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Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers During the Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam in April 2020

Thao Thanh Nguyen, Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Nguyen Thao Thi Nguyen, Quang Nhat Nguyen, Huong Thi Le, Quan Thi Pham, Nhung Kim Thi Ta, Quynh Thi Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Nguyen, Men Thi Hoang, Hai Quang Pham, Linh Gia Vu (+7 others)
2021 Frontiers in Psychiatry  

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The psychosocial impact of COVID-19 is greater among healthcare workers (HCWs) than the general population. This study aims to identify psychosocial problems faced by HCWs in Vietnam during the national partial lockdown between 1 and 22 April 2020 and to identify risk factors associated with psychosocial issues among this population.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the second week of April 2020 during the national lockdown in Vietnam. Snowball sampling technique was used to
more » ... uit participants through web-based surveys. The Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) was used to assess the impact of COVID-19 on HCWs through online surveys.Results: Of the 349 HCWs, we found 22.6% reported psychosocial problems. Most of participants reported having exposure to COVID-19 daily (48.7%). The majority of them also felt that their job put them at risk of SARS-CoV-2 infections (90.3%) and expressed fear of potential infection (85.7%). Despite COVID-19 risks, 95.4% of participants, however, expressed their willingness to continue working at their current health facility. In addition, 94.8% of participants believed if they or their family members had been infected, their agency leaders would have provided them with appropriate medical care. Lastly, HCWs who worked in the internal medicine department who did not take care of COVID-19 patients or expressed fear of becoming infected were more likely to have higher total IES-R scores.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the support of healthcare leaders and assurance of care might be helpful in mitigating the psychological effects of COVID-19 among HCWs in Vietnam. These resources should be tailored to HCWs who are working in different areas of health services, including staff who are not working directly with COVID-19 patients. In addition, psychosocial health resources should be provided for not only physicians but also nursing staff.
doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.562337 fatcat:bh6dsshtfvbkrlwapy3mw3lc6i
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Thao Thanh Nguyen, Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Nguyen Thao Thi Nguyen, Quang Nhat Nguyen, Huong Thi Le, Quan Thi Pham, Nhung Kim Thi Ta, Quynh Thi Nguyen, Anh Ngoc Nguyen, Men Thi Hoang, Hai Quang Pham, Linh Gia Vu, Anh Mai Luong, David Koh, Trang Ha Nguyen, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S.H. Ho, Roger C.M. Ho. "Psychosocial Impacts of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers During the Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam in April 2020." Frontiers in Psychiatry (2021)