ABSTRACT
Obgective: The sample constituted by 112 employees of nursing and medical personnel of public alongside private health institutions in the prefecture of Imathia. The survey was conducted by using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30). The first part of the questionnaire comprised of demographic and questions regarding theis profession. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS v23.
Method: The sample constituted by 112 employees of nursing and medical personnel of public alongside private health institutions in the prefecture of Imathia. The survey was conducted by using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30). The first part of the questionnaire comprised of demographic and questions regarding theis profession. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS v23.
Results: The 25% of the research personnel appear to be anxious and 16% appear to be depressed although no one experience depression. The variables that show strong correlations seem to affect employees in relation with their decisions, the way they work/ live, and their psychopathology are distinguished by their age, the working sector, the years of work, marital status, the salary reduction and finally the insecurity.
Conclusions: Governments in periods of economic crisis should invest in health sector, as through this kind of investment, they will have a reinforcement of human development and social well-being.
Key words: anxiety, general health questionnaire GHQ-30, depression, medical staff, nursing staff, financial crisis
