Anxiety Among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: The Importance of the Work Environment and Personal Resilience
Sakr CJ, Rahme D, Fakih L, Assaf SA, Redlich CA, Slade MD, Fakhreddine M, Usta J, Musharrafieh U, Maalouf G, Khater B. Anxiety Among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: The Importance of the Work Environment and Personal Resilience. Psychology Research And Behavior Management 2022, 15: 811-821. PMID: 35411195, PMCID: PMC8994658, DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s350125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 patientsHealthcare workersLower anxiety levelsSample of HCWsAnxiety levelsBeirut Medical CenterInfection control measuresCross-sectional studyDirect patient careAnxiety Disorder ScaleCOVID-19 pandemicMultivariate analysis resultsSPSS version 27Work exposure factorsResilience ScalePPE trainingPPE availabilityHigher anxiety levelsLower anxiety scoresMedical CenterPatient careSignificant associationMild anxietyHigher resilience scoresAnxiety scoresDevelopment and utilization of a surrogate SARS-CoV-2 viral neutralization assay to assess mRNA vaccine responses
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