A Cross Sectional Study on Anxiety Disorders amongst Young Doctors during the COVID 19 Pandemic

Sridevi NH; Darshan Y  Jotibannad

doi:10.5455/njcm.20210627064319

Authors

Sridevi NH Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Darshan Y Jotibannad Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/njcm.20210627064319

Keywords:

covid19, young doctors, anxiety

Abstract

Background: Empirical evidence suggests that stress related to a period of tribulation tends to weaken the system, further increasing the danger of diseases. Given this fact, additionally to having a high risk of contracting COVID-19, partly attributed to suboptimal protection, HCWs are susceptible to poor psychological state outcomes.

Objective: This study aims to assess and compare demographic and psychological factors amongst frontline healthcare workers like young doctors

Method: A cross sectional online survey was conducted by sharing Zung self- administered anxiety questionnaire using Google form. The consent was obtained from 100 participants and snowball sampling method was followed in the study. The Chi square and p value was also calculated to ascertain any significance level and association between different variables.

Results: Out of 100 participants, 13(13.5%) were found to have anxiety disorder. Males were found to have higher anxiety level than females.

Conclusion: The early identification of the psychological distress and a timely intervention will improve the quality of life of doctors and also reduce the severity of the psychological sequelae.

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