Effect of COVID-19 on mental health of frontline health workers in Nigeria: A preliminary cross-sectional study

J Psychosom Res. 2020 Dec:139:110288. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110288. Epub 2020 Nov 6.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Mainland Hospital Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
³ College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
⁴ Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
⁵ Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria.
⁶ Research Unit, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Nigeria.

PMID: 33220631
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110288

No abstract available

Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Frontline health-care workers; Mental health; Pandemic.

Publication types

Letter
Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Anxiety / epidemiology
Anxiety / psychology
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / psychology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Personnel / psychology*
Humans
Male
Mental Health / trends*
Nigeria / epidemiology