01 March 2024 : Clinical Research
Levels of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Saudi Arabia's Medical and Dental Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study Following the Covid-19 Pandemic
Ahmad H. Jabali ABDEF 1, Hemant Ramesh Chourasia
ABDEF 1*, Mohammed Y. Tarrosh ABDF 1, Yaser A. Alhazmi ABCD 2, Mohammed Y. Aljabri ABCD 2, Uma H. Chourasia ABCF 3, Abrar Hakami ABCF 4, Riyadh Alroomy ADEF 5
DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.942676
Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2024; 30:e942676
Table 2 Frequency and percentage of the DAS domains scores for all participants and by field of practice.
| Stress | Anxiety | Depression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants (N=577) | ||||||
| Normal | 242 (41.9%) | 256 (44.4%) | 257 (44.5%) | |||
| Mild | 103 (17.9%) | Cum 58.1% | 58 (10.1%) | Cum 55.6% | 93 (16.1%) | Cum 55.5% |
| Moderate | 104 (18.0%) | 132 (22.9%) | 115 (19.9%) | |||
| Severe | 75 (13.0%) | 40 (6.9%) | 59 (10.2%) | |||
| Extremely severe | 53 (9.2%) | 91 (15.8%) | 53 (9.2%) | |||
| Dental (N=376) | ||||||
| Normal | 150 (39.9%) | 157 (41.8%) | 160 (42.6%) | |||
| Mild | 67 (17.8%) | Cum 60.1% | 38 (10.1%) | Cum 58.2% | 59 (15.7%) | Cum 57.4% |
| Moderate | 71 (18.9%) | 94 (25.0%) | 79 (21.0%) | |||
| Severe | 48 (12.8%) | 25 (6.6%) | 43 (11.4%) | |||
| Extremely severe | 40 (10.6%) | 62 (16.5%) | 35 (9.3%) | |||
| Medical (N=201) | ||||||
| Normal | 92 (45.8%) | 99 (49.3%) | 97 (48.3%) | |||
| Mild | 36 (17.9%) | Cum 54.2% | 20 (10.0%) | Cum 50.7% | 34 (16.9%) | Cum 51.7% |
| Moderate | 33 (16.4%) | 38 (18.9%) | 36 (17.9%) | |||
| Severe | 27 (13.4%) | 15 (7.5%) | 16 (8.0%) | |||
| Extremely severe | 13 (6.5%) | 29 (14.4%) | 18 (9.0%) | |||
| DAS – depression, anxiety, stress. | ||||||