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Editor, Senior Moderator
Epidemiol Health
. 2021 Jul 13;e2021045.
doi: 10.4178/epih.e2021045. Online ahead of print.
A closer look to the high burden of the psychiatric disorders among health care workers (HCWs) in Egypt during COVID-19 outbreak: A meta-analysis of 3137 HCWs
Amr Ehab El-Qushayri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdullah Dahy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdullah Reda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mariam Abdelmageed Mahmoud[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sarah Abdel Mageed[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ahmed Mostafa Ahmed Kamel[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sherief Ghozy[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Objectives: To study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Egyptian health care workers (HCWs) during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
Method: We searched six databases for relevant papers. The quality of the included articles was measured by The National Institute of Health quality assessment tool. We used the fixed-effect model if there is no heterogeneity and the random model if heterogeneity exists.
Results: After the screening of 197 records, we included 10 studies. Among all psychiatric disorders, anxiety was the most commonly reported psychiatric disorder among HCWs with a prevalence of 71.8% (95% confidence interval (CI): 49.4-86.9), followed by stress, depression, and insomnia, 66.6% (95%CI: 47.6-81.3), 65.5% (95%CI: 46.9-80.3) and 57.9% (95%CI: 45.9-69.0), in order. Regarding severity according to the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items, the moderate form was the most common type of severity in depression 22.5% (95%CI: 19.8-25.5) and stress 14.5% (95%CI: 8.8-22.5), while very severe form was the most common type of severity reported in anxiety comorbidity 28.2% (95%CI: 3.8-79.6).
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has an unfavorable effect on the Egyptian HCWs' psychological wellbeing. More psychological support and preventive measures should be.
Keywords: COVID-19; Egypt; Health care workers; Mental health; Psychiatry.
. 2021 Jul 13;e2021045.
doi: 10.4178/epih.e2021045. Online ahead of print.
A closer look to the high burden of the psychiatric disorders among health care workers (HCWs) in Egypt during COVID-19 outbreak: A meta-analysis of 3137 HCWs
Amr Ehab El-Qushayri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdullah Dahy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdullah Reda[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mariam Abdelmageed Mahmoud[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sarah Abdel Mageed[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ahmed Mostafa Ahmed Kamel[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sherief Ghozy[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34265893
- DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2021045
Abstract
Objectives: To study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among Egyptian health care workers (HCWs) during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
Method: We searched six databases for relevant papers. The quality of the included articles was measured by The National Institute of Health quality assessment tool. We used the fixed-effect model if there is no heterogeneity and the random model if heterogeneity exists.
Results: After the screening of 197 records, we included 10 studies. Among all psychiatric disorders, anxiety was the most commonly reported psychiatric disorder among HCWs with a prevalence of 71.8% (95% confidence interval (CI): 49.4-86.9), followed by stress, depression, and insomnia, 66.6% (95%CI: 47.6-81.3), 65.5% (95%CI: 46.9-80.3) and 57.9% (95%CI: 45.9-69.0), in order. Regarding severity according to the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items, the moderate form was the most common type of severity in depression 22.5% (95%CI: 19.8-25.5) and stress 14.5% (95%CI: 8.8-22.5), while very severe form was the most common type of severity reported in anxiety comorbidity 28.2% (95%CI: 3.8-79.6).
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has an unfavorable effect on the Egyptian HCWs' psychological wellbeing. More psychological support and preventive measures should be.
Keywords: COVID-19; Egypt; Health care workers; Mental health; Psychiatry.