Predictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous effect on people’s mental health. Healthcare workers were on the front lines in response to this crisis; therefore, they were among the most affected by the pandemic. The study aims to assess the stress perceived by healthcare workers and po...

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Autores principales:	Nermin Mahmoud Shaker, Noha Sabry, Muhammad Abdullatif Alkasaby, Menan Rabie
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Publicado:	SpringerOpen 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 Mental health Healthcare workers Perceived stress Emergency response Egypt Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fa0c444c249e4ed1af098b21cbbf7ca52021-11-21T12:05:27ZPredictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic10.1186/s43045-021-00164-y2090-5416https://doaj.org/article/fa0c444c249e4ed1af098b21cbbf7ca52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-021-00164-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2090-5416Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous effect on people’s mental health. Healthcare workers were on the front lines in response to this crisis; therefore, they were among the most affected by the pandemic. The study aims to assess the stress perceived by healthcare workers and possible factors contributing to it, hoping that more efforts will be exerted to support the well-being of healthcare workers during public health emergencies. A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted. Data were collected from 118 healthcare professionals working with COVID-19 patients during the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Most of the respondents (75.2%) scored much higher stress levels than average, and 19.5% had slightly higher levels of stress. Most respondents were afraid of infecting their family and close ones (77.1 %), and about half of the respondents were afraid of getting infected (47.5%). Regression analysis revealed that the only significant independent variable predicting developing higher stress levels among the participants was assigning them to tasks outside their specialty. Conclusions Healthcare workers are at high risk of developing mental health problems during public health emergencies. Their well-being is essential for the quality of services they provide. More efforts are needed to ensure the well-being of healthcare workers and to prepare them for such emergencies. Preparing healthcare workers before redeployment through training and providing PPEs will help to reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their physical and mental health.Nermin Mahmoud ShakerNoha SabryMuhammad Abdullatif AlkasabyMenan RabieSpringerOpenarticleCOVID-19Mental healthHealthcare workersPerceived stressEmergency responseEgyptPsychiatryRC435-571ENMiddle East Current Psychiatry, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Mental health Healthcare workers Perceived stress Emergency response Egypt Psychiatry RC435-571
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Mental health Healthcare workers Perceived stress Emergency response Egypt Psychiatry RC435-571 Nermin Mahmoud Shaker Noha Sabry Muhammad Abdullatif Alkasaby Menan Rabie Predictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic
description	Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous effect on people’s mental health. Healthcare workers were on the front lines in response to this crisis; therefore, they were among the most affected by the pandemic. The study aims to assess the stress perceived by healthcare workers and possible factors contributing to it, hoping that more efforts will be exerted to support the well-being of healthcare workers during public health emergencies. A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted. Data were collected from 118 healthcare professionals working with COVID-19 patients during the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Most of the respondents (75.2%) scored much higher stress levels than average, and 19.5% had slightly higher levels of stress. Most respondents were afraid of infecting their family and close ones (77.1 %), and about half of the respondents were afraid of getting infected (47.5%). Regression analysis revealed that the only significant independent variable predicting developing higher stress levels among the participants was assigning them to tasks outside their specialty. Conclusions Healthcare workers are at high risk of developing mental health problems during public health emergencies. Their well-being is essential for the quality of services they provide. More efforts are needed to ensure the well-being of healthcare workers and to prepare them for such emergencies. Preparing healthcare workers before redeployment through training and providing PPEs will help to reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their physical and mental health.
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title	Predictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short	Predictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full	Predictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr	Predictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Predictors of stress among a sample of Egyptian healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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