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Mental Health Disorders among Healthcare Workers in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: The COVID-19 disease caused by coronavirus was declared a pandemic in March 2020. The fast spread of this pandemic put healthcare facilities under stress and put a great burden on healthcare workers around the world, including UAE. Aim: This study aimed to protect the mental health of HCWs and to promote the social support of healthcare workers in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Ajman (SKMCA), UAE during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subjects and Methods: this was a web-based cross-sectional analytic study where a form including four sections to assess socio-demographic characteristics, perceived stress, anxiety, and depression respectively. The form was randomly distributed via email to the selected healthcare workers in SKMCA with the help of the education and training center. Data was collected in the period from 1st of January to the end of March 2021. Results: The mean age of healthcare workers was 37.2 ± 8.7 years, 70% were females, about 74% were married and 59.2% were nurses. The mean score of stress, depression, and anxiety scale was 17.2 ± 4.8, 6 ± 3.4, and 4.8 ± 2.3 respectively. The majority of the participants (72.5) had moderate stress. Half of the participants (50.2%) had mild depression. About 55% of healthcare workers had mild anxiety. Being a female was a significant risk factor for stress (OR=1.994, 95% CI (1.130-3.519) (p < /em>= 0.017), while being a nurse and allied health decreased the probability of stress (OR=0.295,95% CI (0.125-0.699) (p=0.006); OR=0.145, 95 % CI (0.053-0.398) (p < 0.001) respectively. Being married was significantly associated with anxiety (Or=2.294, 95% CI (1.323- 3.977) (p < /em>=0.003). Being a physician increases the probability of depression (OR=6.798, 95%CI (2.140-21.592) (p < /em>=0.001).
 

DOI

10.21608/scumj.2022.386940

Keywords

Healthcare workers, COVID-19, Mental health, UAE

Authors

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Ghada S.

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Fouda

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Department of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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ghada_fouda@med.suez.edu.eg

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Ismailia

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0000-0002-3314-7805

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Noha M.

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Abu bakr Elsaid

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Department of Public Health, Community, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. , Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, King Salman International University, South Sinai, Egypt.

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25

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2

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31648

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2024-10-19

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2022-07-01

Page Start

109

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119

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1110-6999

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2090-2581

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SCUMJ_Volume 25_Issue 2_Pages 109-119.pdf

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Suez Canal University Medical Journal

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Mental Health Disorders among Healthcare Workers in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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24 Dec 2024