A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH

Objective: To determine whether an educational program on personal protective measures can reduce anxiety and depression in Hospital workers exposed to COVID-19. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: COVID Units & Emergency Room, from May to Jul 2020. Meth...

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Autores principales:	Urwah Ikhlaq, Madiha Umair, Komal Baloch, Imran Ansari, Jawed Abu Baker, Nawal Salahuddin
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2021
Materias:	covid-19 anxiety depression personal protective equipment Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d75506a4fa374f6eb508d2462c1ae6c72021-11-25T02:39:44ZA FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/d75506a4fa374f6eb508d2462c1ae6c72021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5541/3640https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To determine whether an educational program on personal protective measures can reduce anxiety and depression in Hospital workers exposed to COVID-19. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: COVID Units & Emergency Room, from May to Jul 2020. Methodology: Educational tool based on World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization guidelines including videos on Personal Protective Equipment usage was delivered to hospital staff assigned to areas with COVID-19 patients. Likert scale, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 score and Major Depression Inventory were used. Results: 100 hospital staff were included. About 40% doctors, 41% Nurses. None had preexisting anxiety or depression. 11% reported COVID-19, 46% reported quarantine, and 91% reported contact. About 93% stated insufficient knowledge of usage of personal protective equipment and 35% reported inadequate provision of personal protective equipment. Median score on the likert scale was 5 (IQR 4-7). Mean generalized anxiety disorder score was 6.48 ± 3.4, which improved to 4.65 ± 2.7 post session, p-value <0.001. 41% reported minimal, 34% mild, 24% moderate and 1% severe anxiety. Post session, 62% reported minimal Anxiety, 33% mild, 5% moderate and 0% severe anxiety. Mean major depression inventory score was 16.10 ± 7.05 which reduced to 13.58 ± 5.84, p-value <0.001. Pre-session 59% reported „no/doubtful depression‟, 40% mild, 1% moderate depresssion, while post-session 85% reported „no/doubtful‟, 15% mild and none had moderate/severe depression. Conclusion: We found an educational program that provided information on personal protective measures significantly reduced anxiety and depression in front-line workers during COVID-19 pandemic.Urwah IkhlaqMadiha UmairKomal BalochImran AnsariJawed Abu BakerNawal SalahuddinArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlecovid-19anxietydepressionpersonal protective equipmentMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 5, Pp 1870-1874 (2021)
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spellingShingle	covid-19 anxiety depression personal protective equipment Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Urwah Ikhlaq Madiha Umair Komal Baloch Imran Ansari Jawed Abu Baker Nawal Salahuddin A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH
description	Objective: To determine whether an educational program on personal protective measures can reduce anxiety and depression in Hospital workers exposed to COVID-19. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: COVID Units & Emergency Room, from May to Jul 2020. Methodology: Educational tool based on World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization guidelines including videos on Personal Protective Equipment usage was delivered to hospital staff assigned to areas with COVID-19 patients. Likert scale, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 score and Major Depression Inventory were used. Results: 100 hospital staff were included. About 40% doctors, 41% Nurses. None had preexisting anxiety or depression. 11% reported COVID-19, 46% reported quarantine, and 91% reported contact. About 93% stated insufficient knowledge of usage of personal protective equipment and 35% reported inadequate provision of personal protective equipment. Median score on the likert scale was 5 (IQR 4-7). Mean generalized anxiety disorder score was 6.48 ± 3.4, which improved to 4.65 ± 2.7 post session, p-value <0.001. 41% reported minimal, 34% mild, 24% moderate and 1% severe anxiety. Post session, 62% reported minimal Anxiety, 33% mild, 5% moderate and 0% severe anxiety. Mean major depression inventory score was 16.10 ± 7.05 which reduced to 13.58 ± 5.84, p-value <0.001. Pre-session 59% reported „no/doubtful depression‟, 40% mild, 1% moderate depresssion, while post-session 85% reported „no/doubtful‟, 15% mild and none had moderate/severe depression. Conclusion: We found an educational program that provided information on personal protective measures significantly reduced anxiety and depression in front-line workers during COVID-19 pandemic.
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author	Urwah Ikhlaq Madiha Umair Komal Baloch Imran Ansari Jawed Abu Baker Nawal Salahuddin
author_facet	Urwah Ikhlaq Madiha Umair Komal Baloch Imran Ansari Jawed Abu Baker Nawal Salahuddin
author_sort	Urwah Ikhlaq
title	A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH
title_short	A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH
title_full	A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH
title_fullStr	A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH
title_full_unstemmed	A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH
title_sort	focused educational program for front-line health care workers during covid -19 outbreak improves mental health
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/d75506a4fa374f6eb508d2462c1ae6c7
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A FOCUSED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR FRONT-LINE HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID -19 OUTBREAK IMPROVES MENTAL HEALTH

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