Background: The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused serious threats to people’s health and lives in the world. The health-care professionals are bravely fighting on the front lines of the pandemic everywhere in the world. Our study is the first to study psychological distress and coping status among health-care professionals of Dessie town, Ethiopia during the unbridled time of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Methods: A cross-sectional internet-based study was conducted between June 20 and July 13, 2020. The questionnaires included the demographic information, COVID-19 related questions, Kasseler-10 to assess psychological distress level and Brief Resilient Coping Scale, and Oslo-3 social support scale questionnaire were employed.
Results: A total of 423 participants were involved in the study with a response rate of 100%. The mean age of respondents was 34.5 years (SD = ± 8.45 years). The prevalence of psychological distress among participants was 42%. Of these 18%, 11%, and 13% had mild, moderate, and severe psychological distress levels. Being married, being nurses and pharmacies, current substance users, working in emergency and outpatient departments, history of chronic medical illness, brief resilient coping level, and social support level were particularly associated with high psychological distress.
Conclusion: Health-care professionals are experiencing a substantial level of psychological distress. In addition to other modifying factors coping level and social support was a significant predictor of psychological distress among health-care professionals. These findings should inform the implementation of interventions that increase coping resilience and social support to mitigate the impact of psychological distress among health-care professionals.



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埃塞俄比亚德西卫生保健专业人员在 COVID-19 大流行期间与心理困扰和短暂的弹性应对水平相关的因素

背景： 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 的爆发对全球人民的健康和生命造成了严重威胁。全世界的医护人员都在奋战在抗击疫情的第一线。我们的研究首次研究了在 COVID-19 爆发肆虐期间埃塞俄比亚德西镇的医疗保健专业人员的心理困扰和应对状况。
方法：在 2020 年 6 月 20 日至 7 月 13 日期间进行了一项基于互联网的横断面研究。问卷包括人口统计信息、COVID-19 相关问题、评估心理困扰水平和简要弹性应对量表的 Kasseler-10 以及奥斯陆采用-3社会支持量表问卷。
结果：共有 423 名参与者参与了该研究，响应率为 100%。受访者的平均年龄为 34.5 岁（SD = ± 8.45 岁）。参与者中心理困扰的发生率为 42%。在这 18%、11% 和 13% 的人中，有轻度、中度和重度的心理困扰水平。已婚、护士和药房、目前的药物使用者、在急诊和门诊工作、慢性病史、短暂的弹性应对水平和社会支持水平与高度心理困扰特别相关。
结论：医疗保健专业人员正在经历相当程度的心理困扰。除了其他改变因素外，应对水平和社会支持是医疗保健专业人员心理困扰的重要预测因素。这些发现应该为干预措施的实施提供信息，这些干预措施可以提高应对能力和社会支持，以减轻医疗保健专业人员心理困扰的影响。