Impact of COVID -19 on Depression and Anxiety among Healthcare Professionals in Abu Dhabi

  1. Amal Abdul Rahim Al Zarooni
  2. Aljazia Khalfan Alghfeli
  3. Hamda Musabbah Alremeithi
  4. Roqayah Abdulla Almadhaani
  5. Latifa Baynouna Alketbi

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Abstract

COVID-19 have affected Healthcare workers is many ways. One of the important areas is the psychological impact. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health of healthcare Professionals (HCP). A cross-sectional study was conducted between April 11 th , and July 23 rd , 2020, to assess depression and anxiety of healthcare workers, during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online, self-administered, anonymous questionnaire evaluated 1,268 HCP. More than half of the participants reported symptoms of anxiety (51.5%). Mild anxiety was reported in 28.8% of participating HCP, and 12.68 % of the participants registered moderate anxiety scores, while 9.95 % reported severe anxiety. Depression symptoms were revealed in 38.3 % of participating providers. Among all participates, 4.3 % and 2.7 % reported moderately severe and severe depression, accordingly, while 22.5%, and 8.8 % of the participating health care providers documented mild and moderate depression. The high prevalence of anxiety and depression recorded among HCP during the pandemic suggests that mental health intervention and support are necessary to ensure the psychological well-being of HCP.

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    Institutional Review Board StatementConsent: Online consent for participation was established prior to enrolment.
    IACUC: The study was approved by the Ambulatory Health care services human ethics committee and the Abu Dhabi health care service central human Ethics Committee.
    IRB: The study was approved by the Ambulatory Health care services human ethics committee and the Abu Dhabi health care service central human Ethics Committee.
    Randomizationnot detected.
    Blindingnot detected.
    Power Analysisnot detected.
    Sex as a biological variablenot detected.

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    Statistical analysis: Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 Software program, Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation (SD) were computed for quantitative variables and frequencies, and percentages were calculated for categorical variables.
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    suggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).

    Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.

    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.

    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.

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