scholarly journals Mental Disorders Among Health Care Workers at the Early Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya; Findings of an Online Descriptive Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith Kamaru Kwobah ◽  
Ann Mwangi ◽  
Kirtika Patel ◽  
Thomas Mwogi ◽  
Robert Kiptoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Early Phase ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Care Workers

Background: Healthcare workers responding to the Corona Virus Pandemic (COVID-19) are at risk of mental illness. Data is scanty on the burden of mental disorders among Kenyan healthcare workers responding to the pandemic that can inform mental health and psychosocial support. The purpose of this study was to establish the frequency and associated factors of worry, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and poor quality of sleep among Kenyan health care workers at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: We conducted an online survey among 1,259 health care workers in Kenya. A researcher developed social demographic questionnaire and several standardized tools were used for data collection. Standardized tools were programmed into Redcap, (Research Electronic Data Capture) and data analysis was performed using R Core Team. In all analysis a p-value < 0.05 was considered significant.Results: 66% of the participants reported experiencing worry related to COVID-19. 32.1% had depression, 36% had generalized anxiety, 24.2% had insomnia and 64.7% scored positively for probable Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Depression was higher among females compared to men (36.5 vs. 26.9%, p = 0.003), workers <35 years old compared to older ones (38.1 vs. 26.4%, p < 0.001), and those who were not married compared to those who were married (40.6 vs. 27.6%, p < 0.001). Generalized anxiety was commoner among workers aged <35 years (43.5 vs. 29.3%, p < 0.001), females (41.7 vs. 29.2%, p < 0.001), those who mere not married compared to the married (45.2 vs. 31.2%, p < 0.001) and those with <10 years working experience (41.6 to 20.5%, p < 0.001). Younger health care professional had a higher proportion of insomnia compared to the older ones (30.3 vs. 18.6%, p < 0.001). Insomnia was higher among those with <10 years' experience compared to those with more than 20 years' experience(27.3 vs. 17.6%, p = 0.043)Conclusion: Many Kenyan healthcare workers in the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic suffered from various common mental disorders with young, female professionals who are not married bearing the bigger burden. This data is useful in informing interventions to promote mental and psychosocial wellbeing among Kenyan healthcare workers responding to the pandemic.

scholarly journals Changes in Alcohol Habits Among Workers During the Confinement of COVID-19: Results of a Canadian Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 117822182110332
Author(s):  
Violaine Mongeau-Pérusse ◽  
Elie Rizkallah ◽  
Julie Bruneau ◽  
Denis Chênevert ◽  
Loick Menvielle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Alcohol Craving ◽  
Care Workers

Background: The restrictions implemented around the world to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact workers. Emotional distress and maladaptive behaviors such as alcohol misuse are expected, particularly in vulnerable groups such as front-line health workers. In the present study, we examined if alcohol consumption behaviors in Quebec workers changed during confinement of the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether healthcare workers reported specific patterns of changes. Methods: Data were obtained from an anonymous online survey conducted among adult workers aged ⩾18 years in the province of Quebec, Canada, between May 25, 2020 and June 26, 2020. Participants provided self-reported data regarding sociodemographic including field of work, as well as mental health disorders, alcohol use, alcohol craving, and type of alcohol consumed. Changes in alcohol behaviors were assessed using Wilcoxon signed rank test for categorial variables and paired- t tests for continuous variables. Results: The survey was completed by 847 participants (77.8% women), with 42.5% healthcare workers. Participants reported increased daily alcohol use ( Z = −10.60; P < .001, r = −.372) and alcohol craving ( P < .001, d = 0.485) during the confinement. Only the type of alcohol consumed during the confinement differed between health care workers and other workers (OR = 0.45, P = .003). Health care workers used less high alcohol products during the confinement. Conclusion: Our results show a significant increase in daily alcohol consumption and in alcohol craving during the confinement in the Quebec working population.

