An Assessment of General Health and Related Factors in Yazd's 115 Emergency Personnel in Covid-19 Pandemic

Seyed Mahmood  Hosseini-Almadvari; Zahra Nooreizadeh

doi:10.18502/jzms.v4i4.8747

Seyed Mahmood Hosseini-Almadvari Master of Science in Neonatal Intensive care Nursing, Accident Prevention and Crisis Research Center, Shahid Sadughi University Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Zahra Nooreizadeh Bachelor of Nursing, Mehreiz Hospital, Shahid Sadughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jzms.v4i4.8747

Keywords: COVID-19, General health, Pandemic, Pre-hospital Emergency staff

Abstract

Background: Professional emergency workers are exposed to different risk factors which are related to their jobs. The pressure work load can cause complications such as physical symptoms, psychological and behavioral dimension of general health of the paramedic staff. This study examined the General Health status and related factors of Yazd's pre-hospital employees in COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study with descriptive-analytical approach, among operational staff working in emergency centers, 200 eligible participants included with census sampling method. Goldberg general health questionnaire, a Likert-like scale was used to collect data.

Results: The data showed that, 26% of the Emergency operational staff had low general health, and the majority 50.5% of them patients had moderate and 23.5% of subjects had good mental health .Statistical analysis showed that the social dysfunction had an impact on reducing mental health with highest (18%) and depression with lowest effect (5%) .The relationship between social dysfunction and type of employment was significant (p value = 0.025). Tukey Test showed that a significant difference between the official and contract employees (p value = 0.023) as well as a significant difference between the contract employees (p value = 0.016).

Conclusion: Occupational stressor can have adverse effects on the clinical performance of pre-hospital staff and their mental health. Accurate knowledge of workplace stressors and occupational stressors to protect the health professional which can help this group of worker.