Stress, Sleep and Psychological Impact in Healthcare Workers During the Early Phase of COVID-19 in India: A Factor Analysis

Chatterjee, Seshadri Sekhar; Chakrabarty, Madhushree; Banerjee, Debanjan; Grover, Sandeep; Chatterjee, Shiv Sekhar; Dan, Utpal

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.611314

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“…Besides, healthcare professionals from different age, gender, and socioeconomic background suffer from different psychological issues. A specialized set of interventions are required for healthcare professionals depending on their mental health condition ( 45 ). Although the National Health Policy of Bangladesh (2011) promises an adequate supply of logistics and manpower in government healthcare facilities, and coordination between different healthcare services-related departments ( 46 ), the reality is different.…”

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Challenges Faced by Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Inquiry From Bangladesh

Razu

Yasmin

Arif

et al. 2021

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused increasing challenges for healthcare professionals globally. However, there is a dearth of information about these challenges in many developing countries, including Bangladesh. This study aims to explore the challenges faced by healthcare professionals (doctors and nurses) during COVID-19 in Bangladesh.Methods: We conducted qualitative research among healthcare professionals of different hospitals and clinics in Khulna and Dhaka city of Bangladesh from May 2020 to August 2020. We conducted 15 in-depth telephone interviews using a snowball sampling technique. We used an in-depth interview guide as data were collected, audiotaped, and transcribed. The data were analyzed both manually and using QDA Miner software as we used thematic analysis for this study.Results: Seven themes emerged from the study. Participants experienced higher workload, psychological distress, shortage of quality personal protective equipment (PPE), social exclusion/stigmatization, lack of incentives, absence of coordination, and proper management during their service. These healthcare professionals faced difficulty coping with these challenges due to situational and organizational factors. They reported of faith in God and mutual support to be the keys to adapt to adversities. Adequate support to address the difficulties faced by healthcare professionals is necessary for an overall improved health outcome during the pandemic.Conclusion: The findings highlight the common challenges faced by healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak. This implies the need to support adequate safety kits, protocols, and support for both physical and mental health of the healthcare professionals.

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Challenges Faced by Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Inquiry From Bangladesh

Razu

Yasmin

Arif

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“…The reverse scenarios (lowest estimates) were found for depression and anxiety in South Korea, for stress in Ghana, and for insomnia in Greece [28] (Table 3). The psychological tools that measured the highest pooled prevalence of depression of 47.02% using 9 studies [2,31,46,53,57,65,85,87,90], anxiety of 58.06% using 9 studies [2,31,46,53,57,65,85,87,90], stress of 69.46% using 5 studies [24,69,86,100,103], and insomnia of 46.58% using 16 studies [8,24,27,32,33,50,53,54,56,60,86,88,90,91,95] were HADS, HADS, PSS and ISI respectively. On the contrary, HAMD, SAS, PTSD, and PSQI tools were used to measure the lowest pooled prevalence of depression of 20.10% using one studies [49], anxiety of 19.39% using 8 studies [45,55,61,71,…”

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“…the characteristics of the selected studies[2,8,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68, 69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90, 91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104], 30 of which were from China, 6 from Italy, 6 from India, 4 from the United States, 3 from each of Pakistan and Iran, 2 from…”

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The global prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and, insomnia and its changes among health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis

Mahmud

Hossain

Muyeed

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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused unprecedented risks to mental health among health workers globally. The prevalence of mental health disorder namely depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia were significantly increased over the time from January 2020 to September 2020 among the teams working closer to infected patients. Comparatively higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia were observed from previous studies on medical health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic.It is an emergency to develop psychological interventions that can protect the mental health of vulnerable groups like health professionals.

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“…Both doctors and nurses perceived a greater level of overload related irritability than the other healthcare workers. Compared to doctors and nurses, other healthcare workers were more likely to experience insomnia (59).…”

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Prioritizing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Healthcare Workers: An Urgent Global Public Health Priority

Søvold¹,

Naslund

Kousoulis

et al. 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on health systems in most countries, and in particular, on the mental health and well-being of health workers on the frontlines of pandemic response efforts. The purpose of this article is to provide an evidence-based overview of the adverse mental health impacts on healthcare workers during times of crisis and other challenging working conditions and to highlight the importance of prioritizing and protecting the mental health and well-being of the healthcare workforce, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, we provide a broad overview of the elevated risk of stress, burnout, moral injury, depression, trauma, and other mental health challenges among healthcare workers. Second, we consider how public health emergencies exacerbate these concerns, as reflected in emerging research on the negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers. Further, we consider potential approaches for overcoming these threats to mental health by exploring the value of practicing self-care strategies, and implementing evidence based interventions and organizational measures to help protect and support the mental health and well-being of the healthcare workforce. Lastly, we highlight systemic changes to empower healthcare workers and protect their mental health and well-being in the long run, and propose policy recommendations to guide healthcare leaders and health systems in this endeavor. This paper acknowledges the stressors, burdens, and psychological needs of the healthcare workforce across health systems and disciplines, and calls for renewed efforts to mitigate these challenges among those working on the frontlines during public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Stress, Sleep and Psychological Impact in Healthcare Workers During the Early Phase of COVID-19 in India: A Factor Analysis

Cited by 59 publications

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Challenges Faced by Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Inquiry From Bangladesh

Challenges Faced by Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Inquiry From Bangladesh

The global prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and, insomnia and its changes among health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis

Prioritizing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Healthcare Workers: An Urgent Global Public Health Priority

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