scholarly journals COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among healthcare workers in Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Holzmann-Littig ◽  
Matthias Christoph Braunisch ◽  
Peter Kranke ◽  
Maria Popp ◽  
Christian Seeber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Vaccination Campaign ◽  
Knowledge Test ◽  
Health Politics ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Vaccination Acceptance ◽  
Vaccination Hesitancy

AbstractBackgroundVaccination hesitancy is a serious threat to achieve herd immunity in a global and rapidly changing pandemic situation. Health care workers play a key role in the treatment of patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and in promoting vaccination in the general population. The aim of the study was to provide data on COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and barriers among healthcare workers in Germany to support health policymakers choosing specific vaccination campaign strategies.MethodsAn online survey was conducted among health care workers in Germany in February 2021. The survey included 55 items on demographics, previous vaccination behavior, trust in vaccines, physicians, pharma industry, and health politics as well as fear of adverse effects, assumptions on disease consequences, knowledge about vaccines, information seeking behavior and a short COVID-19 vaccine knowledge test.ResultsA total of 4500 surveys could be analyzed. The overall vaccination acceptance was 91.7%. The age group ≤20 years showed the lowest vaccination acceptance of all age groups. Regarding professional groups, residents showed the highest vaccination acceptance. Main factors for vaccination hesitancy were lack of trust in authorities and pharmaceutical companies. Personal and professional environment influenced the attitude towards a vaccination too. Participants with vaccination hesitancy were more likely to obtain information about COVID-19 vaccines via messenger services or online video platforms and underperformed in the knowledge test.ConclusionsIn conclusion, we found a high acceptance rate amongst German health care workers. Furthermore, several factors associated with vaccination hesitancy were identified which could be targeted in vaccination campaigns.

scholarly journals Risk factors for common mental disorders in health care workers in the city of Diamantina, state of Minas Gerais

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (03) ◽  
pp. 293-301
Author(s):  
Igor Lucas Geraldo Izalino de Almeida ◽  
Ana Carolina Monteiro Duarte ◽  
Mariana Lopes Simões ◽  
Danielle Sandra da Silva de Azevedo ◽  
Marcus Alessandro de Alcantara
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Harmful Alcohol Use Among Healthcare Workers at the Beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
FLORENCE JAGUGA ◽  
EDITH KWOBAH ◽  
ANN MWANGI ◽  
KIRTIKA PATEL ◽  
THOMAS MWOGI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Harmful Alcohol ◽  
Care Workers

Abstract Background: The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a major negative impact on public mental health particularly among health care workers. Alcohol use is a common maladaptive response to stress that is associated with adverse health consequences and that could impair productivity in the workplace for the health workforce. The aim of this study is to document the burden and factors associated with harmful alcohol use among health care workers at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional analysis of data obtained from a parent online survey that investigated the prevalence and factors associated with mental disorders among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Analyses for this study were conducted to examine the burden and factors associated with harmful alcohol use among a sub-group of 887 participants who completed the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire.Results: Three hundred and eighty nine (43.9%) participants reported harmful alcohol use. The factors significantly associated with increased odds of endorsing harmful alcohol use were: being male (AOR= 1.56; 95% CI=1.14, 2.14; p=0.006), being not married (AOR= 2.06; 95% CI=1.48, 2.89; p<0.001), having 11-20 years of experience as compared to having 20+ years of experience (AOR= 1.91; 95% CI=1.18, 3.12; p=0.009), and being a specialist (AOR=2.78; CI=1.64, 4.78; P=<0.001) or doctor (AOR= 2.82; 95% CI=1.74, 4.63; p<0.001) as compared to being a nurse. Conclusions: A high proportion of health care workers reported harmful alcohol use at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. Males, the unmarried, those with 11-20 years of experience in the health field, doctors and specialists were more likely to report harmful alcohol use. These findings highlight the need to institute interventions for harmful alcohol use targeting these groups of health care workers in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mental health outcomes among health-care workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Zakeri ◽  
Mahlagha Dehghan ◽  
Fatemeh Ghaedi Heidari ◽  
Hassan Pakdaman ◽  
Mehdi Mehdizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Workers

