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Comparative Study of the Psychological Impact of Corona on Psychiatric Trainees & Chest Trainees in Sudan

Volume: 132  ,  Issue: 1 , September    Published Date: 13 September 2023
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 257  ,  Download: 130 , Pages: 111 - 131    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP1001321920235471

Authors

# Author Name
1 Asim AA Hassan
2 Abdalla Abdelrahman
3 Hassan I. Osman
4 Moneer A. Abdalla
5 Bahga Hamed

Abstract

Background: Since December 2019, people have experienced a real change in their lifestyles and ways of living with the onset of the SARS-COVID 19 virus, which caused the Corona disease pandemic, which is the biggest health threat facing the world, and one of the main aspects in which there are conflicting observations and reactions is related to the mental health of individuals, especially workers who, in some way, shape, or form, found themselves in the frontlines caring for patients during the worldwide spread of the epidemic. These are individuals who sacrificed everything to face a pandemic of an illness we knew very little about when it first started. Objective: To study psychological impact of COVID – 19 on Psychiatry Trainees & Chest Trainees in Sudan 2020. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 145 medical representatives, 74 of whom were representatives of psychiatry and 71 of them representatives of respiratory system trainees with the Sudanese Council of Medical Specialties by completing an electronic questionnaire containing demographics in addition to the general anxiety scale GAD7, patient health scale 9 PHQ9 and the Impact of Event scale IES-R. All of these scales were used to assess anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, respectively, following this, statistical analysis (SPPS v.23) was used to analyze the data, and the chi-square test was used to determine statistical significance. Results: From 145 doctors, the number of participants from psychiatry was 74 (51%) and the number of respiratory representatives was 71 (49%), the number of participants in the age group 20-30 years reached 59 (40.7%), and from 31 to 40 years 84 (84). 57.9%) and those 40 years and over reached 2 (1.4%), and 79 (54.5%) of the people were males. 66 (45.5%) of women were married, 56 (38.6%) and unmarried 56 (61.4%), the number of those who did not have one child was 18 (12.4%), those who had two children 17 (11.7%), and those who had more than two children 18 (12.4%). Of those, (9%) suffer from mild depression, and (43.4%) have moderate depression and of them suffer from severe depression. While the symptoms of depression did not appear on (8.3%) in general, the highest among the representatives of the respiratory system, in the rates of anxiety, it became clear that about (13.8%) did not suffer from anxiety, while (46.9%) suffered from simple anxiety and it became clear that (29.7%) suffered from moderate anxiety While (9.7%) suffered from severe anxiety, it was noted that anxiety rates are higher in men. Conclusion: This study concluded that the high rates of depression and anxiety among the general health practitioners included in the study. The study identified several important factors associated with the development of depression, anxiety, and PTSD (respiratory deputies at a higher level). Gender-related factors included age and social status having children and their number and type of specialization. Recommendations: The study recommends the establishment of more specialized centers for psychological support and the provision of psychological services in general, and the practitioners covered by the study in particular.