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  • INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 was labeled as a pandemic in March 2020. Healthcare workers (HCW) are confronting great mental stressors in coping with the crisis. In Saudi Arabia, research on the psychological effect of COVID-19 on HCW is lacking. AIM: To evaluate COVID-19 psychological impact on HCW and determine anxiety predictors to identify high-risk individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on HCW in First Health Cluster Institutes in Eastern Province. An English self-administered questionnaire was adopted from similar research done in China. The original questionnaires were modified to meet the objectives of our study and suit Saudi sociodemographic differences. Generalized anxiety disorder-7 scale was incorporated to be the main tool for assessing the psychological impact. RESULTS: One-third of HCW were classified as having anxiety disorder. In univariate analyses, the age group in years (P = 0.026), gender (P = 0.001), nationality (P = 0.033), and living with family (P = 0.007) significantly influenced anxiety disorder. However, in the multivariate regression model, gender (P = 0.004), living with family (P = 0.021), family history of COVID-19 (P = 0.022), and been suspected or confirmed with COVID-19 infection (P = 0.018) remained statistically significant when compared to anxiety disorder. CONCLUSION: During early COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety disorder among HCW was noticeable. Being a female, living with family members, and having a family history of COVID-19 increased the risk for anxiety disorder.
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?:doi
?:doi
  • 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_674_20
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  • J_Family_Med_Prim_Care
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  • cc-by-nc-sa
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7652135.xml.json
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  • 33209820.0
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  • Medline; PMC
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  • Prevalence of COVID-19-related anxiety among healthcare workers: A cross-sectional study
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  • 2020-09-30

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