Stress among health care providers in NICU department, tertiary pediatric care hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

Hegazy, Amira Aly; Hamid, Tamer A. Abdel; Zein, Marwa M.; Aboushady, Ahmed Taha; Akmal, Dina Mohamed

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“…The majority of participants reported fairly safe levels of anxiety (i.e., according to the work stress questionnaire score, a questionnaire developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research). However, female participants and medical doctors had higher average scores for anxiety symptoms compared to other groups [66] .…”

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Covid-19 pandemic? Mental health implications among nurses and Proposed interventions

Georgousopoulou,

Pervanidou,

Perdikaris

et al. 2024

AIMSPH

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<abstract><sec> <title>Background</title> With its abrupt and huge health and socio-economic consequences, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a uniquely demanding, intensely stressful, and even traumatic period. Healthcare workers (HCW), especially nurses, were exposed to mental health challenges during those challenging times. </sec><sec> <title>Objectives</title> Review the current literature on mental health problems among nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. </sec><sec> <title>Methods</title> This is a narrative review and critical evaluation of relevant publications. </sec><sec> <title>Results</title> Nurses experienced higher levels of stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, frustration, stigma, and depersonalization compared to other HCW. Factors that increased this symptomatology included concerns about infection or infection of family members, inadequate staff protective equipment, extended working hours, insufficient information, a reduced sense of security, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The factors that improved the psychopathology included a general positive attitude, job satisfaction, adequate information and education, harmonious group relationships, post-traumatic development, emotional intelligence, psychological counseling, mindfulness-based stress reduction, stable leadership, guidance, and moral and practical administrative support. </sec><sec> <title>Conclusions</title> Recent studies clearly show that nurses, especially women, are the most vulnerable subgroup among HCW and are particularly prone to mental health impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The documented mental health vulnerability of frontline nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic requires preventive nursing management actions to increase resilience and to develop relevant defense mechanisms. </sec></abstract>

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Covid-19 pandemic? Mental health implications among nurses and Proposed interventions

Georgousopoulou,

Pervanidou,

Perdikaris

et al. 2024

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“…International organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed guidelines to enhance the mental well-being of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak ( 12 ). The outbreak of COVID-19 has significantly strained Egypt’s already-overburdened healthcare sector, leading to rapidly overwhelming demand ( 16 , 17 ). As is typical in disaster and conflict situations, healthcare workers may become targets of collective or political violence, as reported by the World Health Organization ( 18 ).…”

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Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey at Cairo University Hospital

Seddik,

Abdelhai,

Aboushady

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionHealthcare workers have a significant chance of experiencing violence, with physical violence impacting anywhere from 8 to 38% of healthcare professionals throughout their careers. Besides physical abuse, many healthcare workers are subject to verbal aggression or threats, with patients and visitors being the most frequent sources of such incidents.MethodsThis research examines the work atmosphere of healthcare professionals at Kasr Al-Aini University Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, during the pandemic. The study aims to evaluate the frequency of violence toward healthcare workers and health professionals training through a cross-sectional survey conducted among them. The research was conducted on Egyptian healthcare workers over 6 months, from November 2020 until the end of January 2021, using convenience sampling in a cross-sectional study. Over half of the respondents reported experiencing violence.ResultsAmong those who experienced violence, 93% reported verbal aggression, 43% reported physical and verbal abuse, and 59% claimed that violence increased during the pandemic. Additionally, 97% of those who experienced violence reported it occurring within the 4 months following the survey. About 42.5% of the respondents were female, and nearly 65% were over 30. 82% of the respondents did not receive training on handling violence while performing their job.ConclusionThis study highlights the high prevalence of verbal assaults in healthcare settings, primarily by patients’ families or acquaintances. Despite reporting such incidents, most respondents did not see any significant government action. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly change the frequency of violent incidents, indicating that the root causes of violence are systemic and extend beyond the pandemic. These findings underscore the need for systemic changes in healthcare organizations to address and prevent violence against healthcare workers.

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Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: Egyptian healthcare professionals’ views

Hegazy,

Abdelhai,

Aboushady

et al. 2023

Oxford Open Digital Health

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Introduction: Despite its suggested positive outcomes, telemedicine will only be a helpful health service when people begin to utilize it. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) represent the principal users of telemedicine services, and their willingness to adopt them has a remarkable impact on their successful implementation. Aim: Identify the acceptability of telemedicine services and the relations between the key facilitators and inhibitors of telemedicine services from the perspective of HCPs in Egypt. Methodology: An observational, analytical cross-sectional study employing the internet platforms of social media among HCPs all over Egypt, via a web-based survey over six months, from August 2020 to January 2021. Results: 262 HCPs participated in the study; 32.8% of the studied HCPs stated they had a high knowledge of telemedicine technology, 41.6% stated that telemedicine was easy to implement and 41.3% believed telemedicine was necessary for patient care. Conclusion: While the use of telemedicine is every day in many countries, the results of the current study showed that the knowledge of telemedicine technology was quite limited, which influenced their attitude toward that technology. Therefore, increasing users' knowledge and demonstrating its capabilities and benefits is essential before deployment.

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Stress among health care providers in NICU department, tertiary pediatric care hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

Cited by 4 publications

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Covid-19 pandemic? Mental health implications among nurses and Proposed interventions

Covid-19 pandemic? Mental health implications among nurses and Proposed interventions

Violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey at Cairo University Hospital

Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: Egyptian healthcare professionals’ views

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