Division of Nephrology, University at Buffalo, New York, United States of America.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Jul 1;59(238):580-584. doi: 10.31729/jnma.6747.
Studies among health care workers from different part of world during the coronavirus disease 19 pandemic have reported substantial impact on their physical, mental and emotional well-being. This study measured the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the mental health of Nepali healthcare workers in different parts of the world during the pandemic.
This cross-sectional survey was carried out from December 25, 2020 to Jan 25, 2021. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (reference number: 372). Online questionnaire including demographic profiles and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales-21 instrument were sent to Nepali healthcare workers around the world through social media apps using convenience sampling. Data were entered into Microsoft Excel for Mac version 16.49 and analysed.
Among 208 who participated in the study, 62 (30%) participants were positive for anxiety, 47 (22.5%) for depression and 25 (12%) for stress. Higher prevalence of depression 18 (30%) and stress 10 (17%) was found in nurses compared to paramedics, among whom depression was seen in 5 (20%) and stress in 4 (16%). Among doctors, depression was found in 24 (19%) and stress in 11 (9%).
This study demonstrated that a high proportion of healthcare workers were suffering from depression, anxiety and stress. Our findings are similar to the data from other national and international studies.
在 2019 冠状病毒病大流行期间，来自世界不同地区的医护人员的研究报告称，他们的身心健康受到了重大影响。本研究在大流行期间测量了 2019 冠状病毒病对尼泊尔世界各地医护人员心理健康的影响。
本横断面调查于 2020 年 12 月 25 日至 2021 年 1 月 25 日进行。研究获得了机构审查委员会的伦理批准（编号：372）。通过便利抽样，使用社交媒体应用程序向世界各地的尼泊尔医护人员发送了包括人口统计学概况和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表 21 仪器在内的在线问卷。数据输入到 Microsoft Excel for Mac 版本 16.49 并进行分析。
在 208 名参与研究的人员中，有 62 名（30%）参与者表现出焦虑，47 名（22.5%）表现出抑郁，25 名（12%）表现出压力。与辅助医务人员相比，护士的抑郁和压力患病率更高，分别为 18 例（30%）和 10 例（17%），其中 5 例（20%）出现抑郁，4 例（16%）出现压力。在医生中，发现 24 例（19%）抑郁，11 例（9%）压力。
本研究表明，很大一部分医护人员患有抑郁、焦虑和压力。我们的发现与其他国家和国际研究的数据相似。
