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. 2022 Apr 8;12(4):e057963.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057963.

Mental health and health-related quality of life among healthcare workers in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Adila T Syamlan #  1 , Sovia Salamah #  2   3 , Firas F Alkaff  4   5 , Yogi E Prayudi  6 , Muhammad Kamil  7 , Abyan Irzaldy  8 , Azimatul Karimah  1 , Maarten J Postma  5   9   10   11   12   13 , Fredrick Dermawan Purba  14   15 , Bustanul Arifin  9   11   16   17   18
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Mental health and health-related quality of life among healthcare workers in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Adila T Syamlan et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Objectives: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are more exposed to COVID-19 than other professions. Studies from other countries have shown that the mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of HCWs were affected during this pandemic. However, studies on mental health in Indonesia remain scarce and no study has evaluated the HRQoL among HCWs. Thus, this study was designed to explore the mental health status and HRQoL among HCWs in Indonesia.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study.

Setting: This was an open online survey in Indonesia conducted from December 2020 to February 2021.

Participants: This study involved HCWs who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 502 respondents who accessed the online questionnaire, 392 were included in the analysis.

Outcomes: Mental health status was measured using the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale and HRQoL was measured using the second version of the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF12v2).

Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among HCWs was 29.4%, 44.9% and 31.8%, respectively. Using the SF12v2 questionnaire, 354 (90.3%) HCWs were found to have impaired physical component and 156 (39.8%) HCWs have impaired mental component.

Conclusion: The prevalence of mental health problems among HCWs was high in Indonesia. HRQoL, particularly the physical component, was affected in most HCWs. Thus, policymakers should give more attention to the mental health and HRQoL of HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: MP received grants and honoraria from various pharmaceutical companies, all fully unrelated to this research. Other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Flow diagram of study participants. HCWs, healthcare workers.
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Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress among healthcare workers in each severity level according to 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale scores.
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The median (IQR) norm-based T-score of summary scores and each health domain scale.
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Figure 4
The prevalence of impairment in physical and mental components in general and each health domain scale among healthcare workers. BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; MCS, mental component summary; MH, mental health; PCS, physical component summary; PF, physical function; RE, role emotional; RP, role physical; SF, social functioning; VT, vitality.
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