Prevalence of depression among health workers in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Obi, Ikechukwu; Aniebue, PN; Okonkwo, Kob; Okeke, TC; Ugwunna, Ncw

doi:10.4103/1119-3077.151726

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“…In this study, women were found to be more susceptible to depression than men. Numerous studies show that female doctors are more prone than males to suffer from depression (Bailey et al, 2018b;Obi et al, 2015). As with the previous study, we found no variations in depression by age and marital status (Xiao et al, 2014).…”

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Factors associated with depression and determining dimensions of job satisfaction among physicians in Bangladesh

Islam

Dasgupta

Sultana

et al. 2022

Heliyon

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Factors associated with depression and determining dimensions of job satisfaction among physicians in Bangladesh

Islam

Dasgupta

Sultana

et al. 2022

Heliyon

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“…The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that depression is the leading cause of disability for both genders [ 2 ]. Furthermore, it is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide, responsible for 4.4 % of the global disability [ 3 ]. According to the WHO, depression is a result of complex interaction of biological, psychological and social factors [ 4 ].…”

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Depression among healthcare workers in North West Armed Forces hospital-Tabuk, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and associated factors

Almarhapi

Khalil

2021

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Background Depression among healthcare workers results in adverse effects which might include impairment of work performance, reduced productivity and increase in the employee turnover rate. Despite of that, few published studies have been cited concerning depression among hospital healthcare workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This study aims to estimate the prevalence and identify the determinants of depression among health care workers working at North West Armed Forces hospital in Tabuk city, KSA. Methods This is a cross-sectional study design that was adopted to include a representative sample of physicians and nurses working at North West Armed Forces hospital throughout the study period, provided that they worked at this hospital for at least 6 months. A self-administered questionnaire was applied including three parts; the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, factors that could be associated with depression and the patient health-9 questionnaire to diagnose depression. Results The study included 255 healthcare workers. Females represent 58.8 % of the participants. Their age ranged between 22 and 50 years (30.6 ± 5.3 years). About two-thirds of them were nurses (64.3 %) and the remaining 35.7 % were physicians; mainly registrars (22.8 %). The prevalence of depression was 43.9 %. being severe among 0.8 % of them. Results of multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that HCWs who lost beloved person in the last 6 months were at 3.67 higher risk for developing depression compared to those who didn't report such history (adjusted odds ratio = 3.67; 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 1.84–7.30, p < 0.001). Compared to HCWs of less than 5 years of experience, those with higher experience (5–10 and > 10 years) were at lower significant risk to develop depression (AOR = 0.16; 95 % CI = 0.07–0.037, p < 0.001 and AOR = 0.05; 95 % CI = 0.01–0.029, p = 0.001), respectively. Conclusion Depression is a relatively common health problem affecting healthcare workers in North West Armed forces hospital, Tabuk. However, in majority of cares, the depression was mild.

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“…The Persian version of this inventory is validated in Iran. 35 BDI-13-SF is a 13-item standard selfreport questionnaire used to classify the severity of depression symptoms in the following four categories: normal (0-4); mild depression (5-7); mild to moderate depression (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15); and severe depression . The items are scored on a four-point basis from 0 to 3.…”

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“…[3][4][5] Depressive symptoms are reported to be common among health and medical staff. 3,[6][7][8][9] Among depressed staff, absenteeism and job switching, 10 as well as loss of productive time, are higher than in their non-depressed counterparts. 11 The burden is far more severe among healthcare providers in settings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), 4,6,7 where the overall frequency of depression is far higher 3,12-14 than elsewhere.…”

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<p>Determinants of Depressive Symptoms Among Rural Health Workers: An Application of Socio-Ecological Framework</p>

Bakhtari¹,

Sarbakhsh²,

Daneshvar³

et al. 2020

JMDH

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The objective of this study was to assess depressive symptoms among rural health workers (RHWs) through a multi-factorial socio-ecological framework (SEF) encompassing personal, interpersonal, organizational and community components. Patients and Methods: A random sample of 394 RHWs in all rural areas of East Azerbaijan and fulfilling our other inclusion criteria were recruited. The participants underwent the Short-Form Beck's Depression Inventory and a validated researcher-constructed SEF questionnaire, including subscales on personal, interpersonal, organizational and community factors associated with depressive symptoms. Internal consistency and factor structure parameters of the SEF were also calculated. Results: A total of 394 RHWs were screened, of whom 170 (43.2%) had mild to major depressive symptoms. Only 6.8% were identified with major depressive symptoms. The SEFbased scale was found to have acceptable content validity (content validity index and ratio were 0.80 and 0.77, respectively) and reliability (Cronbach's alpha=0.7). In the structural equation modeling, the fit indices showed our model to fit the data well (χ 2 =14.06, df=14, χ 2 / df=1.00, CFI=0.967, RMSEA=0.032). The highest direct contribution to depressive symptoms was found from the personal factors component (β=−2.32). Also, "work load and roles interference" (from organizational level, β=−0.76) and "family/colleague support" (from community level, β=−1.28) made significant direct contributions towards depressive symptoms. Besides the SEF components, female gender (β=1.69), family history of mental illness (β=−1.48), having chronic illnesses (β=−1.64) and being religious (β=3.43) were the strongest direct contributors to depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Depressive symptoms were common among RHWs, arising from all personal-, interpersonal-, organizational-and community-level factors. Our SEF had adequate internal consistency and factor structure parameters to be applied in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region countries, such as Iran, as a theoretical framework to plan for interventional efforts aiming at preventing depressive symptoms among RHWs. The burden of depressive symptoms should be reduced through multi-factorial interventions and rational perspectives.

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Prevalence of depression among health workers in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Abstract: The condition of depression is present among health workers in this part of the world. Being a female health worker, may be associated with depression in South East Nigeria. Studies to investigate the determinants and effects of depression in the Nigerian health work force are necessary.

Cited by 15 publications

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Factors associated with depression and determining dimensions of job satisfaction among physicians in Bangladesh

Factors associated with depression and determining dimensions of job satisfaction among physicians in Bangladesh

Depression among healthcare workers in North West Armed Forces hospital-Tabuk, Saudi Arabia: Prevalence and associated factors

<p>Determinants of Depressive Symptoms Among Rural Health Workers: An Application of Socio-Ecological Framework</p>

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