The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress in clinical practice: experience of doctors in Iraqi Kurdistan
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress in clinical practice: experience of doctors in Iraqi Kurdistan
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DOI：
10.2478/rjim-2020-0020
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发表时间：
2020-12-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Mohammed, Ayad Ahmad
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作者：
Abdulah, Deldar Morad;Mohammed, Ayad Ahmad
介绍。在疫情爆发期间，卫生保健工作者很有可能出现与压力有关的问题。本研究旨在探讨医护人员应对新冠肺炎患者的感知压力及其与持续时间的关系。在冠状病毒爆发期间在伊拉克库尔德斯坦不同医疗机构工作的医生被邀请参加这项横断面研究。这些医生来自一家儿科医院、一家急诊医院、一家特殊冠状医院和一家妇产医院。“感知压力量表-10 （PSS）”测量了医生感受到压力的程度。通过网络技术收集信息，以避免疾病传播。医生处理新冠肺炎疑似/确诊病例的平均时间为1.2天（范围：0 ~ 16天）。平均压力得分为18.81分（满分40分）。大多数医生的压力水平为中等（69.4%），其次是低（21.1%）和高（9.6%）。普通内科医生和医学实验室专业的压力得分较高；分别为21.56和19.88。全科医生、社区和家庭医生的压力水平较高；分别为20.0%和25.0%。无论医生是否处理COVID-19疑似/确诊病例，在感知压力评分方面没有显着差异；19.02 vs. 18.87；P = 0.786)。随着处理疑似/确诊病例时间的延长，压力平均得分升高；R = 0.202；P = 0.004，随年龄的增加而降低（r = -0.141; P = 0.045），随临床经验的增加而降低（r = -0.139, P = 0.048）。这项研究表明，在伊拉克库尔德斯坦爆发COVID-19期间，医生处于中等水平的感知压力。
Introduction. The healthcare workers are at high risk of developing stress-related problems during outbreaks. This study aimed to explore the perceived stress and its relation to the duration of dealing with COVID-19 patients in medical doctors.Methods. The doctors who work in different medical settings in Iraqi Kurdistan during coronavirus outbreak were invited into this cross-sectional study. The doctors were invited from one pediatric, one emergency, one special corona, and one maternity and gynecology hospital. The "Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS)" measured the perceived degree of a doctor who experienced stress. The information was collected through a web-based technique to avoid the disease spread.Results. Doctors' mean duration of dealing with suspected/confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 1.2 (Range: 0-16 days). The mean stress score was 18.81 out of 40. Most of the doctors had a moderate level of stress (69.4%), followed by a low (21.1%) and a high level of stress (9.6%). The general physicians and medical lab specialties had higher stress scores; 21.56 and 19.88, respectively. The high level of stress was among general physicians and community and family medicine doctors; 20.0% and 25.0%, respectively. Whether or not doctors dealt with suspected/confirmed cases of COVID-19, did not have a significant difference over the perceived stress score; 19.02 vs. 18.87; P = 0.786). The mean score of stress was raised with increasing duration of dealing with suspected/confirmed cases of COVID-19; r = 0.202; P = 0.004 and decreased with increasing age (r = -0.141; P = 0.045), and clinical experience (r = -0.139, P = 0.048).Conclusion. This study showed that medical doctors are at a moderate level of perceived stress during the COVID-19 outbreak in Iraqi Kurdistan.