Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress along with Coping Strategy and Work-related Sense of Coherence in Anesthesia Care Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study DOI Creative Commons

Meghna Jiwanmall,

Jerry Joseph Joel,

Aparna Williams

и другие.

Current Medical Issues, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 22(2), С. 87 - 96

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

Abstract Background: Numerous studies have reported the prevalence of psychological issues in anesthesia professionals during stressful situations like COVID-19 pandemic; however, there are limited data exploring coping strategies and work satisfaction this workforce pandemic. Methodology: In observational cross-sectional study, three validated questionnaires, namely, Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale 21, Brief-Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory, Work-related Sense Coherence (Work-SoC) scale, were handed out 150 health-care providers (doctors allied health staff [AHS]). The depression, anxiety, stress; Work-SoC conditions; compared between groups participants based on age (<30 years vs. ≥30 years), gender (males females), occupation AHS). Results: Participants aged <30 more depression ( P = 0.0134) stress 0.0453) years. Younger used emotion-focused avoidant styles, whereas older styles that emotion focused problem focused. Similarly, a problem-focused style was observed frequently among both doctors AHS. assessment showed younger 0.0088) AHS respondents 0.000) attributed poor meaningfulness, but comprehensibility 0.058) their working conditions. Conclusion: susceptible Similar AHS, they perceived conditions as unrewarding less meaningful. Doctors unmanageable, unpredictable, unstructured. There age-related differences where adults engaged proactive coping.

Язык: Английский

Psychological distress among community-based mental health professionals in Ghana: prevalence and contributing factors DOI Creative Commons
Akosua Serwaah Bonsu, Joana Salifu Yendork, Kwaku Oppong Asante

и другие.

Discover Mental Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 5(1)

Опубликована: Март 31, 2025

In Ghana, community-based mental health professionals (MHPs) are essential in providing treatments, albeit difficult circumstances. High workloads, a lack of institutional support, and resource constraints among the factors these professions' elevated psychological distress. Using sequential explanatory mixed methods design, this study investigated prevalence contributing distress working communities Ghana. DASS-21 scale, quantitative data were gathered from 300 MHPs, results showed that clinically significant levels (from mild to extremely severe) was 41.3% for anxiety, 36% depression, 32.7% stress. Psychological significantly influenced by such as marital status work experience. Qualitative interviews with 25 MHPs revealed more stressors support high rates, including workload clients' behaviour; infrastructure constraints; stigma affiliate stigma; isolation. The nature extent beyond anxiety stress MHPs' perspectives experience "intense distress" (acute), "persistent (chronic), "emotional (a component burnout). Therefore, systemic adjustments, better infrastructure, financing services, creation MHP-specific programmes, needed address

Язык: Английский

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Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress along with Coping Strategy and Work-related Sense of Coherence in Anesthesia Care Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study DOI Creative Commons

Meghna Jiwanmall,

Jerry Joseph Joel,

Aparna Williams

и другие.

Current Medical Issues, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 22(2), С. 87 - 96

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2024

Abstract Background: Numerous studies have reported the prevalence of psychological issues in anesthesia professionals during stressful situations like COVID-19 pandemic; however, there are limited data exploring coping strategies and work satisfaction this workforce pandemic. Methodology: In observational cross-sectional study, three validated questionnaires, namely, Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale 21, Brief-Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory, Work-related Sense Coherence (Work-SoC) scale, were handed out 150 health-care providers (doctors allied health staff [AHS]). The depression, anxiety, stress; Work-SoC conditions; compared between groups participants based on age (<30 years vs. ≥30 years), gender (males females), occupation AHS). Results: Participants aged <30 more depression ( P = 0.0134) stress 0.0453) years. Younger used emotion-focused avoidant styles, whereas older styles that emotion focused problem focused. Similarly, a problem-focused style was observed frequently among both doctors AHS. assessment showed younger 0.0088) AHS respondents 0.000) attributed poor meaningfulness, but comprehensibility 0.058) their working conditions. Conclusion: susceptible Similar AHS, they perceived conditions as unrewarding less meaningful. Doctors unmanageable, unpredictable, unstructured. There age-related differences where adults engaged proactive coping.

Язык: Английский

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