Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (May 2023)

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

  • AlQarni AM,
  • Elfaki A,
  • Abdel Wahab MM,
  • Aljehani Y,
  • ALKhunaizi AA,
  • Othman SA,
  • AlShamlan RA

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 16
pp. 1327 – 1335

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Amani M AlQarni,1 Abdelaziz Elfaki,2 Moataza M Abdel Wahab,1 Yasser Aljehani,3 Auday A ALKhunaizi,4 Sharifah A Othman,5 Reem A AlShamlan2 1Family and Community Medicine Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Psychiatry Department, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Surgery, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 4Emergency Department, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia; 5Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Dammam, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Reem A AlShamlan; Amani M AlQarni, Tel +966536353448 ; +966591775751, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: 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.Aim: 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.Design and Settings: A cross-sectional study concerning frontline HCPs was conducted at two of the largest hospitals in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia.Results: A significant inverse correlation was determined between resilience and state anxiety (r=− 0.417, p< 0.05) and between resilience and trait anxiety (r=− 0.536, p< 0.05). Likewise, a positive intermediate correlation between resilience and the age of the individual (r=0.263, p< 0.05) and a weak positive correlation with years of experience (r=0.211, p< 0.05) were established. Also, the resilience score of volunteer workers (50.9) was lower than that of regular staff (66.8) (p=0.028).Conclusion: Resilience is a crucial factor affecting the training of individuals, which will further promote their work output and mental health capacity, thus improving their overall concept of survival in adversity.Keywords: psychological distress, anxiety, resilience, well-being, COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers

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