en Occupational Health Original Article <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Considering the various stressors that have been imposed on the personnel working in hospitals in recent years, this study aimed to determine the general state of mental health and its related factors among hospital personnel in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Materials and Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from April 4 to May 5, 2023, on 890 hospital staff through availability sampling, using the demographic questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire-28. To identify factors influencing the mental health problems, logistic regression was used. Data analysis was performed using SPSS v26 software and the minimum significance level for this study was set at 0.05.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> The mean (&plusmn; standard deviation) age of the participants was 36.09 &plusmn; 10.45 years and the overall prevalence of general health problems was 68.1%. In the multivariable logistic regression models, females were more likely to experience a general mental health compared to men (OR = 1.548, 95% CI: 1.130 &ndash; 2.121). Additionally, participants who had a positive history of psychiatric disorder (OR = 2.499, 95% CI: 1.372 &ndash; 4.533), positive history of hospitalization and/or quarantine due to COVID-19 (OR = 1.819, 95% CI: 1.000 &ndash; 3.310, and OR = 2.191, 95% CI: 1.573 &ndash; 3.051 respectively), and history of COVID-19 mortality in family or friends (OR = 1.577, 95% CI: 1.118 &ndash; 2.224) were more likely to develop general mental health problems (P-value˂ 0.05).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span courier="" new="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:black"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusions:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Our study identified a high level of mental health problems among hospital staff. It is necessary to continuously assess and monitor the psychological status of healthcare workers and hospital staff as well as provide appropriate psychological interventions</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> COVID-19,Healthcare Workers,Mental Health, 56 64 http://johe.rums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-869-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahnaz Abdi HEROABDI@YAHOO.COM 1 22400319475328460012614 Yes Assistant Prof., Neurosciences Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Azad Maroufi azadmaroufi@yahoo.com 2 22400319475328460012615 No Associate Prof., Neurosciences Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Modabber Arasteh MODABBER.ARASTEH@MUK.AC.IR 3 22400319475328460012616 No Associate Prof., Neurosciences Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Khaled Rahmani Khaledrahmani111@yahoo.com 4 22400319475328460012617 No Associate Prof., Liver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences