Mental health assessment of Spanish frontline healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
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- dc.contributor.author Sobregrau Sangrà, Pau
- dc.contributor.author Castro Ribeiro, Thaís
- dc.contributor.author Esteban-Sepúlveda, Silvia
- dc.contributor.author García Pagès, Esther
- dc.contributor.author López Barbeito, Beatriz
- dc.contributor.author Aguiló Llobet, Jordi
- dc.contributor.author Pomar Moya-Prats, José Luís
- dc.contributor.author Pintor-Pérez, Luis
- dc.contributor.author Aguiló Mir, Sira
- dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-07T06:25:38Z
- dc.date.available 2022-10-07T06:25:38Z
- dc.date.issued 2022
- dc.description.abstract Background and objective: The Covid-19 pandemic continues challenging health systems globally, exposing healthcare workers to constant physical and psychological stressors. To date, several studies have already shown the catastrophic impact on the mental health of medical personnel during the early period of the pandemic. Nevertheless, literature evidences the dearth of works that evaluate the effect over time, understanding the pandemic as a sustained extreme stressor. The present study examines the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of Covid-19 frontline healthcare workers at six months follow-up. Material and methods: A total of 141 frontline healthcare workers from two tertiary hospitals were recruited between July and November 2020. Healthcare workers were evaluated psychologically at baseline and six months follow-up (January to May 2021) using psychometric tests for the assessment of acute stress (VASS, PSS-10, PCL-5), anxiety (STAI) and depression (PHQ-2) RESULTS: Overall, there was a general worsening of the mental health between the two psychological assessments, especially regarding depression and predisposition to perceiving the situations as a threat. Nurses and nurse aides showed poorer mental health while physicians improved over time. Reduced working hours and higher physical exercise resulted in better mental health among healthcare workers. Women and nursing staff were the most affected by psychological distress at baseline and six months follow-up. Conclusion: Reduced working hours, adequate resting periods, physical exercise, and efficient intervention strategies are of utmost importance in preventing, controlling, and reducing psychological distress among healthcare workers when coping with critical scenarios such as the current pandemic.
- dc.description.abstract Antecedentes y objetivo: La pandemia Covid-19 sigue desafiando a los sistemas sanitarios, exponiendo al personal asistencial a estresores físicos y psicológicos. Actualmente, varios estudios han demostrado el impacto catastrófico en la salud mental del personal asistencial durante la primera etapa de la pandemia, pero pocos han considerado el seguimiento de los síntomas. El presente estudio examina el efecto de la pandemia en la salud mental del personal sanitario de primera línea a los 6 meses de seguimiento. Material y métodos: Se evaluó psicológicamente a 141 trabajadores sanitarios de primera línea de 2 hospitales terciarios al inicio del estudio (julio-noviembre, 2020) y a los 6 meses (enero-mayo, 2021) mediante pruebas psicométricas para el estrés agudo (VASS, PSS-10, PCL-5), la ansiedad (STAI) y la depresión (PHQ-2). Resultados: En general, se observó un empeoramiento de la salud mental entre las 2 evaluaciones psicológicas, especialmente en depresión y predisposición a percibir las situaciones como una amenaza. La salud mental del personal de enfermería empeoró con el tiempo, mientras que los médicos mejoraron. La reducción de la jornada laboral y el aumento del ejercicio físico mejoraron la salud mental. Las mujeres y el personal de enfermería fueron los más afectados por el malestar psicológico al inicio y a los 6 meses de seguimiento. Conclusión: Jornadas laborales reducidas, períodos de descanso adecuados, ejercicio físico y estrategias de intervención eficientes son de suma importancia para prevenir, controlar y reducir el malestar psicológico entre el personal sanitario ante escenarios críticos como la pandemia actual.
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- dc.identifier.citation Sangrà PS, Ribeiro TC, Esteban-Sepúlveda S, Pagès EG, Barbeito BL, Llobet JA, Moya-Prats JLP, Pérez LP, Mir SA. Mental health assessment of Spanish frontline healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Med Clin (Barc). 2022 Sep 23;159(6):268-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.11.007
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2021.11.007
- dc.identifier.issn 0025-7753
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/54306
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Elsevier
- dc.relation.ispartof Med Clin (Barc). 2022 Sep 23;159(6):268-77
- dc.rights © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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- dc.subject.keyword Acute stress symptoms
- dc.subject.keyword Ansiedad
- dc.subject.keyword Anxiety symptoms
- dc.subject.keyword Depresión
- dc.subject.keyword Depression symptoms
- dc.subject.keyword Estrés agudo
- dc.subject.keyword Estrés postraumático
- dc.subject.keyword Healthcare workers
- dc.subject.keyword Pandemia SARS-CoV-2
- dc.subject.keyword Personal sanitario
- dc.subject.keyword Posttraumatic stress disorder
- dc.subject.keyword SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
- dc.title Mental health assessment of Spanish frontline healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
- dc.title.alternative Análisis de la salud mental de trabajadores sanitarios españoles de primera línea durante la pandemia por SARS-CoV-2
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