Short-term emotional impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Spaniard health workers.
J Affect Disord
; 278: 390-394, 2021 01 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-792165
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aims of this study were to evaluate the short-term impact of 2019-nCoV outbreak on the mental/psychological state of Spaniard health care workers (HCWs) and to explore the influencing factors, including organizational factors.METHODS:
A web-based survey (Google forms questionnaire) spread via professional and scientific associations, professional WhatsApp and email lists, following a snowball technique was used. Data were collected from May 11th and May 31st, 2020RESULTS:
A total of 1407 subjects were included in final analyses. 24.7% (348 out of 1407) of HCWs reported symptoms of acute stress (SARS-Q measurement) and 53.6% (754 out of 1407) reported symptoms related to poorer general health (GHQ-28 measurement). A higher risk of having an acute stress disorder was associated to being female, not having access to protective material, and several subjects´ perceived risks. Additionally, poorer overall general health (GHQ>24) was related to being female, working in a geographical area with a high incidence of infection, not being listened to by your co-workers, having a greater perception of stress at work and being able to transmit the infection to others.LIMITATIONS:
We must consider a likely memory bias.CONCLUSION:
The high prevalence of affective and general health symptoms among the HCWs and the critical influence of organizational issues and subjects´ perceived risk should lead health authorities to design future strategies to protect health professional force for facing a potential upcoming epidemiological crisis.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attitude of Health Personnel
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Health Personnel
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Emotions
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COVID-19
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
J Affect Disord
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jad.2020.09.079
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