Mental health status of laboratory technician participated in the fight against COVID-19 in Hanoi

Trịnh Lê Thuỷ Trúc¹, Trần Thị Hải Yến²

Psychology – Education Faculty, National Academy of Education Management, Hanoi, Vietnam

List of emails:

Trịnh Lê Thuỷ Trúc tructrinhpsy@gmail.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6899-4003

MSc. Trần Thị Hải Yến yentran47@gmail.com

These authors contributed equally to this work.

Mental health status of laboratory technician participated in the fight against COVID-19 in Hanoi

For more than a year, the COVID-19 epidemic has been wreaking havoc on all parts of society, including the economy, culture, and, most importantly, human health, both physically and psychologically. Mental health is a relatively new topic that has received very less attention but plays a critical role in our lives. It is currently being impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we should pay more attention to it, particularly among frontline doctors fighting the epidemic, including laboratory technicians.We evaluated the mental health of this representative sample of participants in this study, paying special attention to additional impact variables such as emotional control, ability to deal with obstacles and demands, ability to develop and sustain relationships, and job interest. Discovered that specialists at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, particularly those in specialized departments, suffer from mental health issues, with the fundamental competencies described above having a significant impact on how they manage their mental health.

Keywords: Mental health; COVID-19; laboratory technician; Hanoi.