COVID-19 induced mental health and resilience of hotel employees: The case of Ghana hotels used as quarantine facilities

Abstract

The study aimed at gaining understanding of the mental health and resilience of employees’ at hotels used as quarantine facilities during COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected from 240 hotel employees. Descriptive statistics, correlation and chi-square were used to explore the variables of the study. There was relatively low levels of resilience among hotel employees with an overwhelming prevalence and symptoms of COVID-19 induced depression, anxiety and stress among employees. COVID-19 induced depression, anxiety and stress correlated positively with each other. Implications of the results for mental healthcare services in the hospitality industry are discussed.

Keywords:

• Anxiety
• COVID-19
• depression
• mental health
• quarantine hotel facility employees
• stress

Disclosure statement

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