The cross-sectional relations of Covid-19 fear and stress to psychological distress among frontline healthcare workers in Selangor, Malaysia

Natasha Subhas and Pang, Nicholas Tze Ping and Chua, Wei-Cheng and Assis Kamu and Ho, Chong Mun and Isabel Shamini David and Goh, William Wei-Liang and Yogaraja Indran Gunasegaran and Tan, Kit-Aun (2021) The cross-sectional relations of Covid-19 fear and stress to psychological distress among frontline healthcare workers in Selangor, Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

Previous pandemics have demonstrated short and long-term impacts on healthcare worker's mental health, causing knock-on effects on patient care and professional functioning. Indeed, the present COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented disruption in social interactions and working conditions. Malaysia has been under the Recovery Movement Control Order since June 2020; however, with the upsurge of cases, healthcare workers face pressure not only from working in resource-deprived settings but also from the increasing patient load. The primary objective of the present study was to examine the cross-sectional relationship of COVID-19 fear and stress to psychological distress (operationalized as anxiety and depression) in healthcare workers. The present sample included 286 frontline healthcare workers from three hospitals in Selangor, Malaysia. Self-administered questionnaires containing sociodemographic and occupational items, the Malay versions of the Coronavirus Stress Measure scale, the Fear of Coronavirus-19 scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were distributed via online platforms. Hierarchical multiple regression findings suggest that age, shift work, and COVID-19stress consistently predicted anxiety and depression among frontline healthcare workers after adjusting for sociodemographic and occupational variables. The present findings suggest that frontline health care workers are not only inoculated against COVID-19 itself but also against the psychological sequelae of the pandemic.

Item Type: Article
Keyword: Covid-19 Fear , Covid-19 Stress , Anxiety , Depression , Psychological Distress , Frontline Healthcare Workers
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF1-990 Psychology > BF511-593 Affection. Feeling. Emotion
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC31-1245 Internal medicine > RC321-571 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry > RC346-429 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system Including speech disorders > RC435-571 Psychiatry
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User: SAFRUDIN BIN DARUN -
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2021 15:34
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2021 15:34
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31420

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