Purpose The increasing prevalence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global crisis that leads to physical and psychological outcomes for health-care workers, so this study aims to investigate the mental health outcomes (including general health, generalized anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder) in health-care workers in Rafsanjan, Iran. Design/methodology/approach By using convenience sampling, this cross-sectional study was conducted on 332 health-care workers working in public hospitals in southern Iran. Data collection lasted from March to April 2020. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) and Impact of Event Scale were used to collect data. The data were then analyzed by using SPSS 25 and descriptive and inferential statistics (chi-square and multivariate logistic regression). Findings In total 45.5% of the participants had psychological disorder according to GHQ. In addition, 25.3% of the participants had GAD and 31.6% had posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results using multivariate logistic regression showed that only income was significantly associated with psychological disorders (95% confidence interval for odds ratio: 1.32–6.45, P = 0.008). Practical implications According to the results, the incidence of GAD and PTSD was high among health-care workers. Therefore, it is recommended that the psychological skills of health-care workers be strengthened through counseling and training programs. Originality/value This paper provides a novel analysis of mental health in health-care workers in Iran.

scholarly journals The Health Outcome Assessment of Healthcare Workers Engaged in SARS-CoV2 Pandemic Services: A Survey-Based Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 724-728
Author(s):  
Suraiya Khanam Ansari ◽  
Prashant Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Workers

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic adversely hit India and its economy recently and is associated with the increasing uncertainty among the mental health status of health care workers. When the World Health Organization focus has mostly on testing and finding a vaccine, healthcare workers are passing with a myriad of mental health problems. The present study decided to conduct an online survey for assessing health status. Aims and Objective: To assess the health of healthcare workers engaged in SARS-CoV-2 duties. Methods: From 4th July 2020 to 4th October 2020 an online Google Form, a survey was conducted among healthcare workers. The survey collected data on socio-demographic and health variables especially during COVID-19 duties in the form of questionnaires. Results: There were a total of 196 responses from different provinces of India collected. The mean age of the respondents was around 41 years with 62.3% males and 37.7% females. The study showed that most HCWs showed a change in the sleeping habit. Conclusions: The present study concluded that there is a need for holistic interventions among health care workers and more systematic and longitudinal evaluations of mental health status further needed. Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Health; Health care workers; COVID-19; Mental Health; Stress.

scholarly journals Comparison of prevalence and risk factors of somatization between Chinese health care workers and non-health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuli Song ◽  
Yongjie Zhou ◽  
Wenwang Rao ◽  
Xiangyang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Dimension Score ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
High Prevalence

Abstract Background This study aimed to compare prevalence and risk factors of somatization (SOM) between health care workers and non-health care workers during COVID-19 outbreak in China. Methods From 14 February to 29 March 2020, an online survey was performed in both 605 health care workers and 1151 non-health care workers. Based on the somatization dimension score of the Symptom Checklist-90, participants were divided into non-SOM group and SOM group. Results Health care workers had higher prevalence rate of SOM (p < 0.001) than non-health care workers, with an OR of 1.70 (95% CI, 1.22–2.36, p = 0.002). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that in non-health care workers, the risk factors of SOM included other ethnicities, insomnia, and suicide, while in health care workers, the risk factors included working 6–8 h per day, and working ≥10 h per day during COVID-19 outbreak. Conclusions Our research suggests that both non-health care workers and health care workers have a relatively high prevalence of somatization. However, the related factors for somatization in both groups are significantly different, showing that medical service-related factors are associated with somatization in health care workers, while demographic and clinical factors are associated with somatization in non-health care workers.

