PMID- 33138798
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20201105
LR  - 20231112
IS  - 1471-2458 (Electronic)
IS  - 1471-2458 (Linking)
VI  - 20
IP  - 1
DP  - 2020 Nov 2
TI  - Covid-19 effects on the workload of Iranian healthcare workers.
PG  - 1636
LID - 10.1186/s12889-020-09743-w [doi]
LID - 1636
AB  - BACKGROUND: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 
      epidemic on the workload and mental health of Iranian medical staff using the 
      General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and NASA -Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) 
      Questionnaire between March and April 2020, respectively. METHODS: The present 
      cross-sectional study was conducted from March 5th to April 5th, 2020. To 
      evaluate the workload and mental health of participants NASA-TLX and GHQ-12 
      online questionnaires were distributed. Data were entered into software SPSS 
      (Version 23) and T-test, ANOVA, Regression methods were used for data analysis. 
      RESULTS: Health workers who encountered COVID- 19 patients, were subjected to 
      more task load compared to those who had no contact with COVID- 19 patients at 
      the workplace (p <  0.001). In terms of the subscale score of NASA-TLX, nurses 
      had more scores in mental pressure, physical pressure, time pressure (temporal), 
      and frustration compared to the other jobs (p <  0.05). Moreover, nurses had 
      significantly more workload compared to the other jobs. CONCLUSIONS: Type of job, 
      the shift of work, educational level, and facing COVID-19 affected the score of 
      NASA-TLX. NASA-TLX scores were higher in nursing compared to the scores of other 
      health staff groups. The results of this study indicate that the scores of 
      NASA-TLX and GHQ-12 among staff who had contact with COVID-19 patients were 
      significantly higher than those who did not face COVID-19 patients. We suggested 
      that a comprehensive assistance should be provided to support the well-being of 
      healthcare workers especially nurses and healthcare workers who treated COVID-19 
      patients.
FAU - Shoja, Esmail
AU  - Shoja E
AD  - School of Medical Sciences Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, 
      Iran.
FAU - Aghamohammadi, Vahideh
AU  - Aghamohammadi V
AD  - Department of Nutrition, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran. 
      v_agamohammadi@yahoo.com.
FAU - Bazyar, Hadi
AU  - Bazyar H
AD  - Student Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, 
      Ahvaz, Iran.
FAU - Moghaddam, Hamed Rezakhani
AU  - Moghaddam HR
AD  - Department of Public Health, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, 
      Iran.
FAU - Nasiri, Khadijeh
AU  - Nasiri K
AD  - Department of Nursing, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran.
FAU - Dashti, Mohammad
AU  - Dashti M
AD  - Department of Ergonomics, Sharif Safety Index, Tehran, Iran.
FAU - Choupani, Ali
AU  - Choupani A
AD  - School of Medical Sciences Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, 
      Iran.
FAU - Garaee, Masoumeh
AU  - Garaee M
AD  - School of Medical Sciences Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, 
      Iran.
FAU - Aliasgharzadeh, Shafagh
AU  - Aliasgharzadeh S
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, 
      Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
FAU - Asgari, Amin
AU  - Asgari A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3960-586X
AD  - Department of Environmental Health, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, 
      Khalkhal, Iran. asgariamin65@gmail.com.
LA  - eng
GR  - IR.ESFARAYENUMS.REC.1398.021/This study is financially supported by Esfarayen 
      University Medical Science./
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20201102
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Public Health
JT  - BMC public health
JID - 100968562
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - COVID-19
MH  - Coronavirus Infections/*epidemiology/*therapy
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - *Epidemics
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Personnel/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Iran/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Pandemics
MH  - Pneumonia, Viral/*epidemiology/*therapy
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Workload/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC7605333
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - COVID-19
OT  - Health worker
OT  - Mental health
OT  - Workload
COIS- The authors have no competing interests to declare.
EDAT- 2020/11/04 06:00
MHDA- 2020/11/06 06:00
PMCR- 2020/11/02
CRDT- 2020/11/03 05:32
PHST- 2020/05/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/10/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/11/03 05:32 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/11/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/11/06 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/11/02 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s12889-020-09743-w [pii]
AID - 9743 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s12889-020-09743-w [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 2;20(1):1636. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09743-w.