Level of Anxiety Among Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic in Ahmedabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19, was first identified in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. It is a highly contagious disease with a rapidly rising incidence globally. Due to its extensive transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated it as a pandemic. This has put healthcare professionals (HCPs) under tremendous pressure as they deal with many variables some of which are long working hours, lack of personal protective equipment, lack of specific drugs and protocols, and being away from family. Therefore, it is extremely important to find out the level of anxiety among healthcare professionals who have done covid duty. Method: An online questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Civil Hospital Ahmadabad. Using a Convenient sampling method Selection of 108 subjects was according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and an Online questionnaire was designed on Google form and then circulated on social media application to selected Healthcare professionals after taken electrical consent from the subject. Statistical analysis was done. Subjective results were established. Results: All data analysis was performed using SPSS 16 and MS Excel 2021. A total of 108 participants were recruited, results of GAD-7 showed that 37.04%, 37.96%, 18.52%, and 6.48% of healthcare providers in Ahmedabad experienced minimal, mild, moderate, and severe anxiety, respectively, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: The present study concluded that the level of anxiety among healthcare professionals in Ahmedabad is classified as mild in healthcare professionals after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Keywords: Anxiety, Healthcare professionals, COVID-19, Pandemic, Ahmedabad.