Psychological Resilience, Anxiety, and Well-Being of Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

On the frontlines of the pandemic, healthcare providers (HCPs) are overworked, anxious, and fearful. Yet, despite all the fear and anxiety, the facilitation of protective resilience and psychological well-being has become crucial to ensure that minimal intangible psychological losses are incurred du...

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Published in:Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2023-01, Vol.16, p.1327-1335
Main Authors: AlQarni, Amani M, Elfaki, Abdelaziz, Abdel Wahab, Moataza M, Aljehani, Yasser, ALKhunaizi, Auday A, Othman, Sharifah A, AlShamlan, Reem A
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Language:English
Subjects:
anxiety
China
covid-19 pandemic
Epidemics
health care providers
Hospitals
Original Research
Psychological aspects
psychological distress
resilience
Saudi Arabia
Stress (Psychology)
well-being
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Summary:On the frontlines of the pandemic, healthcare providers (HCPs) are overworked, anxious, and fearful. Yet, despite all the fear and anxiety, the facilitation of protective resilience and psychological well-being has become crucial to ensure that minimal intangible psychological losses are incurred due to the pandemic. The present study aimed to examine the psychological resiliency, state anxiety, trait anxiety, and psychological well-being of frontline HCPs during the COVID-19 and to determine the association among resiliency, state-trait anxiety, and psychological well-being and their links with demographic and workplace factors. A cross-sectional study concerning frontline HCPs was conducted at two of the largest hospitals in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. A significant inverse correlation was determined between resilience and state anxiety (r=-0.417, p
ISSN:1178-2390
1178-2390
DOI:10.2147/JMDH.S403681