Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study

Mutair, Abbas Al; Mutairi, Alya Al; Alabbasi, Yasmine; Shamsan, Abbas; Almahmoud, Sana; Alhumaid, Saad; Arshad, Muhammad; Awad, Mansour; Rabaan, Ali A.

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“…AlAteeq et al found that more than half of healthcare providers had generalized anxiety and depression (51.4% and 55.2% respectively) [ 20 ]. Al Mutair et al found that 43.5% of healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia suffer from anxiety [ 21 ]. On the other hand, it was demonstrated that non-Saudi healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia experienced high levels of depression and anxiety compared to their Saudi peers [ 22 ].…”

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A web-based cross-sectional study assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of radiology staff in Saudi Arabia

Abdeen

2022

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The 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic has not only created massive public health issues, it has also produced excessive psychological disorders in healthcare professionals, including radiology staff. The aim of this study is to assess the risk perception and mental health of radiology staff in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researcher asked radiology staff to complete an online Google Forms questionnaire, between June 10, 2020 and June 17, 2020, which contained demographic data and self-designed questions related to anxiety, insomnia, depressive symptoms, and mental health services during the pandemic. A total of 168 radiology staff participated in the study. The results indicated that 53.05% and 57.14% of the participants were experiencing mild to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression, respectively. Moreover, 47.02% of the participants were experiencing insomnia symptoms. Among all the participants, only 16.61% had received psychological materials from their hospital during the pandemic, while 22.02% had accessed online psychological assistance techniques. The health of roughly one-third (30.95%) of the participants was worse than it had been before the pandemic. COVID-19 is a source of mental health disorders for healthcare professionals, particularly radiology staff. The findings of this study indicate that more than 70% of radiology staff in Saudi Arabia are concerned about insufficient protective measures and the risk of infection. In addition, a large percentage of them have experienced mental health disorders, such as anxiety, insomnia, and depression. Regular mental healthcare services are required to decrease the negative impact of the pandemic and enhance the overall mental health of the radiology staff.

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A web-based cross-sectional study assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of radiology staff in Saudi Arabia

Abdeen

2022

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“…In response to the rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, the government has taken drastic measures to control the spread of the virus, including a lockdown and travel restrictions that were introduced in March, 2020 ( Ministry of Health, 2020b ). The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, along with the measures to control it, including quarantine requirements, can induce mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression ( Al Mutair et al., 2021b ; Al Mutair et al., 2021a ). This is especially a concern because the rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases has caused healthcare centers and hospitals in Saudi Arabia to extend the number of hours healthcare providers work, placing a significant amount of stress.…”

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Level of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Shamsan

Mohammed

Alabbasi

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Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic places a high demand on frontline healthcare workers. Healthcare workers are at high-risk of contracting the virus and are subjected to its consequential emotional and psychological effects. This study aimed to measure the level of depression and anxiety among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This was a cross-sectional study; data were collected from healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia using a survey that included the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7. A total of 326 participants took part in the study by completing and submitting the survey. Results The vast majority of the participating healthcare workers were Saudi nationals (98.8%) working in a public healthcare facility (89.9%). The results indicated that most of the participants had mild levels of anxiety and depression. A total of 72.5% of the respondents had anxiety, ranging from mild (44.1%) to moderate (16.2%) and severe (12.2%). Moreover, 24.4% of the respondents had depression ranging from mild (21.7%) to moderate (2.1%) and severe (0.6%). The generalized linear models showed that the <30 age group (Beta = 0.556, p = 0.037) and the 30–39-year age group (Beta = 0.623, p = 0.019) were predicted to have anxiety. The analysis revealed that females were more anxious (Beta = 0.241, p = 0.005) than males. Healthcare providers working in primary healthcare centers (Beta = −0.315, p = 0.008) and labs (Beta = −0.845. p = 0.0001 were predicted to be less anxious than those working in other healthcare facilities. The data analysis showed that participants with good economic status had more depression than the participants in the other economic status groups (Beta = 0.067, p = 0.003). Conclusion This study found that the level of anxiety and depression in healthcare workers was mild. The factors that may contribute to anxiety in healthcare workers included being female, being younger than 30 or between the ages of 31 and 39, working in a specialized hospital facility, and the number of COVID-19 cases the workers dealt with. Economic status was associated with depression. A longitudinal study design is needed to understand the pattern of anxiety levels among healthcare workers over time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…A cross-sectional study in HCWs in Egypt [18] has shown that 90.5% of them presented different degrees of anxiety (32% and 18.5% presented moderate and severe anxiety symptoms, respectively). Also, the study [19] in Saudi Arabia showed a level of moderate anxiety of 28.9% and severe anxiety of 27.5% in HCWs coinciding with our results.…”

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“…Anxiety often leads to depression resulting in a mixed anxious-depressive disorder. Several studies evaluated and associated both neuropsychiatric disorders in HCWs [6,7,13,14,16,18,21,22]. The HCWs from VP-19 who presented higher anxiety levels have also reported moderate levels of depression during the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Peru [5].…”

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Can living with COVID-19 patients in a hospital increase anxiety levels? A survey-based single-center study in Peru

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Introduction: Anxiety can affect front-line healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic mainly in settings with influencing factors. Living with COVID-19 patients in hospital settings could affect mental health during lockdown. The present study aimed to estimate the anxiety levels of HCWs of the care center for COVID-19 Villa Panamericana during the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Peru.Methods: This is a descriptive and correlational study. Ninety-six HCWs were enrolled in this study (mean age 30±5.6 years). The care center for COVID-19 Villa Panamericana houses COVID-19 patients and HCWs in the same environment. We used the 14-item Hamilton anxiety rating scale questionnaire. Professionals were interviewed directly at the VP-19 rest towers. SPSS V.23 were used to analyze the data.Results: Fifty-four (56.3%) were male and the most frequent age group was 26-35 years (81.3%). Thirty-nine (40.6%) were nurses, 28 (29.2%) were nursing technicians, 15 (15.6%) were physicians, and 14 (14.6%) were medical technologists. Of the total, 66 (68.8%) HCWs had a mild level of anxiety, while 6 (6.3%) had severe anxiety. Medical technologists and nursing technicians had the highest level of severe anxiety (14.3% and 7.1%), while nurses had the highest level of mild anxiety (76.9%). We report that 32 (33.3%) HCWs had COVID-19 while 93.7% had symptoms of anxiety [3(9.4%) mild to moderate, 21(65.6 %) moderate to severe, and 6(18.8%) severe]. We found a significant difference in anxiety levels between HCWs with and without COVID-19 (p=0.001).Conclusions: Levels of moderate and severe anxiety significantly increased in HCWs infected with COVID-19 during their coexistence with COVID-19 patients in the health center that houses both at the same time.

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Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study

Cited by 7 publications

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A web-based cross-sectional study assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of radiology staff in Saudi Arabia

A web-based cross-sectional study assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of radiology staff in Saudi Arabia

Level of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Can living with COVID-19 patients in a hospital increase anxiety levels? A survey-based single-center study in Peru

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