The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effect on the Mental Health of Doctors in India | Asian Journal of Med
Background and Goals: For clinicians at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, failing to recognise and respond to stress warning signals can have a negative impact on their professional, social, and personal lives. We conducted a nationwide survey of a large sample of Indian doctors to assess their response to current issues concerning the community's safety and well-being, as well as to measure levels of perceived stress, identify risk factors for severe stress, and assess their response to current issues concerning the community's safety and well-being.
Methods: Between May 1st and May 15th, 2020, an online survey utilising Google forms was done. The standardised Perceived Stress Scale, which was responded on a Likert scale, was the survey's main component.
Results: Out of 520 responders, 394 (76%) were under 45 years of age 101 (19%) were between 18-30 years and 37 (7%) were above 60 years. 312(60%) were male doctors and 203 (40%) were female doctors. 90% of respondents had a post-graduate degree, 48(9%) had undergraduate degree and 168(32%) had super specialty degree. 313 (60.2%) of the respondents were practising in the private sector, 169 (33%) worked in public sector hospitals and 32(7%) in charitable hospitals. 109 (21%) had low stress, while 371 (71%) and 40 (8%) reported moderate and severe stress respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed the female gender, being financially insecure and ICU a place of work as independent risk factors for severe stress.
Conclusion: This is the first survey of its kind conducted in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic in the Indian subcontinent, and it has discovered elements that may have a negative impact on doctors' mental health. These findings are applicable to many Asian and African countries with similar healthcare systems, and they can serve as a useful guide for authorities in establishing support systems for these "COVID Warriors" at numerous levels.
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