The prevalence of mental distress changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study on physicians in Turkey
Journal of Mental Health, cilt.32, sa.6, ss.1096-1104, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09638237.2022.2069704
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Mental Health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1096-1104
- Anahtar Kelimeler: coronavirus, COVID-19, Mental health, physicians, Turkey
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic may adversely affect the physicians’ mental health differently. Aims: This study aimed to investigate the degree of changes in mental distress in physicians through two cross-sectional studies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore factors associated with the change of mental distress status of participants between two-time periods. Methods: This cross-sectional, web-based survey collected demographic data and mental health measurements with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire from 416 and 522 physicians before and during COVID-19, respectively. Mixed-effects ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the factors associated with the change of mental distress status. Results: During the outbreak, a total of 319 of the 522 participants reported a clinically significant level of mental distress compared with 123 of 416 participants before COVID-19. Higher levels of mental distress were observed in all socio-demographic groups during COVID-19 compared with before, with more than two-fold higher prevalence of mental health deterioration in general. Conclusions: This study suggests a significant deterioration in mental health status after the occurrence of COVID-19 compared with before. The mental health of physicians working in all medical specialty groups, especially those in internal and surgical specialties, may require special attention.