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Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]

The covid-19 pandemic exposed healthcare workers, including physiotherapists, to mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression in the private sector. In minimising the infection risk, they faced challenges operating their rehabilitation facility. This study aimed to identify the menta...

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Main Authors: Mohd Haidil, Nurul Farhana, Danis, Ajau, Majumdar, Anne, Ilias, Kartini
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2023
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Mental health. Mental illness prevention
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87590/1/87590.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.875902023-12-05T16:38:16Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87590/ Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.] healthscope Mohd Haidil, Nurul Farhana Danis, Ajau Majumdar, Anne Ilias, Kartini Mental health. Mental illness prevention The covid-19 pandemic exposed healthcare workers, including physiotherapists, to mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression in the private sector. In minimising the infection risk, they faced challenges operating their rehabilitation facility. This study aimed to identify the mental health status and challenges experienced by physiotherapists in private practice during the Covid19 pandemic. The study setting for this cross-sectional research was conducted at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. Data were analysed using SPSS 20.0 and described descriptively. A total of 80 private physiotherapists participated in the survey. Statistically, 82.5% of the respondents were females aged 22 and 56 (27.60 ± 5.073). They mostly worked in private organisations (86.3%), especially in Selangor (70.0%). About 61.3% of respondents experienced stress subjectively, and 71.3% and 83.8% had normal anxiety and depression levels, respectively. In clinical settings challenges, 70 (87.5%) respondents recorded that the most challenging was abiding by the healthcare policies were frequent sanitisation for modalities, plinths, and chairs. About 52.5% of participants faced challenges in applying social distancing due to lacking clinic spaces. About 48.4% of physiotherapists experienced decreased income. Additionally, 77.5% of respondents had difficulty applying physical examinations while using telerehabilitation. In conclusion, most physiotherapists in the private sector in Malaysia experience common psychological issues, such as depression and anxiety, except for stress. Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2023-11 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87590/1/87590.pdf Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]. (2023) Healthscope <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Healthscope/>, 6 (1). pp. 68-74. ISSN 2735-0649 http://healthscopefsk.com/
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topic Mental health. Mental illness prevention
spellingShingle Mental health. Mental illness prevention
Mohd Haidil, Nurul Farhana
Danis, Ajau
Majumdar, Anne
Ilias, Kartini
Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]
description The covid-19 pandemic exposed healthcare workers, including physiotherapists, to mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression in the private sector. In minimising the infection risk, they faced challenges operating their rehabilitation facility. This study aimed to identify the mental health status and challenges experienced by physiotherapists in private practice during the Covid19 pandemic. The study setting for this cross-sectional research was conducted at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. Data were analysed using SPSS 20.0 and described descriptively. A total of 80 private physiotherapists participated in the survey. Statistically, 82.5% of the respondents were females aged 22 and 56 (27.60 ± 5.073). They mostly worked in private organisations (86.3%), especially in Selangor (70.0%). About 61.3% of respondents experienced stress subjectively, and 71.3% and 83.8% had normal anxiety and depression levels, respectively. In clinical settings challenges, 70 (87.5%) respondents recorded that the most challenging was abiding by the healthcare policies were frequent sanitisation for modalities, plinths, and chairs. About 52.5% of participants faced challenges in applying social distancing due to lacking clinic spaces. About 48.4% of physiotherapists experienced decreased income. Additionally, 77.5% of respondents had difficulty applying physical examinations while using telerehabilitation. In conclusion, most physiotherapists in the private sector in Malaysia experience common psychological issues, such as depression and anxiety, except for stress.
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author Mohd Haidil, Nurul Farhana
Danis, Ajau
Majumdar, Anne
Ilias, Kartini
author_facet Mohd Haidil, Nurul Farhana
Danis, Ajau
Majumdar, Anne
Ilias, Kartini
author_sort Mohd Haidil, Nurul Farhana
title Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]
title_short Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]
title_full Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]
title_fullStr Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic / Nurul Farhana Mohd Haidil ... [et al.]
title_sort mental health status and challenges in clinical practice among physiotherapists in the private sector during the covid-19 pandemic / nurul farhana mohd haidil ... [et al.]
publisher Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2023
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87590/1/87590.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87590/
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