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. 2022 Mar;29(15):21528-21536.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17284-x. Epub 2021 Nov 11.

Correlation between anxiety and resilience of healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in the southwest of Iran

Saba Rayani  1 , Mohammad Rayani  2   3 , Fatemeh Najafi-Sharjabad  4
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Correlation between anxiety and resilience of healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in the southwest of Iran

Saba Rayani et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

The pandemic of COVID-19 has had a negative impact on healthcare providers. Resilience is thought to protect against mental illnesses and to help people cope with stress more effectively. The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between resilience and anxiety in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional online survey was carried out on 184 eligible healthcare workers recruited from health centers in Bushehr and Borazjan cities. Data collection was performed using standard questionnaires that consist of sociodemographic and COVID-19-related information, the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. The data were analyzed using SPSS software and descriptive statistics. The Mann-Whitney U test, Independet Sample t-test, Kruskal-Wallis , and Spearman correlation test were applied for analyzing data. Statistical significance was set at a P-value of < 0.05. The age mean of the participants was 35.54 ± 7.11, and 40% of them experienced moderate and high levels of anxiety. Significant negative relationship was found between anxiety and resilience (r = - 0.211, p = 0.032). Those who experienced death from COVID-19 in family or friends were more anxious than their counterparts (p = 0.004). This study showed more than one-third of the participants experienced moderate and high levels of anxiety in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety was found to be related to resilience, and the greater the resilience, the lower the overall anxiety score. In policy development, this can be used to improve the resilience of healthcare workers and prevent mental health illnesses.

Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Healthcare worker; Resilience.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Prevalence of COVID-19 anxiety among healthcare providers (n = 184)
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