Impact of Central Quarantine Inside a Lockdown Hospital Due to COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychological Disorders among Health Care Staffs in Central Hospitals of Hanoi, Vietnam, 2020

Abstract

This study aims to examine the impact of undergoing a central quarantine due to the lockdown of Bach Mai hospital on the psychological disorders and identify associated factors with depression among hospital employees in central hospitals of Hanoi, Vietnam. Employing a cross-sectional design, the study collected data from staff working in the lockdown hospital and other central hospitals during 1 week after the lockdown happened. The sample size included 373 staff from 3 hospitals, the study time was. Depression was tested using PH-Q9 scale. Multivariate logistics regression was employed to test for the impact of central quarantine on depression and identify other significant related factors. The study confirmed a high burden of psychological issues that hospital employees were facing. Staff working in the lockdown hospital had 2.3 times higher odds of being perceived depression than others. Those who contact directly about 21 to 20 patients/day had 3.19-times higher odds of being perceived depression than others. Staff who being stigmatization associated with COVID-19 had 2.63 times higher odds of perceived depression than others. Reducing these associated factors to depression may help to reduce the psychological burden HEs have to cope with during the pandemic.

Stigma towards health care providers taking care of COVID-19 patients: A multi-country study

“…Government leaders and the public have taken over social media to extend their gratitude to health care providers. However, despite the recognition received by health care providers, there have been numerous reports of stigmatization among health care providers worldwide [ 2 , 3 , 4 ].…”

COVID-19 and Its Impact on Healthcare Workers: Understanding Stigma, Stress, and Quality of Life

“…The response categories for each scale range from 0 to 3, with higher scores indicating greater severity of symptoms. The total scores for each scale range from 0 to 21, and participants are categorized into four groups based on their full scores: minimal/no (0-4) symptoms, mild symptoms (5-9), moderate symptoms (10)(11)(12)(13)(14), or severe symptoms (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21).…”

“…The fifth part of the questionnaire assessed the participants' QoL using the EUROHIS-QOL questionnaire, which included eight questions [13].…”

“…Nevertheless, despite the attention that healthcare professionals have received, there have been several reports of stigmatization among healthcare professionals worldwide. Adiukwu et al have described COVID-19-related stigma that touched on the unfavorable vocabulary used to describe the coronavirus and those infected with it, widespread myths about COVID-19, behaviors associated with stigma, and attitudes toward particular ethnic groups [11][12][13]. This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of COVID-19-related stigma in Jordan, assess the relationship between stigma and the QoL in healthcare workers, and identify possible measures to decrease stressful events.…”