Screening of depression and anxiety amongst resident doctors at a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey

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dc.contributor.authorSavani, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorBarot, CK.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:00:43Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has emerged as a public health emergency and has affected people in several domains including physical, financial, and psychological. Resident doctors have also suffered from psychological issues while working at the frontline to help the community. Aim: To screen for anxiety and depression among resident doctors of various departments involved/not involved in COVID-19 duty. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 175 resident doctors of various departments at a tertiary care hospital. They were screened for depression using the Public Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 and for anxiety using a seven-item generalized anxiety disorder scale (GAD-7). The study was conducted through an online survey using Google forms. Results: Out of 175 resident doctors, 15.42% were screened positive for depression requiring treatment and 15.42% for anxiety requiring further evaluation. Significant association was found between depression and presence of any kind of symptoms and psychiatric comorbidity, between anxiety and gender, presence of psychiatric comorbidity, and any kind of symptoms. Conclusion: Our study suggested elevated levels of anxiety and depression due to COVID-19 pandemic. This alarmed the need of early psychiatric intervention to help them cope with the issue.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical College Baroda, Anandpura, Vadodara, Gujarat, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSavani C, Barot CK.. Screening of depression and anxiety amongst resident doctors at a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences. 2021 Dec; 12(2): 109-114en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-2061
dc.identifier.issn2394-2053
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218397
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy Publisheren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00024.0en_US
dc.subjectHealthcare Workersen_US
dc.subjectCoronaen_US
dc.subjectPsychological Impact.en_US
dc.titleScreening of depression and anxiety amongst resident doctors at a tertiary care hospital in Gujarat during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online surveyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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