Health status in the situation of a coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) among Chum Phae hospital personnel, Khon Kaen province

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate health status and factors affecting to health status in the situation of a coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) among Chum Phae hospital personnel, Khon Kaen. Samples were 471 personnel selected by stratified sampling. Data were collected by using standard questionnaires (Thai GHQ-28). Sensitivity and specificity of measurement instrument were 84% and 76%, respectively. Reliability of Thai GHQ-28 questionnaires by using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient  was 0.91. Data were analyzed by using software package STATA for Windows in terms of descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, and Inferential statistics, consisting of chi square.

The results showed that most of the health status of samples were normal level (89.38%) and unusual about 10.62 %.  Factors affecting to health status in the situation of a coronavirus 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) were age and habitats (p value =0.016 and 0.031, respectively). The younger group (£ 30 years) and the other (>30 years) were an unusual level of health status about 15.12% and 8.03%, respectively. The younger group was 2.04 times the unusual level of health status as the age group over 30 years (OR = 2.04, 95% CI of OR: 1.08 to 3.85). The personnel residing alone and who staying with family / with friends were unusual level of health status about 16.67% and 9.07 %, respectively. The personnel residing alone was 2.07 times the unusual level of health status as the other (OR = 2.04, 95% CI of OR: 1.08 to 3.85). The variables of sex, education, marital status, functional personnel, accommodation and underlying disease were also found. No relationship with health condition (p value =0.668, 0.311, 0.705, 0.296, 0.325 and 0.577, respectively). This study could recommend that executives should establish a policies, support and encourage personnel, especially those under the age of 30 to adapt behavior, encourage  the right knowledge, morale to work , reduce anxiety and panic to recovery to new normal as soon as possible,  This will affect the life , work and get a better quality of life.