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The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study

Objectives: This study examined the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and job burnout among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) across six Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. We also investigated the associ...

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Autores principales: Teo, Irene, Nadarajan, Gayathri Devi, Ng, Sean, Bhaskar, Adithya, Sung, Sharon C., Cheung, Yin Bun, Pan, Fang Ting, Haedar, Ali, Gaerlan, Faith Joan, Ong, Sheue Fen, Riyapan, Sattha, Do, Son Ngoc, Luong, Chinh Quoc, Rao, Vijaya, Soh, Lin Min, Tan, Hiang Khoon, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35681966
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116380
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author Teo, Irene
Nadarajan, Gayathri Devi
Ng, Sean
Bhaskar, Adithya
Sung, Sharon C.
Cheung, Yin Bun
Pan, Fang Ting
Haedar, Ali
Gaerlan, Faith Joan
Ong, Sheue Fen
Riyapan, Sattha
Do, Son Ngoc
Luong, Chinh Quoc
Rao, Vijaya
Soh, Lin Min
Tan, Hiang Khoon
Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
author_facet Teo, Irene
Nadarajan, Gayathri Devi
Ng, Sean
Bhaskar, Adithya
Sung, Sharon C.
Cheung, Yin Bun
Pan, Fang Ting
Haedar, Ali
Gaerlan, Faith Joan
Ong, Sheue Fen
Riyapan, Sattha
Do, Son Ngoc
Luong, Chinh Quoc
Rao, Vijaya
Soh, Lin Min
Tan, Hiang Khoon
Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
author_sort Teo, Irene
collection PubMed
description Objectives: This study examined the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and job burnout among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) across six Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. We also investigated the associated risk and protective factors. Methods: Frontline HCWs (N = 1381) from the participating countries participated between 4 January and 14 June 2021. The participants completed self-reported surveys on anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-8), and job burnout (PWLS). Multivariate logistic regressions were performed with anxiety, depression, and job burnout as outcomes and sociodemographic and job characteristics and HCW perceptions as predictors. Results: The average proportion of HCWs reporting moderate anxiety, moderately severe depression, and job burnout across all countries were 10%, 4%, and 20%, respectively. Working longer hours than usual (Odds ratio [OR] = 1.82; 3.51), perceived high job risk (1.98; 2.22), and inadequate personal protective equipment (1.89; 2.11) were associated with increased odds of anxiety and job burnout while working night shifts was associated with increased risk of depression (3.23). Perceived good teamwork was associated with lower odds of anxiety (0.46), depression (0.43), and job burnout (0.39). Conclusion: Job burnout remains a foremost issue among HCWs. Potential opportunities to improve HCW wellness are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-91801042022-06-10 The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study Teo, Irene Nadarajan, Gayathri Devi Ng, Sean Bhaskar, Adithya Sung, Sharon C. Cheung, Yin Bun Pan, Fang Ting Haedar, Ali Gaerlan, Faith Joan Ong, Sheue Fen Riyapan, Sattha Do, Son Ngoc Luong, Chinh Quoc Rao, Vijaya Soh, Lin Min Tan, Hiang Khoon Ong, Marcus Eng Hock Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Objectives: This study examined the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and job burnout among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) across six Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. We also investigated the associated risk and protective factors. Methods: Frontline HCWs (N = 1381) from the participating countries participated between 4 January and 14 June 2021. The participants completed self-reported surveys on anxiety (GAD-7), depression (PHQ-8), and job burnout (PWLS). Multivariate logistic regressions were performed with anxiety, depression, and job burnout as outcomes and sociodemographic and job characteristics and HCW perceptions as predictors. Results: The average proportion of HCWs reporting moderate anxiety, moderately severe depression, and job burnout across all countries were 10%, 4%, and 20%, respectively. Working longer hours than usual (Odds ratio [OR] = 1.82; 3.51), perceived high job risk (1.98; 2.22), and inadequate personal protective equipment (1.89; 2.11) were associated with increased odds of anxiety and job burnout while working night shifts was associated with increased risk of depression (3.23). Perceived good teamwork was associated with lower odds of anxiety (0.46), depression (0.43), and job burnout (0.39). Conclusion: Job burnout remains a foremost issue among HCWs. Potential opportunities to improve HCW wellness are discussed. MDPI 2022-05-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9180104/ /pubmed/35681966 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116380 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Teo, Irene
Nadarajan, Gayathri Devi
Ng, Sean
Bhaskar, Adithya
Sung, Sharon C.
Cheung, Yin Bun
Pan, Fang Ting
Haedar, Ali
Gaerlan, Faith Joan
Ong, Sheue Fen
Riyapan, Sattha
Do, Son Ngoc
Luong, Chinh Quoc
Rao, Vijaya
Soh, Lin Min
Tan, Hiang Khoon
Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study
title The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study
title_full The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study
title_fullStr The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study
title_full_unstemmed The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study
title_short The Psychological Well-Being of Southeast Asian Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Multi-Country Study
title_sort psychological well-being of southeast asian frontline healthcare workers during covid-19: a multi-country study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9180104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35681966
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116380
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