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Volume 9, Issue 3 (2021)
Health Educ Health Promot 2021, 9(3): 303-308 |
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Received: 2021/04/24 | Accepted: 2021/08/2 | Published: 2021/11/6
Received: 2021/04/24 | Accepted: 2021/08/2 | Published: 2021/11/6
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Mohammad P, Amine S, Sabir D, Saeed F, Hama Amin D. Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Health Educ Health Promot 2021; 9 (3) :303-308
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1- Charmo Center for Research, Training and Consultancy, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq
2- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq
3- Sulaimani Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Iraq
4- Life Mental Health Center, Anwar Sheikha Medical City, Sulaimani, Iraq
2- Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Charmo University, Chamchamal, Iraq
3- Sulaimani Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani, Iraq
4- Life Mental Health Center, Anwar Sheikha Medical City, Sulaimani, Iraq
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Aims: This study aimed to assess the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare workers in Kurdistan, Iraq.
Instrument & Methods: In this descriptive study, healthcare workers in four different COVID-19 hospitals in Erbil, Sulaimani, Chamchamal, and Halabja in the Kurdistan region of Iraq participated in this study on a convenience sampling method from April 10, 2020, to May 20, 2020. The degree of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression symptoms were assessed based on the translated to Kurdish versions of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 and Hopkins Symptom Checklist, respectively. For analyzing the data, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used by SPSS 20.
Findings: Of 182 healthcare workers, 53.3% of participants screened positive for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 29.1% for anxiety, and 39.0% for depression. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression according to gender and family status (p>0.05). However, respondents aged <40 scored higher on PCL-5, but no difference was found on HSCL-25. Nurses in the Sulaimani city, frontline workers, and those who had COVID-19 related traumatic experience scored higher on all three measures.
Conclusion: The psychological impact of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq is highly concerned. Preventive programs and adaptive psychological interventions are needed.
Instrument & Methods: In this descriptive study, healthcare workers in four different COVID-19 hospitals in Erbil, Sulaimani, Chamchamal, and Halabja in the Kurdistan region of Iraq participated in this study on a convenience sampling method from April 10, 2020, to May 20, 2020. The degree of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression symptoms were assessed based on the translated to Kurdish versions of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 and Hopkins Symptom Checklist, respectively. For analyzing the data, descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used by SPSS 20.
Findings: Of 182 healthcare workers, 53.3% of participants screened positive for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 29.1% for anxiety, and 39.0% for depression. There were no significant differences in the prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression according to gender and family status (p>0.05). However, respondents aged <40 scored higher on PCL-5, but no difference was found on HSCL-25. Nurses in the Sulaimani city, frontline workers, and those who had COVID-19 related traumatic experience scored higher on all three measures.
Conclusion: The psychological impact of COVID-19 among healthcare workers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq is highly concerned. Preventive programs and adaptive psychological interventions are needed.
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