TITLE:
Assessment of Anxiety among Caregivers at the Covid-19 Treatment Centers in Grand-Bassam and Cocody-Abidjan from July to September 2020
AUTHORS:
Etobo Innocent Ahounou, Kouadio Raymond N’Guessan, Rita Ahou Aka, Dion Aristide Gonce, Gnonsian Estelle Gahy, Yessonguilana Jean-Marie Yeo-Tenena
KEYWORDS:
COVID-19, Anxiety, Assessment, Nursing Staff, Abidjan
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Psychiatry,
Vol.13 No.5,
November
29,
2023
ABSTRACT: The rapid spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to general
psychosis among the population in Ivory Coast. The medical profession, on the
front line of the treatment, was in distress, given the risk of exposure to the
patient. It is in this context that this study has set itself the objective of
studying anxiety among caregivers involved in the management of people with
COVID-19. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study that
included a sample of 50 stakeholders. It took place from July to September 2020
at the Treatment Center of the Village of Information Technologies and
Biotechnology in Grand-Bassam (VITIB) and the
Infectious Diseases Treatment Center (CTMI) of the University Hospital
(CHU) of Cocody. The results indicate that caregivers were male in 52% of cases
with an average age of 36 years. These are: doctors, nurses and caregivers
respectively in the proportions of 18%, 42% and 40% with more than half (58%)
who had more than 5 years of seniority. A proportion of 34% of caregivers felt
they were insufficiently protected. The Hamilton Scale assessment of anxiety
showed that 14% had mild anxiety, 6% moderate anxiety and 2% severe anxiety.
There was no link between the degree of anxiety and professional seniority but
also between the degree of anxiety and the marital situation. This work has
therefore made it possible to see that anxiety is a real problem for caregivers
dedicated to the management of COVID-19 patients.