higher PHQ-9 and BAI scores were significantly greater in the RDs treating COVID-19 patients than in those not treating.Conclusion:
Our study highlights that front-line RDs have higher levels of anxiety and depression than back-line RDs.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
COVID-19
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Niger J Clin Pract
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia