Vol. 8, Issue 9, Part A (2022)
A study to assess the stress, anxiety and depression among health care professionals working in COVID-19 isolation wards of selected COVID hospitals of Punjab
A study to assess the stress, anxiety and depression among health care professionals working in COVID-19 isolation wards of selected COVID hospitals of Punjab
Author(s)
Ishita, Dr. Sushil Kumar Maheshwari, Dr. Hardeep Kaur and Ramandeep Kaur
AbstractIntroduction: COVID-19 pandemic have had a profound impact on the psychological and mental well-being of individuals across society including health care professionals. Many of the measures taken to curb COVID 19 are themselves key risk factors for mental health issues including suicide, self-harm, substance misuse and domestic and child abuse.
Aim: The study aims to assess the stress, anxiety and depression among health care professionals working in COVID-19 isolation wards.
Methods: The cross sectional survey design was used to collect the data from 200 purposively selected health care professional working in tertiary level hospital of Punjab by using socio-demographic profile, COVID related questioner and DASS-21 item scale.
Results: Study found that 46% of the healthcare professionals had mild to very severe anxiety symptoms, 42% of the healthcare professionals had mild to very severe depressive symptoms and 26.5% of healthcare professionals had mild to very severe stress symptoms.
Conclusion: This study concluded the high level of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and stress symptoms among healthcare professionals. The government and health care agencies should take responsibility for protecting the psychological wellbeing of health care communities all over the world and ensuring a healthy work environment.
How to cite this article:
Ishita, Dr. Sushil Kumar Maheshwari, Dr. Hardeep Kaur, Ramandeep Kaur. A study to assess the stress, anxiety and depression among health care professionals working in COVID-19 isolation wards of selected COVID hospitals of Punjab. Int J Appl Res 2022;8(9):38-43.