A study on Mental Health assessment among the Resident Doctors, House Surgeons, during the Corona virus Disease-2019 pandemic

A study on Mental Health assessment among the Resident doctors, House surgeons during the Corona virus Disease-2019 pandemic in Mamata Medical College INTRODUCTION: Medical students and health care professional are more anxious and depressed than their peers, and the prevalence of various mental health problems is on the raise. The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic has had far-reaching psychosocial consequences on the medical professionals. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to assess the mental status of Resident doctors and House surgeons at Mamata medical college during COVID -19 Pandemic and lockdown. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study. General health questionnaire with 28 items (GHQ-28) was adapted to GoogleForms and circulated among healthcare professionals from MamataMedical College, Khammam. RESULTS: This study included 105 medical professionals including House surgeons and Resident doctors practicing in different clinical departments, working at Mamata Medical college, khammam,Telangana. Mean age for the study sample is 25.28years, there were 43 male and 62 female at total of 105 medical professionals out of which 17 were male House surgeons and 35 female house surgeons, 26 were male residents and 27 female residents. In this study 70 participants have scored >23 GHQ score. Females were shown to have higher GHQ score >23 than the male participants CONCLUSION: Mental health issues are very common among medical professionals, which may be aggravated now during the COVID-19 pandemic. The factors such as uncertainty caused by pandemic, female sex were associated with greater mental health issues.