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Anxiety, Depression, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptomatology According to Gender in Health-Care Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru Shortened Title: "Psychological Impact of the Pandemic on Women".
Martínez Pajuelo, Alex Ricardo; Irrazabal Ramos, José Eduardo; Lazo-Porras, Maria.
  • Martínez Pajuelo AR; School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima 15067, Peru.
  • Irrazabal Ramos JE; School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima 15067, Peru.
  • Lazo-Porras M; CRONICAS Centre of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15066, Peru.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 19(19)2022 Sep 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2110054
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The current study will evaluate the association that the COVID-19 pandemic has had with health-care workers and identify the factors that influenced the female gender being more affected.

METHODS:

This is a cross-sectional study conducted in two hospitals in Arequipa (a Peruvian city). The participants were health-care workers. We applied a questionnaire with sociodemographic information and three scales the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Primary Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screen for DSM-5. The main outcomes were anxiety, depression, and PTSD scores. The exposure of interest was gender. The scores of the scales were estimated by medians and percentiles 25-75 (p25-p75), and we used linear regression to estimate the crude and adjusted coefficients and their respective confidence intervals at 95% (CI 95%).

RESULTS:

There were 109 participants, and 43.1% were women. The anxiety, depression, and PTSD median (p25-p75) scores in the study population were 6 (2-11), 6 (2-10), and 1 (0-3), respectively. The adjusted analysis showed that the female sex had 4.48 (CI 95% 2.95-6.00), 4.50 (CI 95% 2.39-6.62), and 1.13 (CI 95% 0.50-1.76) higher points on average for the scales of anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms in comparison to males, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:

Female health-care workers showed increased scores of mental health issues in comparison to male health-care workers.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph191911957

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph191911957