Date of Completion
2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
Keywords
Mental health, Healthcare workers.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has made health care workers more prone to changes in routine due to health protocols to be followed as “front-liners”. This study aimed to know the association between the changes in routine and the mental health of HCWs in a selected hospital in Calamba, Laguna during the COVID-19 pandemic. An analytical cross-sectional design was used to measure all the variables involved in the study. There were 78 HCWs from the selected hospital in Calamba, Laguna that agreed to accomplish the hardcopy and online survey questionnaires that were circulated with permission from the administrator of the hospital. These were used to establish their routines before and during the pandemic. It also included the DASS-21 tool to acquire their reported depression, anxiety, and stress levels. The overall results for routines before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in routines were expressed as mean. Fisher’s exact test was used to find an association between mental health and changes in routine (p-value ≤ 0.10). Results revealed that there was no significant statistical association found between work routine and depression, anxiety, and stress. Similar findings were established for personal routine and depression, anxiety and stress. Regardless, hospitals should devote more time to their HCWs’ mental health as the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over.
First Advisor
Bernard John M. Red
APA Citation
Bandahala, L. G., Bayang, D. P., Elipane, A. B., Glodo, G. A., Labrador, R. J., Ocampo, T. G., Remollino, M. J., Ricario, S. B., Rolle, K. V., Roxas, M. A., & Valencia, A. M. (2021). Association of routine and mental health of healthcare workers in a selected hospital in Calamba, Laguna during Covid-19 pandemic. [Bachelor's thesis, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/bsot/44