Psychological health among armed forces doctors during COVID-19 pandemic in India
- Title
- Psychological health among armed forces doctors during COVID-19 pandemic in India
- Creator
- Gupta S.; Kohli K.; Padmakumari P.; Dixit P.K.; Prasad A.S.; Chakravarthy B.S.; Shukla R.; Ghana P.; Mahapatra D.; Varadaraj G.
- Description
- Background: A pandemic poses a significant challenge to the healthcare staff and infrastructure. We studied the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among armed forces doctors in India during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors that contribute to these symptoms. Methods: The study was conducted from March 30, 2020, to April 2, 2020, using a self-administered questionnaire questionnaire using the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), which was sent through Google Forms. Responses were received from 769 respondents. Data were analyzed for demographic details and HADS scores using the chi-square test and backward logistic regression. Results: Anxiety and depressive symptoms were seen in 35.2% and 28.2% of the doctors, respectively. In doctors with anxiety symptoms, significant associations were observed with age (2035 years, 39.4%, P = 0.01), gender (females, 44.6%, P < 0.001), duration of service (010 years, 38%, P = 0.03), and clinical versus non-clinical specialties (non-clinical, 41.3%, P < 0.001) as opposed to marital status, education level, and current department of work. In doctors with depressive symptoms, significant associations were observed with age (P = 0.04), clinical versus non-clinical specialties (P < 0.001), duration of service (010 years, 30.1%, P = 0.03), and doctoral degree (P = 0.04) as opposed to gender, marital status, education level, and current working department. Conclusion: The study revealed a high prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms among armed forces doctors. The main contributing factors are female gender, young age group, non-clinical specialties, and having a doctoral degree. Copyright 2020 Indian Psychiatric Society - South Zonal Branch.
- Source
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol-42, No. 4, pp. 374-378.
- Date
- 2020-01-01
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Subject
- Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression HADS; Doctors
- Coverage
- Gupta S., Dept. of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Central Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Kohli K., Medical Division, Command Hospital Airforce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Padmakumari P., Dept. of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Central Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Dixit P.K., Medical Division, Command Hospital Airforce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Prasad A.S., Medical Division, Command Hospital Airforce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Chakravarthy B.S., Dept. of Psychiatry, Command Hospital Airforce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560007, India; Shukla R., Medical Division, MH Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; Ghana P., Medical Division, Command Hospital Airforce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Mahapatra D., Medical Division, Command Hospital Airforce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Varadaraj G., Medical Division, Command Hospital Airforce, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 2537176
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Gupta S.; Kohli K.; Padmakumari P.; Dixit P.K.; Prasad A.S.; Chakravarthy B.S.; Shukla R.; Ghana P.; Mahapatra D.; Varadaraj G., “Psychological health among armed forces doctors during COVID-19 pandemic in India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/16266.