[ Vécu psycho-social de la covid-19 chez les professionnels de santé au Sénégal ]
Volume 71, Issue 1, February 2024, Pages 87–94
DIAGNE Ibra1, NGOM Ngoné2, NDIAYE-NDONGO Ndèye Dialé3, BA El Hadji4, and SYLLA Aida5
1 Psychiatre au Centre des opérations d’urgence sanitaire du ministère de la santé et de l’action sociale du Senegal, Dakar, Senegal
2 Médecin généraliste, centre de santé Mamadou Diop de Liberté 6, Dakar, Senegal
3 Professeur en psychiatrie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
4 Maitre de conférence agrégée en psychiatrie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
5 Professeur en psychiatrie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global situation, which has turned all systems (economic, political, social, and health) upside down. It has paved the way for psychological and psychosocial morbidity among the public and healthcare professionals both directly and indirectly involved in the response. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the difficulties associated with the psychosocial experience of COVID-19 among a population of healthcare professionals. Method: A qualitative, cross-sectional descriptive study of a population of healthcare professionals who had used a listening and support line was conducted in Dakar from May 2020 to July 2020. Results: A total of 236 calls were received by the hotline, of which 20 were from healthcare professionals, representing a rate of 8.5%. 08 calls were received from female healthcare professionals, representing a rate of 40% of the total study population. According to healthcare professionals, the most common themes were emotional difficulties, family difficulties, work overload, and lack of support from superiors. Discussion: At the end of our work, we noted that the mental health of health professionals deserves special attention for early detection of COVID-19 psychopathological disorders. Thus, it is important to systematically institute support structures for healthcare professionals when responding to health emergencies.
Author Keywords: Health personnel, COVID-19, psychosocial care, Senegal.
Volume 71, Issue 1, February 2024, Pages 87–94
DIAGNE Ibra1, NGOM Ngoné2, NDIAYE-NDONGO Ndèye Dialé3, BA El Hadji4, and SYLLA Aida5
1 Psychiatre au Centre des opérations d’urgence sanitaire du ministère de la santé et de l’action sociale du Senegal, Dakar, Senegal
2 Médecin généraliste, centre de santé Mamadou Diop de Liberté 6, Dakar, Senegal
3 Professeur en psychiatrie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
4 Maitre de conférence agrégée en psychiatrie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
5 Professeur en psychiatrie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global situation, which has turned all systems (economic, political, social, and health) upside down. It has paved the way for psychological and psychosocial morbidity among the public and healthcare professionals both directly and indirectly involved in the response. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the difficulties associated with the psychosocial experience of COVID-19 among a population of healthcare professionals. Method: A qualitative, cross-sectional descriptive study of a population of healthcare professionals who had used a listening and support line was conducted in Dakar from May 2020 to July 2020. Results: A total of 236 calls were received by the hotline, of which 20 were from healthcare professionals, representing a rate of 8.5%. 08 calls were received from female healthcare professionals, representing a rate of 40% of the total study population. According to healthcare professionals, the most common themes were emotional difficulties, family difficulties, work overload, and lack of support from superiors. Discussion: At the end of our work, we noted that the mental health of health professionals deserves special attention for early detection of COVID-19 psychopathological disorders. Thus, it is important to systematically institute support structures for healthcare professionals when responding to health emergencies.
Author Keywords: Health personnel, COVID-19, psychosocial care, Senegal.
Abstract: (french)
Introduction: La pandémie de la covid-19 est une situation mondiale sans précédent, qui a bouleversé tous les systèmes (économiques, politiques, sociaux et sanitaires). Elle a ouvert la voie à une morbidité psychologique et psychosociale parmi le grand public et les professionnels de santé qu’ils soient directement ou indirectement liés à la riposte. Objectif: Cette étude avait pour objectif était d’identifier les difficultés liées au vécu psychosocial de la COVID-19 chez une population de professionnels de la santé. Méthode: Une étude qualitative, transversale à visé descriptive chez une population de professionnels de santé qui ont eu à recourir à une ligne d’écoute et de soutien a été menée à Dakar de mai 2020 à juillet 2020. Résultats: Au total la ligne a enregistré au total 236 appels dont 20 appels émanant du personnel de santé soit un taux de 8,5%. 08 appels provenant du personnel de santé féminin soit un taux de 40% sur l’ensemble de la population d’étude ont été reçus. Selon le discours des professionnels de santé, les thèmes les plus retrouvés étaient: les difficultés émotionnelles, les difficultés familiales, la surcharge de travail, et le manque de soutien de la hiérarchie. Discussion: A l’issue de notre travail nous avons noté que la santé mentale des professionnels de santé mérite une attention particulière pour un dépistage précoce des troubles psychopathologiques de la Covid-19. Ainsi il est important d’instituer de manière systématique des structures d’aide aux professionnels de la santé lors de la riposte contre les urgences sanitaire.
Author Keywords: Personnel de santé, Covid-19, Prise en charge psychosociale, Sénégal.
How to Cite this Article
DIAGNE Ibra, NGOM Ngoné, NDIAYE-NDONGO Ndèye Dialé, BA El Hadji, and SYLLA Aida, “Psychosocial experience of COVID-19 among healthcare professionals in Senegal,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 87–94, February 2024.
