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AuthorAl-Qudimat, Ahmad R.
AuthorSingh, Kalpana
AuthorMustafa, Emad
AuthorNashwan, Abdulqadir J.
AuthorAl-Zoubi, Raed M.
AuthorYassin, Aksam
AuthorAboumarzouk, Omar M.
AuthorAl-Ansari, Abdulla
Available date2024-01-31T07:12:45Z
Publication Date2023-10-19
Publication NameFrontiers in Public Health
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1283925
CitationAl-Qudimat, A. R., Singh, K., Mustafa, E., Nashwan, A. J., Al-Zoubi, R. M., Yassin, A., ... & Al-Ansari, A. (2023). Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic: experience of healthcare workers in Qatar. Frontiers in Public Health, 11.
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/51432
AbstractBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and global impact on healthcare systems worldwide, presenting unprecedented challenges for healthcare workers (HCWs) on the front. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms during the coronavirus pandemic among healthcare professionals in Qatar. Methods: A cross-sectional study where an electronic questionnaire containing demographics, and psychosocial questions were made on Google Docs and Microsoft Team, and were sent through email and WhatsApp to healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, allied health and others working at Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar, from June 1, 2021, to January 1st 2023. ANOVA, t-test and multiple linear regression were used to see the association between the psychological factors and sociodemographic variables using STATA version 17 software. Results: A total of 829 participants were included in this study (response rate: 55%). The average age of the participants is 36.0 ± 7.1; 65.9% were males; 2.3% were doctors and 53% were nurses, 38.7% were allied healthcare professionals and 6% were others. Psychological, social effects, and workplace were shown to significantly related to their marital status, career, and hospital setting (p < 0.01 for each). Similar to this, dealing with COVID-19 patients and their education level with the length of time working at the designated facility were all connected with the health professional safety score (p < 0.05). Conclusion: During the COVID-19 epidemic, healthcare workers in Qatar experienced a high incidence of negative psychosocial symptoms. To alleviate these outcomes, it would be useful to implement screening procedures for such symptoms and to devise preventive measures accordingly.
SponsorThe publication of this article was funded by Qatar National Library (QNL).
Languageen
PublisherFrontiers Media SA
SubjectCOVID-19
healthcare
impact
psychosocial
Qatar
workers
TitlePsychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic: experience of healthcare workers in Qatar
TypeArticle
Volume Number11
ESSN2296-2565
dc.accessType Open Access


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