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. 2021 Jan 15;23(2):199–206. doi: 10.1016/j.tige.2021.01.003

Table 1.

Risk factors for mental ill health.

HCWS Trainees

Frontline HCWs (Contact with COVID-19 patients) Uncertainty of their job
Nurses Uncertainty about education/training
Women Redeployment
Pregnancy Lack of experience
Social isolation Long working hours
Loneliness Shortage of the staff
Financial insecurity Lack of social collaboration
Co-morbid conditions and older age) Worry about their wellbeing
Lack of Knowledge or experience Worry about their families
Lack of resources
Lack of preventive measures (PPE)
Uncertainty of the situation
Long working hours
Fear of acquiring infection
Fear of transmitting infection to beloved ones
Lack of sleep
COVID-19 misinformation
Working in hardest hit area
Single