Perception of mental health and professional quality of life in Tunisian doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Journal: The Pan African medical journal

Volume: 40

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Year of Publication: 2021

Affiliated Institutions:  Occupational Health Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia. Occupational Health Department, University Hospital of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.

Abstract summary 

few research studies about mental health problems in medical staff during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported. The Aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of anxiety and insomnia, affecting the professional quality of life of physicians during COVID-19 pandemic.doctors answered an online questionnaire regarding their perception of insomnia, anxiety and professional quality of life during COVID-19 pandemic with psychological parameters including the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Professional quality of life version 5 (ProQOL5).anxiety was found in 64.8% of the participants. This disorder was respectively moderate and severe in 12.4% and 6.7% of cases. Insomnia was found in 51.4% of respondents, 29.5% of whom worked in the COVID circuit (p=0.17). Insomnia was assessed as mild, moderate and severe in respectively 38.1%, 11.4% and 1.9% of cases. Compassion satisfaction was moderate in 72.4 of cases and high in 24.8% of cases. The entire population with low CS belonged to the 20-29 age group (p=0.019). Compassion satisfaction was statistically higher in married people (32.7%) (p=0.004). This entity varied significantly with occupational grade (p=0.003), seniority in grade (p=0.011) and working in the private health sector (p=0.046). Burnout was moderate in 73.3% and low in 26.7% of cases. Burnout was significantly higher among single people (p=0.03) and statistically altered in the staff working in the COVID unit (p=0.028). Secondary traumatic disorder was above moderate in 69.6%.a high prevalence of psychological symptoms was found among doctors during COVID-19. Medical health workers are in need of health protection and adequate working conditions.

Authors & Co-authors:  Youssfi Imen I Mechergui Najla N Merchaoui Irtyah I Bouden Faten F Said Hanene Ben HB Youssef Imen I Ladhari Nizar N

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Citations :  World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 11 March 2020. Accessed 23rd February 2021.
Authors :  7
Identifiers
Doi : 139
SSN : 1937-8688
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Anxiety
Other Terms
COVID-19;Mental health;healthcare workers
Study Design
Descriptive Study,Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Tunisia
Publication Country
Uganda