Department of Community Health, College of Nursing, Ha'il University, Hail, KSA.
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Al-Razi University, Sana'a City, Yemen.
Libyan J Med. 2023 Dec;18(1):2174291. doi: 10.1080/19932820.2023.2174291.
Yemeni healthcare workers (HCWs) experience high levels of psychosocial stress. The current study provides a psychosocial assessment of Yemeni HCWs during the COVID19 pandemic and the factors that influence this. Between 6 November 2020, and 3 April 2021, 1220 HCWs inside Yemen self-reported levels of stress, anxiety, insomnia, depression and quality of life using a web-based, cross-sectional survey. According to the findings, 73.0%, 57.3%, 49.8%, 53.2%, and 85.2% of all HCWs reported moderate or severe stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and a lower quality of life, respectively. Significant positive correlations were found between stress and anxiety, insomnia, and depression scores, as well as anxiety and insomnia and depression, and insomnia and depression (< 0.001). There was also a significant inverse relationship between wellbeing scores and stress, anxiety, insomnia, and depression scores (< 0.001). A high percentage of respondents (85.8%) were 40 years old or younger and 72.7% had fewer than 10 years' experience, suggesting that experienced medics leave Yemen for safer and more secure jobs elsewhere. Psychosocial support to assist in building resilience to the prevailing conditions may need to be embedded in medical school training and continuing professional development to help support HCWs within Yemen and prevent even more from leaving the country.
也门医护人员（HCWs）经历着高度的心理社会压力。本研究对也门 HCWs 在 COVID19 大流行期间的心理社会状况进行了评估，并分析了影响这一状况的因素。2020 年 11 月 6 日至 2021 年 4 月 3 日期间，1220 名也门境内的 HCWs 通过在线横断面调查自我报告了压力、焦虑、失眠、抑郁和生活质量水平。结果显示，分别有 73.0%、57.3%、49.8%、53.2%和 85.2%的 HCWs 报告了中度或重度压力、失眠、焦虑、抑郁和较低的生活质量。压力与焦虑、失眠和抑郁评分，以及焦虑与失眠和抑郁、失眠与抑郁之间存在显著正相关（<0.001）。幸福感评分与压力、焦虑、失眠和抑郁评分之间也存在显著负相关（<0.001）。高比例的受访者（85.8%）年龄在 40 岁或以下，72.7%的人工作经验不足 10 年，这表明有经验的医务人员离开也门，前往其他地方寻找更安全、更有保障的工作。为了应对当前的情况，可能需要在医学院培训和继续教育中嵌入心理社会支持，以帮助也门境内的 HCWs，并防止更多的人离开该国。
