Department of Vitreoretina, CL Gupta Eye Institute, -India.
Consultant Psychiatrist, Dua neuropsychiatric center, Lakhimpur Kheri, India.
Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2021 Aug;28(4):322-329. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2020.1846757. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
: To assess the magnitude of mental health problems among ophthalmologists in India post lockdown during COVID pandemic.: Cross-sectional survey conducted online on registered practising ophthalmologists of India, post lockdown at the start of elective surgeries (20 to 25 May, 2020). The degree of symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress was assessed by DASS -21 questionnaire. DASS -Subscales: DASS- D (depression), DASS- A (anxiety) and DASS-S (stress) and grading of severity (mild, moderate, severe) were analysed.: A total of 144 ophthalmologists aged 29-72 years responded to online survey. Of all participants, 94 (64.2%) of ophthalmologists suffered from mental health problems. Seventy six (52.7%) ophthalmologists had depression and anxiety whereas 20 (14%) reported stress. Women ophthalmologists scored highest total DASS mean score and DASS-stress mean score ( = .04 and = .03). Results of DASS-D and DASS-A showed female preponderance (men vs women 42.5% vs 61.5%, = .02; 42.5% vs 60%, = .04). Severity of symptoms revealed that ophthalmologists above 40 years of age with more than 10 years' experienced severe stress ( = .005). Comprehensive ophthalmologists presented with severe stress and ophthalmologists practicing speciality with severe anxiety. Pearson's correlation analysis showed positive correlation between total DASS-21 score with each of the three subscales scores (DASS D, r-0.88: < .001; DASS-A, r = 0.96: = <0.001; DASS-S, r = 0.95: < .001).: Screening by Dass-21 scale has brought noticeable transient mental health issue among ophthalmologist to the fore. Few with high risk may require professional mental care to alleviate it.
评估印度封锁后 COVID 大流行期间眼科医生心理健康问题的严重程度：在封锁后（2020 年 5 月 20 日至 25 日），对印度注册执业眼科医生进行了在线横断面调查。使用 DASS-21 问卷评估抑郁、焦虑和压力的症状程度。DASS 亚量表：DASS-D（抑郁）、DASS-A（焦虑）和 DASS-S（压力）和严重程度分级（轻度、中度、重度）进行分析。共有 144 名年龄在 29-72 岁的眼科医生对在线调查做出了回应。所有参与者中，有 94 名（64.2%）眼科医生患有心理健康问题。76 名（52.7%）眼科医生患有抑郁和焦虑，而 20 名（14%）报告有压力。女眼科医生的 DASS 总分和 DASS 压力总分最高（ =.04 和 =.03）。DASS-D 和 DASS-A 的结果显示女性占优势（男性与女性分别为 42.5%和 61.5%， =.02；42.5%和 60%， =.04）。症状严重程度表明，年龄超过 40 岁、有 10 年以上经验的眼科医生患有严重压力（ =.005）。全面眼科医生表现出严重的压力，专门从事眼科的医生则表现出严重的焦虑。Pearson 相关分析显示，DASS-21 总分与三个分量表得分（DASS-D、r-0.88： <.001；DASS-A、r =.96： =.<0.001；DASS-S、r =.95： <.001）之间呈正相关。使用 Dass-21 量表进行筛查，突出了眼科医生中明显的暂时性心理健康问题。少数高风险人群可能需要专业的心理护理来缓解。
