THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Authors

  • Muhammad Turki Alshurideh Department of Marketing, School of Business, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942
  • Barween Al Kurdi Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-4617
  • Hevron Alshurideh Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of English Language and Literature, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54489/ijbas.v2i1.163

Abstract

An enormous burden on healthcare services has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a health emergency. Medical professionals dealing with COVID-19 patients encounter a number of difficulties in the midst of this unprecedented pandemic. Since research continues to demonstrate high rates of burnout, psychological stress, and suicide, attention has been drawn to the mental health of frontline healthcare workers. Frontline healthcare workers who had direct contact with Covid-infected patients displayed a higher level of mental illness. Due to their excruciatingly long and stressful work hours, these HCW displayed signs of anxiety, sadness, and insomnia. This research carried out with impacts, benefits and disadvantages occurred for the HCWs during Covid-19 pandemic with the help of online research articles and accordance with word health organization.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Author Biographies

  • Barween Al Kurdi, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133

    Barween Al Kurdi

    Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13133, Jordan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-4617, Email: barween@hu.edu.jo

  • Hevron Alshurideh, Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of English Language and Literature, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942

    Hevron Alshurideh

    Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of English Language and Literature, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan. Email: Hevronalshurideh@gmail.com

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Published

2022-12-28

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): International Journal of Business Analytics and Security (IJBAS)

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Articles

How to Cite

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS. (2022). International Journal of Business Analytics and Security (IJBAS), 2(1), 155-171. https://doi.org/10.54489/ijbas.v2i1.163

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