Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health of Physicians in Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal | ||
Article 2, Volume 21, Issue 2, April 2022, Pages 134-137 PDF (153.9 K) | ||
Document Type: Research Paper | ||
DOI: 10.52573/ipmj.2021.174605 | ||
Authors | ||
Lubna Qays Naji1; Hussein Ali Meften1; Marwa Jameel Ahmed1; Jawad Al-Diwan2; Nesif Jasim Al Hemiary3; Mushtaq Talib Hashim4 | ||
1Department of Psychiatry, Baghdad Teaching Hospital., Baghdad, Iraq | ||
2Dept. of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Baghdad University. | ||
3The Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations | ||
4Dept. of Psychiatry , College of Medicine, Baghdad University | ||
Abstract | ||
BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals are vulnerable to adverse mental health consequences explained by their working in close contacts with COVID-19 patients. Publication on mental health of healthcare professional in Iraq is scarce. OBJECTIVE: To comment on mental health disorders among healthcare professional dealing with COVID-19 patients. METHODS: A total of 100 healthcare professionals were included in the study. They were selected conveniently. Hospital anxiety and depression scale was used. Data collected by a physician. RESULTS: The age of participants was 35.5 ± 8.7 years with a male to female ratio of 1.7:1. Of the participants, 63% got COVID-19. Anxiety and depression rates were 80% and 64%, respectively. Age, sex, and job titles were not significantly associated with anxiety or depression (p = 0.5, 0.8 and 0.7, respectively). CONCLUSION: High rates of anxiety and depression among healthcare professionals | ||
Keywords | ||
healthcare staff; Anxiety; Depression; Covid_19; Iraq | ||
References | ||
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