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Anxiety and depression among Moroccan radiographers working in radiotherapy
Jaouad Elkhalladi1,2,3, Fatima Bouchareb3, Fatima Zahra Aboukde3
1Faculty of Educational Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Objectives:
Radiographers working in specialized cancer treatment services are at high risk of psychiatric disorders because of the nature of their work and the types of patients receiving treatment there. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among radiographers working in radiotherapy centers.
Methods:
The was a cross-sectional quantitative study of 55 radiographers working in four radiotherapy centers in Morocco between February and March 2023.
Results:
26% of radiographers had anxiety and 40% had depression. According to the findings, the factors that contribute the most to the emergence of anxiety are associated with sex, place of residence, physical activity, interpersonal relationships, and regret in choice of profession; for depression, the only factor found was radioprotection.
Conclusions:
This study revealed anxiety and depression among radiographers working in radiotherapy centers. Further studies are recommended to investigate causality and to examine additional factors that may cause anxiety and depression.
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