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International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

DOI: 10.51131/IJPCCR/v4i1.23.7

Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 6-11

Original Article

"A Battle within" COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Impact on Health Care Personnel in Southern India

Vidya S Joshi 1 , H S Deepa 2 , Sunil S Joshi​✉ 3 , Preeti Patil 4

1 Professor of Physiology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560066, India
2 Assistant Professor of Physiology, S S Institute of Medical Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, 577003, India
3 Professor of Surgery, Chikkaballapura Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikka Ballapura, Karnataka, 562101, India
4 Consultant Psychiatry, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560102, India

Corresponding author ✉: [email protected]



Received Date:03 March 2023, Accepted Date:11 March 2023, Published Date:22 March 2023

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with psychological challenges faced by different cadres of Health care personnel during the covid 19 in various centers across southern India. A self-report survey methodology was used to gather the following data from doctors, dentists, nurses, and paramedical staff in various hospitals across India after obtaining consent. The sociodemographic information, comorbidities, and work details such as exposure to Covid patients, and nature of job were collected. The psychological impact of the covid 19 pandemic was self-reported using DASS 21 severity score. Statistical Analysis was done using the chi-square test. Results: Among the 620 participants, 155 each belonged to the doctors, dentists, nurses, and paramedical staff. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was 31 % and 32.4%, and 13.7%, respectively. Depression and anxiety showed a statistically significant association among the groups (p-value <0.05). Depression and anxiety were more common in nurses as compared to other personnel. Professionals associated with dedicated Covid care services reported a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress 41.8%, 43.3 %, and 24.8% than others with incidences of 27.8%, 29.2%, and 10.4 % respectively. This association was significant with a p-value <0.05. Conclusions: The psychological impact of the Covid19 pandemic is significant on health care professionals of any cadre. This battle within has to be managed as a priority, to enable the frontline workers to fight effectively against future waves of pandemics.

Keywords: COVID-19, Healthcare personnel, Psychological impact

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© 2023 Joshi et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Published By Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka

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