Psychosocial effects of covid-19 on health care workers

Objective: To identify the Psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers of a tertiary level pediatric hospital Study Design: This is a cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Children's Hospital and The Institute Of Child Health, Lahore from 1st April 2020 to 15th April 2020 Material and Methods: A questionnaire was circulated among health care workers of the hospital and responses were analyzed with SPSS V 23 Results: The questionnaire was filled by 989 hospital employees but 914 forms with complete were analyzed Most participants (75%) were younger than 40 years of age The male to female ratio was 1:1 5 There was almost equal participation of married and unmarried medical personnel (52% vs 48%) Regarding concerns about personal and family health, 544 (59 5%) were deeply concerned about their health, but the concern was far greater about their families (672, 73 5%) The fear of going home was expressed by 629 (69%) participants Regarding employee protection using personal protective equipment (PPE), 680 (74 4%) hospital workers were dissatisfied Wearing a protective suit and gloves were the precautions frequently cited as most bothersome (38 8%) Over 65% of workers felt anxiety while dealing with febrile patients Over 60% of health care workers cited religion as their main source of coping with psychological impact Conclusions: Health care workers experience many psychological implications of the COVID-19 pandemic related to the uncertainty of the disease behavior, associated comorbidities and risk factors in the health care workers, and healthcare-related local policies