Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19 pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors
Introduction: �e COVID-19 pandemic has instigated a substantial physical and psychological burden on the frontliners globally, leading to physical and psychiatric illnesses, reduction in productivity and burnout. Assessing their mental health status is essential in providing e�ective and e�c...
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my.iium.irep.1052592024-01-09T07:06:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/105259/ Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19 pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors Abdullah, Fa’iza A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Mohd Basri, Mohd Arif Mustaqim Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Samsudin, Suhaiza Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah Mat Nor, Mohd Basri R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology RZ Other systems of medicine Introduction: �e COVID-19 pandemic has instigated a substantial physical and psychological burden on the frontliners globally, leading to physical and psychiatric illnesses, reduction in productivity and burnout. Assessing their mental health status is essential in providing e�ective and e�cient mental health care. Objective: To investigate depression, anxiety, and stress levels, and associated factors among the frontliners of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Hospital and Kuantan Campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 261 frontliners working in IIUM hospital and 125 from the Kuantan campus from March 2021 to March 2023 using a self�administered validated DASS-21 questionnaire for depression, anxiety and stress. �e data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact tests. Results: Among the 386 respondents, 82.1% were categorized as clinical frontliners, 65.8% were female, and 65.8% married. �e overall prevalence of depression was 15.8%, anxiety was 29.5%, and stress was 9.3% among the frontliners. �ey were not di�erent statistically between the clinical and non-clinical frontliners; or between the IIUM Hospital and on-campus frontliners. �e frontliners with post-traumatic event had a signi�cant association with depression and anxiety (p <0.001 and 0.001, respectively), and those with chronic disease(s) were signi�cantly associated with anxiety (p=0.034). Conclusion: More than one-fourth of frontliners su�ered Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia and Family Medicine Specialist Association of Malaysia 2023-06-03 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105259/25/105259_Depression%20anxiety%20and%20stress%20levels%20during%20COVID-19.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105259/3/19APPCRC%202023%20Depression.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105259/4/P16%20APPCRC%202023%20-%20PANDEMIC%20COVID19%20FRONTLINERS%20DASS%20LEVEL.pdf Abdullah, Fa’iza and A. Rahman, Nor Azlina and Mohd Basri, Mohd Arif Mustaqim and Nik Ahmad, Nik Nur Fatnoon and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Samsudin, Suhaiza and Ahmad Basri, Nadzirah and Mat Nor, Mohd Basri (2023) Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19 pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors. Malaysian Family Physician, 18 (1). pp. 14-15. ISSN 1985-207X E-ISSN 1985-2274 https://e-mfp.org/ |
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Introduction: �e COVID-19 pandemic has instigated a
substantial physical and psychological burden on the frontliners
globally, leading to physical and psychiatric illnesses, reduction
in productivity and burnout. Assessing their mental health
status is essential in providing e�ective and e�cient mental
health care.
Objective: To investigate depression, anxiety, and stress levels,
and associated factors among the frontliners of International
Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Hospital and Kuantan
Campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among
261 frontliners working in IIUM hospital and 125 from the
Kuantan campus from March 2021 to March 2023 using a self�administered validated DASS-21 questionnaire for depression,
anxiety and stress. �e data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics, Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact tests.
Results: Among the 386 respondents, 82.1% were categorized
as clinical frontliners, 65.8% were female, and 65.8% married.
�e overall prevalence of depression was 15.8%, anxiety was
29.5%, and stress was 9.3% among the frontliners. �ey were
not di�erent statistically between the clinical and non-clinical
frontliners; or between the IIUM Hospital and on-campus
frontliners. �e frontliners with post-traumatic event had a
signi�cant association with depression and anxiety (p <0.001
and 0.001, respectively), and those with chronic disease(s) were
signi�cantly associated with anxiety (p=0.034).
Conclusion: More than one-fourth of frontliners su�ered |
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Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19
pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors |
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Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19
pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors |
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Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19
pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors |
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Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19
pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors |
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Depression, anxiety and stress levels during COVID-19
pandemic among frontliners of IIUM hospital and Kuantan campus and its associated Factors |
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depression, anxiety and stress levels during covid-19
pandemic among frontliners of iium hospital and kuantan campus and its associated factors |
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