Open AccessAnxiety in Male Professionals Working from Home in India During Lockdown Due to Corona Pandemic in 2020 - A Cross Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Ambak Kumar,
Kunal Kumar,
Nikhil Nayar,
Shubhika Aggarwal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4802
pISSN - 2278-4748
DOI - 10.14260/jemds/2021/775
Subject(s) - anxiety , mental health , psychological intervention , beck anxiety inventory , pandemic , medicine , intervention (counseling) , personal protective equipment , personal life , psychiatry , covid-19 , nursing , clinical psychology , psychology , disease , beck depression inventory , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , pathology , law
BACKGROUND Mental health contributes towards a healthy life to a larger extent in every individual. Besides physical health, this devastating Coronavirus disease – 19 (COVID-19) pandemic had an impact on mental health. The purpose of this study was to bring the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on male professionals who were working from their home during the lockdown and also their anxiety levels. Also this study will highlight the effect of the lockdown on their professional, financial, and personal life. METHODS Online questionnaire designed for survey using Qualtrics software and BAI scale (Beck Anxiety Inventory) was used to assess the anxiety level in male professionals working from home. RESULTS 41 % of male professionals (54 professionals out of 132) showed moderate to severe anxiety levels due to social and physical restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. CONCLUSIONS The finding of anxiety levels in persons working from home after using BAI indicates the role of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Professional, financial and personal life of professionals was also affected during this period. It highlights the role & importance of a healthy work culture, maintaining balance between personal and professional life. The policy makers should provide interventions to mitigate the effect of working from home (WFH). It also emphasizes the role of employers to promote and provide good mental health at all working spaces, flexible working hours and also to sensitize and counsel mental health professionals to seek intervention. KEY WORDS COVID-19, Corona Virus, Anxiety, WFH, Professional.