Prevalence of Depression among Resident Physicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic ความชุกของภาวะซึมเศร้าในแพทย์ประจำบ้านในช่วงภาวะวิกฤตการระบาดของโรค COVID-19
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Objective: To study the prevalence of depression and related factors among resident physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on resident physicians at the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital from 1st March 2020 to 30th June 2020.
An online self-reporting questionnaire was used to assess the sociodemographic data and COVID-19 related stressors. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 Thai-version) was used to assess depression with a 9-point intersection.
Results: Overall prevalence of depression out of 256 resident physicians at the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, was 44.78% (30 of 67 participants). Factors significantly associated with depression were getting affected by COVID-19 during training, long working hours, poor sleep quality and personal relationship problems at work.
Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, resident physicians had a much higher rate of depression than during normal conditions. Therefore, early prevention of mental health problems and psychological intervention should be regularly conducted for resident physicians during the pandemic.
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