The Comparison of Anxiety and Depression Levels of Resident Doctors Treating and Not Treating COVID-19 Patients
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2022
Yazarlar: Aslıhan Esra YÜKSEL, Akın Tahıllıoğlu, Sibel Durak, Şeyda Ceylan Arı, Kazım Koray Özgül, Eyüp Sabri ERCAN
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, Uluslararası, Wos, 2022, cilt 25, ss 1435-1444
DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_1853_21
Özet
Background: Healthcare professionals are exposed to the stress of the pandemic in the highest level and try to cope with the long-term psychological consequences. Aim: This study mainly aimed to compare the anxiety and depression levels of resident doctors (RDs) who cared and did not care for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients at the University Hospital, which has been serving as a pandemic hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak. Subjects and Methods: To proceed with this study, 100 RDs were included this study between March 15 and June 1, 2020. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to measure the depression levels and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used to measure the anxiety levels of the RDs who participated in the study. Results: The analysis of the responses showed that there were 49 RDs treating COVID-19 patients and 51 RDs not treating COVID-19 patients. The proportions of the RDs who had higher PHQ-9 and BAI scores were significantly greater in the RDs treating COVID-19 patients than in those not treating. Conclusion: Our study highlights that front-line RDs have higher levels of anxiety and depression than back-line RDs.