Health-Care Workers’ Perception of Reimbursement for Complex Surgical Oncology Procedures

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
Shoshana Levi ◽  
Emily Alberto ◽  
Dakota Urban ◽  
Nicholas Petrelli ◽  
Gregory Tiesi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Surgical Oncology ◽  
Patient Perceptions ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Physician Reimbursement ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Fee Schedule

Perception of physician reimbursement for surgical procedures is not well studied. The few existing studies illustrate that patients believe compensation to be higher than in reality. These studies focus on patient perceptions and have not assessed health-care workers’ views. Our study examined health-care workers’ perception of reimbursement for complex surgical oncology procedures. An anonymous online survey was distributed to employees at our cancer center with descriptions and illustrations of three oncology procedures—hepatectomy, gastrectomy, and pancreaticoduodenectomy. Participants estimated the Medicare fee and gave their perceived value of each procedure. Participants recorded their perception of surgeon compensation overall, both before and after revealing the Medicare fee schedule. Most of the 113 participants were physicians (33.6%) and nurses (28.3%). When blinded to the Medicare fee schedules, most felt that reimbursements were too low for all procedures (60–64%) and that surgeons were overall undercompensated (57%). Value predictions for each procedure were discordant from actual Medicare fee schedules, with overestimates up to 374 per cent. After revealing the Medicare fee schedules, 55 per cent of respondents felt that surgeons were undercompensated. Even among health-care workers, a large discrepancy exists between perceived and actual reimbursement. Revealing actual reimbursements did not alter perception on overall surgeon compensation.

scholarly journals Adherence to personal protective equipment use among healthcare workers caring for confirmed COVID-19 and alleged non-COVID-19 patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meike M. Neuwirth ◽  
Frauke Mattner ◽  
Robin Otchwemah
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Care Workers

AbstractAdherence observations of health care workers (HCW) revealed deficiencies in the use of recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) among HCW caring in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards during the first period of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in a university hospital in Germany. The adherence to wearing surgical face or FFP2-masks and disinfecting hands prior to donning and after doffing the PPE was significantly higher in COVID-19 wards However, there was no total adherence of 100% in COVID-19 wards.

scholarly journals A single-center study on impact of psychological intervention to acclimatize medical staffs who are serving COVID-19 disease patients, to continue hospital activities without any disruption

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 3048
Author(s):  
Dhaval Dalal ◽  
Kamalpriya Thiyagarajan ◽  
Humeshwari Nipane ◽  
Vijaykumar Gawali
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
P Value ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Chi Square Test

Background: COVID-19 has brought psychological disorders that affect health care workers and the general public. Hence it is important to have necessary counselling to address the psychological, social aspects of the pandemic to ensure psychological well-being of especially Health-care Workers and preserve their innate and acquired immunity.Methods: The study was planned as single centre retrospective study and conducted between April and June 2020 at dedicated COVID-19 hospital in India. Front-line HCWs more than 18 years, of any gender working in COVID-19 hospital and willing to participate for the study were enrolled in the study. Study included two questionnaires, generalized anxiety disorder scale, and socio-demographics and COVID-19 related awareness questionnaire. Measurements were taken pre and post the psychological counselling intervention.Results: As per generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) scale people suffering from moderate anxiety disorder dropped from 19% (pre counselling) to 5% (post counselling) and severe cases dropped from 14% (pre counseling) to 2% (post counseling), there was statistically significant difference observed due to psychological intervention in GAD scale (Chi square test-10.794, p value=3.67E-27). Socio demographics and COVID-19 related awareness questionnaire results were statistically significant (Chi square test-11.945, p value=6.91E-33).Conclusions: Counselling interventions based on scientific data offered in groups by investigator with an accurate knowledge of the COVID-19 and its manifestation increased the confidence of health care workers (HCWs) and reduced anxiety level. This was translated into the full availability of HCWs on the clinical study site, although medical services were disrupted while other hospitals were starving due to lack of staff.

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