Research Article   
MENTAL HEALTH BURDEN AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 TIME IN ALBANIA
Author(s): Liljana Ramasaco, Erjona Abazaj* and Blerta Brati Healthcare staff that operated at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 hence faced enormous physical and mental pressures. We aim to investigate the mental health situation among physicians and other medical employees in Albania. A cross sectional and descriptive survey was conducted from September 2020 to January 2021 time when COVID-19 in Albania was at its peak. χ2/Fisherexact test was used; a significant association between level of mental health and survey characteristics was made. P-value<0.05, while medical employees who work in Tirana had a higher significant score than those living in other regions p<0.05. Nurses and medical doctors were significantly more likely to report depressive symptoms compared to other medical employees χ2=85.2, 95% CI, a p-value of ?0.05 than radiologists, stemmatologists, and pharmacists.Furthermore, the yo.. Read More» DOI: 10.54615/2231-7805.47289

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