Depression Hits Nurses amid Stigmatization
A survey on nurses from Aceh to Papua has found that more than half have anxiety and depression, exacerbated by the stigmatization of frontline workers.
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Tent for patient care in the yard of the General Hospital Region II Jayapura on Friday (17/7/2020). This hospital is one of the referral places for handling Covid-19 patients in Papua. Ironically, as many as 97 hospital staff were infected by Covid-19.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The Covid-19 health crisis has had a negative impact on the mental health of medical workers. A survey on nurses from Aceh to Papua has found that more than half have anxiety and depression, exacerbated by the stigmatization of frontline workers.
"Our survey found that most nurses are experiencing anxiety and depression with a variety of symptoms. As a matter of fact, some have even thought about ending their lives," Herni Susanti, a psychiatric nursing lecturer at the University of Indonesia (UI) Faculty of Nursing, said in Jakarta on Monday (3/8/2020).