Open AccessCOVID-19-Related Self-Stigma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Insomnia, and Smartphone Addiction Among Frontline Government Workers with COVID-19 Pandemic Control Duties
Author(s) -
Po-Ching Huang,
ChengYuan Hung,
GuanWei Chen,
Ciaran Cashin,
Mark D. Griffiths,
Wen-Chi Yang,
HsiaoWen Wang,
ChungYing Lin,
Nai Ying Ko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s383842
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , stigma (botany) , government (linguistics) , psychology , addiction , psychiatry , insomnia , medicine , clinical psychology , virology , linguistics , philosophy , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak
The duties related to COVID-19 control and prevention may have caused psychological stress for the individuals in charge (eg, frontline government workers) and have reportedly led to mental health issues, such as insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the prevalence of these COVID-19-related disorders and their associated factors remain unclear. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the prevalence rates of insomnia, PTSD, COVID-19-related self-stigma, and smartphone addiction, along with the identification of risk factors and protective factors for Taiwan frontline government workers with COVID-19 pandemic control duties.