SOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO POST-STRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN HEALTH CARE STAFFS AT SOME HOSPITALS IN THE NORTH OF VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Trần Thanh Hương1,2,, Trần Thơ Nhị1, Nguyễn Kim Thư1
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 National Cancer Institute

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Background: Covid-19 pandemic had impact to social economic life in global, especially to mental health of health care staffs. Objectives: To identify some social factors related to post- straumatic stress disorders in health care staffs from some hospitals in the North of Vietnam during Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study with combined quantitative and qualitative method. PSS-SR scale was applied to 400 health care staffs who directly treated and cared for patients infected Covid-19. Theses staffs were from the National Tropical Disease Hospital and Ninh Binh General Hospital. Social factors were considered included family members/friends infected Covid-19; social stigma and impact of social media. Results: Rate of PTSD in health care staffs was 17.5%, higher in nurses. PTSD in health care staffs correlated with person who had friends or family memebers infected Covid-19 (OR= 5.1; 95%CI: 2.4-10.9); social stigma (OR = 3.4; 95%CI: 1.9-6.0), worries when received information from social media (OR = 4.4; 95%CI: 1.9-10.,2)

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