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        <journal-meta>
            <journal-id journal-id-type="issn">0973-7510</journal-id>
            <journal-title-group>
                <journal-title>Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology</journal-title>
            </journal-title-group>
            <issn pub-type="epub">2581-690X</issn>
            <publisher>
                <publisher-name>DR. M.N. Khan</publisher-name>
            </publisher>
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            <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22207/JPAM.18.1.54</article-id>
            <title-group>
                <article-title>Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic among Healthcare Personnel in United Arab Emirates</article-title>
            </title-group>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Srivastava</surname>
                        <given-names>Ananya</given-names>
                    </name>
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						<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Menezes</surname>
                        <given-names>Godfred A.</given-names>
                    </name>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Kenneth</surname>
                        <given-names>Jewel Mary</given-names>
                    </name>
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                    <name>
                        <surname>John</surname>
                        <given-names>Jennifer</given-names>
                    </name>
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                    <name>
                        <surname>Saif</surname>
                        <given-names>Sahina</given-names>
                    </name>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Bambani</surname>
                        <given-names>Taniqsha</given-names>
                    </name>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Fayaz</surname>
                        <given-names>Zyna Ayesha</given-names>
                    </name>
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                    <name>
                        <surname>Mathias</surname>
                        <given-names>Carol Avil</given-names>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Patni</surname>
                        <given-names>Mohamedanas Mohamedfaruk</given-names>
                    </name>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Adam</surname>
                        <given-names>Shukri</given-names>
                    </name>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Hakim</surname>
                        <given-names>Tarig</given-names>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Nuaimi</surname>
                        <given-names>Mariam Al</given-names>
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				<contrib contrib-type="author">
                    <name>
                        <surname>Alayyan</surname>
                        <given-names>Muna Obaid</given-names>
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          <aff id="aff-1">RAK College of Medical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
			 <aff id="aff-2">Department of Microbiology and Immunology, RAK College of Medical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
			  <aff id="aff-3">Office of Student Affairs, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
			   <aff id="aff-4">Department of Community Medicine, RAK College of Medical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
			    <aff id="aff-5">Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
				 <aff id="aff-6">Department of Physiology, RAK College of Medical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
				  <aff id="aff-7">Emirates Health Services, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
				   <aff id="aff-8">Hospital Director, Emirates Health Services, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.</aff>
				 
			 			
			
            <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-03-03">
                <day>03</day>
				<month>03</month>
                <year>2024</year>
            </pub-date>
            <volume>18</volume>
            <issue>1</issue>
            <fpage>672</fpage>
            <lpage>681</lpage>
            <permissions>
                <copyright-statement>Copyright &#x00A9; 2024 The Author(s)</copyright-statement>
                <copyright-year>2024</copyright-year>
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            <self-uri xlink:href="https://microbiologyjournal.org/psychological-impact-of-covid-19-pandemic-among-healthcare-personnel-in-united-arab-emirates/"/>
            <abstract>
                <p> Given the magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, adverse psychological outcomes are expected to
occur among healthcare personnel (HCPs). However, little is known about these outcomes within
Ras al Khaimah, UAE. This study aims to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare
personnel from different hospitals and clinics in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), UAE. An online questionnaire
was distributed to healthcare personnel within Ras al Khaimah, UAE, through an institutional email that
enabled them to enroll in the study after giving informed consent. Likert scale was used to calculate
the relation between demographic factors and 13 variables of psychological distress. An unpaired t-test
was applied. This study shows that 31.7% of HCPs in RAK report moderate to high levels of anxiety due
to concerns of potential workplace exposure, 41.6% are afraid of infecting their families and 13.1% find
themselves feeling isolated from their families. Those who were younger than 45 years old, unmarried
people and having more than two children were more likely to experience psychological distress than
their counterparts. While the adverse psychological impact within this population is not as severe as
what was noted in different populations in other countries, they must be addressed. It is important
to ensure that HCPs have the appropriate physical and mental resources to persevere through similar
stressful periods in the future. </p>
		</abstract>
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        <title>Keywords</title>
        <kwd>Psychological Distress</kwd>
        <kwd>Healthcare Workers</kwd>
		<kwd>Healthcare Personnel</kwd>
		<kwd>Ras al Khaimah</kwd>
        <kwd>UAE</kwd>
		<kwd>Questionnaire</kwd>
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