Shinwon Lee, Soyoon Hwang, Ki Tae Kwon, EunKyung Nam, Un Sun Chung, Shin-Woo Kim, Hyun-Ha Chang, Yoonjung Kim, Sohyun Bae, Ji-Yeon Shin, Sang-Geun Bae, Hyun Wook Ryoo, Juhwan Jeong, NamHee Oh, So Hee Lee, Yeonjae Kim, Chang Kyung Kang, Hye Yoon Park, Jiho Park, Se Yoon Park, Bongyoung Kim, Hae Suk Cheong, Ji Woong Son, Su Jin Lim, Seongcheol Yun, Won Sup Oh, Kyung-Hwa Park, Ju-Yeon Lee, Sang Taek Heo, Ji-Yeon Lee
BACKGROUND: A healthcare system's collapse due to a pandemic, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), can expose healthcare workers (HCWs) to various mental health problems. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the depression and anxiety of HCWs. METHODS: A nationwide questionnaire-based survey was conducted on HCWs who worked in healthcare facilities and public health centers in Korea in December 2020. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) were used to measure depression and anxiety...
April 8, 2024: Journal of Korean Medical Science