Psychological effect of COVID-19 on medical health-care workers

Ahmed M Abbas; Asmaa AbouBakr; Sara Magdy; Alshaima Refai; Yasmin Ismail; Nourhan Mahmoud; Mai E AbuElmagd

doi:10.1080/13651501.2020.1791903

Psychological effect of COVID-19 on medical health-care workers

Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2021 Jun;25(2):140-141. doi: 10.1080/13651501.2020.1791903. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

Authors

Ahmed M Abbas^{1

2}, Asmaa AbouBakr^{2

3}, Sara Magdy^{2

3}, Alshaima Refai^{2

3}, Yasmin Ismail^{2

3}, Nourhan Mahmoud^{2

3}, Mai E AbuElmagd^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
² COvid-19 Research of Assiut UNiversity Association (CORAUNA) group, Assiut, Egypt.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

PMID: 32672078
DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2020.1791903

Abstract

Objective: To review the psychological Effect of COVID-19 on medical health-care workers.

Conclusions: Social support is a cornerstone in facing COVID-19 and uplifting the spirits of both patients and their doctors along with the whole medical staff dealing with the pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; mental health; psychological effect.

Publication types

Observational Study

MeSH terms

Anxiety / epidemiology
Anxiety / etiology
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / psychology*
China / epidemiology
Health Personnel / psychology*
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Sleep Wake Disorders / epidemiology
Sleep Wake Disorders / etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires