Mental health assessment of health care professionals are worked in sars-cov-2 outbreak field

Abstract

Introduction: Since the end of 2019, the world was facing the COVID-19 pandemic with a novel coronavirus, SARSCoV-2. Psychiatric symptoms including posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression both in health care workers and the public during this outbreak. The goal of this study was to identify some mental health problems among health professionals, are working with cases, and isolated patients due to SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional research design was conducted. We used a semi-structured questionnaire and involved a total of 369 health care professionals. Results: The respondents were 22-63 years old, 87 males and 282 females, with an average age of 37.9±8.7. By age group, there are more subjects aged 25-54. Of the total respondents, 15% (n=56) rated they were afraid of infection, and 19% (n=71) rated they were very scared. 26.8% of the total respondents have anxiety, and 38.7% have depressed. The majority of the respondents with anxiety or depression rated the psychological impact as moderate-to-severe. Furthermore, 80.5% (n = 297) of the total respondents reported that hospitals need stress management rooms for employees, and 64.8% (n = 239) reported that there is necessary psychological care. Conclusion: Among health care workers, worked with cases and isolated patients due to SARS-COV-2 infections, 26.8% have anxiety, and 38.7% are depressed as moderate-to-severe. Furthermore, 64.8% -80.5% of the total respondents reported that hospitals need stress management rooms for employees, and necessary psychological care.