Environmental Technologies Research Center, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Front Public Health. 2022 Aug 12;10:869699. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.869699. eCollection 2022.
The rapid spread of COVID-19 poses a major threat to public health worldwide. Hospital blue-collar workers, like other health care workers, may be under severe physical and psychological stress. This psychological distress is mainly described as symptoms of anxiety and depression, stress and cognitive function. This study aimed to investigate the effects of anxiety on cognitive function among laundry and sterilization center workers in 4 hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic.
This study has a cross-sectional design and it was conducted among health service workers who were occupied in health facilities (laundry and sterilization center) in 4 hospitals. In the present study, two questionnaires and a test were used to collect the data included a general health questionnaire (GHQ-28), a health anxiety index questionnaire (HAI-18) and a cognitive function test. Descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation coefficient by SPSS version 19 were used.
The results showed that the overall score of coronavirus anxiety in male and female workers was 38.72 ± 5.94 and 40.92 ± 4.11, respectively. The correlation between auditory attention and coronavirus anxiety is moderate and has a negative trend ( = 0.050, = 50, and r = -0.315). Workers with higher anxiety expressed lower auditory attention. Also, correlation between visual attention and coronavirus anxiety was weak and negative ( = 0.032, = 50, and r = -0.179).
This study revealed that cognitive and psychological aspects of mental health can be affected by COVID-19 exposure and its due anxiety in blue-collar workers in hospitals. These findings indicate that purposeful supportive interventions should be implemented to promote workers' health and cognitive function.
COVID-19 的迅速传播对全球公共卫生构成了重大威胁。与其他医护人员一样，医院蓝领工人可能面临严重的身心压力。这种心理困扰主要表现为焦虑和抑郁、压力和认知功能的症状。本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行期间 4 家医院洗衣和消毒中心工人的焦虑对认知功能的影响。
本研究采用横断面设计，对 4 家医院卫生设施（洗衣和消毒中心）工作的卫生服务人员进行研究。本研究采用一般健康问卷（GHQ-28）、健康焦虑指数问卷（HAI-18）和认知功能测试收集数据。采用 SPSS 19 版的描述性统计和斯皮尔曼相关系数进行分析。
结果显示，男性和女性工人的冠状病毒焦虑总分为 38.72 ± 5.94 和 40.92 ± 4.11。听觉注意力与冠状病毒焦虑之间的相关性为中度，呈负相关（=0.050，=50，r=-0.315）。焦虑程度较高的工人听觉注意力较低。此外，视觉注意力与冠状病毒焦虑之间的相关性较弱且呈负相关（=0.032，=50，r=-0.179）。
本研究表明，认知和心理方面的心理健康可能会受到 COVID-19 暴露及其导致的医院蓝领工人焦虑的影响。这些发现表明，应实施有针对性的支持性干预措施，以促进工人的健康和认知功能。
