Comparison of anxiety and depression in between Midwifes and nurses working in pediatric wars and different clinical settings during the COVID-19 outbreak

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to comparison of anxiety and depression related to COVID-19 in midwifes and  nurses working in pediatric wards and different clinical settings during the COVID-19 outbreak. Material and methods: In this cross-sectional study, samples were collected using the random sampling method  . Modified Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used to measure anxiety and depression related to COVID-19 by linear regression.  Results: In this study, 88.6% of the participants were women and the mean age of the nurses was 30.41 ± 6.59 years. Also, 36.4% of the nurses were midwives, 35% were pediatric nurses and the rest were other nurses. The mean and standard deviation of anxiety and depression scores were 12.76 ± 7.75 and 1.78 ± 2.27, respectively. 92.9% were anxious and 11.4% were depressed. The variables of marital status and sports activity had a significant effect on nurses' depression scores. Conclusion: Anxiety and depression scores were not significantly different among treatment staff. The prevalence of Covid-19 anxiety is high among hospital staff in Iran and the prevalence of depression was moderate. Which can have a detrimental effect on the quality of care provided by nurses and midwives to the patient.