IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF HEALTH STAFF AT SOME CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN 4 PROVINCES IN VIETNAM

Nguyễn Quốc Doanh1, Dương Thị Thu Trà2, Nguyễn Hương Giang2, Vũ Kim Duy2, Nguyễn Thanh Thảo1,, Lê Thị Thanh Xuân1, Nguyễn Ngọc Anh1, Phạm Thị Quân1, Tạ Thị Kim Nhung1, Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh1, Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương3
1 Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University
2 Hanoi Medical University
3 Health Environment Management Department, Ministry of Health

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The study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers. A cross-sectional study using a set of direct interview questions and an event-scale impact scale - IES-R on 455 subjects who healthcare workers from disease control centers in 4 provinces were participating in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.The study results showed that 45,93% of the subjects had mental health problems that needed concern, 8.8% had long-term mental health effects for many years, and 2.8% were diagnosed with the condition. stress state. The average score of “Obsessed” about COVID 19 was the highest (11,34 ± 6,67), followed by “Avoidance” (7,35  ± 5,79) and “Overreaction” (6,86 ± 5,20). The medical staff and staff working in the infectious disease control department often avoid the disease more than the staff working in the infectious disease prevention and control department. Female staff members are at a higher risk of obsession, avoidance, and disease overreactions than men.

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