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Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Mental Health among Health Care Workers and Others
• 2021
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Mona Ahmed Elawady, Marwa Salah El-Dien Abd-Elraouf*
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Abstract
Background: A pandemic of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)may endanger the mental well-being of health care
workers.
Objective: This is to stipulate some mental issues faced by health care workers at the time of COV-SARS.
Patients and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted upon 5745 participants from the Qalyubiya Governorate
(7 centers). Online self-administered questionnaire (Fear of Coronavirus-19 Scale (7 Qs scale) and The Hospital Anxiety
and Depression Scale (HADS) (14 items of two subscales: anxiety and depression)) was utilized. Propensity score
matching was performed to minimize bias between health care workers (1740) and non-healthcare workers.
Results: After performing propensity score matching, 1740 participants were included for comparison between health
care workers and non-healthcare workers. Health care workers expressed more fear, anxiety, and depression scores.
Increasing hours of watching media is a predictor of fear, anxiety, and depression among health care workers ((95%CI:
0.555-1.4, p
workers.
Objective: This is to stipulate some mental issues faced by health care workers at the time of COV-SARS.
Patients and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted upon 5745 participants from the Qalyubiya Governorate
(7 centers). Online self-administered questionnaire (Fear of Coronavirus-19 Scale (7 Qs scale) and The Hospital Anxiety
and Depression Scale (HADS) (14 items of two subscales: anxiety and depression)) was utilized. Propensity score
matching was performed to minimize bias between health care workers (1740) and non-healthcare workers.
Results: After performing propensity score matching, 1740 participants were included for comparison between health
care workers and non-healthcare workers. Health care workers expressed more fear, anxiety, and depression scores.
Increasing hours of watching media is a predictor of fear, anxiety, and depression among health care workers ((95%CI:
0.555-1.4, p