THANATOPHOBIA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID19

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43      10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43      Published : Jun 2
Authored by : NajiaZulfiqar , AlveeraHabib , MuhammadHassan

43 Pages : 435-444

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  • Adelirad, F., Sabahiazar, K., Asghari-Jafarabadi, M., Namjoo, S., Chattu, V. K., & Allahverdipour, H. (2021). Gender difference about death anxiety among older adults: Structural Equation Model. Psychogeriatrics, 21(3), 296-303 https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12663
  • Alamri, H. S., Mousa, W. F., Algarni, A., Megahid, S. F., Al Bshabshe, A., Alshehri, N. N., ... & Alshehri, A. A. (2021). COVID-19 psychological impact on healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 60-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116076
  • Ali, S., Noreen, S., Farooq, I., Bugshan, A., & Vohra, F. (2020). Risk assessment of healthcare workers at the frontline against COVID-19. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 36, (COVID19-S4), S99. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms
  • Arslan G. (2021). Understanding well-being and death obsession of young adults in the context of Coronavirus experiences: Mitigating the effect of mindful awareness. Death Studies, 46(8), 1923-1932. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2020.1871122
  • Cassiani-Miranda, C. A., Tirado-Otálvaro, A. F., & Campo-Arias, A. (2021). Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the fear of COVID-19 scale in the general Colombian population. Death Studies, 46(3), 595-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1874572
  • Ching, S. M., Ng, K. Y., Lee, K. W., Yee, A., Lim, P. Y., Ranita, H., ... & Cheong, A. T. (2021). Psychological distress among healthcare providers during COVID-19 in Asia: Systematic review and Meta-analysis. PloS one, 16(10), e0257983. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257983
  • Depoux, A., Martin, S., Karafillakis, E., Preet, R., Wilder-Smith, A., & Larson, H. (2020). The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak. Journal of Travel Medicine, 27(3),1-3. https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa031
  • Elbay R. Y., KurtulmuÅŸ A., Arpacioglu S., Karadere E. (2020). Depression, anxiety, stress levels of physicians and associated factors in Covid-19 pandemics. Psychiatry Research, 290, 113130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113130
  • Feroz, A. S., Pradhan, N. A., Ahmed, Z. H., Shah, M. M., Asad, N., Saleem, S., & Siddiqi, S. (2021). Perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Karachi, Pakistan: An exploratory qualitative study . BMJ Open, 11(8), e048984
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  • Indacochea, S., Torres-Malca, J. R., Vera-Ponce, V. J., Perez, M. A., & De La Cruz-Vargas, J. A. (2021). Fear and death anxiety among Latin American doctors during the Covid-19 pandemic. MedRxiv.
  • International Labor Organization (ILO, 2008). International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08).
  • Kessler, R. C., Andrews, G., Colpe, L. J., Hiripi, E., Mroczek, D. K., Normand, S. L., & Zaslavsky, A. M. (2002). Short screening scales to monitor population prevalences and trends in non-specific psychological distress. Psychological Medicine, 32(6), 959-976.
  • Khan, M. F., Mahmood, M., Hasrat, M. N., Javed, B., & Javed, O. (2021). Perception, preparedness, and the response of health care personals towards COVID-19 pandemic in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan: A cross-sectional interview-based study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 11, 100783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100783
  • Liu, S., Heinzel, S., Haucke, M. N., & Heinz, A. (2021). Increased psychological distress, loneliness, and unemployment in the spread of COVID-19 over 6 months in Germany. Medicina, 57(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57010053
  • Noor-ul-Huda, S. A., Lodhi, F. S., Rabbani, U., & Anis, S. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life of Health Care Workers in Pakistan. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 33, 1-10.
  • Riaz, B., Rafai, W. A., Ussaid, A., Masood, A., Anwar, S., Baig, F. A., ... & Iqbal, F. (2021).The psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers in Pakistan. Future Healthcare Journal, 8(2), e293. https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.2020-0193
  • Su T. P., Lien T. C., Yang C. Y., Su Y. L., Wang J. H., Tsai S. L. (2002). Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and psychological adaptation of the nurses in a structured SARS caring unit during the outbreak: A prospective and periodic assessment study in Taiwan. Journal of Psychiatry Research, 41(1), 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2005.12.006
  • Vallès-Fructuoso, O., Ruz-Peña, A., Sepúlveda- Bravo, C., Alfonso-Arias, C., Masnou-Brichs, L., & Tomás-Sábado, J. (2019). Self- competence in death work. Spanish version of the Self-Competence in Death Work Scale. Enfermería Clínica (English Edition), 29(1), 3-9.
  • Vizheh, M., Qorbani, M., Arzaghi, S. M., Muhidin, S., Javanmard, Z., & Esmaeili, M. (2020). The mental health of healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 19(2), 1967-1978. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-020-00643-9
  • Xiang, Y. T., Yang, Y., Li, W., Zhang, L., Zhang, Q., Cheung, T., & Ng, C. H. (2020). Timely mental health care for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is urgently needed. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(3), 228-229.
  • Yáñez, J. A., Jahanshahi, A. A., Alvarez-Risco, A., Li, J., & Zhang, S. X. (2020). Anxiety, distress, and turnover intention of healthcare workers in Peru by their distance to the epicenter during the COVID-19 crisis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103(4), 1614-1620.
  • Zhang, J., Peng, J., Gao, P., Huang, H., Cao, Y., Zheng, L., & Miao, D. (2019). Relationship between meaning in life and death anxiety in the elderly: Self-esteem as a mediator. BMC Geriatrics, 19(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1316-7

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    APA : Zulfiqar, N., Habib, A., & Hassan, M. (2021). Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(II), 435-444. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43
    CHICAGO : Zulfiqar, Najia, Alveera Habib, and Muhammad Hassan. 2021. "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II): 435-444 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43
    HARVARD : ZULFIQAR, N., HABIB, A. & HASSAN, M. 2021. Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 435-444.
    MHRA : Zulfiqar, Najia, Alveera Habib, and Muhammad Hassan. 2021. "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 435-444
    MLA : Zulfiqar, Najia, Alveera Habib, and Muhammad Hassan. "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.II (2021): 435-444 Print.
    OXFORD : Zulfiqar, Najia, Habib, Alveera, and Hassan, Muhammad (2021), "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II), 435-444
    TURABIAN : Zulfiqar, Najia, Alveera Habib, and Muhammad Hassan. "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. II (2021): 435-444. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43