Impact of covid-19 on mental health of healthcare workers in National Hospitals, 2020
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This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthworkers in 16 national hospitals participating in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020. Online interview questionnaires and impact of event scale-revised IES-R scores were administered among 1764 healthworkers. Results showed that 9.6% of the participants reported mental health problems of concern, 8.8% reported mental health problems with long-term effects, and 2.8% were diagnosed with stress. The average score of the "Obsession" for COVID 19 was the highest (7.1 ± 7.3), followed by "Evasion" (4.8 ± 6.9) and "Overreaction” (3.2 ±4.8). Nurses directly taking care of patients, medical staff in administrative departments, those who lived by themselves and those who had been in the workforce for a long time were significantly more likely to suffer from mental helth problems than their counterparts.
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impact on mental health, healthcare works, COVID-19, central hospital.
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