Assessment of Perceived Stress in Healthcare Professionals Working in a COVID Hospital in West Bengal during COVID-19 Pandemic
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2024-10
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THE INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
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Background : Pandemic, being unprecedented that can leads to several mental health problems, especially among the front-line Healthcare Professionals (HCPs). Front-line HCPs often suffer from many psychiatric morbidities like Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Insomnia and Stress-related disorders. Despite the huge burden of mental health problems among the front-line HCPs, their psychological health is frequently overlooked. Aims : This study is aimed to investigate the Perceived Stress in different Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) and to observe any changes occur in this COVID pandemic situation. Objective : (1) To assess the Perceived Stress in HCPs. (2) To identify the factors associate with Perceived Stress in HCPs. Materials and Methods : The present study was a Hospital based Cross-sectional observational study. This study was conducted 1.5 years at College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital, Kamarhati. In 126 HCPs (Consultants, Senior Resident, Junior Residents, Interns, Nurses, Paramedical Staffs, Non-clinical staffs) were included in this study. 10 Item Perceived Stress Sale (1) was used to assess the psychiatric morbidity. Result : In our study 65(51.6%) HCPs had low stress, 47(37.3%) HCWs had moderate stress and 14(11.1%) HCWs had High Perceived Stress. 46.15% of Consultants had low stress, 53.84 % had moderate stress but no one had severe perceived stress, in Senior residents 60% had low stress, 20% had moderate and 20% had severe stress, 52.94% Junior Residents had low stress and moderate and severe stress in Junior Resident are 29.41%,17.64% respectively. 55% Interns faced moderate stress where as low stress and severe level of stress in interns are 25% and 20% respectively. 61.11% Nurses had low level stress and 27.77% had moderate stress and only 11.11% had severe stress. Conclusion : Healthcare Professionals had to do their duty in many adverse situations in COVID pandemic. They had face tremendous mental and physical pressure, frequently they became exhausted, in spite this they did their duty properly and saved millions of lives.So, their mental health should be assessed and proper intervention should be taken.
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HCPs, PSS SCALE, COVID-19, Perceived Stress
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Halder Shekhar, Seikh Prabir, Sarkar Arnab, Chatterjee Somsubhra, Mallick Asim Kumar . Assessment of Perceived Stress in Healthcare Professionals Working in a COVID Hospital in West Bengal during COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2024 Oct; 122(10): 46-48