College of Medicine, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 7;19(8):4459. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084459.
This study investigated the relationship between fear of COVID-19, previous exposure to COVID-19, perceived vulnerability to disease, sleep quality, and psychological distress among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Taif city in Saudi Arabia, which has a population of 702,000 people. A cross-sectional study design was adopted. HCWs ( = 202) completed a survey containing the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), Perceived Vulnerability to Disease (PVD), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). FCV-19S and sleep quality were significant predictors for psychological distress. Female gender was a significant predictor for depression and stress. Single, divorced, and widowed marital status were predictive for anxiety. FCV-19S was weakly correlated with PVD but moderately with depression, anxiety, and stress. Of the two PVD subscales, perceived infectability was weakly correlated with psychological distress. PVD and previous experience with COVID-19 were not significant predictors. Sleep quality and FCV-19S were major predictors of psychological distress. Findings indicated that poor sleep quality was strongly associated with psychological distress, while fear of COVID-19 had a moderate association. Such results support the need to design and implement psychological programs to assist HCWs in dealing with the psychological impact of this ongoing pandemic.
这项研究调查了沙特阿拉伯塔伊夫市（人口 702000 人）医护人员（HCWs）中 COVID-19 恐惧、先前接触 COVID-19、对疾病的易感性、睡眠质量和心理困扰之间的关系。采用了横断面研究设计。HCWs（=202）完成了一项调查，其中包含 COVID-19 恐惧量表（FCV-19S）、对疾病的易感性（PVD）、匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）和抑郁、焦虑和压力量表（DASS-21）。FCV-19S 和睡眠质量是心理困扰的重要预测因素。女性是抑郁和压力的重要预测因素。单身、离婚和丧偶的婚姻状况是焦虑的预测因素。FCV-19S 与 PVD 弱相关，但与抑郁、焦虑和压力中度相关。在两个 PVD 子量表中，感知传染性与心理困扰弱相关。PVD 和以前接触过 COVID-19 不是重要的预测因素。睡眠质量和 FCV-19S 是心理困扰的主要预测因素。研究结果表明，睡眠质量差与心理困扰密切相关，而对 COVID-19 的恐惧则具有中度相关性。这些结果支持设计和实施心理计划的必要性，以帮助 HCWs 应对这一持续大流行的心理影响。
