Volume 10, Issue 8 (August 2023), Pages: 91-97

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 Original Research Paper

Psychological anxiety, professional performance, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of healthcare providers at the University of Jordan Hospital

 Author(s): 

 Fadia Aied Alsmeheen *, Areen Al Ghazawat, Fatima Al Talahin

 Affiliation(s):

 Counseling and Mental Health Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman, Jordan

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6251-8345

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.08.010

 Abstract:

The profound ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic have notably affected the health sector, posing a threat to the global healthcare system. Amid these challenges, this study examines the impact of the pandemic on the psychological and somatic domains of healthcare providers. Specifically, it evaluates the psychological anxiety levels and professional performance of healthcare providers at the University of Jordan Hospital, while investigating the correlation between anxiety and performance. The study, encompassing a sample of 211 individuals, introduces scales for measuring psychological anxiety and professional performance. Findings reveal a medium level of psychological anxiety and professional performance. A negative correlation emerges between anxiety and performance scores. Gender, age, and experience exhibit no statistically significant impact on anxiety or performance. The study underscores the need for experimental research in psychological health and life management, contributes a novel cognitive dimension to understanding psychological anxiety, and sheds light on factors shaping professional performance.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Health sector, Corona pandemic, Psychological anxiety, Professional performance

 Article History: Received 10 March 2023, Received in revised form 24 June 2023, Accepted 2 July 2023

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical consideration

The current research has been approved by the university and the Directorate of participating hospital (The University of Jordan Hospital).

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alsmeheen FA, Al Ghazawat A, and Al Talahin F (2023). Psychological anxiety, professional performance, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of healthcare providers at the University of Jordan Hospital. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(8): 91-97

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