Anxiety and Depression in Health Workers and General Population During COVID‐19 in IRAN: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Background The COVID‐19 outbreak has exerted a great deal of psychological pressure on Iranian health workers and the general population. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pandemic on anxiety and depression in Iranian population. Methods An online cross‐sectional study was conduct...

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Published in:Neuropsychopharmacology Reports 2021-03, Vol.41 (1), p.40-49
Main Authors: Hassannia, Leila, Taghizadeh, Fatemeh, Moosazadeh, Mahmood, Zarghami, Mehran, Taghizadeh, Hassan, Dooki, Azadeh Fathi, Fathi, Mohammad, Alizadeh‐Navaei, Reza, Hedayatizadeh‐Omran, Akbar, Dehghan, Niloufar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Chi-square test
COVID-19
Cross-Sectional Studies
depression
Depression - epidemiology
doctor
Education
Epidemics
Female
Gender
Humans
Infections
Investigations
Iran - epidemiology
Laboratories
Male
Males
Medical personnel
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Middle Aged
nurse
Nurses - psychology
Nurses - statistics & numerical data
Original
Pandemics
Physicians - psychology
Physicians - statistics & numerical data
Quarantine
Questionnaires
SARS-CoV-2
Sex Factors
Viral infections
Young Adult
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Summary:Background The COVID‐19 outbreak has exerted a great deal of psychological pressure on Iranian health workers and the general population. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pandemic on anxiety and depression in Iranian population. Methods An online cross‐sectional study was conducted for the general public and healthcare workers in Iran using a questionnaire comprised of demographic questions and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Chi‐square test and univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were conducted. Results Of the 2045 participants, 1136 (65.6%) were considered to have moderate and severe anxiety symptoms, and 865 (42.3%) had moderate and severe depression symptoms. The prevalence of anxiety was higher in the females than in the males (OR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.123‐1.643, P = .002); the prevalence of anxiety was significantly higher in those aged 30‐39 years than in other age‐groups (OR = 1.6, 95% CI: 1.123‐2.320, P = .001); furthermore, the prevalence of anxiety and depression was significantly higher in doctors and nurses compared with other occupations ((OR = 1.9, 95% CI: 1.367‐2.491, P 
ISSN:2574-173X
2574-173X
DOI:10.1002/npr2.12153