IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 5849: Assessment of Mental Health Factors among Health Professionals Depending on Their Contact with COVID-19 Patients

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 5849: Assessment of Mental Health Factors among Health Professionals Depending on Their Contact with COVID-19 Patients International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165849 Authors: Paweł Wańkowicz Aleksandra Szylińska Iwona Rotter It seems that the medical personnel in contact with patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at an especially high risk of adverse psychological effects. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the mental health factors among healthcare workers by quantifying the severity of anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders during the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, while taking into account coexisting diseases. The study involved 441 healthcare professionals including 206 healthcare workers at emergency wards, infectious wards, and intensive care units. The control group consisted of 235 healthcare workers working in wards other than those where individuals from the study group worked. Regression adjusted by age, gender, the occurrence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and cigarette smoking showed the elevated risk of anxiety on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale (OR = 1.934; p < 0.001), depression on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scale (OR = 2.623; p < 0.001), and sleep disorders on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) scale (OR = 3.078; p < 0.001). Our study showed that healthcare...
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