Ghozy Sherief, Cross Wendy M, Islam Shariful, Al-Mawali Adhra Hilal, AlQurashi Alaa Ashraf, Hamza Amr, Joseph Bindu, Banik Biswajit, Elsori Deena H, Sultana Farhana, Yasmin Farhana, Mahmud Ilias, Lam Louisa, Hammoud Majeda, Salehin Masudus, Keblawi Mohammed Ali, Eltewacy Nael Kamel, Al Laham Nahed, El-Khazragy Nashwa, Oli Natalia, Tungpunkom Patraporn, Almustanyir Sami, Chair Sek Ying, Alif Sheikh M, Al-Madhoun Sondos, Chien Wai Tong, Rahman Muhammad Aziz
Neuroradiology Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia, Berwick, Victoria, Australia.
Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2022 Jul 8;9:328-338. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2022.35. eCollection 2022.
Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been impacted psychologically due to their professional responsibilities over the prolonged era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The study aimed to identify the predictors of psychological distress, fear, and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic among HCWs.
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among self-identified HCWs across 14 countries (12 from Asia and two from Africa). The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Brief Resilient Coping Scale were used to assess the psychological distress, fear, and coping of HCWs, respectively.
A total of 2447 HCWs participated; 36% were doctors, and 42% were nurses, with a mean age of 36 (±12) years, and 70% were females. Moderate to very-high psychological distress was prevalent in 67% of the HCWs; the lowest rate was reported in the United Arab Emirates (1%) and the highest in Indonesia (16%). The prevalence of high levels of fear was 20%; the lowest rate was reported in Libya (9%) and the highest in Egypt (32%). The prevalence of medium-to-high resilient coping was 63%; the lowest rate was reported in Libya (28%) and the highest in Syria (76%).
COVID-19 has augmented the psychological distress among HCWs. Factors identified in this study should be considered in managing the wellbeing of HCWs, who had been serving as the frontline drivers in managing the crisis successfully across all participating countries. Furthermore, interventions to address their psychological distress should be considered.
在2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的漫长时期，医护人员因其职业责任而受到心理影响。该研究旨在确定COVID-19大流行期间医护人员心理困扰、恐惧和应对方式的预测因素。
对来自14个国家（12个来自亚洲，2个来自非洲）自我认定的医护人员进行了一项横断面在线调查。分别使用凯斯勒心理困扰量表、对COVID-19的恐惧量表和简短弹性应对量表来评估医护人员的心理困扰、恐惧和应对方式。
共有2447名医护人员参与；36%是医生，42%是护士，平均年龄为36（±12）岁，70%为女性。67%的医护人员存在中度至非常高的心理困扰；阿联酋报告的比例最低（1%），印度尼西亚最高（16%）。高度恐惧的患病率为20%；利比亚报告的比例最低（9%），埃及最高（32%）。中度至高度弹性应对的患病率为63%；利比亚报告的比例最低（28%），叙利亚最高（76%）。
COVID-19加剧了医护人员的心理困扰。在管理医护人员的福祉时应考虑本研究中确定的因素，他们在所有参与国家成功应对危机中一直担任一线推动者。此外，应考虑采取干预措施来解决他们的心理困扰。
