Depression and Anxiety in Health Care Workers during COVID-19

Background and Objective: Pakistan has been sternly affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) since March, 2020 This study was intended to evaluate the mental health among health care workers throughout the epidemic and to sight see the possible influence factors Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey composed of n = 237 self-selected health care workers was conducted Their demographics, COVID-19 associated knowledge, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were noted Results: This study received n = 237 responses A total of (59%) of the participants belonged to age group 20-30 years Females (56 3%) were more among all of them Regarding marital status, (44 5%) were unmarried Out of n = 237 participants, there were (62%) doctors, (34%) nurses and (4%) paramedical staff Depression and anxiety prevailed in about (34 6%) and (42 2%) of participants respectively Moderate depression was reported equally by doctors and nurses Severe anxiety was found in (25%) while borderline anxiety in (17%) of all the participants Nurses reported more severity in depression while comparing to doctors Conclusion: Females were slightly more depressed than males and anxiety was more common than depression especially in health workers from Sahiwal Depression was seen more commonly in married individuals while comparing to singles Risk of transmission of COVID-19 to family was most stressful for the participants and more than half of them affirmed it [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Biomedica is the property of Knowledge Bylanes and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )