Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia.
Department of General Surgery, KPJ Bandar Dato Onn Specialist Hospital, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Mar 22;103(12):e37415. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037415.
The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has a significant impact on the mental health of the global population. Updates are needed regarding the mental health status among the local population since limited studies were done so far. This research compared the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms among HCWs and non-HCWs. We also evaluated the factors associated with anxiety and depression symptoms among these 2 groups. This was a cross-sectional study conducted between September to December 2022. Online questionnaire was distributed to HCWs from 2 tertiary government hospitals. Non-HCWs from various occupational fields were recruited randomly. Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) were used to screen for anxiety and depression symptoms respectively. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 28.0. 200 questionnaires were distributed to HCWs and non-HCWs respectively. The response rate was 74.5% from HCWs and 82.5% from non-HCWs (P = .07). A total of 236 individuals (105 HCWs and 131 non-HCWs) were included in the study. Majority were female, married, highly educated and worked more than 8 hours per day. There was no significant difference for the prevalence of anxiety (37.2% vs 44.3%, P = .34) and depression symptoms (37.3% vs 35.1%, P = .75) between HCWs and non-HCWs. Among HCWs, poor workplace support (P = .009) and low income (P = .04) were associated with anxiety symptoms. Younger age (P = .02), single status (P = .01) and poor workplace support (P = .006) were associated with depression symptoms. More non-HCWs with a higher educational level were having anxiety and depression symptoms. Single status (P = .03), working away from home (P = .02), poor family support (P = .03) and quarantine as Covid-19 close contact (P = .04) were also associated with depression symptoms among non-HCWs. There is no significant difference between HCWs and non-HCWs experiencing possible anxiety or depressive symptoms in this study. However, attention should be paid to address associated factors identified among each group to promote good mental health.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的爆发对全球人口的心理健康产生了重大影响。由于迄今为止进行的研究有限，因此需要更新当地居民的心理健康状况。这项研究比较了医护人员和非医护人员焦虑和抑郁症状的患病率。我们还评估了这两组人群中与焦虑和抑郁症状相关的因素。这是一项 2022 年 9 月至 12 月期间进行的横断面研究。在线问卷调查分发给来自 2 家政府公立医院的医护人员。从各个职业领域随机招募非医护人员。分别使用广泛性焦虑障碍 7 项量表（GAD-7）和患者健康问卷 9 项量表（PHQ-9）筛查焦虑和抑郁症状。使用 IBM SPSS 版本 28.0 分析数据。向医护人员和非医护人员分别发放了 200 份问卷。医护人员的回复率为 74.5%，非医护人员的回复率为 82.5%（P=0.07）。共有 236 人（105 名医护人员和 131 名非医护人员）纳入研究。大多数是女性、已婚、受过高等教育，每天工作超过 8 小时。医护人员和非医护人员的焦虑症状（37.2%比 44.3%，P=0.34）和抑郁症状（37.3%比 35.1%，P=0.75）患病率无显著差异。在医护人员中，较差的工作场所支持（P=0.009）和低收入（P=0.04）与焦虑症状相关。较年轻的年龄（P=0.02）、单身状态（P=0.01）和较差的工作场所支持（P=0.006）与抑郁症状相关。更多受过高等教育的非医护人员出现焦虑和抑郁症状。单身状态（P=0.03）、离家工作（P=0.02）、较差的家庭支持（P=0.03）和作为 COVID-19 密切接触者进行隔离（P=0.04）也与非医护人员的抑郁症状相关。在这项研究中，医护人员和非医护人员出现可能的焦虑或抑郁症状之间没有显著差异。然而，应该注意解决每个群体中确定的相关因素，以促进良好的心理健康。
