Prevalence and Comparative Analyses of Mental Health Outcomes Among Medical and Non-Medical Practitioners During the Third Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

Oguntayo Rotimi, Akinsola Olusola S., Olaseni Abayomi O. and Agberotimi Samson F.
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Oguntayo Rotimi: Department of Psychology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
Akinsola Olusola S.: Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Olaseni Abayomi O.: Department of Psychology, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa
Agberotimi Samson F.: Department of Psychology, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Nigeria

European Review of Applied Sociology, 2022, vol. 15, issue 24, 10-20

Abstract: This study assessed the mental health state of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey using the snowballing sampling technique was utilized to select 300 medical and non-medical healthcare practitioners in the study. An online questionnaire consisting of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, Patient Health Questionnaire, and Insomnia Severity Index was used for data collection. Both the medical and the non-medical practitioners reported minimal to severe symptoms of insomnia, generalized anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress. However, a significant difference was found in symptoms of insomnia (χ2=16.98, df = 3, p

Keywords: anxiety; depression; health workers; insomnia; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.2478/eras-2022-0002

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