Anxiety due to COVID-19 among healthcare providers during pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional survey in Iran

• Main Authors: Azizi, M. (Author), Elyasi, F. (Author), Ghasemian, R. (Author), Hasannezad Reskati, M. (Author), Kamali, M. (Author), Moosazadeh, M. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2021
• Subjects: adult; Adult; anxiety; Anxiety; anxiety assessment; Article; convenience sample; coping behavior; coronavirus; coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross-sectional study; data analysis software; dentist; depression; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; epidemiology; female; Female; groups by age; health care personnel; Health Personnel; healthcare workers; human; Humans; infection; internal consistency; Internet; Iran; laboratory personnel; major clinical study; male; Male; medical history; medical staff; medical student; mental disease; middle aged; Middle Aged; midwife; nurse; pandemic; Pandemics; pharmacist; physical disease; physician; physiological stress; prevalence; psychological aspect; psychology; radiologist; resident; social media; stress
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 Aim: The main purpose of this study was to assess the levels of anxiety, depression, and stress among healthcare providers in Iran. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional survey was performed on healthcare providers selected through the convenience sampling method from April 6 to May 19, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, a self-report web-based questionnaire made up of a sociodemographic characteristics information form, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS), and Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) was distributed. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test (χ2), and univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were accordingly practiced to analyze the data using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Results: Of 1343 healthcare providers, 45.8% and 73.0% had moderate physical and psychological anxiety symptoms, respectively. The logistic regression model similarly demonstrated that anxiety caused by COVID-19 was significantly correlated with the age ranges of 41-50 (P =.007) and 51-60 (P =.014) years as well as male participants (P <.001). In addition, the prevalence rates of depression and stress were, respectively, reported by 35.1% and 27.8%. There was correspondingly a significant relationship between depression and age as well as stress and gender. Conclusions: It seems that healthcare managers need to focus more attention on psychological aspects in healthcare providers during this pandemic and plan to teach them about coping strategies. © 2021 The Authors. Neuropsychopharmacology Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of the Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology