The COVID-19 pandemic affects individuals’ mental health that can result in fear of getting COVID-19 infection and depression. As there is no prior study available, we evaluated these mental health outcomes and associated factors among the general population and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Bangladesh. This nationwide cross-sectional study comprised 3388 individuals including 834 HCPs. The measures included socio-demographics, healthcare, and patient-care related information, the Bangla Patient Health Questionnaire, and the Bangla Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors. Just over one-quarter of the participants were depressed, and was significantly associated with COVID-19 fear. Regression analyses showed that, both in general population and HCPs, depression and fear of COVID-19 were strongly predicted by being female; however, depression was inversely associated with being married. Particularly, among the HCPs, being restless while examining a patient with flu-like symptoms and while examining a patient returning from abroad was found to be significant predictor for both depression and fear of COVID-19. HCPs who were using single protective equipment for a week had greater depression and those who felt insecure due to the pandemic had a high level of COVID-19 fear. The findings identified major psychological impacts among the participants, suggesting the urgent need to promote mental wellbeing in both general population and medical professionals.

COVID-19 大流行影响个人的心理健康，可能导致人们担心感染 COVID-19 和抑郁。由于之前没有可用的研究，我们评估了孟加拉国普通民众和医疗保健专业人员 (HCP) 的这些心理健康结果和相关因素。这项全国性横断面研究涵盖了 3388 名个人，其中包括 834 名 HCP。这些措施包括社会人口统计、医疗保健和患者护理相关信息、孟加拉患者健康问卷和孟加拉对 COVID-19 恐惧量表。进行多元线性回归分析以确定风险因素。超过四分之一的参与者感到沮丧，并且与对 COVID-19 的恐惧显着相关。回归分析表明，无论是在普通人群还是 HCP 中，女性都会强烈预测抑郁和对 COVID-19 的恐惧；然而，抑郁症与婚姻呈负相关。特别是，在 HCP 中，在检查有流感样症状的患者和检查从国外回来的患者时焦躁不安被发现是抑郁症和对 COVID-19 恐惧的重要预测因素。使用单一防护设备一周的医护人员的抑郁程度更严重，而那些因大流行而感到不安全的医护人员对 COVID-19 的恐惧程度较高。研究结果确定了参与者的主要心理影响，表明迫切需要促进普通民众和医疗专业人员的心理健康。