National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (Dr Kumar, Dr Saghir, Dr Ali, Dr Yasin, Ms Furnaz, Mr Karim, Dr Hussain); Dow Medical College (Dr Bai), Karachi; Medical officer of Government of Sindh (Dr Kumari, Dr Kumar), Pakistan.
J Occup Environ Med. 2021 Feb 1;63(2):e59-e62. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002094.
Aim of this study was to determine the depression, stress, and anxiety level among healthcare workers working at a tertiary care cardiac center of Karachi Pakistan during COVID-19 pandemic.
This survey was conducted at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), Karachi, Pakistan. Participants of the study were fulltime employees of hospital. Data were collected using an online questionnaire and Depression, Anxiety and Stress - 21 (DASS-21) scale was used.
A total of 224 healthcare workers were included, 46 (20.5%) participants were screened for moderate to severe depression, 20.1% (45) for moderate to severe anxiety, and 14.7% (33) for moderate to severe stress.
A significant levels of depression, anxiety, and stress were noted with the major concerns of workplace exposure, increased risk of infection, and transmission to their families and friends.
本研究旨在确定巴基斯坦卡拉奇一家三级心脏护理中心的医护人员在 COVID-19 大流行期间的抑郁、压力和焦虑水平。
该调查在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的国家心脏血管疾病研究所（NICVD）进行。该研究的参与者为医院的全职员工。使用在线问卷收集数据，并使用抑郁、焦虑和压力 21 量表（DASS-21）进行评估。
共纳入 224 名医护人员，46 名（20.5%）参与者筛查出中重度抑郁，45 名（20.1%）参与者筛查出中重度焦虑，33 名（14.7%）参与者筛查出中重度压力。
研究发现医护人员存在显著的抑郁、焦虑和压力水平，主要担忧包括工作场所暴露、感染风险增加以及传播给家人和朋友。
