Psychological distress reported by healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Yasmin A AltwaijriLisa BilalAmani AlmeharishAbdulrahman BinMuammarEdward Bentz DevolSanaa HyderMohammad Talal NaseemAreej AlfattaniAbdussalam Ali AlShehriRami Almatrafi

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Increasing psychological distress was commonly reported by HCWs during the early months of COVID-19 pandemic in KSA. Public health policy makers and mental health professionals must give special attention to risk factors that predispose HCWs in KSA to psychological distress.

Keyphrases

public health
risk factors
sleep quality
mental health
healthcare
working memory
global health
depressive symptoms