Socio-psychological Study of COVID–19 Pandemic among Healthcare Workers in a Medical College of Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Sabin Bahadur Zoowa,
Lochana Shrestha,
Leela Paudel,
Ganesh Bhandari,
Suhail Sapkota,
Bibek Timilsina
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5594
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , pandemic , workload , cross sectional study , depression (economics) , health care , isolation (microbiology) , family medicine , psychiatry , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , biology , computer science , microbiology and biotechnology , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth , operating system
Health care workers experienced considerable psychological distress as a result of COVID-19 due to providing direct patient care, quarantine or self-isolation, and lockdown experience. They are front line workers handling the patients and are at greater risk than others. This study aims to determine the socio-psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers of a medical college in Nepal.
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