Abstract
BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has shown a significant impact on the psychological well-being of health care workers. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological health of health care workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the months of November and December, 283 health care workers completed a survey containing measures of depression, anxiety and stress (using Depression Anxiety and Stress-21 scale [DASS-21]) and questions regarding potential predictors such as the role of COVID-19 perception, availability of mental health support and work-related factors. Pearson X2 test revealed factors associated with the presence of significant psychiatric symptoms.ResultAmong the participants, 17.3% screened positive for depression, 26.2% for anxiety and 17.3% for stress. Nurses reported significantly more depression, anxiety and stress than doctors. Those who received mental health support reported significantly lesser depression, anxiety and stress. Those who felt that quality of life was heavily impacted due to COVID-19 reported significantly high depression, anxiety and stress.ConclusionsPoor psychological well-being was prevalent in health care workers; however, mental health measures have been shown to significantly reduce the mental health burden in health care workers.
Highlights
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has shown a significant impact on the psychological wellbeing of health care workers
Poor psychological well-being was prevalent in health care workers; mental health measures have been shown to significantly reduce the mental health burden in health care workers
The rationale of the study is to understand the magnitude of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak among health care workers, which is crucial in guiding policies and interventions to maintain their psychological wellbeing
Summary
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has shown a significant impact on the psychological wellbeing of health care workers. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological health of health care workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a highly devastating infectious disease, which was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020 [1]. Quite a few studies have reported psychological impact in health care workers (HCW) in the region of Saudi Arabia. The rationale of the study is to understand the magnitude of the psychological impact of the COVID-19 outbreak among health care workers, which is crucial in guiding policies and interventions to maintain their psychological wellbeing. The aim of our study is to evaluate the psychological impact and its determinants on HCW
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