Resilience And Psychological Well-Being Among Medical Doctors During COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had some personal repercussions for doctors. They reported increased stress and anxiety, especially health-related anxiety, which in turn contributed to their mental health and psychological well-being. To maintain their health, doctors must be more resilient. Therefore, this study aims to measure the relationship between resilience and the psychological well-being of doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted in Aceh Province and there were 338 doctors who participated. Sampling of snowballs was used to obtain participants. Data resilience was measured using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) (Connor & Davidson, 2003), while well-being was measured using the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989). Cronbach's alpha for the 25-item CD-RISC and 42-item Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale were 0.93 and 0.89, respectively. To test the hypothesis, the Pearson Correlation Test was carried out. From this study it can be said that resilience has a significant impact on the psychological well-being of doctors, therefore there must be proper support for all health practitioners because they are frontline professionals who directly treat patients during this COVID-19 pandemic.